Friday 25 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

Opening Ceremonies

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

1:30 PM

Integrating Mythology

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Jacob Fisk (Moderator)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

From books to anime, comics to television, classical mythology to modern entertainment, old myths can both delight and confound consumers. What are...

Twins in Fantasy

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Cayden Coronado (Participant)

Amanda Coronado (Participant)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Our panelists examine twins as a trope in fantasy. Are they two bodies with one soul? Is there a good twin and a bad twin? Are their sk...

The Perfect Poison

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Megan Messinger (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

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Survivance and Thrivance: Storytelling Dialogue

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Chuck Serface (Moderator)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

The Next Generations of Science Fiction and Fantasy in Music

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jon Chaisson (Moderator)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Cosplay Details

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Camille Wright, Cosplay With Pride /Elladan & Elrohir cosplay (Participant)

Frederica Wright (Participant)

Lani Bassett, Dynamic Cosplay (Participant)

Sean Bassett, Cosplay With Pride (Participant)

Got a great costume and don't want to wear it with sneakers? Need to elevate your hairdo beyond a ponytail? Not sure what to do with that lipstick?...

Mining the world for story ideas

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Moderator)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

2:00 PM

Family Friendly: Make A Magic Wand

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

3:00 PM

Before There Were Hackers, There Were the Phreaks

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

BoF: Bay Area Ghost Hunters

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Bay Area Gho...

Youth Track - Youth Art Event

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Costuming or Cosplay?

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

David Coronado, Theatre Arcanos (Moderator)

Sean Bassett, Cosplay With Pride (Participant)

Frederica Wright (Participant)

Panelists across the spectrum discuss the difference between being a costumer and being a cosplayer. Which one do you want to be and how do you bri...

Welcome to Omni, where you're always in your element!

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Miss JS Devivre, Academy of Omniosophical Arts & Sciences (Moderator)

Come meet author J.S. Devivre and explore the world of her books and The Academy of Omniosophical Arts and Sciences. This item serves as an introdu...

Opening Doors

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Lady Phoenix, Masquerade (Moderator)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

The Orville: Is it More Star Trek than Star Trek: Discovery?

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Moderator)

Tory (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

4:00 PM

Beginning Crochet

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Family Friendly: Story Time

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

4:30 PM

The Art And Craft of Story Openings

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Gender in fandom and genre media

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Cayden Coronado (Moderator)

Lady Phoenix, Masquerade (Participant)

Jean Batt (Participant)

How do you define a hero?

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Amanda Coronado (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Books Aren't Dead Yet

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

The written word remains a major player in genre storytelling. It's been predicted to vanish, but doesn't. Why are there still books when movi...

Refugees

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Will there be any end to the influx? Or is this just the beginning? Where will they come from? What do we owe them? What if they can't ever go home...

Finding your place in Fandom.

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jay Freeman, Me ... organized? (Participant)

Denise (Moderator)

Randy Smith (Participant)

A panel for those that have a hard time fitting in, even at cons. Join our panelists, both new and experienced, for a conversation about the challe...

5:00 PM

Browncoat Bingo

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Browncoats unite for a lively game of Firefly Bingo complete with prizes! Come test your knowledge of Serenity, the Verse, and its cast of colorful...

7:00 PM

Meet The Guests

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

8:00 PM

Sex and Fandom

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Jean Batt (Participant)

Chad Peterman (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

The presence of explicit sexual material in fandom is known, but the way fans perceive and interact with it has changed over the generations. What ...

Karaoke/ Charity Casino

3 hours, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Open Singing Friday

5 hours, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Bad Bar Trivia

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Eric "in the Elevator" Z Zuckerman, Kosher Ham Studios (Participant)

Join our esteemed panel for a night of bad bar trivia. The twist - the audience will be asking the panel trivia questions and the panelists will pr...

Corral

2 hours, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Moderator)

9:00 PM

Adult Coloring Fort and Quiet Time

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

10:00 PM

Cards Against Humanity

4 hours, 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2