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Friday 25 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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  • Integrating Mythology
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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
  • San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
  • Cosplay Details
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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?...
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  • Costuming or Cosplay?
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
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  • Books Aren't Dead Yet
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
5:00 PM
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  • Browncoat Bingo
  • San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
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  • Sex and Fandom
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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 ...
  • Bad Bar Trivia
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
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Saturday 26 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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  • Fans of Color in SF/F Fandom
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Fans of color have been part of fandom since the beginning, but still the question about diversity comes up again and again as creators still seem ...
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  • Afrofuturism 101
  • San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • With the fantastic success of the Black Panther movie from Marvel, the word "Afrofuturism" is much in the news. What's it mean? Is it a genre or a ...
  • Bridging the Generations
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy in New Mediums  A discussion about the types of media more often consumed by the younger generation, with positive exa...
  • Theme and Variations
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • A panel about the changing faces of stories that have been around for generations, from The Time Machine and Time After Time to the various incarna...
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  • A Dramatic Reading
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Because there are people even more prone to shenanigans than our Programming Ninjas and they're our guests. Our ensemble presents their interpretat...
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  • Youth Dance
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
  • 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM  | 3 hours
  • Just for the under-18 set! DJ Skwirl will spin her magic at this dance party geared just for our younger members. (Parents or guardians may attend ...
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  • Burlesque
  • San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
  • 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Glitter and Sparkle All Over Your Fandom, Vol. 2. Yes, those stunning creatures that cross the burlesque stages and fill social medi...
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Sunday 27 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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  • From Medicine to Magic
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • A panel discussion about the fun and challenge of writing about healing magic in period fantasy settings, and/or people sharing favorite examples o...
  • BoF: Queer Open Mic
  • San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • A gathering to share work by queer authors. Bring your own or bring a favorite from someone else. Share a short work, an excerpt, a song or a poem....
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  • Heroines of Tortall
  • San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Come join our GoH as she moderates a debate between panelists (exec staff?) about the virtues of the women of Tortall. Are you Team Kel? Wild for D...
  • On Beyond Rey
  • San Mateo Marriott - Engage
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Now that women are central to the new Star Wars movies, what are some more female-centered projects that should come to the big screen? Bonus point...
  • Can You Go Home Again?
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • A good many authors these days are returning to the worlds of their successes in years past. Some critics and readers sneer.  But why shouldn'...
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  • It Began With A Monster
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 200 years ago, Mary Shelley published the singular novel that set the stage for modern genre literature: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. I...
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  • Parody-Writing Workshop
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Every wanted to write a parody, filk or satirical song? Our experienced composers offer tips and tales about the musical process of recycle, reduce...
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  • Roll Player with CJ Lowe
  • San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
  • 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM  | 3 hours
  • New players welcome BUT not for the faint of heart! Game involves character creation with dice, resource management, and dice placement. Please joi...
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  • Intro to Comics
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Lots of great science fiction and fantasy writing is happening in illustrated forms: comic books and graphic novels. Let's discuss great comics ser...
  • Nostalgia and Me
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • What are some works that seem to have been forgotten by the younger generation? What works are better off forgotten? What contributes to something ...
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Monday 28 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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  • Diversity v. Unity
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • The line between celebrating our differences and dividing ourselves is often blurry. When is embracing racial, religious, politica,l or personal id...
  • Queer Characters, Queer Fans
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Which creators are introducing new and wonderful LGBTQ characters? Who are your old favorites? All ages are welcome at this exploration of queerfol...
  • Martian Weather
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • How do dust devils, that are immensely taller on Mars, generate electrical discharges? How will the next rover to Mars tell us about  Mars cli...
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  • Not Just for Kids Anymore
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Young Adult, New Adult and Midgrade fiction are written for younger audiences, but, over the past decade, the genres have become increasingly attra...
  • Wild Weather
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • For the first time, science can show that three extreme weather events would not have happened without global warming, including the rain bomb that...
  • The New You?
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • With the rapid advances in genetic engineering, are medical ethics cautionary tales needed more than ever? The thriller marketplace has always love...
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