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)

...

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

Cards Against Humani...

Saturday 26 May, 2018

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

8:30 AM

Tao Cheng

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

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

The precursor to Tai...

10:00 AM

Fan Fiction: A Stepping Stone or a Waste of Time?

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Denise (Moderator)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

David Coronado, Theatre Arcanos (Participant)

Cassandra Clare, author of the Mortal Instruments series, started building her fan base by writing serious Harry Potter fan fiction. The novel F...

Peter Beagle Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Peter Beagle (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Introduction to Unarmed Stage Combat

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Megan Messinger (Participant)

In theater, fi...

Imagination Fair

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Black Panther

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Moderator)

Leslie Light, Black Nerd Problems.com (Participant)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Synita Luckey, Variety Show (Participant)

Writing From Your Roots

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Laurel Anne Hill (Moderator)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

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

Family Friendly: Story Time

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Sabers and Stitches: How to Dress like a Jedi by Saber Guild

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Tabbards and tunics may seem easy enough to throw together, but the devil (or Zabrak) is in the details. Saber Guild members will explain how to dr...

Cultivating Community by Creating a Whole New World

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

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

In JS Devivre's Omniv...

Musical Collaborations

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

11:00 AM

Signing: Melissa Snark

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Participant)

Pet Rocks

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Family Friendly: Bubbles and Blocks

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

11:30 AM

Blurring the Lines Between Genres

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Fred Wiehe (Moderator)

Paul Preuss (Participant)

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

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

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Do genres even exist anymore? What's the difference between sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and all of their sub genres? Is there a difference? Or is it a...

BoF - Disney Pin Trading and General Fanaticism

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Creature Design and Anatomy

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Keliana Tayler (Moderator)

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Lightsabers 101

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Come join Saber Guil...

Summer movie preview

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Tamora Pierce Reading

45 minutes, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Saving What We Love: The Different Layers of Resistance

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Moderator)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Youth Track - Surprise Science!

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Kimberley Morris (Moderator)

Costuming through the ages

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Meg Creelman, Unique Law (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Robin Gallowglas (Participant)

12:00 PM

Signing: Sumiko Saulson

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Beginning Chainmaille

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Family Friendly: Dance Party

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

12:15 PM

Peter Beagle reading

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Peter Beagle (Participant)

1:00 PM

From Fritz the Cat to Rick and Morty; Adult Cartoons

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Chad Peterman (Participant)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Edgier cartoons and comic books with adult and sexual content, and rowdy sexual references are nothing new. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and H...

Song Writing Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Signing: Sheryl Hayes

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Crochet Geek

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Tamora Pierce Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Boffers

3 hours, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Fans of Color in SF/F Fandom

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Lani Bassett, Dynamic Cosplay (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Synita Luckey, Variety Show (Participant)

Sean Bassett, Cosplay With Pride (Participant)

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 ...

The Elder As Mentor In the Star Wars Universe

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Jon Chaisson (Moderator)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

While the Star Wars universe often has the young maverick saving the day, it's often thanks to their elders who helped pave the way and made them w...

Family Friendly: Catapults

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Master Class: Getting To The Point

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Legendary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Big Bads like The Ma...

Youth Track - Tory Parker on Space

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Tory (Participant)

Evolving Career Strategies

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Participant)

2:00 PM

Intermediate Chainmaille

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

2:30 PM

The Necessity of Accurate Research

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Paul Preuss (Participant)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Small Gathering: Christopher J. Garcia

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Afrofuturism 101

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Leslie Light, Black Nerd Problems.com (Moderator)

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

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 ...

Importance of Casting a Female Doctor for the First Time in Doctor Who History

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Christopher Erickson (Participant)

The Coming Job Crash

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)

David Friedman, School of Law, Santa Clara University (Participant)

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

Bridging the Generations

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jacob Fisk (Moderator)

Meg Creelman, Unique Law (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Grayson McNeill-Coronado (Participant)

Cayden Coronado (Participant)

Science Fiction/Fantasy in New Mediums A discussion about the types of media more often consumed by the younger generation, with positive exa...

They Didn't Stick The Landing - Disappointing Finales

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

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

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Participant)

We love series. Movies, books, TV shows, podcasts - we invest years of our lives, waiting for the Grand Finale where All Will Be Revealed. On...

Theme and Variations

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

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...

3:00 PM

Signing: Kevin Andrew Murphy

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Artemis - Youth Flight

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Family Friendly: Sculpey Horns

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

3:30 PM

Calligraphy - Cards and Things

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

4:00 PM

Small Gathering: Tamora Pierce

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Signing: David Friedman

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

David Friedman, School of Law, Santa Clara University (Participant)

Taking over Another Person's Writing, the Joys and Pitfalls.

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Megan Messinger (Participant)

Chad Peterman (Participant)

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

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Paul Preuss (Participant)

Super Awesome Advice Panel

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

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

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Growing Up In Fandom

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jean Batt (Moderator)

Meg Creelman, Unique Law (Participant)

Keliana Tayler (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

Grayson McNeill-Coronado (Participant)

Charity Auction 1

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

O'Neill Space Habitats as a Real Estate Operation

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Given robots to mine the materials and do almost all the labor, how much would it really cost to build a hundred-thousand person habitat? Wou...

5:00 PM

Harry Potter LARP - Youth Only

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

5:30 PM

Earrings and wine charms

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

A Dramatic Reading

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Participant)

Sir Goofybutt, Charity Head (Participant)

Because there are people even more prone to shenanigans than our Programming Ninjas and they're our guests. Our ensemble presents their interpretat...

English Country Dancing

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

How do you define a good book?

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

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

World Building for GM's

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Darth Solar, TRMN (Moderator)

Tory (Participant)

David Coronado, Theatre Arcanos (Participant)

Master Class: Diagnosing Sick Stories

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Fred Wiehe (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

6:00 PM

Concert: Cliff Winnig

30 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

6:45 PM

Concert: Alison Stern

30 minutes, 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Participant)

7:00 PM

Better Living Through Robotics - LARP

5 hours, 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Acata Felton (Participant)

Bard For Life: Atomic Theory

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Why?

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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

Tory (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

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

Doctor Who Fluxx Tournament

2 hours, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Join with various re...

7:30 PM

BoF: The Expanse

1 hour, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Concert: Puzzlebox Light

30 minutes, 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Paul Kwinn (Participant)

8:00 PM

Friends of Bill W.

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Theme Circle: Old Favorites

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Youth Dance

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

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 ...

8:30 PM

Let's Not Kill Hitler

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

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

9:00 PM

Adult Coloring Fort and Quiet Time

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Open Singing Saturday

5 hours, 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

10:00 PM

Burlesque

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Glitter and Sparkle All Over Your Fandom, Vol. 2. Yes, those stunning creatures that cross the burlesque stages and fill social medi...

Cards Against Humanity Part Deuce!!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Cards Against Humani...

11:59 PM

Rocky Horror Picture Show

2 hours, 11:59 PM - 1:59 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Eye of Argon

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:59 PM - 1:29 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Sunday 27 May, 2018

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

8:00 AM

Are Cupcakes Really Evil?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)

8:30 AM

Tao Cheng

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

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

The precursor to Tai...

10:00 AM

From Medicine to Magic

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Megan Messinger (Moderator)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

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

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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....

Christopher Garcia Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Youth Track - Fun With Goo!

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Kimberley Morris (Participant)

Christian Services

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Randy Smith (Moderator)

Artistic Solutions Board Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

A long time ago, or 1977, in a Theater Not-So-Far Away

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Family Friendly: Blanket Fort Coloring

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Charity Auction 2

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Master Class: Other World World Building

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

David Friedman, School of Law, Santa Clara University (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Masquerade Contestant Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

11:00 AM

Signing: J. Malcolm Stewart

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

Patchwork Beads

2 hours, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

11:30 AM

Marketing your Artwork

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Moderator)

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

What Do You Mean, "Finished?"

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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

Frederica Wright (Participant)

Our expert cosplayers are on hand to offer tips on that costume that isn't quite ready for tonight. Bring your project and come for advice o...

Heroines of Tortall

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tamora Pierce (Moderator)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

Michelle McNeill (Participant)

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...

Lightsabers 102

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Join Saber Guild for...

On Beyond Rey

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Denise (Participant)

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?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Katharine Kit Kerr (Moderator)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Jon Chaisson (Participant)

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'...

How did the current golden age of genre TV shows happen and where is it going?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Christopher Erickson (Participant)

Elwin Cotman (Participant)

The Fourth Language of Genre Fiction

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Diversified Fandom, Diversified Canon

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Moderator)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

The Direction of Modern Science Fiction

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Amanda Coronado (Participant)

Peter Beagle (Participant)

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

Science fiction started out as an age of wonder with everything shiny and perfect, all our troubles solved through science and looking outward. The...

12:00 PM

Signing: S.P. Hendrick

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

Family Friendly: Story Time

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

1:00 PM

Happy Ever After?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

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

Signing: C. Sanford Lowe

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Crochet Geek

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Margaret Organ-Kean Interview with Nerdvana

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Chuck Serface (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Boffers

3 hours, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Jay Reynolds Freeman Presents

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

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

Old Ain't Dead! Cosplaying over the age of 30, or 50

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Darth Solar, TRMN (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Lani Bassett, Dynamic Cosplay (Participant)

Kai MacTane (Participant)

Sean Bassett, Cosplay With Pride (Participant)

Enough with the f***ing Nazis

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Recent years have brought us a plethora of shows reimagining Nazi-style dystopias, or just bringing in Nazi characters. In light of current events,...

Family Friendly: Fairy Lanterns

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

It Began With A Monster

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Moderator)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Megan Messinger (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

200 years ago, Mary Shelley published the singular novel that set the stage for modern genre literature: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. I...

The Quiet Year

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

The Quiet Year is a ...

Readings

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

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

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Participant)

Science and Politics in the USA: Latter Day Lysenkoism?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Moderator)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

2:00 PM

Signing: Loren Rhoads

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

T-Shirt pillows

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Family Friendly: Make A Coat of Arms

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

2:30 PM

Writing from the Heart

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Fred Wiehe (Participant)

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

Small Gathering Margaret Organ-Kean

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival

2 hours, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Disney: Is It Ok That They Own EVERYTHING?

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Moderator)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

I for one welcome our big eared overlord... Industry experts and fans discuss the ramifications of Disney's domination in their field and what it m...

YA Genre Fiction - Digging Deeper

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Moderator)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

YA Science Fiction and Fantasy novels have exploded in popularity. But do they offer more than just disposable entertainment; are they a boon or a ...

HorrorAddicts.Net

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Jonathan Fortin (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

Come discuss musical...

Parody-Writing Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Paul Kwinn (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

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

Every wanted to write a parody, filk or satirical song? Our experienced composers offer tips and tales about the musical process of recycle, reduce...

Be Kind: Radical Hospitality for Fandom

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Moderator)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Cayden Coronado (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Historical Costuming

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Denise (Participant)

3:00 PM

Signing: J. S. Devivre

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

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

Roll Player with CJ Lowe

3 hours, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

New players welcome BUT not for the faint of heart! Game involves character creation with dice, resource management, and dice placement. Please joi...

4:00 PM

Intro to Comics

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Leslie Light, Black Nerd Problems.com (Moderator)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Lots of great science fiction and fantasy writing is happening in illustrated forms: comic books and graphic novels. Let's discuss great comics ser...

Small Gathering: M Todd Gallowglas

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Signing: Deborah Ross

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Victorian Crochet

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

GM trials & Tribulations

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Darth Solar, TRMN (Moderator)

Paul Kwinn (Participant)

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Participant)

Michelle McNeill (Participant)

Female Heroes And Female Villains

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Tamora Pierce (Moderator)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Peter Beagle (Participant)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Family Friendly: Campfire D&D

2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Nostalgia and Me

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Elwin Cotman (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

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

What are some works that seem to have been forgotten by the younger generation? What works are better off forgotten? What contributes to something ...

Getting Kids Interested in Science

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Tory (Moderator)

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine (Participant)

Bad Science: Pseudoscience, Hoaxes, and Illogical Thinking

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

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

When we're reading or writing science fiction, we've got some poetic license, but we want the science to be fundamentally right. When looking for s...

5:30 PM

Art as Resistance

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Moderator)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Outlasting the Jedi

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Moderator)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Elwin Cotman (Participant)

Hidden Disabilities

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Keliana Tayler (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Master Class: Getting Out of the Slush Pile

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Participant)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

Belter Creole

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Kai MacTane (Participant)

Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine (Participant)

Learn Lang Belta: the "B...

5:45 PM

Dungeon Crawl: The Quest for Pie

3 hours 15 minutes, 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Rules-light dungeon crawl, 5th edition. Beginners are welcome. Characters and dice provided. Looking for 4 - 6 players. Sign up in Gaming (Collabor...

6:00 PM

Concert: Kristoph and Margaret

30 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

7:00 PM

BoF - LangBelta Creole Speakers

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

San Mateo Marriott - 3063 - The Bar

Ghosts and Local Folklore: Nobody Has To Go Tho The UK To See Stuff Happen

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Adrienne Foster (Participant)

Mo (Participant)

Paranormal p...

Masquerade and Variety Show

2 hours, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Theatre Arcanos presents Jheregs’ Banquet

5 hours, 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Baron Teldron of Southpoint is dead, and all hell is breaking loose. His assassination wasn’t unusual - death by violent misadventure is a com...

7:30 PM

Ruffled Scarf

1 hour, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff

30 minutes, 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

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

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

8:00 PM

Theme Circle: New Favorites

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

9:00 PM

All A'Tingle

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Moderator)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

JohnO (Participant)

LJK Oliva, LJK Oliva Books (Participant)

Adult Coloring Fort and Quiet Time

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Open Singing Sunday

5 hours, 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (VR Edition)

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

One room, one bomb, five minutes, and all your friends trying to save your life. Just another Sunday night at BayCon.Rey will be brea...

10:00 PM

Sleeping With The Fish Dance

3 hours, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Cards Against Humanity Take Three!!!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Cards Against Humani...

Monday 28 May, 2018

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

8:30 AM

Tao Cheng

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

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

The precursor to Tai...

10:00 AM

Diversity v. Unity

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Moderator)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

The line between celebrating our differences and dividing ourselves is often blurry. When is embracing racial, religious, politica,l or personal id...

Religion in Fantasy and Science Fiction

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tamora Pierce (Moderator)

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Lest We Forget

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Gallowglas Does a Thing

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Let's Discuss All Things Undead!

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Fred Wiehe (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Grayson McNeill-Coronado (Participant)

Family Friendly: Pool Noodle Quidditch

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Queer Characters, Queer Fans

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Skye Allen (Participant)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Which creators are introducing new and wonderful LGBTQ characters? Who are your old favorites? All ages are welcome at this exploration of queerfol...

Hand crafts in a high-tech age

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

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

Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine (Participant)

Martian Weather

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Moderator)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

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...

11:00 AM

Boffers

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

11:30 AM

Not Just for Kids Anymore

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Young Adult, New Adult and Midgrade fiction are written for younger audiences, but, over the past decade, the genres have become increasingly attra...

A Little Tied Up - A BoF for yarn enthusiasts

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Drop Spindle Class

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Margaret Organ-Kean Spotlight

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Margaret Organ-Kean (Participant)

Cross-generational Dr. Who

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Christopher Erickson (Moderator)

Keliana Tayler (Participant)

Robin Gallowglas (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Wild Weather

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

For the first time, science can show that three extreme weather events would not have happened without global warming, including the rain bomb that...

Science Fictional Hobbies and Education

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

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

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Youth Cosplay Panel!

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

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

Frederica Wright (Participant)

Lani Bassett, Dynamic Cosplay (Participant)

Sean Bassett, Cosplay With Pride (Participant)

Fiction Set in or around the Bay Area

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Chad Peterman (Moderator)

Fred Wiehe (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

The New You?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

With the rapid advances in genetic engineering, are medical ethics cautionary tales needed more than ever? The thriller marketplace has always love...

1:00 PM

Looking in the Mirror for Answers to the Fermi Question?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

David Friedman, School of Law, Santa Clara University (Participant)

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

Where are they? What do trends in our own recent history suggest about how a really advanced civilization might deal with interstellar distan...

Crochet Geek

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Nerdvana Podcast

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Chuck Serface (Participant)

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

Generational Theory and Character Building

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Kai MacTane (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Elwin Cotman (Participant)

Many of us are fond of vast generational stereotypes based on Generational Theory, which groups us by cohorts, assigning sheltered fragility to Mil...

Master Class: Youth Track - Creative Writing For Kids

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Family Friendly: Story Time

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Well, Actually...

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Moderator)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)