Sydney Thomson

Physician Anesthesiologist

Participates in 5 items

Sydney is an avid science fiction fan, a dedicated student of historical swordplay, and a founding member of St. Michael's Salle d'Armes along with her husband Tony Barajas. As a busy physician in San Jose she still finds time to participate on panels from Science fiction to Science reality including but not limited to bioterrorism, cloning, DNA mapping, medical ethics, historical swordplay from theatrical to practical, and the historical survivability of wounds. She is an Instructor-at-Arms from the SJ Fencing Master’s Program. She is looking forward to spirited debates, challenging stereotypes and exploring alternate realities at BayCon 2016.

Sessions in which Sydney Thomson participates

Saturday 27 May, 2017

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

11:30

St Michael's Swordfighting Class

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)

From Excalibur to Agincourt the longsword is a living link to legends of chivalry, and a weapon that challenges the user as well as the foe. F...

14:30

DNA and gene research then and now.

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Trinity Adler, Contributing author with HorrorAddicts.net (Participant)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Moderator)

Sunday 28 May, 2017

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

10:00

St. Michael's Salle d'Armes

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Wounds And How To Make Them Join us as we discuss some commonly held misconceptions about historical martial practice. We'll...

11:30

St Michael's Swordfighting Class

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

14:30

Ethics of Bio Engineering

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Trinity Adler, Contributing author with HorrorAddicts.net (Participant)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Moderator)