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Friday 26 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
12:30
12:30
Opening Ceremonies
1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

13:00
13:00
Flight School
1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Come learns the ins and outs of the Artemis Simulator
13:30
13:30
Writing a dystopia while living in one
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Carolyn Hill, University of California, Berkeley (Participant)

Meg Elison (Participant)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Our panelists focus on resistance in the craft and sharing experiences of how that has been for them as writers.
Small group copyright discussion and Q&A
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)

Come chat with intellectual property attorney and writer, Jacquelyn Loyd about copyrights and intellectual property law. ***NO SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVICE WILL BE GIVEN*** This is not a leagal clinic, all information will be discussed in hypotheticals.
Watercolor for Chapter Headings and Chapter Illustrations for Utopian and Dystopian Novels
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Michele Roger (Participant)

The Seduction of Utopia.
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

What would you be willing to give up for utopia? Why is it so many portrayals are rigid and limiting? Why do they take the concept of other and use it to strip away difference and demonize it?
Mark Gelineau Reading
20 minutes, 13:30 - 13:50

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Podcast - Fantasy Film 101
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

A recording of the Podcast in front of a LIVE! Studio Audience
Longevity Of The Craft
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

Peter Beagle (Participant)

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

Tad Williams (Participant)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Our panelists look back over writing careers that span decades and discuss what keeps them writing in the long term. 
13:50
13:50
Juliette Wade Reading
20 minutes, 13:50 - 14:10

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Juliette Wade (Participant)

14:10
14:10
Chaz Brenchley Reading
20 minutes, 14:10 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

14:30
14:30
Loren Rhoads Reading
20 minutes, 14:30 - 14:50

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

15:00
15:00
Hey Kids, Let's Put On A Religion!
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Tory (Participant)

Prof. David McGaffey, InterConsultGlobal; St.Mary's College of California; Holy Names University (Participant)

Let's build a God, and a religion to go with it. The audience will help the panelists create a theology and talk about our concepts of divinity, morality and authority.
BoF: Star Wars
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Light side? Dark side? You decide! Come join other fans for an informal chat about all things Force.
Witch-hunts and Watch-lists
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Moderator)

Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Jean Batt (Participant)

A discussion of religion in plots and politics.
Policing Space
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

We don't want terrorists dropping rocks on our heads at 40 km/s, right? We don't want someone to turn a place on the Moon into a Meth lab, right? We don't want the next David Koresh, or Jim Jones to set up shop on Mars, right? We don't want space war debris taking out other people's comm satellites, right? The only thing worse than space with cops might be space without cops. Where does the Solar System get space cops? Who runs them? Who pays for them?
How Do We Get Through It?​
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Meg Elison (Participant)

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

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Resources & ways to cope with concerns & relationships "Since November 9th."
Historic Urban Fantasy
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Moderator)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

Wings of War/Glory
3 hours, 15:00 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Air warfare with miniatures. This game runs about 2 - 3 hours.
Ethics of Magic
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Marie Brennan (Moderator)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

When is magic a reasonable tool and when is it an abuse of power? Does the end justify the means and does the answer shift in a world where magic is for everyone instead of a few?
Critique: How to give and how to take
1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Karen Brenchley (Moderator)

Karen Brenchley discusses the ins and outs of critique from both ends. Come learn how to give effective critique and how to appropriately process and apply what you get.
16:00
16:00
Counted Cross-Stitch Basics
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

In this class you will learn the basics of starting a cross stitch pattern. All supplies will be provided & numerous patterns to choose from.  Experience Level Beginner & Intermediate)
16:30
16:30
Introduction To The Honorverse
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

McCovey Cove Garcia, Hotel Head (Moderator)

Tory (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Come learn about David Weber's much loved books, Honor Harrington and the Royal Manticorean Navy. Perfect for those who are not yet versed in the world.
What If We Cure Aging?
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Moderator)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

 What would the world be like, what lives would people choose to live?
People of Color in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fandom - Is everyone invited?
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Dr. Dr. Yvonne White, Teen Lounge (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Fandom often prides itself on being open and inclusive. Join us for a discussion about whether that is a universal truth or whether the experience is different for fans of color.
Including animals as main figures in your work
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Moderator)

Tad Williams (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)

Doing it right versus just writing another human in animal form
Creative Hobbies For Writers
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

Michele Roger (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Carolyn Hill, University of California, Berkeley (Participant)

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

We create with words. But when we're relaxing, what do you do? Knit? Paint? Sculpt? Weave baskets underwater while wearing SCUBA gear? And how does it inform your writing?
So You Wanna Write A Series?
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

 Planning Long Term Arcs for Plots and Characters.
18:00
18:00
Meet The Guests (private)
1 hour, 18:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

The first hour of our reception, open to guests, staff and patron or sponsor level members only.
19:00
19:00
Meet The Guests
1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Our open reception for all members. Come meet this year's slate of guests and mingle!
20:00
20:00
The Art of Storytelling
1 hour 30 minutes, 20:00 - 21:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Panelists get elements for a story from the audience and craft quick tales, passing it along among themselves until the present the audience with their brand new tale.
Karaoke/Charity Casino
3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Sing a song or play a game. Join us for an evening of merriment in support of Variety: The Children's Charity.
Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session
1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Peter Beagle (Participant)

And by friends, we mean YOU! Join Peter Beagle to kick off our music track. Sing, play and make merry as we celebrate our filk community.
21:00
21:00
Quiet Room - Coloring Fort
1 hour, 21:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Open Singing
6 hours, 21:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Saturday 27 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
10:00
10:00
VOICEOVER 101: How To Get Started in Voiceovers
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Join Bonnie Gordon (R. Mika in Street Fighter V; Cartoon Network; Ikki Tousin; etc) and Xander Jeanneret (Announcer in Divekick, Dragon Nest, Final Judgment) help you get started in your voice acting career. Learn the best way to break into the business, and find out how to transform your home into a professional(ish) recording studio!
Masquerade Contestant Meeting
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

The MANDATORY meeting for masquerade contestants.
Building Utopia (A Canticle for Liebowitz)
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Prof. David McGaffey, InterConsultGlobal; St.Mary's College of California; Holy Names University (Moderator)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

A group panel looking at the different ways a society tries to build utopias after an apocalypse.
Signing: Meg Elison
1 hour, 10:00 - 11:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Meg Elison (Participant)

GoH Presentation: Daniel Dociu
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

A presentation and Q and A on the works of Artist Guest of Honor Daniel Dociu.
Peter Beagle Reading
45 minutes, 10:00 - 10:45

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Peter Beagle (Participant)

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

The Trappist System has three that might be habitable! Then there's Proxima Centauri B. What do we know about these new worlds? What are the odds on finding more, and can we get there before this place goes to the cockroaches?
Science Fiction and Fantasy as the Modern Mythology
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Moderator)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

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

An exploration of the manner in which our genre has become the mythology of our era. 
General Quarters 3
3 hours, 10:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

World War II Naval warfare with miniatures. This game runs about 4-6 hours.
The Imagination Health Fair
4 hours, 10:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - 6th Floor - Concierge Lounge

BayCon's first ever Imagination Health Fair! Come enjoy freebies, literature, and fun activities to help improve the health of your imagination. 
Background Music for Dystopian Reading
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Michele Roger (Participant)

Harpist and author Michele Rogers talks about her favorite choices for listening while delving into fiction in our theme's subgenre.
Understanding Risk and Uncertainty
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

A presentation by Guest of Honor Dr. Christine Doyle.
10:30
10:30
Kids Lanyards
30 minutes, 10:30 - 11:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

A craft by kids, for kids! Come join Sarah and use pony beads to make yourself a lanyard. 10+ please, or with adult assistance.
10:45
10:45
Tad Williams Reading
45 minutes, 10:45 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Tad Williams (Participant)

11:00
11:00
Signing: R.L. King
1 hour, 11:00 - 12:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

Fandom Bookmarks.
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 - 12:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

For ages 9-90 (younger with a parent.) Transform fandom fabric into useful bookmarks for yourself or for a gift.
We will go over what supplies you’ll need at home as well as create 1,2 or 10 in our class time for each person to take home. Items will be pre-cut into size for project, but we’ll talk about how to get yourself set up at home. Today’s classes will be no-sew, but we will also discuss how to add sewing details for a FANtastic finishing touch!
$5 Materials Fee
11:30
11:30
A Human Mars beyond the Planetary Protection Wall
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

How long will it take to decide Mars is free of native life? Should astronauts go there before that? What challenges does that represent and who is working on this seriously?
Small Gathering: Gail Carriger
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Gail Carriger (Participant)

Gail Carriger hosts a informal gathering with a small number of fans.

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

Dystopia and disaster reactions: do we rebuild civilization or go feral?
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Anne Killpack (Moderator)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

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

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

How do we react, in real life and in fiction, to catastrophes? 
The Expanse
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel, Daniel and Ty talk about the story and the art of The Expanse.
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. From William Wallace’s last stand popularized in Braveheart to Aragorn’s Narsil in The Lord of the Rings, to the Doctor dueling the Sycorax: for centuries the long sword has captured the historical and cultural imagination of the West. Kings and Knight, frequently armored, chose this lethal blade for the serious business of warfare. Come have a lesson with St. Michael's Salle d'Armes and learn the martial tradition of the European longsword in a fun and safe environment. En garde!
Cosplay Is Not Consent
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

JohnO (Moderator)

Tory (Participant)

Celeste GreerWalker, Saber Guild Golden Gate Temple (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

 (yes we still freaking need to have this panel)
Autism and Asperger's In Fandom
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Moderator)

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Jonathan Fortin (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

Panelists on the spectrum discuss their experiences in fandom.
World building techniques and approaches
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Participant)

Jon Chaisson (Participant)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Specifically focused on pointers for attendees to attempt rather than history of what panelists did with X.
Utopia- Technology Driven or Socially Driven?
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Mr. Ezra Barany (Moderator)

Veronica Belmont, Sword & Laser (Participant)

Meg Elison (Participant)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Futurists discuss whether it will be technology or we ourselves that shape our own dystopian/utopian future. Come learn from futurists what we can expect our lives and our technology to be like.
Science Fiction (and/or Fantasy) as a Tool for Social Change
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

A look at how the genre can shape the real world and the way we interact on a large scale.
12:00
12:00
Signing: Marie Brennan
1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Marie Brennan (Participant)

12:30
12:30
Flight School.
1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Come learns the ins and outs of the Artemis Simulator
13:00
13:00
Universes Beyond DC and Marvel on Film
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Moderator)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

With Valerian coming to cinemas this summer, we could discuss what other graphic novels, albums, and comics have been adapted to film and to what success.
Creating Backgrounds for your Characters Using Tarot Cards and Archetypes.
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Carl Jung has said there are many common factors in life that we as humans share. He used Archetypes that were found in many cultures. Modern Tarot uses those archetypes as well. You as a writer can tap into your character's motivation, traits and backgrounds by using a simple tarot spread.
Join Rose Red Robinson as she shares ways to help you flesh out your characters with a simple pack of Tarot Cards.
High Fantasy
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Peter Beagle (Participant)

Tad Williams (Participant)

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Big, beautiful and bold. What is compelling about high fantasy and why is it formative for so many in our community? Authors of high fantasy discuss why this genre moves them to create and what their favorite stories are to read and to write.
Signing: ElizaBeth Gilligan
1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

Lace Tatting
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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

Come learn the ins and outs of making your own lace.

If you are interested in working along with the demo, you will need a set of two shuttles and some thread. Amy-Elyse's specific recommendations can be found here: 
https://www.facebook.com/AmyElyseNeer.ART/posts/10158593667435123?pnref=story
Library Bards Concert
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Stealing From The Best
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Moderator)

Helen Stringer (Participant)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

So many of our books, movies & TV shows had their inception ass other stories. Forbidden Planet started out as Shakespeare's The Tempest, Once Upon A Time and Grimm are composites of other fairy tales. What works and why?
Stand-Alone or Series? Pros and Cons
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

Our panelists provide insight on determining which direction works for you and your story.
Get to know The Royal Manticoran Navy
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Whidbey Basin, Royal Manticoran Navy (Participant)

McCovey Cove Garcia, Hotel Head (Participant)

Join members of the RMN to hear a little about who they are, what they do and why they love it!
Social Justice Dystopia
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Anne Killpack (Moderator)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

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

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

How to fight back versus tyranny, censorship, and loss of rights
Confused about Climate Science?
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Moderator)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

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

Where can you go to get up to date science based (or reviewed) information on the Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry of the Climate of Earth (or many other worlds)?
14:00
14:00
Signing: Steve Mix
1 hour, 14:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

14:30
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)

A look back at the study of genes and genetics- where we've been and where we're going.
BoF: Christians in Fandom
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Randy Smith (Moderator)

Open to all. Respectful questions and seekers are welcome.
Love During Wartime
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

Carolyn Hill, University of California, Berkeley (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Romances set against the backdrop of future dystopias such as Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go," Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood's "A Handmaid' allow narrators to tell readers about Dystopias from a female protagonist's view.
Gumball Candy Dish
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

$5 Materials Fee
Tea In Space!
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Stephen (Moderator)

Gail Carriger (Participant)

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Food and beverages in dystopian worlds. What foods become precious or even ritualized in dystopian or post-apocalyptic settings.
Fantastic Beasts, and how to write them
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Moderator)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

Helen Stringer (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

A wide world of creatures exists beyond telepathic dragons and magical cats. How to write them convincingly and creatively.
Will data cause the Singularity?
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Karen Brenchley (Moderator)

Prof. David McGaffey, InterConsultGlobal; St.Mary's College of California; Holy Names University (Participant)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

Michael Siladi, Sign Shop (Participant)

More data dramatically improves the predictive power of machine learning techniques. Now computer programs have beaten humans at Go, Chess, Jeopardy, and now poker. Will the huge and growing amount of data push computers into true sentience? What would that look like?
How To Create A Good Recording
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Recording artists discuss their best methods of creating good quality audio.
No Thank You Evil: A Gaming Session for kids
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

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

San Mateo Marriott - 6th Floor - Concierge Lounge

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

Care and Feeding of a SciFi Fandom Group
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

McCovey Cove Garcia, Hotel Head (Moderator)

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Celeste GreerWalker, Saber Guild Golden Gate Temple (Participant)

Jean Batt (Participant)

How to keep your fan group running smoothly and with a minimum of interpersonal conflict. Combatting burn out and the "flake factor."
Why Dystopia? The Lack of Hopeful Sci-fi/fantasy.
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Why has the genre gone so dark?
15:00
15:00
Signing: Peter Beagle
1 hour, 15:00 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Peter Beagle (Participant)

16:00
16:00
Sharing the Love
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Karysa Faire (Moderator)

Gail Carriger (Participant)

Lea Kirk (Participant)

Tess Rider (Participant)

Beth Barany, YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Mystery (Participant)

Romance has crept more and more into science fiction and fantasy. How is this happening and why now? Join a panel of authors as they discus the sexy new world of genre fiction, and the risks and pitfalls of love on the fantastical side. moderated by Karysa Faire, president of SFA-RWA
 
Small Gathering: Tom and Veronica
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Veronica Belmont, Sword & Laser (Participant)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont host a informal gathering with a small number of fans.

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

 

Girls will be Girls
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Why are so many YA dystopias centered on young women? What about this particular genre is so appealing to (or inclusive of) young women and what does it say about our society?
Signing: Tad Williams
1 hour, 16:00 - 17:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Tad Williams (Participant)

Fandom Bookmarks
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

For ages 9-90 (younger with a parent.) Transform fandom fabric into useful bookmarks for yourself or for a gift.
We will go over what supplies you’ll need at home as well as create 1,2 or 10 in our class time for each person to take home. Items will be pre-cut into size for project, but we’ll talk about how to get yourself set up at home. Today’s classes will be no-sew, but we will also discuss how to add sewing details for a FANtastic finishing touch!
$5 Materials Fee
Charity Auction 1
3 hours, 16:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Auction to benefit Variety: The Children's Charity
Jedi Training
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

The Saber Guild Golden Gate Temple is offering free lessons to padawans of all ages. Come learn some light saber skills and channel the Force for Utopia!
Writing in Someone Else's World
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

How to be true to the creator's vision while still telling your own story.
HorrorAddicts.Net - Clockwork Wonderland
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

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

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Jonathan Fortin (Participant)

Mr. Ezra Barany (Participant)

Michele Roger (Participant)

Come talk Alice, Horror, and hear readings from authors. Door prizes and favors! Emerian Rich (M), Laurel Anne Hill, Sumiko Saulson, J. Malcom Stewart, Loren Rhoads, Ezra Barany, Trinity Adler, Michele Roger, Jonathan Fortin.
Learning from History
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Marie Brennan (Participant)

How can we create universes and situations and make them more viable by researching what happened in the past?
17:00
17:00
Chairman's Flight
1 hour, 17:00 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Come and watch our intrepid co-chairs run the Artemis Simulator
17:30
17:30
Just Go With It
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Cheri Stryker (Participant)

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

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

Just go with it! A panel of complete bs-ing. The panelists will take a topic from the audience and make up endless fact after fact stemming off of that original event. Audience participation greatly encouraged. This is the one panel where if you raise your hand and say, "I don't have a question but a statement," we will laugh and cheer with you! This is where we put the panelists with more sense of humor than common sense. Our panelists will test the theory that really, in conversation, it's best to just go with it.
 
Paranormal BoF
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

A gathering for fans of the paranormal.
Daniel Abraham Reading
1 hour, 17:30 - 18:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Wired for Story
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

Meg Elison (Participant)

Knowing how a readers' brain works will help you be a much better writer.
Podcast - Sword and Laser
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Veronica Belmont, Sword & Laser (Participant)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Our special podcast guests do their thing! Come join them for a good time and a great show.
Iron Editor
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Participant)

Strap on your body armor because we’re pulling no punches!  This panel will read the first page of your manuscript, and a seasoned editor will lead the audience in a critique.  Have you done enough to grab attention in that critical space?  What do the real experts—your future readers—think?  Are you a reader?  Want to tell writers what you are looking for? Come throw in your two-cents worth as we work out just how to start a good story. Are you steel enough to face the iron editor’s panel? You have been warned!  ** Bring the first page of your manuscript on a USB drive to participate.**
18:00
18:00
Concert: Cliff Winnig
30 minutes, 18:00 - 18:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

18:30
18:30
Emerian Rich Reading
20 minutes, 18:30 - 18:50

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Participant)

Red Shift Concert
30 minutes, 18:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

18:50
18:50
Sumiko Saulson Reading
20 minutes, 18:50 - 19:10

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

19:00
19:00
Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters
1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Mike Capozzola (Participant)

Join us for a special comedy show as comedian/ cartoonist Mike Capozzola presents "Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters!" 

This multimedia comedy show about superheroes, action movies, sci-fi, monsters and secret agents is loads of fun.

Age 14+ Please
Theme Circle: Dystopia
1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Royal Manticorean Navy Summit
3 hours, 19:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Open to the public. BayCon is pleased to host the annual gathering of the 10th Fleet.
19:10
19:10
R.L. King Reading
20 minutes, 19:10 - 19:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

20:00
20:00
Friends of Bill W.
1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Please respect the anonymity of this closed meeting.
LARP - Pandora's Tears
5 hours, 20:00 - 1:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

It is said that when the bards tell of paradise, they are really only describing a pale reflection of Sunleth.  Protected by strong walls and stronger wards, the fabled city is a place free from all the miseries and wants of the rest of the world.  Sunleth's perfection is made possible by the bountiful flow of magic from the Elpistone, a crystalline structure which is almost certainly the most prodigious font of magic in the world.  The wealth of arcane power has enabled great advances, both in traditional thaumaturgy, and in the newer field of magitek, weaving the magical force into technological constructs.  Between the two, no problem exists that the magical geniuses of Sunleth cannot brush away with a sweeping spell or a clever bit of gadgetry.  The citizens of the city live in perfect contentment, every desire supplied at a moment's notice.

 

All of that changed one fateful night, when the Elpistone abruptly ceased to produce magic.  Now, suddenly, all the luxuries of Sunleth have vanished, and even necessary resources such as food and potable water are rapidly dwindling.  The citizens are in a panic, and riots and looters are running rampant through the streets.  A hasty conclave of the city's leaders has been called to find some way to resolve the crisis.  But darker fears lurk under the surface: even once peace and prosperity are restored, will the citizens ever trust the Elpistone again?  Or will they always dwell in fear of another lapse, nurturing the seeds of further unrest?  And what happened to the Elpistone in the first place?

 

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Pandora's Tears is a four-hour game for 14 players of dark secrets and hard choices in the wreckage of a magitek utopia, written by Sarah Terman and Aaron Sunshine and GMed for you by Acata Felton and Aaron Sunshine.
Counted Cross-Stitch Basics.
1 hour 30 minutes, 20:00 - 21:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

In this class you will learn the basics of starting a cross stitch pattern. All supplies will be provided & numerous patterns to choose from.  Experience Level Beginner & Intermediate)
Masquerade/Variety Show
2 hours, 20:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Baycon's talented individuals show their moxy and their craftsmanship through performances and costuming with a nod to this year's theme.
Open Singing.
6 hours, 20:00 - 2:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

21:30
21:30
Quiet Room - Coloring Fort .
1 hour 30 minutes, 21:30 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

22:00
22:00
Burlesque
1 hour 30 minutes, 22:00 - 23:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Glitter and Sparkle All Over Your Fandom!
Believe it or not, some of the top burlesque dancers in The Greater Bay Area are also nerds and pop up at fandom conventions all over. And has luck would have it, we have the who's who of burlesque gracing our main stage. ***The show is 18+ only***
23:59
23:59
Eye of Argon
1 hour, 23:59 - 0:59

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Still a better love story than Twilight? You decide. Bring your sense of humor and a stiff upper lip.

Sunday 28 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
2:00
2:00
Dawn Patrol.
1 hour, 2:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

10:00
10:00
Language and Power
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Juliette Wade (Participant)

A discussion of how language is used to define identities and power relationships in fiction and politics.
BoF: Knotty Hookers
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Crocheters gather for some community time to work and share their latest projects. Knitters and needleworkers are also welcome, but we didn't have a cute name for them. 
Women's utopias or queer utopias
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Meg Elison (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

What does utopia look like if you're queer or female? 
Wild Cards Panel
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Come hear from writers who have worked in the Wild Cards universe.
The Edible Microverse
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Use delicious treats to build a set of models of atoms & subatomic particles and visualize their interactions and scales. All-ages activity (who doesn't like to eat marshmallows and visualize negative infinity?) with how-to printout for teachers.
Collaborations
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Are two heads better than one or do too many writers spoil the plot?
Christian Services
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Open to all. Join us in an inclusive and respectful gathering for worship and community.
Wings of War/Glory.
3 hours, 10:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Air warfare with miniatures. This game runs about 2 - 3 hours.
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 cover the weight and design of weapons and armor, wounds that weapons produce, and the role of the knight in society. Discussions will be based on historical records and analysis of evolution of fighting technique and weapons in the 13th through 18th centuries. 
ASL Presentation
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Learn 100 American Sign Language signs in just an hour. 
11:00
11:00
Spoon and Stick Catapults
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 - 12:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

By kids, for kids. Age 10+ or adult assistance. Learn to make a spoon bucket catapult with some basic materials.
11:30
11:30
Death always wins
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Cheri Stryker (Participant)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

An exploration of how death is viewed and dealt with in contemporary society, past cultures and in fiction, We will contrast what some would say to be an avoidance of directly dealing with death in our modern American society and its use in fiction.
Small Gathering: Bonnie & Xander
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bards and Munchkins! Bonnie and Xander host a game of Munchkin with a small number of fans. No experience required for this game, but a sense of humor is a must!

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

World building a dystopian future
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Helen Stringer (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

From the socio-political events to the physical degradation of infrastructure. Panelists will discuss what it takes to break down a society into a believable dark future.
Women Of Horror
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Women of horror talk about the stereotypes, expectations, and discrimination involved with writing in this mostly man-dominated genre.
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)

Firefly Bingo!
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Sarcastro, Chairperson (Participant)

Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample, known locally as Fanty and Mingo, have organized a new members-only event at the Maidenhead in the form of an Earth-that-was game known as "Bingo." Enterprising travelers from all over the Verse are stoppin' at the port to test their knowledge of post-Unification happenin's. If you can suss out the trivia, you might just head into the black with some serious scratch. So come try your luck and show us how much know-how you got swirlin' in that noggin of yours. 
 
Film a Scene with Taunya Gren
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Let's film a scene! You always wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes in a film, well find out by being part of it.
Podcasting
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Stephen (Moderator)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Veronica Belmont, Sword & Laser (Participant)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

The hows, whys and NSTIW stories from those who've done it!
"Do the thing, every day."
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

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

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

 Group, (writer, musician, artist type panel discussing tips on practicing your craft every day) how to motivate yourself, how to pace yourself, and how to realize waiting for a muse is a bad career choice.
Belter Creole 101
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Kai MacTane (Participant)

Learn Lang Belta - the "Belter Creole" language from _The Expanse_! This course will give you hands-on practice, teaching you to understand spoken Belta and to produce new, original Belta sentences of your own. No knowledge of the series is required, and there will be no plot spoilers.
12:00
12:00
Signing Diana Paxson
1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

13:00
13:00
Making readers care about your characters
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Mr. Ezra Barany (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Ever read a story and thought, "I have no investment whatsoever in what happens to these people?" Come learn how to avoid that in your own writing.
Small Gathering- Dr. Christine Doyle
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

Dr. Doyle host a informal gathering with a small number of fans.

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

Escape Velocity
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Whether it’s the Enterprise exploring new realms now that the Earth is in balance or the corporate plundering of Weyland-Yutani, most science fiction sees the future of the human race on planets beside earth. Panelists will discuss both the fictional and scientific possibilities in space colonization.
Signing S.P. Hendrick
1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

Finger Loop Braiding
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

A class on how to create simple, pretty cords.
GoH Interview: Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck with Sword and Laser
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Ty Franck (Participant)

Veronica Belmont, Sword & Laser (Participant)

Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)

Join Sword and Laser as they interview "James SA Corey."
Marie Brennan Reading
20 minutes, 13:00 - 13:20

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Marie Brennan (Participant)

Novels Long form vs. the short form
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Moderator)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

How long is too long? When will 200 pages suffice and when do you really need 1000?
Dystopian Space Opera from Ancillary Justice to Rogue One
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Juliette Wade (Participant)

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Participant)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

Captain Sonar
2 hours, 13:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

At the bottom of the ocean, no one can hear you scream!
 
You and three of your friends will team up against another team of four people in this fast-paced, near-real time board game by Roberto Fraga and Yohan Lemonnier.   Each player has a role in the combat operations of a nuclear submarine playing an intense game of cat and mouse, trying to destroy the enemy's submarine before they destroy you!
Is there too much violence in current entertainment?
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Katharine Kit Kerr (Moderator)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Helen Stringer (Participant)

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

Are we writers and readers responsible for the current craze for guns and violent lone-crazy "heroes"?
Parody walkthrough
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff and Bob Kanefsky have each written a parody of the same pop song.   Watch the words magically morph on animated slides as they walk through how they rewrote each line.
13:20
13:20
C. Sanford Lowe Reading
20 minutes, 13:20 - 13:40

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

13:40
13:40
Lillian Csernica Reading
20 minutes, 13:40 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

14:00
14:00
Signing: Emerian Rich and Sumiko Saulson
1 hour, 14:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Participant)

Chris Garcia Reading
20 minutes, 14:00 - 14:20

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

14:30
14:30
Bad Fanfiction Live (18+)
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Jonathan Fortin (Participant)

Meg Elison (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

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

The panelists write terrible erotic fanfiction, using characters that are suggested by the audience. The end result: horrifying and hilarious works of eroticism gone wrong, played for laughs of course.
Small Gathering: Daniel Dociu
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

Daniel Dociu will host a informal gathering with a small number of fans.

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

The Hunger Games
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Moderator)

JohnO (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

One of the quintessential dystopian works of our time, Suzanne Collins' series prompts a deeper look at how we view dystopia, children and heroism.
Chainmail Bracelets
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

$3 Material fee
Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival
3 hours, 14:30 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Participant)

The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Muse
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

How to keep the well from running dry.
CSI and Magic
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Marie Brennan (Participant)

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

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

How do you solve crimes involving magic or magical beings and creatures? What kinds of evidence can you find using science? How can magic assist science? How do you take it to court?
The Drake Equation
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)

Estimating the odds of finding intelligent life off-Earth.
A Light from the Slush Pile
1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

How to help your stories stand out and shine.
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)

Weighing the promise and accomplishments of the new technology against the potential for moral slippery slopes.
16:00
16:00
Historical Writing
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Knowing Your Character's Cultural Priorities and Personal Rebellions
Small Gathering: Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Ty and Daniel host a informal gathering with a small number of fans.

**LIMITED SEATING** Sign ups will be open in Program Ops at 9 AM on Saturday.

Harry Potter and Dystopian Fantasy
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Jean Batt (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Shrunken Head Crochet Class
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Participant)

Whether you’d like to decorate your DYSTOPIAN pad, or you are just stocking up for the apocalypse trade system, come make some shrunken heads w/Emz. Supplies provided free except hook. Bring your hook, or buy for $1.50. Ideal size F, G, or H. UTOPIAN option avail
Disaster preparation and Urban Survival
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Michael Sarkisian, JOAT Survival (Moderator)

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

Stephen (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Our "preppers" talk about supplies and strategies for getting through a disaster in an urban setting.
Story to Screen
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Karen Brenchley (Moderator)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life" was made into the movie "Arrival". Philip K. Dick has had many of his short stories made into Hollywood movies. What sff stories are ripe to be the next major sff movies?
Charity Auction 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Join us for another round of wonderful items all for the benefit of Variety: The Children's Charity
Parody Puzzle Pieces: a Game Show
1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Bob Kanefsky (Moderator)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Parody writing is often a problem-solving activity.  Let’s make a game show to turn it into a spectator sport.  Can our parodist contestants figure out how to piece together another’s parody like a jigsaw puzzle?  We don’t know!  This is the first time anyone has tried this!
17:30
17:30
A Dramatic Reading
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Sir Goofybutt, Charity Head (Participant)

What happens when the ninjas listen to Steve. You've been warned. Enter at your own peril. 18+ only.
Appreciation vs. Appropriation
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Dr. Dr. Yvonne White, Teen Lounge (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

When using cultural and religious ideas and themes from cultures and societies other than your own, what obligations, if any, are parts of that “borrowing”? Is it even appropriate? What moral, ethical, legal and other restraints and boundaries apply?
Romantic SFF / Paranormal Romance
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Teresa Edgerton (Moderator)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

How are they different?
Military Science Fiction
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Whidbey Basin, Royal Manticoran Navy (Moderator)

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

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Participant)

Tory (Participant)

McCovey Cove Garcia, Hotel Head (Participant)

Where genre fiction meets all things martial.
What's new in writing about magic, how do we keep it fresh?
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Moderator)

Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

How do we keep magic interesting and new as a plot element?
The Truth About Stuff
1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Christopher Garcia, Computer History Museum (Moderator)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

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

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Come ask our panelists for the truth about various topics and learn the secrets of the dark conspiracies behind each! If you ever wanted to know why stoplights are red, clockwise is to the left or the real story behind the moon landing, now is your chance to ask. 

*BayCon regrets that we cannot be responsible for the veracity of the answers given. Please use this information at your own risk.

18:00
18:00
Concert: Margaret and Kristoph
1 hour, 18:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

19:00
19:00
Bay Area Ghost Hunters Paranormal Panel
1 hour 30 minutes, 19:00 - 20:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

The BAGH are joining us to share ghost stories and talk about paranormal activity and exploration in the Bay Area.
Concert: Maya and Jeff Bohnhoff
1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

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

Diana Paxson Reading
20 minutes, 19:00 - 19:20

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

How To Build Your Own Death Cart Using Only A Parrot
1 hour 30 minutes, 19:00 - 20:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

The Programming Ninjas respectfully decline to be held responsible for Doug Berry. He was like this when we got him.
19:20
19:20
S.P. Hendrick Reading
20 minutes, 19:20 - 19:40

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

19:30
19:30
Treasure boxes
30 minutes, 19:30 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Age 10+ or adult supervision. Make a personal treasure box from old Altoid candy tins 
19:40
19:40
M. Christian Reading
20 minutes, 19:40 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

20:00
20:00
LARP - Secret Agents by Theatre Arcanos
5 hours, 20:00 - 1:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Greetings, [redacted]

 

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to attend the retirement party of Dr. Ugarte, the world-renowned scientist. Classified sources report that, in order to pay for his retirement to a life of luxury, Dr. Ugarte is planning to auction off several "devices" that he has invented. Your task is to ensure that certain of these items end up in the "correct" hands. To assist you in this undertaking, we have teamed you with two of our top operatives. As always, should you or any member of your team be caught or killed, we will disavow any knowledge of your actions.

 

Best of luck,

 

-The Chief

 

* * * * * * *

 

Secret Agents is an original parlor LARP written by Theatre Arcanos in the style of Mission Impossible, Get Smart, and James Bond. This game draws inspiration from such genre classics, but does not feature any canonical characters. Theatre Arcanos events are role-play heavy, combat light games using an accessible non-contact resolution system. These games often contain mature themes, and may not be suitable for younger players.

 

To sign up, please fill out the casting survey, located here: https://goo.gl/forms/NESad7kvGLgvfvJC2

Players with completed casting surveys should receive their character information prior to the convention. For any questions or concerns, please email us at theatrearcanos@gmail.com.


Theatre Arcanos is the LARP production team of Matt Branstad, Michelle McNeill, and David Coronado. They have been running games at West Coast conventions since 2011. Find out more at www.theatrearcanos.com
Building With Toothpicks and Marshmallows
1 hour 30 minutes, 20:00 - 21:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

The Return of the Fish Dance
3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Come dance the night away with DJ Skwirl!
Theme Circle: Utopia
1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

20:30
20:30
Why'd You Steal That Baby?
1 hour 30 minutes, 20:30 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

SallyRose Robinson, Rose Red Consultations (Participant)

Cindi Somebody Cabal (Participant)

Why'd you steal that baby? How did you pull off the greatest heist in Switzerland's history? Can you tell us about the time you walked on the moon? A question and answer panel where we've assembled some quick witted panelists who the audience tries to stump with any manner of random questions. Bring it on!
21:00
21:00
Open Singing
5 hours, 21:00 - 2:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

21:30
21:30
Quiet Room - Coloring Fort.
1 hour 30 minutes, 21:30 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Monday 29 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
2:00
2:00
Dawn Patrol
1 hour, 2:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

10:00
10:00
The Dreaded Outline
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

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

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

Technique discussion about outlining and other pre-work that helps keep writers motivated to the finish line. Tip focused rather than memoir.
Table Reading With Taunya Gren
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Come participate in a table reading. Grab a script, get a part and dive on in. Get your drama on!
Narrative Structure in Role-Playing Games
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Marie Brennan (Moderator)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

A look at how storylines function in RPGs.
Changing Opinions.
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Stephen (Moderator)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Everyone has opinions, but neuroscience is only just learning about how people change them.
Artistic Solutions meeting
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Board Meeting of Artistic Solutions. Members of the convention are invited to come see how the corporation functions behind the scenes.
Lest We Forget
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Randy Smith (Moderator)

A moment to remember those we've lost this year.
About Those AR Games
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

JohnO (Participant)

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)

Discussing at least Niantic's two games, PokemonGO and Ingress, their similarities, differences, the way they get people out and interacting directly, and underlying tech and mapping features and issues.
Podcast - Dive Into World Building
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Juliette Wade (Participant)

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Moderator)

Mr. Ezra Barany (Participant)

Jon Chaisson (Participant)

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

How to put a good cover on your book.
11:30
11:30
Relativistic Space Travel Fiction
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

Now that there's at least a semiserious project to launch microsails to Alpha Centauri at a third of the speed of light, and the literature on beam-pushed spacecraft (going back at least to Bob Forward the 60's) might be gaining some traction, we can look ahead to what kind of interstellar civilization might result from ships able to go close to, though not faster, than light. While there are some literary examples from people like Haldeman, Forward, and Anderson, it's largely virgin territory for writers. If we dump the FTL and Generation ship tropes, what have we got?
Match Game
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Moderator)

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

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)

Hilarity ensues as our contestants try to match their answers.
Art Auction
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

English Country Dance Workshop
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Come learn a new dance or enjoy an old favorite! The Merrie Prynksters share their joy and teach a lesson on English Country Dance.
Podcast - Fanboy Planet With Ty and Daniel
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

The Eternal Importance of Research
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Karen Brenchley (Participant)

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

SO, what would have happened if the Brits won the War of 1812? Well, actually - they kind of did. Research before you write alternatives to the wrong history. What's Greek Fire? Or fusion vs fission? The Schwarzschild radius? The Great Californian Mulberry Collapse? Find out before you write your foot into your mouth. Research matters - Also, someone may have thought of your idea before you.
Unpopular Amongst the Fen
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

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

Kai MacTane (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

Come and confess your unpopular opinions in fandom.
Time Travel, Creating Believable Adventures
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

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

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

Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

From Steampunk to Sci-Fi, time travel plots reveal or create utopian and dystopian worlds. We'll discuss creating believable time travel scenarios.
Inspiration Porn
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Disability in Utopian/Dystopian Fiction: When do futuristic visions of how to address disability in Utopian societies, like Anne McCaffrey's "The Ship Who Sang," cross over into eugenic Dystopias like "Gattica"?
13:00
13:00
FanArt
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

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

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Is fan inspired art (the art equivalent of FanFic) actually creating your own art? Discussion of how artists do it and make it their own!
You Want to Build Your Own Language?
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Jon Chaisson (Participant)

Juliette Wade (Participant)

Kai MacTane (Moderator)

An intro course on how to build a language.
Gamification
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Mr. Ezra Barany (Moderator)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Andrew Clark (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

The answer to many of the world's problems may be games. From adding sound effects to recycling bottles in a bin to manipulating proteins online to hasten a cure for HIV, games can be the solution we're waiting for.
Ultranationalism
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Prof. David McGaffey, InterConsultGlobal; St.Mary's College of California; Holy Names University (Participant)

Why is ultranationalism suddenly so widespread? Is it a reaction to multi-culti mores? To globalization? To demographic change? What are we all so afraid of? How bad can it get? Or is it bad?
Still Searching
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Seth Shostak, SETI Institute (Moderator)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Looking for life in space: Are we close to the finish line?
Role-playing etiquette
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Michelle McNeill (Participant)

Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Participant)

A discussion of appropriate conduct in both LARPs and table top RPGs. Experienced gamers and game runners talk about what's expected and where the boundaries lie between fantasy and reality.
History and Anthropology for writers.
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Marie Brennan (Participant)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

Costume Photography and Videography
1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Stephen (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

JohnO (Participant)

Tips and techniques for best capturing costumes and cosplayers on film.
14:30
14:30
Closing Ceremonies
1 hour, 14:30 - 15:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

15:30
15:30
Hiss And Purr
1 hour, 15:30 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Come share your experiences with this year's convention with the executive team. Tell us what worked and what didn't. Constructive criticism is welcome!