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- Opening Ceremonies San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 12:30 - 13:30 | 1 hour
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- Flight School San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 13:00 - 14:00 | 1 hour
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- Writing a dystopia while living in one San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Small group copyright discussion and Q&A San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Come chat with intellectual property attorney and writer, Jacquelyn Loyd about copyrights and intellectual property law. ***NO SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVIC...
- Watercolor for Chapter Headings and Chapter Illustrations for Utopian and Dystopian Novels San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Seduction of Utopia. San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Mark Gelineau Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 13:30 - 13:50 | 20 minutes
- Podcast - Fantasy Film 101 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Longevity Of The Craft San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Juliette Wade Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 13:50 - 14:10 | 20 minutes
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- Chaz Brenchley Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 14:10 - 14:30 | 20 minutes
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- Loren Rhoads Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 14:30 - 14:50 | 20 minutes
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- Hey Kids, Let's Put On A Religion! San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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, mo...
- BoF: Star Wars San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Witch-hunts and Watch-lists San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Policing Space San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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? W...
- How Do We Get Through It? San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Historic Urban Fantasy San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Wings of War/Glory San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 15:00 - 18:00 | 3 hours
- Ethics of Magic San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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 i...
- Critique: How to give and how to take San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Karen Brenchley discusses the ins and outs of critique from both ends. Come learn how to give effective critique and how to appropriately process a...
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- Counted Cross-Stitch Basics San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 16:00 - 17:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In this class you will learn the basics of starting a cross stitch pattern. All supplies will be provided & numerous patterns to choose from. Expe...
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16:30
- Introduction To The Honorverse San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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 w...
- What If We Cure Aging? San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- People of Color in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fandom - Is everyone invited? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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 ...
- Including animals as main figures in your work San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Creative Hobbies For Writers San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- So You Wanna Write A Series? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Meet The Guests (private) San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 18:00 - 19:00 | 1 hour
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- Meet The Guests San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 19:00 - 20:00 | 1 hour
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- The Art of Storytelling San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 20:00 - 21:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panelists get elements for a story from the audience and craft quick tales, passing it along among themselves until the present the audience with t...
- Karaoke/Charity Casino San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 20:00 - 23:00 | 3 hours
- Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 20:00 - 21:00 | 1 hour
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- Quiet Room - Coloring Fort San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 21:00 - 22:00 | 1 hour
- Open Singing San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 21:00 - 3:00 | 6 hours