Friday 26 May, 2017

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

12:30

Opening Ceremonies

1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

13:00

Flight School

1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

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)

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 ADVIC...

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...

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)

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)

13:50

Juliette Wade Reading

20 minutes, 13:50 - 14:10

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Juliette Wade (Participant)

14:10

Chaz Brenchley Reading

20 minutes, 14:10 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

14:30

Loren Rhoads Reading

20 minutes, 14:30 - 14:50

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

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, mo...

BoF: Star Wars

1 hour 30 minutes, 15:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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)

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? W...

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)

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

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 i...

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 a...

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. Expe...

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 w...

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)

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 ...

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)

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...

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)

18:00

Meet The Guests (private)

1 hour, 18:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

19:00

Meet The Guests

1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

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 t...

Karaoke/Charity Casino

3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session

1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Peter Beagle (Participant)

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

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, ...

Masquerade Contestant Meeting

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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)

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)

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 o...

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)

General Quarters 3

3 hours, 10:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

The Imagination Health Fair

4 hours, 10:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - 6th Floor - Concierge Lounge

Background Music for Dystopian Reading

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Michele Roger (Participant)

Understanding Risk and Uncertainty

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

10:30

Kids Lanyards

30 minutes, 10:30 - 11:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

10:45

Tad Williams Reading

45 minutes, 10:45 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Tad Williams (Participant)

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 supplie...

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...

Small Gathering: Gail Carriger

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Gail Carriger (Participant)

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)

The Expanse

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

Daniel Dociu (Participant)

Ty Franck (Participant)

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...

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)

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)

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)

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 ...

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)

12:00

Signing: Marie Brennan

1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Marie Brennan (Participant)

12:30

Flight School.

1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

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 s...

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. ...

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 discus...

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 ...

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...

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)

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)

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)

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 m...

14:00

Signing: Steve Mix

1 hour, 14:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

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)

BoF: Christians in Fandom

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Randy Smith (Moderator)

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...

Gumball Candy Dish

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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)

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)

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, Jeopard...

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)

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)

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)

15:00

Signing: Peter Beagle

1 hour, 15:00 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Peter Beagle (Participant)

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 sex...

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 Pro...

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 do...

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 supplie...

Charity Auction 1

3 hours, 16:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

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 U...

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)

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 Stew...

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)

17:00

Chairman's Flight

1 hour, 17:00 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

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 ...

Paranormal BoF

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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)

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)

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...

18:00

Concert: Cliff Winnig

30 minutes, 18:00 - 18:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

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

Sumiko Saulson Reading

20 minutes, 18:50 - 19:10

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

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 ...

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

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

Friends of Bill W.

1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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 st...

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. Expe...

Masquerade/Variety Show

2 hours, 20:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Open Singing.

6 hours, 20:00 - 2:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

21:30

Quiet Room - Coloring Fort .

1 hour 30 minutes, 21:30 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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...

23:59

Eye of Argon

1 hour, 23:59 - 0:59

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Sunday 28 May, 2017

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

2:00

Dawn Patrol.

1 hour, 2:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

10:00

Language and Power

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Juliette Wade (Participant)

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 ...

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)

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)

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 do...

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)

Christian Services

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Wings of War/Glory.

3 hours, 10:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

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...

ASL Presentation

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

11:00

Spoon and Stick Catapults

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 - 12:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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...

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...

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 ...

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)

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 o...

Film a Scene with Taunya Gren

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

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)

"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, an...

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 ...

12:00

Signing Diana Paxson

1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Ms Diana L. Paxson (Participant)

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)

Small Gathering- Dr. Christine Doyle

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

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 ficti...

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)

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)

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)

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 t...

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)

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 th...

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

Lillian Csernica Reading

20 minutes, 13:40 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

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

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...

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 A...

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)

Chainmail Bracelets

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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)

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 sc...

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)

A Light from the Slush Pile

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

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)

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)

Small Gathering: Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Ty Franck (Participant)

Daniel Abraham (Participant)

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...

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)

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. W...

Charity Auction 2

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

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...

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)

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 “bo...

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)

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)

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)

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...

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

Bay Area Ghost Hunters Paranormal Panel

1 hour 30 minutes, 19:00 - 20:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

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)

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

Treasure boxes

30 minutes, 19:30 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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

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-renowne...

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

Theme Circle: Utopia

1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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?...

21:00

Open Singing

5 hours, 21:00 - 2:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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

Dawn Patrol

1 hour, 2:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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)

Table Reading With Taunya Gren

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

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)

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)

Artistic Solutions meeting

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Lest We Forget

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Randy Smith (Moderator)

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 direct...

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)

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...

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)

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)

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 wro...

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)

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)

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 S...

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)

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)

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...

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

14:30

Closing Ceremonies

1 hour, 14:30 - 15:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

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 wel...

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