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9:00 AM
- Medieval Breaking-of-the-Fast San Mateo Marriott - ConSuite
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours
- Come enjoy a Medieval Breaking-of-the-Fast: medieval-ish breakfast food, medieval music, and for early bird ConSuite guests, medieval - themed ...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- "Until We Are Utterly Destroyed" - Frank Wu Reading San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Literary Networks in the Past and Present San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What are the different ways that the internet allows and encourages authors to interact and form communities, mentorships, etc? How do they recapit...
- Hat Making San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Star Wars vs. Star Trek San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How to Work with an Audio Engineer to Record an Album San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Transfans San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Christian Services San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Altered Beast San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Artistic Solutions Board of Directors Meeting San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Bubbles, Blocks and Dinos - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Younger Than the 80s San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Masquerade Contestant Meeting San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Signing: Juliette Wade San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- RPG/Video Game/SciFi Madlibs - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2.
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Madlibs - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Tabletop Games as Social Teaching Tools for At-Risk Youth San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Importance of Being Arthur San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A minor character in the Welsh Mabinogi has become one of the largest heroes in folklore and mythology. From Mark Twain to Richard Wagner to Broadw...
- Small Gathering - Wanda Kurtcu San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Activism: Inside and Outside of Fandom San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Many fans and con attendees are very involved in current social movements. Some have extended that work into the fandom and con community. Let's di...
- OK Computer: How Science Fiction Inspired Music from the 90s to the Present San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A conversation about how the genre has influenced and inspired the music of today, whether directly through theme and imagery, or indirectly throug...
- Evolution: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What Mistakes are Prominent San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meet the Brass - SFI San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Hidden Disabilities San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Spontaneous Story San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Generative Workshop San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Bring something to write with and write on. M. Todd Gallowglas will take you through a series of prompts and exercises that will get your creative ...
- Textures and How to Deal with Them San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Signing: Ctein San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Magic Wands San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Artemis: Flight School San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Commercialization of Space San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Arcade Etiquette San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Back when playing video games meant a trip to the mall or the corner market, there were rules on how you acted and played. We remember those rules,...
- BoF: Pin Trading San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Beginning Embroidery San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Gary Villarreal Interview San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What Does it Mean that Spock is Half Human? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Inter-planetary or inter-species matings with offspring in science fiction or fantasy as allegory for inter-cultural relationships on present day E...
- The Stars Are Right! San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Munchkin Madness - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2.
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 3 hours
- How to Anime San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Lost Age of Gaming San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A look into old gaming mechanics like bit graphics, point and click, and other under appreciated elements of retro gaming that many take for ...
- Of Their Time San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Studios and writers have been working to find new ways to inject life into 19th and 20th century franchises that depended on a cultural ignorance w...
- Fairy Lanterns - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Artemis: Open Mission 1300 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- How to Give a Stellar Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- M. Todd Gallowglas has been a traditional storyteller for nearly thirty years, performing at Renaissance Faire, Celtic Festivals, Comic Cons, and m...
- Readings Group 2 San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Artemis: Open Mission 1400 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Firefly Bingo San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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 Eart...
- Stunt Readers! San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- BoF: Sabrina the Teenage Witch San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Trust the Blob! San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How To Write A Heroine San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Robots, Altered Humans, Uplifted Animals and Aliens San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- From Alice Grove to xkcd: The Internet as a Platform for Comic Creation and Comic Reading San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Why Are We Still Talking About Cultural Appropriation? San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How Many Coins Would You Insert? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Our convention theme is "Insert Coin to Continue," so how much are you willing to pay to be entertained? Ten bucks lets you watch a movie that cost...
- Charity Auction 2 San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Star Trek Jeopardy San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Signing: M. Todd Gallowglas San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Uplift Universe RPG San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 6 hours
- An RPG set in David Brin’s Uplift universe, using the Alternity RPG systemIn the distant Horpie stellar cluster, the TAASF Laika dropped sev...
- Kids Dance Party - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Artemis: Open Mission 1500 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Medium at Large San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- BoF: The Not So Rocky Road to Dublin San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Advanced Finger Loop Braiding San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- How to Write Parody San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Prediction Problem San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Why is it so hard to write stories that accurately predict future science, technology, and societies? Is the future just unknowable, or are writers...
- Bad Bar Trivia: The ‘80’s Edition San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Diving Into Comics San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Service is the Reward: When Recognition Leads to Toxic Expectations San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Many fan groups offer awards to their members for work within the organization. This panel discusses how to avoid the pitfalls of doing something j...
- Artemis: Open Mission 1600 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Genetic Diseases and Stories: Where Can We Go? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Self Publishing 101 San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Artemis: Open Mission 1700 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- The Tea on Tea: The History of a Cuppa San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We'll be exploring a brief history of the humble cup of tea. We will walk through the construction of a tea for allergies, and how the ingredients ...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Artemis: Open Mission 1800 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Masquerade and Variety Show San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Artemis: Open Mission 1900 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Concert: Kristoph and Margaret San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | 30 minutes
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Singalong YouTube Karaoke - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2.
- 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 3 hours
- Nintendo Switch Games - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 3 hours
- Artemis: Open Mission 2000 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
8:15 PM
8:15 PM
- Concert: Taunya, Beckett and Paul San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 8:15 PM - 8:45 PM | 30 minutes
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- The Future Of Sex: A Discussion About the Possibilities San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- All A' Tingle San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Coloring Fort and Quiet Time - Adult Only . San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Artemis: Open Mission 2100 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 3
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- Fish Dance: Insert Fish To Continue San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM | 3 hours
- Theme Circle: Pacman Fever San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Secret Hitler San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- Join us for a late night game of Secret Hitler, a hidden identity game that pits liberals against fascists. Do you have what it takes to root out t...
10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Open Singing Sunday San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 10:30 PM - 3:30 AM | 5 hours