Friday 1 July, 2022

1 hour, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

1966: The Year Science Fiction got Modern

8 hours, 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

2:30 PM

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Lorelei Esther Esther, Galactic Journey and Cool Comics (Panelist)

Janice Marcus, Journey Press (Panelist)

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

Elf, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

Star Trek, Doctor Who's regenerati...

Bridgerton as Historic Fantasy

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Isadora H. Petrovsky (Panelist)

Heather Rose Jones (Panelist)

Skwirl, Programming Operations (Panelist)

The historic romance genre often has only a tangential relat...

Pagan Goddesses

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

SallyRose Robinson, Rose Red Consultations (Moderator)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Panelist)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Panelist)

How Technology Changes Stories

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

H. Emiko Ogasawara (Panelist)

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Panelist)

A story is a story is a story, but the medium of its transmission alters reader perception. Whether it is a scroll, codex, pop-up book, cartoon,...

Discover Your Process

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

S.A. Bradley, Coal Cracker Press (Panelist)

You have ideas. You want to get them out of your mind and in...

History of Naval Warfare and Its Effects on Sci-Fi space Navies

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Panelist)

Capt. SG Sir Erik Roberts, The Royal Manticoran Navy (Panelist)

Bill Farley, TRMN and StarFleet (Panelist)

3:00 PM

Readings - Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, Palmer Pickering and Melissa Snark

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Elder Sign w/Expansions

3 hours, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-5 players) w/Gelo

4:00 PM

Autism/Gender States

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Panelist)

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Fr John Blaker (Panelist)

New work suggests there's a correlation between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Transgender/Nonbinary flavors of gender. But correlation is not cau...

Autographs - J. Scott Coatsworth

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

J.Scott Coatsworth, Other Worlds Ink (Speaker)

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Speaker)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Speaker)

Palmer Pickering, Art Show (Speaker)

Diversity in a Post-racial Justice Society

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Panelist)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Panelist)

As recent events show, both within and outside fandom, this ...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Modern Romantic Fiction But Were Afraid to Ask

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Panelist)

Ro Merrill, Celie Bay Publications LLC (Panelist)

Kim Fielding (Panelist)

Sue Brown-Moore, Storysmith U (Panelist)

Romantic fiction is so much more than the genre of “romance”...

Writing A Book - The Sequel

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Panelist)

Heather Rose Jones (Panelist)

You’ve done it. You’ve written your first book! It’s been pu...

Gallowclass - Friday

2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Presenter)

Space Ships- The Transportation of the Future

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Speaker)

Kimberly Unger (Panelist)

Joe Harney (Panelist)

Does the name Rocinante make you fe...

4:30 PM

1 hour, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

6:00 PM

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place to Write - Friday

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Meet The Guests (Private)

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Jean Batt (Panelist)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Panelist)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Marrying Mr. Darcy

2 hours, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-4 players) w/Zap Rowsdower

4 hours, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Need to hit that deadline? Inspired by a panel and want to get it all written out before you lose your train of thought? Just find you stay more...

7:00 PM

Meet The Guests

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Panelist)

Jean Batt (Panelist)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

8:00 PM

Dramatic Reading

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Panelist)

Cody Parcell (Panelist)

A Dramatic Reading For Which The Head Of Programming Is Absolved Of All Responsibility And In Which We Do Not Let Mark Choose The Reading Anymore, ...

Adult Only - Coloring/Quiet Crafting

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

2 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Charity Casino/Karaoke

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Skwirl, Programming Operations (Presenter)

After you’ve rubbed elbows with our Guests of Honor, stick around for your chance to win ...

Open Singing - Friday

5 hours, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

9:00 PM

Players' Choice Euro Gaming--Ticket to Ride or Thurn and Taxis

2 hours, 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(2-4 players) w/Palmer Pickering

9:30 PM

Trial by Trolley: an Adult Card Game of Moral Dilemmas and Murder

1 hour, 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

11:00 PM

1 hour, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-12 Players, Ages 18 and Up) w/Gelo Trial by Trolley is a multiplayer game in which one player plays the cond...

Mary Shelley's Daughters: Women in Horror

1 hour, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Saturday 2 July, 2022

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

9:00 AM

Gallowclass - Saturday

3 hours, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Presenter)

10:00 AM

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Panelist)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Panelist)

Tananarive Due (Panelist)

STEM Make and Take

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Instructor)

Jean Batt Interview

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Moderator)

Jean Batt (Speaker)

Confessions of a Slush Pile Reader

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Moderator)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Panelist)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Panelist)

Editors and slush readers discuss what gets a story rejected...

Female Representation in Digital and Video Art

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Lorelei Esther Esther, Galactic Journey and Cool Comics (Panelist)

H. Emiko Ogasawara (Panelist)

Nostalgia inspires many of the large-chested and spiked heels-wearing women who appear in both digital and video art, e...

The Golden Age of Piracy

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Moderator)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Joe Harney (Panelist)

S.I.T.S: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator Battle Royale/Learning Session

3 hours, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(4 players) w/

Baldur's Gate Commander Draft

4 hours, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(4-8 players) w/Chairperson Castro

Autographs (and book giveaway!) - Palmer Pickering

13 hours, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

The Doorway Called Death

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Cliff Winnig (Panelist)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Panelist)

"Death Is Nothing At All" - from an epitaph written by someo...

11:00 AM

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Palmer Pickering, Art Show (Speaker)

11:30 AM

BOF: Augmented Reality Gaming Meetup

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

A Book by Its Cover

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Steven Radecki, Water Dragon Publishing (Panelist)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Panelist)

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

Zombie Apocalypse Survival Skills: Knitting

2 hours, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Renee Ritchie (Panelist)

People have been making things with...

Lux Saber Corps

45 minutes, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Join Lux Saber Corps as we fire up our LED Sabers to re-enact...

Learn 50 ASL signs in an Hour

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Moderator)

I have worked with the deaf for several years and taught ASL for an afterschool enrichment program. I hold an A.A. degree is in American Sign La...

Indie Publishing for Queer Authors

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

J.Scott Coatsworth, Other Worlds Ink (Panelist)

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

Ro Merrill, Celie Bay Publications LLC (Panelist)

Kim Fielding (Panelist)

How to Be Your Own Editor, and When to Hire a Freelance Editor?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Elwin Cotman (Panelist)

Sue Brown-Moore, Storysmith U (Panelist)

Laurel Anne Hill (Moderator)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Panelist)

Before paying anyone to edit your book, there are things you...

Hindsight is 2020

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Colin Fisk (Panelist)

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Panelist)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Panelist)

Hopepunk Theology

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Paul Schneider, Oasis (Speaker)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Speaker)

Fr John Blaker (Speaker)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Moderator)

The genre of Hopepunk can be summa...

12:00 PM

Autographs - Gideon Marcus, Janice l. Newman, Lorelei Esther and Laura Weyr

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Speaker)

Janice Marcus, Journey Press (Speaker)

Lorelei Esther Esther, Galactic Journey and Cool Comics (Speaker)

12:15 PM

Tananarive Due Reading

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tananarive Due (Speaker)

12:30 PM

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place to Write - Saturday

9 hours 30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Need to hit that deadline? Inspired by a panel and want to g...

1:00 PM

Concellation

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Craig Glassner, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) (Speaker)

Small Gathering: Jean Batt

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Jean Batt (Speaker)

Autographs - Fred Wiehe

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Fred Wiehe (Presenter)

Braiding!

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Steve Barnes Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Steven Barnes (Speaker)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

Are Stories Better If the Bad Guys are More Subtle?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Fr John Blaker (Panelist)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Panelist)

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Panelist)

Creating Your Own Anthology

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Panelist)

J.Scott Coatsworth, Other Worlds Ink (Panelist)

How do you get submissions, where do you advertise, how do y...

Mind-Reading? For Real?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Jeremy Erman (Panelist)

Peter N. Glaskowsky (Panelist)

Elon Musk believes one of his projects is going to succeed i...

Law Enforcement on the Space Frontier

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Kim Fielding (Panelist)

Cliff Winnig (Panelist)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Panelist)

Kimberly Unger (Panelist)

You’re a long way from law enforcement infrastructure, with ...

Creating and Managing a Vast and Complex World for a Series

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

BoF: Hugo Nominees

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Katharine Kit Kerr (Panelist)

Palmer Pickering, Art Show (Panelist)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Panelist)

2:30 PM

TRMN 10th Expeditionary Force Meeting

1 hour, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

"I Always Wanted to Write"

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Panelist)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Panelist)

S.A. Bradley, Coal Cracker Press (Panelist)

BoF: MST3K

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Beginning Crochet

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Laurel Brock (Presenter)

Galen Dara Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Moderator)

Galen Dara (Speaker)

Charity Auction

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Creative Tools as Lifesavers

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Colin Fisk (Panelist)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Panelist)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Panelist)

Panelists discuss which of their creative tools helped them ...

Covid Culture

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

Synita Luckey, Variety Show (Panelist)

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

Q Fortier (Panelist)

The ongoing pandemic is awful, we agree on that. But people respond to awfulness with humor an...

Can We Inoculate Society Against Disinformation?

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Moderator)

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

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Jeremy Erman (Panelist)

Costuming with "Nontraditonal" Materials

1 hour, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

BoF: Breyer Horses

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

Tory (Panelist)

Jean Batt (Panelist)

Costumers and cosplayers are known for creating costumes out of anything. Fabric, foam, plastic, paper, and yarn are just the tip of the iceberg...

3:30 PM

TRMN Change of Command- 10th Expeditionary Force & HMS Medusa, and Awards Ceremony

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

4:00 PM

It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Speaker)

Mark Gelineau once called M. Todd ...

Small Gathering: Galen Dara

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Galen Dara (Speaker)

“Help, My Sewing Pattern Doesn’t Fit My Boobs!” Part 1: What Size Do I Choose?

2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Renee Reavis (Panelist)

Most commercial sewing patterns d...

Lux Saber Corps

45 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Join Lux Saber Corps as we fire up our LED Sabers to re-enact...

Who Needs Continuity?

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Panelist)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

Comics readership is growing, and it's NOT superheroes. Meanwhile, both Marvel and DC are expe...

Is Space For Everyone or Just For the Super-Rich?

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

Peter N. Glaskowsky (Panelist)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

Do we have to drink the Kook-Aide and become Acolytes of the...

Novels, Novellas, and Short Stories

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Cliff Winnig (Panelist)

Isadora H. Petrovsky (Panelist)

Fred Wiehe (Panelist)

What are the strengths of each form? The weaknesses? Do people like novels, novellas, or...

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

BoF: Disney Pin Trading

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

BIG money

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Panelist)

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Panelist)

There's a big metallic asteroid out there that is said by so...

5:00 PM

TRMN Leadership Forum

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

5:30 PM

TRMN Diplomatic Soirée/Task Group Meeting

1 hour, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

The "Art" of Backstory

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Fred Wiehe (Panelist)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Panelist)

Colin Fisk (Panelist)

Panelists will accept suggestions from the audience and craft backstories on the fly, either a...

BOF: Buddhist Gathering

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon Concert

1 hour, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Performer)

6:30 PM

Blame The Whiskey

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Blame The Whiskey is a 4 piece Cel...

7:00 PM

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

They Want To Do What?

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

H. Emiko Ogasawara (Panelist)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Moderator)

Sue Brown-Moore, Storysmith U (Panelist)

With the rising popularity of e-books and self-publishing, r...

Bard For Life

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Performer)

Tea and Tarot

2 hours, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Children's Dance

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Skwirl, Programming Operations (Master of ceremonies)

Dinosaur Island and Totally Liquid

2 hours, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-4 players) w/Gelo

Adult Only - Coloring/Quiet Crafting

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

8:00 PM

2 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

8:30 PM

All A Tingle

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Panelist)

Commodore Dante of the TSN TinMan, Artemis (Panelist)

R. L. King, Magespace Press (Panelist)

S.A. Bradley, Coal Cracker Press (Panelist)

Super Awesome Advice Panel

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

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

Skwirl, Programming Operations (Panelist)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

Open Singing - Saturday

4 hours, 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Players' Choice Euro Gaming--Carcassone or 7 Wonders

1 hour, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

8:45 PM

Burlesque

1 hour 15 minutes, 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Jean Batt (Performer)

Chad Peterman (Master of ceremonies)

9:00 PM

3 hours, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-5 players) w/Palmer Pickering

10:00 PM

Experiencing Pestilence, War, and Other Significant Trauma Affects Our Lives in Multiple Ways

1 hour, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Sunday 3 July, 2022

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

9:00 AM

Gallowclass - Sunday

3 hours, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Presenter)

10:00 AM

BOF: Batuu Lightsabers and Droids

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Laurel Anne Hill (Moderator)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Panelist)

S.A. Bradley, Coal Cracker Press (Panelist)

TRMN Commanding Officers Conclave

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Round Robin Story

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Moderator)

Palmer Pickering, Art Show (Panelist)

Elwin Cotman (Panelist)

Jeremy Erman (Panelist)

Pitch Perfect

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Steven Radecki, Water Dragon Publishing (Panelist)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Panelist)

Sunday Services - Christian

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Fr John Blaker (Speaker)

Paul Schneider, Oasis (Speaker)

13 hours, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Volcanology on Mars

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Moderator)

Peter N. Glaskowsky (Panelist)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Panelist)

11:00 AM

Browncoat Bingo

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Sarcastro, Chairperson (Presenter)

11:30 AM

Using Tarot in Your Creative Process

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Moderator)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Panelist)

SallyRose Robinson, Rose Red Consultations (Panelist)

Panelists will discuss how using Tarot can help any ki...

Small Gathering: Bonnie Gordon

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Speaker)

TRMN NERF Dueling – Task Group 91.1

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

There are 10 dueling commandments! No, wait. That's a different panel. Come try your hand at dueling. Eye protection will be provided (and sanit...

Drag and Burlesque Costuming

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Jean Batt (Panelist)

Synita Luckey, Variety Show (Panelist)

Lady Phoenix, Masquerade (Panelist)

Handicapped Parking

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

Colin Fisk (Panelist)

From the invalid chair to the mobile exoskeleton, people have needed mobility devices to replace abilities lost to birth defects, disease, accid...

Makes No Difference Who You Are

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Speaker)

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

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Moderator)

This is the year a politician called the Disney Company “Woke Disney.” At the same time, the c...

BOF: Christian Gathering

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Let's Talk About the Devil.

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

From fallen angel to the source of all evil to personable trickster, the Devil has taken many ...

12:00 PM

Obsession

3 hours, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-4 players) w/Zap Rowsdower

12:30 PM

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place to Write - Sunday

9 hours 30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

Need to hit that deadline? Inspired by a panel and want to g...

1:00 PM

HorrorAddicts.net

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Panelist)

Ro Merrill, Celie Bay Publications LLC (Panelist)

Laurel Anne Hill (Panelist)

Mark Orr, HorrorAddicts.net (Panelist)

Come geek out with us horror-style! We will also be talking ...

Calligraphy Demonstration

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

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

Hall Costume Versus Masquerade Costume

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Tory (Panelist)

Fr John Blaker (Panelist)

Jean Batt (Moderator)

"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fan-der"

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

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

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Panelist)

Geek's Guide to Literary Theory

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Speaker)

Once upon a time, some teacher may...

Making Analog Art in a Digital World

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Lorelei Esther Esther, Galactic Journey and Cool Comics (Panelist)

H. Emiko Ogasawara (Panelist)

Why work in traditional media anymore? Our panelists discuss the benefits and restrictio...

Queerness in Fantasy Folk Literature/Fairy Tales

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

The Critique Circle Killers

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Katharine Kit Kerr (Panelist)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)

Sheryl R Hayes (Panelist)

Writers are often pushed to join a critique circle, to devel...

2:00 PM

Baldur's Gate Commander Draft

4 hours, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(4-8 players) w/Chairperson Castro

2:30 PM

Charity Auction

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy Lobby

Climate Myths vs. Climate Science

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Pat MacEwen (Panelist)

What are the (top 5, top 10) most common perennial climate myths and what is the scientific evidence that debunks them? We will discuss common a...

Small Gathering: Steven Barnes

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Steven Barnes (Speaker)

Crochet Brush Up

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Laurel Brock (Presenter)

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Isadora H. Petrovsky (Panelist)

Elwin Cotman (Panelist)

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

These stories make up our cultures, and often present queer adjacent characters in spaces that...

The Philosophy of Hope - Naysayers Need Not Apply

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Janice Marcus, Journey Press (Panelist)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Panelist)

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

Bruce Cockburn wrote "you need to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight" The panelists will will discuss what we have to be hopeful for ...

Writing Mentally Ill Characters

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Fr John Blaker (Moderator)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Panelist)

S.A. Bradley, Coal Cracker Press (Panelist)

Preparing Your Manuscript For Submission

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Steven Radecki, Water Dragon Publishing (Panelist)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Panelist)

"Help, My Sewing Pattern Doesn't Fit My Boobs!" Part 2: Adjusting My Pattern to Fit ME

1 hour, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

BoF: Disney Bounding

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

TRMN BuPers Panel

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Moderator)

Joe Harney (Panelist)

4:00 PM

Paying It Forward

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Panelist)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Panelist)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Panelist)

2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Renee Reavis (Panelist)

Once you have a sewing pattern ch...

Readings - Emerian Rich and Kim Fielding

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Kim Fielding (Speaker)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Speaker)

Blame The Whiskey

2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Blame The Whiskey i...

Incorporating Fight Scenes or Martial Arts Into Your Writing

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Cody Parcell (Panelist)

Q Fortier (Panelist)

Right-Then-Right-There Scifi and Fantasy Art

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jeff, Reito Design (Participant)

Galen Dara (Participant)

Lorelei Esther Esther, Galactic Journey and Cool Comics (Participant)

Readings - Sheryl Hayes and R.L. Merrill

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Speaker)

Ro Merrill, Celie Bay Publications LLC (Speaker)

Sequelitis: How Many Sequels Is Too Many?

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

BoF: Firefly

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 2

By our pretty floral bonnets, we're not letting go. Let's talk Serenity, her people, and who is your favorite character and why is it River Tam?...

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Chad Peterman (Panelist)

Jean Batt (Panelist)

5:00 PM

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game

3 hours, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-4 players) w/Zap Rowsdower

5:30 PM

1 hour, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Voice Acting Panel

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Panelist)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Panelist)

Cody Parcell (Panelist)

Q Fortier (Panelist)

6:00 PM

Kristoph and Margaret Concert

45 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Performer)

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

7:00 PM

Variety Show

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Master of ceremonies)

LARP - Murder At The Nir Cantina

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Renee Ritchie (Moderator)

It's a perfectly normal night at the Nir Cantina on the FS-9 space station... or is it? The can...

Adult Only - Coloring/Quiet Crafting

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

7:30 PM

Laser Maze For Kids

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

8:00 PM

Stump The Experts!

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Panelist)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Panelist)

Jeremy Erman (Panelist)

A panel where the audience asks experts in different fields ...

2 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Open Singing - Sunday

5 hours, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

S.I.T.S: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator (The Gauntlet)

3 hours, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(4 players) w/

VR Gaming and Jackbox Games with Rey!

2 hours, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

One hour will be dedicated to VR G...

8:30 PM

Masquerade

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

1 hour, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

9:00 PM

Laser Maze

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

The Sunfish Dance

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Skwirl, Programming Operations (Master of ceremonies)

10:00 PM

Trial by Trolley: an Adult Card Game of Moral Dilemmas and Murder

1 hour, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

11:00 PM

1 hour, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

(3-12 Players, Ages 18 and Up) w/Gelo Trial by Trolley is a multiplayer game in which one player plays t...

Monday 4 July, 2022

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

9:00 AM

Tai Chi

1 hour, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Steven Barnes (Instructor)

Gallowclass - Monday

3 hours, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Presenter)

10:00 AM

When Reality Is Horrifying

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Panelist)

Fred Wiehe (Moderator)

Have the horrors of a pandemic turned us off to fictional ho...

We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Panelist)

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Moderator)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Panelist)

Exotic locales challenge writers to get readers up to speed ...

Is Real Space or Real History Too Boring For the Movies?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

McCovey Cove Garcia, Hotel Head (Panelist)

We’ve gotten our hopes up time and time again but it seems t...

Technological Solutions Save the Day

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Kimberly Unger (Panelist)

Q Fortier (Panelist)

Many options previously declared impossible were implemented...

The Magic Mirror Cracked

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Heather Rose Jones (Panelist)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Panelist)

Elwin Cotman (Panelist)

What does it really mean to subvert a fairy tale? How far ca...

Lest We Forget

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Loaner Games Pickup

4 hours, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3