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Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
8:00
8:00
Dealers Hall Pre-Opening Coffee and Doughnuts Reception 50 minutes 8:00 NZST  -  8:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Reception
9:00
9:00
Live Long and Prosper: Meditation for Trekkies 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Instructor Erin Wilcox (SFWA)
Activity
Escape Artists Fan Meetup 55 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:55 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Panelist Marguerite Kenner (EA) | Moderator Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists Inc.)
Discussion Group
Fandom
10:00
10:00
Daily Briefing - Wednesday 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Moderator Tom Whitmore (fan)
Discussion Group
Society/Culture
Future Laws 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Karl Schroeder | Panelist Gadi Evron (Tel Aviv in 2027) | Moderator Likhain | Panelist Anne-Louise Fortune (Independent Scholar) | Panelist Penelope Flynn (LLC)
Panel
Science/Technology
The Art of the Interview 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Moderator Michi Trota (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America) | Panelist Jen Zink (The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Panelist Zedeck Siew | Panelist Judith Huang
Panel
Fantasy Today: The Best of Recent Fantasy 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Sarah Gailey | Panelist Graci Kim (Rick Riordan Presents) | Panelist Claire Rousseau | Moderator Emma Osborne
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Magic Realism in Genre 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Panelist Libia Brenda (Independent) | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance) | Moderator Eli K. P. William
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
11:00
11:00
Cyborgs and Society 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist SL Huang | Panelist SB Divya | Panelist Errick Nunnally | Moderator Benjamin C. Kinney (Escape Pod)
Panel
The Continuing Relevance and Popularity of The Lord of the Rings 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Susana Polo (Polygon.com) | Moderator Paul Weimer | Panelist Gina Saucier | Panelist Jodi McAlister | Panelist J J Mathews (Mouse Moon Press)
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Token Girl 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Mallory O'Meara | Panelist Isa Ritchie | Panelist Kieron Gillen | Panelist Mary Anne Mohanraj (University of Illinois / Speculative Literature Foundation) | Moderator Mary Robinette Kowal
Panel
MediaWriting/Business of WritingSociety/CultureComics/Graphic NovelsLiterature
Science Fiction/Fantasy from the Chinese Diaspora 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Joyce Chng | Panelist Bradford Lyau | Panelist Andy Dudak | Panelist Kin-Ming Looi (-)
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasySociety/CultureLiterature
12:00
12:00
Reading: Valerie Valdes 25 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Valerie Valdes
Reading
Reading: Siobhan Carroll 25 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Siobhan Carroll (University of Delaware)
Reading
SF & the Big C 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Moderator Maree Pavletich (CoNZealand)
Discussion Group
Fandom
How to Enjoy the First Virtual Worldcon 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Gay Haldeman | Panelist Jeanne Mealy | Panelist Laurie Mann | Moderator Rose Mitchell
Panel
Fandom
Welcome, New Professional Writers 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Mikko Rauhala | Panelist Cat Rambo (Cat Rambo) | Moderator Kaisa Pellinen (F) | Panelist Sam Hawke
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
SF and Fantasy of Australia 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Angela Meyer | Moderator Jack Dann | Panelist Helen Stubbs (Writers Activation, Galactic Chat) | Panelist Sean McMullen
Panel
New ZealandScience Fiction/Fantasy
Shared Common Myths 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Helen Marshall (University of Queensland) | Participant Peadar Ó Guilín | Participant Graci Kim (Rick Riordan Presents) | Participant Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasySociety/Culture
Is it Time for a Best Video Game/Interactive Media Hugo? 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Ceinwen Langley | Moderator Vincent Docherty (SMOFcon 39) | Panelist Karen Bovenmyer (PseudoPod Horror Podcast Magazine) | Panelist Cameron Bolinger (Explorasaurus Studios) | Panelist Ira Alexandre (Lady Business)
Panel
Gaming
My Favourite Things: What I Always Remember about Game of Thrones 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Kin-Ming Looi (-) | Moderator Sarah Gulde (Star Trek Quarterly) | Panelist Queenie Chan | Panelist David Peterson
Panel
MediaScience Fiction/Fantasy
Pitch Perfect 1 hour 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Workshops
 |  Signup required
Instructor Curtis Chen (SFWA)
Workshop
Writing/Business of Writing
12:30
12:30
Reading: Juliana Rew 25 minutes 12:30 NZST  -  12:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Juliana Rew (Third Flatiron Publishing)
Reading
Reading: Stina Leicht 25 minutes 12:30 NZST  -  12:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Stina Leicht
Reading
13:00
13:00
Reading: Glen Engel-Cox 25 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Glen Engel-Cox (Blue Agama Associates)
Reading
The Art of the Review 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist James Davis Nicoll (James Nicoll Reviews / University of Waterloo Theatre Centre) | Moderator Trish Matson | Panelist Claire Rousseau | Panelist Anne-Louise Fortune (Independent Scholar) | Panelist Kyla Lee Ward (Prea Press)
Panel
Future Economics 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Karl Schroeder | Panelist Katherine Quevedo | Panelist Eli K. P. William | Panelist Jesper Stage
Panel
Kaffeeklatsch: Sarah Beth Durst 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Sarah Beth Durst
Kaffeeklatsch
Who, What, When and/or Where Inspired You? 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Kaaron Warren | Panelist Snezana Kanacki | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) | Moderator Amanda Bridgeman
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyWriting/Business of Writing
Climate Change and Conventions 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Tim Jones | Moderator Erin Underwood | Panelist Cameron Bolinger (Explorasaurus Studios) | Panelist Kyoko Ogushi (CoNZealand)
Panel
Fandom
What to Expect When You're Ready to Query 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist L. D. Lewis (FIYAH Literary Magazine) | Panelist Casey Lucas (Seven Seas Entertainment) | Panelist Jennifer Mace | Moderator Morgan Hazelwood
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
Accessible Magic 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Andi C. Buchanan (Writer) | Panelist Taiyo Fujii (SFWJ) | Moderator Petrea Mitchell
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasySociety/Culture
13:30
13:30
Reading: J.R.H. Lawless 25 minutes 13:30 NZST  -  13:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker J.r.h. Lawless (J.R.H. Lawless)
Reading
14:00
14:00
Reading: Maria Haskins 25 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Maria Haskins
Reading
Chronology of Calendars 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Edmund Schluessel (International School of Helsinki) | Moderator Gideon Marcus (Galactic Journey (and Journey Press) ) | Panelist Jenn Lyons (Tor Books)
Panel
Science/Technology
Science Fantasy: A Core Piece of the SF/F World 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Tommy Kucera (Dept of Mathematics) | Moderator David D. Levine | Panelist L.J. Kendall (L. J. Kendall Publishing) | Panelist Jacqui Greaves | Panelist Rivqa Rafael
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Welcome to CoNZealand, a Virtual Tour 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Presenter Matthew Shogren | Presenter Morgan Hazelwood
Demonstration
Novel vs. Game: Approaches to Narrative Fiction 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Zach Dodson (featherproof books) | Panelist Casey Lucas (Seven Seas Entertainment) | Moderator Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment)
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingGaming
Meet the Fan Fund Winners 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Panelist Erin Underwood | Panelist Alison Scott (Punctuation)
Dialogue
The Atlanta Radio Theatre Presents "Omnilingual" and other SF Radio Plays 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Performer Bill Ritch (The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company)
Presentation
Other
Literary Beer: Benjamin C. Kinney 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Benjamin C. Kinney (Escape Pod)
Literary Beer
Running Conventions: A Worldwide Perspective 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Maciej Matuszewski | Panelist Diane Walton (On Spec Magazine) | Panelist Rose Mitchell | Panelist Kyoko Ogushi (CoNZealand) | Moderator Ben Yalow (CoNZealand)
Panel
Draw Your Way Out 1 hour 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Workshops
 |  Signup required
Instructor Julie Czerneda
Workshop
14:30
14:30
Reading: Emma Osborne 25 minutes 14:30 NZST  -  14:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Emma Osborne
Reading
Reading: Melinda Snodgrass 25 minutes 14:30 NZST  -  14:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Melinda Snodgrass (Stealing Fire Productions Inc.)
Reading
15:00
15:00
Reading: Ada Palmer 25 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Ada Palmer
Reading
Reading: Yugen Yashima 25 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Yugen Yashima
Reading
Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Wednesday 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Moderator Jan Bass (Programme)
Activity
Infinite Entangled Futures: Indigenous Voices in Conversation 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Toni Wi | Moderator Sloane Leong | Panelist Sascha Stronach | Panelist Darcie Little Badger | Panelist Rebecca Roanhorse
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Small Press Leading the Way 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Joyce Chng | Moderator Tod McCoy (Hydra House Books) | Panelist Michelle Lovi (Odyssey Books) | Panelist Zach Dodson (featherproof books)
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
Epidemics and Plagues in the Real World and in Fiction 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Andy Dudak | Moderator Mason A. Porter (University of California) | Panelist Perrianne Lurie | Panelist Freya Marske | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia)
Panel
Science/TechnologyScience Fiction/Fantasy
Kaffeeklatsch: Gillian Polack 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Gillian Polack
Kaffeeklatsch
Kaffeeklatsch: Juliana Rew 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Juliana Rew (Third Flatiron Publishing)
Kaffeeklatsch
Kaffeeklatsch: Juliet Marillier 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Juliet Marillier
Kaffeeklatsch
My Favourite Things: What I Always Remember About Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Karen Bovenmyer (PseudoPod Horror Podcast Magazine) | Panelist Ceinwen Langley | Panelist Timothy Ellis (The Hunter Legacy Universe / WriterSanctum author forum) | Panelist H.G. Parry | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance)
Panel
Media
The Death of Genre? 55 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:55 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Trish Matson | Panelist Caren Gussoff Sumption | Panelist Joshua Bilmes | Moderator Soon Lee
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingOther GenresLiterature
ISS - Still there 1 hour 15:00 NZST  -  16:00 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Speaker Matthew Pavletich | Speaker David Brin (Futures Unlimited) | Panelist Michael Lutomski (Former NASA SpaceX Blue Origin and others)
Panel
Science/Technology
Parties: 29 July, party band #3 3 hours 15:00 NZST  -  18:00 NZST  |  Con Operations , Party Zoom
Party
15:30
15:30
Reading: Snezana Kanachki 25 minutes 15:30 NZST  -  15:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Snezana Kanacki
Reading
Reading: Russell Kirkpatrick 25 minutes 15:30 NZST  -  15:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Russell Kirkpatrick
Reading
16:00
16:00
Reading: SB Divya 25 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker SB Divya
Reading
Reading: Mallory O'Meara 25 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Mallory O'Meara
Reading
Killing it in Kindle Unlimited 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Eileen Mueller
Presentation
Writing/Business of Writing
World Building for Fantasy 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Workshops
Instructor David Hair
Presentation
Writing/Business of Writing
Can Living in a Small Space on Earth Prepare You for Living in Space? 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Moderator Katrina Archer (Little Blue Marble) | Panelist M. Darusha Wehm | Panelist Courtney Schafer | Panelist David D. Levine
Panel
Science/TechnologySociety/Culture
The World of Independent Board Games: Beyond D & D 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Petrea Mitchell | Moderator Queenie Chan | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa)
Panel
Gaming
Kaffeeklatsch: Corey J. White 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Corey J. White
Kaffeeklatsch
Kaffeeklatsch: Robinne Weiss 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Robinne Weiss
Kaffeeklatsch
The Evolution of Fanzines 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Chris Garcia (Team Journey Planet) | Panelist Wendy Browne (Women Write About Comics) | Panelist Greg Hills (.) | Moderator Cora Buhlert | Panelist Jeanne Mealy
Panel
Fandom
56 Years to Air? ST: SNW 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Ash Charlton (ACE TRAINING) | Panelist Jessica Davis | Panelist Matthew Pavletich | Panelist Matthew S. Rotundo | Moderator Christine Taylor-Butler
Panel
FandomMedia
Meet and Greet the Programme Participants 1 hour 16:00 NZST  -  17:00 NZST  |  Programming , Meet and Greets
Reception
16:30
16:30
Reading: Umiyuri Katsuyama 25 minutes 16:30 NZST  -  16:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Umiyuri Katsuyama
Reading
Reading: Glenda Larke 25 minutes 16:30 NZST  -  16:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Glenda Larke
Reading
17:00
17:00
Reading: Mark English 25 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Mark English (Clarinspect)
Reading
Reading: Sascha Stronach 25 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Sascha Stronach
Reading
A Short, Sharp, Shock: Horror in Few Words 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Suyi Davies Okungbowa | Panelist Emma Osborne | Panelist Nibedita Sen
Panel
Writers on Writing: What’s in a Name? Characters in Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Mimi Mondal (Self) | Moderator S. K. Dunstall | Panelist Zaza Koshkadze | Panelist Mandy Hager (NZ Society of Authors)
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyWriting/Business of Writing
Animals in Fantasy 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Discord , Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
Panelist Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Panelist Kathryn Sullivan | Panelist Steph Matuku | Panelist H.G. Parry | Moderator Paula Boer (Self-employed)
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyChildren
Kaffeeklatsch: David Hair 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant David Hair
Kaffeeklatsch
Kaffeeklatsch: Helen Marshall 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
 |  Signup required
Participant Helen Marshall (University of Queensland)
Kaffeeklatsch
Japanese Science Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Mari Kotani (Meiji University) | Panelist Dohjin Miyamoto (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist Hirotaka Osawa (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist Taiyo Fujii (SFWJ) | Moderator Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University)
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
17:30
17:30
Reading: Jean Bürlesk 25 minutes 17:30 NZST  -  17:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Jean Bürlesk (Science Fiction and Fantasy Society Luxembourg)
Reading
Reading: J J Mathews 25 minutes 17:30 NZST  -  17:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker J J Mathews (Mouse Moon Press)
Reading
18:00
18:00
The Art of Kathleen Jennings 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Presenter Kathleen Jennings
Portfolio
Art
Feedback Session 1 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Kelly Buehler (CoNZealand) | Panelist Lynelle Howell (CoNZealand) | Panelist David Gallaher (CoNZealand) | Moderator Norman Cates (CoNZealand)
Panel
Fandom
Starfinder Society - 1-Q Into the Unknown 2 hours 55 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  20:55 NZST  |  Programming , Gaming Zoom
 |  Signup required
Moderator Keith Smith
Roleplaying
Gaming
Film Festival Block 1 4 hours 18:00 NZST  -  22:00 NZST
Media Screening
19:00
19:00
Welcome to CoNZealand, a Virtual Tour 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  19:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Presenter Maree Pavletich (CoNZealand)
Demonstration
Representing the Other 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  19:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Speaker Brandon O'Brien (FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction) | Panelist Cliona Shakespeare (University of Jyväskylä) | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia) | Moderator Bradford Lyau | Panelist Laura (El) Lam (Edinburgh Napier University)
Panel
Author Forums: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 1 hour 19:00 NZST  -  20:00 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Moderator Timothy Ellis (The Hunter Legacy Universe / WriterSanctum author forum)
Discussion Group
How Writing for Games Made me a Better Writer 1 hour 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Programming , Workshops
 |  Signup required
Instructor Richard (Rik) Lagarto
Workshop
Gaming
20:00
20:00
Scarey Stuff 50 minutes 20:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Contestant Frances Hardinge | Contestant Elizabeth Knox | Master of ceremonies Kyla Lee Ward (Prea Press)
Game Show
Horror
21:00
21:00
Book Discussion: The Starless Sea 50 minutes 21:00 NZST  -  21:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
 |  Signup required
Moderator Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf
Discussion Group
Imagining Fae in Aotearoa and elsewhere 50 minutes 21:00 NZST  -  21:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Moderator Hester J. Rook | Panelist Rem Wigmore | Panelist Jodi McAlister | Panelist Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist AJ Lancaster
Panel
New ZealandSociety/CulturePasifika
Are We Living in a Simulation? 50 minutes 21:00 NZST  -  21:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Fiona Moore | Panelist Sultana Raza | Moderator L.J. Kendall (L. J. Kendall Publishing) | Panelist Christopher Gee
Panel
Science/Technology
22:00
22:00
Planning and Attending Conventions in the Age of COVID-19 50 minutes 22:00 NZST  -  22:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Gerard Kraus (Science Fiction & Fantasy Society Luxembourg) | Panelist Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf | Moderator Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Panelist Vincent Docherty (SMOFcon 39)
Panel
FandomEuropean Time
23:00
23:00
Establishing A Social Media Presence 50 minutes 23:00 NZST  -  23:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Zena Shapter (Zena Shapter) | Panelist Morgan Hazelwood
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingEuropean Time
Parties: 29 July, party band #1 3 hours 23:00 NZST  -  2:00 NZST  |  Con Operations , Party Zoom
Party