4:00 AM
4:00 AM
- Open Gaming DoubleTree City Center - Salon III
- 4:00 AM - 2:00 AM | 22 hours
- Large Programming
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Hospitality DoubleTree City Center - Room 302
- 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 16 hours
- Meet-Up
- Green Room DoubleTree City Center - Room 310
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM | 14 hours
- Meet-Up
- Registration DoubleTree City Center - Foyer
- 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | 12 hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- D&D 5e Adventurers League Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 8
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- D&D 5e Adventurers League Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 4
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Art Show DoubleTree City Center - Suite A-B, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM | 10 hours
- Come see the fantastic work of our Guest of Honor, James Humble, displayed with that of many fellow artists. Place bids for the Art Auction, held S...
- Large Programming
- Turning Your Game Into a Novel DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Masquerade 101 DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- What IS this Masquerade I've been hearing so much about? Short answer: it's a costume/performance contest. For the long answer, this panel will ...
- Panel
- Reading: Trish McCallan DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- The Star Wars Experience DoubleTree City Center - Salon I
- 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM | 10 hours
- Large Programming
- GoH Feature: David Anderson DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Our Fan Guest talks about his organization, the 501st Legion ("Vader's Fist). What do they do, how do they create their photo-accurate costumes, an...
- Large Programming
- Autograph Session DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 10:00 AM - 10:43 AM | 43 minutes
- Panel
- Habitable Planets Around Red Dwarf Stars DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Creating a Fantasy World DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Fantasy can be many things: a sprawling epic, a silly swashbuckling romance, a gritty tale of swords vs. sorcery. How do you create a world that is...
- Panel
- Writing Workshop, Session 1 DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- A private space for aspiring writers to receive critiques from experienced writers and editors. Advance sign-up is required. Contact Elizabeth R...
- Workshop
- Spacey Crafts for Kids DoubleTree City Center - Exec. Boardroom
- 10:00 AM - 5:45 PM | 7 hours 45 minutes
- Join us in the third floor Boardroom for some fun Spacey crafts!Make your own Galaxy SlimeBuild a Light Saber...
- Make & Take
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Humans vs. Monsters Diplomacy Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 3
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 2 hours
- Pokemon Walk DoubleTree City Center - Foyer
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- It's Pokemon Go Community Day at SpoCon! Join dedicated SpoCon volunteers as we brave the heat and walk around Riverfront Park to catch all the Pok...
- Special Game
- CosPlay 101 DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Are Game Designers Writers? DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Reading: Guy L. Pace DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- Whose Line Is It? DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Large Programming
- Autograph Session DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Flash Fiction: the Genre DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- How do you define flash fiction -- strictly by word count, or is there more to it? Our panelists reveal the ins and outs of this relatively new lit...
- Panel
- The Future of Health Care DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Genetic therapies. Health care deserts. Pharmaceutical profiteering. Drug-resistant bacteria. Nursing shortages. What does the future hold for heal...
- Panel
- Writing Workshop, Session 2 DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- A private space for aspiring writers to receive critiques from experienced writers and editors. Advance sign-up is required. Co...
- Workshop
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Munchkin Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 25
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 4 hours
- Go down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run.
- Walking Dead "All out war" Skirmish Game Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 11
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- The Care and Feeding of Fabrics DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Creating Worlds the Players Control DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Reading: James C. Glass DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- Writing Shared Worlds DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Shared worlds are one of the most rewarding opportunities a group of writers can take on, but also one of the most complex tasks. We'll look at how...
- Large Programming
- Zombie Orpheus Presents DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Special Game
- Alien in Your Own Culture DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- People use many terms to describe those who do not reside in the main portion of the bell curve: manic, depressive, ADD, ADHD, autistic. Yet such d...
- Panel
- Dynamic Characters DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Terribly Funny DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Costume Parade DoubleTree City Center - Exec. Boardroom
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- For kids who took part in the Costume Challenge, plus any adults who feel like joining in. We'll parade through the convention space and possibly a...
- Special Game
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 3
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Memorable NPCs DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Graphic Storytelling DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Telling stories with art -- whether paired with words or not -- presents special challenges and rewards. Our panel of artists reveal their own appr...
- Panel
- Reading: Bruce Taylor DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- The Iron Writer Competition DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Special Game
- Cassini: 13 Years Around Saturn DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- The spacecraft Cassini has been orbiting and exploring around Saturn for 13 years now. Come share the most amazing discoveries from this extended m...
- Talk
- Diversity Without Appropriation DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Fans and publishers alike are pressing for stories with more diverse casts and perspectives. The risk is that a outsiders, with the best intentions...
- Panel
- Can You Get to Space With Steam Power? DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Steampunk stories are full of aircraft fueled by steam, but would this be viable in space travel? Our panelists will talk about steam technology an...
- Panel
- Persecution of the Magi DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Mossburn Manor Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 15
- 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 4 hours
- Into the Echoside Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 13
- 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 4 hours
- Walking Dead "All out war" Skirmish Game Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 11
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Pathfinder Module: Risen from the Sands (PFRPG) Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 7
- 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 4 hours
- The deserts of Osirion—land of...
- Casting and Auditioning DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- How can the director be sure they have the right actors? And what can aspiring actors do to improve their chances of being chosen for the part they...
- Panel
- Game Design in the 21st Century DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Game formats always seem to be morphing, from table top to consoles to cards to computers to hand-held devices. The audience has also morphed from ...
- Panel
- Reading: William C. Dietz DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- GoH Feature: The Grammar Club DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Large Programming
- Children of Gaia DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- What's New in Science? DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Characters that Fit Your World... DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Create Stories Live DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Workshop
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Plan 8 from Outer Space Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 5
- 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Control Your Cloth DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- How to Build a Campaign DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Reading: Lee French DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- Masquerade Rehearsal DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 3 hours
- This time is reserved for trying out costumes in the space, testing music and other effects, and technical judging of the costumes. In addition, Th...
- Workshop
- Voice Acting and Podcasting DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Capitalism, Ego, and a Red Roadster DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- In recent years industry has taken the lead in space exploration, particularly when led by individuals with drive and money to spend. Will this ...
- Panel
- What Editors Want DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- From the first submission to an ongoing partnership, how can writers stay on good terms with their editors? What are some of the biggest turn-offs ...
- Panel
- Construct a Story on a 3x5 Card DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Workshop
- Make A Monster DoubleTree City Center - Exec. Boardroom
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Make & Take
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Photographs for Masquerade and Hall Costumes DoubleTree City Center - Salon I
- 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Come in your hall costume or your masquerade entry, and get your picture taken. There is no charge, however we will post these images as part of...
- Special Game
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Pathfinder Module: Risen from the Sands (PFRPG) Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 7
- 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 4 hours
- The deserts of Osirion—land of...
- Strange New Worlds DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Cooperative Gaming, a Conversation DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Does your gaming group work together, or is every player out for himself? Should a GM actively compete against the players? Panelists will discuss ...
- Panel
- Reading: Scott James Magner DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- The Rest of the World in Space DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Literary Secrets in Lord of the Rings DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Fiona Jallings will take us through some scenes in The Lord of the Rings, to show some hidden gems that you can catch only if you know Tolki...
- Talk
- The Popularity and Proliferation of A. I. DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- SF Movies of the 1980s DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- LARP Writers LARP Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 3
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- You've always been jealous of us: the few, the proud, the LARP writers. We know it, you know it. This LARP offers you the opportunity to adopt the ...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing Your Game DoubleTree City Center - Suite D, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Maneuvers and Etiquette in Costume DoubleTree City Center - Suite C, Spok Falls Ballroom
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Reading: Kaye Thornbrugh DoubleTree City Center - Conference Office
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
- See You, Space Cowboy DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Science fiction is full of far-flung empires with colonies all over space. What would it really take to establish colonies among the stars? What wo...
- Panel
- Rocket Propulsion Systems DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
- Short Fiction in SF DoubleTree City Center - Parkside II
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- SF is one of the last remaining genres where authors can sell short fiction. Although stories migh...
- Panel
- Meet-Up: Veterans DoubleTree City Center - Evergreen
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Meet-Up
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- D&D 5e Adventurers League Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 8
- 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 4 hours
- Soap Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 3
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Suspiciously normal things are happening in Valley Heights. What malevolent forces aren't working here? What a terrible secret isn't Dr. Johnson hi...
- Masquerade Seating DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Large Programming
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Masquerade DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Large Programming
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Lovecraftian Letters DoubleTree City Center - Exec. Boardroom
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- About two weeks ago you received a letter in the mail from an old associate. Apparently this letter was to be delivered in case of his demise. The ...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- The Grammar Club DoubleTree City Center - Salon V
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 2 hours
- Large Programming
- Open Filk Time DoubleTree City Center - Shades
- 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM | 4 hours
- Meet-Up
- The Space Bar (All-Ages room party) DoubleTree City Center - Parkside I
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | 5 hours
- Meet-Up
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Zombieland by Trooper X Publishing Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 10
- 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM | 4 hours
- Knowing the rules to survive is key. Finding a group of friends to survive the apocalypse with...may be the second best idea. The last seems to be ...
- D&D 5e Adventurers League Gaming Salon (Elizabethan Rooms) - Table 8
- 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM | 4 hours
- Slash DoubleTree City Center - Exec. Boardroom
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- A Hellmouth has opened in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and sixteen well known characters have traveled across space and time to close it. Snape/Harry, ...