Friday Programming

8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Scheduled Gaming, Cascade 11 & 12
8:00 am – 6:00 am (yes, all–night)
Open Gaming, Rotunda 1 & 2
9:00 am
Fictional Linguistics, Cascade 6
9:00 am
Climate Change in the 21st Century, Cascade 7
9:00 am
European High Fashion of the 14th Century, Cascade 8
10:00 –10:30 am
Reading: John Alexander, Cascade 3
10:00 am
Artist Koffee Klatch, Cascade 4
10:00 am
Space Propulsion Systems, Cascade 6
10:00 am
The Comics Format as a Storytelling Device, Cascade 7
10:00 am
Stuck On The Surface, Cascade 8
10:00 am
Drowning in the Gene Pool, Cascade 9
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Let's Make a Movie: Plan It!, Cascade 10
10:00 am
Origami, Cascade 13
10:00 am
Don’t Say It, Have the Characters Say It, Evergreen 1
10:00 am
Playing God, Part I: World Building, Evergreen 2
10:00 – 11:30 am
Fly Me to the Moon: Fleet Workshop, Olympic 1
10:00 am
If All the Computers Stopped Working, Grand 2
10:30 – 11:00 am
Reading: Steven Barnes, Cascade 3
11:00 – 11:30 am
Reading: Alma Alexander, Cascade 3
11:00 am
Urban Fantasy 101: Introduction to the Field, Cascade 4
11:00 am
Fandom in Daily Life, Cascade 5
11:00 am
Independent and Small Press Publishing, Cascade 6
11:00 am
The Dark Side of Trek, Cascade 7
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
History of Underwear, Cascade 9
11:00 am
Tradition vs. Technology, Cascade 13
11:00 am
Medieval Weaponry for Fun and Profit, Evergreen 1
11:00 am
What is Consciousness?, Evergreen 2
11:00 am
Wargaming 101, Evergreen 3 & 4
11:00 am
Computer Misconceptions in Science Fiction Literature and Film, Grand 2
11:00 am
Scavenger Hunt, Salon
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Reading: Jennifer Brozek, Cascade 3
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Reading: Michael Ehart, Cascade 3
12:00 pm
SF Con or Pop Culture Event?, Cascade 4
12:00 pm
Biology in SF: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cascade 5
12:00 pm
Beyond Doctor Who: Other British Sci-fi, Cascade 6
12:00 pm
Another Zombie Panel, Cascade 7
12:00 pm
Survivor: Pandora, Cascade 8
12:00 pm
Alternative Energy: Its Political Implications, Cascade 10
12:00 pm
Steampunk Art, Cascade 13
12:00 pm
The Universe is Changing!, Evergreen 1
12:00 pm
Build a Better Adventure, Evergreen 2
12:00 pm
What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?, Evergreen 3 & 4
12:00 pm
Cool Summer Movie Stuff!, Olympic 1
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Courage: The Series - A Firefly fan series panel and episode premier., Grand 3
12:30 – 1:00 pm
Reading: Nathan Crowder, Cascade 3
1:00 – 1:30 pm
Reading: Carlos Cortes, Cascade 3
1:00 pm
Devising Magical Systems, Cascade 4
1:00 pm
Working On Your Craft: Writing as an Evolving Process, Cascade 5
1:00 pm
101 Songs Every Filker Should Know, Cascade 6
1:00 pm
Tomorrow’s World, Cascade 7
1:00 pm
Copyright and You, Cascade 8
1:00 pm
The Latest Board and Card Games, Cascade 9
1:00 pm
They're Gonna Put Me in a Spaceship!, Cascade 10
1:00 pm
Angels and Demons – Costuming the Divine and the Damned, Cascade 13
1:00 pm
Are Vampires Just for Tweens?, Evergreen 1
1:00 pm
Future of Malware?, Evergreen 2
1:00 pm
Interview with John Cramer, Evergreen 3 & 4
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Gothic Tea Party, Presidential Suite
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Reading: Spencer Ellsworth, Cascade 3
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Reading: Ian McDonald, Cascade 3
2:00 pm
Amateur Contributions to Space Exploration, Cascade 4
2:00 pm
Welcome to the Scary World of Horror, Cascade 5
2:00 pm
Performance Enhancement, Cascade 6
2:00 pm
Gay Characters in Comics, Cascade 7
2:00 pm
Bones, House, and CSI: Fantasy Masquerading as Reality, Cascade 8
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Artists’ Sci-Fi/Fantasy Pictionary, Cascade 9
2:00 pm
Vehicles Of Self Expression: Costuming For Wheelchairs, Walkers And Other Necessary Helpers, Cascade 10
2:00 pm
Medieval Re-Creation and Medieval Re-Enactment Societies., Cascade 13
2:00 pm
And They Pay Me for This!, Evergreen 1
2:00 pm
Rolling With the Dice: Role Playing, Pop Culture, and Philosophy, Evergreen 2
2:00 pm
Intellectual Property and Creative Commons, Evergreen 3 & 4
2:00 pm
I Robot, Olympic 1
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Lazer Tag, Grand 2
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Attack of the Movie Previews!, Grand 3
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Reading: Daryl Gregory, Cascade 3
3:00 – 3: 30 pm
Reading: am Dellamonica, Cascade 3
3:00 pm
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge to Valhalla, Cascade 4
3:00 pm
How to Run a Fest, Cascade 5
3:00 pm
Is Electronic Publishing the Future?, Cascade 6
3:00 pm
Terraforming 101, Cascade 7
3:00 pm
Personal Heads-Up Display, Cascade 8
3:00 pm
Did the Revolution of the `60s Succeed?, Cascade 10
3:00 pm
Masquerade Tips, Cascade 13
3:00 pm
The Large Hadron Collider, Evergreen 1
3:00 pm
What is D&D?, Evergreen 2
3:00 pm
Story Hour, Olympic 1
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Reading: Brian David Johnson, Cascade 3
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Reading: Jean Johnson, Cascade 3
4:00 pm
Writing: The Long and the Short of It, Cascade 4
4:00 pm
Will the Robots be Our Friends?, Cascade 5
4:00 pm
The Medieval Night Sky - The State of Astronomy in the Middle Ages., Cascade 6
4:00 pm
Are Angels and Demons the Next Big Monster?, Cascade 7
4:00 pm
Marty and Doc's Final Ride, Cascade 8
4:00 pm
Unusual Fibers (How'd You Get THAT!?), Cascade 9
4:00 pm
Geek Parents, Cascade 10
4:00 pm
Face Painting Basics, Cascade 13
4:00 pm
Energy Weapons: A Reality Check, Evergreen 1
4:00 pm
Underwater Ninja Tigers! (or A Friendly Discussion on Monster Design)
, Evergreen 2
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Autograph Session #1, Evergreen 3 & 4
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Alexander James Adams and Tricky Pixie in Concert, Grand 3
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Single Pattern Contest Judging, Olympic 1
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Reading: Cat Rambo, Cascade 3
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Fly Me to the Moon: Test Flight & Competition, Grand 2
5:00 – 5:30 pm
Reading: Jak Koke, Cascade 3
5:00 pm
Creating Your Voice, Cascade 4
5:00 pm
The Natural World, Cascade 5
5:00 pm
Biological and Scientific Accuracy in Your Art, Cascade 6
5:00 pm
Webcomics, Cascade 7
5:00 pm
Art of the Salon: Hosting the Dark and Decadent, Cascade 8
5:00 pm
Floozies, Soiled Doves and Ladies of the Evening: The Oldest Profession in the Old West and What They Wore, Cascade 9
5:00 pm
The First One is Free!, Cascade 10
5:00 pm
What is the Future Made Of?, Cascade 13
5:00 pm
Language Fossils, Evergreen 1
5:00 pm
Female Friendly Horror, Evergreen 2
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Poker Tournament Qualifying Round 4, Rotunda 2
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Reading: Wolf Lahti, Cascade 3
6:00 – 6:30 pm
Reading: John Pitts, Cascade 3
6:00 pm
Non-Profits, Fundraising, Grassroots Awareness., Cascade 4
6:00 pm
Alien Religions and Religious Practices, Cascade 5
6:00 pm
Relationship Woes: Or What Does It Take for a Supernatural Being to Find True Love?, Cascade 6
6:00 pm
Kaaaaaaate! We Have to Go Baaaaaaack!, Cascade 7
6:00 pm
Influence of Goth Subculture on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Mainstream Media, Cascade 8
6:00 pm
What Happened to Robots?, Cascade 9
6:00 pm
Polyamory 101, Cascade 10
6:00 pm
Thrifting Your Way To A Steampunk Wardrobe, Cascade 13
6:00 pm
Best Board Games for a Party, Evergreen 1
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Michael Ehart Book Launch Reception, Presidential Suite
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Reading: Jenna Pitman, Cascade 3
6:30 – 7:15 pm
Creede Lambard in concert, Evergreen 2
7:00 – 7:30 pm
Reading: Irene Radford, Cascade 3
7:00 pm
Medieval Characters - Women Authors, Cascade 4
7:00 pm
The Amazon Princess, Cascade 5
7:00 pm
Star Trek Fans and the Changing of the Guard, Cascade 6
7:00 pm
How to Survive the Apocalypse, Cascade 7
7:00 pm
Gamers Need Love, Too, Cascade 8
7:00 pm
Aging and Distressing Costumes, Cascade 13
7:00 pm
Single Pattern Contest Fashion Show, Evergreen 1
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Lazer Tag, Evergreen 3 & 4
7:00 pm
Pre-Masquerade Meeting, Olympic 1
7:00 – 8:30 pm
PK Dick Awards, Grand 2
7:15 – 8:00 pm
Tempered Glass in concert, Evergreen 2
7:30 – 8:00 pm
Reading: Kal Cobalt, Cascade 3
8:00– 8:30 pm
Reading: Lorelei Shannon, Cascade 3
8:00 pm
What is Goth?, Cascade 4
8:00 pm
Fanfic Love, Fanfic Hate, Cascade 5
8:00 pm
Steampunk Archetypes, Cascade 6
8:00 pm
Can Hollywood Leave Joseph Campbell Alone Now?, Cascade 7
8:00 pm
BDSM 101, Cascade 8
8:00– 10:00 pm
“Controlled Accident” Demo, Cascade 13
8:00 pm
Totally Out-of-This World Pajama Party!, Olympic 1
8:00– 10:00 pm
Poker Tournament Qualifying Round 5, Rotunda 2
8:30 – 9:00 pm
Reading: Jack Skillingstead, Cascade 3
9:00 pm
Friends of Bill W., Cascade 3
9:00 pm
Hey, Check out the Sex Scene in My Fantasy, Cascade 4
9:00 pm
Philosophy and the Undead 101: Philosophical Zombies Think, Therefore Brains!, Cascade 5
9:00 pm
Gender Queers in Urban Fantasy, Cascade 6
9:00 pm
Alien Sex, Cascade 7
9:00 pm
Steampunk Gaming, Cascade 8
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Match Game, Cascade 9 & 10
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Fannish Fetish Fashion Show, Evergreen 1 & 2 (18+)
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Costumers Stitch & Bitch, Olympic 1
9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Stardance, Grand 2 & 3
10:00 –10:30 am
Reading: Jaye Wells, Cascade 3
10:00 pm
Zombies: How Do They Happen?, Cascade 4
10:00 p.m.
Home Recording I, Cascade 5
10:00 pm
Vampire World-Building, Cascade 6
10:00 pm
Thinking Small, Cascade 7
10:00 pm
Build Your Own Bimbo, Cascade 8
10:00 pm – 2:00 am
Weird Tales party, Maxi's Lounge (21+)
10:00 pm – 12:00 am
Poker Tournament Qualifying Round 6, Rotunda 2
10:30 – 11:00 pm
Reading: David J. Williams, Cascade 3
11:00 pm
Slash Stereotypes, Cascade 4
11:00 pm
This Blood's for You, Cascade 5
11:00 pm
Victorian Sex, Cascade 6
11:00 pm – 2:00 am
Friday Night Open Filk, Evergreen 3 & 4
12:00 am (seating 11:30 pm)
Midnight Movie - Rocky Horror Picture Show, Evergreen 1 & 2