Time Slots Oakbrook 1 Oakbrook 2 Oakbrook 3 Mooshenko's Odana C Author Signings Lobby Friday 2:30-4:00PM Friday 4:00- Friday Dinner Break 5:30-7:00PM Firefly's Children Paul Wiesner, Comics Panel/Writing for Comics Marjorie Liu, Jennifer Bodily Autonomy and Agency in SF and Fantasy Catie Pfeifer, Paul Dale Anderson, Athena Foster (M) Massively Multiplayer Online Game Panel Matt Winchell, Erin Burke (M), Randy McCullick Beginners cosplay Lynn Laakso, J Laakso Translating the Future Todd Voros Friday 7:00-9:00PM Opening Ceremonies, Fiction Contest Winners, Speculative Poetry Slam & Open Mike Friday 9:30-11:00PM Friday 11:00PM -- Karoaoke How to Act Like a Grownup (for better or worse.) Johnson, Alex Bledsoe, Jim Frenkel (M) An Evening With Mrs. Byrne Richard Russell (F) Karaoke Tokusatsu Urban Fantasy: World Retooling?
Matt Winchell (M), Erin Burke, Randy McCullick Marjorie Liu, Alex Bledsoe Overnight 8:00AM 10:00-11:30AM 11:30-1:00PM 1:00-2:30PM Once Upon a Time in a (Ford) Galaxy: the Romance of the Auto Paul Dale Anderson, Alex Bledsoe, Jim Frenkel, Schnobrich (M) Marjorie Liu Interview** Marjorie Liu, Gregory Rihn(M), Jennifer Interview Artisanal RPG Design: Threat or Menace? Bill Bodden, Will Horror Fiction Ever Get Respect? Bill Bodden, (M), Paul Dale Anderson, F.J. Bergmann, Alex Bledsoe, Jim Frenkel Alchemy - when philosophy, theology and magic stumbled upon science? Publishing 101 in 2016 Brea Behn, Susan Chang, Phillip Kaveny SF Films of 2015: The Year the Force Awakened Richard Russell (F) Scrivener - What Is It? Who Should Use It? Why Should You Use it and How Should You Use It? Return of the Iron Ration Rena Noel (P) Intro to Anime/Manga Lynn Laakso (M), Thomas Shaul, Stefan Laakso Reboots What are Humans Good For, anyway? Johnson, Lee Schneider, Schnobrich (M) Jackson's Hobbit: There and Back Again Spontaneous Writing Contest Start Signing:, Bill Bodden (M) Paul Dale Anderson, Diane Greenlee (P) Lynn Laakso, Alex Bledsoe, J Laakso, Jim Frenkel (M) Richard West, Catie Pfeifer (M), Philip Kaveny, Janice
Schnobrich (M) Bogstad 2:30-4:00PM Brandon Interview Brandon, Jim Frenkel (M) It Came from the Internet Matt Winchell (M), Erin Burke, Randy McCullick Old Fans,and Tired Dick Smith, Leah Zeldes Smith (M), Philip Kaveny, Janice Bogstad Getting Horses Right for Fantasy Authors F.J. Bergmann (F) How Not To Run An RPG Signing: Liu Make and Take Window Clingers: Art Show: 2:30 PM 4:00- Dinner Break 5:30-7:00PM 7:00-9:00PM Love Their Works - Hate Their Views! Gregory Rihn, Catie Pfeifer, Athena Foster (M) GoH Speeches, Costume Contest Awesome Librarians! Schnobrich, Richard West The Practical Physiology of Immortality Paul Dale Anderson, Janet E. Lewis (M) Speculative Poetry Workshop F.J. Bergmann (F) Cryptobio camera-shy Johnson, Alex Bledsoe Signing: Weis 9:30-11:00PM Karaoke Charity Auction Talk to an Editor Susan Chang, Jim Frenkel Gaming 1: Magic the Gathering with Brandon Brandon
11:00PM -- Karaoke Science Fiction Double Feature Picture Show Gregory Rihn (P) Nudging History Dick Smith (M), Philip Kaveny, Ozgur K Sahin, Susan Chang Overnight 10:00-11:30AM 11:30-1:00PM RPG Licenses We'd Like To See Bill Bodden, (M), Athena Foster, Steve Lemberg Will Comics Ever Be Respectable? Richard Russell (M), Marjorie Liu, Jennifer Medical technology and Medical Ethics. Lee Schneider (M), Dick Smith, Marjorie Liu The Cyberpunks were Right Bill Bodden, Thomas Shaul, Dick Smith (M), Leah Zeldes Smith A Pack of Ideas Diane Greenlee (P) World-building Upgrades Brandon, Jim Frenkel, Chad Ballard Fantasy Films of 2016: The Year the Force Awakened Richard S. Russell What're Your Top Ten? Lynn Laakso 1:00-2:30PM Magical Ethics What Constitutes Canon? When Social Justice Isn't Justice Comparing Elves in Tolkien and Jackson C.K. Hinchliffe, Lee Schneider, Brandon, Thomas Shaul (M), Margaret Weis, Chad Ballard Athena Foster (M), Leah Zeldes Smith, Steve Lemberg, Catie Pfeifer Richard Russell, F.J. Bergmann, Gregory Rihn (M) Dr. Janice Bogstad 2:30- Marvel vs. DC - the Media Wars Famous Mages of Story Not Your Father's Mars Gaming in the Classroom
4:00PM 4:00- Paul Wiesner (M), Marjorie Liu, Bill Bodden Richard West, Catie Pfeifer (M), Schnobrich Paul Dale Anderson, Richard S. Russell Nicholas Kotelensky (M), Thomas Shaul,