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1:00am PDT

LARP: Dystopia Rising Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodTom Bird

7:00am PDT

Hospitality - Breakfast Room 1555

8:00am PDT

Gaming Mt St Helens

9:00am PDT

Info Desk Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar Registration HalseyHelen Umberger

9:30am PDT

Box Maze Play Time MorrisonMeredith Cook • Hunter Mayer

10:00am PDT

Emily French Reading MadisonLee French Goggles and Gears and Brown, Oh My SellwoodSteven Criss • Betty Bigelow • JD Hughes • Flori Lima-Steele • Johanna Mead I Am Not Just a Parent: Bringing One's Kids to Con and Cosplaying! WashingtonJoy Knight-Richards • Jamie Bear • Chad Budrow • Sheri Budrow • Heather Burgess • Rebecca Ernst • Jess Knight • Chantal Rochette • Ayla Jade Spillman • Katrina Spillman • Tristian Spillman Autographs AutographsCurtis Chen • Emily Jiang • Anthony Pryor Sunday 10am Kaffeeklatsch MultnomahA.M. Brosius • Sharon Joss • Erica Satifka • Wendy Wagner Baen Traveling Roadshow BroadwayJim Minz Mars – The Dirt on Dirt HawthorneDave Davis • Dan Dubrick • Loretta McKibben • Sean Robinson Fantasy In the City LincolnDiana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Phyllis Irene Radford • Jennifer Willis Formidable Women RooseveltLangley Hyde • Kristin Landon • John Lovett • Mike Moscoe Documentaries HamiltonNat Saenz Academia Duellatoria: Women's Self-Defense Seminar Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodDiana Hauer • Heidi Young Fan Tables Ballroom Lobby

10:30am PDT

Story Time: Dragons! Castles! Princesses! MorrisonDale Ivan Smith • Meredith Cook • Mir Plemmons Sara Stamey Reading MadisonSara Stamey

11:00am PDT

Frog Jones Reading MadisonFrog Jones Docent Tour: Mark Ferrari Art ShowMark J. Ferrari Kinderfilk Concert MorrisonJoan Gaustad • Frank Hayes • Roy Torley I Want to Make a Costume! SellwoodBetty Bigelow • Janet Borkowski • Gail Glass • Flori Lima-Steele • Kevin Roche Cosplay for People of All Abilities WashingtonSheri Budrow • Chad Budrow • Heather Burgess • Ellen Klowden • Jess Knight • Nora Autographs AutographsEsther Jones • Fonda Lee • Sonia Lyris Mer People Meet and Greet PoolsideOrchid Cavett Sunday 11am Kaffeeklatsch MultnomahCtein • Janet Freeman-Daily • Manny Frishberg • Mike Moscoe • Sara Stamey • Jeff Sturgeon • Daniel H. Wilson Vacuum Tubes and the Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil 3 SistersDon Anderson Cosmic Horror in Mainstream Media JacksonGwen Callahan • Crystal Connor • Andrew Fuller • Devon Monk Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading BroadwayWendy Van Camp • S. A. Bolich • J Tullos Henning • Marta Murvosh • Cat Rambo Future Laws HawthorneAri Goldstein • William Hertling • Andrew P Mayer • Sean Robinson • Erica Satifka SF as a Stealth Delivery Platform Ross IslandLiz Argall • Sunni Brock • James Glass • John Scalzi Open Read and Critique LincolnStephanie L. Weippert Realistic Dialogue RooseveltCarol Berg • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Stoney Compton • Rhiannon Held • William F. Nolan Hospitality - Lunch Room 1555 Art Show Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby Dealers' Room Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby Visiting Food Carts Outside the Ballroom Lobby entrance

11:30am PDT

Bob Brown Reading MadisonBob Brown

12:00pm PDT

World of Steampunk HamiltonNat Saenz Wendy Wagner Reading MadisonWendy Wagner How To Draw, By Not An Artist MorrisonGibbitt Rhys-Jones • Charles Mason • Arlin Robins Mermania 102 PoolsideOrchid Cavett • Sally Newman • Rachel Phillips • Yl'luria WaterSong Black Cinderella and the New Jim Crow: Media Representation in Post-Racial America WashingtonElizabeth Adams • Emily Jiang • Roget Ratchford Bard Class 102: Voice PNW BallroomAbbie Normal Game Design With Steampunk WeidlerPaul Abeyta • Angela Hardy • Dr. Jamie Hardy Lasers to Rayguns - Fictional Weapons in Pop Culture 3 Sisters Starting the Engine of Your Author Platform BroadwayWendy Van Camp Suborbital Tourism LincolnSamuel Coniglio • Dave Davis • Dan Dubrick • G. David Nordley The Amish Approach to Changing Technology: The Error of Presumed Neutrality of Technology HawthorneAri Goldstein • Keith Henson • Guy Letourneau • Sara Stamey Has Star Trek Left Us With an Enduring Mythology? Ross IslandSunni Brock • Sarina Dorie • Langley Hyde • Patrick Swenson From Parts to a Whole: Turning a Bunch of Essays into a Unified Book JacksonJason V Brock • Tod McCoy • William F. Nolan • Shannon Page Guest of Honor Autograph: Charlie Stross AutographsCharlie Stross Successfully Writing About Horrible Things RooseveltDavid Boop • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Crystal Connor • Manny Frishberg • Andrew P Mayer Bead Embroidery Workshop SellwoodTheresa Halbert GEAR Con Tea Parlour Gearcon ParlourFlori Lima-Steele

12:30pm PDT

World of Steampunk HamiltonNat Saenz Academia Duellatoria: Presentation on Film and Rapier Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodJeff Richardson • Angel Tanner Devon Monk Reading MadisonDevon Monk

1:00pm PDT

Nina Kiriki Hoffman Reading MadisonNina Kiriki Hoffman Mermaids MorrisonOrchid Cavett • Sally Newman • Rachel Phillips • Yl'luria WaterSong Surviving Cons with Disabilities WashingtonEllen Klowden • Karen Black • Chad Budrow • Sheri Budrow • Jess Knight • Nora • Chantal Rochette Parties at Cons BroadwayGene Armstrong • Lynn Gold • Frog Jones • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones World of Steampunk HamiltonNat Saenz Building Real Steampunk Objects 3 Sisters Young Adult Fantasy We Read RooseveltEmily Jiang • tina connolly • Esther Jones • Fonda Lee Is Gibson Getting Out of Hand? HawthorneBob Brown • Jim Doty • Janet Freeman-Daily • Frank Hayes Neologism and Linguicide: How the Dominant Language Mutates and Assimilates Other Languages Ross IslandJason V Brock • Amber Clark • Angela Hardy • John Lovett Guest of Honor Autograph: John Scalzi AutographsJohn Scalzi One Man's Villian Is Another Man's Hero JacksonDiana Pharaoh Francis • Carol Berg • Devon Monk • Sara Mueller Writing Workshops and Critique Groups: What to Look For LincolnLiz Argall • S. A. Bolich • Tod McCoy • Lindsay Schopfer Academia Duellatoria: The Rapier System of Gerard Thibault Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodMatthew Howden Professional Steampunks Dogpile Mult/HollJonathon Burgess • Jeffrey Cook • Mac McGowan • Professor DR Schreiber Open Jam: All Instruments Welcome PNW Ballroom Kinetic Sculpture Races Art ShowMark Chapman

1:30pm PDT

Johanna Mead Reading MadisonJohanna Mead

2:00pm PDT

Arlin Robins Art Demo Jackson Zombie Conga and More MorrisonShauna Mckain-Storey • Meredith Cook Fiber Arts SellwoodBrigid Nelson • Elizabeth Adams • Janet Borkowski • Debra Stansbury Gender Roles in Steampunk Fiction and Victorian Moral Climates WashingtonPaige Mackmer • Anina Bennett • Raven Bond • Chad Budrow • Sheri Budrow • Ellen Klowden • Jess Knight • Rhiannon Louve Evolution of fandom BroadwayGene Armstrong • Petrea Mitchell • Tom Whitmore • Ben Yalow World of Steampunk HamiltonNat Saenz Power Station Open House 3 SistersDon Anderson Steampunk Costuming WeidlerCharles Mason Zombies, Vampires, and Capitalism LincolnEmily Jiang • Bob Brown • Gwen Callahan • Andrew P Mayer • Erica Satifka Hubble HawthorneLoretta McKibben Radio Intelligence During the Prohibition Ross IslandGuy Letourneau Guest of Honor Autograph: David Levine AutographsDavid D. Levine Worldbuilding RooseveltS. A. Bolich • Ctein • Ru Emerson • Rhiannon Held

2:30pm PDT

Historical Conjuring Show Jeff/AdamsProfessor DR Schreiber Academia Duellatoria: The Rapier System of Vincent Saviolo Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodScott Knight • Jeff Richardson

3:00pm PDT

Docent Tour: M Scott Hammond Art ShowM. Scott Hammond State Of the Art: Digital Imagery JacksonMark J. Ferrari • Michael Brugger • L. Pierce Ludke Design and Play Your Own Game MorrisonKyle Engen • Carol Mathewson Armor Making SellwoodJesse Lagers • Chad Budrow • Geahk Burchill • Mark Chapman • Chin Chin Life of a Mermaid PoolsideOrchid Cavett • Sally Newman • Rachel Phillips • Yl'luria WaterSong Anime Theme Songs, From 'Tank!' to 'Take My Revolution!' WashingtonChantal Rochette • Karen Black • Katie Klecker • Ellen Klowden • Guy Letourneau • Petrea Mitchell • Nora • Roget Ratchford • Ayla Jade Spillman Autographs AutographsCarol Berg • Langley Hyde GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Main Concert Mult/HollAlexander James Adams Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson Wonder-Cabinets Then & Now WeidlerStephen Couchman Book Discussion: Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley LincolnJohn Hertz Space Battles - Where Do They Happen? RooseveltHugh S. Gregory • Frog Jones • Kristin Landon • G. David Nordley • Charlie Stross Books Into Audiobooks Broadwaytina connolly • Lynn Gold • Sharon Joss Astrobiology and the Problem of the Fermi Paradox HawthorneCtein • Bobak Ferdowsi • James Glass • Jordin Kare Craft of Game Design Ross IslandAnthony Pryor • Rhiannon Louve • Hunter Mayer • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones • Scott Woodard Fan Films HamiltonNat Saenz

4:00pm PDT

Doctor Who for Steampunks WeidlerJohnn Fultz • Danielle Nicole Arthun • Dr. Jamie Hardy Lindsay Schopfer Reading MadisonLindsay Schopfer Docent Tour: Mark Roland Art ShowMark Roland Up Close and Personal SellwoodWolfcat • Theresa Halbert • Sandra King • Flori Lima-Steele • Johanna Mead Harry Potter Fandom Celebration: Accio Sequels and Prequels! WashingtonNora • Katie Klecker • Ellen Klowden • Jess Knight • Chantal Rochette • Ayla Jade Spillman • Katrina Spillman • Tristian Spillman Steampunk Author Readings 2 3 SistersBlythe Ayne • Sarina Dorie • Paul Guinan GoH : Charles Stross Reading JacksonCharlie Stross Power Satellites: Replacing Fossil Fuels with Solar Energy from Space HawthorneKeith Henson Toxic Masculinity as Villain Ross IslandDavid D. Levine • Sara Mueller • Sienna Saint-Cyr • Sara Stamey Challenges and Joys of Collaboration RooseveltLee French • Esther Jones • William F. Nolan • Shannon Page • Scott Woodard Strategy Games Kids Tournament MorrisonKyle Engen • Carol Mathewson Swords for Scribes: Rapier Fighting Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodMatthew Howden • Kim Switzer Regency Dance Jeff/AdamsJohn Hertz

4:30pm PDT

Band Scramble Check-in PNW BallroomLinnea Thompson • Andrew Ross Steampunk for Whovians WeidlerJohnn Fultz • Danielle Nicole Arthun • Dr. Jamie Hardy

5:00pm PDT

Hayao Miyazaki Discussion Ross IslandDavid Boop • Bobak Ferdowsi • Lizzy D Hill • Katrina Spillman Essential Tips for Fitting Yourself SellwoodWolfcat • Theresa Halbert • Sandra King • Flori Lima-Steele • Richard Stephens The End is Now: Images of the World After in Popular Media WashingtonKaren Black • Manny Frishberg • Robert Plamondon • Roget Ratchford • Jeff Sturgeon Band Scramble PNW BallroomLinnea Thompson • Andrew Ross Ultimate Steampunk: Could the Victorians Have Built a Flying Carriage? WeidlerGuy Letourneau Victorian Underwear 3 SistersSarina Dorie Terminator or Wall-E: What is the Future of AI? HawthorneHoward Davidson • William Hertling • Sean Robinson • Daniel H. Wilson Sex Scenes in Writing RooseveltSienna Saint-Cyr • Diana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Mike Moscoe

5:30pm PDT

Art and Other Awards MorrisonShauna Mckain-Storey • Meredith Cook

6:00pm PDT

Retro Robots Dance MorrisonMeredith Cook • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones Unconventional Costuming Tools SellwoodGeahk Burchill • Mark Chapman • Jesse Lagers • Johanna Mead • Richard Stephens Cosplay Show & Tell WashingtonHeather Burgess • Sheri Budrow • Rebecca Ernst • Siobhan Ernst • Katie Klecker • Jess Knight • Flori Lima-Steele • Nora • Ayla Jade Spillman Concert: Frank Hayes PNW BallroomFrank Hayes Steampunk Mystery Game - Scene 3 WeidlerDanielle Nicole Arthun • Amanda Bednarz The Conjuring Connection: The History of Science's Influence on Magic 3 SistersProfessor DR Schreiber The Leisure Society: Phantom or Just Around the Corner? Ross IslandBob Brown • Rhiannon Louve • Paige Mackmer • Erica Satifka Hospitality - Dinner Room 1555 LARP: MES: Lost/Requiem Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodTom Bird SF&F Films HamiltonNat Saenz The Cabaret of Curiosities Mult/Holl

7:00pm PDT

Intermediate Prop-Making SellwoodJesse Lagers • Geahk Burchill • Mark Chapman • Chin Chin • Sandra King • Kevin Roche Crossplay, Gender, and You WashingtonEllen Klowden • Sheri Budrow • Heather Burgess • Amber Clark • Ari Goldstein • Jess Knight • Rhiannon Louve • Chantal Rochette • Richard Stephens Concert: Lynn Gold PNW BallroomLynn Gold Science Fiction Movies Ross IslandMichael Brugger • Jason LaPier • Tod McCoy • Jennifer Willis

8:00pm PDT

Make it Work Ross IslandElizabeth Adams • Theresa Mather • Liv Rainey-Smith • Professor DR Schreiber Costuming for the Full Figure SellwoodBetty Bigelow • Katherine the Great • Andrea Letourneau • Richard Stephens 3 Unwise Men Livecast LincolnDavid Boop • Frog Jones • Grant Riddell • Reiter Seaman Literary Beer GatherG. David Nordley Quiz Show: Can You Survive a Journey Through Time? WashingtonTristian Spillman • Manny Frishberg • Ari Goldstein • Ellen Klowden • Ayla Jade Spillman • Katrina Spillman Touring Beer Establishments Event

9:00pm PDT

Costuming from Your Kitchen SellwoodBetty Bigelow • Gail Glass • Brigid Nelson • Richard Stephens Literary Beer GatherShannon Page Furry Terminology Ross IslandGibbitt Rhys-Jones • Gene Armstrong LARP: MES: Accord Mt Bachelor/Mt HoodTom Bird Open Filking: Poker Chip Bardic PNW BallroomLinnea Thompson Match Game SF Jeff/AdamsKevin Standlee • Lynn Gold • Lisa Hayes • David D. Levine • Lee Moyer • Kevin Roche • Andy Trembley • Wolfcat Late Night Anime Sunday HamiltonNat Saenz

10:00pm PDT

Putting the Oomph into Your Smut: a Fanfic Writing Panel WashingtonHeather Burgess • Catherine Chandler • Ari Goldstein • Ellen Klowden • Tristian Spillman • Debra Stansbury Literary Beer GatherCat Rambo

11:00pm PDT

Literary Beer GatherWendy Van Camp