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Chris Ballowe

Board games
SCA
Archery
TV - but I am always a few episodes or seasons behind.
Friday, July 1
 

12:00pm PDT

Gaming Mt St Helens

1:00pm PDT

Conventions of the Pacific Northwest Ross IslandKaren Anderson • Gene Armstrong • Gregory Gadow • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones

2:00pm PDT

Docent Tour: Lee Moyer Art ShowLee Moyer New Horizons HawthorneRoy Torley

3:00pm PDT

Star Wars Origami WashingtonCatherine Chandler • Katie Klecker • Paige Mackmer • Chantal Rochette Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson The Wired Brain HawthorneSonia Lyris • William Hertling • Kenneth Lett • Sean Robinson

4:00pm PDT

The Celestia Space Simulation Program HawthorneRoy Torley

5:00pm PDT

Intro to Filk and a Guide to the Westercon Filk Track PNW BallroomLinnea Thompson

6:00pm PDT

Concert: North of the Black Sea PNW BallroomJoan Gaustad • Roy Torley

7:00pm PDT

Concert: PDX Broadsides PNW BallroomJessica Hebert • Christian Lipski • Hollyanna Smith McCollom Going to Mars: What’s the Point? HawthorneBobak Ferdowsi • Kristin Landon • David D. Levine • G. David Nordley

8:00pm PDT

GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Requests and Q&A PNW BallroomAlexander James Adams Brewery Crawls EventCharlie Stross Flirting 101 Ross IslandSonia Lyris

9:00pm PDT

Match Game SF Jeff/AdamsKevin Standlee • Jim Doty • Manny Frishberg • Andrew Fuller • Lynn Gold • Lisa Hayes • David D. Levine • Debra Stansbury Vanitys Vaudeville Vixens Mult/HollVanity Thorn
 
Saturday, July 2
 

8:00am PDT

Gaming Mt St Helens

10:00am PDT

A.M. Brosius Reading MadisonA.M. Brosius International Space Flight – A New Cold War HawthorneAri Goldstein • Dan Dubrick • Hugh S. Gregory • G. David Nordley

11:00am PDT

Parody Song Writing Techniques PNW BallroomJeff Bohnhoff • Frank Hayes • Christian Lipski • Hollyanna Smith McCollom • Andrew Ross Nikola Tesla and the Tesla Coil 3 SistersDon Anderson

12:00pm PDT

Saturday Noon Kaffeeklatsch MultnomahS. A. Bolich • Mark J. Ferrari • M. Scott Hammond • John Shirley • Patrick Swenson • Tom Whitmore • Jennifer Willis • Scott Woodard Peelers, Coppers, and Lawdogs: Justice in Victoria Jeff/AdamsJD Hughes GoH : John Scalzi Reading Ross IslandJohn Scalzi Laser Weapons: Reality or Myth? HawthorneJim Doty

1:00pm PDT

GoH Artist: Amusements and Diversions in the Age of Steam Jeff/AdamsTheresa Mather Grimm Discussion Ross IslandJohn Shirley • John Lovett • Micky Shirley • Alan Winston Recent Scientific Breakthroughs JacksonDave Davis • Dan Dubrick • Janet Freeman-Daily • Gregory Gadow The Scientist vs The Authors: Intellectual Brawl of the Century Mult/HollDavid D. Levine • Bobak Ferdowsi • John Scalzi • Charlie Stross

1:30pm PDT

Sonia Lyris Reading MadisonSonia Lyris

2:00pm PDT

Power Station Open House 3 SistersDon Anderson

3:00pm PDT

Star Trek Jeopardy Jeff/AdamsBobak Ferdowsi • Paul Guinan • John Scalzi Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff PNW BallroomJeff Bohnhoff • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

4:00pm PDT

The Past Year in the Rest of the World in Space SellwoodDan Dubrick • Hugh S. Gregory Drones - Who Decides Who and When They Kill? Ross IslandAndrew Nisbet • Dave Davis • William Hertling • Frog Jones • Ken Lizzi

5:00pm PDT

Concert: Jordin Kare PNW BallroomJordin Kare Super-Powered Television LincolnEsther Jones • Emily Jiang • Andrew P Mayer • John Shirley

5:30pm PDT

Lizzy Shannon Reading MadisonLizzy Shannon

7:00pm PDT

Masquerade Mult/HollDavid D. Levine • Alexander James Adams • Andrea Letourneau Concert: Cecilia Eng PNW BallroomCecilia A. Eng

8:00pm PDT

Theme Circle: Space Songs PNW Ballroom
 
Sunday, July 3
 

8:00am PDT

Gaming Mt St Helens

10:00am PDT

Mars – The Dirt on Dirt HawthorneDave Davis • Dan Dubrick • Loretta McKibben • Sean Robinson

11:00am PDT

Docent Tour: Mark Ferrari Art ShowMark J. Ferrari Vacuum Tubes and the Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil 3 SistersDon Anderson

12:00pm PDT

Game Design With Steampunk WeidlerPaul Abeyta • Angela Hardy • Dr. Jamie Hardy Suborbital Tourism LincolnSamuel Coniglio • Dave Davis • Dan Dubrick • G. David Nordley Has Star Trek Left Us With an Enduring Mythology? Ross IslandSunni Brock • Sarina Dorie • Langley Hyde • Patrick Swenson

1:00pm PDT

Parties at Cons BroadwayGene Armstrong • Lynn Gold • Frog Jones • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones

2:00pm PDT

Hubble HawthorneLoretta McKibben Radio Intelligence During the Prohibition Ross IslandGuy Letourneau

3:00pm PDT

GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Main Concert Mult/HollAlexander James Adams 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

4:00pm PDT

Regency Dance Jeff/AdamsJohn Hertz GoH : Charles Stross Reading JacksonCharlie Stross Power Satellites: Replacing Fossil Fuels with Solar Energy from Space HawthorneKeith Henson

6:00pm PDT

Concert: Frank Hayes PNW BallroomFrank Hayes The Cabaret of Curiosities Mult/Holl

7:00pm PDT

Science Fiction Movies Ross IslandMichael Brugger • Jason LaPier • Tod McCoy • Jennifer Willis

8:00pm PDT

Touring Beer Establishments Event

9:00pm PDT

Match Game SF Jeff/AdamsKevin Standlee • Lynn Gold • Lisa Hayes • David D. Levine • Lee Moyer • Kevin Roche • Andy Trembley • Wolfcat
 
Monday, July 4
 

11:00am PDT

GoH: Science Tourism Experiences Jeff/AdamsDavid D. Levine

1:00pm PDT

How the Hugo Awards Work BroadwayKevin Standlee • David D. Levine • Ben Yalow Sherlock Holmes on Steampunk WeidlerDanielle Nicole Arthun • Flori Lima-Steele • John Lovett • Mac McGowan

2:00pm PDT

Whither conventions? BroadwayGene Armstrong • Mir Plemmons • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones • Tom Whitmore

7:00pm PDT

GoH Science : Juno Viewing Party Jeff/AdamsBobak Ferdowsi