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Gloria Magid

San Diego, California

Urban fantasy (Jim Butcher), Marvel superheroes, Game of Thrones, True Blood

1:00pm PDT

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

2:00pm PDT

Fannish Inquisition RooseveltAndy Trembley • Ben Yalow

3:00pm PDT

Forgiving History LincolnGibbitt Rhys-Jones • James Fiscus • Sarah Gulde • Frog Jones • John Scalzi

4:00pm PDT

Behind the Scenes: Vintage Tomorrows WeidlerAlan Winston • Samuel Coniglio

5:00pm PDT

Intro to Filk and a Guide to the Westercon Filk Track PNW BallroomLinnea Thompson How Being an Engaged Patient Can Save Your Life HawthorneJanet Freeman-Daily • Ari Goldstein • Frog Jones • Ellen Klowden • Jennifer Willis Short Fiction Markets LincolnCrystal Connor • Andrew Fuller • Keffy R. M. Kehrli • Devon Monk

6:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremony Mult/HollAlexander James Adams • Bobak Ferdowsi • David D. Levine • Lea Rush • John Scalzi • Charlie Stross

7:00pm PDT

Concert: PDX Broadsides PNW BallroomJessica Hebert • Christian Lipski • Hollyanna Smith McCollom

8:00pm PDT

GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Requests and Q&A PNW BallroomAlexander James Adams

11:00pm PDT

Stand Up for Geeks WashingtonTristian Spillman

10:00am PDT

F*** Your Knight and the Horse He Rode in on: Fantasy Series Not Based on Medieval European Culture LincolnFrog Jones • Manny Frishberg • Emily Jiang • Petrea Mitchell

12:00pm PDT

GoH : John Scalzi Reading Ross IslandJohn Scalzi

1:00pm PDT

The Search for Water on Mars HawthorneRoy Torley World Building: Science Fiction vs Fantasy RooseveltHugh S. Gregory • Rhiannon Held • Langley Hyde • Jason LaPier

5:00pm PDT

Cross-Genre Steampunk WeidlerJonathon Burgess • Sarina Dorie Super-Powered Television LincolnEsther Jones • Emily Jiang • Andrew P Mayer • John Shirley

6:00pm PDT

The Changing Face of the Computer Interface HawthorneHoward Davidson • Frank Hayes • Kenneth Lett • Roget Ratchford

7:00pm PDT

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

10:00am PDT

Baen Traveling Roadshow BroadwayJim Minz Fantasy In the City LincolnDiana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Phyllis Irene Radford • Jennifer Willis

12:00pm PDT

Has Star Trek Left Us With an Enduring Mythology? Ross IslandSunni Brock • Sarina Dorie • Langley Hyde • Patrick Swenson

1:00pm PDT

Young Adult Fantasy We Read RooseveltEmily Jiang • tina connolly • Esther Jones • Fonda Lee One Man's Villian Is Another Man's Hero JacksonDiana Pharaoh Francis • Carol Berg • Devon Monk • Sara Mueller

2:00pm PDT

Zombies, Vampires, and Capitalism LincolnEmily Jiang • Bob Brown • Gwen Callahan • Andrew P Mayer • Erica Satifka

3:00pm PDT

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

5:00pm PDT

Sex Scenes in Writing RooseveltSienna Saint-Cyr • Diana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Mike Moscoe

6:00pm PDT

The Leisure Society: Phantom or Just Around the Corner? Ross IslandBob Brown • Rhiannon Louve • Paige Mackmer • Erica Satifka

9:00pm PDT

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

11:00am PDT

Publishing Coops: The BookView Cafe RooseveltDiana Pharaoh Francis • Shannon Page • Phyllis Irene Radford • Sara Stamey

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 Someone Else's Universe RooseveltMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Anina Bennett • David Boop • Robert Plamondon

2:00pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Closing Ceremonies Mult/HollLea Rush