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Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!
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Saturday, October 19
 

11:00am PDT

Heraldry for History and Fantasy Games
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Jefferson
Ask our Heralds for help designing heraldry to add flavor and panache to your game. Learn some basic rules common in the SCA and talk about ways to integrate it into your LARP or TTRPG.
Moderators
LD
Panelists
CT
MC
W
CM
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

12:00pm PDT

NIWA Meet & Greet
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) members and friends welcome you to join this friendly, mutually supportive, regional group of writers and editors, for fun, to further your own professional pursuits, and/or to discover new paper or audiobooks for your collection. Rating: G.
Moderators
CP
Panelists
BB
JH
MC
RP
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

1:00pm PDT

Cosplay Beyond the Sewing
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Jefferson
There is so much more to the art of cosplay than sewing. Learn about making props and accessories as well as share your closet cosplays.
Moderators
MO
Panelists
S
MQ
W
RE
FL
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

2:00pm PDT

Craft Show and Tell
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson
A fun meetup for crafters to share what we have been making.
Moderators
EF
Panelists
LM
NT
M
MC
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

3:00pm PDT

Fandom Foodmaking
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Do you love to cook?... to eat? ...and geeky things? ...We at Creation Station do, too! We invite you to join us for a fandom food planning meeting.. We will bring our favorite geeky recipes, cook books, measuring cups, and cake pans; and have an open discussion on food, ranging from Klingon to Hobbit and everything in between. (This year, no potluck, sorry.) Rating: G.
Moderators
LD
Panelists
KL
W
SE
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

4:00pm PDT

Surviving Cons With Disabilities
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Jefferson
This is an informal meetup and a helpful-supply show-and-tell, in Creation Station's accessible suite with an accessible restroom, during neurodivergent-friendly, sensory-friendly, mostly quiet time. Come relax with each other, share survival tips for enduring how hard it can be to navigate conventions when you, your kids, your companions may have visible and/or hidden disabilities. Share suggestions as to how events can improve accessibility, inclusivity, comfort, safety, empowerment, and fun. Rating: G
Moderators
S
Panelists
JR
SE
EK
EF
LL
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

5:00pm PDT

Do Not Kill Attendees
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Learn tactics to prevent the accidental suffering and death of your fellow congoers! Discuss with us how to keep your peers with scent and food allergies alive, be considerate around people with mental or physical disabilities, and otherwise be sensitive to those at risk.
Moderators
S
Panelists
JR
W
EK
SE
EF
LL
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

6:00pm PDT

Serializing Fiction
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Jefferson
We will examine Kindle Vella, Royal Road, anthologies, blogs, and Patreon as ways authors might serialize their fiction (release it incrementally).
Moderators
RP
Panelists
BB
EK
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

8:00pm PDT

Storytelling Through Fanfiction
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Now that Archive of Our Own, and all the fanworks within, won a Hugo, it is time to step up our game. Share tips and tricks on how to write, and how to beta (feedback for others). Learn common considerations, including pacing, canon vs. fanon, grammar, character and plot development, and building a fanfic community. All ages and levels of experience, and all genres and fandoms, are welcome. Readings must be PG.
Moderators
DS
Panelists
KL
AD
NT
JR
EK
LL
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

9:00pm PDT

MadLibs Mischief
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Jefferson
You will [verb] your [body part] off with these [superlative] MadLibs! [Adjective] moderator Robert Plamondon and his [adjective] co-moderator Karen L. Black will keep you [verb]ing in the aisles! No actual mastery of [pejorative] grammar required!
Moderators
RP
Panelists
KL
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

10:00pm PDT

Putting The Oomph In Your Smut! (18+)
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Jefferson
You have spent years, if not decades, on your worldbuilding, your characters, and your plot. Do not falter now that you want to add something more than just a friendly handshake. Get some tips as to how to get hot and heavy or smooth and seductive in your written works. Bonus: After the skill-share part of the panel, there will be a half-hour where panelists and participants may share erotic original or fanworks, in a safe, 18+ environment, inclusive of all genders and orientations. 18+ panel.
Moderators
DS
Panelists
TR
JH
EK
LL
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION
 
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