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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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Friday, October 18
 

8:00am PDT

Hospitality
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00am - Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00am PDT
Rm 1455
The Hospitality Suite is for chatting, relaxation and meet-ups with friends, both old and new.
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00am - Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00am PDT
Rm 1455
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Info Desk
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
Have a question about OryCon?
Visit the Info Desk in the main lobby foyer. They know everything. They always do. :)
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Registration
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Halsey
Find us in the front part of the Grand Ballroom, at the West end of the hotel’s main level.
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Halsey
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Game Library
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
Gaming returns to OryCon, sponsored by our sister convention GameStorm (gamestorm.org). Come visit the Clackamas room downstairs and try your hand at one of the many games in the game library, or try out one of the new ones you just grabbed in the Dealers Market.
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
  Member Services

12:00pm PDT

Masquerade: prep/rehearsals
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Mult/Holl
Amazing costumes, fun performances, and guest judges!
Panelists
SF
MV
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Mult/Holl
  EVENT

12:00pm PDT

Dealers Market
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
Looking for some fabulous art? A wonderful piece of jewelry? Curious to know what the latest games are? Come to the Dealer Market! Please find us in the Exhibit Hall, out the entry of the main lobby across the accessway.
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
  Member Services

12:00pm PDT

Video Lounge
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 11:59pm PDT
Video Room
Come enjoy a variety a variety of classic, quirky, and just plain fun videos and lots of hopping vampires.
Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 11:59pm PDT
Video Room
  Member Services

1:00pm PDT

Scammers & Publishing Pitfalls
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Broadway
Writers beware! What do you need to know to protect yourself and your work? Vanity publishers hide behind an indie description. Contests offer a daydream prize or exposure and are then free to use your work without ever paying you. Forgetting a contract or signing one with misrepresented details can leave years of hell for copyright and finances. Panelists share their horror stories.
Moderators
GR
Panelists
BC
EP
FJ
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Broadway
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

1:00pm PDT

Jay Cole: Science Fiction Science Fact
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Teaching at the Intersection of Science Fiction and Radio Astronomy This presentation will recap my experience teaching an undergraduate honors seminar about the intersection of science fiction and radio astronomy in books and films. This presentation will also invite discussion and ideas about expanding curricular opportunities on this exciting topic.
Moderators
GD
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

1:00pm PDT

Evolution of a Writing Career
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
Learn about the many ways of getting published from those who know: print AND indy AND online,
Moderators
KS
Panelists
KC
SC
AS
Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION

2:00pm PDT

CONCERT UNPLUGGED: North of the Black Sea
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Savor the vocals of Joan Gaustad with the brilliant sounds of Roy Torley on the once-repressed Ukrainian Bandura in a smaller intimate setting to start your weekend!
Panelists
RT
JG
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

2:00pm PDT

Comics Screen Adaptations
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Marvel and DC dominate the box office. Streaming services are picking up more obscure titles to spin stories around. What's the current state of comics films, what's coming, and how will new platforms affect the continued maturation of the space?
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  COMICS

2:00pm PDT

Elfquest 45th Years of Pointed Ears
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
Elfquest is one of the longest running independent comics that has also been published by 3 of the top comic publishers. We\'ll howl and share our love of Elfquest and where it may go in the future.
Moderators
W
Panelists
avatar for Jennie Breeden
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  COMICS

2:00pm PDT

Writing Comics Scripts
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
You can write a story, but can you write in the style of a script? Learn about the special mechanics, industry tricks, gearing your work toward certain illustrators or publishers, writing notes for yourself to illustrate in solo work, and whether vague direction or meticulous description is right for your project!
Panelists
LW
BS
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
  COMICS

2:00pm PDT

Introvert Crafting Hour
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
For this hour Creation Station will offer art supplies, low lighting, and quiet background music to allow attendees to work on character sketches, dice bags, dice boxes, or any other craft they would like additional time on.
Moderators
LD
Panelists
EF
P
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

2:00pm PDT

Gus Frederick: The Capthraw
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Ancient Bird Lizards WTF were the Capthraw? An elaborate work of my personal imagination; noodling over what if there were other technological civilizations that had popped up over the millions of years of this planet's history? This is a thought experiment which assesses modern science's ability to detect evidence of a prior advanced civilizations, millions of years ago. This will be a presentation regarding my own thoughts on this concept, as the basis of a potential future story.
Moderators
GD
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

2:00pm PDT

Returning from Hiatus
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Broadway
You’re finally ready to start creating again, but you feel like your creative muscles atrophied. How do you take the shaky first steps? What pressures do you face from yourself and society to suddenly run and catch up?
Moderators
EL
Panelists
JS
ML
DA
EP
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Broadway
  LIVING CREATIVELY

2:00pm PDT

LARP block: 11th Doctor the Clara Oswald Years
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
Just when the Eleventh Doctor was done saving people, an Impossible Girl finds her way into his life, and then he finds her in the present after she dies twice…
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

2:00pm PDT

Teen Lounge
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 1463
Teen Lounge is a safe space for people ages 13-21 to be as geeky as they please. The Teen Lounge has a range of games that are both table top and console. There are plenty of snacks, drinks and like minded geeks.
Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 1463
  Member Services

2:30pm PDT

CONCERT UNPLUGGED: Cecilia Eng
Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Gather and start your weekend with a more intimate concert with two-time Pegasus Award winner, Cecilia Eng. Belmont Goats, Narluga whales, salmon Go-Betweens, and more!
Panelists
CE
Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

3:00pm PDT

Business of Comics
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Weidler
Where does the future lie: Big or micro publishers? Self publishing? Webcomics? What's the best way to make money off your comic, and what do you need to know about the comics industry to stay in business?
Moderators
BS
Panelists
avatar for Jennie Breeden
RB
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Weidler
  COMICS

3:00pm PDT

Props & Upcycled Finds
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Hamilton
We show you how to upcycle those household items and thrift store finds into first rate props for your completed costuming look
Moderators
JZ
Panelists
CT
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

3:00pm PDT

Art & Writing Supplies Available
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Adams
Woke inspired? Come write and/or draw in our safe, quiet space. Rating: G
Moderators
LD
Panelists
JS
P
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

3:00pm PDT

Spinning (Actual) Yarn
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Have you ever wondered how to get from sheep's wool to woolen socks? Join us as we shear away the mystery behind spinning yarn. In this panel we will comb out wool to make "cloud roving" then we will use drop spindles made from every day items to spin yarn that you get to take home! Take part in a craft that's been keeping people busy and warm for over 10,000 years.
Moderators
RE
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

3:00pm PDT

Science and Speculative Fiction
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
What role does science play in fantasy and horror (as opposed to "hard" science fiction), particularly in light of genre conventions? To what extent can speculative fiction authors and creators play "fast and loose" with science?
Panelists
RT
DB
BC
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

3:00pm PDT

Playing LARP Villains
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Every live action role playing game needs a villain. Criminals run the gamut from Don Corleone to Malcomb Reynolds. How does one get into the mindset of someone others think is evil?
Moderators
AC
Panelists
DH
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
ED
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  GAMING

3:00pm PDT

Promoting Accessibility
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Morrison
Those of us who are able-bodied may not be aware of just how many things we take for granted in a day are impossible dreams for some of our fellow fen. Let's discuss promoting accessibility to public events (such as OryCon), for ALL people.
Moderators
JR
Panelists
BK
IR
JW
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Morrison
  GENERAL INTEREST

3:00pm PDT

Pushing Past Blocks
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Broadway
Are you staring at a blank page praying words or drawings appear, or despairing over stagnation? Creative blocks are amplified by their stigma and shame. How do you find the source of your block and treat it?
Moderators
DA
Panelists
ML
AP
EP
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Broadway
  LIVING CREATIVELY

3:00pm PDT

Introduction to Filk and Etiquette in Song Circles
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
What to expect and how to behave at music events. Learn what bardic and chaos mean, the difference between a circle and a concert, and get your filk-related questions answered.
Panelists
DR
CE
AW
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

3:00pm PDT

Robots and Spaceships and Computers Oh My!
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
Most early science fiction was action-oriented and centered around robots, spaceships and computers in futuristic societies. Nowadays there's far more to the genre than that. How has SF changed since the heyday of Asimov et al, for better and for worse?
Moderators
avatar for Erik Grove
Panelists
MC
BB
MF
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

3:00pm PDT

Israel Zuckerman: Introduction to COTI
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Cultures of the imagination Participants will begin to design an integrated world, alien and its way of life. They will construct a world and its ecology, an intelligent native life form and its culture, basing each step on the previous one and utilizing the principles of science as a guide to imagination. They will finish this design at the Saturday session and conclude on Sunday in a live action roleplay of the meeting of two alien cultures.
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

4:00pm PDT

Ken Lizzi Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Grant
Ken Lizzi reads from his works.
Panelists
KL
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

4:00pm PDT

Editor Types and How to Appeal to Them
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Broadway
There are many different kinds of editors in the publishing business. Come find out what they do, how they got into publishing, and how to make your work appeal to them.
Moderators
WN
Panelists
RH
ML
SC
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Broadway
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

4:00pm PDT

Steampunks in Space
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Hamilton
What if Victorian's were space explorers? What would they wear? Discussion of costumes from Arabella of Mars.
Moderators
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Panelists
CT
JB
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

4:00pm PDT

Art Contest Open Hours
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
Creation Station is happy to present our annual Art Contest. Bring your best rendition of a character in any medium or create it at con for a fun contest with prizes in multiple categories given Sunday. We'll also have prizes for writing, for coloring, and for crafts created at our panels!
Moderators
AB
Panelists
P
KL
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

4:00pm PDT

High Lord Eville vs What's His Name?
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
When villains are more interesting than the heroes.
Panelists
AP
EP
SG
IR
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Villains Have a Valid Point
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
When the bad guy has a great idea but takes it a little too far
Moderators
AO
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
EL
TG
SK
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Creativity After Tragedy
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Washington
How do you tend to your emotional and creative recovery after an illness or tragedy? What types of art exercise as therapy might work for you? It’s said work can be made under any condition, so should you force yourself to create even when you’re unwell?
Moderators
GR
Panelists
DA
RM
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Washington
  LIVING CREATIVELY

4:00pm PDT

Free Labor? Nope.
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
Do it for the exposure? No, give me money! Your cousin, game buddy, or some self centered stranger online is trying to coerce you to create for free. How do you say no under various social pressures, be confident in your value, and price your work well?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
JS
PD
JK
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  LIVING CREATIVELY

4:00pm PDT

Coping with Energy Overload: Grounding Centering and Shielding
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Lincoln
At a con it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the high energy levels and multitude of activities. Besides the common advice of 7-2-1: make sure you get at least 7 hours of sleep, 2 full meals and 1 shower each day, we will learn basic psychic energy protection techniques of grounding, centering and shielding. Suitable for adults and mature teens aged 12 + with parental permission.
Moderators
SC
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

4:00pm PDT

Genre Hybrids
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
Stories that incorporate core concepts and elements of more than one traditional genre offer something particularly satisfying for those drawn to them. A discussion on these with writers who create them.
Moderators
MA
Panelists
BC
RL
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

4:00pm PDT

AND THEN I WAS HOOKED...
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
When did you get interested in space? What event or mission did it? Share and hear stories about the love of space!
Moderators
M
Panelists
RB
HD
ES
JW
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

4:00pm PDT

Request-Only Bardic
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Each person gets a turn to Pick, Pick, or Pass. You may request a song only from someone not sitting near you, only across the circle.
Moderators
CE
Panelists
AW
JH
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES

4:30pm PDT

G.R. Theron Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Grant
G.R. Theron reads from his works.
Panelists
GT
Friday October 18, 2024 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

5:00pm PDT

Wendy N Wagner Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:25pm PDT
Grant
Wendy N Wagner reads from her works.
Panelists
WN
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

5:00pm PDT

Navigating a writing career
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Ross Island
A panel of writers discuss the nuances of a writing career - alternative ways to use your skills, the ups and downs of publishing...everything you need to know about what a writer’s career really looks like.
Moderators
SC
Panelists
EP
DP
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

5:00pm PDT

Hi-Tech for Low-Techs
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Hamilton
How to do futuristic, high-tech looking costumes without using electronics
Moderators
W
Panelists
CT
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

5:00pm PDT

Authentic Historical Fiction
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Washington
Need to add an authentic vibe to your historical work? Learn where to start your research, what to give attention to, and how to incorporate those little details of daily life that will make your story shine with a magical touch of reality.
Moderators
FJ
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
JM
KR
DA
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Washington
  CRAFT OF WRITING

5:00pm PDT

Cross-Stitch 101
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Adams
Learn the basics of cross-stitching!
Moderators
EF
Panelists
MQ
LM
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

5:00pm PDT

Doctor You? Build Your Own Doctor
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Participants will be asked to create their own Doctor, modeled on themselves or anyone they like, in three areas: The Look -- what their Doctor looks like, and especially what they wear. Participants can render this in art, cosplay, or verse. The 'Tude -- how they view the Universe, how they get along with people, if there is any particular like or dislike; the stuff that would make their Doctor fun and interesting to watch. The Smarts -- Give the participants a problem, and let's see how their Doctor would solve it. The challenge should ideally have many ways to resolve, with no wrong answer except possibly "I wave my Sonic Screwdriver at it and hope the monster falls down".
Moderators
KL
Panelists
LL
EK
FL
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

5:00pm PDT

Fairy Tale Usage Today
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
Reinventing traditional fairy stories sometimes recasts them in vastly different contexts - were they entertainment, cautionary tales, teaching tales? What are we using them for now? How much damage did the Disney saccharine coating do?
Moderators
AA
Panelists
NC
RH
SG
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

5:00pm PDT

Good Games for Non-gamers
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
You've got friends and/or family that you like to hang out with. Even better would be if they'd be up for playing games with you now and then! But what are some good games that won't scare them off? We'll tell you!
Panelists
AC
ED
S
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
  GAMING

5:00pm PDT

The Influence of MultiMedia on Literary Works
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Broadway
Nowadays it isn't only literature. Wide-ranging discussion about how various media ventures cross-over to impact new and existing writings, be it comics, online content, TV, or films.
Moderators
MF
Panelists
GW
avatar for Erik Grove
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Broadway
  GENERAL INTEREST

5:00pm PDT

Divination: From the Unreal to the Real
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Lincoln
Many authors have included existing forms of divination in their work, or, as with Charles de Lint's Weirdin, invented new ones. How does divination in real-life actually work, and how do we distinguish legitimate practitioners and uses of it from fraudulent ones? Suitable for adults and mature teens age 12+ with parental permission.
Moderators
SC
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

5:00pm PDT

Commercial Space
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
Is the future of space exploration going to be contracted by NASA to for-profit companies? Should it be? Where is the right balance?
Moderators
M
Panelists
BK
DD
HS
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

5:30pm PDT

Remy Nakamura Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 5:30pm - 5:55pm PDT
Grant
Remy Nakamura reads from his works.
Panelists
avatar for Remy Nakamura
Friday October 18, 2024 5:30pm - 5:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

6:00pm PDT

Tara Campbell Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:25pm PDT
Grant
Tara Campbell reads from her works.
Panelists
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

6:00pm PDT

Ribbon Work Workshop
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Learn basic ribbon work techniques
Moderators
W
Panelists
MQ
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

6:00pm PDT

New Writers Meetup
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Jefferson
A cordial atmosphere where writers of any genre, and of any level of experience, are welcome to share tips with folks newer to exploring their writing ability, or new to a genre.
Moderators
MO
Panelists
MC
JH
EK
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

6:00pm PDT

Yarning For The Doctor: Intro To Hoop Weaving Crocheting & Knitting
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Adams
Begin to learn how to hoop weave, crochet, or knit, to make a 4th Doctor scarf, a Jayne hat, or anything else you dream up! All ages welcome; no experience necessary; all supplies provided; bring home what you make! Rating: G.
Moderators
CP
Panelists
RE
AB
FL
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

6:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies setup
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  EVENT

6:00pm PDT

Exotic Volcanoes of the World
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
Imagine a volcano that erupts lava that glows hot pink in the night. Imagine a lava flow two inches wide that you can straddle. See a lava lake that boils like a pot of water set on high heat. Dr. Torley takes you on a few trips around the world to visit volcanoes that are distinctively different from those that we know. And no, you will not get scorched in the process!
Moderators
RT
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  EVENTS (SOLO)

6:00pm PDT

Not Too Horrible
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Morrison
I like to be scared, but not too scared. The show Supernatural gave me nightmares. What are the levels of spook? Suggestions for horror for the faint of heart?
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
MA
AP
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

6:00pm PDT

Interstellar Migration: Wishful Thinking or Future Possibility?
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
Most SF stories deal with humans visiting and often settling on other planets in other star systems, which might or might not have their own indigenous intelligent life forms. Given our own understanding of space here and now, can we actually consider this as a foreseeable future? How and why?
Moderators
DB
Panelists
AN
HS
AD
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
  SCIENCE FICTION

6:00pm PDT

Variety is the Spice of Life: Celebrating the Anthology
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
They go back decades, from collections of award-winning to stories to the "best of" print magazines to early themes around creators or concepts. Today, they\'re often found as crowd-funded projects or as a reliable part of publisher lineups. What\'s the appeal to anthologies, what makes for a good one, and who\'s publishing the ones you need to seek out today?
Moderators
RB
Panelists
TW
BB
avatar for Remy Nakamura
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION

6:00pm PDT

Borrowing from Cultures: Appreciation vs. Appropriation
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Madison
Own Voices deserve to be heard, and people, especially underrepresented people should get to tell their own stories. But, does that mean we can only write about characters that look like us and have the same background? Taken to a logical extreme, can men ever write authentic female characters? Where are the lines when it comes to "writing the other?" When does the folk process become cultural theft or exploitation? What is the role of "sensitivity readers" in all this, and can they help offer a way through?
Moderators
AA
Panelists
TG
SG
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

6:00pm PDT

Masquerade judging
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Mult/Holl
Participants are judged.
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
MV
SF
LM
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
BB
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Mult/Holl
  EVENT

6:30pm PDT

Theresa Reed Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 6:30pm - 6:55pm PDT
Grant
Theresa Reed reads from her works.
Panelists
TR
Friday October 18, 2024 6:30pm - 6:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

7:00pm PDT

Ken Scholes Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Grant
Ken Scholes reads from his works.
Panelists
KS
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

7:00pm PDT

How I marketed my novel
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Broadway
The panelists present their method(s) of marketing their work and how effective it is (or isn't).
Moderators
TG
Panelists
WN
FJ
JH
DI
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Broadway
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

7:00pm PDT

Wigs and headdresses
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Hamilton
To complete the look of any villain, attention to the hair and head is critical. Headpieces and wigs can make you taller and more visible on stage or in hallways. Headdresses complete the look.
Moderators
JZ
Panelists
JB
MQ
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

7:00pm PDT

Make Your Own Sonic Screwdriver or Dalek!
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
In Doctor Who, the Doctor is always equipped with a sonic screwdriver, and some other characters have crafted other sonic devices. And all Whovians know of Daleks, arch nemeses of the Doctor. Now you can join them by making your own to take home here in Creation Station. No experience or Whovian knowledge necessary. All ages welcome, but there will be tiny pieces to keep out of tiny mouths.
Moderators
KL
Panelists
LD
FL
P
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

7:00pm PDT

Collecting or Hoarding?
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
Most fans collect some things. Some fans collect all the things. What's actually worth collecting, and how does one store those items? When does a collection become a hoard?
Moderators
DH
Panelists
KA
AO
TW
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

7:00pm PDT

Writing for RPGs
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Lincoln
The table top roleplaying world starts with writing: the rules, the world, the adventure. How does it compare to other markets for writers? How do you break into the RPG market?
Moderators
ML
Panelists
S
AD
ED
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  GAMING

7:00pm PDT

The Lost Histories
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Ross Island
If history is written by the winners, what happens to the losers’ stories, language, and culture? Are they doomed to disappear as living memory fades away and the unpreserved knowledge of these things is lost?
Moderators
AB
Panelists
IR
AA
AN
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  GENERAL INTEREST

7:00pm PDT

Scifi Utopias Dystopias and Everything in Between
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
Science Fiction is often seen as a harbinger of things to come. Future universes can be friendly/ utopian, scary or depressingly dystopian, or a mixture. Where, when, and how do our favorite science fiction scenarios occur? Do some seem more likely than others? Can we change that?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
EL
AS
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
  SCIENCE FICTION

7:00pm PDT

Is there a Solution to Toxic Masculinity?
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Madison
A discussion of what toxic masculinity is, how deep it pervades American society, how to combat it, and how to deal with the damage it causes. In the world of hashtags like Yes, all men, we need to know why it is important for every man to accept responsibility for themselves and others.
Moderators
SG
Panelists
avatar for Remy Nakamura
AW
MF
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

7:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
The official opening of the convention! Meet the GoH’s! The winner of the Endeavour Award announced!
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  EVENT

7:00pm PDT

Israel Zuckerman: COTI Cultures of the Imagination
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Alien Development – PART 1 of 3 Participants will begin to design an integrated world, alien and its way of life. They will construct a world and its ecology, an intelligent native life form and its culture, basing each step on the previous one and utilizing the principles of science as a guide to imagination. They will finish this design at the Saturday session and conclude on Sunday in a live action roleplay of the meeting of two alien cultures.
Moderators
GD
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

7:00pm PDT

LARP block: The War Doctors' Adventures
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
War Doctor / Warrior I The Time War has claimed many things already. That's why the Doctor requested that the Sisterhood of Karn make him a Warrior who could fight for the good things without having to bow to the pressure of his oath. Then something happened that he did not expect... Their regeneration process created a whole new body for themselves, leaving the Eighth Doctor's body behind. Apparently, she was Cass all along... Which begs the question: what will she do in a bid to end this conflict? War Doctor / Warrior II The Warrior has regenerated into a new life as an older man: but that doesn't stop him from creating a decisive end to the Time War by making Gallifrey __.
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

7:30pm PDT

Andrew Fuller Reading
Friday October 18, 2024 7:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Grant
Andrew Fuller reads from his works.
Panelists
AS
Friday October 18, 2024 7:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

8:00pm PDT

Tiptoe Through the TARDIS: Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Celebration
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with us! Bring your cosplays and your own or favorite online fan creations to share. Each regeneration is another Doctor, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes -- never more so than this year's 60th anniversary special!
Moderators
LD
Panelists
P
KL
EK
LL
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

8:00pm PDT

How To Recognize a Scam Before You Get Caught.
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Washington
Scammers. They infest the Internet nowadays. Phishing emails, catfishers on dating sites, fake profiles trying to friend us on social media, and so on, these bad actors have become more and more clever as time goes on. We will discuss how to identify the more common scams and how to avoid getting caught in them.
Moderators
GR
Panelists
MN
M
SC
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Washington
  GENERAL INTEREST

8:00pm PDT

Accounting for Creatives
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
It's not fun, but someone has to do it! Even if you hire assistance, there are opportunities you may miss, pits you can fall into, and taxes are scary! Panelists discuss their business successes, failures, and surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant.
Moderators
JH
Panelists
DA
CM
EP
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
  LIVING CREATIVELY

8:00pm PDT

Losing Track of Reality
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Whether from false news stories created and exploited by politicians and the media, disinformation promulgated for profit, and entertainment fantasy taken too seriously, reality in history and science seem under attack. Is this actually getting worse?  Could the inability of a faux-news fed public to deal realistically with the scientific issues of diseases, overpopulation, and climate change pose an existential threat to humanity? What, as writers and readers, should we do about it?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
SG
DJ
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION

8:00pm PDT

Gender and Sexuality: The Divide
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Madison
A discussion about the difference between gender and sexuality and why both need to be present on page. What does it take to be mindful of Queer readers when writing SFF with Queer characters?
Moderators
JF
Panelists
MF
JR
TR
MA
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

8:30pm PDT

Vincent Price Movies
Friday October 18, 2024 8:30pm - 10:30pm PDT
Multnomah
Our Ghost of Honor stars in a few selected classic films.
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
Friday October 18, 2024 8:30pm - 10:30pm PDT
Multnomah
  EVENT

9:00pm PDT

Doctor Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Doctor Who Improv
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Whovian improv. Fanfic, fan art, and cosplay prompts to respond to quickly for everyone who wants to play! No experience with Doctor Who is necessary to come get creative and guffaw with us.
Moderators
KL
Panelists
EK
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
LL
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

9:00pm PDT

The Reality of Violence
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Morrison
How do we script violence into writing, art, and media in a realistic way? Discuss with our experts on the reality of violence, both during and the after effects, and discover the details that are often left out. 18+ please, some content may be offensive or disturbing.
Moderators
RM
Panelists
BK
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
LM
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Morrison
  LATE NIGHT

9:00pm PDT

Jam in the Key of R
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
An old favorite. Take room, add instruments, voices, ideas, and you have Jam.
Moderators
ED
Panelists
JH
CE
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES

9:00pm PDT

Late Night Art Chat & Sketch
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Broadway
A friendly meetup for artists to network and chat about work, process, techniques, business, careers, conventions, changes in the industry, and how life is affecting their creativity. Feel welcome to bring your sketchbook, and just chill to conversation.
Moderators
MV
Panelists
CL
BB
Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Broadway
  VISUAL ARTS

10:00pm PDT

Polyamory in Fantasy vs Reality
Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Morrison
How does the fantasy of polyamory as portrayed in fictions compare to real world experiences? What are the types of polyamory, and what assumptions are made? How can you give your characters a healthy polyamorous relationship, or depict its trauma without harmful tropes?
Moderators
TR
Panelists
AO
RL
SR
Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Morrison
  LATE NIGHT

10:00pm PDT

Open Circle: Bardic
Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Bardic circle. Turns rotate around the circle, when it is your turn you can pick, pass, or play.
Moderators
CE
Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES
 
Saturday, October 19
 

12:00am PDT

Video Lounge
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00am - 11:59pm PDT
Video Room
Come enjoy a variety a variety of classic, quirky, and just plain fun videos and lots of hopping vampires.
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00am - 11:59pm PDT
Video Room
  Member Services

8:00am PDT

LARP block: The 9th Doctor Adventures
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 12:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
The Ninth Doctor came from the ashes of the Late War Doctor, and refused to acknowledge him as The Doctor. He also was rubbish at card tricks, a tough man with a Northern accent, great at TARDIS flying and jiggery-pokery, and wore a leather jacket like his immediate predecessor, but this one is black, just like his pants. Saved Rose Tyler from temporal burnout from seeing too much in the Eye of Harmony; then regenerated.
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 12:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

8:00am PDT

Game Library
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
Gaming returns to OryCon, sponsored by our sister convention GameStorm (gamestorm.org). Come visit the Clackamas room downstairs and try your hand at one of the many games in the game library, or try out one of the new ones you just grabbed in the Dealers Market.
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
  Member Services

8:00am PDT

Hospitality
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00am PDT
Rm 1455
The Hospitality Suite is for chatting, relaxation and meet-ups with friends, both old and new.
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00am PDT
Rm 1455
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Fandom Quilting
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
Hands-on, participatory workshop. Learn how to make a square for a quilt, featuring fandom imagery, which you can bring home with you! Taught by a professional, prize-winning quilter, yet open for all ages, with no experience necessary. Kids under 10 must have adult supervision. Rating: G.
Moderators
CP
Panelists
NT
W
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

9:00am PDT

William J. Clancey: Zylerium Blindness
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Mt Hood
A Cold War Science Fiction Case Study in Comprehensive Design “Zylerium Blindness” is a short story written during the Cold War about how nuclear explosions created an element, Zylerium, causing global congenital blindness. Authored by Thomas B. Sheridan and John E. Arnold, pioneers in “design thinking” and “human engineering,” this case study for students demonstrates the methods and challenges of “comprehensive design.” Humanity must deal with groupthink and social conformity, which inhibit personal integrity, responsibility, and imagination and thus impair creative problem solving.
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

9:00am PDT

Morning Humor Readings
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Washington
Start the day off right with a burst of laughter!
Moderators
MF
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
KA
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Washington
  GENERAL INTEREST

9:00am PDT

Red Cross Blood Drive
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Broadway
The Red Cross is looking for a few good arms. All participants are taken as walk-ins; that is, don't let a lack of an appointment stop you!
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Broadway
  EVENT

9:00am PDT

Teen Lounge
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 8:00pm PDT
Room 1463
Teen Lounge is a safe space for people ages 13-21 to be as geeky as they please. The Teen Lounge has a range of games that are both table top and console. There are plenty of snacks, drinks and like minded geeks.
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 8:00pm PDT
Room 1463
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Info Desk
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
Have a question about OryCon?
Visit the Info Desk in the main lobby foyer. They know everything. They always do. :)
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Registration
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Halsey
Find us in the front part of the Grand Ballroom, at the West end of the hotel’s main level.
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Halsey
  Member Services

10:00am PDT

Alma Alexander Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
Grant
Alma Alexander reads from her works.
Panelists
AA
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

10:00am PDT

Self-Publishing 101
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Weidler
It looks so easy. Just write a book, find a friendly editor, and then publish. Right? Maybe not. Talk to our experienced writers, editors, and publishers about the art of self-publishing. Find out what you need to know to make it successful for you.
Moderators
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
Panelists
RM
DI
FJ
TG
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Weidler
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

10:00am PDT

Hand Sewing Workshop
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Hamilton
Learn basic hand sewing techniques. Hand sewing can level up your costumes.
Panelists
MS
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

10:00am PDT

Kitten Caboodle: Make Cat Toys Share Cat Joys!
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Adams
While we make cat toys, we will share anecdotes, photos, and videos about our favorite cats from our lives and works of fiction. All supplies provided free in this all-ages, kid-welcoming, adorable hands-on craft and open mic. From memes to animagi, feline kind dominate the internet and prevail in films, shows -- and our lives. Give them the homage they deserve :) Rating: G.
Moderators
CP
Panelists
NT
EK
EF
FL
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

10:00am PDT

Robert N. Tyzzer: Metalaw in Anthropology and Cultural Futures
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt Hood
Where Are We in2024? Metalaw developed about 60 years ago as a proposed legal system that would serve to mediate contacts between any and all intelligent species, whether on Earth or elsewhere in the universe. This talk with discuss the current status of Metalaw, including Haley’s Rule, within the social sciences, speculative fiction and, increasingly, SETI. 
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

10:00am PDT

But that’s not what I meant!
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Madison
Business communication tips for those of us on the geek spectrum.
Moderators
JH
Panelists
MN
avatar for Erik Grove
S
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Madison
  GENERAL INTEREST

10:00am PDT

Endeavour Award
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
Since 1999, The Endeavour Award has recognized fantasy and science fiction novels or short story collections published by pacific northwest authors. Come learn about the history and future of the award.
Moderators
JK
Panelists
KS
KR
EL
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
  GENERAL INTEREST

10:00am PDT

Living with ADHD
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Ross Island
Fans who have ADHD are a dime a dozen, but ADHD is more than Squirrel jokes. Find out how some people crash, others cope, and some thrive. Friends and family looking for insight are also welcome.
Panelists
DH
M
AO
CM
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Ross Island
  GENERAL INTEREST

10:00am PDT

Dayjob or the Dream
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Morrison
Whether you’re fresh out of school and wondering whether to invest in creating or continuing education, or reevaluating your mundane life and debating taking time off to create, how do you balance the need for money with the spark in your soul?
Moderators
EP
Panelists
ED
PD
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
SK
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Morrison
  LIVING CREATIVELY

10:00am PDT

3D Printing a phase or paradigm shift
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
Where are we heading? What are novel industrial applications for 3D printing? While all the things you have become downloadable files you print at home? Any tips from those already printing to those interested?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
LP
MF
MC
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

10:00am PDT

Dealers Market
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 6:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
Looking for some fabulous art? A wonderful piece of jewelry? Curious to know what the latest games are? Come to the Dealer Market! Please find us in the Exhibit Hall, out the entry of the main lobby across the accessway.
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 6:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
  Member Services

10:30am PDT

Irene Radford Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Grant
Irene Radford reads from her works.
Panelists
IR
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

11:00am PDT

Brenda Clough Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Grant
Brenda Clough reads from her works.
Panelists
BC
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

11:00am PDT

Autograph Session 0
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Dealer Lobby
Bring stuff to get it signed.
Panelists
SK
RT
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Dealer Lobby
  AUTOGRAPH

11:00am PDT

Be a Writer? Yes You Can!
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Weidler
If you’ve dreamed of writing fiction but you've struggled to finish your first project--or worse, gotten crushed by rejections!--this is the panel for you. Learn from experienced writers how to get going, keep going, and believe in yourself.
Moderators
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Panelists
KR
DP
JH
TG
avatar for Victoria Price
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Weidler
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

11:00am PDT

Corsets
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Hamilton
Discussion of materials, techniques, and how to fit these garments. Discussion of how corseting can be incorporated into fantasy costuming.
Panelists
LM
AE
RE
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

11:00am PDT

Every Villain is the Hero of their own story
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Ross Island
We explore how to portray villains as, if not sympathetic, at least justified in their own minds.
Moderators
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Panelists
DI
AC
DH
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Ross Island
  CRAFT OF WRITING

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

11:00am PDT

Knitting Scale Mail
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Adams
Useful for everything from dice bags to stopping zombie bites! Watch a demo and learn a new skill!
Moderators
EF
Panelists
SE
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

11:00am PDT

SETI Observables of Interstellar Beam Propulsion Systems
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt Hood
What would the operation of beam-driven interstellar propulsion systems look like to observers on other stars? If it's coming right at you, you might see the beam, as in The Mote in Gods Eye, but if we assume many starships departing in random directions, the originating star system might look like it were surrounded by a faint halo, about a light year in radius. Why, and how to look for it will be explained.
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

11:00am PDT

Evil Genius Wasted
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
When the hero is a doofus but wins anyway.
Panelists
WN
GT
AO
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

11:00am PDT

Join the Resistance
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Washington
Speculative fiction protagonists often fight against corrupt regimes, criminal organizations, or systemic injustice. What makes these stories so appealing? How do these struggles give us a lens into current politics?
Moderators
avatar for Erik Grove
Panelists
NC
AP
RB
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

11:00am PDT

History of Magic
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Lincoln
A look at the history of magic, the intersection of magic and science and how the early magicians helped influence modern technology and science.
Moderators
PD
Panelists
IR
AN
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

11:00am PDT

SARS-CoV-2 Did Everything Wrong
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Madison
Fast movement. High mortality. Clear and obvious symptoms. Transmission only after illness starts. Vaccines that grant full and permanent immunity. These are common tropes in fictional plagues, but we saw almost none of this things with the COVID-19 pandemic. How did our narratives of plague wind up this way, and what kind of stories do we need to prepare for the next one?
Moderators
KL
Panelists
TW
KC
JK
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

11:00am PDT

Food of the Future
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
If all our food is made from soy or algae someday, will it have to be bland? If we create machines that can magic up anything, will they only be used to recreate existing foods? Why does no one ever have food intolerances or allergies in sf?
Moderators
JF
Panelists
EL
SR
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

11:30am PDT

Sarah Chorn Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Grant
Sarah Chorn reads from her works.
Panelists
SC
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

12:00pm PDT

Brandon Seifert Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT
Grant
Brandon Seifert reads from his works.
Panelists
BS
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

12:00pm PDT

Pattern Fitting & Fixing
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Panelists go over fitting and pattern adapting techniques. Bring your fitting problems, questions, and even examples of where you need help and get advice from professionals.
Moderators
MQ
Panelists
BB
LM
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

12:00pm PDT

Defeating the Query Letter
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Washington
You gave a 300 word pitch to encourage an agent or editor to take a chance on your book. What's the reality of how they read it? Learn the common mistakes, the unspoken expectations, how to make your letter shine, and whether to rewrite it for a targeted editor.
Moderators
MF
Panelists
MN
KR
WN
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Washington
  CRAFT OF WRITING

12:00pm PDT

Make Cat Ears!
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Adams
Cat fans of all ages and of any or no gender(s) are more than welcome to come craft an adorable pair of cat ears to wear at con or anywhere! All supplies provided. No experience necessary.
Moderators
RE
Panelists
LD
FL
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Adams
  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

12:00pm PDT

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
A ridiculous and fast paced card game for 3-8 players.
Panelists
TR
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
  GAMING

12:00pm PDT

Creators in Chaos
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Ross Island
To be alive is to exist in chaos. There is always something to interrupt. Family, finances, death, disarray. You say, "I would make that, but.." and most excuses are genuine concerns. How do you prepare for the worst, get organized, and focus enough to create?
Moderators
EP
Panelists
AR
RM
GT
S
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  LIVING CREATIVELY

12:00pm PDT

Cross-Cultural Future Histories
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Weidler
In many future universes, humans and other intelligent beings live on a variety of planets and travel between them in some form of interplanetary society. Discussion of multicultural, multi-planet future civilizations.
Moderators
AN
Panelists
EL
BK
AA
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Weidler
  SCIENCE FICTION

12:00pm PDT

Interoperability for Human Expansion into Space
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Compatibility between space systems of different countries and different contractors seems like a no-brainer of emergency planning, but Boeing astronauts can't go back in SpaceX capsules, let alone Russian, Chinese, or whatever future Indian, ESA, and others might use. We do have an international docking adaptor, but that's only a first step. Can we evolve international standards to make this better and safer?
Moderators
DD
Panelists
GD
HS
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

12:30pm PDT

Sanan Kolva Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PDT
Grant
Sanan Kolva reads from her works.
Panelists
SK
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

1:00pm PDT

Shawna Reppert Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Grant
Shawna Reppert reads from her works.
Panelists
SR
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

1:00pm PDT

Autograph Session 1
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
Bring stuff to get it signed.
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
avatar for Remy Nakamura
DB
CL
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
  AUTOGRAPH

1:00pm PDT

Classic Comics Nostalgia
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Weidler
What do you miss from the comics of your youth? What do you want to bring back? How has the outlook towards comics and the way comics are told changed? What could writers today do better to improve upon what you loved in the past?
Moderators
LW
Panelists
AD
TR
RB
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Weidler
  COMICS

1:00pm PDT

Your Grandparent's Cosplay
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Anne Davenport presents the history of costuming/cosplay
Moderators
JZ
Panelists
JM
JB
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

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

1:00pm PDT

David D. Levine Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Holladay
Guest of Honor David D. Levine reads from his works.
Panelists
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Holladay
  EVENTS (SOLO)

1:00pm PDT

The Many Worlds of Lois McMaster Bujold
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Washington
Space opera, alternate worlds, historic fantasy: Lois McMaster Bujold has written 18 novels in the Vorkosigan universe and 14 novels and novellas in the World of the Five Gods, as well as The Sharing Knife tetralogy. What\'s your favorite Bujold? Where would you steer a new reader?
Moderators
AW
Panelists
DS
AR
DH
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

1:00pm PDT

Essential Fantasy Novels
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
As most of us don't have the time to read every book that might interest us, which fantasy authors/novels can be considered essential reading, and why?
Moderators
KL
Panelists
TW
GT
KR
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

1:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Frank Hayes
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Frank Hayes sings about cats and clocks and backward uphill little fuzzy Matty Grovey stupid filk tricks. He is our FIVE-TIME Pegasus Award Winner, between 1984 and 2013, and the pied piper of the filk community, winning the hearts of children across the continent!
Panelists
FH
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

1:00pm PDT

Alien Invasion Tropes We Are Tired of Seeing
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Aliens are not going to invade Earth to steal our water and other silly invasion tropes. There are plenty of legitimate reasons for an invasion, let's see those!
Moderators
GR
Panelists
KS
RT
BK
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION

1:00pm PDT

Future of Fusion?
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
What are the bearers, and hopes for developing utility scale fusion in the next decade? Century? More? How close are we?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
HD
DD
SR
MC
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

1:00pm PDT

Laws Tax Codes and Society Oh My!
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Madison
What is the future of our laws, rules, and societal systems? Will laws and tax codes become increasingly complex simply because we have more tools to adapt to them, or will there be an effective push to simplify? What about corporate and governmental bureaucracy? How much is our society, positively and negatively, affected by complexity and how might it change, for better or worse?
Moderators
CM
Panelists
RM
MA
DR
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

1:00pm PDT

Tiara Making Tutorial
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Adams
Come let your inner Majesty shine. Learn to make your own tiara.
Moderators
MV
Panelists
LD
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

1:00pm PDT

Vincent Price Movies
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Multnomah
Our Ghost of Honor stars in a few selected classic films.
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Multnomah
  EVENT

1:30pm PDT

Erica L. Satifka Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
Grant
Erica L. Satifka reads from her works.
Panelists
EL
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

2:00pm PDT

A.M. Brosius Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
Grant
A.M. Brosius reads from his works.
Panelists
AB
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

2:00pm PDT

Manuscript Preparation
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Weidler
A pretty manuscript doesn't always cut it. You need to follow the guidelines in order to make editors happy. Learn the subtle art of manuscript prep, and let's talk about cover letters too.
Moderators
BB
Panelists
SC
FJ
BC
DB
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Weidler
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

2:00pm PDT

Bead Embroidery Workshop
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Hands on bead embroidery workshop. Working with beads and sequins.
Moderators
MS
Panelists
JB
SG
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

2:00pm PDT

Description and Body Language as Genre
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Holladay
How a door opens tells the reader a thousand unspoken things. How a character’s body moves through a space communicates emotion as well as imparts information about the type of story the writer wants to tell. This is a hands-on workshop to practice learned techniques.
Moderators
WN
Panelists
KR
DP
SR
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Holladay
  CRAFT OF WRITING

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

2:00pm PDT

OryCon Behind the Scenes
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Ever wondered how a convention gets put together? Ever wanted to help? We're here to answer all your questions.
Moderators
AE
Panelists
DS
DR
RL
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  FANDOM

2:00pm PDT

Star Trek!!!
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Washington
Trekkies unite! Come talk about all things Trek! Lower Decks! Strange New Worlds! All the Treks!
Moderators
JC
Panelists
CT
JW
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

2:00pm PDT

Sword-and-Sorcery 101
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
Discussing the originators and early practitioners of the S&S sub-genre.
Moderators
AP
Panelists
GT
DI
KL
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

2:00pm PDT

CONCERT: North of the Black Sea
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Celebrate the vocals of Joan Gaustad with the brilliant sounds of Roy Torley on the once-repressed Ukrainian Bandura
Panelists
RT
JG
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

2:00pm PDT

Speculative Fiction as a Tool for Personal Transformation
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Lincoln
What SF/F books and other media have transformed your life? Why? How? A classic example: Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land gave impetus to the growing polyamory movement.
Moderators
BK
Panelists
IR
GW
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

2:00pm PDT

Mars 1 - Getting there
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
What is our best hope for a human mission to Mars? Are there any governments or private entities planning a mission with intent to execute in ten years or less? Is it a waste of time? What cultural change is required to support it as a real possibility?
Moderators
KL
Panelists
HD
HS
DD
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

2:00pm PDT

Overview of CONTACT's Epona
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Greg Barr, Wolf Read, and G. David Nordley In 1993 an international team, headed by Martyn Fogg and Greg Barr, embarked upon a three-year project that produced a wondrously rich and exotic extraterrestrial world, Epona. Larry Niven remarked "... I've never seen a playground this size!" Three of the participants will review this CONTACT project and some of its spin-offs.
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

2:00pm PDT

The Population Bomb Has Fizzled
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Madison
The birth rate in all nations has declined, in many places below replacement levels in some (Italy, Japan, ...) dramatically so. What does a world look like when there are more people over 80 then under 18?
Moderators
WR
Panelists
LW
AN
EL
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

2:00pm PDT

Making Effective Use of Point of View
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
Our GoH will present this amazing writing craft class!
Panelists
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION

2:00pm PDT

LARP block: The 10th Doctor Adventures - I
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
The Tenth Doctor lasted a long time, lost a hand as part of his regeneration; had many adventures with Rose before she left for Pete's World; met Donna Noble, who kind of left her future husband at the altar because The Doctor was more interesting for a bit; met Martha Jones, who loved him dearly, met Shakespeare and the Master & joined UNIT.
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

2:00pm PDT

I'm sorry did you say street magic?
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
A beginner friendly session of a diceless, GM-less city-building story game. Good for fans of non-hierarchical indie games like The Quiet Year and Wanderhome. 6 players maximum.
Panelists
avatar for Tea Rosenberg
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
  GAMING

2:30pm PDT

John Lovett Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Grant
John Lovett reads from his works
Panelists
JM
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

3:00pm PDT

Bob Brown Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Grant
Bob Brown reads from his works.
Panelists
BB
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

3:00pm PDT

Autograph Session 2
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
Bring stuff to get it signed.
Panelists
EL
LW
AA
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
  AUTOGRAPH

3:00pm PDT

Let's Talk SFWA
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Weidler
What is the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and what can it do for you, the genre writer?
Moderators
RH
Panelists
BC
avatar for Remy Nakamura
avatar for Erik Grove
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Weidler
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

3:00pm PDT

Live Draw Comic Panels
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Holladay
Watch our comic illustrators pencil rough panels from the same script on a moment's notice, then discuss their approaches, what's working, and how they would take the next steps toward the finished product.
Panelists
AD
avatar for Jennie Breeden
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Holladay
  COMICS

3:00pm PDT

Surface Treatment of Fabric
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Discussion of some techniques that can be used to alter the surface of fabric for a "different" look - quilting, applique, couching, airbrushing, t-shirt transfers, silk resist painting, etc.
Moderators
MQ
Panelists
JM
MS
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

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

3:00pm PDT

Fandom Needle Felting
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Adams
Fandom Needle Felting is a panel to teach the basics of needle felting by using a barbed needle to turn roving (wool fibers) into a unique picture made of felt. Rating: G, but kids under 10 must be supervised by an adult.
Moderators
CP
Panelists
NT
MV
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

3:00pm PDT

Gregg Barr: Building a Carrying Capacity Model for the Solar Ecosystem
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Building a Carrying Capacity Model for the Solar Ecosystem and Examining a Technique to Encapsulate an Asteroid to Build Almost Anything in Space Imagining big, how large a population could the Solar System support? There are models, as Greg Barr will explain. One way to build a world-ship might be to encapsulate an appropriate asteroid with all the resources, and reaction mass, to sustain an interstellar journey, or settle the outer reaches of the solar system. We'll explore Dr. Bruce Damer's Secure Handling by Encapsulation of a Planetesimal (SHEP) concept.
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

3:00pm PDT

Tiny Cons
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
Have you ever wanted to just hang out for a weekend with your favorite niche fandom friends? The panel can show you the pros, cons, glories and pitfalls of running a tiny convention
Moderators
GR
Panelists
DH
CC
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

3:00pm PDT

Lets all go to the Lobby...
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Ross Island
When was the last time you went to a movie in a theater? Streaming and the internet were already killing the theater industry, and Coronapocalypse almost finished it off. But after the successes of Top Gun II, Avatar II, and The Super Mario Bros., there is a glimmer of hope. What is it that draws us back into a large darkened room full of strangers? Why do we still go? And what does the future look like for theatrical releases?
Moderators
KQ
Panelists
TW
AO
MN
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  GENERAL INTEREST

3:00pm PDT

Occupations of the Future
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Morrison
Careers of Tomorrow! If we end up living in space stations and on space ships, what kinds of workers/ occupations will we need to keep civilization ticking along?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
AN
GW
RB
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Morrison
  GENERAL INTEREST

3:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Andrew Ross
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Andrew Ross takes off his Clark Kent glasses to reveal his secret existence as a musician, parody lyricist, book blogger and space mercenary. He has been a guest at GaFilk, ConFlikt and Counterpoint, and won the 2020 Pegasus Award for Best Writer/Composer.
Panelists
AW
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

3:00pm PDT

New myths in fantasy world-building
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Lincoln
Creating new myths and spiritual themes in fantasy world-building. What are some common archetypes? How can we create new myths and deities without appropriating the sacred from other cultures?
Moderators
IR
Panelists
NC
GT
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

3:00pm PDT

Mars 2 - Mars Base
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
We made it to Mars! What now? What are the challenges of long term occupation of Mars? Do we currently have the technology to sustain a base? What are the base inhabitants in for?
Panelists
MF
HS
DD
KC
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

3:00pm PDT

Climate Change: the Good the Bad and the Ugly
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
The terrible news about the risks of climate change are almost impossible to dodge, as are the attempts to "greenwash" the organizations and institutions that are responsible for the current situation and essential to resolving it. But there is also a lot of cause for hope, from technological advances in renewable energy and new battery chemistries, to the newly adopted UN treaty on protecting the world's open oceans after 20 years of negotiations by more than 190 seafaring nations.
Moderators
HD
Panelists
WR
AD
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

3:00pm PDT

Plot Considered as a Four-Dimensional Array of Brightly Colored Beads
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
Spend an hour learning alternative ways to plot out stories.
Panelists
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
SA
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION

3:30pm PDT

Diana Pharaoh Francis Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
Grant
Diana Pharaoh Francis reads from her works.
Panelists
DP
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

4:00pm PDT

D.L. Solum Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Grant
D.L. Solum reads from his works.
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

4:00pm PDT

Victoria Price Signing
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
Bring stuff to get it signed.
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Dealer Lobby
  AUTOGRAPH

4:00pm PDT

Last minute costume repair
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Preparing for last minute costume mishaps. Our panelists discuss essentials to build your own portable repair kit, and how to overcome last-minute problems without panic
Moderators
LM
Panelists
JM
MS
CT
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

4:00pm PDT

Gothic Lolita and Victorian Crafting
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Adams
Come learn to make your own accessories for your Gothic Lolita and/or Victorian cosplays. All supplies provided. No experience necessary.
Moderators
RE
Panelists
MO
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Adams
  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

4:00pm PDT

P.J. Boston: Transport of Life and Biosignatures Across the Solar System and Beyond
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
What interplanetary and interstellar mechanisms exist that could transport microbial or other lifeforms across our Solar System or between systems, and what are the limits to survivability for organisms hitching a ride from one planetary body to another? With recent identification of interstellar objects observed passing through our system, speculations about cross-fertilization between Earth and Mars, and the prospects for ancient Earth life biosignatures to be found on the Moon, it is fruitful to take a hard look at the destructive and protective factors that such space-going organisms and their traces will face. What can we really expect to find, and how do we rigorously investigate these intriguing possibilities?
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

4:00pm PDT

Monster Ghost Demon
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
From dragon to dybbuk to demon, we\'ve seen endless variations and manifestations of beasts and spirits antagonizing protagonists. What are some of the most effective monsters, and what still has the potential to scare us?
Moderators
WN
Panelists
GT
RB
BS
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Steampunk Realism
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
You don't need a steam engine for that. What 1890's technology could be used more authentically?
Moderators
MC
Panelists
BK
TG
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Filk Meet and Greet
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Meet other filkers, talk with others who make music, and have a conversation without being told "filker up!"
Panelists
AW
CE
DR
JC
ED
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

4:00pm PDT

Intimate Adventure: No It's Not What You Think It Is
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Lincoln
SF/F author Jacqueline Lichtenberg coined the term "intimate adventure" for a subgenre of SF/F whose the main theme centers around the protagonist's personal growth through the challenge of experiencing other cultures, other ways of being than what they are used to. Often with resultant culture-shock. The archetypal Hero's Journey is one form of intimate adventure. What are some other examples, and how are intimate adventure stories helpful for those of us living in 21st-century reality?
Moderators
SC
Panelists
avatar for Remy Nakamura
avatar for Erik Grove
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  SCIENCE FICTION

4:00pm PDT

Space Opera - What is it?
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Washington
What's the difference between hard science, space opera and space fantasy? Does it matter? There are many different opinions about this; what's yours?
Moderators
RH
Panelists
CC
JF
DB
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Washington
  SCIENCE FICTION

4:00pm PDT

Mars 3 - Mars Colony
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
How much is there to learn before this is possible? Do we have the technology? What are the tech barriers? If there was a will to do it, and an entity to finance it, how long would it take?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
KL
DD
HS
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

4:00pm PDT

Tesla Coil Demonstration 1
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
This performance displays the brilliantly colored light created by High Voltage Arcs, Sparks and Corona Glow. This is man-made lightning and thunder, only slightly tamed, and is brought close to people so they can see the beauty in these arcs. Demonstrations are 15-20 minutes and showcase the arcs generated by 3 different Tesla Coils and 10 other types of HV apparatus with arc lengths up to 3 feet long. Intense Electromagnetic fields are created, so in an abundance of caution, people with implanted medical electronics should not attend. The Good Dr. Professor Anderson, a physicist and engineer, is a Maker of Tesla Coils with arcs up to 7 feet long. He is fascinated by the beauty of the colored light from the Arcs, and feels the Intensity and deadly Attraction of being (almost) nose to nose with 500,000 volts of electricity.
Moderators
DA
Panelists
P
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

4:00pm PDT

Alternative History Examined
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
We've all heard the term, Alternative History. What does it really mean? Do you have to be a history freak to understand it or merely like reading a "what might have been" adventure story? How would you change history to make an engaging story?
Moderators
SA
Panelists
LW
AA
MA
AB
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

4:00pm PDT

The Early History of the Space Station
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Weidler
Join David Levine and Marla Baer Peckham and take a trip through the history of the space station by two people who actually participated!
Panelists
M
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Weidler
  WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION

4:30pm PDT

Shawna Reppert Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Grant
Shawna Reppert reads from her works.
Panelists
SR
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

4:30pm PDT

Masquerade prep/rehearsals
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Mult/Holl
Masquerade set up. Participants rehearse.
Panelists
SF
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Mult/Holl
  EVENT

5:00pm PDT

Maquel A. Jacob Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:25pm PDT
Grant
Maquel A. Jacob reads from her works.
Panelists
MA
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

5:00pm PDT

Pitch Perfect
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Weidler
You want to sell me your novel? I want to know what it's about. What to do when you find yourself alone in an elevator with a publisher.
Moderators
TR
Panelists
MF
FJ
TG
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Weidler
  BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

5:00pm PDT

Basics of Drawing Comics
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
You can draw, but can you tell a story with your drawings? Sequential art is a different beast than one off illustrations. Learn to read a script, understand how time is felt in panel pacing, balance composition of individual panels versus together on a page, and more!
Panelists
avatar for Jennie Breeden
AD
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
  COMICS

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

5:00pm PDT

Fantasy before Tolkien
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
What are the essential works of fantasy that preceded The Hobbit? Among the pre-Tolkien greats, which could still be essential reading today?
Moderators
LW
Panelists
KL
GT
TW
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

5:00pm PDT

Who Wants To Live Forever?
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Washington
Heinlein's character Lazarus Long, aka Woodrow Wilson Smith, lived for over two thousand years. Would you like to live forever? Or at least a very long time? What would that entail? Pros, cons, and other elements to consider.
Moderators
EL
Panelists
RB
CL
DH
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Washington
  GENERAL INTEREST

5:00pm PDT

Introduction to Modern Paganism
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Lincoln
An overview and discussion of modern Paganism, which has been styled as a survival, but is actually more a revival of ancient Earth-centered pre-Christian spiritual beliefs. Bring courtesy and an open mind. Suitable for adults and mature teens aged 12+ with parental permission.
Moderators
SC
Panelists
AD
RL
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

5:00pm PDT

The Rules for Multiple Dimensions
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Lots of stories engage parallel dimension concepts in fantasy, science fiction, and comics, including the manipulation of time. How are these concepts engaged, and what are the philosophical and scientific frameworks that people use to explain them?
Moderators
DB
Panelists
RH
BB
AB
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION

5:00pm PDT

AI practical applications
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
There has been a lot of buzz in the last year about AI. How have you used it in the last year? What do you think it will be used for in the next year?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
LP
KC
ES
MF
SR
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

5:00pm PDT

Faerie & Gnome Habitats Make &Take
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Adams
Join us to build a faerie and gnome village! You can take your little habitat home. New to OryCon!
Moderators
LD
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Adams
  CREATION STATION

5:30pm PDT

Katherine Quevedo Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:30pm - 5:55pm PDT
Grant
Katherine Quevedo reads from their works.
Panelists
KQ
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:30pm - 5:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

6:00pm PDT

Victoria Price Reading
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:25pm PDT
Grant
Victoria Price reads from her works.
Panelists
avatar for Victoria Price
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

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

6:00pm PDT

The Northern Lights: Silk of the Gods
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
Imagine the night sky shimmering in an ever-changing tapestry of light. Dr. Torley takes you on a fascinating celestial field trip to enjoy their shapes and colors here on Earth, and on other planets in the Solar System.
Moderators
RT
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  EVENTS (SOLO)

6:00pm PDT

Archery In Reality
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
Fictional archers do some crazy stuff with a bow. If you've ever wondered where the line between imagination and reality is for the craft of archery, come learn about it.
Moderators
CM
Panelists
DA
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
  LIVING CREATIVELY

6:00pm PDT

Creating a Good Villain for Your Media
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
How do you go about designing a villain for a multimedia production? How much of their attributes. motivations, goals, and backstory do you need to start and how much can you save for later? Do you need to find a look or a voice or can you leave it for someone else in the process? How is it similar to or different from writing a villain for a book or creating one for an RPG?
Moderators
AP
Panelists
LP
avatar for Erik Grove
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  MULTIMEDIA

6:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Cecilia Eng
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Winner of two Pegasus Awards in 2022 for Best Classic Filk Song (Helva's Song) and for Best Writer/Composer, Cecilia Eng will make you laugh and cry, but will definitely entertain you. She's been actively bringing filk to the folk community and has been writing filksongs since 1984.
Panelists
CE
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

6:00pm PDT

The Hero's Journey and the Re-Invention of Self
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Lincoln
Frodo and Gandalf. Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and many others. Their archetypes, Arthur and Merlin. How do heroes grow, change, re-invent themselves through and because of their adventures?
Moderators
SG
Panelists
GW
GT
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

6:00pm PDT

It's All in the Details
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Washington
Or is it? Do I really need to create an entire language for those aliens? Are complete schematics for that space vehicle necessary? Should I describe each plant in the garden? When so details get in the way of the story?
Moderators
MA
Panelists
BK
RT
RH
avatar for Remy Nakamura
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Washington
  SCIENCE FICTION

6:00pm PDT

Tesla Coil Demonstration 2
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
This performance displays the brilliantly colored light created by High Voltage Arcs, Sparks and Corona Glow. This is man-made lightning and thunder, only slightly tamed, and is brought close to people so they can see the beauty in these arcs. Demonstrations are 15-20 minutes and showcase the arcs generated by 3 different Tesla Coils and 10 other types of HV apparatus with arc lengths up to 3 feet long. Intense Electromagnetic fields are created, so in an abundance of caution, people with implanted medical electronics should not attend. The Good Dr. Professor Anderson, a physicist and engineer, is a Maker of Tesla Coils with arcs up to 7 feet long. He is fascinated by the beauty of the colored light from the Arcs, and feels the Intensity and deadly Attraction of being (almost) nose to nose with 500,000 volts of electricity.
Moderators
DA
Panelists
P
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Mt Bachelor
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

6:00pm PDT

Beyond Anthropocentrism
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Madison
What are examples of anthropocentrism? Would society and the environment benefit if people moved beyond a anthropocentric (human-centered) view, and is this possible? If so, what strategies could we use for this?
Moderators
AS
Panelists
EL
MF
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

7:00pm PDT

Introvert Crafting Hour - Saturday Unwind
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
For this hour Creation Station will offer art supplies, low lighting, and quiet background music to allow attendees to work on character sketches, dice bags, dice boxes, or any other craft they would like additional time on.
Moderators
LD
Panelists
P
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

7:00pm PDT

The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington Earth; and Mars
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
Ancient floods on Mars left their marks deeply etched into the planet’s surface. Canyons bigger than the Grand Canyon, dry riverbeds, deltas, and huge sandbars suggest to us that Mars had a lot of water and that it flowed with a vengeance. We see something amazingly similar in southeastern Washington, in the Channeled Scablands. Dr. Torley takes you on a tour to do some interesting planetary geology on Earth and its sister planet, Mars.
Moderators
RT
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Mt St Helens
  EVENTS (SOLO)

7:00pm PDT

The Haunting
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
What places have you been that are spooky/haunted enough for a horror film/novel? What scared you about those places? Now's the time tell your real life ghost stories!
Panelists
KA
RB
JB
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

7:00pm PDT

Thinking Through Burnout
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Broadway
Thinking is hard when you’re tired all the time. How do you manage burnout when it hits in the middle of a list of critical tasks? What coping mechanisms have worked for you, or not? Do you have tools or strategies to prevent burnout?
Moderators
MC
Panelists
IR
RM
DI
TR
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Broadway
  LIVING CREATIVELY

7:00pm PDT

CONCERT: The Faithful Sidekicks
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Eric and Jen Distad are in high demand as The Faithful Sidekicks at sf/fantasy conventions across the USA, Canada and Germany. Eric is also a founding member of FAWM (February Album Writing Month) where he writes an awful lot of songs and amassed a sizable back catalog. Eric won a Pegasus Award in 2021 for Best Mad Science Song (I Built a Time Machine) and he and Jen won a second Pegasus Award that same year as Best Performers!
Panelists
JD
ED
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

7:00pm PDT

Beyond One World and One Species
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
Millennia of diaspora from Old Home Terra would almost certainly produce any number of subvariants of humanity including genetically engineered transhumans and cyborgs. Consider not "the" future of humanity but "the futures" of humanity. Save for a common heritage distant in time, they might be alien species. What might that be like?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
BK
EL
SG
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
  SCIENCE FICTION

7:00pm PDT

Humor in Science Fiction
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Madison
Humor can be challenging enough to present in "our" time and place in light of what different human cultures of the here-and-now may consider humorous -- or insulting. How much more difficult might it be when we also factor in the variables of future alien civilizations with nonhuman intelligent beings?
Moderators
BB
Panelists
DB
AO
MA
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

7:00pm PDT

Northwest Speculative: Cozier Cosmic Readings
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Grant
Readings for the release of the Cozier Cosmic Anthology
Panelists
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

7:00pm PDT

Masquerade!
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Mult/Holl
Participants show off their amazingly creative work!
Moderators
SF
Panelists
BB
LM
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Mult/Holl
  EVENT

7:00pm PDT

Israel Zuckerman: COTI Cultures of the Imagination
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
Alien Development – PART 2 of 3 Participants will begin to design an integrated world, alien and its way of life. They will construct a world and its ecology, an intelligent native life form and its culture, basing each step on the previous one and utilizing the principles of science as a guide to imagination. They will finish this design at the Saturday session and conclude on Sunday in a live action roleplay of the meeting of the two alien cultures.
Moderators
GD
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

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

8:00pm PDT

Local Legends
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
Sasquatch. Hauntings. The Creature of Devil's Lake, Lincoln City. Real? Beer driven? What other regional legends can local writers leverage for their stories?
Panelists
IR
AN
RB
JB
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
  FANTASY AND HORROR

8:00pm PDT

CONCERT: PDX Broadsides
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
The Portland-based PDX Broadsides sing for you about the full spectrum of nerdy topics and fandoms. Folk-pop harmony for the people!
Panelists
HM
CL
DJ
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PERFORMANCES

8:00pm PDT

LARP block: The 10th Doctor Adventures - II
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
Then Donna rejoined the adventures and became the DoctorDonna, also creating the Meta-Crisis Doctor, a human / Time Lord hybrid whose counterpart went to Pete's World.
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

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

9:00pm PDT

Open Circle: Chaos
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Come sing, play, or listen with us. No formal order of turns, but please be aware of how often you are taking your turn.
Panelists
CE
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES

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

10:00pm PDT

Autumn Circle
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Lincoln
October is the month leading up to Samhain, or Halloween. Until then we are still in the harvest season, when we reap the benefits of what we’ve planted and nurtured earlier in the year. This is also time when the veils between the worlds are thin, when we remember and honor our ancestors and beloved dead. This Pagan Circle is open to all adults and mature teens aged 15+ with parental permission who wish to participate respectfully.
Moderators
SC
Panelists
AD
RL
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS
 
Sunday, October 20
 

12:00am PDT

Video Lounge
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Video Room
Come enjoy a variety a variety of classic, quirky, and just plain fun videos and lots of hopping vampires.
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Video Room
  Member Services

8:00am PDT

LARP block: 11th Doctor the Ponds Era
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:50am PDT
3 Sisters
Panelists
avatar for The Doctor

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP
I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:50am PDT
3 Sisters
  GAMING

8:00am PDT

Game Library
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
Gaming returns to OryCon, sponsored by our sister convention GameStorm (gamestorm.org). Come visit the Clackamas room downstairs and try your hand at one of the many games in the game library, or try out one of the new ones you just grabbed in the Dealers Market.
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Cascade Ballroom
  Member Services

8:00am PDT

Hospitality
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Rm 1455
The Hospitality Suite is for chatting, relaxation and meet-ups with friends, both old and new.
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Rm 1455
  Member Services

8:30am PDT

Creation Station Arts Competition Results
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:30am - 8:50am PDT
Jefferson
Did you create and submit art to the open art/crafting contest in Creation Station? Join us for the final results to see who won and collect your art ( All Ages and art forms welcome, art must be collected by 3pm Sunday)
Moderators
LD
Sunday October 20, 2024 8:30am - 8:50am PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

9:00am PDT

Miniatures Painting
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
This miniatures-painting panel will be a quick show-and-tell from the panelists, followed by an open painting session. Paints, brushes, and instruction will be provided for use within the panel. Use our minis, or bring your own to paint in our suite during this session. Allergy alert: Paints will actively be in use. Rating: G.
Moderators
RP
Panelists
KL
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

9:00am PDT

Renewable Energy 1 - Energy source
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
To truly move to renewable energy, we must combine wind, solar, and possibly wave or tide. What are the best and latest developments in this world. Who leads the way in each? What are the cleanest sources of energy? What are the downsides of each?
Moderators
MF
Panelists
BB
WR
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

9:00am PDT

Teen Lounge
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Room 1463
Teen Lounge is a safe space for people ages 13-21 to be as geeky as they please. The Teen Lounge has a range of games that are both table top and console. There are plenty of snacks, drinks and like minded geeks.
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Room 1463
  Member Services

9:00am PDT

Info Desk
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
Have a question about OryCon?
Visit the Info Desk in the main lobby foyer. They know everything. They always do. :)
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Hotel Lobby, near the coffee bar
  Member Services

9:30am PDT

Israel Zuckerman: COTI Cultures of the Imagination
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:30am - 10:50am PDT
Mt Hood
Alien Development – PART 3 of 3 Participants will begin to design an integrated world, alien and its way of life. They will construct a world and its ecology, an intelligent native life form and its culture, basing each step on the previous one and utilizing the principles of science as a guide to imagination. They will finish this design at the Saturday session and conclude on Sunday in a live action roleplay of the meeting of the two alien cultures.
Moderators
GD
Sunday October 20, 2024 9:30am - 10:50am PDT
Mt Hood
  EVENTS (SOLO)

10:00am PDT

Dave Bara Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
Grant
Dave Bara reads from his works.
Panelists
DB
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

10:00am PDT

Large Cosplay on a Budget
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Hamilton
Discussion on building large costumes without breaking the bank.
Moderators
W
Panelists
CT
JZ
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

10:00am PDT

Broadsword Basics for DMs and Larpers
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
Learn to stand, walk, turn, block and cut like a medieval foot soldier.
Moderators
AB
Panelists
MC
CM
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

10:00am PDT

Just when you think you know who the bad guys are...
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
Pulling the rug out from under the reader.
Moderators
KA
Panelists
WN
TW
AP
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

10:00am PDT

Reviving Projects
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Morrison
It was abandoned, and you’ve side eyed that project for months, or years. It meant something to you once, enough that you started. How do you pick up the pieces, recover the intent, or nurture a new direction grown from the concept? Is it ok to just abandon it?
Moderators
GT
Panelists
EP
DA
AR
S
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Morrison
  LIVING CREATIVELY

10:00am PDT

Mixing Genres
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Madison
Science fiction mysteries? Yes please! Genre cocktails for the win! What works? What doesn't? Recommendations.
Moderators
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Panelists
KR
MA
avatar for Erik Grove
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

10:00am PDT

Renewable Energy 2 - Nuclear
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
In a clean energy future, how big a role does nuclear play? Should it replace every other way to generate energy? Should we keep some natural gas? What are the barriers, and how do we break them? What kinds of reactors should we look at?
Moderators
BB
Panelists
WR
HS
SR
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

10:00am PDT

Shards of the Glass Planet
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
Explore a planet cut off for millennia as its impenetrable shield cracks. This is part of the worldwide playtest of the second edition of Starfinder, a science fantasy game. Pregenerated characters available, or build your own 1s-level character from the free rulebook available at https://paizo.com/starfinderplaytest. 6 players maximum.
Panelists
PM
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne
  GAMING

10:00am PDT

Dealers Market
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
Looking for some fabulous art? A wonderful piece of jewelry? Curious to know what the latest games are? Come to the Dealer Market! Please find us in the Exhibit Hall, out the entry of the main lobby across the accessway.
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby
  Member Services

10:30am PDT

Dale Ivan Smith Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Grant
Dale Ivan Smith reads from his works.
Panelists
DI
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

11:00am PDT

Kat Richardson Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Grant
Kat Richardson reads from her works.
Panelists
KR
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

11:00am PDT

Autograph Session 3
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Dealer Lobby
Bring stuff to get it signed.
Panelists
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
IR
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Dealer Lobby
  AUTOGRAPH

11:00am PDT

The Devil's Panties: Not Satanic Porn
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Holladay
Jennie Breeden tells stories. Stories about drinking with pirates at cons and chasing men in kilts with her leaf blower. This panel can be PG if she tries real hard.
Panelists
avatar for Jennie Breeden
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Holladay
  COMICS

11:00am PDT

Dyeing
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Hamilton
What dyes to use on what materials. What effects are you going for? Join our panel of experts and learn all about dyeing various materials.
Moderators
JB
Panelists
JM
EF
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

11:00am PDT

Introvert Crafting Hour 2
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
For this hour Creation Station will offer art supplies, low lighting, and quiet background music to allow attendees to work on character sketches, dice bags, dice boxes, or any other craft they would like additional time on.
Moderators
LD
Panelists
LM
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

11:00am PDT

Reinventing the Monster
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
Rethinking villains.
Moderators
WN
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
GT
SG
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

11:00am PDT

Making Space to Make
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Madison
Where do you set yourself up to create? What does your writing, drawing, or crafting space look like now? How would your ideal studio look and what's in it? Do you claim a table, bedroom, or rent a studio? Do you focus on setting an inspiring mood, or keep it clean and functional, or is it a chaotic hoard of tools and content?
Moderators
MC
Panelists
EP
MF
LP
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Madison
  LIVING CREATIVELY

11:00am PDT

To Finish the Unfinished Lyric
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
PNW Ballroom
Do you have a song fragment you've never quite gotten around to finishing? Bring it to this workshop to share it with others, and perhaps find it a new home or some new friends.
Moderators
ED
Panelists
CE
JH
JC
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

11:00am PDT

Renewable Energy 3 - Storage
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
Any future where we are primarily relying on renewable energy will depend on storage. What are the latest trends in battery technology? Should we be thinking in terms of massive central storage, or distributed storage in each person's home? What about using EVs as storage when not driving? What are the environmental costs? How smart does our grid need to be?
Panelists
WR
BB
SR
MF
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Mt St Helens
  SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

11:30am PDT

Thomas Gondolfi Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Grant
Thomas Gondolfi reads from his works.
Panelists
TG
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Grant
  READINGS

12:00pm PDT

Mark Chapman Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT
Grant
Mark Chapman reads from their works.
Panelists
MC
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

12:00pm PDT

The Webcomics Industry
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Weidler
The internet gave independent comics creators a voice. Now the webcomics industry is huge and influencing big media. Learn its history, how it's changing, what to analyze in webcomic platform contracts, and how to get started in webcomics!
Panelists
AD
avatar for Jennie Breeden
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Weidler
  COMICS

12:00pm PDT

Posing for the Camera Workshop
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Basics of posing while in costume for the camera. Participants will need to bring their cell phones. After an intro from the panelists, attendees will pair off and take pictures of each other using their cell phones. Panelists will walk around giving tips to attendees.
Moderators
JB
Panelists
AD
AR
S
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

12:00pm PDT

Making Enamel Keychains
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
Come learn an exciting new art form and make an enamel keychain I checked with Karen, and she said, "Noon Sunday is ok." 8-11-24 Rem
Panelists
KL
MV
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Jefferson/Adams
  CREATION STATION

12:00pm PDT

Disaster Preparation
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Washington
Nature often throws us curve balls: pandemics, earthquakes, wildfires, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, and so forth. What can we do to prepare for disasters?
Moderators
CM
Panelists
GW
EP
HS
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Washington
  GENERAL INTEREST

12:00pm PDT

Songs From A Hat!
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
Here's how it works: Everyone in the room gets to play. We pull a word out of a hat. Be the first to raise your hand to name a song title that uses that word and get 10 points. Get 10 bonus points if you can sing the song!
Panelists
AW
JH
CE
ED
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES

12:00pm PDT

Tapping the Fountain of Myth
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Lincoln
Many authors have used the myths and legends of various cultures as source material. For better or for worse, what are some of the issues involved and how can they enhance or detract from the modern story?
Moderators
GT
Panelists
BS
JC
RB
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  MYTH AND METAPHYSICS

12:00pm PDT

We all love a good caper story
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Morrison
Whether it's on screen or in print like The Kuiper Job the caper story is a framework that can be stretched in multiple directions
Moderators
avatar for David D. Levine

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Panelists
TW
avatar for Remy Nakamura
KR
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Morrison
  SCIENCE FICTION

12:00pm PDT

Post-scarcity Automation and the Future of Work
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Madison
With robots occupying more low and middle-skill level jobs, from warehousing to driving, and AI getting better than humans at reading MRIs and diagnosing disease, how will societies deal with the end of work-as-we-know-it? What can science fiction and fantasy worlds tell us about the real world of the future?
Moderators
FH
Panelists
BK
RM
EL
DJ
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

12:30pm PDT

Erik Grove Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PDT
Grant
Erik Grove reads from his works.
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
Sunday October 20, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

1:00pm PDT

Manny Frishberg Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
Grant
Manny Frishberg reads from his works.
Panelists
MF
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

1:00pm PDT

Your Next Comic to Read
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Weidler
A bit bored with Batman? Finding Avengers average? Come find some hidden gems and let the panelists help you pick some comics you might like based on your interests!
Moderators
RB
Panelists
AD
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Weidler
  COMICS

1:00pm PDT

Costume and materials exchange!
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Hamilton
Do you have costumes gathering dust? Fabric lying unused? Want to clear out some space in your sewing room/closet? Want to bring home items to fill up those empty spaces? Bring stuff to rehome! Take stuff to recreate! It's a ton of fun as well! Warning though, if you cannot find takers for your surplus items, you MUST take them back with you.
Panelists
BB
MS
JM
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Hamilton
  COSTUMING

1:00pm PDT

Disaster & Bug-Out Bag Prep
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Whether your vision of the apocalypse involves zombies or tsunamis, it is wise to be prepared. Preparedness professionals and practical thinkers will guide you through considering essentials and comfort items you might want to pack, and other realistic steps you can take on an individual, household, neighborhood, and municipal level toward preparing for the worst. Rating: PG.
Moderators
AB
Panelists
CM
MF
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

1:00pm PDT

Fandom Through The Ages
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Washington
What was it like when fandom was new? Think about it, no internet, Xeroxed fanzines, shoestring budgets at best, and only a LOVE of SF to carry you through. Welcome to science fiction fandom circa 1970 to 1990
Moderators
TW
Panelists
W
DH
MN
LP
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

1:00pm PDT

Pulp Fantasy!
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
SFF, Horror, and Mysteries once rubbed shoulders in the great pulp magazines of yesteryear. After decades of being siloed, the children of the pulps are growing back together in new genres and cross-genres. What is the history and future of cross-genre fiction?
Moderators
AO
Panelists
KA
KR
KL
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

1:00pm PDT

Theme Circle: Ghosts & Villains
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
We'll honor our OryCon 44 Ghost of Honor Vincent Price with a theme circle of songs about ghosts, villains, and madmen typical of the beloved roles he played.
Moderators
AW
Panelists
CE
JC
ED
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom
  MUSIC CIRCLES

1:00pm PDT

Workshop: Character Design Conception
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Lincoln
Frustrated when trying to explain your character? Approach it systematically! Get tools to help develop your concept and define your character's appearance to depict their personality, fashion, lifestyle, and the themes and mood of their story.
Panelists
CL
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  VISUAL ARTS

2:00pm PDT

Gibbitt Rhys-Jones Reading
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
Grant
Gibbet Rhys-Jones reads from her works.
Panelists
GR
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
Grant
  READINGS

2:00pm PDT

Creating Life: Basic World Building
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson
Designing a world for your stories can be daunting. Together we will go over the basics and build a world step by step. When we are done we will have a world ready to start being played and/or written in, and you will hopefully come away with useful tools and knowledge to wholly craft your own.
Moderators
AB
Panelists
RP
KL
EK
CT
MV
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Jefferson
  CREATION STATION

2:00pm PDT

Fan Groups & Why to Join
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Washington
What is a fan group? What are the benefits of joining one? Or if I don't find a fan group, how do I create my own?
Moderators
JZ
Panelists
TW
AO
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANDOM

2:00pm PDT

LARPing European style
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Lincoln
A more improvised, interactive and immersive shared experience: Papal elections, Westworld-like settings, Edwardian family dramas... how does it all work?
Moderators
ED
Panelists
GW
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David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Lincoln
  GAMING

2:00pm PDT

Onions and Orchids
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
Concerns, compliments? Are there things that you would like OryCon staff to know about? Please attend and tell us what is on your mind.
Moderators
MB
Panelists
AE
RL
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
  GENERAL INTEREST

2:00pm PDT

The Concept of "Civility": Needful Myth or Trap?
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Madison
Definitions of "being civil" span a range in communities with wide world views. How does the idea of "civility" influence writing, art, and media in the sci-fi/fantasy creation community? Does "being civil" limit free expression, or expand it?
Moderators
SG
Panelists
RL
EL
AN
AW
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY

3:00pm PDT

Devils in the Details
Sunday October 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
How much description is too much? How do you include worldbuilding, clues, sensory information, and other important context without dumping, As-You-Know-Bobbing, or going on elliptical journeys to the Outer Limits of Reader/audience patience? Attend and find out!
Panelists
RT
DA
JM
ES
KQ
Sunday October 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
  CRAFT OF WRITING

3:00pm PDT

Utopia: Literature Social Theory and Community
Sunday October 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
Created equal and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights." Is the Declaration of Independence a utopian document? The right to vote, the abolition of slavery, the forty-hour work week: these were once the stuff of utopian dreams and yet they have come to be through real struggle, embodying the potential new world in words and actions. Is contemporary utopian literature possible? What is the society you want to live in and what are you doing to make it happen?
Moderators
RL
Panelists
SG
RM
MF
DJ
Sunday October 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
  SOCIETY POLITICS AND HISTORY
 
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