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Jeff Nylander

Warren E. Burger Library, William Mitchell College of Law
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Websitebardcast.blogspot.com
I doubt I'll ever fill this out legit. Also, I refuse to use the Top Friends feature, so don't feel bad anybody.
Wednesday, July 5
 

9:00pm CDT

Registration DoubleTree Veranda 2
 
Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm CDT

Redshirts DoubleTree 2202 Table A Beyond the Magical Girl DoubleTree Atrium 6 Weaponry in Cinematic Sci-Fi & Fantasy DoubleTree Edina

2:00pm CDT

The Boy and the Beast DoubleTree Atrium 1 Dealing with the Aftermath Sheraton Whalon How Military Experience Influences Storytelling DoubleTree Plaza 3 LGBT+ People in Utopian Societies DoubleTree Atrium 7 Religion in the Future DoubleTree Atrium 4

3:30pm CDT

AI in Science Fiction: From Evil Overlords to Companions DoubleTree Atrium 7

5:00pm CDT

It's Been Written Before DoubleTree Atrium 4 What IS a Space Opera? DoubleTree Bloomington Cassini: End of an Era DoubleTree Plaza 1

7:00pm CDT

Star Wars Rebels Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6 This Year in Board Games DoubleTree Atrium 7 Opening Ceremony DoubleTree Main Stage

8:30pm CDT

Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington Smackdown 2017: Robot Rampage DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm CDT

Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay DoubleTree Edina Gaylaxians Book Discussion Update Sheraton Whalon

11:30pm CDT

New Anime DoubleTree Atrium 2
 
Friday, July 7
 

12:30am CDT

Live Riff DoubleTree Plaza 4

9:30am CDT

Astroculture: Farming for Space Farers DoubleTree Plaza 1 How Real is that Magic? DoubleTree Bloomington Rogue One DoubleTree Atrium 6

10:30am CDT

Kitsune: Spirit Chase! DoubleTree 2202 Table F

11:00am CDT

Chi's New Address DoubleTree Atrium 1 This Canon is Fired: Redefining the 'Must Reads' of SF/F and Comics Canon DoubleTree Atrium 4 Candles Enough Sheraton Gibson

12:30pm CDT

Creating the Perfect Monster DoubleTree Plaza 1 Diversity, Class Systems, and Equality in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington Soundtracks in Film DoubleTree Edina Is Anyone There? Searching for Life on Mars with the 1976 Viking Landers DoubleTree Plaza 3

2:00pm CDT

Ladies of Star Wars DoubleTree Atrium 6 Kristopher Carter: Musical Storyteller DoubleTree Main Stage

3:30pm CDT

Space Opera as Serious Literature DoubleTree Plaza 1

5:00pm CDT

Queering the Epic DoubleTree Edina Stranger Things Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6

7:00pm CDT

Pixar's Story Writing Rules DoubleTree Plaza 3 Joseph Scrimshaw's ATTACK of the HEADCANON! DoubleTree Main Stage Judging a Book by Its Cover DoubleTree Bloomington

8:30pm CDT

The Magic and Mythology of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic DoubleTree Plaza 1

10:00pm CDT

Shipping and Anti-Shipping DoubleTree Atrium 2 Drinking with Geeks DoubleTree Atrium 6 In Conversation with Seanan McGuire DoubleTree Plaza 1

11:30pm CDT

Relaxing in the Future Sheraton Ames
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am CDT

Law in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington The Life of a Mermaid DoubleTree Atrium 2

11:00am CDT

Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in World Building DoubleTree Bloomington Honorverse Sheraton Whalon

12:30pm CDT

Internet of Things (In)Security DoubleTree Atrium 7 Scoring in Films DoubleTree Plaza 1 Universal Design Principles IN SPACE! DoubleTree Atrium 2 Boys Don't Make Passes At Girls Who Wear Glasses Sheraton Gibson Cold-Blooded Mythology DoubleTree Atrium 4

2:00pm CDT

Ancillary Justice Sheraton Whalon Funny How? Dissecting the Frog DoubleTree Plaza 1 Lois McMaster Bujold Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 4 Star Wars 40th Anniversary DoubleTree Atrium 6 Why Dystopia is Not Dead DoubleTree Atrium 7

3:30pm CDT

Dungeon Apprentice: How to be a Great Dungeon Master DoubleTree Plaza 3 Punk Variations and Space Opera Sheraton Whalon Geeks Without God Live DoubleTree Atrium 6 Signing - Lois McMaster Bujold DoubleTree Autograph Table A Signing - Seanan McGuire DoubleTree Autograph Table B

5:00pm CDT

Lily C.A.T. DoubleTree Atrium 1 PTSD Representation in Geeky Media DoubleTree Plaza 1 Wonder Woman Movie Fan Panel DoubleTree Edina

6:00pm CDT

Masquerade DoubleTree Main Stage

7:00pm CDT

Anime for the Sci-Fi Fan DoubleTree Plaza 3 Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2 DoubleTree Atrium 6 Stargate Fan Panel DoubleTree Plaza 1

8:30pm CDT

Local Urban Fantasy Sheraton Whalon Truth That's Weirder Than Fiction DoubleTree Plaza 1

10:00pm CDT

From Fetishism to Feminism: Horror, Anime and Beyond DoubleTree Edina Minnesota Awkward: Conversation and Mingling Tips for the Socially Challenged DoubleTree Bloomington Space Opera Anime and Manga DoubleTree Atrium 2 Table Top Space Opera Sheraton Whalon

11:30pm CDT

Star Wars Counseling DoubleTree Edina
 
Sunday, July 9
 

12:30am CDT

FLCL DoubleTree Atrium 1

9:30am CDT

Gravity Falls Fan Panel DoubleTree Bloomington Miles in Charge DoubleTree Atrium 7 Steven Universe as Queer Space Opera DoubleTree Edina The Many Failures of Dungeons & Dragons DoubleTree Plaza 1

11:00am CDT

Fantasy and Sci-Fi Mapmaking Sheraton Ames Space Opera in Video Games DoubleTree Atrium 2 From Fan Fiction to Professional Writing DoubleTree Plaza 3

12:30pm CDT

Disney's LGBT+ Problem DoubleTree Bloomington

2:00pm CDT

Meet The Real-Life Honor Harringtons DoubleTree Atrium 4 Overwatch Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 7 Wubba Lubba Dub Dub: The Rick & Morty Fan Panel DoubleTree Bloomington

3:00pm CDT

Reverend Matt's Monster Science: The Zoology of the Galactic Empire DoubleTree Main Stage

3:30pm CDT

Aging Poorly: Pop Culture and the Test of Time DoubleTree Atrium 6 I Love Everyone in this Bar: The Good Parts of Being a Fan DoubleTree Bloomington New Hollywood Tropes DoubleTree Atrium 4

5:00pm CDT

Closing Ceremony DoubleTree Main Stage