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Emily Thon

What do I think of the pie? WHAT DO I THINK OF THE PIE?! Goodness gracious, it's delacious, that's what I think of the pie!
Wednesday, July 5
 

11:00am CDT

Registration DoubleTree Veranda 2

12:00pm CDT

Art Show DoubleTree Plaza 6

9:00pm CDT

Volunteers & Information Table DoubleTree CONvergence Central Vol Table
 
Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm CDT

Craft Smorgasbord DoubleTree Plaza 2 Based on Science DoubleTree Atrium 2 Beyond the Magical Girl DoubleTree Atrium 6 Geeky Careers You've Not Thought About DoubleTree Plaza 1 Invasive Species DoubleTree Atrium 4 Weaponry in Cinematic Sci-Fi & Fantasy DoubleTree Edina

2:00pm CDT

The Boy and the Beast DoubleTree Atrium 1 Geeky Small Businesses DoubleTree Atrium 2 Speculative Fiction Against Colonialism Sheraton Ames

3:30pm CDT

Cardboard Table Top Pinball DoubleTree Plaza 2 2016 WTF Movie Review DoubleTree Atrium 6 AI in Science Fiction: From Evil Overlords to Companions DoubleTree Atrium 7 The Cosmic Perspective DoubleTree Atrium 4

5:00pm CDT

Movies and the Problem of Evil DoubleTree Atrium 7

7:00pm CDT

Computer FAQ DoubleTree Plaza 3 Feminist Icons in Comics DoubleTree Edina Science Education: The Next Generation Sheraton Ames

8:30pm CDT

Art Show Meet Up DoubleTree Plaza 6 ASL 101 Sheraton Whalon Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington State of Science DoubleTree Atrium 4 Smackdown 2017: Robot Rampage DoubleTree Main Stage

9:00pm CDT

Trailer Park DoubleTree Plaza 4

10:00pm CDT

Cardboard Space Station DoubleTree Plaza 2 Transvestite Soup Presents: the Rocky Horror Picture Show DoubleTree Main Stage Avoiding Tokenism in Comics & Sci Fi Characters DoubleTree Plaza 1 Fantasy TV DoubleTree Atrium 4 Philosophies of Dune DoubleTree Atrium 2 Xenobiology 101 DoubleTree Atrium 7

11:30pm CDT

How to Properly Measure for Costumes Sheraton Ames Fandom Through the Ages Sheraton Whalon New Anime DoubleTree Atrium 2 Star Wars Holiday Special DoubleTree Plaza 3
 
Friday, July 7
 

9:30am CDT

Hull Breach DoubleTree Plaza 2 Bridget Landry's Kids Science Corner DoubleTree Atrium 4 Get Paid: Contracts & Copyright DoubleTree Atrium 2 Listing D&D on Your Resume DoubleTree Plaza 3 Rogue One DoubleTree Atrium 6

11:00am CDT

YogaQuest Presents Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Abridged DoubleTree Garden Court - Southwest Celebrating the Coen Brothers DoubleTree Bloomington Weta Digital: A Look Behind the Pixel Curtain DoubleTree Plaza 1

12:30pm CDT

Electric Cars Up Close Sheraton Outdoors Sci-Girls (and Boys) DoubleTree Plaza 2 American Gods DoubleTree Atrium 6 Creating the Perfect Monster DoubleTree Plaza 1 I Want To Be Ms. Frizzle: Using Sci-fi and Fantasy as Teaching Tools DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:00pm CDT

Terraforming 101: How to Form Soil DoubleTree Plaza 2 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One DoubleTree Atrium 4 Foresight is 2020: From Speculation to Reality DoubleTree Atrium 7 Ladies of Star Wars DoubleTree Atrium 6

3:00pm CDT

Costume Wars Sheraton Garden Court

3:30pm CDT

Building a Religion DoubleTree Plaza 3 Siege Engines and You Sheraton Whalon

5:00pm CDT

How to Draw... DoubleTree Plaza 2 Props and Practical Effects in Film DoubleTree Atrium 4 Starry Room Sheraton Whalon Stranger Things Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6 What to do When They're Watching You DoubleTree Bloomington Art of the Dress Costume and Couture Show / Cirque Intergalactique DoubleTree Main Stage

7:00pm CDT

Pixar's Story Writing Rules DoubleTree Plaza 3 Joseph Scrimshaw's ATTACK of the HEADCANON! DoubleTree Main Stage

8:30pm CDT

The Magic and Mythology of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic DoubleTree Plaza 1 To Infinity Sheraton Ames Powerpoint Karaoke DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm CDT

Epic Rap Battles of History Festival DoubleTree Plaza 4 Vilification Tennis DoubleTree Main Stage

11:30pm CDT

Fanboy Bebop DoubleTree Atrium 1 The Pun-el DoubleTree Bloomington Killer B's Improv Movie Show DoubleTree Atrium 6 Revenge of the Nerdlesque (18+) Sheraton Gibson
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am CDT

How to Attract an Audience DoubleTree Atrium 7 Law in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington Pokemon Go Fan Panel DoubleTree Plaza 3 The Life of a Mermaid DoubleTree Atrium 2 U of M Raptor Center DoubleTree Atrium 4

11:00am CDT

Nalbinding DoubleTree Plaza 2 Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in World Building DoubleTree Bloomington How to Storyboard DoubleTree Plaza 3 I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue DoubleTree Edina

12:30pm CDT

Mini Nebula Jars DoubleTree Plaza 2 Beyond Creation: Diversity in Media DoubleTree Atrium 6 Geeks in the Arts Scene DoubleTree Plaza 3 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

1:00pm CDT

Space Lounge Classic Video Game Tournament DoubleTree Veranda 8

2:00pm CDT

Prepare for the Fungal Invasion: Mycology with Spark -Y DoubleTree Plaza 2 Educational Apps DoubleTree Plaza 3 Movie Year in Review DoubleTree Bloomington Star Wars 40th Anniversary DoubleTree Atrium 6

3:30pm CDT

Battlestar Galactica - Designing for Global Annihilation DoubleTree Atrium 4 Jodorowsky's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 7

5:00pm CDT

Pie Eating Contest DoubleTree Garden Court - Southeast (Fake?) Science in the News DoubleTree Atrium 6 Asian Folklore 101 DoubleTree Plaza 3

5:30pm CDT

Masquerade (doors) DoubleTree Main Stage

6:00pm CDT

Masquerade DoubleTree Main Stage

8:30pm CDT

Game of Thrones Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6

9:30pm CDT

Sci-Fi Erotica Read-Aloud: The Drinking Game DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm CDT

Room Full of Nightmares DoubleTree Plaza 2 From Fetishism to Feminism: Horror, Anime and Beyond DoubleTree Edina Peele-ing back 'Get Out' DoubleTree Atrium 6

11:30pm CDT

Star Wars Counseling DoubleTree Edina
 
Sunday, July 9
 

9:30am CDT

A Comprehensive Guide to Independent Publishing DoubleTree Atrium 2 Laomagination: Building Southeast Asian Speculative Arts Movements Sheraton Whalon Ms. Marvel Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 4 Steven Universe as Queer Space Opera DoubleTree Edina

11:00am CDT

Crowdfunding 101 DoubleTree Edina Fantasy and Sci-Fi Mapmaking Sheraton Ames When Nerd Niche Goes Mainstream DoubleTree Atrium 4

12:00pm CDT

Star Wars Fan Film Festival DoubleTree Plaza 4

12:30pm CDT

Disney's LGBT+ Problem DoubleTree Bloomington Eastern vs. Western Horror Tropes DoubleTree Plaza 3 Norse Mythology in Contemporary Society DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:00pm CDT

Hello Sweet-Tea! DoubleTree Garden Court - Southwest OHM my gosh! LED Origami with Spark-Y DoubleTree Plaza 2 Book to Movie DoubleTree Edina Meet The Real-Life Honor Harringtons DoubleTree Atrium 4 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