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Eric Rinn

Edina Realty
IT Project Manager
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Thursday, July 6
 

9:00am CDT

Registration DoubleTree Veranda 2

12:00pm CDT

CONvergence Merchandise DoubleTree CONvergence Central Coat Closet

2:00pm CDT

Religion in the Future DoubleTree Atrium 4

3:30pm CDT

Ready, Steady, Flash! DoubleTree Edina

5:00pm CDT

What IS a Space Opera? DoubleTree Bloomington

8:30pm CDT

Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington

9:00pm CDT

Space Lounge DoubleTree Veranda 8 Trailer Park DoubleTree Plaza 4

10:00pm CDT

Virtual Reality Gaming: Adult Hours DoubleTree 2201 Philosophies of Dune DoubleTree Atrium 2

11:30pm CDT

Star Wars Holiday Special DoubleTree Plaza 3 The Post Apocalyptic Worlds of Mad Max, Oblivion & The Book of Eli DoubleTree Atrium 4 Lyritics Presents: Geek Nation Sheraton Gibson
 
Friday, July 7
 

9:30am CDT

Listing D&D on Your Resume DoubleTree Plaza 3 Rogue One DoubleTree Atrium 6

11:00am CDT

VR Gaming Signups DoubleTree 2201 Celebrating the Coen Brothers DoubleTree Bloomington Weta Digital: A Look Behind the Pixel Curtain DoubleTree Plaza 1

12:30pm CDT

Virtual Reality Gaming DoubleTree 2201 Creating the Perfect Monster DoubleTree Plaza 1 Fire the Head Canons DoubleTree Atrium 7 New Technology in Media DoubleTree Atrium 4 Soundtracks in Film DoubleTree Edina

2:00pm CDT

Best of the Midwest DoubleTree Plaza 4 Beginning Robotics Sheraton Whalon Foresight is 2020: From Speculation to Reality DoubleTree Atrium 7 Take a Pew, Pew, Pew! Organized Religion in SciFi/Fantasy DoubleTree Edina

3:30pm CDT

Building a Religion DoubleTree Plaza 3 Dark Tower Fan Panel DoubleTree Edina Indie Tabletop Games DoubleTree Atrium 2 Space Opera as Serious Literature DoubleTree Plaza 1 Star Trek Retrospective DoubleTree Atrium 6

5:00pm CDT

Refugee Lifehacks DoubleTree Atrium 7 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

Joseph Scrimshaw's ATTACK of the HEADCANON! DoubleTree Main Stage

8:30pm CDT

Enterprising Individuals Live!: The Wrath of CON! DoubleTree Plaza 3 Powerpoint Karaoke DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm CDT

Sandbox After Dark: Art is Skin Deep DoubleTree Plaza 2 Virtual Reality Gaming: Adult Hours DoubleTree 2201 Drinking with Geeks DoubleTree Atrium 6

11:30pm CDT

Relaxing in the Future Sheraton Ames The Pun-el DoubleTree Bloomington Killer B's Improv Movie Show DoubleTree Atrium 6
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am CDT

Law in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington U of M Raptor Center DoubleTree Atrium 4

10:00am CDT

Art Show DoubleTree Plaza 6

11:00am CDT

How to Storyboard DoubleTree Plaza 3

12:30pm CDT

Geeks in the Arts Scene DoubleTree Plaza 3 Internet of Things (In)Security DoubleTree Atrium 7 Cold-Blooded Mythology DoubleTree Atrium 4

1:00pm CDT

Space Lounge Classic Video Game Tournament DoubleTree Veranda 8

2:00pm CDT

It's a CONspiracy: Our Abduction DoubleTree Edina Movie Year in Review DoubleTree Bloomington Star Wars 40th Anniversary DoubleTree Atrium 6 VR: Fad or Staying? DoubleTree Atrium 2 Why Dystopia is Not Dead DoubleTree Atrium 7

3:30pm CDT

Battlestar Galactica - Designing for Global Annihilation DoubleTree Atrium 4 Jodorowsky's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 7 Geeks Without God Live DoubleTree Atrium 6

5:00pm CDT

Creating a Story with Tarot Cards DoubleTree Atrium 2 Asian Folklore 101 DoubleTree Plaza 3 David Lynch's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 4 Geek Comedy Showcase (18+) Sheraton Gibson

6:00pm CDT

Masquerade DoubleTree Main Stage

7:00pm CDT

Anime for the Sci-Fi Fan DoubleTree Plaza 3 Storytelling, Slam Poetry, and Spoken Word Artists Sheraton Whalon Obsessed Podcast: Whiskey DoubleTree Edina

8:30pm CDT

Local Urban Fantasy Sheraton Whalon Subversive Sci-Fi of Paul Verhoeven DoubleTree Edina Truth That's Weirder Than Fiction DoubleTree Plaza 1 VR in Movies and Games DoubleTree Plaza 3 Ben San Del Sheraton Gibson

9:00pm CDT

Art Auction DoubleTree Atrium 4

10:00pm CDT

Room Full of Nightmares DoubleTree Plaza 2 Space Lounge DoubleTree Veranda 8 Table Top Space Opera Sheraton Whalon StarF Sheraton Gibson

11:30pm CDT

Star Wars Counseling DoubleTree Edina The Golden Age of Radio Horror DoubleTree Atrium 7 The Dregs Sheraton Gibson
 
Sunday, July 9
 

9:30am CDT

Laomagination: Building Southeast Asian Speculative Arts Movements Sheraton Whalon The Many Failures of Dungeons & Dragons DoubleTree Plaza 1

10:00am CDT

Cinema Rex Movie 23 DoubleTree Plaza 4

11:00am CDT

GPS Charity Auction DoubleTree Atrium 8 Fantasy and Sci-Fi Mapmaking Sheraton Ames Finding Inspiration in Genre DoubleTree Plaza 1 Martial Arts in Media DoubleTree Bloomington Space Opera in Video Games DoubleTree Atrium 2 Star Trek: Discovery DoubleTree Atrium 6 When Nerd Niche Goes Mainstream DoubleTree Atrium 4 GPS Live Auction DoubleTree Atrium 7

12:00pm CDT

Star Wars Fan Film Festival DoubleTree Plaza 4

12:30pm CDT

Red Dragon Inn DoubleTree 2205 Table B Eastern vs. Western Horror Tropes DoubleTree Plaza 3 Mythic/Spiritual Visions in Film DoubleTree Atrium 4 Norse Mythology in Contemporary Society DoubleTree Atrium 2 Art: Impossible DoubleTree Atrium 6

1:00pm CDT

Teleios with Ian Truitner - NR - 2016 - 89m DoubleTree Plaza 4 Harisen Daiko Drum Group DoubleTree Main Stage

2:00pm CDT

Book to Movie DoubleTree Edina This is Your Brain on Video Games DoubleTree Atrium 2

3:30pm CDT

Chainmaille 101 DoubleTree Plaza 2 Face Value: Why Do We Believe False Things? DoubleTree Edina 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