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Renate Fiora
Orono High School
Physics Teacher
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Physics and science education, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Faerie Tales, Diplomacy
Thursday
, July 6
12:30pm CDT
Invasive Species
DoubleTree Atrium 4
2:00pm CDT
CONvergence for the Socially Anxious
DoubleTree Bloomington
LGBT+ People in Utopian Societies
DoubleTree Atrium 7
Non-Compliant Geek's Guide to Self Care
DoubleTree Plaza 1
3:30pm CDT
Can Fandom Change the World?
DoubleTree Bloomington
5:00pm CDT
Cat-themed Card Games
DoubleTree 2202 Table D
Apocalyptic Plagues: Threat or Ghost?
DoubleTree Atrium 6
It's Been Written Before
DoubleTree Atrium 4
What IS a Space Opera?
DoubleTree Bloomington
7:00pm CDT
Science Education: The Next Generation
Sheraton Ames
8:30pm CDT
Don't Go There: Taboo Topics and Triggers In Art
DoubleTree Atrium 6
Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy
DoubleTree Bloomington
Squirrel You Know It's True
DoubleTree Plaza 1
State of Science
DoubleTree Atrium 4
10:00pm CDT
Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay
DoubleTree Edina
Fantasy TV
DoubleTree Atrium 4
Philosophies of Dune
DoubleTree Atrium 2
Superheroes Rated R
DoubleTree Bloomington
Xenobiology 101
DoubleTree Atrium 7
11:30pm CDT
Current Events Affecting Comics
DoubleTree Atrium 7
Pan Galactic Gargle Blasted with Douglas Adams
DoubleTree Bloomington
Friday
, July 7
9:30am CDT
Bridget Landry's Kids Science Corner
DoubleTree Atrium 4
Listing D&D on Your Resume
DoubleTree Plaza 3
11:00am CDT
Gravity in Fact and Fiction
DoubleTree Plaza 3
This Canon is Fired: Redefining the 'Must Reads' of SF/F and Comics Canon
DoubleTree Atrium 4
12:30pm CDT
Fire the Head Canons
DoubleTree Atrium 7
I Want To Be Ms. Frizzle: Using Sci-fi and Fantasy as Teaching Tools
DoubleTree Atrium 2
2:00pm CDT
Foresight is 2020: From Speculation to Reality
DoubleTree Atrium 7
3:30pm CDT
Gender Swapping in in Movies
DoubleTree Atrium 4
Space Opera as Serious Literature
DoubleTree Plaza 1
Star Trek Retrospective
DoubleTree Atrium 6
5:00pm CDT
Stranger Things Fan Panel
DoubleTree Atrium 6
7:00pm CDT
Marvel on Netflix
DoubleTree Edina
Opera in Space: Music and Art of Alien Races
DoubleTree Plaza 1
Romance and Adventure
DoubleTree Atrium 7
CONvergence Poetry Slam
Sheraton Gibson
8:30pm CDT
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 20th Anniversary Panel
DoubleTree Bloomington
To Infinity
Sheraton Ames
10:00pm CDT
Doctor Who This Season and Beyond
DoubleTree Edina
Shipping and Anti-Shipping
DoubleTree Atrium 2
Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender and the Comic Book Medium
DoubleTree Atrium 7
11:30pm CDT
BDSM: So You Want to Enter the Kink Community?
DoubleTree Atrium 7
Menstruation Representation in Post Apocolyptic, Dystopian, and Futuristic Media
DoubleTree Plaza 3
Revenge of the Nerdlesque (18+)
Sheraton Gibson
Saturday
, July 8
9:30am CDT
Table-top Catapults
DoubleTree Plaza 2
The Life of a Mermaid
DoubleTree Atrium 2
11:00am CDT
Of a Certain Age
DoubleTree Atrium 7
I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue
DoubleTree Edina
12:30pm CDT
Beyond Creation: Diversity in Media
DoubleTree Atrium 6
Geeks in the Arts Scene
DoubleTree Plaza 3
2:00pm CDT
Educational Apps
DoubleTree Plaza 3
Movie Year in Review
DoubleTree Bloomington
VR: Fad or Staying?
DoubleTree Atrium 2
3:30pm CDT
How Do You Blow Up a Space Cruiser?
DoubleTree Bloomington
Why Do We Game?
DoubleTree Atrium 2
5:00pm CDT
(Fake?) Science in the News
DoubleTree Atrium 6
Creating Appealing Scientific Subjects
DoubleTree Atrium 7
The Great Beyond: Discussing Death in Popular Culture
DoubleTree Bloomington
7:00pm CDT
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2
DoubleTree Atrium 6
Ingress - Augmented Reality Cat-Herding
Sheraton Ames
Stargate Fan Panel
DoubleTree Plaza 1
Storytelling, Slam Poetry, and Spoken Word Artists
Sheraton Whalon
8:30pm CDT
Grimm: The Final Season
Sheraton Ames
Local Urban Fantasy
Sheraton Whalon
10:00pm CDT
Androids, AI, And Gender Theory
DoubleTree Plaza 3
From Fetishism to Feminism: Horror, Anime and Beyond
DoubleTree Edina
Minnesota Awkward: Conversation and Mingling Tips for the Socially Challenged
DoubleTree Bloomington
Peele-ing back 'Get Out'
DoubleTree Atrium 6
11:30pm CDT
Star Wars Counseling
DoubleTree Edina
Sunday
, July 9
9:30am CDT
Parenting in Troubled Times
DoubleTree Plaza 3
11:00am CDT
Star Trek: Discovery
DoubleTree Atrium 6
12:30pm CDT
Disney's LGBT+ Problem
DoubleTree Bloomington
Legion
DoubleTree Edina
Mythic/Spiritual Visions in Film
DoubleTree Atrium 4
Norse Mythology in Contemporary Society
DoubleTree Atrium 2
Reading - Taylor Cisco
Sheraton Ames
3:00pm CDT
Reverend Matt's Monster Science: The Zoology of the Galactic Empire
DoubleTree Main Stage
3:30pm CDT
Hitchhiker's Guide Fan Panel
DoubleTree Plaza 1
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