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Qui-Gon Jeff

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Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm CDT

Based on Science DoubleTree Atrium 2 Breaking into YouTube Sheraton Whalon 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

Dealing with the Aftermath Sheraton Whalon Doctor Strange Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6 How Military Experience Influences Storytelling DoubleTree Plaza 3 LGBT+ People in Utopian Societies DoubleTree Atrium 7 Non-Compliant Geek's Guide to Self Care DoubleTree Plaza 1 Religion in the Future DoubleTree Atrium 4 Speculative Fiction Against Colonialism Sheraton Ames Storytelling Podcasts DoubleTree Edina

3:30pm CDT

AI in Science Fiction: From Evil Overlords to Companions DoubleTree Atrium 7 Can Fandom Change the World? DoubleTree Bloomington How to Fail Gracefully DoubleTree Atrium 2 The Cosmic Perspective DoubleTree Atrium 4

5:00pm CDT

Apocalyptic Plagues: Threat or Ghost? DoubleTree Atrium 6 It's Been Written Before DoubleTree Atrium 4 Movies and the Problem of Evil DoubleTree Atrium 7 What IS a Space Opera? DoubleTree Bloomington Cassini: End of an Era DoubleTree Plaza 1

7:00pm CDT

Science Education: The Next Generation Sheraton Ames Star Wars Rebels Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6

8:30pm CDT

ASL 101 Sheraton Whalon Don't Go There: Taboo Topics and Triggers In Art DoubleTree Atrium 6 Soul of Wit DoubleTree Atrium 2 Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington State of Science DoubleTree Atrium 4

10:00pm CDT

2017 MSFSFF: Other Worlds Film Festival DoubleTree Atrium 6 Philosophies of Dune DoubleTree Atrium 2 Superheroes Rated R DoubleTree Bloomington

11:30pm CDT

Ask a Submariner: Foul-Mouthed Sailor Edition DoubleTree Edina Pan Galactic Gargle Blasted with Douglas Adams DoubleTree Bloomington The Post Apocalyptic Worlds of Mad Max, Oblivion & The Book of Eli DoubleTree Atrium 4
 
Friday, July 7
 

9:30am CDT

Astroculture: Farming for Space Farers DoubleTree Plaza 1 Get Paid: Contracts & Copyright DoubleTree Atrium 2 How Real is that Magic? DoubleTree Bloomington Podcasting 101 DoubleTree Atrium 7 Rogue One DoubleTree Atrium 6

11:00am CDT

Celebrating the Coen Brothers DoubleTree Bloomington Plug-in Electric Vehicles Sheraton Whalon The Odd-Numbered Star Trek Curse DoubleTree Edina This Canon is Fired: Redefining the 'Must Reads' of SF/F and Comics Canon DoubleTree Atrium 4 Weta Digital: A Look Behind the Pixel Curtain DoubleTree Plaza 1

12:30pm CDT

Electric Cars Up Close Sheraton Outdoors American Gods DoubleTree Atrium 6 Diversity, Class Systems, and Equality in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington New Technology in Media DoubleTree Atrium 4 Soundtracks in Film DoubleTree Edina Is Anyone There? Searching for Life on Mars with the 1976 Viking Landers DoubleTree Plaza 3

2:00pm CDT

99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One DoubleTree Atrium 4 Firefly At 15 DoubleTree Bloomington Ladies of Star Wars DoubleTree Atrium 6 Take a Pew, Pew, Pew! Organized Religion in SciFi/Fantasy DoubleTree Edina Sword Masters Live DoubleTree Garden Court - Southwest

3:30pm CDT

Building a Religion DoubleTree Plaza 3 Gender Swapping in in Movies DoubleTree Atrium 4 Siege Engines and You Sheraton Whalon Space Opera as Serious Literature DoubleTree Plaza 1 Star Trek Retrospective DoubleTree Atrium 6

5:00pm CDT

Props and Practical Effects in Film DoubleTree Atrium 4 Queering the Epic DoubleTree Edina Refugee Lifehacks DoubleTree Atrium 7 Starry Room Sheraton Whalon What to do When They're Watching You DoubleTree Bloomington Writing Near Future Sci-Fi DoubleTree Plaza 1

7:00pm CDT

2017 Midwest Sci-Fi Short Film Festival DoubleTree Atrium 6 Pixar's Story Writing Rules DoubleTree Plaza 3 Romance and Adventure DoubleTree Atrium 7 Skylarks and Lensmen, The Classic Space Opera of E.E. 'Doc' Smith Sheraton Whalon Tactics in Space Sheraton Ames Judging a Book by Its Cover DoubleTree Bloomington

8:30pm CDT

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 20th Anniversary Panel DoubleTree Bloomington Enterprising Individuals Live!: The Wrath of CON! DoubleTree Plaza 3 To Infinity Sheraton Ames Powerpoint Karaoke DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm CDT

Drinking with Geeks DoubleTree Atrium 6 Vilification Tennis DoubleTree Main Stage Transgender 101 Sheraton Ames

11:30pm CDT

Menstruation Representation in Post Apocolyptic, Dystopian, and Futuristic Media DoubleTree Plaza 3 The Pun-el DoubleTree Bloomington 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 U of M Raptor Center DoubleTree Atrium 4

11:00am CDT

Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in World Building DoubleTree Bloomington 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 Internet of Things (In)Security DoubleTree Atrium 7 Scoring in Films DoubleTree Plaza 1 Cold-Blooded Mythology DoubleTree Atrium 4 Comic Book Writing 101 DoubleTree Bloomington

2:00pm CDT

Funny How? Dissecting the Frog DoubleTree Plaza 1 Star Wars 40th Anniversary DoubleTree Atrium 6 Why Dystopia is Not Dead DoubleTree Atrium 7

3:30pm CDT

Jodorowsky's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 7 Geeks Without God Live DoubleTree Atrium 6 Eye in the Martian Sky: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter DoubleTree Plaza 1

5:00pm CDT

(Fake?) Science in the News DoubleTree Atrium 6 Asian Folklore 101 DoubleTree Plaza 3 David Lynch's Dune DoubleTree Atrium 4 The Dark is Coming Sheraton Ames The Great Beyond: Discussing Death in Popular Culture DoubleTree Bloomington

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

Game of Thrones Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6 Local Urban Fantasy Sheraton Whalon Truth That's Weirder Than Fiction DoubleTree Plaza 1

10:00pm CDT

Androids, AI, And Gender Theory DoubleTree Plaza 3

11:30pm CDT

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

9:30am CDT

A Comprehensive Guide to Independent Publishing DoubleTree Atrium 2 Laomagination: Building Southeast Asian Speculative Arts Movements Sheraton Whalon

11:00am CDT

Crowdfunding 101 DoubleTree Edina Finding Inspiration in Genre DoubleTree Plaza 1 Star Trek: Discovery DoubleTree Atrium 6 When Nerd Niche Goes Mainstream DoubleTree Atrium 4

12:30pm CDT

Eastern vs. Western Horror Tropes DoubleTree Plaza 3 Mythic/Spiritual Visions in Film DoubleTree Atrium 4 Norse Mythology in Contemporary Society DoubleTree Atrium 2

1:00pm CDT

Harisen Daiko Drum Group DoubleTree Main Stage

2:00pm CDT

Wubba Lubba Dub Dub: The Rick & Morty Fan Panel DoubleTree Bloomington

3:30pm CDT

Hitchhiker's Guide Fan Panel DoubleTree Plaza 1 New Hollywood Tropes DoubleTree Atrium 4 Saga Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 7