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Willernie, MN
Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm

Based on Science DoubleTree Atrium 2 Beyond the Magical Girl DoubleTree Atrium 6 End of Empires Sheraton Ames Invasive Species DoubleTree Atrium 4

2:00pm

Dealing with the Aftermath Sheraton Whalon 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

3:30pm

2016 WTF Movie Review DoubleTree Atrium 6 AI in Science Fiction: From Evil Overlords to Companions DoubleTree Atrium 7 Healthy Relationships in the Geek Community DoubleTree Plaza 1 How to Fail Gracefully DoubleTree Atrium 2 The Cosmic Perspective DoubleTree Atrium 4 Ready, Steady, Flash! DoubleTree Edina

5:00pm

Apocalyptic Plagues: Threat or Ghost? DoubleTree Atrium 6 Legends of Tomorrow DoubleTree Edina Movies and the Problem of Evil DoubleTree Atrium 7

5:30pm

Morgan and Maren: SlytherPuff Sheraton Gibson

7:00pm

Feminist Icons in Comics DoubleTree Edina Science Education: The Next Generation Sheraton Ames

8:30pm

Aro/Ace Relationships Sheraton Ames Speculative Fiction as a Guide for Resisting Fascism and Autocracy DoubleTree Bloomington State of Science DoubleTree Atrium 4

10:00pm

Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay DoubleTree Edina Superheroes Rated R DoubleTree Bloomington Xenobiology 101 DoubleTree Atrium 7

11:30pm

The Post Apocalyptic Worlds of Mad Max, Oblivion & The Book of Eli DoubleTree Atrium 4
 
Friday, July 7
 

9:30am

How Real is that Magic? DoubleTree Bloomington Listing D&D on Your Resume DoubleTree Plaza 3

11:00am

Alternative Sports and Geek Culture DoubleTree Atrium 6 Celebrating the Coen Brothers DoubleTree Bloomington Fatness and Fandom DoubleTree Atrium 7 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

Creating the Perfect Monster DoubleTree Plaza 1 Diversity, Class Systems, and Equality in Science Fiction DoubleTree Bloomington Fire the Head Canons DoubleTree Atrium 7 I Want To Be Ms. Frizzle: Using Sci-fi and Fantasy as Teaching Tools DoubleTree Atrium 2 Is Anyone There? Searching for Life on Mars with the 1976 Viking Landers DoubleTree Plaza 3

2:00pm

Foresight is 2020: From Speculation to Reality DoubleTree Atrium 7 Introduction to Hip-Hop as Literature DoubleTree Atrium 2 Ladies of Star Wars DoubleTree Atrium 6 Take a Pew, Pew, Pew! Organized Religion in SciFi/Fantasy DoubleTree Edina

3:30pm

Building a Religion DoubleTree Plaza 3 Gender Swapping in in Movies DoubleTree Atrium 4 Indie Tabletop Games DoubleTree Atrium 2

5:00pm

Queering the Epic DoubleTree Edina Stranger Things Fan Panel DoubleTree Atrium 6 What to do When They're Watching You DoubleTree Bloomington

7:00pm

Marvel on Netflix DoubleTree Edina Romance and Adventure DoubleTree Atrium 7 Tactics in Space Sheraton Ames Joseph Scrimshaw's ATTACK of the HEADCANON! DoubleTree Main Stage

8:30pm

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 20th Anniversary Panel DoubleTree Bloomington Fantastic Beasts Moive Fan Panel DoubleTree Edina Slash Panel DoubleTree Atrium 2 The Magic and Mythology of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic DoubleTree Plaza 1 Powerpoint Karaoke DoubleTree Main Stage

10:00pm

Shipping and Anti-Shipping DoubleTree Atrium 2 Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender and the Comic Book Medium DoubleTree Atrium 7 Drinking with Geeks DoubleTree Atrium 6 Transgender 101 Sheraton Ames

11:30pm

BDSM: So You Want to Enter the Kink Community? DoubleTree Atrium 7 Menstruation Representation in Post Apocolyptic, Dystopian, and Futuristic Media DoubleTree Plaza 3
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am

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

11:00am

Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in World Building DoubleTree Bloomington

12:30pm

Anime on the Rocks Podcast Live Sheraton Whalon Beyond Creation: Diversity in Media DoubleTree Atrium 6 Internet of Things (In)Security DoubleTree Atrium 7 Boys Don't Make Passes At Girls Who Wear Glasses Sheraton Gibson Cold-Blooded Mythology DoubleTree Atrium 4

2:00pm

Ancillary Justice Sheraton Whalon Educational Apps DoubleTree Plaza 3 It's a CONspiracy: Our Abduction DoubleTree Edina Why Dystopia is Not Dead DoubleTree Atrium 7

3:30pm

Dungeon Apprentice: How to be a Great Dungeon Master DoubleTree Plaza 3 Geeks Without God Live DoubleTree Atrium 6

5:00pm

(Fake?) Science in the News DoubleTree Atrium 6 The Dark is Coming Sheraton Ames The Great Beyond: Discussing Death in Popular Culture DoubleTree Bloomington

7:00pm

Anime for the Sci-Fi Fan DoubleTree Plaza 3 Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2 DoubleTree Atrium 6 The Exorcist Comes to TV DoubleTree Atrium 7

8:30pm

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

9:30pm

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

10:00pm

Androids, AI, And Gender Theory DoubleTree Plaza 3 From Fetishism to Feminism: Horror, Anime and Beyond DoubleTree Edina Peele-ing back 'Get Out' DoubleTree Atrium 6 Supernatural 12 seasons and beyond! DoubleTree Plaza 1

11:30pm

2 Panel 2 Furious DoubleTree Bloomington Barbarella Fan Panel Sheraton Whalon The Golden Age of Radio Horror DoubleTree Atrium 7
 
Sunday, July 9
 

9:30am

Steven Universe as Queer Space Opera DoubleTree Edina The Many Failures of Dungeons & Dragons DoubleTree Plaza 1

12:30pm

Disney's LGBT+ Problem DoubleTree Bloomington Eastern vs. Western Horror Tropes DoubleTree Plaza 3 Norse Mythology in Contemporary Society DoubleTree Atrium 2 Zombies as Political Metaphor DoubleTree Atrium 7

2:00pm

Hello Sweet-Tea! DoubleTree Garden Court - Southwest Get Off My World! A Doctor Who Podcast Sheraton Whalon

3:30pm

Face Value: Why Do We Believe False Things? DoubleTree Edina New Hollywood Tropes DoubleTree Atrium 4