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Penguicon 2018

Thank you, all, for a wondrous Penguicon!

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Caitlin G

I enjoy writing, art, sci fi, comedy, and meeting new people

I like science, especially human biology/anatomy, physiology, neuroanatomy and genetics. I will NOT claim to be an expert, but they make great reading and conversation topics!

4:00pm

Diversity in Classic Literature MontcalmNicole E. Castle • Sarah Hans • Janea Schimmel

5:00pm

Geeky Speed Friending BaldwinCatrice Thornton

6:00pm

Become a Mentor! Algonquin BThad Bogert • Patrick Jennings Early Childhood Gender Socialization Algonquin AAdena Rottenstein

7:00pm

Burlesque Makeup With Us Algonquin ADana Nelson We're Trans, Ask Us How! HamlinOwen Bondono • Julia Marsh Promptapalooza MontcalmNicole E. Castle • Jen Haeger Temporal Mechanics for Dummies Charlevoix BBrian Hudson

8:00pm

CANCELLED errata: Let's eat Sushi! (Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly) Food Room 1017Lauren de Vries Merit CTF Meet and Greet Board of DirectorsMerit

9:00pm

Geeky Burlesque Algonquin C/DDana Nelson Introduction to BDSM Charlevoix BLady Pain • Ryan Staten Telestrations: After Dark TC's Table FTracie Leitner • Cheryl Orosz What's Up with Furries, Man? MontcalmBrian • Abby Fisher ERRATA: PRESENTER CHANGE: World Building EMC IMichael Cieslak • Steven Lake ROOM CHANGE errata: Urban Folklore and Modern Mythology EMC IVJD DeLuzio

12:00am

LN2 After Hours Ice Cream Food Room 1017Elizabeth Basala • Amy Castner • Sarah Elkins • Jen Hamilton • Lew Reynolds • Phil Salkie

9:00am

Firefly Escape Room Room 321Alex Drummer Harry Potter Escape Room Room 317Alex Drummer Experiment in Collaborative Art (2nd year) Hackerspace Room 328Stacy Louis/Saltygirl Time Management for Creative People HamlinHillary Rettig Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Algonquin BDr. Kristine Larsen • Jeff MacLeod • Kevin O'Brien

10:00am

Firefly Escape Room Room 321Alex Drummer Harry Potter Escape Room Room 317Alex Drummer Virtual Range Algonquin AStu Chisholm • Rob Reed LN2 Purple Haze Ice Cream Food Room 1017Elizabeth Basala • Amy Castner • Sarah Elkins • Jen Hamilton • Ariel Landau • Lew Reynolds • Phil Salkie Feline Nutrition 101 EMC VCassandra Morgan DIY IoT EMC IDave Putz • Connie Sieh

11:00am

Geeky Speed Friending Charlevoix ACatrice Thornton Creating Three Dimensional Characters: Avoiding Cardboard Characters BaldwinZig Zag Claybourne • JD DeLuzio • Sarah Hans • Christian Klaver • Steven Lake No Hero Wants to Save the World NicoletAlex Kourvo

12:00pm

"....And in Flew Enza" Algonquin BMari Brighe • JD DeLuzio • Dr. Kristine Larsen • Janea Schimmel Editing Your Prose EMC VClif Flynt How to Care for Your Writer BaldwinZig Zag Claybourne • Cassandra Morgan • Wayne Pedersen • Baize White Lets Discuss Net Neutrality Charlevoix BCharles Severance • Kate Vajda • Johnny Xmas

1:00pm

Firefly Escape Room Room 321Alex Drummer Harry Potter Escape Room Room 317Alex Drummer Writing Excuses Podcast Charlevoix BAmal El-Mohtar • Mary Robinette Kowal • Mary Anne Mohanraj Writing Long: Creating the Page Turner Charlevoix AChristine Daigle • Steven Lake • Diana Kathryn Plopa • Claire Winn

2:00pm

Firefly Escape Room Room 321Alex Drummer Is that a chopstick in your pocket, or are you just happy sashimi? Food Room 1017Nuri Gocay Homelessness: Where do we go from here Part 2 Charlevoix BJohn Daniels • Cathy Grazar • Ianformed • Taurean Thomas Productive Conversations: How to Talk it out Without Derailing HamlinMiranda Falcon • Ted Preston Teams & Types NicoletAmal El-Mohtar • Paul Kemner • Christian Klaver • Steven Lake • Mary Anne Mohanraj • Cassandra Morgan

3:00pm

LGBTQ Labor History: The Importance of Undoing Heteronormative History Charlevoix BJamie McQuaid Writing Groups NicoletNicole E. Castle • Carol Flynt • Sarah Hans • Ericka Kahler • Michael W. Lucas

4:00pm

Firefly Escape Room Room 321Alex Drummer Harry Potter Escape Room Room 317Alex Drummer 10 Commandments of Networking NicoletDave Phillips • Bob Waltenspiel Better Ways to Do Good HamlinIla Coltas • Elizabeth Gibbons • Michael McAtee • Deanna Tartaglia

5:00pm

Black Butler Wonderland Tea Party Food Room 1017Myla Riffle • A. Carina Spears • Star Stramel Meditation 101 BaldwinShetan Noir • Catrice Thornton Independent Book Stores HamlinGene Alloway • Dan Chilsom • Diana Kathryn Plopa

6:00pm

Grammar and the Geek BaldwinCassandra Morgan • Wayne Pedersen Subtext: What is the Story Really About? Charlevoix AZig Zag Claybourne • Ericka Kahler • Steven Lake • David Erik Nelson • Janea Schimmel Writing Productivity Algonquin BMichael W. Lucas • Amal El-Mohtar • Mary Robinette Kowal • Mary Anne Mohanraj • Mark Oshiro

7:00pm

Joyful Productivity: How to Overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism and Rediscover Your Prolific Self HamlinHillary Rettig Critiquing Without Alienating the Writer BaldwinJean Davis • Sarah Hans • Geralyn Lance • Michael W. Lucas • Diana Kathryn Plopa

8:00pm

Improv Flash Fiction MontcalmJD DeLuzio • Sarah Hans • Ken MacGregor Making a Living as a Midlist Writer NicoletMichael W. Lucas • David Erik Nelson • Lucy A Snyder

9:00pm

BOF: Corrupting Vanilla Items for Kinky Purposes Hamlin Code Names : Deep Undercover TC's Table CTracie Leitner • Cheryl Orosz Dear Abby After Dark MontcalmAbby Fisher Electrostimulation for Sensual Pleasure NicoletLady Pain • Ryan Staten More Green for Less Green Algonquin BBeth Bondono • Owen Bondono

10:00pm

Rope Basics in the Bedroom Algonquin ALogicalFlamingo

11:00pm

Kink Sharing Charlevoix ADuckman • Katherine Nix • Jennifer Reisbig

10:00am

CANCELLED errata: Creating Active Engagement and Inclusive Cultures EMC IKim Burton • Henry Marshall • Mike • Madeline Wujcik CANCALLED errata Baking Genderbread Cookies HamlinAdena Rottenstein Writing the Unthinkable (Workshop) EMC IIIAmy Probst

11:00am

Self-Publishing in 2018 BaldwinMichael Cieslak • Jean Davis • Alex Kourvo

12:00pm

Self-Rescuing Princess: The Importance of Creating Characters with Agency MontcalmOwen Bondono • Laura Cascos • Jean Davis • Erika Wagner Sensitivity Readers: Who Are We and Why Do You Need Us? Algonquin AMari Brighe • Mark Oshiro The Editor is Your Friend Algonquin BMichael Cieslak • Geralyn Lance • Ken MacGregor • Diana Kathryn Plopa • Claire Winn Writing Excuses Reading EMC IIIAmal El-Mohtar • Mary Robinette Kowal • Mary Anne Mohanraj

1:00pm

How to Update and Fix Problematic Archetypes and Tropes in Speculative Fiction MontcalmMari Brighe • Karen Burnham • Michael Cieslak • Cassandra Morgan • Meghann Pardee

2:00pm

Mark and Amal Geek Out About All Things YA Algonquin BAmal El-Mohtar • Mark Oshiro Social Media Marketing EMC IJackie • Michael W. Lucas • Janea Schimmel The Top 10 Grammar Mistakes that You Don't Know Your (sic) Making HamlinCarol Flynt • David Erik Nelson