VCON 41: Grid

Welcome to the VCON 41 Online Schedule!

VCON is the oldest general-interest science fiction, fantasy, and games convention in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. This 100% volunteer fan-organized convention has promoted the interests of science fiction and fantasy culture in Vancouver BC and its environs since 1971, offering events and exhibits focused on a variety of Science Fiction and Fantasy fandom interest areas such as literature, art, media, music, costumes, comics, tabletop games, electronic games, etc. For more detailed information visit our website: www.vcon.ca.

VCON 41 will be held Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2016, at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford hotel. The convention’s main theme is "Muppets, Puppets & Marionettes" with a secondary theme of "The Small Press Cabal".

Please take a moment to check out the "Sponsor" tab to see who has helped support this year’s event.
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SESSIONS ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016: The schedule is now as "final" as it ever gets! Which means that, yes, there will probably still be changes here and there, but generally only to resolve when we’ve accidentally placed one panelist on two panels at the same time, or if a panelist has to cancel.)

-Jenni Merrifield, VCON 41 Programming Coordinator
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00 - Registration	01 - Large Programming 1 (with AV)	02 - Large Programming 2	03 - Interactive Programming	04 - MAT Programming	05 - Medium Programming 1 (with AV)	06 - Medium Programming 2 (Readings)	07 - Large Workshops	08 - Small Workshops	09 - KidCon	10 - Art Show	11a - Tabletop Gaming	11b - Console Gaming	12a - Hospitality Suite	12b - Hospitality Tap Room	13a - Vender Hall: Dealers' Room	13b - Vendor Hall: Artists' Alley	14 - Club Tables

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Pre-Registration Pickup Only 10:30 - 11:30

Registration, FRI 11:30 - 20:00

Are Games Art? 15:00 - 15:50

How Did *THAT* Get On My Book Cover?!? 16:00 - 16:50

Opening Ceremonies 17:00 - 17:50

Whose Line Is It Fandom? 18:00 - 19:20

Man of Steel: Truth, Justice, and the Moral Way 19:30 - 20:50

setup 21:00 - 21:30

(Not So) Family (Friendly) Feud 21:30 - 23:50

Communication Through Puppetry 16:00 - 16:50

World Building, from Page to Screen 17:00 - 17:50

room transition 18:00 - 19:00

Book Launch - A Feast of Authors 19:00 - 20:50

Creating For the Middle Grade/YA Market 21:00 - 21:50

Puppet Government 22:00 - 22:50

Scary Puppets 23:00 - 23:50

Dispelling Martial Arts Myths 14:00 - 14:50

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Match Game 18:30 - 20:30

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Kill Doctor Lucky - In The Flesh! 21:00 - 23:30

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We Build Anything, So Long As It Isn't Real 13:00 - 13:50

Mecha, Real Robots, and Super Robots 14:00 - 14:50

Wonderfest Japan: Summer 2015/2016 15:00 - 16:50

Short Supper Break with Cartoons, FRI 17:00 - 17:50

British and Japanese Men in Rubber Suits 18:00 - 19:20

Monster Kid Fandom IRL and Online: The Panel 19:30 - 20:50

The REALLY WEIRD Monster, Alien, Kaiju, Giant Robot Film Show 30 21:00 -
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Nonverbal 12:00 - 12:50

Broken Rules and the Elusive Element 13:00 - 13:50

How to Critique Writing 14:00 - 14:50

Nature and History of Witchcraft 15:00 - 15:50

Marketing Short Fiction and Poetry 16:00 - 16:50

Dying is Easy; Comedy is Hard 17:00 - 17:50

Women Veterans of Vancouver Fanzine Fandom 18:00 - 18:50

So You Want To Sell a Story - The Teen Version 19:00 - 19:50

Minions 20:00 - 20:50

Writing About Fighting 21:00 - 21:50

Religion and Science Fiction 22:00 - 22:50

Dark Side of Fairy Tales 23:00 - 23:50

Raising the Stakes in Kid Lit 12:00 - 12:50

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Sagas 13:00 - 13:50

Reading: Aviva Bel'Harold 14:00 - 14:25

Reading: Brenda Carre 14:30 - 14:55

Reading: Joseph Picard 15:00 - 15:25

Reading: Donna McMahon 15:30 - 15:55

Demystifying Editing 16:00 - 16:50

How to Plan your Novel's Plot (or Should You?) 17:00 - 17:50

Our Favourite Puppets 18:00 - 18:50

Sci-Fi Television Fall 2016 19:00 - 19:50

Future of Gaming 20:00 - 20:50

Poker Chip Bardic Filk with Dara 30 21:00 -
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Rubber Duck Painting Party 12:00 - 17:00

workshop cleanup 17:00 - 17:30

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Foamsmithing: An EVA Armor Workshop with Loushy 19:00 - 22:00

workshop cleanup 22:00 - 22:30

Novel Writers' Workshop (Closed Session) 13:00 - 16:00

KidCon, FRI 12:00 - 17:00

Art Show Judging 12:00 - 13:00

Art Show, FRI 12:00 - 17:30

Artists' Reception setup 17:30 - 18:00

Artists' Reception 18:00 - 20:00

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Console Gaming: FRI 30 12:00 -
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VCON Hospitality - Friday 30 12:00 -
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VCON Tap Room - Friday 30 15:00 -
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Dealers' Room, FRI 12:00 - 20:00

Artists' Alley, FRI 12:00 - 20:00

Clubs & Organizations, FRI 12:00 - 19:00

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Registration, SAT 09:30 - 20:00

Creating Critters and Aliens 10:00 - 10:50

NaNoWriMo – So you want to write a novel 11:00 - 11:50

National Novel Writing Month – A Pre-November Write-i... 12:00 - 12:50

Reading: Spider Robinson 13:00 - 13:50

Talking Film, Art & Animation with Jamie, Eric and St... 14:00 - 14:50

Reading: Robert J. Sawyer 15:00 - 15:50

Men of Steel and Messiah Figures: Religious Currents in Various Mediums of Popular Cu... 16:00 - 17:20

The Magazine Editor & Art Director GoHs: View and Opi... 17:30 - 18:20

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Costume Contest 19:30 - 21:30

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Whose Sassy Line Is It Fandom? 22:30 - 23:50

Practical Considerations for Costume Makers 10:00 - 10:50

Interview with Jamie Anderson, by Robert J. Sawyer 11:00 - 11:50

Importance of Philosophy in Fiction 12:00 - 12:50

VCON Idol 13:00 - 13:50

Justify the Science Flaw 14:00 - 14:50

50 Years of Star Trek 15:00 - 15:50

Toxic Hostility Versus Women in Gaming 16:00 - 16:50

Costume Contest Pre-Judging 17:00 - 18:30

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Costume Contest (room 2) 19:30 - 21:30

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What is it about Dragons (and Other Fabulous Beasts)? 22:30 - 23:20

rehersal for Pallahaxi Players P... 10:30 - 11:00

Pallahaxi Players Reader Theatre Presents 'Deep North... 11:00 - 11:50

Pencils at High Noon 12:00 - 12:50

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Match Game, Take 2 14:00 - 16:30

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Belly Dance 101 with Varvara 17:00 - 18:30

Monster Stomp 18:30 - 19:30

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Swordplay Demo & Workshop presented by Academy Duello 20:00 - 21:30

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VCON Crosswise Cabaret 01 22:30 -
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How to Build Styrene, Resin and Vinyl Models and Incidentally Fill Your House with Aliens, Spaceships, Kaiju, Giant R... 10:00 - 11:50

Short Lunch Break With Cartoons, SAT 12:00 - 12:50

How to Paint Styrene, Resin, and Vinyl Models: No One Will Have Toys As Cool As You! 13:00 - 14:50

Creating Amazing Science Fiction and Fantasy Props for Film 15:00 - 16:20

Dinosaur Comes to Town: Shooting Godzilla in Vancouve... 16:30 - 17:20

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Kaiju Art, Sonograms, and Kama Shibai 18:00 - 19:20

Kaiju Konfessions 19:30 - 20:50

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Filmed In Supermarionation (documentary film) 10:00 - 12:50

The Royal Manticoran Navy Wants YOU! 13:00 - 13:50

What is ASFA? 14:00 - 14:50

Beatles Sing-Along 15:00 - 16:20

The World of YouTube. How Channels Become Hits. 16:30 - 17:20

The Reality of How Video Games are Created 17:30 - 18:20

Fans We Have Lost 18:30 - 19:20

The Year of Shirley Jackson 19:30 - 20:20

Cats, Cats Cats! 20:30 - 21:20

Speculative Fictionary 21:30 - 22:20

Lights, Camera, Fiction! (Short Film Showcase) 22:30 - 23:20

Short Film Screening: The Recursion Theore... 01 23:30 -
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Reading: Chilam 10:30 - 10:55

Reading: Graham J. Darling 11:00 - 11:25

Reading: Claire McCague 11:30 - 11:55

Reading: Robert Luis Rabello 12:00 - 12:25

Reading: Stan Hyde 12:30 - 12:55

Kinderfilk 13:00 - 13:50

Reading: Casey June Wolf & Eileen Kernaghan

Reading: Rhea Rose 14:30 - 14:55

Reading: Alyx J. Shaw 15:00 - 15:25

Reading: Julie McGalliard 15:30 - 15:55

New Era Publishing 16:00 - 16:50

Reading: Kieth Merrill 17:00 - 17:25

Reading: Vik K. Walker 17:30 - 17:55

Reading: Chris (C.C.) Humphreys

Reading: Trevor Melanson 18:30 - 18:55

How to Start Your Own Pro Fiction Zine 19:00 - 19:50

Musical Machinations (Closed Session) 20:00 - 21:00

Poker Chip Chaos Filk with Dara 01 21:00 -
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The 3 Hour Monster Puppet Head with Dusty Hagerud #2 10:00 - 13:00

workshops setup/cleanup 13:00 - 13:30

World Building Through Map-Making with Brenda Carre 13:30 - 14:20

Blue Pencil Café 14:30 - 16:00

Frankenstuffies 16:00 - 17:30

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Make Miniature Aliens and Robots with Thyrza #1 18:00 - 21:00

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What are TED and TEDx about 22:30 - 23:20

Saturday Short Story Writers' Workshop (Closed Session) 10:00 - 13:00

Pitch Sessions: Reality Skimming Press 13:00 - 14:00

Reading: T.G. Shepherd 14:00 - 14:25

Pitch Sessions: EDGE Science Fiction 14:30 - 15:30

Scriptwriter Pitch Sessions: Isaiah Sweigard 16:30 - 17:30

Pitch Sessions: Pulp Literature Press 18:00 - 19:00

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Best of the 80's (With Cereal!) 07:30 - 10:30

KidCon, SAT 10:00 - 17:00

Art Show, SAT 09:00 - 20:00

Table Top Gaming: SAT 01 07:00 -
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Console Gaming: SAT 01 07:00 -
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VCON Hospitality - Saturday 01 09:00 -
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VCON Tap Room - Saturday 01 15:00 -
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(Not So) Family (Friendly) FOOD 21:30 - 22:20

Dealers' Room, SAT 10:00 - 20:00

Artists' Alley, SAT 10:00 - 20:00

Clubs & Organizations, SAT 10:00 - 19:00

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Registration, SUN 10:00 - 14:00

Registration, Dead Dog (for VCON 42) 14:00 - 18:30

The Supermarionation GoH: Sounds Like Doctor Who - Ke... 10:00 - 10:50

The Author GoH: Consciousness and Science Fiction 11:00 - 11:50

The Film Design GoH: Designing for Global Annihilatio... 12:00 - 12:50

The Godzilla GoH: What's Up With Godzilla 13:00 - 13:50

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Filk, Folk, Rock and More 14:30 - 16:30

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Closing Ceremonies 17:00 - 17:50

The Art of Finishing 10:00 - 10:50

Optimistic SF 11:00 - 11:50

Whedon's Worlds. A VCON tradition since 1999. 12:00 - 12:50

Future of Puppets in Film 13:00 - 13:50

Beyond Punch, Judy, and Kermit: Puppetry Through Time... 14:00 - 14:50

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Beyond Lovecraft 16:00 - 16:50

Basic Puppet Manipulation for Beginners with Jeny Cassady 10:00 - 13:00

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Human Battleship 13:30 - 15:00

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Turkey Readings 15:30 - 16:50

Kaiju Crazy 2016 10:00 - 10:50

Diorama Creation Demo - With Some Notes on Costumes and Models 11:00 - 12:50

Short Lunch Break With Cartoons, SUN 13:00 - 13:50

The Science Fiction Tourist in Japan! 14:00 - 15:50

Model Building Demonstrations - The Final Touches 16:00 - 16:50

Costume Creation Tips and Tricks 10:00 - 10:50

Skewed & Reviewed: Movies of 2017-2019 (Video Present... 11:00 - 11:50

Deportment: How to Move In Your Costume 12:00 - 12:50

How To Choose Your Instrument (Or How It Chooses You) 13:00 - 13:50

Extreme Weather 14:00 - 14:50

Running Fan Cons - Why We Do It (and How You Can Too) 15:00 - 15:50

Bricks & Roses 16:00 - 16:50

Reading: Catherine Girczyc 10:00 - 10:25

Reading: JM Landels 10:30 - 10:55

That Old-Timey Science 11:00 - 11:50

Building Monsters 12:00 - 12:50

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Reading: Lynda Williams 13:30 - 13:55

Reading: GregRobin Smith 14:00 - 14:25

Behind the Scenes with VFX Supervisor Glenn Campbell 14:30 - 15:30

Reading: Rob Boffard 15:30 - 15:55

Reading: Alisha Knaff 16:00 - 16:25

Reading: Judy McCrosky 16:30 - 16:55

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Make Miniature Aliens and Robots with Thyrza #2 13:30 - 16:30

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Sunday Short Story Writers' Workshop A (Closed Session) 10:00 - 13:00

Sunday Short Story Writers' Workshop B (Closed Session) 13:30 - 15:00

Sunday Morning Cartoons: Puppets, Claymation and Power Rangers (With Cereal!) 07:30 - 10:30

KidCon, SUN 10:00 - 14:00

Art Show, SUN 09:00 - 17:00

Table Top Gaming: SUN 07:00 - 18:00

Console Gaming: SUN 07:00 - 18:00

VCON Hospitality - Sunday 09:00 - 17:00

hospitality tear-down 17:00 - 20:00

VCON Tap Room - Sunday 14:00 - 17:00

hospitality tear-down 17:00 - 20:00

Dealers' Room, SUN 10:00 - 17:00

Artists' Alley, SUN 10:00 - 17:00

Clubs & Organizations, SUN 12:00 - 15:00