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| Slot | Event | Description | Room | Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | DemiCon in the Morning | Good Morning DemiCon! It's time to wake up and get your Convention on! We have it all here on our very own DemiCon morning show! You can check this show out on the DemiCon channel, or come join the fun! What have you missed, whats yet to come? We will tell you this and more after a word from our Sponsors. 9-10:30 | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Sera Alexander, Robert Uy, Nick Hadaway) |
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | Trudy Myers Reading | Missouri - Lower Level | (Trudy Myers) | |
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | Old Time Radio | Join Charlie McCarthy and the Shadow for a discussion of old time radio with snipits of radio shows and commentary | Kansas - Lower Level | (Mitch Thompson, Adam Whitlatch) |
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | Lucid Dreaming and Story Captivation | Ever have a dream that would make a great story? Sci fi fantasy writer Maria Watson literally dreamed the entire plot of her Kinship series in one intense lucid dream that was later picked up by a publisher. In this panel, you'll learn tips on how to increase your lucid dreaming ability and help shape your dreams into stories to inspire your writing. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Maria Watson) |
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | Blood Drive | Outside | ||
| Saturday 9AM-10AM | Build Your Own City | Build our own DemiCon City so that we may rain devastation down on it tomorrow! Get creative and let your inner child show. There will also be Wii gaming, toys for younger children, table activities, and a rated G kaiju movie. Open play time for children and their families. | Bennigans - Childrens Programming | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | DemiCon in the Morning | Good Morning DemiCon! It's time to wake up and get your Convention on! We have it all here on our very own DemiCon morning show! You can check this show out on the DemiCon channel, or come join the fun! What have you missed, whats yet to come? We will tell you this and more after a word from our Sponsors. 9-10:30 | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Sera Alexander, Robert Uy, Nick Hadaway) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Art in an Hour | Watch our attending artists as they collaborate. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Mike Cole, John Garner, Denise Garner) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Nodwick | Teen Lounge | (Dani Roth) | |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Collaborating with Friends | Come discuss the ins and outs of what happens when friendships and business partnerships collide and mix. We'd discuss the good things, the bad things, the potential pit falls, the potential rewards, and offer insight on how to make sure it's a good experience or to help minimize the risk that if either the business or personal relationship goes bad, it doesn't take the other relationship with it. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine, P.C. Haring) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Join fans of the comic book, TV show, and movies as they anticipate the next installment of the TMNT franchise. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Adam Whitlatch, Amanda Alexander) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Spray Paint Art Video and Q&A with Cosmo-Joe | Enjoy watching the spray paint art process on video. Artist Cosmo Joe answers questions about the art, the processes, and what it means to be an independent artist | Kansas - Lower Level | (Andy Cosmo-Joe Watkins) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Pop Culture Influences on Art | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Dawn Orbrecht) | |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Anime You Should See | We talk about all the wonderful anime you should see from popular to uncommon and from new to old. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y, Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Scrabble Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Open Gaming | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B, Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Blood Drive | Outside | ||
| Saturday 10AM-11AM | Build Your Own City | Build our own DemiCon City so that we may rain devastation down on it tomorrow! Get creative and let your inner child show. There will also be Wii gaming, toys for younger children, table activities, and a rated G kaiju movie. Open play time for children and their families. | Bennigans - Childrens Programming | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | GOH and Pro Book Signing | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Tee Morris, Rachel Aukes, Pip Ballantine, P.C. Haring, Lettie Prell, Kathryn Sullivan, Joe Haldeman, Glen Cook, Daniel Heck, Adam Whitlatch) | |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | CW Smith | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Klingon Jail and Bail | Have your friends (or enemies), arrested for charity. | Lobby - Main Floor | |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Steam Unpunked | Victorian clothing on a practical basis: how different garments work together to create the finished silhouette, with an emphasis on women’s underpinnings. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Laura Poresky) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Songwriting and Filk Writing | What does it take to write a song? This discussion panel explores the processes of successfully writing (or parodying) a song | Illinois - Lower Level | (Lojo Russo, Dan Gardner, Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | The Pen and the Cog: Writing Steampunk | This two hour workshop covers many key elements to effective steampunk writing and offers the aspiring writer a number of helpful tips and pointers. Attendees will take part in creative writing exercises to practice these techniques and spur their creativity | Kansas - Lower Level | (Melissa Ann Conroy) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Modern Medical Quackery | Iowa Skeptics Society | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Alan Koslow, Robert Cook) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Last 25 Years of Anime | Take a look back at the last 25 years and how anime has progressed and influenced the world. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y, Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Scrabble Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Open Gaming | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B, Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Blood Drive | Outside | ||
| Saturday 11AM-12PM | Build Your Own City | Build our own DemiCon City so that we may rain devastation down on it tomorrow! Get creative and let your inner child show. There will also be Wii gaming, toys for younger children, table activities, and a rated G kaiju movie. Open play time for children and their families. | Bennigans - Childrens Programming | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Masquerade/Cosplay Meeting | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Jeannette Roth) | |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Crystal Wolf | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Blinkies | What glints on skirts, vests or shirts and makes a sparkling glow? Everyone knows it's Blinky!!! Now you can make your very own Flashy Blinky. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Jason White, Ryan White) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Klingon Jail and Bail | Have your friends (or enemies), arrested for charity. | Lobby - Main Floor | |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Planets Outside Our Solar System | A large number of planets outside our system have now been identified. Have you ever thought what life might be like on some of them? For instance, the planet that doesn't have a sun, or the planet that has 4 suns? | Missouri - Lower Level | (Joe Haldeman, Trudy Myers) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Ties That Bind | We all know bow-ties are cool, but how do you achieve that notorious knot? Come and learn the fine art of tying bow-ties, neck ties, ascots, and cravats. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Brad Fleener, Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | The Pen and the Cog: Writing Steampunk | This two hour workshop covers many key elements to effective steampunk writing and offers the aspiring writer a number of helpful tips and pointers. Attendees will take part in creative writing exercises to practice these techniques and spur their creativity | Kansas - Lower Level | (Melissa Ann Conroy) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Victorian Medicine, Resurrection Men, and Popular Culture | Come for the grossness, stay for the history! You might have heard of the shadowy "resurrection men," sneaky grave robbers who dug up bodies for medical students to dissect. But did you know that the University of Iowa medical school was nearly shut down by a grave robbing incident? That Drake University had stolen bodies popping up in its dissection labs? Participate in a quiz on Victorian death culture and win prizes! | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Rachel Bussan) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Resurrect or Let it Die | We talk about the anime that never seem to end and the ones that just ended too soon. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y, Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Scrabble Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Open Gaming | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B, Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Blood Drive | Outside | ||
| Saturday 12PM-1PM | Redneck Wine Tasting | Hey y'all, come on up and get edyoocated on the finest vintage that redneck money can buy! We'll have a wide samplin of screwtop bottles and boxes! | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Andy Wheeler, Candy Anderson, Laurre Breman, Mike Anderson) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Masquerade Tech Rehearsal | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Jeannette Roth) | |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | The Bravewell Fellows | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Blinkies | What glints on skirts, vests or shirts and makes a sparkling glow? Everyone knows it's Blinky!!! Now you can make your very own Flashy Blinky. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Jason White, Ryan White) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Klingon Jail and Bail | Have your friends (or enemies), arrested for charity. | Lobby - Main Floor | |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Cave Man | Teen Lounge | (Dani Roth) | |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Truth Stranger than Fiction | Join the Assistant State Director for Iowa MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) for a discussion and Q&A about various UFO cases in Iowa. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Beverly Trout) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | There's an App for That | There are plenty of fan-based apps for your SmartPhone! There are trivia apps, soundboards, and even special effect toys! Come talk about your favorite geeky app. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Bill Griffey) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Tesla | A discussion panel honoring our Ghost of Honor, Nikola Tesla | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Mitch Thompson, Kathryn Sullivan, Brad Fleener, Bill Davis, Tee Morris) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Doctor Who Documentary | "There's Something About the Doctor" | Kansas - Lower Level | (Bill Albert) |
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y, Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Scrabble Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Open Gaming | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B, Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 1PM-2PM | Redneck Wine Tasting | Hey y'all, come on up and get edyoocated on the finest vintage that redneck money can buy! We'll have a wide samplin of screwtop bottles and boxes! | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Andy Wheeler, Candy Anderson, Laurre Breman, Mike Anderson) |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Masquerade Tech Rehearsal | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Jeannette Roth) | |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Cheshire Moon | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Blinkies | What glints on skirts, vests or shirts and makes a sparkling glow? Everyone knows it's Blinky!!! Now you can make your very own Flashy Blinky. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Jason White, Ryan White) |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Klingon Jail and Bail | Have your friends (or enemies), arrested for charity. | Lobby - Main Floor | |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Secret Asian Man and Other Misheard Lyrics | Have you ever sang a song and later found out the CORRECT lyrics? Hear what other people have misheard and maybe share your favorite lyrics. And find out what a mondegreen is. Presented by Secret Asian Man Robert Uy. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | LARP | Illinois - Lower Level, Nebraska - Lower Level | (Joe Struss) | |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Self-Publishing Your Novel | Learn how to self-publish your novel, market yourself, and avoid common self-publishing pitfalls. Self-published steampunk author Melissa Ann Conroy will share her publishing experiences and give aspiring writers tips on how to become your own publisher. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Melissa Ann Conroy) |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Runoffs, Remakes, and Sequels | We talk about all the anime, movies, and runoffs inspired by other anime. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Sons of the Mist- Sword Demonstration | Outside | ||
| Saturday 2PM-3PM | Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman* | Sadly, Alan Rickman had a scheduling conflict and was unable to attend. Also, his risk of overturning the setting made the event a health hazard. Instead, we offer GoH Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine, and Aly Grauer to entertain you all with tea etiquette, legends and lore, what to serve with tea, and steampunk goodness. Also, people are welcome to bring knitting, needlepoint, and other genteel activities. | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine, Alyson Grauer) |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Doctor Who Photo Bomb | Calling all Doctor Who cosplayers! Come one, come all for a big group photo! | Stage Programming - Main floor | |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream | Celebrate the memory of our long-time family member Rusty Hevelin by raising a vanilla sundae in his honor! And there is rumor of cake... | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Andy Wheeler) |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Beth Kinderman | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Blinkies | What glints on skirts, vests or shirts and makes a sparkling glow? Everyone knows it's Blinky!!! Now you can make your very own Flashy Blinky. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Jason White, Ryan White) |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Xeno-Anthropologists | Hypothesis; the Earth is abandoned because of some impending natural cataclysm. Centuries from now, xeno-anthropologists from an alien race arrive and start excavating a particular site (Des Moines?) What would they find, and what would they think they had found? | Missouri - Lower Level | (Trudy Myers) |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | LARP | Illinois - Lower Level, Nebraska - Lower Level | (Joe Struss) | |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Masquerade Props | Come learn what goes into making good props to go with your costume. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Dan Havens, Brad Fleener, Scott Ross) |
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Numenara RPG Demo | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Z | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Cribbage Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | MTG: Intro Pack Challenge | Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | MTG: Booster Draft | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Settlers of Catan Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Pandemic Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 3PM-4PM | Munchkin Bites Card Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | GOH Discussion | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Kevin Roche, Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Andrew Trembley, Lojo Russo, Susan Leabhart, Tee Morris) | |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Adam Stemple | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Closed for Clean-Up | Bennigans - Workshops | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Smash Up | Teen Lounge | (Dani Roth) | |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | It's the End of the World as we Know It... | Two bestselling authors of post-apocalyptic science fiction will lead a discussion on why apocalyptic stories are so popular in today's books and movies. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Adam Whitlatch, Rachel Aukes) |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | LARP | Illinois - Lower Level, Nebraska - Lower Level | (Joe Struss) | |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Japanese Rock, Paper Scissors/Jan Ken | Think Rock, Paper, Scissors is all random luck? Come see how wrong you are in Jan Ken the Japanese way to play. Prizes will be awarded. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Numenara RPG Demo | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Z | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Cribbage Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | MTG: Intro Pack Challenge | Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | MTG: Booster Draft | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Settlers of Catan Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Pandemic Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Munchkin Bites Card Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Kid's Costume Parade | For children who would like to show off their costume for the MONSTER SMASH event. Also for children who are wearing a costume but aren't yet ready to be in the Masquerade. | Bennigans - Childrens Programming | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 4PM-5PM | Doctor Who: 51 Years Young | The day after President Kennedy was shot, Doctor Who aired for the first time. Fifty years later, The Day of the Doctor set a world record for simultaneous broadcast – yet another win for the most successful show the United Kingdom has ever produced. Lars Pearson (co-author of the seminal Doctor Who timeline Ahistory, now 30,000 words longer than War and Peace), and Kathryn Sullivan (Agents and Adepts) lead a group discussion of the ongoing legacy of Doctor Who in all its forms, addressing issues from the TV show to the books, the comics, the audios and more. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Kathryn Sullivan, Lars Pearson) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Closed-Set Up for Art Auction | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Jon Mohning) | |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Classic Steampunk Cocktails | Sallie, Suzan, and Guests construct cocktails with a Steampunk theme. Adults 21 years of age and older only. | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Susan Leabhart, Sallie Abba) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Wax Chaotic | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Body Painting | Watch and learn as artists demonstrate the art of body painting on human canvases. Come if you want to be painted, or just want to watch. 18 and Over. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Denise Garner, John Garner) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | LARP | Illinois - Lower Level, Nebraska - Lower Level | (Joe Struss) | |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Campfire Sing | Relive those summers spent singing in front of a campfire. Do you remember any camp or scouting songs? We do. There even might be some ghost stories and s’mores! | Kansas - Lower Level | (Candy Anderson, Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Kawaii-des NO!! | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) | |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Numenara RPG Demo | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Z | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Cribbage Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | MTG: Intro Pack Challenge | Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | MTG: Booster Draft | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Settlers of Catan Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Pandemic Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Munchkin Bites Card Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Skype with Tadao | Say hi to Tadao and talk for a few minutes. Send him DemiCon love! Hosted by Mandi Arthur-Struss | Lobby - Main Floor | (Mandi Struss) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | DemiCon City MONSTER SMASH | Does your child have an inner beast waiting to get out? We have the perfect venue. On Friday night and Saturday morning they can help to create a beautiful city that is lovingly crafted out of cardboard and ingenuity. Now? Now that same child can destroy the city they helped build. Let your inner kaiju out my young friend. 4:30PM-6PM | Bennigans - Childrens Programming | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 5PM-6PM | Spintronics: It Only Sounds like Science Fiction! | Pocket-size devices manipulating the quantum spin of electrons may sound like the imaginings of Golden Age pulp fiction, but this transformative technology has already made dramatic changes in our world today. IBM Research Almaden engineer Kevin Roche will introduce the basic science behind spintronics, describe the innovations already delivered by it, and touch upon its exciting promise for the future. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Kevin Roche) |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Art & Charity Auction | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Susan Leabhart, Jon Mohning) | |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Three-Fifths | Indiana - Music Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Body Painting | Watch and learn as artists demonstrate the art of body painting on human canvases. Come if you want to be painted, or just want to watch. 18 and Over. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Denise Garner, John Garner) |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Post Apocalyptic Survival Guide | This is an interactive panel focused on survival tactics and how to put together a survival kit, or “bug out bag.” There will be prizes including the coveted “Golden Spork.” | Missouri - Lower Level | (Adam Whitlatch, Jessica Whitlatch) |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Melissa Ann Conroy and Maria Watson Reading | Illinois - Lower Level | (Maria Watson, Melissa Ann Conroy) | |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Disney's Star Wars: Jedi or Jar Jar | Disney has already made changes regarding the extended universe, and plans on releasing Star Wars movies every year! Does Disney wield enough Force to become a Jedi? Join us on the dark side as we discuss rumors, official announcements, and our new hope for the future. | Nebraska - Lower Level | (David Pedersen, Ty Gephardt) |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Kawaii-des NO!! | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) | |
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Numenara RPG Demo | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Z | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Cribbage Tournament | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | MTG: Intro Pack Challenge | Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | MTG: Booster Draft | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Settlers of Catan Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Pandemic Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Munchkin Bites Card Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 6PM-7PM | Women in Steampunk | Pip Ballantine will discuss the role of women in the steampunk and fantasy genres. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Pip Ballantine) |
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Closed-Set up for Masquerade | Stage Programming - Main floor | ||
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Building from 2-D to 3-D | Jan S. Gephardt demonstrates her paper sculpting approach and techniques. | Bennigans - Workshops | (Jan Gephardt) |
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Finding Time to Write | The best ways to squeeze in writing between the day job, kids soccer practice, and the unavoidable video game sessions...and then what to do next! | Missouri - Lower Level | (David Pedersen, Dennis Green) |
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Staffmaster: Superhero in Iowa | Illinois - Lower Level | (Ross Griswold) | |
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Science and Fiction Behind Zombies | Zombies are insanely popular right now. Join bestselling authors Rachel Aukes and Nicholas Sansbury Smith as they delve into the truth behind zombies and where writers have taken creative liberties. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Rachel Aukes, Nicholas Sansbury Smith) |
| Kansas - Lower Level | (Nicholas Salisbury Smith, Rachel Aukes) | |||
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Drum Circle | Bring your drums and learn basic rhythm patterns and rhythm games. Dancing is encouraged too! | Indiana - Music Lower Level | (Cathy McManamon) |
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | Steamboy | Michigan - Anime | ||
| Saturday 7PM-8PM | First Robotics Competition Team Demo | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Curtis Hammer) | |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Masquerade | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Jeannette Roth, Laurre Breman) | |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Geek Culture | Once on the fringes of society, it is becoming more and more acceptable and mainstream to embrace fandom. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? | Missouri - Lower Level | (Dennis Green, Sera Alexander) |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | "The Secret Of Steel, Facts & Myths" (or Just Another Sword Petting Zoo) | Essentially we're going to discuss steel as it pertains to sword making, what some processes were thought to have done vs. what they actually do, and the right steel in the right blade applications. | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Zac, Gen Mgr, Ziggys West) |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Hor-RIFF-ic | Join Hor-RIFF-ic Productions as they watch "The Stuff". 18 and older. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Wil Warner) |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | You are Being Watched | Up until recently, people who said the government watched our every move online and listened to our telephone conversations were considered conspiracy theorists. However, the history of the government spying on its citizens might start earlier than you think. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Ty Gephardt, Steven Davis, Shannon Ryan) |
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Legends of Arcanis | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | MTG: Paupers Tourney | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Cards Against Humanity | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Kings of Air and Steam Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 8PM-9PM | Steamboy | Michigan - Anime | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Lojo-GOH Performance | To begin 9:30 or when Masquerade concludes. | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Lojo Russo) |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Gear up for bellydance! | Clockworks, gears, piston hips and shimmies! Come bellydance in a new universe. Dance with Nasira of Danza Mystique to music from various sci fi shows! A willingness to have fun is all that's required! | Bennigans - Workshops | (Nasira (Lucy) of Danza Mystique) |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Bias and Inclusion | An exploration of the many ways culture, gender, and spirituality have been portrayed in fantasy and SF. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Jan Gephardt) |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine Reading | Illinois - Lower Level | (Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine) | |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Hor-RIFF-ic | Join Hor-RIFF-ic Productions as they watch "The Stuff". 18 and older. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Wil Warner) |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Klingon Hol 201: Cursing | Learn the fine art of Klingon cursing in this interactive session. You will be expected to cursed at your friends afterwards, even if they don't know what you just said. 18 years and older. | Nebraska - Lower Level | (John Shoberg) |
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Legends of Arcanis | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | MTG: Paupers Tourney | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Cards Against Humanity | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Kings of Air and Steam Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | Sword Art Online | Michigan - Anime | ||
| Saturday 9PM-10PM | ThinBot | Join our fan GOHs as they demonstrate their drink making robot! | ConSuite (5th floor) | (Andrew Trembley, Kevin Roche) |
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Supernatural | Come discuss the show with other fans. | Missouri - Lower Level | (Destiny Kennis) |
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | War of the Worlds: Goliath | The Martians are coming! Adam and Jessica Whitlatch discuss the recently released animated steampunk film "War of the Worlds: Goliath" as well as Adam's upcoming novelization of the film. | Kansas - Lower Level | (Adam Whitlatch, Jessica Whitlatch) |
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Instant Filk the 15th | Write a song parody in an hour or less! Join us in our 15th installment of this hands-on songwriting workshop. Your creativity and rhyming abilities are encouraged. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Legends of Arcanis | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | MTG: Paupers Tourney | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Cards Against Humanity | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Kings of Air and Steam Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Reign of the Superhero Film | The Avengers is the third-highest grossing film in history. The newest Iron Man, Superman and Thor movies ranked in the top dozen films of 2013. Captain America: The Winter Soldier just set a record for an April debut. What brought about this Golden Age of superhero films, and how long can it continue? Comic book expert Lars Pearson (Wizard magazine, Chicks Dig Comics) leads a group discussion that looks at the dizzying heights superhero films have attained in the motion-picture industry, as well as where they’ve gone awry. | Nebraska - Lower Level | (Lars Pearson) |
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Sword Art Online | Michigan - Anime | ||
| Saturday 10PM-11PM | Lojo-GOH Performance | To begin 9:30 or when Masquerade concludes. | Stage Programming - Main floor | (Lojo Russo) |
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Set up for TICC | Stage Programming - Main floor | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Filk Circle | Come share your music (any type of genres) with a group of people. Sing a song, request a song, or just come in and listen. All vocalists and instrumentalists are welcome. | Illinois - Lower Level | (Robert Uy) |
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Hentai/Fan Service | A peak into the TRULY perverted side of anime and the many subtypes of hentaii and fan service. | Michigan - Anime | (Addison Hartmann) |
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Pathfinder Society | Colorado Gaming - Lower Level - Table X | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Legends of Arcanis | Colorado - Gaming - Lower Level - Table Y | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | MTG: Paupers Tourney | Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level - Table A, Wisconsin A Gaming - Lower Level Table C, Wisconsin A Gaming-Table B - Lower Level | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Cards Against Humanity | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level - Table A | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Kings of Air and Steam Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table B | ||
| Saturday 11PM-12AM | Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game | Wisconsin B Gaming - Lower Level Table C | ||
| Saturday 12AM-1AM | TICC After Dark | Stage Programming - Main floor | ||
| Saturday 12AM-1AM | Animatrix | Michigan - Anime |