| MisCon 23 Schedule — Subject to Change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Board Room | 400 (Large) | 162 (Small) | Fireside | Picnic Area | Joker's Wild |
| Friday | 01:00 PM | Geek Current Events
|
|||||
| 02:00 PM | MisCon Rummage Sale | Gizmo Make and Take
|
|||||
| 03:00 PM | |||||||
| 04:00 PM | Writer's Workshop Meet & Greet
|
Kid's Build - O - Rama
|
|||||
| 05:00 PM | Combat In Role Playing Games
|
Zombie Rising Boffer Making ($10)
|
|||||
| 06:00 PM | Meet Author GoH Steven Brust | ||||||
| 07:00 PM | Opening Ceremonies | ||||||
| 08:00 PM | Meet Artist GoH John Kovalic and Special GOH Mike Stackpole | ||||||
| 09:00 PM |
Dark Dreams Dance
|
||||||
| 10:00 PM | Anime Music Video
|
What is the Shape of Your Ship?
|
"Open Mic" Fiction Reading | ||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||||
| 12:00 AM | |||||||
| Saturday | 9:00 AM | Gaming: Lego Pirates
|
|||||
| 10:00 AM | Steven Brust Reading | Blending & Shading
|
Depicting Luck in Games
|
SCA Fighting Demo | Gaming: "Last Man Standing", Warhammer 40,000
|
||
| 11:00 AM |
|
Writer's Workshop
|
Zombie Rising Boffer Making ($10)
|
||||
| 12:00 PM | Perspective & Depth
|
Future of the Rifle
|
|||||
| 01:00 PM | Alpine Garrison of the 501st Legion of the Galactic Empire "Meet and Greet" | What's the Innkeeper's Name Again?
|
Beginning Chainmail
|
||||
| 02:00 PM | John Dalmas Reading | Re-Writing & Polishing Your Manuscript
|
Costume Creation
|
The Perfect Pirate
|
|||
| 03:00 PM | Michael Stackpole Reading | Marketing Your Art in both Fannish and Mundane Markets
|
Paradox Twins/Meeting Self in Time Travel
|
Beginning Rapier
|
|||
| 04:00 PM | Jane Fancher Reading | Cartooning as Art
|
Researching Your Fiction for Accuracy
|
Intro to Fencing
|
Gaming: "Destroy UM", Battletech Classic
|
||
| 05:00 PM | C. J. Cherryh Reading | Composition in Art
|
Getting Started as a Writer
|
||||
| 06:00 PM | Patty Briggs Reading | Game Art
|
How NOT To Write
|
||||
| 07:00 PM | M. J. Engh Reading | Costume Contest Preparation Judges & Participants Only |
Combustion in Zero Gravity
|
||||
| 08:00 PM | Costume Contest Judges:
|
Anime Themes & Plotting
|
Ancient and Medieval Board Games
|
||||
| 09:00 PM | "The Naughty Bits"
|
||||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||||
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | Writing Short Stories
|
Writing Game Rules vs. Literature
|
Chicks w/Dice — Female Gamers
|
Gaming: Warhammer Naval
|
||
| 11:00 AM | Parris ja Young Reading | Writing Dialogue
|
Belly Dancing Workshop
|
||||
| 12:00 PM | Artist's Workshop
|
What Still Counts as Fiction?
|
Eating For Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
|
Meeting the Gaming Reps
|
|||
| 01:00 PM | David Boop Reading | Web Comics: The How & Why
|
Show, Don't Tell
|
Miniature Swap
|
|||
| 02:00 PM | Justin Stanchfield Reading (BBQ Delivered) | Police Procedure in Speculative Fiction
|
Science Fiction and Fantasy in Academia
|
BBQ — Vegetarian Alternatives Are Available
|
Gaming: "Assault the Drop Ship", MechWarrior Clix Tournament
|
||
| 03:00 PM | Michael Stackpole Reading | World Building For Your Book
|
Meet Your Fellow Online Gamers
|
||||
| 04:00 PM | Physical vs. Digital Art
|
What Were You Thinking?
|
Gaming: "Delver Bash 4.0", D&D 4th Edition
|
||||
| 05:00 PM | Vicki Mitchell Reading | Comic Books vs. Comic Strips
|
Buying Art: Show/Auction Online?
|
||||
| 06:00 PM | James Glass Reading | Art Auction Preparation | History of the Battletech Universe
|
||||
| 07:00 PM | Art Auction
|
Gaming Resources
|
|||||
| 08:00 PM | Gaming: "Journey Through the Silver Caves", Level 5 D&D 4th Edition
|
||||||
| 09:00 PM | |||||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||||
| Monday | 10:00 AM | Maggie Bonham Reading | Art in the Digital Age
|
Impossibly Large Secret Uber Organizations — Who The Heck Are Them?
|
|||
| 11:00 AM | Patty Briggs Reading | Getting Published as a Writer
|
|||||
| 12:00 PM | Words From The Grave: Reading H. P. Lovecraft Aloud
|
Creating Plot in RPGs
|
Fan Fic: What is it? Is it Good/Bad for Genre? Is it "Real Writing"?
|
||||
| 01:00 PM | How to Plot Stories
|
What's New in Science
|
Feeding Your Gamers Something Other Than Cheetos & Mt. Dew!
|
||||
| 02:00 PM | |||||||
| 03:00 PM | Closing Ceremonies | ||||||
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet Author GOH Steven Brust | Meet Author Guest of Honor Steven Brust, see what he will be up to this weekend, and find out what books he has in store for us in the near future. |
| 2 | Opening Ceremonies | |
| 3 | Anime Music Video | See your favorite anime set to music, with dubbed video. It's crazy, it's hillarious, it's fun! Some clips may have mature themes, so the kiddes should probably go elsewhere . . . |
| 4 | Art Auction | Come see CthulhuBob the auctioneer in action and bid on amazing artwork. |
| 5 | Artist's Workshop | Have your art critiqued by professional artists. |
| 6 | Zombie Boffer Weapon Making | Come make the safe weapons you will be using later to whack each other, as zombies, to death, or undeath. A $10 fee per participant will cover the cost of materials. |
| 7 | Alpine Garrison of the 501st Legion of the Galactic Empire "Meet and Greet" | Come and meet some guys in cool Star Wars gear. |
| 8 | Combat in Role Playing Games | Our panel of GM's will discuss how combat is depicted in RPG's |
| 9 | Closing Ceremonies | Come help us officially stick a fork in it, it's done! |
| 10 | Kids Build O Rama | Bring the kids and let them build random things out of random things! |
| 11 | Meet Artist GoH John Kovalic and Special GOH Mike Stackpole | In a somewhat unusual format, Guests of Honor Mike Stackpole and John Kovalic will interview each other while CthulhuBob stands nearby, glowing with self-satisfaction that he actually knows these guys. |
| 12 | Dark Dreams Dance | DJ’s HAuLi, Ir8prim8, Erastaroth and Critical Bill Spinning EBM, synthpop, industrial, techno, fetish, powernoise, gothic |
| 13 | What is the Shape of Your Ship? | Mature-themed discussion about your favorite tv shows |
| 14 | Fiction Reading--Open Room | If you're interested in reading your fiction aloud, show up and give it a shot. CthulhuBob and Justin Barba will likely be reading some of their own stuff, so come make fun of them and toss in your own work as well. |
| 15 | C.J. Cherryh Reading | C.J Cherryh will read from some of her works. |
| 16 | Blending and Shading | Proper blending and shading is essential part of making your art look realistic. Panelists will discuss various media. |
| 17 | Depicting Luck in Games | Whether you want to call it luck, chance, karma, or whatever, our panelists will discuss the pros and cons of allowing and depicting that moment when the universe gives you one more chance. |
| 18 | Science of Super Heroes | Just how do those super-powered humans in bright colored pajamas do all that crazy stuff like flying and runnging a thousand miles an hour? Why don't those costumes get torn off when they're rolling around in molten lava with Zoltar the Mighty? |
| 19 | Perspective and Depth | Learn about perspective and depth! |
| 20 | Future of the Rifle | Come learn about the next generation of basic infantry weapons. |
| 21 | SCA Fighting Demo | Come watch members of the Society For Creative Anachronism whack the holy **** out of each other in an historically appropriate manner. It's fun! |
| 22 | What's the Innkeeper's Name, Again? | Our panelists will share their thoughts on how to create realistic/interesting places and personalities in your game in order to make your players' experience more memorable. |
| 23 | Cartooning As Art | John and Chuck will illustrate why art doesn't need to be the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in order to be . . . well, art. |
| 24 | What Were You Thinking? | Our Guests of Honor, John Kovalic, Steven Brust, and Michael Stackpole will answer your questions about their work. If you have a specific picture and/or piece of writing that intrigues you, bring a copy and ask what inspired it. |
| 25 | Intro to Fencing |
If you've ever wanted to try fencing, this panel is for you. Tod Glenn, president of the Helena Fencing Club, will be giving a class on 'Introduction to Fencing'. This class will cover the basic concepts of foil fencing, movement, attack and defense. All equipment will be provided. Just wear comfortable pants and a light shirt. Due to limited equipment, the class will be restricted to 8-10 people. Also, if any other fencers will be attending the Con, we are bringing reels, scoring box, electric weapons and lames for a little fencing fun. |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 28 | Gizmo Make and Take | Junkyard wars meets science fiction. We'll provide a bunch of bits and snips, as well as some general adhesives. You get to make something cool and take it home with you. ' |
| 29 | ||
| 30 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 32 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 34 | Belly Dance Workshop | A brief introduction to the art of belly dance, with practical, professional instruction. |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 38 | ||
| 39 | ||
| 40 | MisCon Rummage Sale | The annual fund raiser for MisCon. People give us really cool stuff, which we sell to you. Looking for a Yoda plushie, a series I phaser or a flux capacitor for your Delorian? This would be the place to look. |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 43 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 47 | ||
| 48 | ||
| 49 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 51 | ||
| 52 | ||
| 53 | ||
| 54 | Video Festival | A chance to sit down and enjoy the fantastic MisCon Video Festival. Vote for your favorites. |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | Getting Started as a Writer | Learn what you need to know to become a writer. |
| 57 | Writer's Workshop | Our annual Writer's Workshop for those who submitted in April. |
| 58 | Writer's Workshop Meet and Greet | Open to the public, this gathering is a place for all aspiring writers (especially those participating in the Writer's Workshop) to get together and learn about the Workshop and writing-related events at MisCon. Critiquing authors will come in at the end. |
| 59 |