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ICON40 - Con of Futures Past (2015)

Con of Futures Past
Cedar Rapids Doubletree - October 16-18, 2015

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12:00am CDT

Witchhunt Taft AMichael Johnson • Susanna Myers Evening with Wolfie B. Bad (18+) Room #310Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr

8:00am CDT

ConSuite Room #517 ConSuite Room #519 Teen Lounge Exhibit C Lounge

9:00am CDT

Kaffeeklatsch with Glen Cook Room #315Glen Cook Paradise ICON - Lecture by Joe Haldeman Room #314Catherine Schaff-Stump • Joe Haldeman Paradise ICON Room #314Catherine Schaff-Stump • Shannon Ryan Registration Taft A/B Lobby

10:00am CDT

Cartooning with Uncle Denny Exhibit B-Art Show CourtDenny Lynch (Re)Discovering Zine Making Taft APeter Balestrieri • Brian S. Anderson Adaptation of epic series for T.V. Taft BAmanda Alexander • Terri M. LeBlanc RPG Games 101 Room #310Athena Foster • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • D. Moonfire Is Pluto a planet? Room #319Tom Ashwell • Bill Johnson Cosplay is not Consent Room #315Elizabeth Anne Hull • Kalli McCandless • Krista McCandless • Jessica Whitlatch Author Meet & Greet Exhibit CBill Albert • CJ Anderson • Aaron Bunce • Glen Cook • Cheryl Corbin • Anna Kathryn Davis • Rachel Eliason • Gregory Frost • David Gerrold • Dennis W. Green • Joe Haldeman • Patty Templeton - she, her • Jim C. Hines • Beth Hudson • Gregga Johnn • Bill Johnson • Tamara Jones • Will Lenzen Jr • Michael Koogler • Ann Leckie • A.R. Miller • D. Moonfire • Jordan Pinckney • Lettie Prell • Sarah Prineas • Jed Quinn • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Shannon Ryan • Catherine Schaff-Stump • T.J. Silver • Tara Tolly • Adam J. Whitlatch • Jamie Wood ICON Art Exhibit 'Out of this World' at the CR Museum of Art Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Art Show Exhibit B-Art Dealer's Hall Exhibit B-Dealers Hall Mindbridge Game Library and Video Gaming Room #302

11:00am CDT

Docent Tour with Sarah Clemens, 'Out of this World' at the CR Museum of Art Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtSarah Clemens Return to the Planet of the Zines, part 2 Taft ABrian S. Anderson • Rich Dana Back to the Future…Science & Technology Room #319Bill Johnson • Tom Ashwell • David Gerrold • Lettie Prell Closed Mindbridge Meeting Room #310Mindbridge How to Grow Your Own Mustache Room #315Robert Uy • Edwin Dane • Mitch Thompson Rusty Hevelin Collection Update: Pulps, Fanzines, and Science Fiction Books Taft BPeter Balestrieri • Colleen Theisen Art in About an Hour (or two..) Exhibit B-Art Show CourtSusan Leabhart • Denise Garner • John Garner • Erin McKee • Jessica Whitlatch Blood Drive The OrchardJed Quinn

12:00pm CDT

Guided Improv Taft AGregga Johnn • D. Moonfire Human Rights and the influence of Science Fiction/Fantasy Room #319Jules Mohr • Anna Kathryn Davis • Rachel Eliason • Jim C. Hines • Jed Quinn Author Reading and Q&A: Beth Hudson Room #316Beth Hudson Public Mindbridge Meeting Room #310

1:00pm CDT

Artists Scribble -N- Sign Exhibit B-Art Show CourtSusan Leabhart • Sarah Clemens • John Garner • Kalli McCandless • Erin McKee • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr David Gerrold Unplugged Room #319David Gerrold Blurred Lines Room #315Joe Haldeman • Dennis W. Green • Tamara Jones Author Reading and Q&A: Anna Kathryn Davis Room #316Anna Kathryn Davis Charity Organizations Lunch and Learn Taft BDana Beatty • Autumn Craft • Kat Schoon Paradise ICON - Lecture by Ann Leckie Room #314Catherine Schaff-Stump • Ann Leckie Self-defense workshop (ages 13+) Taft AJerel Krueger

2:00pm CDT

Docent Tour with Sarah Clemens, 'Out of this World' at the CR Museum of Art Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtSarah Clemens Coloring with Auntie Sue Exhibit B-Art Show CourtSusan Leabhart The Reality of Truth in Fantasy Fiction Room #310Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Gregga Johnn Visioning: Back to the Future Taft BTom Ashwell • Joe Haldeman • Denny Lynch • Adam J. Whitlatch Author Reading and Q&A: Jim C. Hines Room #316Jim C. Hines Research for Writers Room #319Colleen Theisen • University of Iowa Libriaries Librarians Star Trek Renegades: Continuing the Journey of Star Trek Room #315Michael Koogler Paradise ICON - Lecture by Tamara Jones Room #314Catherine Schaff-Stump • Tamara Jones

3:00pm CDT

ICON 40 Docent Art Show tour Exhibit B-Art Show CourtSarah Clemens Cosplay Makeup Room #310Jessica Whitlatch • Kalli McCandless • Krista McCandless Blogging Roundtable Room #315Terri M. LeBlanc • Jim C. Hines Author Reading and Q&A: Lettie Prell Room #316Lettie Prell ICON 40th Anniversary Taft BDenny Lynch • Kurt Baty • Gregory Frost • Joe Haldeman • Gay Haldeman • Bill Johnson • Michael Miller • Mickey Zucker Reichert Trials of writing a strong (and good) female protagonist Room #319Patty Templeton - she, her • Anna Kathryn Davis • Ann Leckie • A.R. Miller Body Painting Taft AJohn Garner • Denise Garner Costume Central/Masquerade practice Exhibit CMichelle Clark • Lynda Sherman

4:00pm CDT

What's your Origin Story Room #315Shannon Ryan • Dennis W. Green • Lettie Prell • Sarah Prineas Author Reading and Q&A: Jed Quinn Room #316Jed Quinn Guests of Honor Interview Taft BJim C. Hines • Sarah Clemens • David Gerrold • Ann Leckie • Kalli McCandless Animals as plot devices Room #310Aaron Bunce • Rachel Eliason Development of a Faith System Within Science Fiction & Fantasy Room #319D. Moonfire • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Mickey Zucker Reichert

5:00pm CDT

eBook Cover designs Taft BAdam J. Whitlatch • John Garner • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr The Philosophy of Trek Room #319Matt McKeever • David Gerrold • Denny Lynch What Makes a Good Book Significant Other? Room #315Terri M. LeBlanc • T.J. Silver • Tara Tolly Writing the opposite sex in fiction Room #310Dennis W. Green • Aaron Bunce • Tamara Jones • A.R. Miller • Jed Quinn Masquerade Exhibit CMichelle Clark Open Hands-on Fanzine Workshop Room #314Brian S. Anderson • Peter Balestrieri • Rich Dana • Colleen Theisen

6:00pm CDT

Your art questions answered. Room #310Erin McKee • Sarah Clemens • John Garner Author Reading and Q&A: Joe Haldeman Room #316Joe Haldeman Because... Science! Room #319Gregory Frost • Dennis W. Green • Bill Johnson • Lettie Prell Charity & Art Auction Taft ASusan Leabhart • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr

7:00pm CDT

Fencing Demonstration by the Iowa City Fencing Group Taft BTracie Michlin Is there such a thing as being 'well read' in this day? Room #315Elizabeth Anne Hull • Rachel Eliason • Ann Leckie • Mickey Zucker Reichert Author Reading and Q&A: Sarah Prineas Room #316Sarah Prineas Rebuilding the Destroyed World Room #319Tamara Jones • Aaron Bunce • Rich Dana • Anna Kathryn Davis • Michael Koogler Karaoke Room #503John Garner

8:00pm CDT

Dance Class Exhibit CBethany Bymes • April Choi Meet Sarah Clemens Room #315Sarah Clemens Can I use that? Room #319Terri M. LeBlanc • Rachel Eliason • Michael Koogler • A.R. Miller Author Reading and Q&A: Gregory Frost Room #316Gregory Frost Getting over Writer's block Room #310Jason Keener • Patty Templeton - she, her • Jed Quinn • Mickey Zucker Reichert Paradise ICON Rapid-Fire Readings Taft BCatherine Schaff-Stump Mature Themed Gaming Room #314

9:00pm CDT

Marvel versus DC Room #315Roy Morford • Alvadore Cram • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr No, it's MY story! Room #319Ann Leckie • Dennis W. Green • Jed Quinn Author Reading and Q&A: Aaron Bunce Room #316Aaron Bunce From Beyond: Tales from Poe and Lovecraft Room #310Steve Marriott The Ghost Outside of Us Taft AMatthew Lovecraft Dance your socks off! Exhibit CBethany Bymes • April Choi

10:00pm CDT

Cosplay Accessories Room #310Lynda Sherman • Kalli McCandless • Krista McCandless • Jessica Whitlatch Back to the Future…Time Travel Room #319Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Tom Ashwell • Dennis W. Green Round Robin: An On-the-Spot Storytelling Adventure Taft BGay Haldeman • Aaron Bunce • Anna Kathryn Davis • Joe Haldeman • Patty Templeton - she, her • Bill Johnson • Jed Quinn Zombies!! Room #315Michael Koogler

11:00pm CDT

British Invasion Room #315Terri M. LeBlanc • Bill Albert • Hannah Peterson Steampunk in mainstream society Taft BSusan Leabhart • Edwin Dane The Mile-long Bookshelf Room #310James Hoffman • DAGOBAH Humor behind the scenes Taft ADaniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Jules Mohr Open Filking Room #319