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The Magic Returns in 2022!

A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
September 16-18, 2022 * Sheraton DFW Airport, 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX

FenCon XVIII Saturday Programming

 

This is your guide to FenCon XVIII  programming including all of our panels, autograph sessions, workshops, concerts, fun surprises, and much more.

Saturday Programming Highlights:

Welcome to FenCon XVIII! Registration opens at 9:00 and programming kicks off at 10:00. Here are a few of the events

  • Check out the FenCon Maker Page for their schedule
  • Video & Gaming opens at 9:00 AM
  • GOH Artists The Shiflett Brothers will do a demo of some of the techniques in Galleria 1-3
  • Science with Dr Robert Hampson, Science GOH is at 11:00 PM in Grand 2 & 3
  • GOH Larry Correia Reading in Grand 3 & 4 at 12:00 pm
  • Friend of the Fen GoH Autograph Session at 1:00 PM in the Grand Atrium.
  • It's time once again boys and girls for our Generic Radio Workshop Auditions/Rehearsal at 2:00 PM in Grand 1B.
  • Meet our Fan GOH Bill Necessary in Grapevine 2 at 2 PM.
  • The Art of The Shiflett Brothers is at 3:00 PM in Grapevine 2
  • Larry Correia Keynote Address at 4:00 PM
  • Music GoHs The Faithful Sidekicks at 5:00 PM
  • Art Auction at 6:00 PM in Galleria 4
  • FenCon Cabaret at 8:00 PM
  • Concerts & Filk throughout the day: Dr. Mary Crowell, Jim Mahaffey, Triskelion, Kissing the Blarney Stone, Saturday Night Chaos Filk & Saturday Night Open Bardic Filk.
  • The fun doesn't stop there! We have a packed day of wonderful panels listed below.

Saturday Autograph Schedule:

Grand Atrium

Other Saturday Programming:

10:00 AM K.B. Bogen , J. Curtis
10:30 AM M. Crowell , A. Royer
11:00 AM S. Hoyt , W. Webb
11:30 AM J. Mandala , D. Rainbolt
12:00 PM R. Eudaly , R. Rose
12:30 PM J. Black , T. Morgan
1:00 PM L. Correia , C. Gannon , R. Hampson ,
B. Necessary , The Faithful Sidekicks , The Shiflett Brothers
2:00 PM L. Donahue , M. Dyson
5:00 PM C. Walter , M. Wandrey
6:00 PM Dusty Rainbolt's Book Launch
Board Room Suite 1218


† = Advance sign-up required.

FenCon XVIII Saturday Programming Schedule:

 

aGrand 3&4

bGalleria 1-3

bGalleria 4

cFrisco

dSouthlake

eGrapevine1

fGrapevine 2

hWatermark

iEstates

iLakewood

jMedal of Honor

10:00 AM

PowerPoint presentation: The Future of NASA and Commercial Spaceflight
K. Ruffin*
  Worldbuilding: Mind Your Myths and Backstory
L. Donahue
D. Finn
K. Sullivan
M. White
J. Van Stry*
Mining History for Your Story
K. Grayson
R. Rose
A. G Thompson
J. Black*
Reading
C. Sanderson
What is Starfleet International (SFI)?
L. Franck
S. Carsten*
Con 101: What to Do at a Con
T. Weisskopf
B. Yalow
C. Walter*
Maker Demo/Workshop
Intro to Design Futures Workshop
T. Morgan
S. Patrick
Killing People and Breaking Stuff
"LawDog"
C. Gannon
S. Hoyt
K. Spriggs
W. Webb
B. Kemper*
 

10:30 AM

  Reading
P.D. Duncan
 

11:00 AM

Science GoH
R. Hampson
K. Gallagher*
  Kissin' the Blarney Stone
Kissin' the Blarney Stone
Audio Recording on Any Budget
E. Distad
Reading
J. Curtis
Current State of Starfleet/Star Trek Uniforms
T. Clart
Tr. Clark
K. O'Brien
J. Hayden*
Cost of Art
P. Black
B. Foster
T. Harvia
C. Walter*
The Growth of Space Opera on TV: From Star Trek to Battlestar Galactica to The Expanse
K.B. Bogen
R. Eudaly
K. Sullivan*
Intro to Prop and Costume Lighting
J. Barrett

11:30 AM

  Reading
L. Donahue

12:00 PM

Larry Correia - GoH Reading
  Mary Crowell in Concert
M. Crowell
Copyright Law for Your Novel
J. Mandala
Breaking Writer's Block
L. Donahue
D. Finn
A. Royer
K. Sullivan*
  Learning to See : How to Assess Costumes Seen in TV, Movies, Books, Comics, and Anime
J. Hayden
  Near-Earth Asteroids
M. Dyson
C. Gannon
S. Osborn
K. Ruffin
M. Wandrey
K. Spriggs*
 

1:00 PM

   Indie Publishing
P. Black
K. Gallagher
R. Howell
R. Rose
C. Walter
W. Webb*
  Reading
J. Mandala
State of Organized Fandom
C.Heyde
J. Carsten*
Here A Hobby, There A Hobby, Everywhere A Hobby
T. Dyson
D. Rainbolt
S. Patrick*
  Desktop Medicine
M. Foster
K. Grayson
M. White
C. Sanderson*
Trailer Park Fae: What Are Some Different Takes on the Fae?
K. O'Brien
J. Hayden*

1:30 PM

    Reading
K. Sullivan
 

2:00 PM

Baen Travelling Road Show (with Prizes!)
D. Carrico
L. Correia
S. Diamond
C. Gannon
R. Hampson
J. Van Stry
T. Weisskopf*
  Jim Mahaffey Concert
J. Mahaffey*
Generic Radio Workshop Auditions / Rehearsal
Generic Radio Workshop
Reading
R. Eudaly
UnLocking Lock Downs: Using Tech to Improve your Organization's Relationships
P. Black
J. Laughlin
J. Carsten*
Fan GOH Meet and Greet
B. Necessary
  Let's Go Back To The Future Movies
E. Distad
C. Donahue
A. Wakal
T. Morgan*
 

2:30 PM

  Reading
K.B. Bogen
  

3:00 PM

The Art of The Shiflett Brothers
The Shiflett Brothers
The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse
The Four Red Heads of the Apocalypse
J. Mandala*
Reading
P. Black
Trivia with Tribbles
G. Varnado
G. Stephenson*
   Physics of Superheroes
T. Dyson
B. Necessary
S. Patrick*
Victorian Garment Construction
J. Hayden
K. O'Brien*

3:30 PM

  Reading
R. Rose
  

4:00 PM

GoH Keynote Address
L. Correia
          

5:00 PM

The Faithful Sidekicks GoH Concert
The Faithful Sidekicks
     We're all BONED! Corsets Through Time
E. Hankins
Worldcon 101
T. Harvia
B. Yalow*
   The Annual Rocket Panel
K. Gallagher
S. Osborn
K. Ruffin
T. Caldwell*
 

6:00 PM

Closed
  Art Auction
       Losing True Dark
M. Dyson
B. Necessary
S. Patrick*
 

7:00 PM

          

8:00 PM

FenCon Cabaret
Generic Radio Workshop
Ravenar
          

10:00 PM

No Sh*t - There I Was
"LawDog"
K. Grayson
B. Kemper
K. Spriggs
A. Wakal
J. Curtis*
   Saturday Night Open Bardic Filk
   Saturday Night Chaos Filk
    

11:00 PM