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ICON41 - It Came From ICON41 (2016)

ICON, Iowa’s longest-running science fiction and fantasy convention, returns to the Cedar Rapids Marriott on October 28–30, 2016 for ICON 41.

Guests of Honor
Seanan McGuire, Author
Arden Ellen Nixon, Artist
Inger Myers, Fan Guest
Laura J. Mixon, Author
Steven Gould, Author
Jim C. Hines, Toastmaster and Author

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6:00pm CDT

Barnes & Noble Author Signing Barnes & Noble, Collins RoadJolene Buchheit • Melissa Christopherson • Steven Gould • Dennis W. Green • Jim C. Hines • Beth Hudson • David Taylor II • Steven Philip Jones • Will Lenzen Jr • Michael Koogler • Seanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon • Ransom Noble • Alice M. Phillips • Jordan Pinckney • Jed Quinn • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Shannon Ryan • Catherine Schaff-Stump • Adam J. Whitlatch • M.L. 'Doc' Williams

1:00pm CDT

DreamCon 4 Oak RoomJed Quinn • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Mickey Zucker Reichert DreamCon 4 Chestnut RoomJed Quinn • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Mickey Zucker Reichert DreamCon 4 Dogwood RoomJed Quinn • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Mickey Zucker Reichert

2:00pm CDT

Art Show Waterfall Terrace Dealers Room Hickory Room Registration Main Lobby

3:00pm CDT

Open Gaming Aspen Room Open Gaming Birch Room

4:00pm CDT

How to Binge Watch Your Favorite Show Elm RoomVictoria Hobbs • Erin K. Channell • K Shade Coverdill • Terri M. LeBlanc

5:00pm CDT

Gaming: Colony Aspen Room ParadiseICON 314 Board RoomCatherine Schaff-Stump Pathfinder Module: We B4 Goblins! Birch Room Teens Only Lounge 234 Board RoomDani Roth • Dain Winterton

6:00pm CDT

Volunteering at ICON Elm RoomAnge Anderson • Brian S. Anderson • Victoria Hobbs Gaming: Castle Assault Aspen Room

7:00pm CDT

Opening Ceremonies / TICC Oak RoomJenny Carhoff • Megan Dean • Susan Leabhart • Steven Gould • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon • Inger Myers • Arden Ellen Nixon Hall Costume Contest Rosewood RoomJori Hendon Karaoke Amana RoomJohn Garner

8:00pm CDT

Klingon Language Chestnut RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) How to Enjoy Your First Con Elm RoomJohn Pershing • Sheril Harper • Inger Myers Open Filking Cedar Rapids Room

9:00pm CDT

Vampirella Chestnut RoomSteven Philip Jones • Denny Lynch • Arden Ellen Nixon YA Fiction: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 434 Board RoomAnna Kathryn Davis • Rachel Eliason • Shannon Ryan • Adam J. Whitlatch Sherlock Holmes & the 7% solution Elm RoomMonica Schmidt Registration Main Lobby Author Photo shoot 214 Board RoomJim C. Hines Modern Board Games - Cards Against Humanity Oak RoomChris Harmon Wylde Nept Rosewood RoomWylde Nept ConSuite Iowa City Room

10:00pm CDT

SuperWhoLock Elm RoomShannon Coley • Bill Pitcher • Monica Schmidt • Adam J. Whitlatch Tales from the Gazebo 434 Board RoomBrian S. Anderson

11:00pm CDT

Werewolf Dogwood RoomJack Burnham Jr.

8:00am CDT

ConSuite Iowa City Room

9:00am CDT

Gaming: Nevermore Aspen Room Registration Main Lobby ParadiseICON 314 Board RoomCatherine Schaff-Stump Teens Only Lounge 234 Board RoomDani Roth • Dain Winterton

10:00am CDT

Wilde at the University Chestnut RoomPeter Balestrieri • Colleen Theisen Zombie Mania Oak RoomSeanan McGuire • Adam J. Whitlatch Developing Characters People Love Dogwood RoomJordan Pinckney • Steven Gould • Will Lenzen Jr • Mickey Zucker Reichert Author Readings: Anna Kathryn Davis & Myron Williams 534 Board RoomAnna Kathryn Davis • M.L. 'Doc' Williams Superhero T-shirt Workshop Cedar Rapids RoomAnge Anderson • Brian S. Anderson Art in About an Hour Cedar Rapids RoomJulius Cavallo • Erin McKee • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Arden Ellen Nixon • Jessica Whitlatch Chain Mail Workshop 214 Board RoomSteve Todd Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-24: Dead Man's Debt Birch Room On the Fly Programming 434 Board Room Art Show Waterfall Terrace Dealers Room Hickory Room Open Gaming Aspen Room

11:00am CDT

Klingon Christmas Carol 334 Board RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) Whose Con is it Anyway Dogwood RoomBeth Hudson Diversity in Science Fiction/Fantasy Chestnut RoomRachel Eliason • Steven Gould • Laura J. Mixon • Adam J. Whitlatch Cosplay Is Not Consent Elm RoomMichelle Clark • Inger Myers • Lynda Sherman Raptor Center Rosewood RoomJenny Carhoff Author Readings: Jolene Buchheit & Alice Phillips 534 Board RoomJolene Buchheit • Alice M. Phillips Gaming: Nefarious Aspen Room Blood Drive Parking lotMississippi Valley Blood Center

12:00pm CDT

Storytelling with Steve (kids) Oak RoomSteve Marriott Mindbridge Board of Directors meeting 214 Board Room Face Painting for Adults Cedar Rapids RoomInger Myers 50 years of Star Trek Dogwood RoomDenny Lynch • Steven Keith Tait Developing Your Character Chestnut RoomMitch Thompson • Molly Hruska Ketchum • RJ Lundgren Stalkers, Trolls and other Bullies Elm RoomJim C. Hines • Laura J. Mixon • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Adam J. Whitlatch Writing Different Lengths of Fiction 334 Board RoomBeth Hudson • Steven Gould • D. Moonfire • M.L. 'Doc' Williams Author Readings: Rachel Eliason & Gregga Johnn 534 Board RoomRachel Eliason • Gregga Johnn Gaming: Cutthroat Caverns Aspen Room

1:00pm CDT

How Writing Inspires My Art 334 Board RoomArden Ellen Nixon Body Painting Cedar Rapids RoomJohn Garner • Denise Garner • Erin McKee • Jessica Whitlatch Mindbridge Open meeting 214 Board Room VaVaVoom Girls, Burlesque Oak RoomVAVAVoom Girls Classics Re-Written with Monsters Chestnut RoomAdam J. Whitlatch • Will Lenzen Jr • Denny Lynch • Jordan Pinckney Costumer's Brainstorming Elm RoomMichelle Clark • Becky Kinnamon • Inger Myers • Alanna Steininger Cyber Security Dogwood RoomCraig Leabhart Author Readings: Beth Hudson & D. Moonfire 534 Board RoomBeth Hudson • D. Moonfire Harry Potter Children's LARP Rosewood RoomMichele Donner-Ramsey

2:00pm CDT

Art Show Tour Waterfall TerraceArden Ellen Nixon Cell Painting Cedar Rapids RoomMonica Oatman Choreography for Thriller/Monster Mash Oak RoomConCom41 Knitting for Kitties 334 Board RoomRene Robinson Comic Book Cinematic Universe 214 Board RoomDaniel 'Stitch' Mohr • Steven Philip Jones • Anthony Penticoff Feminism and Inclusion in Sci-Fi Elm RoomAnna Kathryn Davis • Victoria Hobbs • Laura J. Mixon Flipping Fairy Tales Chestnut RoomTerri M. LeBlanc • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire Humanism in Science Fiction Dogwood RoomBill Pitcher • Steven Gould • Elizabeth Anne Hull • Denny Lynch Author Readings: Adam Whitlatch & Jed Quinn 534 Board RoomJed Quinn • Adam J. Whitlatch

3:00pm CDT

Author & Artist Meet and Greet Rosewood RoomBill Albert • Aaron Bunce • Melissa Christopherson • Glen Cook • Anna Kathryn Davis • Rachel Eliason • Lanna Farrell • John Garner • Steven Gould • Jim C. Hines • Beth Hudson • David Taylor II • Steven Philip Jones • Will Lenzen Jr • Seanan McGuire • Erin McKee • Laura J. Mixon • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr • D. Moonfire • Arden Ellen Nixon • Jordan Pinckney • Jed Quinn • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Becca Schmidt • Adam J. Whitlatch • M.L. 'Doc' Williams • Gene Wolfe Coloring with Auntie Sue 214 Board RoomSusan Leabhart Face Painting for Children Cedar Rapids RoomInger Myers Stitch n' Bitch 334 Board RoomK Shade Coverdill Growing Up Geek Chestnut RoomMonica Oatman • Craig Leabhart • Dain Winterton Research for Writers Dogwood RoomUniversity of Iowa Librarians The Physics of Global Warming Elm RoomPeter Wezeman Gaming: No Thank You, Evil (tabletop RPGs for kids) Birch Room

4:00pm CDT

Where Did the Water Go? 434 Board RoomEmma Hawkes Guest of Honor Interviews Rosewood RoomJim C. Hines • Steven Gould • Seanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon • Inger Myers • Arden Ellen Nixon Monster Makeup 101 / Cosplay Central Cedar Rapids RoomMegan Dean • Lynda Sherman Lego's with Pygmy Elm RoomPygmy Fringe Science Dogwood RoomJohn Garner Fantasy & Science Fiction World Building 214 Board RoomErin Casey • Alex Penland Author Readings: Mickey Zucker Reichert & Gene Wolfe 534 Board RoomMickey Zucker Reichert • Gene Wolfe Pokémon GO - Meet Up Waterfall TerraceNate Farmer Cheshire Moon Oak RoomEric Coleman • Lizzie Crowe Gaming: The Portico Academy (Cypher Gaming System) Birch Room aertimis 334 Board RoomAnthony Penticoff Pathfinder Society Scenario #8-01: Portent's Peril Birch Room

5:00pm CDT

Cosplay Aid Cedar Rapids RoomMegan Dean • Lynda Sherman Violet Realm Write In 214 Board RoomErin Casey • Alex Penland Hawkeyes in Space Chestnut RoomDr. George Hospodarsky Klingons, Troopers, and Orcs Elm RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) The Circuit Movie Project Dogwood RoomRJ Lundgren Author Readings: Melissa Christopherson & Bill 'Biljon' Johnson 534 Board RoomMelissa Christopherson • Bill 'Biljon' Johnson Masquerade (setup) Rosewood RoomMichelle Clark On the Fly Programming 434 Board Room

6:00pm CDT

Tales from the Crypt Chestnut RoomBill 'Biljon' Johnson • Mark Moore • Les Roth • Mitch Thompson Author Readings: Will Lenzen Jr & Jordan Pinckney 534 Board RoomWill Lenzen Jr • Jordan Pinckney Charity/Art Auction Oak RoomWolfie B. Bad • Jessica Whitlatch Escape Room 214 Board Room

7:00pm CDT

Masquerade Rosewood RoomMichelle Clark Aviation 2016: Secrets of the E6-B Chestnut RoomPeter Wezeman The History of KAG Dogwood RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) Author Readings: Shannon Ryan & Rachel Aukes 534 Board RoomShannon Ryan Karaoke Amana RoomJohn Garner

8:00pm CDT

Monster Promenade Rosewood RoomMichelle Clark • Jim C. Hines Author Reading: Catherine Schaff-Stump 534 Board RoomCatherine Schaff-Stump Open Filking Cedar Rapids Room Gamicon Room Party 214 Board RoomGamiCon

9:00pm CDT

Round Robin Chestnut RoomJed Quinn • Jim C. Hines • Bill 'Biljon' Johnson • Seanan McGuire • Daniel 'Stitch' Mohr Trivialities Pub Quiz Elm RoomJack Burnham Jr. Storytelling with Steve Marriott Oak RoomSteve Marriott Author Readings: Steven Phillip Jones & David Taylor II 534 Board RoomDavid Taylor II • Steven Philip Jones Modern Board Games - Cards Against Humanity Oak RoomChris Harmon Bring Out the Ghouls! Rosewood RoomMarv Howard

10:00pm CDT

Sci-fi Monsters in Movie History Dogwood RoomWill Lenzen Jr • Denny Lynch • Jordan Pinckney Bo3b's Movies 334 Board RoomMegan Dean ParadiseICON Rapid Fire Readings 314 Board RoomCatherine Schaff-Stump

11:00pm CDT

SF/F Erotic Read-Aloud Elm RoomErin K. Channell • Doug Brenner • Todd DeGraff • Terri M. LeBlanc Werewolf Dogwood RoomJack Burnham Jr.

12:00am CDT

Chocolate Ceremony Rosewood RoomMichelle Clark

8:00am CDT

Pancakes with Deadpool Iowa City RoomAdam J. Whitlatch • Zavier Whitlatch ConSuite Iowa City Room

9:00am CDT

Benefactor Brunch Hotel RestaurantJenny Carhoff • Megan Dean • Susan Leabhart • Erin K. Channell • Sheril Harper • Terri M. LeBlanc • Athena Foster • Kathy Rommes • Steven Gould • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon • Inger Myers • Arden Ellen Nixon Yoga Oak RoomRansom Noble Gaming: Cutthroat Caverns Aspen Room Registration Main Lobby Writers' Workshop 314 Board RoomMickey Zucker Reichert Teens Only Lounge 234 Board RoomDani Roth • Dain Winterton Art Show Waterfall Terrace

10:00am CDT

Blogging Round Robin Chestnut RoomJim C. Hines • Dan Kauffman • Terri M. LeBlanc • Laura J. Mixon How I Work Elm RoomArden Ellen Nixon Sci-Fi Economics Dogwood RoomBill 'Biljon' Johnson • Denny Lynch • Matt McKeever KAG General Assembly Oak RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) Dealers Room Hickory Room Open Gaming Aspen Room The Wounded Wisp Birch Room

11:00am CDT

Mars Needs Potatoes Cedar Rapids RoomSusan Leabhart In Conversation with Seanan 214 Board RoomLars Pearson • Seanan McGuire Headband Game Elm RoomPygmy • Megan Dean Klingon Culture Oak RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) A Brief History of Space Physics at the University of Iowa Chestnut RoomDr. William Kurth Hitchhiker's Guide to ICON 42 Dogwood RoomConCom42

12:00pm CDT

Getting Ahead in the Klingon Empire Cedar Rapids RoomKlingon Assault Group (KAG) Horror vs. Thriller Chestnut RoomJohn Johnson • Sean Harper • Adam J. Whitlatch Rusty Hevelin Update Elm RoomPeter Balestrieri • Colleen Theisen Brass Gears Radio Show Rosewood RoomMitch Thompson Gaming: Nefarious Aspen Room

1:00pm CDT

How Did We Do? Dogwood RoomConCom41 • ConCom42 Gaming: Nevermore Aspen Room

2:00pm CDT

DAGOBAH Galaxy Bowl Rosewood RoomSusan Leabhart Vogon Poetry / Bulwer-Lytton Contests Chestnut RoomSeanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon Gaming: Colony Aspen Room

3:00pm CDT

Closing Ceremonies Rosewood RoomJenny Carhoff • Megan Dean • Susan Leabhart • Steven Gould • Jim C. Hines • Seanan McGuire • Laura J. Mixon • Inger Myers • Arden Ellen Nixon

6:00pm CDT

Dead Dog Party Iowa City Room