FenCon XX - February 14-16, 2025

FenCon XX Saturday Programming

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

Saturday Programming Highlights:

Watch this space!

Saturday Autograph Schedule:

Gallery

Other Saturday Programming:

10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM	G.D. Huff
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM	Abby Goldsmith
2:30 PM	W. Ledbetter
3:00 PM	J. Campbell
3:30 PM	B. Sinor , S. Sinor
5:00 PM	RJ. Hanson

11:00 AM	No WiFi, No Problem! Control for Lights and Props The View
1:00 PM	Friend of the Fen GoH Autograph Session Gallery
2:00 PM	The Care and Feeding of Vintage Clothing The View
6:00 PM	Cheese Tasting, Sponsored by P-Con Hospitality Suite
8:00 PM	Walter Hunt Book Launch 821 (Hospitality Suite)

† = Advance sign-up required.

FenCon XX Saturday Programming Schedule:

	aGrand North/Central		bCypress	cEbony	dTeak	iOak	JMahagony	zBoard room
9:00 AM								Writer's Workshop: Guided Work Session K. Ikenberry
10:00 AM	The Future of NASA and Commercial Spaceflight K. Ruffin		Cross-Genre Writing: You Can't Write Just One P.N. Elrod D. Finn K. Landsdale DL Young J. Gephardt*	Take Care of Yourself! Jack Carroll Ma. Finn L. Smith C. Ulbrich*	Ethics for the Artificial Paige Ewing W. Ledbetter D. Rike K. O'Brien*	Book Club: Discussing 1632 Bethanne Kim
10:30 AM	The Future of NASA and Commercial Spaceflight K. Ruffin					Book Club: Discussing 1632 Bethanne Kim	Reading J. Curtis
11:00 AM	Science GoH P. Abell		What's New at Raconteur Press J. Curtis Becky Jones Ian McMurtrie C. Sanderson J. Van Stry Wally Waltner	Comfort for the Writer's Soul P. Black M. Foster Dara Kountz J. Gephardt*	Toastmaster T. Weisskopf	Books We Like J. H. Fleming Abby Goldsmith RJ. Hanson M. Muenzler*
11:30 AM	Science GoH P. Abell				Toastmaster T. Weisskopf		Reading L. Donahue
12:00 PM	Baen Traveling Slide Show (with Prizes!) D. Carrico V. DeMarce Bill Fawcett M. Foster C. Hardwick B. Hasseler G.D. Huff W. Hunt Bethanne Kim W. Ledbetter J. Van Stry T. Weisskopf*		When Asteroids Attack P. Abell Howard Carter A. Jackson K. Ruffin	What's Space Opera, Doc? J. Campbell Fred Hughes S. Rosen JL. Yarrow	Amazon: Friend, Foe, or a Little of Both? M. Fletcher Abby Goldsmith DL Young C. Sanderson*	CAUTION: Fans at Work R. Eudaly RJ. Hanson K. Landsdale P.D. Duncan*
1:00 PM			Bad Bards in Concert L. Smith M. White	So You Want to be an Evil Overlord J. Black RJ. Hanson T. Morgan S. Patrick*	Crimes Against Science Dara Kountz M. T. Reiten D. Rike J. Gephardt*	HUMINT: Human Intelligence in 1632 V. DeMarce Marc Tyrrell B. Hasseler*	Reading Ma. Finn
1:30 PM			Bad Bards in Concert L. Smith M. White				Reading
2:00 PM	The Art of Brad Foster B. Foster		Carla Ulbrich in Concert C. Ulbrich	Founding Fathers and Mothers Howard Carter C. Conrad R. Eudaly R. Howell W. Hunt*	Generic Radio Workshop Auditions / Rehearsal J. Barrett P. Barrett	Whatcha Dooooin': A Phineas & Ferb Panel J. Campbell Tr. Morris*
2:30 PM	The Art of Brad Foster B. Foster		Carla Ulbrich in Concert C. Ulbrich				Reading Wally Waltner
3:00 PM	Asteroid 2024 YR4: Possible Impact of 50 m diameter object in 2032 P. Abell*		The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse L. Donahue R. Eudaly J. Mandala D. Rainbolt	Once Upon a Time at Fencon J. Barrett T. Harvia A. Jackson M. Nelson L. Smith		Eric Flint D. Carrico V. DeMarce Bill Fawcett L. Robbins W. Hunt*	Reading Jonathan Laforce
3:30 PM							Reading W. Ledbetter
4:00 PM	Jack Campbell Keynote Address J. Campbell			Closed		Closed
5:00 PM	Joe Giacoio GOH Concert			The Author/Editor Relationship P.N. Elrod M. Foster K. Redford JL. Yarrow T. Weisskopf*	Were-creatures? There Creatures! L. Donahue Paige Ewing J. Frost	No Nuts, No Bolts, No Wires C. Donahue A. Simmons L. Smith C. Sanderson*	Alien Archaeology Becky Jones M. Muenzler S. Patrick T. Patterson Bill Fawcett*
6:00 PM	The OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2: Sample Return missions P. Abell*		Art and Charity Auction	Cynicism vs Idealism in SF&F P. Black T. Pennella C. Sanderson J. Van Stry Fred Hughes*	Hollywood vs Fans C. Donahue D. Finn Jonathan Laforce Ma. Finn*	Ready, Steady, Flash--Fiction C. Conrad G.D. Huff W. Ledbetter M. Muenzler*
6:30 PM							Reading Paige Ewing
7:00 PM	FenCon Cabaret Setup	Closed		Rebels vs. Big Damn Heroes Becky Jones K. Landsdale Tr. Morris S. Rosen	James Bond Deathmatch Howard Carter B. Frank DL Young D. Rike*	Dungeon Mastering 101 J. Black Dara Kountz M. Stewart M. Muenzler*
8:00 PM	FenCon Cabaret Generic Radio Workshop J. Giacoio Ravenar C. Ulbrich T. Weisskopf			How to write the Naughty Bits P. Black K. Redford C. Walter M. Fletcher*	Join the Navy, see the Universe Bill Fawcett Abby Goldsmith Jonathan Laforce Fred Hughes*	Music in 1632 D. Carrico Marc Tyrrell V. DeMarce*
9:00 PM
10:00 PM	No Sht - There I Was J. Campbell Ian McMurtrie M. T. Reiten A. Wakal J. Curtis			Saturday Night Open Bardic Filk	Saturday Night Chaos Filk
11:00 PM				Saturday Night Open Bardic Filk	Saturday Night Chaos Filk
11:59 PM

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