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Thursday June 30 ▼

 

2:00 PM

Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible2203 Pirate FLUXX2206 - Table A

2:30 PM

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryPlaza 4

3:00 PM

Spare Change2206 - Table C

3:30 PM

Face PaintingConnie's Quantum Sandbox Convention Costuming Survival GuideAtrium 2 CONvergence 101Atrium 4 Interacting Maps with LiteratureBloomington Photoshop 101Atrium 6

4:30 PM

MetropolisPlaza 4

5:00 PM

CON of the Dead2206 - Table A Counterstrike2205 - Lan Gaming Jack of Diamonds2206 - Table B Initial DPlaza 2 Comics as TV AfterlifeAtrium 2 Feynman Played the Bongos: When Science Meets ArtAtrium 7 Glee!Edina Making a Living as a Creative PersonAtrium 3 Photography in the Digital AgeAtrium 6 Robert Heinlein's Future HistoryCabana 118 The Library of the DreamingBloomington

5:30 PM

Mark Time Radio ShowMain Stage

7:00 PM

The Strange Case of Melvin Stroud2203 Warcraft III2205 - Lan Gaming Escape From L.A.Plaza 4 Fullmetal AlchemistPlaza 2 Opening CeremoniesMain Stage

7:30 PM

Ruthlessnes2206 - Table B

8:30 PM

Noisy DemonstrationsConnie's Quantum Sandbox Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming The Poor Nobody'sHarmonic CONvergence Friends of Bill W - ThursdayAtrium 2 Teen Meetup ThursdayAtrium 3

9:00 PM

Mad Scientist SmackdownMain Stage Matrix TagCabana 101 Trailer ParkPlaza 4 June 30, 2099 A.DConnie's Space Lounge

9:30 PM

XamdPlaza 2

10:00 PM

Rob Callahan ReadingVista Suite Team Fortress 22205 - Lan Gaming The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper MorelloPlaza 4 Tongue in Geek ComedyHarmonic CONvergence Audio Drama CreationAtrium 7 Dr Who: Where do I Begin?Edina How the Pulps Saw the FutureBloomington I'm Your GM, Not Your TherapistAtrium 3 Masquerade 101Atrium 2 Post Apocalyptic SurvivalAtrium 4 So you Want to be an Actor?Plaza 1 The Rise and Fall of the NephilimAtrium 6

10:30 PM

9Plaza 4

11:30 PM

Starcraft2205 - Lan Gaming Bad SeptemberHarmonic CONvergence NescaflownePlaza 2 Retro DanceMain Stage BBC Series You Should WatchEdina Dr. Horrible Sing AlongAtrium 6 Ecology of Old-Time MonstersAtrium 7 Geek Life Live PodcastBloomington The Best Panel EVER!!!Atrium 4
 

Friday July 1 ▼

 

12:00 AM

The IllusionistPlaza 4

1:00 AM

Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Falcon ArrowHarmonic CONvergence RIN - Daughters of MnemosynePlaza 2

2:00 AM

Death Race 2000Plaza 4

7:00 AM

Astro BoyPlaza 2

9:00 AM

Heroic AgePlaza 2 Mark Time / OGLE award winnersHarmonic CONvergence

9:30 AM

Effin' Magnets: How do They Work?Connie's Quantum Sandbox CBA BoffingGarden Court - Southwest After School Cartoons of the 80's and 90'sEdina Audio Theatre: What's New and What's OldAtrium 6 Costuming for Absolute BeginnersAtrium 2 Free (and legal) Software ResourcesAtrium 7 Governments of the FutureAtrium 3 GPS - All You Need to KnowAtrium 4 Sanctum Publications: Reprinting the PulpsBloomington The Hunt Begins (Harry Potter 7.1)Plaza 1

10:00 AM

Howl’s Moving CastlePlaza 4

10:30 AM

Music Panel 24hr Songwriting Part AHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

Dragonmaking by CommitteeConnie's Quantum Sandbox Richard Ristow Reading - CANCELLEDVista Suite Rob Callahan and Doug Hulick SigningAutograph Table Code GeassPlaza 2 Fairy Tales vs. Science Fiction as AllegoriesBloomington First Ship of the Future: Verne's NautilusAtrium 6 From Tomorrowland to Down and Out in the Magic KingdomPlaza 1 Modern Day Snake OilAtrium 7 Remembering Clifford D. Simak, Gordon R. Dickson and Carl JacobiCabana 118 Soap Operas as Science FictionAtrium 3 The Silver Age: Was it really better?Atrium 2 Tough Love: Critique and Squee can coexist, dammit!Atrium 4 Use of Minority Characters in AnimationEdina

12:00 PM

Citadel of Flame2206 - Table B Red Dragon Inn2206 - Table A Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowPlaza 4 Music Panel-Songs of the Past Made NewHarmonic CONvergence

12:30 PM

Broad Universe Rapidfire ReadingVista Suite Diana and the Curious Case of the Lavender Teapot2203 Starcraft2205 - Lan Gaming T-Shirt ModificationConnie's Quantum Sandbox Tomb of Amber2206 - Table C Transylvania Television SigningAutograph Table Costuming: The Next StepAtrium 2 DIY Movie Riffing for Fun and/or ProfitPlaza 1 eBooks - Books & PublishersAtrium 7 Gays in Space: Homosexuality in Classic SF & FAtrium 4 MetropolisCabana 118 Star Trek vs. Dr. WhoEdina The Amazing Story of Quantum MechanicsAtrium 6 The Future of SteampunkBloomington You broke the plot!Atrium 3

1:00 PM

Gun x SwordPlaza 2 RiverfolkHarmonic CONvergence

2:00 PM

Heart DissectionConnie's Quantum Sandbox Michael Merriam and Dana Baird SigningAutograph Table Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Seanan McGuire ReadingVista Suite Best of 2010 Midwest Sci-Fi Short Film FestivalPlaza 4 Space CraftConnie's Space Lounge Beginning GamemasteringAtrium 3 Creating Comics CommunitiesAtrium 2 Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife BibliographyAtrium 6 DodgeballOutdoors Essential Elements of Horror LiteratureBloomington Forbidden PlanetCabana 118 Math and Science in the Performing ArtsAtrium 7 SteampunkAtrium 4 The Year in ReviewPlaza 1 Young JusticeEdina

2:30 PM

Gabriel HilmarHarmonic CONvergence

3:00 PM

Kung Fu Fighting2206 - Table A Assassin's Guild Boffer PracticeGarden Court - Southwest Curse of YigPlaza 4 GravitationPlaza 2

3:30 PM

Anna Waltz ReadingVista Suite Brian Keene SigningAutograph Table Counterstrike2205 - Lan Gaming 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaPlaza 4 Tin Foil HattiesGarden Court - Northwest An Unexpected Party: The Hobbit FilmPlaza 1 Ask a WriterBloomington Atlanta Nights: The Hoax, the Book, the MovieCabana 118 Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeAtrium 3 Powerpoint KaraokeAtrium 6 The Victorian SilhouetteAtrium 2 To Vaxx or not to VaxxAtrium 7 Transformative WorksAtrium 4 Why Yes, Chicks *Still* Dig Time LordsEdina

4:00 PM

RumgumptionHarmonic CONvergence

5:00 PM

Chicks Dig Timelords/Whedonistas SigningAutograph Table Jack of Diamonds2206 - Table B Storytelling SlamVista Suite Team Fortress 22205 - Lan Gaming The Magic of BubblesConnie's Quantum Sandbox Last ExilePlaza 2 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ConventionAtrium 4 Adrienne Roy and the art of Coloring ComicsAtrium 2 Babylon 5 from the InsideEdina Believable HeroinesBloomington Minn-Spec MeetingCabana 118 Renaissance Festival Music Live PodcastAtrium 6 Stuff I didn't knowAtrium 7 The GuildAtrium 3 Why is 'Galaxy Quest' better than 'Spaceballs?'Plaza 1

5:30 PM

Scott KeeverHarmonic CONvergence Steam Century presents the Third Annual Steampunk Fashion Expo!Main Stage

6:00 PM

The Dead MatterPlaza 4

6:15 PM

Wizard ChessGarden Court - Southwest

7:00 PM

Catapult CapersConnie's Quantum Sandbox Gaylaxians Book Discussion UpdateVista Suite Lost City of Barakus2204 Starcraft Tournament2205 - Lan Gaming Steam Century Mystery, Round 12203 Paul & StormMain Stage The Long Straight ForeverHarmonic CONvergence Campaign CONvergence Presents the 'Evil Presidential Debates'Atrium 6 Friends of Bill W - FridayAtrium 2 In ConversationBloomington InceptionPlaza 1 Sci-Fi/Fantasy ImprovAtrium 4 Teen Meetup FridayAtrium 7 The Fringe FilesEdina The Internet as a Marketing ToolAtrium 3

7:30 PM

Do Fixers Make House Calls These Days?2206 - Table C Black ButlerPlaza 2

8:00 PM

The FountainPlaza 4

8:30 PM

Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Pirate FLUXX2206 - Table A Roy C. Booth ReadingVista Suite Sandbox After Dark: Body PaintingConnie's Quantum Sandbox The IdisiHarmonic CONvergence 2011 Midwest Sci-Fi Short Film FestivalAtrium 6 Batman Isn't Depressed Enough!Atrium 2 CONvergence Short Film FestivalAtrium 6 Edition WarsAtrium 3 Scott Pilgrim Vs. the WorldPlaza 1 So You Want to be a Podcaster?Atrium 7 Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Wave OneAtrium 4 Thee Bluebeard ShowBloomington WhedonistasEdina

9:00 PM

Steam Century Treasure Hunt: Card Pickup22nd Floor - Lobby Joseph Scrimshaw and The Comedy of DoomMain Stage July 1, 3,000 A.D.Connie's Space Lounge

9:30 PM

Evangelion 2.22Plaza 2

10:00 PM

Counterstrike2205 - Lan Gaming M. K. Melin ReadingVista Suite The City of Lost ChildrenPlaza 4 Tongue in Geek ComedyHarmonic CONvergence An Overview of UnderwearAtrium 2 Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon - Comic Strip to IconAtrium 3 Cross-Genre RomanceBloomington Fast vs. Slow ZombiesAtrium 7 The Past through SerenityEdina Why Do We Enjoy Being Scared?Atrium 4

10:30 PM

Vilification TennisMain Stage

11:30 PM

Team Fortress 22205 - Lan Gaming Under Milkwood Fan ReadingVista Suite DissociateHarmonic CONvergence Fanboy BebopPlaza 2 Friday Late Night Music CircleAtrium 2 Hypothesis!Plaza 1 RPGs You Might Have MissedAtrium 3 Sex Lives of Cartoon CharactersAtrium 7 SupernaturalEdina The Pun-elBloomington Vampires: When did they stop being monsters?Atrium 4

12:00 AM

VidocqPlaza 4

12:30 AM

Atomic DanceMain Stage

1:00 AM

Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming GeeKaraokeHarmonic CONvergence HetaliaPlaza 2

2:00 AM

InceptionPlaza 4
 

Saturday July 2 ▼

 

6:45 AM

Mobile Suit GundamPlaza 2

9:00 AM

Howl's Moving CastlePlaza 2 Mark Time/OGLE award winnersHarmonic CONvergence Masquerade OrientationMain Stage

9:30 AM

Soft Sculpture Pattern Making 101Connie's Quantum Sandbox Steam Century Treasure Hunt: Card Turn-in22nd Floor - Lobby 'Iron Pen' Drabble ContestAtrium 4 BBC's MerlinEdina Humor WritingAtrium 3 Into the Woods: Creating Fairy TalesBloomington Kids' Star Wars DiscussionPlaza 1 Three Dimensional ArtAtrium 2 Vintage Poster CollectionAtrium 6 When You Can't Take it Anymore: Satire and Science FictionAtrium 7

10:00 AM

11th Annual IKV WarHammer Invitational Bat'leth TournamentGarden Court - Southwest City of EmberPlaza 4 Northstar RollergirlsOutdoors

10:30 AM

Music Panel 24hr Songwriting Part BHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

Arena Assault2206 - Table A Bento 101Connie's Quantum Sandbox David Wilbanks and Dr. Jim Kakalios SigningAutograph Table Tim Lieder ReadingVista Suite Strawberry Panic!Plaza 2 Common Hollywood Science MythsAtrium 7 Do Superheroes Need Therapy?Atrium 2 Elaborate Death Traps and Why They Never WorkAtrium 3 Gone But Not ForgottenAtrium 4 Guerilla MarketingBloomington Intrepid Mag: Science, UFOs, Unexplained Phenomena & ConspiraciesAtrium 6 Is Today Yesterday's TomorrowCabana 118 Marco PoloSwimming Pool Please, Joss, have my child!Edina The Demise of the Neighborhood Video StorePlaza 1

11:30 AM

Back To The Future IIPlaza 4

12:00 PM

The Midnight Mauler2206 - Table C Masquerade Technical RehearsalMain Stage Masquerade Workmanship JudgingMain Stage Alternate Reality Abraham Lincoln PartyConnie's Space Lounge Music Panel-The Mysterious World of Electronic-ahHarmonic CONvergence

12:03 PM

U.S.S. Nokomis hosts 11th Annual Red Cross Blood Drive at CONvergenceMain Lobby

12:30 PM

Jeweled HairsticksConnie's Quantum Sandbox Joan Marie Verba and Roy C. Booth SigningAutograph Table Poetry WorkshopVista Suite Steam Century Mystery, Round 22203 To Serve Heroes III - You Got Served!2206 - Table B Warcraft III2205 - Lan Gaming 'Found Footage' FilmsPlaza 1 Comedy for KidsAtrium 4 Happy Writers and Fast WritersBloomington Origins of the Superhero: The Shadow's 80th AnniversaryAtrium 6 Practical Science Fiction FootwearAtrium 3 Prose to ComicsAtrium 2 Rivendell Group Discussion: The Works of Catherynne ValenteCabana 118 SherlockEdina Women vs. God: Secular activists using science to fight the religious rightAtrium 7

1:00 PM

AkiraPlaza 2 Possible OscarHarmonic CONvergence Steampunk Ballroom Dance instructionGarden Court - Southwest

1:30 PM

WestworldPlaza 4

2:00 PM

Fun with CrayonsConnie's Quantum Sandbox Greg Weisman and Dead Matter SigningAutograph Table Lost City of Barakus2204 Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Classic Video Game TournamentConnie's Space Lounge Advanced GamemasteringAtrium 3 Chicks Dig Live Dr. Who CommentaryAtrium 6 Crash Course to WebcomicsAtrium 2 I Saw it on Twitter, it Must be True!Atrium 7 One on One with Brian KeeneBloomington Paranormal Television/MediaEdina Raptor CenterAtrium 4 Success with Short Fiction - The Works of Eleanor ArnasonCabana 118 The Green Lantern MoviePlaza 1

2:30 PM

INCISION/PIECESHarmonic CONvergence

3:00 PM

Angel's FeatherPlaza 2 My Sucky Teen RomancePlaza 4

3:30 PM

Catherynne Valente ReadingVista Suite Robo Rally2206 - Table A Seanan McGuire SigningAutograph Table T-Shirt ModificationConnie's Quantum Sandbox Team Fortress 22205 - Lan Gaming Excelsior!Plaza 1 Gargoyles: The Darker Side of DisneyEdina Getting Your Game PublishedAtrium 3 Interesting Bad GuysBloomington Minnesota Fandom - a First Person HistoryCabana 118 One on One with Lynne ThomasAtrium 2 Shiny New AnimeAtrium 6 The End of Bookstores?Atrium 7

4:00 PM

Assassin's Guild Boffing TournamentGarden Court - Southwest Cowboy BebopPlaza 2 Feng Shui NinjasHarmonic CONvergence

5:00 PM

Jack of Diamonds2206 - Table B Michael Merriam Reading and Release PartyVista Suite Pipecleaner Dragonmaking 101.2Connie's Quantum Sandbox Saturday 5:00 PM SigningAutograph Table Team Fortress 2 Tournament2205 - Lan Gaming Death Race 2000Plaza 4 Anti HeroesAtrium 4 Dystopias in Sci-fi LiteratureBloomington Eleventh Doctor ContinuedEdina Evolution According to the ExpertsAtrium 7 Movie Critics don't get itPlaza 1 One on One with Greg WeismanAtrium 2 Putting the Gay in GamingAtrium 3 SF Writing Groups: The 2011 SceneCabana 118 The Kids Aren't All RightAtrium 6

5:30 PM

Ionosphere Casting ShadowsHarmonic CONvergence

6:30 PM

Red Dragon Inn2206 - Table A D. Gray-ManPlaza 2 The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper MorelloPlaza 4

7:00 PM

Craft SmorgasboardConnie's Quantum Sandbox Dana Baird ReadingVista Suite BriarHarmonic CONvergence MasqueradeMain Stage The PrestigePlaza 4 The Mega PanelEdina

8:30 PM

Damian Sheridan ReadingVista Suite Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming 19 Action NewsHarmonic CONvergence Drinking with GeeksPlaza 1 Friends of Bill W - SaturdayAtrium 2 Teen Meetup SaturdayAtrium 3

9:00 PM

Eden of the EastPlaza 2 Matrix TagCabana 101 July 2, 40,000 A.DConnie's Space Lounge Art AuctionAtrium 4

9:30 PM

Let's Kill2206 - Table A InceptionPlaza 4

10:00 PM

Counterstrike2205 - Lan Gaming Douglas Hulick ReadingVista Suite Formal Ball Dance Instruction-RecapMain Stage Tongue in Geek ComedyHarmonic CONvergence Can Video Games be Art?Atrium 3 Darkly Dreaming DexterEdina Failure: The Key to SuccessBloomington Science-Based SexAtrium 7 The Legion of Super HeroesAtrium 2 What Not to WearAtrium 6 Zombies and Their Slow (or Fast) Movement into Popular CulturePlaza 1

10:30 PM

Victorian /Steampunk Fete'and BallMain Stage

11:30 PM

Warcraft III2205 - Lan Gaming Evangelion ReDeathPlaza 2 Sci-fi Dance of NerdnessMain Stage The DregsHarmonic CONvergence Animated Cartoons for AdultsEdina Capitalizing on Bad Films: The Legacy of Tommy WiseauPlaza 1 Killer B's Improv Movie ShowAtrium 6 Saturday Late Night Music CircleAtrium 2 Slash FictionBloomington

12:00 AM

True NaturePlaza 4

1:00 AM

Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming ChobitsPlaza 2 GeeKaraokeHarmonic CONvergence

2:00 AM

Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowPlaza 4
 

Sunday July 3 ▼

 

7:00 AM

Outlaw StarPlaza 2

9:00 AM

Mark Time/ OGLE award winnersHarmonic CONvergence Samurai 7Plaza 2

9:30 AM

Crayon's CornerConnie's Quantum Sandbox Batman & Robin made me GayAtrium 2 Climate Change: Just the factsAtrium 7 Convincing FuturesBloomington Kids' Gaming DiscussionAtrium 3 The return of TorchwoodEdina Toy Story 3Plaza 1 Visions of the future: Audio StyleAtrium 6

10:00 AM

Kung Fu Fighting2206 - Table A Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryPlaza 4 Music Panel- Unlock your own Kwisatz HaderachHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

Adam Whitlatch ReadingVista Suite Joel Arnold and Tim Lieder signingAutograph Table Steam Century Craft HourConnie's Quantum Sandbox Big Bang TheoryEdina Examining the Life of Hugo GernsbackAtrium 3 Future Robots - Dad, Can I Have the Car Keys?Atrium 7 GPS Charity AuctionAtrium 4 Iron ArtistAtrium 6 Making The Dead MatterPlaza 1 Masquerade Results and RecapAtrium 2 The Obama Era Space Program: The Journey ContinuesCabana 118 What Makes Something Worth Archiving?Bloomington

11:30 AM

19 Action NewsMain Stage FLCLPlaza 2 Music Panel-The Art of the Score/SoundtrackHarmonic CONvergence

12:00 PM

Lost City of Barakus2204 Crack In The World (with Dr. Jim Kakalios)Plaza 4

12:30 PM

Coffee Break of the Dead2206 - Table A Damian Sheridan SigningAutograph Table Joel Arnold ReadingVista Suite Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Polymer ClayConnie's Quantum Sandbox Ask a Scientist Open ForumAtrium 7 Beyond Dirigibles and Pith HelmetsBloomington Chicks Dig Comics (No Really)!Atrium 2 Comedy Writing WorkshopAtrium 3 DIY Film/Video Production EquipmentPlaza 1 One on One with Anthony TollinCabana 118 The Gene Hunt ExperienceEdina

1:00 PM

2011 Mark Time/Ogle Award WinnersHarmonic CONvergence Lojo RussoMain Stage

1:30 PM

Shuharikan Dojo Aikido DemonstrationGarden Court - Southwest

2:00 PM

David Wilbanks and Anya Bast SigningAutograph Table Minn/Spec ReadingVista Suite Open LAN Gaming2205 - Lan Gaming Steampunk NecklaceConnie's Quantum Sandbox City of EmberPlaza 4 Dr Who: 48 Years of TomorrowsEdina Editing VideoAtrium 6 Spider-Man Through the YearsAtrium 2 Stuff I Wanted to do but Didn't: Pitches that FailedAtrium 4 Taming the Internet MonsterAtrium 7 The Difference Between Good Poetry and the Crap People Post on CraigslistBloomington The Green Lantern: A Fearless HistoryCabana 118 Tron vs. Tron LegacyPlaza 1 Using the Tool to Fix the Tool - Convention GrowthAtrium 3

2:30 PM

Pirates of Dreamtime -ReunionHarmonic CONvergence

3:30 PM

Marbles and MazesConnie's Quantum Sandbox Open Mic Poetry ReadingVista Suite Sunday 3:30 PM SigningAutograph Table MetropolisPlaza 4 Building Steampunk GadgetsAtrium 2 Juvenile vs. Young Adult Science FictionBloomington MI6: DeclassifiedPlaza 1 Overexposed CharactersAtrium 4 Pathogens in Fact, Folklore, Fiction and FilmCabana 118 SyFy movie - are they bad on purpose?Edina The SF SqueecastAtrium 6 Women in Science and TechnologyAtrium 7

4:00 PM

Triple DepressoHarmonic CONvergence

5:00 PM

Closing CeremonyMain Stage