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Wednesday December 31 ▼

 

4:00 PM

The Curse of Paranormal Pop Culture - CANCELLEDAtrium 6
 

Thursday June 30 ▼

 

3:30 PM

Convention Costuming Survival GuideAtrium 2 CONvergence 101Atrium 4 Interacting Maps with LiteratureBloomington Photoshop 101Atrium 6

5:00 PM

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

8:30 PM

Friends of Bill W - ThursdayAtrium 2 Teen Meetup ThursdayAtrium 3

10:00 PM

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

11:30 PM

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 ▼

 

9:30 AM

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

10:30 AM

Music Panel 24hr Songwriting Part AHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

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

Music Panel-Songs of the Past Made NewHarmonic CONvergence

12:30 PM

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

2:00 PM

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

3:30 PM

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

5:00 PM

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

7:00 PM

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

8:30 PM

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

10:00 PM

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

11:30 PM

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
 

Saturday July 2 ▼

 

9:30 AM

'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

10:30 AM

Music Panel 24hr Songwriting Part BHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

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

12:00 PM

Music Panel-The Mysterious World of Electronic-ahHarmonic CONvergence

12:30 PM

'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

2:00 PM

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

3:30 PM

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

5:00 PM

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

7:00 PM

The Mega PanelEdina

8:30 PM

Drinking with GeeksPlaza 1 Friends of Bill W - SaturdayAtrium 2 Teen Meetup SaturdayAtrium 3

9:00 PM

Art AuctionAtrium 4

10:00 PM

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

11:30 PM

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
 

Sunday July 3 ▼

 

9:30 AM

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

Music Panel- Unlock your own Kwisatz HaderachHarmonic CONvergence

11:00 AM

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

Music Panel-The Art of the Score/SoundtrackHarmonic CONvergence

12:30 PM

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

2:00 PM

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

3:30 PM

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