MisCon Schedule
CJ Ruby’s Schedule at MisCon:
Friday
8 - 10 am, setup 4 Winds Merchant Table
Noon - 2 pm, @ 4 Winds’ merchant table
Meet George RR Martin
Fri 2 - 3 (Great Hall)
Meet Kenneth Hite
Fri 3 - 4 (Great Hall)
Writers' Workshop Meet and Greet (Writing)
Fri 4:00 - 4:50 PM, (Great Hall)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, S. A. Bolich, Margaret Bonham, Patricia Briggs, M. J. Engh, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Deby Fredericks, James Glass, Andrea Howe, Vicki Mitchell, J.A. Pitts, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, Eldon Thompson, Parris ja Young
Moderator: Justin Barba
Participants and Critiquing Authors get together to meet and discuss how the workshop works. They'll also discuss workshops in general, and how to take criticism. Open to anyone interested in the Writers' Workshop
Convention Gaming 101 (Gaming)
Fri 5:00 - 5:50 PM, (The Cave) Rm 159
Pros and Guests: Justin Farrington, CJ Ruby, Keith Seyffarth
Moderator: Justin Farrington
Gaming at cons is a whole different animal than rolling dice in your basement. Here's what you need to know.
Tackling the Silver Screen
Fri 6 - 7 pm, (Great Hall)
Opening Ceremonies (Geek Discussion)
Fri 7:00 - 7:50 PM, (Great Hall)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, Rob Carlos, Kenneth Hite, CthulhuBob Lovely, George R. R. Martin
Moderator: CthulhuBob Lovely
Attend our opening ceremonies and watch CthulhuBob cry. Also find out what's happening at MisCon 26.
8 - 9 pm, dinner
9 - 11 pm, Gameshow of Thrones (Throne Room)
Saturday
10 - 11 am, @ 4 Winds merchant table
Writers' Workshop Great Hall (Writing)
Sat 11:00 - 12:50 PM, (Great Hall)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, Margaret Bonham, Patricia Briggs, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Deby Fredericks, James Glass, Andrea Howe, J.A. Pitts, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, Eldon Thompson, Parris ja Young
Moderator: Justin Barba
MisCon's World Famous Writer's Workshop. Submit your writing to us a month before MisCon, show up at the hotel, and meet with our professional critiquing authors and editors.
1 - 2 pm, short lunch or @ 4 Winds
Pixels or Player's Handbooks? (Gaming)
Sat 2:00 - 2:50 PM, (Upstairs Programming 2) Rm 260
Pros and Guests: Kenneth Hite, CJ Ruby, Robert Thomson
Moderator: Kenneth Hite
Online RPGs provide a lot of bells and whistles and are easily accessible for players. Can table top rpgs compete? Can these same technologies be used by traditional gamers to enhance tabletop games?
3 - 6 pm, long lunch w/ the guys or @ 4 Winds merchant table
What's the Deal With Card Gaming? (Gaming)
Sat 6:00 - 6:50 PM, (Upstairs Programming 1)Rm 259
Pros and Guests: John Goff, CJ Ruby
Moderator: John Goff
There's a whole subset of gaming out there that relies less on what you roll and more on what you draw. Collectible and non-collectible Card games.
7 - 8 pm, E Publishing Today (Great Hall)
9 - midnight, late dinner, gaming, drinking
Sunday
Running Games for Kids or Inexperienced Gamers (Gaming)
Sun 10:00 - 10:50 AM, (Upstairs Programming 3)Rm 261
Pros and Guests: CJ Ruby, Robert Thomson
Moderator: Robert Thomson
Roleplaying with kids or inexperienced gamers has its own special challenges, but also its own special rewards. Our GMs talk about the ins and outs of it.
11 - 1 pm, @ 4 Winds merchant table.
1 - 2 pm, System vs Story (Rm 159)
2 - 3 pm, So You Want to Run a Convention? (Rm 260)
3 - 5 pm, @ 4 Winds merchant table
5 - 6 pm, The Writing is on the Wall; The Future of Gaming (Rm 159)
6 - 9pm, dinner
9pm, Skywarrior Book Launch Party (Rm 261)
Monday
10 - 11 pm, @ 4 Winds merchant table.
Dwarves vs Elves (Gaming)
Mon 11:00 - 11:50 AM, (Great Hall)
Pros and Guests: Josh Aronoff, Justin Farrington, CJ Ruby
Moderator: Justin Farrington
It comes down to this, the bearded fighters of the mountains vs the graceful archers of the forest. Which race gets first place?
12 - 1 pm, @ 4 Winds merchant table
I Wanna See The Movie! (Geek Discussion)
Mon 1:00 - 1:50 PM, (The Cave) Rm 159
Pros and Guests: Bob Davis (Whatshisname), Justin Farrington, Rob McDonell (Illuminati Rob), CJ Ruby
Our panel of Geekologists discuss what books, games, comics etc they would like to see conceptualized on the big
screen.
2 - 3 pm, Lore of Swords (Great Hall)
Closing Ceremonies (Geek Discussion)
Mon 3:00 - 3:50 PM, (Great Hall)
Pros and Guests: CthulhuBob Lovely
Moderator: CthulhuBob Lovely
Come see CthulhuBob cry for joy and catch a sneak peek at what’s in store for you next year at MisCon 27 May 2013.
4 pm, Stone of Accord.
