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the industry works join us. Panelists: Ben<br />
Woerner, John Wick When: Thu, 2:30–3:30PM<br />
Room: West 213A<br />
Romance Options Presents: Riding<br />
the Iron Bull - Romance in the World of<br />
Dragon Age: Join us as we discuss the topic<br />
of Romance within the Dragon Age Universe!<br />
Lead by the Romance Options Dragon Age<br />
Costume Club, we will talk about favorite love<br />
interest moments, the ones that we longed<br />
for, and our favorite ships! Be prepared to<br />
discuss & blush! Must be 18+ to attend!<br />
Panelists: C’Loni Studios, Chris Rensing, Clever<br />
Fox Cosplay, Meghan Clisham, Sky Donovan<br />
When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 226A<br />
Rub-N-Buff Gun workshop: Gun, rub-nbuff,<br />
gears, and accessories will be provided<br />
in the supplies. Assorted guns to choose from:<br />
Small $2.00/Med $5.00/Nerf Mavrick: $15.00<br />
Paid Event: $5.00 Panelists: Countess Chaos<br />
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: West 104B<br />
Rub-N-Buff Gun workshop continued:<br />
Gun, rub-n-buff, gears, and accessories will<br />
be provided in the supplies. Assorted guns<br />
to choose from: Small $2.00/Med $5.00/<br />
Nerf Maverick: $15.00 Paid Event: $5.00<br />
Panelists: Countess Chaos When: Fri, 12:00–<br />
1:00PM Room: West 104B<br />
Run, Definitely Run! - Live Music on<br />
Adams Street: Run, Definitely Run! brings a<br />
unique blend of Rock and electronica peppered<br />
with a touch of metal. Think Atreyu meets Alex<br />
Mauer. Panelists: Run, Definitely Run!<br />
When: Fri, 9:30–10:00PM Room: Adams Street<br />
Stage<br />
When: Sat, 12:00–12:30PM Room: Adams Street<br />
Stage<br />
Runway School: Cosplay Edition: Do you<br />
know how to walk the walk and talk the talk? Or<br />
at least pose like a boss and stay in character<br />
like a champ? No? Well let’s fix that! Let me<br />
teach you how to get into character, pose like<br />
them, and how to pose on that stage like a pro!<br />
Panelists: Emma Roberts, Kaitlyn Sauceda<br />
When: Thu, 6:00–7:00PM Room: West 212ABC<br />
Stage Shows<br />
RWBY Meetup!: RWBY meetup!<br />
When: Thu, 12:30–1:00PM Room: North 126C<br />
Costuming Meetups area 2<br />
Saber Walk: Grab your lightsaber and join<br />
us for Phoenix Comicon’s Saber Walk! Come<br />
and explore a bit of downtown Phoenix and see<br />
if the Force is stronger with the light or dark<br />
sides! What’s your saber color? When: Fri, 7:00–<br />
8:00PM Room: Third Street Performance Area<br />
Saber Walk After Party: After an<br />
exhilarating time walking through downtown<br />
Phoenix with the Sith and Jedi battling, you<br />
have deserve a chance to relax. Maybe have<br />
a beverage and dance like crazy to live music<br />
at Con on Adams! Must be 18+ to attend!<br />
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Fri,<br />
7:30–8:00PM Room: Adams Street Beer Garden<br />
Sailor Moon Meetup: Sailor Moon meetup!<br />
When: Fri, 4:00–4:30PM Room: North 126C<br />
Costuming Meetups area 2<br />
SAO Comedy Roleplay Skit: Join Kirito<br />
as he & his friends try to clear a level of Sword<br />
Art Online! The Knights of the Blood Oath have<br />
challenged the team to find the boss room.<br />
However, all the crew has to work with is an<br />
avocado, band aids, a plastic fork, & a few<br />
other random items. It’s up to you help the<br />
them through! Panelists: Komatose Kosplay (3<br />
panelists) When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room:<br />
North 224B<br />
Saving Matt Damon (again): The Science<br />
of The Martian: How would the last human on<br />
Mars really survive, and how would the isolation<br />
affect him/her? Panelists: Andrew Ryan, Annie<br />
Wargetz, Jim Crowell, Jonathon Hill, Lisa Will<br />
When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 227BC<br />
Sci Fi and Red Dwarf Meetup!: Kryten,<br />
Lister, Kochanski, Rimmer, Cat...Not many people<br />
cosplay the Dwarfers. But since I’m a fan, here’s<br />
your meetup! Open to other Sci Fi costumers!<br />
When: Thu, 3:30–4:00PM Room: North 126C<br />
Costuming Meetups area 1 When: Sun,<br />
11:30–12:00PM Room: North 126B Masquerade<br />
Judging<br />
Sci-fi Meetup: Bring out your best Sci Finery<br />
for our super-massive multi-universe sci-fi<br />
mashup meetup! When: Sun, 1:30–2:00PM<br />
Room: North 126B Masquerade Judging<br />
Sci-Fari: Tales from the Field: Although<br />
laboratories are important, scientists often<br />
have to travel to their subjects to study them.<br />
In this panel, researchers will discuss the exotic<br />
and remote places they’ve traveled and their<br />
adventures there! Panelists: Bradley Lusk,<br />
Jonathon Hill, Kelly Young, Kristina Davis<br />
When: Thu, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 227BC<br />
Sci-Fi Speed Dating: Free for Ladies - Sci-Fi<br />
Speed Dating is open to all single fans, 18+. It’s<br />
fun, safe, anonymous, and gives you a chance<br />
to meet the geek of your dreams. Let your<br />
heart guide you on a series of 3 minute dates,<br />
to help you find the chosen one. Paid Event:<br />
$20 Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Sci-<br />
FI Speed Dating<br />
When: Fri, 7:30–9:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sat, 1:30–3:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sat, 4:30–6:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sat, 7:30–9:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sun, 1:30–3:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sun, 4:00–5:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
Sci-Fi Speed Dating - LGBTPQ: Sci-Fi<br />
Speed Dating is open to all single fans, 18+.<br />
It’s fun, safe, anonymous, and gives you a<br />
chance to meet the geek of your dreams.<br />
Let your heart guide you on a series of 3<br />
minute dates, to help you find the chosen<br />
one. Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Sci-<br />
FI Speed Dating<br />
When: Sat, 10:30–12:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
When: Sun, 10:30–12:30PM Room: North 228AB<br />
Science Fiction vs. Science Fact -<br />
Beneath the Waves: The Kraken?<br />
Submarines? Underwater cities? Mermaids?<br />
Aliens? Are some of the most popular deep<br />
sea fiction ideas supported by real science?<br />
Come see the Science Fiction vs. Science<br />
Fact - Beneath the Waves panel to find out!<br />
Panelists: Jenn Czep, Moon Mermaid, Shelbie<br />
Cline When: Fri, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North<br />
231BC<br />
Science Fiction’s Stepchildren: Join<br />
us as we FlashForward to an Almost Human<br />
conversation about all the Fireflies that got<br />
burned out after only a year. TV’s one-season<br />
wonders. Panelists: Arturo Ruiz, Callan Smith,<br />
Erica Connell, Faith Willman, Janell Stout, Mack<br />
Duncan When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North<br />
229AB<br />
Science of Drinking Presents EXTREME<br />
Fanstasy Trivia?: Back for their 5th round -<br />
the guys from the Science of Drinking devised<br />
their own trivia game testing the full realm of<br />
trivial things in the movies & television you<br />
love to hate and hate to love. Come test your<br />
knowledge against their dry wit and delusional<br />
humor! Panelists: Anthony Fuentes, Brad<br />
Walling, Todd Filek When: Sat, 6:00–7:00PM<br />
Room: North 226A<br />
Science of Iron Man: The Real Tony Stark:<br />
Tony Stark built the first Iron Man suit in a cave<br />
with a box of scraps. He’s also created new<br />
elements, coded sentient artificial intelligence,<br />
and mastered flight. In this panel, engineers will<br />
talk about their work and the feasibility of Iron<br />
Man’s achievements. Panelists: Heni Ben Amor,<br />
Michael Fillman, Moheeb Zara, Nikhil Kalige<br />
When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 227BC<br />
Science-plosion!: Dive in with Drs. Christian<br />
Dameff and Jeff Tully as they uncover the<br />
science behind your favorite movies, shows,<br />
and books. Featuring audience participation,<br />
gross medical imagery, and horrible puns, the<br />
panel will show how pop culture and sci-fi<br />
is enriched by pursing scientific knowledge!<br />
Panelists: Christian Dameff, Jeffrey Tully<br />
When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 230<br />
Scifi High Concept Low Character: Sci-Fi is<br />
the genre of big ideas and high concept, but does<br />
it come at the cost of character development?<br />
Our authors discuss whether Sci-Fi should<br />
be in service of the concept or the character.<br />
Panelists: Becky Chambers, Jason Hough,<br />
Patrick Hemstreet, Pierce Brown When: Thu,<br />
1:30–2:30PM Room: North 128A<br />
Scottsdale Parkour and Freerunning<br />
presents: The Jumping Dead: Can you<br />
run, jump and climb your way to safety in our<br />
Jumping Zombie Wasteland? See a thrilling<br />
performance, be taught the necessary tools of<br />
survival and test your new acquired skills in<br />
our infection simulator! Panelists: Scottsdale<br />
Parkour and Freerunning<br />
When: Thu, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 106ABC<br />
Activities<br />
When: Thu, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West 106ABC<br />
Activities<br />
Screenwriting The Corman way: Dialog<br />
And Structure (Film School): Michael<br />
MacLean has written five films for the legendary<br />
Roger Corman, including Sharktopus, and<br />
Piranhaconda, and is currently working with<br />
Lady Death creator Brian Pulido on a comic book<br />
project. An Arizona local, Mike was born, raised,<br />
and still works in Tempe. Panelists: Mike MacLean<br />
When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: West 102C<br />
Scych - Live @ Con on Adams: Scych is<br />
the latest incarnation of authentic Geek rock and<br />
draws all its inspiration from Harry Potter, comic<br />
books, Dungeons and Dragons, Star Trek, Star<br />
Wars, Dr. Who, console, pc games and computer<br />
programming concepts. Panelists: Scych When:<br />
Sat, 2:00–3:30PM Room: Adams Street Stage<br />
Sean Astin Spotlight: Many fondly remember<br />
seeing Sean for the first time as Mikey in Steven<br />
Spielberg’s The Goonies. From there he went<br />
on to many other outstanding performances<br />
including the title role in Rudy and of course the<br />
beloved Sam Gamgee in the Academy Award<br />
Winning Trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Panelists:<br />
Sean Astin When: Fri, 4:30-5:30PM Room: West<br />
301BCD<br />
PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS<br />
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