May 24-27, 2019 • San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport

Contents Welcome to BayCon 2019...... 2 BayCon Harassment Policy...... 19 David Brin • Writer Guest of Honor...... 3 BayCon Accessibility...... 19 Gary Villarreal • Artist Guest of Honor...... 4 BayCon 2019 Blood Drive...... 19 Wanda KurtÇu • Fan Guest of Honor...... 6 Convention Hospitality...... 20 JC Arkham • Toastmaster...... 8 BayCon Registration...... 21 Brianna and Frank Wu...... 10 Maker's Workshop ...... 22 BayCon 2019 Charity: Computer History Museum...... 12 Birds of a Feather (BoF)...... 22 BayCon Staff...... 13 Family Friendly...... 23 Hotel Map...... 14 Art Show...... 24 Hotel Information...... 15 Youth Ombudsman...... 24 Party Rules...... 16 Dealers Room...... 25 Convention Operations...... 17 Gaming...... 26 Info Desk...... 17 Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator...... 27 Fanzine Lounge...... 17 Oasis...... 27 Fan Tables • Convene Lobby ...... 17 Program Schedule...... 29 Gofers • Convention Volunteers...... 18 Program Participants...... 44 Teen Lounge...... 18 In Memoriam...... 56

Credits: This Program Book is published by BayCon 2019 and is copyright © 2019 Artistic Solutions, Inc. “BayCon” is a service mark of Artistic Solutions, Inc. Many thanks to all of the program participants who graciously provided biographies and photographs for inclusion in this Program Book. No artwork or photos may be reproduced without permission from BayCon, Artistic Solutions, Inc. and/or their respective owners. BayCon logo design by JC Arkham. Program Book Layout: Chris Castro. Unless otherwise credited, all artwork courtesy of Gary Villarreal. Program Book Cover artwork "Seal-Eyed Woman" and "Mermay" by Gary Villarreal. Welcome to BayCon 2019

Welcome Players of BayCon 2019, Toastmaster for this year is JC Arkham. If you've seen any of the marketing material for BayCon this year, this Your quarter has been accepted and the Master dude's the one responsible. He was also the art director for Programmer would like to take a moment of your time Worldcon 76 last year in San Jose. You're going to hear a and welcome you to the extravaganza. lot from this guy over the course of the convention, so I'm This year's theme, Insert Coin to Continue, takes us not going to spoil any more for you. on a romp through the experiences of my youth, and the I am pleased to welcome all of our usual suspects back foundation upon which I built my personal love of science for another year. I would also like to welcome the Royal fiction—the same time period Mantacoran Navy, making its in which a great number usual docking inside of our of our guests and fans have space. Please feel free to stop grown up, and can remember by and say "Hi." with a rose-colored fondness. I hope that you have brought This year we have also a lot of quarters to line up on partnered with the local the glass. gaming convention KublaCon to provide additional value for This weekend we have our members, and the ability invited several amazing to enjoy both conventions Guests of Honor to join during the weekend. Our our celebration. David Brin partnership with the San graciously accepted our Mateo Marriott is as good as invitation as Writer Guest of ever. Fresh off their recent Honor. His accomplishments remodel, the open bar area as a futurist and science and resturant are great places fiction writer speak for to meet with new friends and themselves. We are truly to catch up with old ones. pleased to have him. Our Charity this year Our Artist Guest of is the Computer History Honor, Gary Villarreal, works Musuem, which is obviously as a concept artist with the a perfect fit for our theme. game developer Super Bit Attend our Charity Casino Machine. In the words of on Friday to help raise money former BayCon Guest of towards protecting our digital Honor John Picacio, Gary's heritage, or stop by one of artwork will be sure to "melt your faces" (in a good way). our Charity Auctions to bid on some really cool donated Please stop by the Art Show to get a glimpse for yourself. swag to benefit the charity. To find out more about the He'll also be doing a live drawing during the convention, Computer History Museum, skip forward a few pages in which I strongly encourage you to attend. You won't be this book. disappointed. Before I bore you to death, I will end this letter. I hope Wanda Kurtçu joins us as Fan Guest of Honor. What that you enjoy this year and look forward to meeting and can I say? I've known Wanda for years and cannot be more talking with all of you. Please feel free to catch me in the excited to have her onboard as a celebrated member of hall. fandom. She has been a regular BayCon guest for years, and has also been a panelist and guest at several other local Robert Toland conventions. Her contributions to local fandom speak BayCon 2019 Chair volumes. If you run into Dr. Wanda (that's right, she's got a PhD!), strike up a conversation. Ask her about the Star Trek episode she wrote, or the screenplay she's working on, or Taiko drumming. She's a great, inspiring person.

2 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Writer Guest of Honor • David Brin David Brin is a scientist, inventor, and New York Brin also received the California Library Times bestselling author. With books translated into Association's Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award, 25 languages, he has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, The Potomac Institute's 2015 Navigator Award and other awards. A film directed by Kevin Costner for public service, and the first annual National was based on David’s novel The Postman, with other Endowment for the Humanities/Hannah Arendt works under option. In Earth and Existence he Center Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Bard College. explores near future trends that may transform our 2015. Brin's scientific work covers an eclectic range world. of topics, from astronautics, astronomy, and optics to alternative dispute As a scientist/futurist, resolution and the role David is seen frequently of neoteny in human on television shows such as evolution. His Ph.D in The ArchiTechs Universe , , Physics from UCSD—the Life After People and , with University of California frequent appearances on at San Diego (the lab of PBS, BBC and NPR. He has nobelist Hannes Alfven)— consulted for original shows followed a masters in optics Ascension Seven Days like , , and an undergraduate Century City and . degree in astrophysics Brin is in-demand to from Caltech. He was a speak about future trends, postdoctoral fellow at the keynoting for IBM, GE, California Space Institute Google, Microsoft, Procter and the Jet Propulsion & Gamble, SAP, Microsoft, Laboratory. His patents Qualcomm, the Mauldin directly confront some of Group, and Mitre Research, the faults of old-fashioned all the way to think tanks, screen-based interaction, public agencies, intelligence aiming to improve the way services and the White human beings converse House. (http://www. online. davidbrin.com/speaker. David's science fictional html) Uplift Universe explores With degrees from Caltech and the University a future when humans of California-San Diego, Dr. Brin serves on genetically engineer higher animals like dolphins to advisory panels ranging from astronomy and become equal members of our civilization. He also NASA's Innovative & Advanced Concepts program recently tied up the loose ends left behind by the late (NIAC) to others dealing with artificial intelligence, Isaac Asimov. Foundation's Triumph brings to a grand nanotech, SETI, national defense to technological finale Asimov's famed Foundation Universe. The Transparent Society: ethics. His nonfiction book As a speaker and on television, David Brin shares Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Privacy unique insights—serious and humorous—about ways and Freedom? explores the dangers of secrecy and that changing technology may affect our future lives. loss of privacy in our modern world. It garnered the prestigious Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association. (http://www. davidbrin.com )

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Gary Villarreal graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in Visualization. He is currently a full- time Concept Artist at MethodEXP and a generalist when it comes to his professional work; designing environment, vehicles, weapons and characters. However,Gary is well known for his character designs and his style rendering, often adding volume to his characters. Over the years, Gary has grown an interest in storytelling, which has given him the ability to further immerse his viewers in the fantasy worlds that his characters live in. His illustrations have been featured in the pages of 3Dtotal Sketching from the imagination: Dark Arts and Graphite Magazine.

Study Dinohead by Gary Villarreal

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SPACECAT by Gary Villarreal

Orang by Gary Villarreal

BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 5 Fan Guest of Honor • Wanda KurtÇu

Dr. Wanda Kurtçu has her her PhD in educational leadership and MS in educational technology. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the study of marginalized student access to technology. Currently retired from education, Dr. Kurtçu worked with middle school students as a computer teacher. She is a former television screenwriter, with a credit for the Star Trek: Next Generation episode “A Matter of Honor”, receiving an award from the Writers Guild, West. Her episode was voted as one of most influential episodes for television in the 20th Century. Currently, she is working with Eric Tracy on her screenplay, "Lady Knight." Dr. Kurtçu plays Taiko (Japanese drums) as a hobby and is a 15-year, dedicated, performing group member in Wadaiko Newark. She is also a founding member of Legion M, an independent production company that is breaking the traditional methods of how Hollywood makes movies.

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Toastmaster •JC Arkham

Bay Area native JC Arkham has been pursuing A graphic artist by trade, JC runs Blue Mirage Studios, interests in science fiction since childhood. For Gyro’s a firm dedicated to providing graphic design, print, World of Terror, he worked as prop builder, room chair branding, and signage to businesses throughout Silicon designer, special effects makeup artist, line actor, and Valley. With degrees in art, sciences, and design, he has a talent coordinator. Over the decades, JC has become resume that includes high-tech management experience obsessed with lightsabers. He designs and builds during the pre-dot.com bust era and in the media industry. them, and he maintains the Original Lightsaber (www. As Art Director for Worldcon 76, JC has crafted the look theoriginallightsaber.com), a website dedicated to the of the convention, including logos, mascot conception, history of these weapons throughout Star Wars canon and and print and online advertising. Legends. You might have seen him in a feature film or two Since 2012, Arkham as well. Currently, he restores has been the host of the vintage video arcade games, NerdVana Podcast, a science- many of which visitors can fiction and fantasy online find situated about his house. show/nerd outlet for film, Don’t let the cats roaming literature, science-fiction between your legs damage fandom, comic books, and your scores! whatever else contributors wish to discuss. Over time, Most weekends, you’ll participants and guests have find JC at local science fiction targeted Superman, Batman, conventions or at planning Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. meetings for these events. Lovecraft, Firefly and Serenity, Worldcon 75 in Helsinki the Star Wars universe, the was the first time and only Star Trek universe, the ins time he’s been out of the and outs of curating comic- United States! An upstanding book collections with Brad member of the Bay Area Lyau, time travel, the history Science Fiction Association of Marvel Comics, and (BASFA), he’s put in time the Academy Awards. The with the 501st Golden Gate show has interviewed many Garrison and other science authors such as John Scalzi, fiction groups, as well as Kim Stanley Robinson, Paolo serving one term as board Bacigalupi, Richard Kadrey, member for ConSanity, Inc. Future ventures include Art Ernest Kline, J.M. Frey, Emily Jiang, Marie Brennan, Director for a future Costume Con. and Ellen Klages. Explore the podcast’s oeuvre at www. nerdvanapodcast.com. Two-Buck Chuck though . . . even Doctor Doom thinks twice about being around that guy.

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Brianna Wu

Brianna is a Democratic candidate for the United voice for the marginalized, including women, people of States Congress in the Massachusetts 8th District. She is a color, and LGBT individuals. The story of her continuing computer programmer, cyber security expert, and small fight for social and economic justice has been told and business owner with a proven track record of standing up fictionalized in several media, including an episode of Law for progressive values. & Order SVU.

Brianna founded and runs When getting away from her own independent technology politics and technology, she firm in Dedham, Massachusetts. enjoys personally restoring and She also hosts several long- maintaining her classic car, racing running podcasts on both tech her motorcycle, and watching the and culture, including “Rocket” New York Yankees lose with her on Relay FM. Brianna came to loving husband Frank. national prominence when she and other women working in the tech industry were personally targeted by alt-right hate groups, including one spearheaded by Steve Bannon, ex-Chief Strategist to Donald Trump. Despite multitudes of threats on her life and her family, Brianna has never wavered as a

Frank Wu

Frank Wu earned a Ph.D. in bacterial genetics from More recently, he has embarked on a writing career, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and then parlayed that with three stories appearing in Analog, the top magazine degree into successful careers in biotech patent law and for hard science fiction. One story, about a deep sea science fiction art and writing. submersible in love, won the award for best short story in Analog. In the course of winning four Hugo Awards for his art, he often Frank lives in Boston with his pointed out scientific errors in the wonderful wife Brianna, a software stories he was illustrating. And in his engineer and progressive Democrat own art, he painted dinosaurs playing running for Congress, along with guitar and giant space chickens, which three little dogs that should know are totally scientifically plausible. better. His art can be found in Amazing Stories, Realms of Fantasy, Fantastic Stories, Chris Garcia's Drink Tank and other venues, including his website, frankwu.com.

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BayCon 2019 Charity • Computer History Museum BayCon 2019 is proud to welcome the Computer Casino & Karaoke History Museum as our charity this year. Located right Friday, 8:00 PM, Convene (Following Meet the Guests) here in the Bay Area, the Computer History Museum is a non-profit dedicated to preserving and collecting After you’ve rubbed elbows with our Guests of Honor, computing technology since the inception of the earliest stick around for your chance to win big at BayCon’s hardware. Charity Casino. All proceeds from the casino benefit this year ‘s charity: The Computer History Museum (www. From their website: computerhistory.org). The mission of the Computer History Museum is to And if helping out our fabulous charity isn’t enough for you, DJ Skwirl will be on hand for you to sing your favorite preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of tunes to entertain, dazzle, and delight all. the Information Age. There will be prizes for the two highest rollers of the The Computer History Museum is a nonprofit evening. organization with a four-decade history as the world’s So come: sing, gamble, meet fellow con-goers, and help leading institution exploring the history of computing and out a great organization. its ongoing impact on society. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and No one under the age of 18 will be allowed to is home to the largest international collection of computing participate in the casino without a parent or legal guardian accompanying them. artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, oral $10 for $50 in chips. $20 for $100 in chips. histories, and moving images. All attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian during this event. Charity Auctions Saturday ����������������������2:30 PM Connect 4 Sunday �������������������������2:30 PM Connect 4

Looking for that extra special memento during your weekend at BayCon? Then come and join us at a BayCon Charity Auction to benefit the Computer History Museum.

Don’t miss the auctions for a chance to bid and win some truly unique and, in many cases, rare items up for bid, and help out a great organization at the same time.

There are two auctions during the weekend, to give more people a greater chance to score some of these rare and unique items. Be sure to stop by on Saturday and Sunday to bid for a good cause. All items will be available for perusal before each auction so you can decide what you’d like to bid on. Remember, bid high and bid often.

If you wish to donate an item to be included in the Charity Auction, please take it to Con Ops in Connect 2 with the clear instructions that it is to be used for the Charity Auction. Tom Noe Charity Head

12 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue BayCon Staff Chair ����������������������������Robert Toland Registration Division Head.... Data Wolf Vice-Chair ���������������������������Sally Rose Robinson Registration Division Second...... Eric Sayle Controller ��������������������Michael Siladi Registration IT ������������LJ Laubenheimer Bookkeeper ������������������Durelle Kurlinski Human Resources �����������Sally Rose Robinson Postmaster �������������������Karl Thiessen Registration Staff ���������Marsha Glassner, Samantha Laws, Office of the Chair �����������Larcie Fitzmorris Linda VonBraskat-Crowe Office Staff �������������������Brent Greenlee Outreach Division Head � Chris Castro Hotel Division Head �������� Michael Siladi Publications Head �����������Chris Castro Hotel Division Second ����...... Eric "Blondie" Turner Newsletter Head ��������������Francisco Del Rosario Party Maven ����������������������James Konijn Newsletter Staff �����������Ashley Fakava, Douglas Berry, Party Maven Second ������Beth Vallacqua Kirsten Berry Charity Coordinator ������Dr. Noe Operations Division Head..... Cassandra Tarin Charity Second ���������������Kristin Ivey Operations Division Second...... Philip Cavley Info Desk Head �����������������Cindi Somebody Cabal Con Operations Head ����Cassandra Tarin Info Desk Staff �������������Michael Pettit Con Operations Staff ��Michelle Cockle-Persoff, Katherine Photographer ��������������David Bedno Porter, Erica Ratiner Social Media ����������������Ashley Fakava Art Show Head �����������������Maia Sanders Webmaster ������������������������Michael Charboneau Art Show Staff �������������Samantha Burress, Eric Corbin, Bob Newgard Hospitality Division Head ...... Durelle Kurlinski Dealers Room Head ��������LJ Laubenheimer Hospitality Division Second...... Tiffany Spencer Gofer Head ������������������������Dave Held Con Suite Head ����������������Durelle Kurlinski Gofer Second ��������������������Gwenn Held Con Suite Staff �������������Rian McMurtry, Tiffany Spencer Logistics Head ������������������David O'Shea Green Room Head ��������������Nichole Hogoboom Logistics Staff ��������������C. Sauceda Green Room Staff ����������Sean Hogoboom, Dara Jade Vallacqua Photo Booth ����������������David Price Fan Tables Head �������������James Konijn Tech Head ��������������������������Cassandra Tarin Fan Tables Second ����������Beth Vallacqua Tech Staff ����������������������Benjamin Burress Fanzine Lounge Head ����Chuck Serface Teen Lounge Head ����������Dave Held Oasis Head �������������������������Shavon Walker Oasis Second �������������������Paul Schneider Programming Division Head.. Susie Rodriguez Oasis Staff ��������������������Ember Leo, Lon Sarver Programming Division Second....Merelan Jones Staff Lounge Head ����������Edward Griffith Programming Staff �����Robert Perona, Lisa Thiessen Staff Lounge Staff ��������Taylor Ariza, Kaitlyn Tooker Program Ops Head ���������Cheri Stryker Program Ops Staff ������Micayla Wiltron Maker's Workshop Head...... Ann McKee Maker's Workshop Second...... Ellen Coatney Maker's Workshop Staff...... Elonda Castro, Alison Stern, THANK YOU TO OUR PATRON AND SPONSOR Breanne Greenlee MEMBERS! YOU HELPED MAKE BAYCON HAPPEN Family Friendly Head �����Andrew Schrimp Family Friendly Staff ������Michelle McNeil BayCon Sponsors Gaming Head �������������������Angelo Martinez Heather Karpinski Gaming Second �������������Keith Chambers Dylan Ryall Gaming Staff ����������������Mike Beyer, Ashley Fakava, Ariel Grey, Catalina Soltero Terry Terman GoH Liaison �����������������������Craig Glassner Variety Show/ BayCon Patrons Masquerade Head �����������Raquel Santiago (Lady Phoenix) Variety Show/ Jay Blodgett Crystal Blodgett Masquerade Staff ��������Elanor Finster Ray Gordon Mary Higgins DJ/KJ ������������������������������������Merelan Jones Artemis Head ��������������������Albert Baker III Sheila Higgins John O'Halloran Artemis Staff ����������������Christopher Baker, Dante Falakos, Christine O'Halloran Bob Newgard Roslyn MacDermott, Rowan Fiscus- Michael Roeder Margaret Sayle McKee, Keris Nethery Youth Ombudsman ��������Lee Carter Arthur Taber BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 13 Consuite 3063 Hotel Map Function Space

Gaming Collaborate 3 (3rd floor) Dealer Room Art Show Programming Family Friendly Collaborate 2 (2nd floor)

Registration

Main Info Desk Programming Concerts Special Events Fan Tables Maker's Autographs Workshop

Artemis Con Operations

Teen Lounge

Hogan's Alley

Outdoor Programming Small Programming Events

Last Starfighter Lobby

Pac Man's Pub Hotel Information Welcome to BayCon 2019! Hotel Food & Drink Hotel Renovations Information The Hotel’s Restaurant and Lobby Bar are ready to go for BayCon, and they will be serving from early in the The remodeling of the hotel’s lobby and restaurant morning until late in the evening throughout BayCon. that started before BayCon 2018 (and which caused considerable inconvenience for many BayCon attendees) is Hours of Operation (Friday to Monday) complete and looks great. Breakfast ���������������������6:30 AM to 11:00 AM Naturally, there is still more construction going on, Lunch ���������������������������11:00 AM to 5:00 PM as the Marriott is busy renovating all the sleep rooms. Dinner ������������������������� 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Renovations for rooms in the “South” wing of the hotel The Restaurant’s regular menu will be available, are complete, and rooms in the “North” Wing (rooms including the wonderful breakfast buffet. There will also x090-x156) are currently being remodeled. be a special BayCon menu with fan-friendly pricing. (Ask the hostess for the BayCon Specials Menu when being Sadly, having the North Wing off-line for construction seated.) means that it won’t be possible to walk from the Convention Mezzanine around to the ConSuite in Room 3063. You’ll need to take the Ballroom elevator down to In-Room Dining the first floor, turn right down the hallway and then take Hours: 6:30 AM to 11:00 PM the Tower elevator up to the third floor. ( Care and Feeding of the Hotel Staff (aka Tipping) Breakfast served 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM) We acknowledge that some of the hotel staff might find us a bit odd, but we’re confident that showering them with money is a good way to make them feel more comfortable. Thus, please remember to tip the staff in whichever form of payment is appropriate for your budget. For maids and housekeeping staff, the suggested tip is $2 per day per occupant of the room. If you’re throwing a room party, please throw in some extra cash to account for the extra trash. For bellhops and other nice people who help you move heavy objects between your car and your room, the normal tip is anywhere from $2 to $5. If you have a very large load, or need multiple trips, please increase your tip accordingly. Ten to twenty bucks would not be overdoing it, here. Parking San Mateo Marriott has on-site parking free for BayCon attendees! Valet parking is also available at a reduced rate, or free if you have a handicap permit or placard. For additional parking and transportaion options, please check Marriott's website. Pets Sadly, the San Mateo Marriott does not allow pets. NO LIVE PETS. Again; NO LIVE PETS at all. Service animals of any variety are always welcome—make sure hotel staff are properly notified during your stay. If you have problems or suggestions, bring them to ConOps (located in the Connect 2 room), and we’ll be happy to help you. BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 15 Party Rules

We realize that parties are traditionally a large 5. The Hotel requests that nothing be removed from the component of the BayCon nightlife. Please observe the guest rooms including: wall hangings, art, furniture, beds, following rules while enjoying the parties. Please take any etc. No room furnishings or artwork may be relocated questions or issues to the BayCon Hotel Operations staff from room to room unless pre-approved through the (located in Connect 2). Please don’t argue with the hotel Hotel. Bed removal service may not available. staff. That’s our job. 6. The entire hotel is non-smoking: Any guest rooms 1) Guests wishing to be on the Party floor (3rd floor) in which smoking has occurred will be treated upon and host a party may be required to pay a refundable departure. The Hotel will assess a $250 charge for deposit at check-in, and sign a copy of the party rules treatment and cleaning procedures. Cleaning charges will upon arrival. Should damage occur, the Hotel will assess be added to the final bill of any party room that has been the appropriate cost of the damage, deduct the costs of smoked in. repair from the deposit, and notify BayCon in addition to 7. Hotel will work with BayCon to assure noise levels the occupants. are monitored and kept to a level that does not elicit noise If in the reasonable estimate of the Hotel no damage complaints from other guests. has been done, the Hotel will refund deposits within one Failure to observe a reasonable volume level, or week of departure. Guests on this floor will be subject to repeated complaints, will result in eviction from the the same policies and procedures as any other guest. A property. The Hotel will include the BayCon Convention guest can choose to leave a cash deposit or a credit card for Committee in this process. authorization at time of check-in. 8. Use of electric cookware, warmers and open flame 2. The maximum number of overnight guests in a guest equipment are not allowed in the rooms. room is as follows due to local fire code regulations: 9. Alcohol may not be sold out of any guest room, nor KING = 3 Guests Max (one roll-away allowed, may it be sold by anyone other than the Hotel staff. Sales inventory permitting) of alcohol from a guest to any other guest will result in DOUBLE/DOUBLE = 4 Guests Max (no roll-away eviction from the property. The BayCon Convention allowed) Committee will be included in this process. 3. Individuals in guest rooms are responsible for carpet 10. Per state law; alcohol will not be given to anyone cleaning fees and/or damage fees beyond normal wear and under the age of 21. If a party fails to check ID, or an tear. The Hotel will perform standard cleaning procedures individual provides alcohol to anyone under the age of after party-floor guests depart. Any areas of the carpet 21, it may result in immediate eviction from the property which require major spotting, extra labor shampooing/ and/or notification of the local authorities. The BayCon cleaning, repair, or replacement will be charged to that Convention Committee will be involved in this process. guest room. This is consistent with prior and existing BayCon policies. We request that party hosts please ask the attendees 11. Any signs or flyers posted around the convention not to carry drinks of any kind into the hallways so that should refer to "reception", and not "party". additional cleaning fees for the hallway carpet cleaning are not charged to the party rooms. 4. Individuals are responsible for significant damage to furniture, art, and accessories in guest rooms. Individuals are responsible for broken items not reported to the hotel at the time of check-in. The Hotel will assess fees associated with damages and broken items, including shipping and tax. Replacement and repair fees will be charged to the room, accordingly. Please do not place ice bins or large water containers directly on desk tops in the guest rooms—please keep them in the bathtub.

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Welcome to ConOps Welcome to the Info Desk! Our friendly staff is well prepared to tell you where to go, and how to get there! (I’m ConOps is your central point of contact for convention sorry, that’s on the *other* third floor!) If we don’t know staff and general problem resolution. We do a lot of work the answer, then we'll make something up! (Kidding!) We helping the various parts of the convention communicate. have vast resources and will *find* the answer! We’ll have Feel free to stop in with any questions, concerns, or just to pocket programs, newsletters, program books, dinosaurs say "Hi" to the on duty staff. and ribbons. Stop by and say "Hi!." We're located in the Here are some of the services we can help you with: Synergy Lobby, about 10 feet to the left of the Registration Lost and Found Desk. We look forward to helping you enjoy your BayCon! We are the keepers of the main Lost and Found box for the convention. If you find something, please bring it to Hours of Operation us, and we’ll hold it for its family. If you’ve lost something, Friday ��������������������������1:00 PM to 7:00 PM come by and describe it to us, and you may get a joyous Saturday ����������������������9:00 AM to 7:00 PM reunion. If we don’t have your missing item, we’ll give you Sunday �������������������������9:00 AM to 7:00 PM a “missing” form to increase the likelihood of a delayed Monday �����������������������9:00 AM to 2:00 PM joyous reunion. Communication with Staff Fanzine Lounge

If you have a message for anyone who is working on (Room TBA) our staff this year, stop by the office and drop it off. If it’s urgent, we will endeavor to track down the individual as Thursday ���������������������4:00 PM to 2:00 AM quickly as possible. Friday and Saturday ���10:00 AM to 2:00 AM Sunday �������������������������9:00 AM to Check Out Problem Resolution Chuck Serface, your BayCon 2019 Fanzine Lounge In conjunction with our communication facilitation Host, invites all looking to relax and discuss science- function (or rather, since we know who to talk to), if you fiction topics. Peruse samples from over sixty years of have a problem at the convention, come by and let us try fanzine history, and hopefully find inspiration to start your to help. If we can’t help you directly, we may be able to own! Escape the madding crowd! Y'all come on by now! connect you with whoever can. Chuck Serface Found Badges Fanzine Lounge Head

ConOps is the #1 choice when inquiring after a lost membership badge, or when you see one lying lonesome Fan Tables • Convene Lobby and alone on a chaise lounge by the pool. Please bring all found badges to ConOps. Any turned in at other locations Be sure to stop by our fan tables on the Mezzanine and will be forwarded to us. get info on fan groups and upcoming conventions! Our list this year includes: Hours and Location BABSCon Clockwork Alchemy The ConOps office can be found in Connect 2 with Creatures Con LosCon Program Ops! We will be open for the following hours: Starfleet The Royal Manticoran Navy Friday ��������������������������9:00 AM to Midnight Sinister Creature Con South City Comic Con Saturday ����������������������6:00 AM to Midnight Vitalant Wester Con 72 / NASFiC 2019 Sunday �������������������������6:00 AM to Midnight Monday �����������������������6:00 AM to close of con Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at BayCon 2019. Cassandra Tarin ConOps Manager BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 17 Convention Volunteers Teen Lounge

Volunteer to be a GOFER at BayCon this year, and you Don't want to hang with the parental units? Looking can earn a full membership to BayCon 2020! for that special place to get away? Come hang out at Teen To be a gofer, you just need to have a full membership Lounge! We have gaming, music, and all those things to for this year, be 16 or older, and complete 12 hours of make BayCon a special time for you. We will have table service! Earn double hours for helping set up and tear top games and other possibilities as space and time allow. down the con on Thursday and Monday! Everyday at opening of the room there will be a planning meeting to set up any panels (Birds of a Feather style), Gofer responsibilities often entail assisting the guests, gaming tournaments, or other possibilities as space and helping setup/tear down, and running items around the time allow. con. Gofers receive several perks like snacks to hold their On Saturday and Sunday we'll be holding Movie furry little bodies over, all the programming they can Marathon!* There will be snacks provided! B.Y.O.P. (Bring stomach, an inside view on how to run a convention, the Your Own Pillow.) attention of the staff of the convention, and a shared social *All movies viewed in this space are done so as a "private experience of a kind that isn't available elsewhere. viewing", not as part of the convention Just come to the Gofer Hole in Connect 6 after you pick You can find the Teen Lounge in Connect 6. up your membership badge for this year to sign up! Hours The Gofer Hole will be open from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Friday through Sunday, and 8:00 AM to con close on Friday ��������������������������9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Monday. Saturday ����������������������9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday �������������������������9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Dave Held Monday �����������������������9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Gofer Head

18 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue BayCon Accessibility BayCon Harassment Policy

BayCon is committed to continual efforts to make the Artistic Solutions, Incorporated ("ASI"), dba BayCon, convention a positive and accessible experience. Our goal is committed to running conventions, and other events, is for all aspects of our convention to be accessible to all that are as free from harassment as we can possibly make attendees. them. Convention and event organizers are authorized to We currently provide the following: take any curative or corrective action they deem necessary to protect event attendees, including staff and volunteers, • Wheelchair/scooter spaces and dedicated seating from those who have committed acts of harassment, up for disabled members in all programming spaces. to and including expelling the offender from the event • Project Oasis will be present to offer a quiet space without a refund. Regardless of whether or not an action for the duration of the con. was taken against an offender during a convention or • At peak hours, registration will provide alternate event, the ASI Board of Directors reserves the right to measures for those who are unable to stand for an take additional protective actions, up to and including extended period. Alternatives for those who need prohibiting (temporarily or permanently) the offender's to bypass lines for large events are also available. attendance at future ASI events. Please contact programming to make those Definition of Harassment arrangements. • Any specific requests for accommodations "Harassment" is acting in a manner that is disturbing we may not have covered should be directed or upsetting to others. That includes and is not limited to programming@baycon.org . We will happily to: making offensive comments, making repeated or work with you to provide an accessible and unwanted sexual advances, being deliberately intimidating, comfortable solution. stalking or following, photographing or recording in an • Attendees with allergies or scent and chemical upsetting manner, repeatedly disrupting panels or other sensitivities should note that the Marriott does use events, making inappropriate physical contact, staring or scented products in their cleaning. Please contact leering, and taking retaliatory action against someone who the hotel at booking to request allergen-free rooms. complained of harassment, or encouraging others to take retaliatory action. • We encourage able-bodied members to use the stairs at high traffic times in order to leave the The ASI Board of Directors will, on a semi-annual elevators accessible to those for whom stairs are a basis, review the implementation of this policy and revise barrier. it as needed. • We request that all members be mindful that scented products are problematic for many BayCon Blood Drive attendees and to refrain from unnecessary fragrances at BayCon. Continuing our annual tradition we welcome the • We remind smokers to please stay away from access Vitalant bloodmobile, on Saturday, May 25th, from 10:00 points and the paths to those access points so that AM to 2:00 PM. others may enter and exit the venue safely and comfortably. Their mission statement: Vitalant exists to make a difference in people’s lives by bringing together the best people, inspiring individuals to donate blood, producing a safe and ample blood supply, advancing cutting-edge research and embracing continuous quality improvement.

If you are interested in donating, visit Vitalant's fan table in the Convene Lobby.

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Consuite (On the 3rd Floor) All convention members are welcome to come by Con Suite throughout the day. We have a variety of non- alcoholic beverages and sensible snacks to help fuel your daily routines. Mingle with other fans and relax while you plan your day. Hours of Operation Friday ��������������������������4:00 PM to Midnight Saturday ����������������������Noon to Midnight Sunday �������������������������Noon to Midnight Monday �����������������������Noon to 3:00 PM Consuite Special Events This year, Consuite helping throw parties for sponsored attendees and guests. In exchange for sponsorship, we've supplied the party space, swag, and supplies! Come by Consuite for the following parties:

A Dark and Stormy Day

Saturday, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Join Charon Dunn for a party commemorating the launch of her book A Dark and Stormy Day, thus concluding the Adventures of Sonny Knight trilogy.

Medieval Breaking of the Fast

Sunday, 9:00 AM to Noon

BayCon attendees can enjoy a Medieval Breaking-of- the-Fast: medieval-ish breakfast food, medieval music, and for early bird Consuite guests, medieval-themed door prizes. This Consuite medieval celebration is hosted by the Shire of Cloondara, the San Francisco-based branch of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), a non-profit, that among other things, promotes understanding of pre- 17th century arts and sciences.

20 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue BayCon Registration Welcome to BayCon Registration! Name & Identification Policy We want to make sure that everyone wishing to attend The BayCon Science-Fiction Convention is a BayCon 2019 has the proper clearance to do so. From community effort. As such, we do not sell tickets or admission. Instead, we sell memberships to individuals single day, to youth, to Kid-in-Tow and weekend badges, who are interested in experiencing what goes on at we have you covered. BayCon and in becoming a part of our community. As a Hours of Operation (subject to change) member-based organization, we require our members’ legal names (as would be listed on a government-issued Thursday ���������������������6:00 PM to 9:00 PM ID) and current address information for our records. (pre-registered pick-up only) Friday ��������������������������Noon to 9:00 PM We reserve the right to require you to show us a Saturday ����������������������9:00 AM to 9:00 PM government-issued photo ID with your name and address Sunday �������������������������9:00 AM to 9:00 PM before registering you as a member or releasing your membership badge from our possession. This policy does Monday �����������������������9:00 AM to 1:00 PM not prevent you from using a “fan name” or “nickname,” although it is also our policy that if a fan name is given, Note that Registration may be closed between 4:30 - the legal name will also appear on the member’s badge. 5:00 PM on Friday, and between 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM and If you feel this would cause a problem, please come to 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. the registration desk and ask to see the Registration Department Head. Membership Rates Data Wolf, Full Weekend ��������������������$100.00 Registration Head KublaCon Multipass ��������$115.00 Friday Only �������������������������$50.00 Saturday Only ���������������������$60.00 Sunday Only �����������������������$60.00 Monday Only ���������������������$40.00 Supervised Youth (Ages 9-12) �������������������������$30.00 (Full weekend) Active Duty Military (with ID) �����������������������������$50 (Full weekend) Evening Membership ��������$30.00 per evening (Available and valid after 7:00 PM and valid until 9:00 AM the next morning) Kid-in-Tow ���������������������������$5.00 (Full weekend) (Children ages 8 and under who will constantly be in the company of an adult BayCon member. This is not a required badge, but we highly recommend purchasing one as a safety measure for the child.) Lost Badge Policy Please Don’t Lose Your Badge!!!!! We cannot replace a lost badge. If, despite all your efforts to hang onto it, your badge becomes lost, please report it to the Registration and ConOps desks as soon as possible. Once your lost badge is reported, you may purchase a new membership (unfortunately, at full price). As soon as your lost badge is found, we will, with a huge sigh of relief, refund your second purchase. We realize that this policy is, to say the least, draconian, but in the past people have “lost” their badges by handing them off to a friend, so for that reason there will be no exceptions.

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BayCon is pleased to once again offer a special room for all our crafty members. All you need is creativity and a sense of fun! Our Maker's Workshop in Synergy 2 will be open daily for open crafting, costume repairs, and working on projects old and new. There will be classes offered throughout the weekend—please check the website, pocket program, or on the Grenadine mobile app for updates and additions. Sign-ups for limited seating classes will be available in the room. A modest materials fee applies to some classes. Please check the program listing or ask the Maker's Workshop staff for more details. Please note that convention rules for youth members still apply in the Maker's Workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Come teach a skill, learn a skill, or just have some quiet time in the coloring fort!

Hours of Operation Friday ����������� Noon to 7:30 PM* 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM Saturday ������� 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM* 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM Sunday ���������� 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM* 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM Monday �������� 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM *The Maker's Workshop closes at 7:30 PM on Friday, Saturdy and Sunday nights for cleanup and prep. It reopens from 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM for Adult Coloring. Ann McKee Maker's Workshop Department Head

Birds of a Feather (BoF)

We all know that we have various interests in common, but there just isn’t always a way to put a panel about everything connected to a science fiction or fantasy interest on the tracks. BoFs are your opportunity to get together with other fans of a particular TV show, book series, or special interest and share your views, ideas, and enthusiasm with like-minded souls! So, if you’re really the most dedicated Browncoat, or truly more buck than Starbuck herself, or are on the edge of your seat to see how many other Heralds have made it this year to BayCon—a BoF is the place for you! 22 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Family Friendly Hey, parents! When your kids are bouncing off the walls and you need a place to sit and relax, come on up to Collaborate 2. Family Friendly is a place where parents and children can come together for story time, arts, crafts, and music; where the kids can run, play, be silly, and not sit still and be quiet. We'll have an assortment of games and activities throughout the weekend, some for the very smallest, and some geared towards slightly older kids. Please note: we are not a babysitting service, and we cannot be responsible for the care of anyone’s children. Children must have Kid-in-Tow badges, and an adult with a membership badge must be in the room with them at all times. We may ask parents to shadow kids that are experiencing behavior challenges. For youth memberships "Options (13 - 14+)" or a Full Weekend badge (15+): Older kids who are participating in the con independently are welcome to join us in Family Friendly without a parent. We will not be responsible for older kids comings and goings, and if their behavior is a problem, we may ask them to leave. If they aren’t old enough to wander the con unsupervised, they need a parent in Family Friendly. All activities in Family Friendly are open to older youth, but we are setting aside a corner of the room for programming geared towards them/hang out space for the whole weekend. Older kids and teens can feel free to join in any activity in the main FF space that appeals to them, as well. Youth who are in the teen space during regular FF hours: Please be conscious of the fact that you are sharing the room with small people and be good neighbors. Family Friendly After Hours

This will be youth (13+) focused space. Kids of all ages are welcome (with parents for younger kids) but be aware that teens will be teening. We will be asking them to be aware of sharing space with younger kids during the day, but after hours we will not ask them to censor their language and content for small kids. If younger kids join in, please be friendly to the teens. Hours Friday ��������������������������2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Saturday ����������������������10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday �������������������������10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday �����������������������10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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The Art Show, located in Inspire 1, is open all weekend want without the uncertainty of bidding. Only pieces for your art viewing and buying pleasure. Come see the with an amount posted in the Direct Sale price space are wonders of the worlds expressed by some of the finest available for direct sale. If you find a piece that you wish fantasy and science fiction artists. to purchase by Direct Sale, tell an Art Show staff member that you want to buy a piece and they will assist you. Do Hours of Operation not place a bid or remove the artwork from the display. Friday ��������������������������Noon to 7:00 PM Direct Sale purchases are paid for at the time of sale, Saturday ����������������������10:00 AM to 7:00 PM even if you are bidding on other artwork, and the works Sunday �������������������������10:00 AM to 6:30 PM remain on exhibit until the end of the show. Monday �����������������������10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Art pickup only) Picking Up Your Art 11:30 AM Art Auction Art purchased may be picked up on Monday (check 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Artist Check- hours). If you need to leave the convention before then, out please make arrangements with the Art Show staff. If Participating Artists you have not picked up your art or contacted the Art Show staff by Sunday at 3:00 PM to make arrangements, Gary Villarreal (Artist Guest of Honor) you forfeit the art to the next highest bidder, or it will be Alan F. Beck returned to the artist. Nicole Carlson When you purchase a piece of art, no rights (copyright, Sarah Clemens publication, etc) to it are transferred. If you wish to Ctein purchase usage rights, you must contact the artist directly. James Stanley Daugherty The art show can provide contact info. Giovanna Fregni Your signature on the bidder registration form indicates John Hartong you understand and agree to these rules. Jim Humble For further information, speak to an Art Show staff Bob Keck - Digital Dreams member. Theresa Mather Maia Sanders Mark Overby BayCon Art Show Director David Lee Pancake Keliana Tayler

Buying Art Youth Ombudsman To bid or buy in the Art Show, you need a bidder This year at BayCon we are introducing a new service number and stickers, which you get at the Art Show desk. for you and your family. The Youth Ombudsman is in Any bids written with member or badge numbers are not place to facilitate interactions between youth members valid, and will be ignored and/or removed. and BayCon staff. As we adjust to new badging rules for Placing Bids Bay Con’s new generation, the Youth Ombudsman will be available to answer questions and address concerns. The To place a bid, place a bidder number sticker on the goal is to create a bridge between the youth members and bid sheet, and write in the bid amount. Bid as often as you staff. If there are issues, the Youth Ombudsman will be wish. The highest bidder, either by highest written bid or there to act as a go between without bias and with an open by voice bid at auction, will win the piece. Four written mind. bids will send the piece to auction. Any parent or youth who would like to speak or bring Once a bid is placed, it may not be removed without the up issues can find me either in Consuite, or you can ask approval of the Art Show staff. If you make the winning bid someone in Convention Operations (Connect 2) to get a for a piece, we expect you to purchase the piece. hold of me. Direct Sales Lee Carter At their option, artists may offer a piece for “Direct BayCon Youth Ombudsman Sale." If a piece has NO bids, you may purchase it at the Direct Sale price. This allows you to have the piece you 24 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue BayCon Marketplace • Dealers Room

Welcome to the Marketplace for BayCon 2019! Please come out and support our fantastic vendors:

Located in Inspire 2 & 3, we have all sorts of fabulous Angelwear Creations Bob Goolsby Designs Brave New World goods for you to wear, read, and accessorize with, Cargo Cult Books & Clockwork Monster Dream Value Studios Notions throughout the convention and afterwards. Please stop by, beginning on Friday afternoon. We close for the last time Featherweight Finery Illusive Comics and Izzy and Marley Games on Monday afternoon. Jim and Melody Keliana Tayler Art Lion Light Hours of Operation Rondeau LJ Laubenheimer Michel Bohbot Michael Schulkins Friday: �������������������������1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Gimpworks) Saturday ����������������������10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Q. R. Zed Engraving Paper Angel Press Rose Red Sunday �������������������������10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Consultations Monday �����������������������10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Silicon Valley Writers Group Steamy Tech

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BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 25 Gaming Join us in Collaborate 3 for games, puzzles, and No Thank You Evil: Trouble in Space with Brian Williams scheduled events this weekend. This year, in keeping Saturday, 1:00 PM, Young Gamers Spotlight with the convention's theme, we're pleased to offer a variety of retro gaming consoles, including Intellivision, Opik the Powerful has hired you to bring their Commodore 64, and Atari! youngster Zow safely home after an extended vacation on A few rules to follow: Young gamers 12-and-under Storia. Are you up to the challenge? must be accompanied by an adult. Food and beverage are allowed in Gaming but staff have the final say on what's Using the No Thank You Evil system, which is allowed. Many of our board games are graciously on designed to introduce children to the delights of tabletop loan from our friends at Games of Berkeley. Please help role-playing, this adventure is for ages 5+. No prior staff keep these games clean and within the confines of experience with the system, or tabletop gaming in Gaming. Please no food or drink near any video game/VR general, is required, and all materials will be provided. equipment. All you need to bring is your imagination, though a Sign-up sheets for all scheduled games will be available parent or henchbeing to help carry away your loot is also in Gaming. Please ask a staff member for assistance.Walk- recommended. Max 5 players. Beginners encouraged. ins welcome if space is available. Firefly Fluxx Tournament with Angelo Martinez Game on! Saturday, 5:00 PM, Ages 8+ Angelo Martinez Gaming Head Join the crew of Firefly for a chance to win you own Hours of Operation copy ofthe game, sponsored by Looney Labs! Three tables of players will compete for a spot at the Finals table. The Friday: �������������������������3:00 PM to Midnight first 30 minutes will be devoted to mustering tables, a Saturday/Sunday ��������10:00 AM to Midnight chance to learn the simple rules, and causal play. Scheduled Events Jackbox Party Games with Mike Beyer

Legendary Encounters: Firefly Saturday, 8:00 PM Friday, 4:00 PM Join us for easy-to-play party games for your friends, family, and fellow inmates. Players join by simply using In Legendary Encounters: Firefly, players take on the the web browser on their smartphone or tablet– no app roles of characters from the series and work together to needed! All games are rated T for Teen by the ESRB, and complete objectives for episodes from the Firefly TV show. most have a family friendly filter. Get ready to explore the 'Verse! Max 5 players. Beginners Alternity RPG with Rian McMurty welcome. Sunday, 3:00 PM BayCon Virtu-Deck - Hands-On VR with Rey In the distant Horpie stellar cluster, the TAASF Laika Friday, 8:00 PM dropped several teams to survey the submoon of a super Rey will host an evening of immersive experiences, terrestrial planet as part of a contract between Earth and including underwater sightseeing, slicing at airborne fruit, the Galactic Institute of Migration. While the starship defusing bombs with your friends, and painting in three investigates the other star’s second planet, a lone neo- dimensions. Behave yourselves, and you may even be elephant named Peaches has wandered into your camp. given the chance to beat things with sabers or training to Another team needs help. Max 8 players. Beginners be a space pirate! All ages and experience levels welcome. welcome. Cards Against Humanity Secret Hitler with Chris Castro Friday and Saturday, 10:00 PM, Ages 18+ Sunday, 10:00 PM CAH is a party game in which players complete fill- Join us for this hidden identity game that pits liberals in-the-blank statements using words or phrases typically against fascists. Do you have what it takes to root out the deemed as offensive, risqué, or politically incorrect printed Secret Hitler and push a liberal agenda, or are you a secret on playing cards. 18+ fascist hoping to elect Hitler to power? 5 to 10 players required. Beginners are welcome. 26 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator During this weekend, humans and aliens alike will have highest priority fully present waitlisted team. an opportunity to experience what it is like to crew an * We will provide an additional waitlist of individual Artemis-class light cruiser, defending the sector, engaging players, with which teams with missing members may in tactical combat maneuvers, and exploring this part of fill their rosters at play time instead of being bumped for space. another team. Artemis is a multi-player, starship bridge simulator, in * Substutions during play sessions may only occur with which five of the (up to) six-person crew have their own the consent of all players and the substitutes. ship bridge consoles. The stations are: helm, weapons, engineering, science, and communications. The sixth * Team members are free, at the start of the session and crew member is the captain, who must direct all the other at any time during the session, to assign or reassign roles stations for the mission's success. New ship designs have however they wish. been recently delivered that will allow the captain to * Badged observers are welcome, as long as they do not direct one or more additional crew members in piloting interrupt play. independent fighter craft, as well! * The Artemis room will adhere to BayCon's policy We will have an experienced starship crew on hand to regarding age of independence. Children below the age of answer your questions, and we will provide basic operating 14 are required by convention policy to be accompanied at instructions for all ship systems to new cadets unfamiliar all times by their parent or guardian, and the Artemis staff with the Artemis. will enforce this policy. Individual crew flights will be in 55-minute blocks, * Food and drink are not permitted in the game area. so we hope you and your friends can make time to join us, and experience the challenge of teamwork needed to * Abuse or harassment of equipment, decorations, successfully run a starship of the line. furnishings, staff, observers, or players will not be tolerated, and may result in being removed from the Artemis is in Synergy 3. Hours are as follows: room, or even the con, depending on severity. Any such Friday ����������� 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM behavior will be automatically reported to F.L.A.R.E.. Saturday ������� Noon to 10:00 PM * In the case of technical problems, our staff’s best efforts will be provided to get you playing again as quickly Sunday ���������� Noon to 10:00 PM as possible. That being said, there is no guarantee that Monday �������� 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM our staff will be able to provide you with any sort of Please check with Artemis personnel for any other recompense for lost time. It’s only a game. details you might need. The Artemis bridge is provided by the Bay Area Policies Artemis Training Fleet. * Attendees will be suggested to self-organize into teams of 6 people (larger teams are possible if the players wish to Oasis play a ship class that has a complement of fighters) * All players and observers must have valid BayCon Stressed out? Overwhelmed? Needing a respite from badges. the hustle and bustle of the convention? The Oasis is a * Teams will be able to sign up for 55-minute blocks, quiet safer space where you can rest and recharge. You this being about the time for a single successful level 4 or 5 don’t have to talk to anyone if you don’t want to. Fan- game, or several unsuccessful games. friendly coloring pages, quiet activities, short reading, * Games will end precisely on the 55-minute mark, and physical self-care supplies are available. If you need regardless of any such game's status. This will generally be something you can’t find, let us know, and we’ll see if we done by setting an automatic time limit on the game prior can help. to game start. All persons of every kind are welcome. Follow the * A team will be able to sign up for as many blocks as green signs and find us on the first floor to get rejuvenated they wish, as long as they understand that they can be to go back out and enjoy BayCon to the fullest!. bumped to a waiting list by any other team signing up that has a larger number of players who have not yet played Hours of Operation this weekend. Friday ��������������������������5:00 PM to 3:00 AM * All members of a team must be present at the Saturday ����������������������Noon to 3:00 AM scheduled start time, or their team will be bumped for the Sunday �������������������������Noon to 3:00 AM

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Program Schedule Friday, May 24 A note on programming: This schedule goes to print 2:00 PM approximately 1 to 2 weeks before the convention. Event times, locations, and details do change. Please check with Programming Beginning Chainmaille Synergy 2 Operations in Connect 2, the online schedule, the Grenadine app, Maker Room Staff or the at-con Newsletter for updates and changes. Sculpey Wearables Collaborate 2 Friday Want to be a unicorn at BayCon? A goblin? Dying to sport a pair of rainbow fairy ears? Make them Friday afternoon, 12:00 PM we will bake them Friday night, and you can pick them up Saturday and sport them all weekend long! Opening Ceremonies Convene 1 3:00 PM Come join our Guests of Honor to kick off BayCon 2019. Gary Villarreal, David Brin, JC Arkham, Wanda Kurtçu Wanda Kurtçu Interview Convene 1 Artemis Flight School Synergy 3 JC Arkham, Wanda Kurtçu The Artemis crew will teach you the controls and stations Space Opera Literary Tropes Synergy 5 and answer questions. Extra time will be used for practice Discussion of common themes that always seem to find their flights. way into space opera and how to incorporate them into your 1:30 PM writing or avoid them. What tropes define Space Opera? How many of them do you need before it’s something else? Daddy, Can I Have a Dinosaur? Convene 1 What tropes poison Space Opera and irrevocably turn it into something else? How is Space Opera different from historic Jurassic Park, Dolly, and the literary future of DNA. naval stories? Does it have to be? Diana L. Paxson, Jon DeCles, G. David Nordley, David Brin Timberwoof Lupindo, Michael R. Johnston The Price of Immortality Connect 3 Backstory Connect 1 Vampires, alchemists, and assorted other immortals—what How does a writer get the backstory in the story without are the problems and prices of immortality? tedious and boring exposition? And how much is enough, or Kevin Andrew Murphy, S.P. Hendrick, Randy Smith not enough, or too much? Twisty Little Passages Connect 4 J.L. Doty, S.P. Hendrick, Aviya Amir, Marjory Kaptanoglu The origins of online gaming. Strange Days: Hollywood's Take on the Internet, David McGaffey, Ric Bretschneider, Colin Fisk Hacking, and the Digital World in the 90s Connect 4 The Realities Of Being A Writer Synergy 5 The decade that brought us the internet as we know it (sort What you can hope and what you'll get. of...!) also brought us a number of films that tried to cash in Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Fred Wiehe on it. This is a dialogue about what they got right, what they got wrong, and what they got really wrong. Lunar Exploration Connect 5 Jon Chaisson, Charon Dunn, Taunya Gren With China's landing on the far side of the Moon and NASA's administrator talking about colonizing the Moon, there is Big Falcon Rocket Economics Connect 5 clearly waxing interest in the only celestial body ever visited At ten million dollars a launch, it would get a hundred people by humans. What is likely just talk, and what is possibly in orbit for $10,000 each, or a hundred fifty metric tons of actually going to happen in lunar exploration, colonization, payload at about $67 a kilogram. A Proton M or a Falcon and even exploitation? Is all of it a good idea -- the more the 9 will cost about $3,000 per kilogram and a Delta IV about merrier—or should there be limits? How will it all work in $10,000 per kilogram. Assuming the BFR flies, how will this light of the Cold-War-era Outer Space Treaty? change the future? Our panelists will consider the timing and Cliff Winnig, Arthur Bozlee, Michael Schulkins cost asteroid mining, space manufacturing, space tourism, and space colonization. Delphic Oracle Convene 2 G. David Nordley, Candace Lowe, Peter Glaskowsky, Jay Our panelists collaborate to answer your questions... one. Freeman word.at.a.time. JC Arkham, J.L. Doty, Tory Parker, Gary Villarreal, Steven Mix BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 29 Friday, May 24 - Saturday May 25 Program Schedule

D&D Character Creation Collaborate 2 Charity Karaoke/Casino Convene 1 Make a character that you can use in the D&D Dungeon After you’ve rubbed elbows with our Guests of Honor, Crawl on Saturday. stick around for your chance to win big at BayCon’s Charity Casino. All proceeds from the casino benefit 4:30 PM this year ‘s charity: The Computer History Museum. Is Friendship Being Redefined? Convene 2 And if helping out our fabulous charity isn’t enough for A look at online friendships in fandom. you, DJ Skwirl will be on hand for you to sing your favorite tunes to entertain, dazzle, and delight all. Jennifer Nestojko, Heather Rose Jones, Gregg Castro There will be prizes for the two highest rollers of the AI Characters: Faves and Flops Connect 3 evening. So come: sing, gamble, meet fellow con-goers, From Marvin to Data to Vision, who are some of the most and help out a great organization. interesting AI/robot characters? Who are some of the worst? No one under the age of 18 will be allowed to What types of conflicts plague these characters, and what makes them compelling? What would we like to see more of? participate in the casino without a parent or legal guardian accompanying them. Aviya Amir, JC Arkham, Cayden Coronado $10 for $50 in chips. $20 for $100 in chips. Sexism in Games Connect 1 All attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied About a third of hardcore games and half of all gamers by a parent or legal guardian during this event. are women; yet outside of the heavily female populated MMPORG worlds like World of Warcraft, Evony and Skyrim, 9:00 PM sexist slurs and gravity defying bosoms are still the norm. Coloring Fort and Quiet Time - Adult Only Sumiko Saulson, Taunya Gren, Charon Dunn, Fara Otterbeck, Colin Fisk Synergy 2 18+ Venn Diagrams, and the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Connect 4 Saturday How many people do you know? Does social media create one big circle? Do truly isolated circles exist? 5:30 AM Jeff Warwick, Jon DeCles, Bradford Lyau BoF: Burning Man Strategy 5:00 PM 10:00 AM Artemis Flight School Synergy 3 Art from the Heart Synergy 1 7:00 PM What is the relationship between passion and results? Does true art exist only where real inspiration drives it? Meet the Guests Convene 1 Gary Villarreal, Keliana Tayler, Charon Dunn, Jeremy Erman JC Arkham, Gary Villarreal, Wanda Kurtçu, David Brin Nerdvana Podcast Convene 1 8:00 PM Two Buck Chuck and JC Arkham do their thing! Open Singing Engage JC Arkham, Chuck Serface TRMN Region 4 Summit Meeting Synergy 5 The Geek's Guide to Literary Theory Connect 4 Michael Garcia, David Nottage Once upon a time, some teacher may have tried to convince Nintendo Switch Games Collaborate 2 you of the right way to read a piece of literature. Lit theory is not about the "right" or "wrong" way to read a text. It's Kids, tweens and teens welcome. Tween/Teen focused space. like a wibbly wobbly group of lenses through which we view A projector, a switch, some games, and a whole lot of fun. writing in order to gain a greater understanding of the work. What's more, nerd and geek culture are already masters at several of these lenses. Join writer and educator M. Todd Gallowglas to find out what lenses you already M. Todd Gallowglas

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Keeping our Children Involved Connect 3 Bubbles, Blocks, and Dinos Collaborate 2 How do we enhance their education? For our littlest friends—fun music, bubbles galore, building Wanda Kurtçu, Lillian Csernica, Juliette Wade, Sarah Williams with blocks, and dinosaur mayhem. 10:30 AM Science Fiction: Juveniles vs. YAs Synergy 5 In the 1950's and 60's, master writers like Isaac Asimov and Science Make and Takes Synergy 2 Robert A. Heinlein wrote outright juvenile novels alongside 11:30 AM their adult works. Eleanor Cameron wrote the Mushroom Planet books. Walter Brooks wrote Freddy the Pig, which Fannish Families Synergy 5 not only starred frankly talking animals a la Animal Farm, but included actual space aliens. John Schealer wrote about How can we as parents teach our kids about the things we Zip-Zip the Martian. No sex, no dystopias, no sparkles, no love, and what can we learn from them? Fans of different teenage angst. Panelists discuss the shifts in genre literature generations talk about kids growing up in fandom and the for young people. parents who raise them. Kathleen Bartholomew, Rebecca Inch-Partridge, Gideon Lorelei Marcus, Jon DeCles, Ian Grey, Janice Marcus, Keliana Marcus, Marjory Kaptanoglu Tayler Ships, Planes, and Spaceships Synergy 4 Dice Bags Collaborate 2 2019 is the 50th anniversary of three key events in Make your own small bag, just the right size for dice or small transportation: the mothballing of the world's greatest ocean treasures. Parents—smaller kids will need help with this craft, liner (the S.S. United States), the first flight of the Boeing as it will require sewing with real needles, and I only have two 747, and the first crewed landing on the Moon. Join us for a hands. discussion of the evolution of travel and the landmarks we've Oumuamua Connect 1 witnessed. Alien space probe or just a weird rock? Peter Glaskowsky, Andrew Clark, Tracy Newby, G. David Nordley Peter Glaskowsky, Frank Wu, Arthur Bozlee Magic on the Map Connect 1 Nehemiah Scudder, Gilead and the Postman Synergy 4 A writer's exploration of a few magical places, their historical significance, what makes/made them "magical." Will our current civil war lead to a dark age or new vigor? LJK Oliva, Sandra Saidak, S.P. Hendrick David Brin, Anne Killpack, Bradford Lyau, Andrew Clark 007- A Look Ahead Connect 5 Gaming from the 80’s to the Present and Beyond Where is James Bond, and what can/should we expect of him Connect 4 (her?) in the future? Our panelists will discuss the evolution of pen and paper Ric Bretschneider, Stacy Meyn RPG’s and board games. We will discuss humble roots of self publishing to the consolidation of the industry into a She Said/She Said: An Author/Editor Pair Share the few corporations and back to individual control with the Secrets Behind Their Collaborative Success introduction of crowdfunding. Strategy Colin Fisk, Tyler Hayes, Charon Dunn, Brianna Wu You finally did it—you finished your book, or are darn near Branding a Convention Convene 1 done. But what next? Melissa Snark, author of over a dozen titles, and Jennifer Carson, editor of over 35 years, invite you Bay Area graphic designer and artist JC Arkham explores to come have an active conversation about what your options what it takes to design for a convention from a branding are and what you can expect when working with editors. This perspective and takes you from concept to completion. author/editor pair will answer practical questions such as JC Arkham how to find and vet an editor and how much it costs. They will also share stories of their differing perspectives on the There’s a Hyperspace in My Warp Drive Synergy 1 collaborative process of editing a work, both the pitfalls and Discussion of the importance of faster-than-light travel in the unearthed treasures. Sci-Fi, how it is utilized in some properties, and how it is Jennifer L. Carson, Melissa Snark avoided in others. Tracy Newby, James Jones

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Telling Good Science from Bad Connect 3 4 Steps to Engaging Fiction Connect 4 There are all kinds of bad science out there—simple errancy You have characters. You have a plot. Now you have to put (cold fusion), crackpottery (HIV doesn't cause AIDS), fraud them together in a way that's going to make your audience (vaccines cause autism), and disinformation (climate change fall in love with both. Every truly engaging story has a voice denial). How can you sort the wheat from the chaff when that speaks to the audience. Come and learn four steps you you're not an expert in the field? Our panelists will give you can use to discover the voice that will draw the reader in and tools. get them to fall in love with your story. Be sure to bring a pencil and paper or remember to charge your tablet or laptop. Ctein, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, G. David Nordley M. Todd Gallowglas Horror vs. Science Fiction Convene 2 Higher Learning in Fandom Synergy 1 Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Where's the boundary line? Is there one? Discussion of Academies in various fandoms and how members are encouraged to learn more about their Fred Wiehe, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Sumiko Saulson organization, their fandom, and the world in general. The Explosion of the Use of Bodily Fluids in Video Rock at the Shock Convene 2 Games Connect 5 Writing Sex Scenes: A panel aimed at getting writers to think A survey of how bodily fluids have changed in video games through the reasons for including sex in a story, how to over the last 4 decades. mine it for plot and how to spot when it doesn't further the Fara Otterbeck, Jacob Fisk author's intent. 18+ Jennifer L. Carson, Melissa Snark, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff 12:00 PM Magic & Science Synergy 4 Artemis Flight School Synergy 3 A writer's perspective on how human beings have explained 12:30 PM and interacted with the world around us, starting with magic, moving into science, then cycling back towards magic. D&D Dungeon Crawl Collaborate 2 LJK Oliva, Mark Gelineau, CPTJG Timothy Simpson GCE, S.P. Lexy will run a D&D game for preteens and teens. Use your Hendrick characters you created in the Friday workshop, or we will have some pre-generated characters for anyone who didn’t Whatever Happened to the FFWs? Connect 3 make it on Friday who wants to play. Hard limit of 8 players, Back in the 1980s, critics and fans of SF sneered that fantasy sign ups will be posted outside FF at noon. If more people writing was only for "girls", while "men" preferred SF. Then want to play than there is space, poke your head in and ask, if epic fantasy became really profitable. Now a small minority there is enough interest, we may run a second game. of fans are upset that women "dominate" the fantasy field, but 1:00 PM do we really? Katharine Kerr, J.L. Doty, Diana L. Paxson Live Drawing with Gary Villareal Convene 1 Social Anxiety and Video Games Connect 5 Our Guest of Honor creates a piece of art on-site and discusses the process as he works. How can using different types of game experiences help Gary Villarreal people with social anxiety? Jennifer Nestojko, Keliana Tayler Safe Spaces For Fans of Color Synergy 5 Oh No! Where's the Duct Tape? Synergy 2 Where do we find them, where do we need them? How can the con community improve and where are their success Kat Porter has several years of costume work, including stories? costuming for youth theater programs, and Ren faire and Wanda Kurtçu, Gregg Castro, Heidi Stauffer, Bradford Lyau, cosplay costuming. She has designed from scratch and thrift Sumiko Saulson store finds, ranging from fantasy (Midsummer Night's Dream, She Kills Monsters) to period (Crazy For You, The Miser) and World in My Eyes Connect 1 contemporary (Almost Maine, Rumors) - as well as repaired costumes live backstage with duct tape and staples. Cartridge Using character interviews as worldbuilding tools. Juliette pleating doesn't scare her. discusses building your world through character culture and backstory. Signing: Marjory Kaptanoglu Convene Lobby Juliette Wade Marjory Kaptanoglu 32 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Schedule Saturday, May 25

Fairy Doors Collaborate 2 Who's Driving This Thing? Synergy 1 Make a portal to the Fairy World. How do we design autonomous vehicles so they can coexist 2:00 PM with human driven vehicles? Howard Davidson, Merelan Jones, J.L. Doty Advanced Chainmaille Synergy 2 Cosplay on a Budget / Closet Cosplay Convene 2 2:30 PM How to look like a million bucks without breaking the bank. Charity Auction 1 Connect 4 Amanda Coronado, Cayden Coronado, Stacy Meyn Looking for that extra special memento during your weekend Super Kids Collaborate 2 at BayCon? Then come and join us at a BayCon Charity Auction to benefit the Computer History Museum. Make capes, masks and bracers for Super Fun! Don’t miss the auctions for a chance to bid and win some 3:00 PM truly unique and, in many cases, rare items up for bid, and help out a great organization at the same time. Pet Rocks Synergy 2 If you wish to donate an item to be included in the Charity 4:00 PM Auction, please take it to Con Ops in Connect 2 with the clear instructions that it is to be used for the Charity Auction. Is Friendship Ever Artificial? Connect 3 David Brin Interview Convene 1 If you can't tell whether a virtual or online entity is "real" or not, does it matter? Suppose you make a friend online and David Brin, Derek McCaw, Ric Bretschneider then discover that your friend is a computer program. Does Ready Player One Synergy 5 that negate the enjoyment you got from the interactions? Do the things you do to non-human entities in a virtual The book, the movie, the phenomenon that triggered environment count as "you"? Where does imagination end nostalgia for one generation and turned another on to the and consequence begin? glory that was the 1980s. Heather Rose Jones, David Brin, Colin Fisk, Tory Parker JC Arkham, Charon Dunn, Tory Parker Small Gathering - Gary Villareal Strategy How Diverse is Diversity? Synergy 4 Gary Villarreal As recent events show, this is still a needed discussion. What does diversity and equity look like? How can groups, Baseball Fans and Science Fiction Fans: Our Shared organizations and communiites promote "diversity," Obsessions Connect 4 especially when they are not organically positioned to be Know who like to gather together, dress strangely, and nitpick diverse? What things can be done to attract a more diverse details? Baseball fans! Well, we do it as well. Come discuss community in whatever you do? where the Great American Pastime meets Fandom. As a Gregg Castro, Yvonne White, Lillian Csernica, Jean Battiato bonus, Doug will perform his dramatic reading of "Casey At 10th Expeditionary Force Meeting Connect 3 The Bat." Douglas Berry, Anne Killpack, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, Geoffrey Kramer, Bill Farley, James Olsen, Michael Houghtaling Katharine Kerr Meet Brianna Wu Strategy Inter-Planetary Immigration. Convene 2 Long time fan, community member and Congressional What would an immigration policy look like in 100 years? In candidate Brianna Wu will be on hand to meet with 1,000 years? On another planet? In a fantasy world? attendees. Denise Tanaka, Amanda Coronado, Andrew Clark Brianna Wu Disneybounding! Connect 1 What's Going on with the Polar Vortex? Connect 1 No costumes allowed for adults in the Happiest Place on We've now seen the Midwest deep frozen to the point where Earth? No problem! Disneybounding is the perfect balance it was colder than Antarctica, while Australia's heat wave is between following the rules and embracing your inner the worst on record. How do we cope with extremes like this? mouse. Can we adapt? What else can we expect as the weather gets ever wonkier? Kaia McNeill-Coronado, Cayden Coronado, Synita Luckey Pat MacEwen, Heidi Stauffer, Ctein BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 33 Saturday, May 25 Program Schedule

Aging Fandom Synergy 5 Zombies: Not Just for the Apocalypse Connect 1 It's not for the faint of heart! We are not going away. Grey Exploration of zombie history and lore from around the Geeks Unite! world, from a writer's perspective. Wanda Kurtçu, Randy Smith, Diana L. Paxson LJK Oliva, Colin Fisk, Gregg Castro The Space Where You Write Synergy 4 Adapting Video Games for Film Synergy 5 Writers talk about their preferred surroundings. What are the failures and successes? Why are video games so Charon Dunn, Tyler Hayes, Sumiko Saulson difficult to adapt well? What games would you most like to see in film, and how do you think they would work? The Mid-Story Blahs Synergy 1 Aviya Amir, Linden Tarr, Brianna Wu You're about halfway through writing your book, and things Hitting the High Points Synergy 4 are slowing down. Is it time to have the Klingons bust down the door, phasers set to kill and blasting away? Some writers Come join our panel of professional writers and educators discuss how to keep the action lively, and how they keep the as they discuss the highlights of submitted work from our reader interested. attendees. Learn how to identify and focus on the strongest J.L. Doty, R. L. King, Marjory Kaptanoglu parts of your writing and to carry those strengths over to other areas of your work. Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival M. Todd Gallowglas, Wanda Kurtçu, Sandra Saidak, Mark Convene 1 Gelineau Why Do Writers Kill Characters? Connect 5 Gender and Your Gaming Character Connect 5 Does it matter if it's a main character or a secondary, How important is it that your character is a woman and supporting character? how do you make her convincing when you're not? Veteran Fred Wiehe, Jennifer L. Carson, Rebecca Inch-Partridge, Lillian gamers offer insight into how to play characters of a different Csernica gender. Sarah Williams, Kaia McNeill-Coronado, Emmet Hartlove, Ian Beginning Finger Loop Braiding Synergy 2 Grey 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Artemis Flight School Synergy 3 Talbott Fleet Summit Synergy 1 5:30 PM 7:00 PM Come Time Travel With Me Connect 3 Theme Circle: I Love The 80s Connect 5 Come Time Travel with Me: The New Wave of science fiction Come share songs about or written in the 1980s. begins! Blast back to March 1964: Camelot has ended in a hail of gunfire; southeast Asia is in turmoil. But in geekdom, Screening: Blood Corral Connect 1 Twilight Zone The Outer Limits there's the and . The Doctor What if Stephen King's characters came after him for has flown to Mongolia and defeated the Daleks. Marvel and revenge? DC are bursting with new titles. And SFF hums with names like Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, Cordwainer Smith, When a young literary critic interviews celebrated author and more.Join us for a whirlwind trip through time featuring Alma Langdon, she is unwittingly drawn into an occult war comics, films, books, music, politics, fashion—we cover it all between the writer and her newest character, cowboy "Willy Mavis". with our unique brand of educational stand-up in a question- driven presentation.Don't miss this unique, interactive event Set to challenge and chill the viewer, “Blood Corral” is a —your chance to time travel! psychological, supernatural thriller for ages 18-48. Lorelei Marcus, Gideon Marcus, Janice Marcus The newest feature film from 5Rainbow Productions, LLC, Blood Corral stars Baycon's own Taunya Gren and Seanna Readings Group 1 Connect 4 Ladd, along with Jim Hanks (Forrest Gump, Toy Story 2), BayCon guests read selections of their work Patrick Sane (Breaking Bad, Sin City:Dame to Kill For) and Frazer Hines (Dr. Who, Emmerdale, Outlander). Come get Juliette Wade, Marjory Kaptanoglu, Ctein a sneak peek at this knew psychological thriller.... only for BayCon attendees. Taunya Gren 34 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Schedule Saturday, May 25 - Sunday, May 26

Super Awesome Advice Panel! Connect 3 creativity, and maybe gain a tip or two. The only rules are shares must be kept PG-13 and comments positive to keep These are exactly the people you want guiding your major life the environment a welcoming one. What you write on your choices. No, really. Come ask our panel your questions. What page is your own business. Show up and we'll see if we can't could go wrong? give you a tale or two to amuse your friends and family, or Eric "In the Elevator" Zuckerman, Linden Tarr, J.L. Doty even the world. 8:00 PM Margaret McGaffey Fisk Coloring Fort and Quiet Time - Adult Only.Synergy 2 Friends of Bill W. Strategy 18+ Please respect the anonymity of this closed meeting. Youth Dance Synergy 4 10:00 PM This one is just for the kids! Come dance to the music of DJ Burlesque Convene 1 Skwirl. 17 and under (and supervising adults) only, please. 18+ A Dramatic Reading Synergy 1 11:59 PM For Which The Head Of Programming Is Absolved Of All BoF: Eye of Argon Responsibility. Connect 1 Mark Gelineau, Steven Mix, M. Todd Gallowglas, Susie Silly costumes, bad acting, and general merriment ensues! Rodriguez, Carrie Sessarego Gather with like-minded folks for a reading of this...err... masterpiece! Here Is My Power Button Synergy 5 Here is My Power Button is a game about humans interacting Sunday with prototype companion AIs in a scientific study. Those playing humans will form their character identities with 9:00 AM guidance from a prompt, whereas AI characters start as blank slates and will develop their identities through interactions Medieval Breaking-of-the-Fast ConSuite with their human companions. This game explores mature Come enjoy a Medieval Breaking-of-the-Fast: medieval-ish themes including intimacy, identity, strongly uneven power breakfast food, medieval music, and for early bird ConSuite dynamics, death, and the ethics of artificial intelligence. guests, medieval - themed door prizes. This ConSuite The game also has a tragic twist that cannot be completely medieval celebration is hosted by the Shire of Cloondara, avoided, so players are advised to manage their expectations the San Francisco-based branch of the SCA (Society for accordingly. Creative Anachronism), a non-profit, that among other Charlene Felton things, promotes understanding of pre-17th century arts and sciences. Open Singing Saturday Connect 5 10:00 AM Book Launch: A Dark And Stormy Day ConSuite Artistic Solutions Board of Directors Meeting Join Charon Dunn for a party commemorating the launch of her book A Dark and Stormy Day, thus concluding the Connect 3 Adventures of Sonny Knight trilogy. Christian Services Synergy 5 Charon Dunn Randy Smith 9:00 PM Literary Networks in the Past and Present Synergy 1 Teen Guided-Storytelling Workshop Connect 4 What are the different ways that the internet allows and Come one, come all teens of a creative bent. Whether you're encourages authors to interact and form communities, already a bit of a bard or just curious, we'll find a role for mentorships, etc? How do they recapitulate or contrast with you to play in this evening of prompts and pleasure. We'll pre-internet networks and communities? How does it change be looking at the elements of storytelling in this hands-on the experience of being an author to have easy and direct workshop with the opportunity to bring a tale to light or take access to your peers and mentors? notes for the story that calls you. Bring writing implements Heather Rose Jones, Marjory Kaptanoglu, Rebecca Inch- and notebooks. Anything you walk out of the door with Partridge is yours to develop. The idea is to have fun, exercise your Masquerade Contestant Meeting Connect 1 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 35 Sunday, May 26 Program Schedule

Star Wars vs. Star Trek. Convene 1 Textures and How to Deal with Them Synergy 1 The great debate of our age. Tie to be broken by dance-off. A discussion about how different textures are created and CPTJG Timothy Simpson GCE, David Brin, Wanda Kurtçu, how to use them to improve the quality of your work. Aviya Amir, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Keliana Tayler, Gary Villarreal Altered Beast Synergy 4 Small Gathering - Wanda Kurtçu Strategy Werewolves and other shapeshifters in mythology and Wanda Kurtçu literature Hidden Disabilities Synergy 4 Kevin Andrew Murphy, Lillian Csernica, Pat MacEwen Steven Mix, Fauna Frutchey, Douglas Berry Bubbles, Blocks, and Dinos Collaborate 2 Generative Workshop Connect 4 Younger Than the 80s. Connect 4 Bring something to write with and write on. M. Todd A panel discussion by fans who grew up after the 80s, and Gallowglas will take you through a series of prompts and what (if anything) the decade means to them. exercises that will get your creative juices flowing. You can use these to further expand works in progress or explore new Jacob Fisk, Lorelei Marcus, Keliana Tayler territory. What's more, participants will be able to put these How to Work with an Audio Engineer to Record an exercises in their writer's toolbox and use them when their work feels sluggish or stagnant. Album Connect 5 M. Todd Gallowglas Industry experts offer tips and guidance for a smooth recording process. Meet the Brass - SFI Synergy 5 Jeff Bohnhoff, Kristoph Klover David Nottage, Dan Toole, Michael Garcia Transfans Engage Activism: Inside and Outside of Fandom Convene 1 Being trangender in fandom. Is fandom managing to be Many fans and con attendees are very involved in current inclusive? A panel of our transgender members talk about the social movements. Some have extended that work into the experience of being trans and geeky. fandom and con community. Let's discuss this work both in Cayden Coronado, Jean Battiato, Emmet Hartlove, Fauna fandom and in the greater society, and how that impacts us as Frutchey fans and creators in this genre. Gregg Castro, Sarah Williams, Brianna Wu Frank Wu Reading: "Until We Are Utterly Destroyed" Convene 2 The Importance of Being Arthur Connect 1 Join author and artist Frank Wu for a reading of his story and A minor character in the Welsh Mabinogi has become one a look at his original drawings. of the largest heroes in folklore and mythology. From Mark Twain to Richard Wagner to Broadway and the silver screen, Frank Wu King Arthur and his retinue of knights, ladies and their 11:00 AM legends have evolved from the original into something which would leave a 5th century Welshman barely able to recognize Signing: Juliette Wade Convene Lobby the character he knew. How and why has this happened? Madlibs S.P. Hendrick, Diana L. Paxson, Jeremy Erman, Michael Collaborate 2 Schulkins, David McGaffey Silly build your own stories, geared for smaller folks. OK Computer: How Science Fiction Inspired Music RPG/Video Game/ Scifi Madlibs Collaborate 2 from the 90s to the Present Connect 5 For the older kids! A conversation about how the genre has influenced and 11:30 AM inspired the music of today, whether directly through theme and imagery, or indirectly through mood and sound. Spontaneous Story Connect 3 Jon Chaisson, Jean Battiato, Charon Dunn Panelists developing a story developed by multiple choice suggestions from audience members. Jeff Warwick, David Brin, Lillian Csernica, Mark Gelineau, Sandra Saidak, Patrick Farley 36 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Schedule Sunday, May 26

Evolution: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What How to Give a Stellar Reading Connect 4 Mistakes are Prominent Engage M. Todd Gallowglas has been a traditional storyteller for A discussion about what evolution can bring us, and what it nearly thirty years, performing at Renaissance Faire, Celtic sadly will never produce, despite the fervent wishes of fiction Festivals, Comic Cons, and many other events. He will share writers. tips and tricks gained over his career as a storyteller that will help writers get over stage fright and give readings that will Jacob Fisk, Jay Freeman, Kathleen Bartholomew, Ellen Coatney make readers want to take the book home. Tabletop Games as Social Teaching Tools for At-Risk M. Todd Gallowglas Youth Convene 2 Readings Group 2 Connect 1 Amanda Coronado, Emmet Hartlove, Colin Fisk BayCon guests read selections of their work. 12:00 PM R. L. King, Michael Schulkins Signing: Ctein Convene Lobby BoF: Pin Trading Strategy Artemis Flight School Synergy 3 Come join other Disney Pin fans to chat, show off your favorites and maybe do a little trading. 1:00 PM What Does it Mean that Spock is Half Human? Gary Villareal Interview Convene 1 Connect 5 Gary Villarreal, JC Arkham Inter-planetary or inter-species matings with offspring in science fiction or fantasy as allegory for inter-cultural How to Anime Synergy 5 relationships on present day Earth. What lessons can fiction Where can you watch, what should you watch, why you teach through allegory? should watch, how you should watch! Denise Tanaka, Juliette Wade, Emmet Hartlove Ric Bretschneider, Cayden Coronado, Linden Tarr, Janice Commercialization of Space Marcus Convene 2 "For cold cash on the barrel head they'll take us to the stars!" The Stars Are Right! Engage Our experts talk about private space exploration. The resurging popularity of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Jay Freeman, Peter Glaskowsky, Arthur Bozlee, J.L. Doty, G. Ian Grey, Frank Wu, Carrie Sessarego, Kathleen Bartholomew David Nordley The Lost Age of Gaming Synergy 4 Fairy Lanterns Collaborate 2 A look into old gaming mechanics like bit graphics, point and Bring a jar (we will have some to share) and turn it into a click, and other under appreciated elements of retro gaming magical fairy lantern. that many take for granted in the day and age of 4k graphics and Micro Transactions. Also exploring how we can revitalize Munchkin Madness Collaborate 2 the world of gaming by returning to our roots. Several versions of Munchkin will be available. Fun will be Fauna Frutchey, Yvonne White, Brianna Wu had. Of Their Time Connect 3 2:30 PM Studios and writers have been working to find new ways Firefly Bingo Convene 2 to inject life into 19th and 20th century franchises that depended on a cultural ignorance when started. Is there room Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample, known locally as Fanty in the 21st century for characters like Tarzan, Zorro, and Fu and Mingo, have organized a new members-only event at Manchu, or should we just leave them in the past? the Maidenhead in the form of an Earth-that-was game known as "Bingo." Enterprising travelers from all over the Derek McCaw, Bradford Lyau, Synita Luckey, Fara Otterbeck Verse are stoppin' at the port to test their knowledge of post- Arcade Etiquette Synergy 1 Unification happenin's. If you can suss out the trivia, you might just head into the black with some serious scratch. So Back when playing video games meant a trip to the mall come try your luck and show us how much know-how you or the corner market, there were rules on how you acted got swirlin' in that noggin of yours. and played. We remember those rules, and how they were Chris Castro enforced. Douglas Berry, Eric "In the Elevator" Zuckerman BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 37 Sunday, May 26 Program Schedule

How Many Coins Would You Insert? Connect 1 BoF: Sabrina the Teenage Witch Strategy Our convention theme is "Insert Coin to Continue," so how Come join other fans of the show and discuss all your favorite much are you willing to pay to be entertained? Ten bucks characters and story arcs. lets you watch a movie that cost $75 million to make. Movies Charity Auction 2 Connect 4 made $17 billion last year. Video games made $45 billion, almost three times as much, and often cost as much as $70 3:00 PM each. One could argue that's a good price for the many hours of play. But are the prices fair? What about other forms, like Signing: M. Todd Gallowglas Convene Lobby live theater? 4:00 PM Jay Hartlove, JC Arkham, Tory Parker, Cayden Coronado The Prediction Problem Engage Robots, Altered Humans, Uplifted Animals and Aliens Engage Why is it so hard to write stories that accurately predict future science, technology, and societies? Is the future just Will tomorrow's "diversity" be complex? And do the AIs have unknowable, or are writers blinded by gaps in knowledge- it? -such as the basics of human behavior--they could actually David Brin, CPTJG Timothy Simpson GCE, Sumiko Saulson, fill? When a story accurately predicts some aspect of the Rebecca Inch-Partridge, David McGaffey future, is it just chance, or did the author have specialized knowledge or a particular perspective that made their idea Why Are We Still Talking About Cultural more likely to come true? Appropriation? Synergy 4 Jeremy Erman, Cliff Winnig, David Brin, Sumiko Saulson, A continuation of our ongoing conversation about the line Vanessa MacLaren-Wray between appropriation and appreciation. Medium at Large Synergy 1 Wanda Kurtçu, Heidi Stauffer, Bradford Lyau, Gregg Castro, Yvonne White Our artists chat about their favorite on-the-go art forms and supplies. What do you do on a commuter train or a cross- Stunt Readers! Synergy 1 country flight? Our panelists read submitted works from those writers who Gary Villarreal, Synita Luckey, Aviya Amir are nervous, shy or otherwise unable to read for an audience. Bad Bar Trivia: The ‘80’s Edition Synergy 5 Mark Gelineau, Taunya Gren, Frank Wu, Melissa Snark Come and join our esteemed panelists as they answer Star Trek Jeopardy Connect 3 the audience’s 80’s trivia with tales of big hair, the fall of communism and Olympic Boycotts. Klingons for $400, Alex! Members of SFI invite you to play one of our favorite games about one of our favorite shows. Colin Fisk, JC Arkham, Frank Wu, Fara Otterbeck SFI Diving Into Comics Synergy 4 From Alice Grove to xkcd: The Internet as a Platform Whether you're a new reader or returning to comics after a for Comic Creation and Comic Reading Synergy 5 hiatus, where should you start? Mark Gelineau, Ric Bretschneider, Steven Mix, Randy Smith Let's talk about some of our favorites and why we think the internet's a great place for them. Service is the Reward: When Recognition Leads to Jon Chaisson, Ctein, Jacob Fisk, Amanda Taylor-Chaisson Toxic Expectations Connect 3 How To Write A Heroine Connect 5 Many fan groups offer awards to their members for work within the organization. This panel discusses how to avoid Tips for writing strong female protagonists in sci fi/fantasy the pitfalls of doing something just so you can get the award. (or YA sci fi/fantasy). Tracy Newby, Joe Harney, Jennifer Nestojko, David Nottage, Marjory Kaptanoglu, Jennifer L. Carson, Deborah J. Ross, Michael Garcia, Dan Toole Katharine Kerr Self Publishing 101 Connect 1 Trust the Blob! Synergy 2 A discussion of how to get started in self publishing, for Workshop with Keliana to make your own watercolor galaxy. newbies. No prior experience needed! R. L. King, M. Todd Gallowglas, Melissa Snark Keliana Tayler

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Genetic Diseases and Stories: Where Can We Go? Fish Dance: Insert Fish to Continue Convene 1 Connect 4 No fish required, but if you have PacMan Fever come join DJ An exploration of the role of disability, disease and chronic Skwirl and get your boogie on! illness in fiction. 10:30 PM Jeff Warwick, Ellen Coatney, Brian Williams, Anne Killpack Open Singing Sunday Engage How to Write Parody Connect 5 Jeff Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Michael Schulkins Monday Advanced Finger Loop Braiding Synergy 2 10:00 AM BoF: The Not So Rocky Road to Dublin Strategy Lest We Forget Synergy 4 Going to WorldCon in Dublin this year? Come chat with other travelers about your upcoming adventure. Our annual gathering to remember those we have lost in the 6:30 PM past year. Randy Smith Masquerade and Variety Show Convene 1 Small Gathering - David Brin Strategy 7:30 PM David Brin Concert: Kristoph and Margaret Engage The Multimedia Philosophy Synergy 5 Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover How to introduce yourself to new things and make a product 8:15 PM that is greater than the sum of its parts. Keliana Tayler, Gary Villarreal, Jeremy Erman Concert: Taunya, Beckett and Paul Engage Meet the Brass - TRMN Taunya Gren, Beckett Gladney, Paul Kwinn Synergy 1 Michael Garcia 8:30 PM Ebooks, Audio, and Good Old Fashioned Paper All A' Tingle Connect 1 Connect 3 Selected readings from the Literary Worlds of Hugo Finalist How many hundreds of books do you keep in boxes? And Chuck Tingle by members of We are Chuck Tingle. (And our yet, does your heart belong to e-books? If yes, why? If no, unicorn mascot, Rainbow Tingle.) why not? Is there a future for mixed media? Mark Gelineau, R. L. King, Melissa Snark Kathleen Bartholomew, Sarah Williams, Marjory Kaptanoglu, The Future Of Sex: A Discussion About the Wanda Kurtçu Possibilities Connect 3 Should I Hire a Freelance Editor? Connect 1 18+ Many agents now ask authors pitching novels to them if they SallyRose Robinson, Fara Otterbeck, Andrew Clark have had the manuscript professionally edited. I work as a freelance editor and find that many authors aren’t aware of 9:00 PM the different types of editors such as line and developmental verse acquisition editors at magazines and book publishers. Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff Engage Then there are proof readers, book packagers and writing coaches who offer their services. Before paying anyone, there Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Jeff Bohnhoff are things authors can and should do. Coloring Fort and Quiet Time - Adult Only . Rebecca Inch-Partridge, J.L. Doty Synergy 2 Views of Pluto Convene 1 18+ New Horizons has now shot past Ultima Thule, after finally 9:30 PM fying past Pluto/Charon. What's the data say about this odd little snowman? Now that we've got all the data back on Pluto, Theme Circle: Pacman Fever Engage what does that tell us? What about the probes we've sent to other small bodies, like Ryugu and Bennu? Raise your voice in celebration of video games, arcades and all the magic they've brought us. Pat MacEwen, Frank Wu, Heidi Stauffer, G. David Nordley BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 39 Monday, May 27 Program Schedule

Faith and Fantasy Connect 4 FanBoy Planet Convene 1 Religious beliefs and the development of story worlds. The FBP podcast joins us once again! Come listen to them Laurel Anne Hill, Melissa Snark, Tory Parker, S.P. Hendrick do their thing. Ric Bretschneider, Derek McCaw The Ink That Rushes from Your Heart Engage What Apollo 11 Meant to Me Synergy 1 Dorothy Parker wrote "Never never dip your quill/In ink that rushes from your heart." Being willing to do exactly that is Our panelists discuss the pivotal moment in history. what will bring the deepest meaning to our writing. How do Peter Glaskowsky, Arthur Bozlee, Jay Freeman, Bradford Lyau we bring ourselves to be that honest and vulnerable in our stories? Designer Babies Synergy 4 Lillian Csernica, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Jay Hartlove Two Chinese babies have been born, with edited genes. What were they trying to do? Was it successful? Was it ethical? Bubbles, Blocks, and Dinos Collaborate 2 What's the latest on genetic editing? Is CRISPR-Cas9 really 11:00 AM safe? What's this about using it on RNA? Pat MacEwen, Brian Williams, G. David Nordley, David Handspinning Synergy 3 McGaffey Learn the ancient craft of handspinning. Come learn to Kaiju Monsters Then and Now Connect 5 make a drop spindle from simple materials and then learn to make yarn for your post-apocalyptic knitting, crocheting, or How do the latest incarnations of Godzilla and King Kong weaving needs. rate compared to their predecessors? Of course the CGI and special effects have improved since Ray Harryhausen's stop BeyBlades—Let it Rip! Collaborate 2 action, but has the underlying story/message of monster If you have BeyBlades, come battle. If you don’t, come battle movies been lost? anyway, we will have extras to share. Denise Tanaka, Cliff Winnig Preteen/Teen Games Collaborate 2 Urban Legends in Science Connect 3 Conspiracy Theory, Apples to Apples, etc—if you have a Salt causes high blood pressure. We only use 10% of our game to share, bring it! brains. Vaccines cause autism. Where does this stuff come 11:30 AM from, and why do these fallacies persist? Scientists and science-knowledgeable fans dissect some of the crazy things Archetypes and Mythologies: What's New and we hear. What's on the Way Out? Engage J.L. Doty, Deborah J. Ross, Kathleen Bartholomew While the European fairy tales may have finished their run in 1:00 PM modern pop culture (Once Upon a Time, Grimm, Maleficent and Disney live-action remakes of, well, everything, other Why The Ninjas Drink Convene 1 traditional tales are already appearing in books, TV shows and the MCU. Which ones and what new forms are they They're on The List. Several of our frequent panelists account taking?) for themselves, their shenanigans and why the Programming Ninjas are suffering from liver damage. Sandra Saidak, David Brin, Jay Hartlove Douglas Berry, Eric "In the Elevator" Zuckerman, Carrie Defending THOSE Movies Connect 1 Sessarego There are a whole lot of movies that didn't do well at the Buddhist Gathering Connect 5 box office or with the critics that are beloved by some. Some Wanda Kurtçu examples: Tomorrowland, Europa Report, Watchmen. The panelists will trot out their favorites and do their best to Cartoons, Mental Health, and You Synergy 4 defend them. (Important note: this is not about movies that "I love because they are bad" or are "so bad that they're good." A look into animation in the past decade and the influence It's about movies that the panelists genuinely think deserve this has had for social minorities, the mentally and physically respect.) disabled, and more. This is not a seminar on mental health Ctein, Taunya Gren, Cayden Coronado but a look into how cartoons have helped change the stigmas surrounding these social issues. Fauna Frutchey, Kaia McNeill-Coronado, Cayden Coronado

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By Any Other Name Synergy 5 Not So Super Comics Convene 2 Are character and place names important to a reader's You love comics but superheroes leave you cold. What should response to your story? What about titles? you be reading in 2019? Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Heather Rose Jones, Deborah J. Ross Derek McCaw, Ric Bretschneider, Randy Smith Changing Views of our Solar System Connect 4 Slime! Collaborate 2 Recent probes to the Kuiper Belt, Ceres, Jupiter, and Saturn Make your own to take home! have been rewriting our view of the solar system, from the dynamic and fascinating landscape of Pluto to the possible 2:00 PM short lifespan of Saturn's rings. What are some of the most Open Crafting and Stash Giveaway Synergy 2 interesting changes in perspectives that have come with these recent missions? What changing viewpoints may be on the 3:30 PM horizon? Cliff Winnig, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, Candace Lowe, Gideon Closing Ceremonies Convene 1 Marcus Join our Guests of Honor for one last hurrah and find out what's in store for you at BayCon 2020. Getting Along With Other Fandoms Connect 1 David Brin, Gary Villarreal, Wanda Kurtçu, JC Arkham Fandom is a fickle thing - this would be a discussion of how to avoid the fighting and backbiting that often occurs 4:30 PM between fan groups. Hiss and Purr Convene 1 Stacy Meyn, Tracy Newby, David Nottage, Dan Toole, Michael Garcia Tales from the Lab Connect 3 Those who've done lab/field/real-world testing of science or engineering share their more memorable stories of things that went right, wrong, or just odd. Brian Williams, Laurel Anne Hill, Howard Davidson

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Program Participants Aviya Amir Seanan McGuire, Mary Crowell, Betsy Tinney, and many others. "Midichlorian Rhapsody", a parody of Bohemian Rhapsody, Long-time member of fandom, and less-time Ph.D student, went viral on YouTube with over 820,000 views to date. It won Aviya tries to eke out moments to enjoy fandom in between the a Pegasus award in 2014, and Jeff and Maya won the Pegasus busy life of a grad student of Korean and Japanese literature. award for Best Performer in 2015. Jeff and Maya have been Fannish interests outside of appreciation of books and media musical Guests of Honor at cons all over the US and the world. include: writing, art, cosplay, hanging out at cons, and writing and producing three fan-musicals. Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff JC Arkham Maya is the New York Times Bestselling co-author of Devil’s Daughter (with Hope Schenk-de Michele and Paul Marquez) Find JC's bio on page 8. and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (with Michael Reaves). She became addicted to science fiction when her dad let her stay Kathleen Bartholomew up late to watch The Day the Earth Stood Still. Her mom was Born in 1953, Kathleen Bartholomew cannot stand mid- scandalized; her father, unrepentant. Since then her stories have century style and is delighted to believing in the 21st Century. been published in Analog, Amazing Stories, Century, Realms Accidentally irradiated in her fifth month in utero, Kathleen of Fantasy, Interzone, Paradox and Jim Baen’s Universe. Her grew up (with a variety of amusing deficits) to be the life-long debut novel, The Meri (Baen), was a Locus Magazine 1992 Best writing partner of her sister, Kage Baker; at least, until Kage First Novel nominee and her work has been nominated for the died in 2010. Kathleen is busy staving off the myriad attacks Nebula, British SF and Sidewise awards. She’s published over a of old age in order to continue Kage's stories as much as dozen speculative fiction novels and is a founding member of possible. Currently, several short stories and a novel are under the pro-writers’ co-op Book View Cafe (bookviewcafe.com). consideration —or so her agent tells her. She keeps writing Maya lives in San Jose where she writes, performs, and records anyway. Kathleen lives in Los Angeles with her family, two cats original and parody (filk) music with her husband and awesome and a parrot; they are hoping for a Corgi soon. (all suggestions musician and producer, Chef Jeff Vader, All-Powerful God of welcome.) Kathleen also writes a semi-daily blog about Kage, Biscuits. They’ve produced five music albums: RetroRocket writing, and whatever enters her head—it can be found at www. Science, Aliens Ate My Homework and Grated Hits (parody), and wordpress.com/view/doctorzeus.co. original music CDs Manhattan Sleeps and Mobius Street, and is currently working on a new CD—I Remember the Rain. Jean Battiato Arthur Bozlee Third generation member of Bay Area fandom, Jean Batt (Donny Mirassou) has been a part of the community as long as After spending several decades working for big aerospace, they can remember. They are a feature film costumer, record Bozlee decided to relax a bit and concentrate on private breaking DJ, multi award winning drag king (including being enterprise. He holds a voting seat on the Board of Directors of the reining Mr. Galaxy and is the first non cis man to win), and XCOR Aerospace. pioneering burlesque dancer. Ric Bretschneider Douglas Berry Ric Bretschneider obsessively collects geek activities. If you Along with his status as a high priest of Orthodox Baseball, Google him, you'd swear you're looking at five different guys. Doug is an amateur historian with a focus on the Eastern A professional software developer for decades, your computer Roman and Ottoman empires. He also has a frankly disturbing likely has at least one application he's worked on. He consults obsession with penguins. Slowed slightly by a stroke, he’ll still with individuals and groups on how to effectively present happily discuss anything you like, at length. Especially Byzantine and engage an audience. Lately he’s been into pro and fan penguins. He has been gaming since 1977 and shows no sign of applications of e-communities and podcasting. A professional stopping anytime soon. Doug has written for several editions presenter and consultant, Ric founded the San Jose branch of the of Traveller, most notably authoring At Close Quarters (BITS) Pecha Kucha presentation event, and can occasionally be heard with James Lindsay, and GURPS Traveller: Ground Forces (Steve on his Presentations Roundtable podcast, promoting excellence Jackson Games). Doug has been married to the lovely Kirsten in design and technique through interviews of industry (who is not a penguin) for 27 years. professionals. Along with a valiant crew of dedicated nerds, Ric is the producer of the Fanboy Planet, a weekly podcast, and Jeff Bohnhoff writes columns on technology in fandom and crowdsourcing for the web site; fanboyplanet.com. When he has a moment, Ric Jeff is a professional musician, songwriter and recording reads books and comics, and plays analog board and card games. engineer/producer. With his wife Maya, he has released 6 CDs He's here to help people, it's what he does. including 3 albums of hilarious parodies of classic rock songs, and 3 albums of original songs, including their recent release "I Remember the Rain". He has also produced albums for 44 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Participants David Brin Ellen Coatney Find David's bio on page 3. Ellen Coatney is a woman of many hats. She has her Ph.D. in Human Physiology from UC Davis and is currently the Biology Ms. Jennifer L. Carson Department Chair at Contra Costa College where she teaches Jennifer L. Carson is an editor of 35 years who has worked anatomy and physiology. On her weekends she is found at many with such publishers as Simon and Schuster, John Wiley & Sons, of the local Renaissance Faires where she is the director of the and Jossey-Bass. She has worked on several journals, including dance troupe the Merrie Pryanksters. In her non-existent free the Hugo-nominated Speculations. She currently works for the time she enjoys reading, knitting, crochet, sewing and other SF/F publisher, Tickety Boo Press. She enjoys mentoring writers, crafts. She has promised herself that someday she will actually moderating panels at cons, talking passionately about writing, catch up on her grading and do something fun. and writing her own fantasy series. If you can’t find her, look no Cayden Coronado further than the world of Indirian where she is crafting her epic fantasy novel, In a Mortal Shadow. Blog http://leasspell.net/blog/ Cayden Coronado was raised on a steady diet of science fiction, fantasy, and sarcasm from a young age. Today he Gregg Castro dedicates himself to giving people the language and resources Gregg Castro [t'rowt'raahl Salinan/rumsien Ohlone], has they need for forging identities as fans and individuals. been involved in the preservation of his cultural heritage for Amanda Coronado over two decades, for both his late Mother’s rumsien Ohlone heritage, and on his Father’s side, on the old Salinan Nation Amanda grew up reading fantasy and dystopian novels which Tribal Council (serving as Tribal Chair for a number of years) spurred her to want to make the world a better place a little bit at and currently the non-profit organization, Salinan T’rowt’raahl. a time. She is a recent graduate of Sonoma State University with He is currently an adviser with the California Indian Storytelling her BA in Sociology and she wants to get her Master's in Social Association (CISA). Gregg is a member of the Society for Work to hopefully prevent the dystopian futures she grew up California Archaeology (SCA). He serves on SCA’s Native reading about. American Programs Committee (NAPC) as Chair. Gregg is a support resource consultant for the annual California Indian Lillian Csernica Conference, a 30 year traditional gathering of academia and Lillian Csernica's fiction has appeared in Weird Tales, culture about California Indigenous heritage. Gregg was on the Fantastic Stories, These Vampires Don't Sparkle, and the newly Archaeology Resources Committee (ARC) of the State Historical released Typhon: A Monster Anthology. Her pirate romance Resources Commission (SHRC). He recently founded and novel, Ship of Dreams, was first published by Dorchester and is advises the California Indian History Curriculum Coalition, to now available in ebook format. Also available are Ms. Csernica's improve K-12 social studies education. Gregg is a writer and nonfiction books, The Writer's Spellbook and The Fright Factory. activist within the California indigenous community, on issues Born in San Diego, Ms. Csernica is a genuine California native regarding cultural preservation, protection, education and with a passion for Japanese history and culture. She currently traditional practices. resides in the Santa Cruz mountains with her husband, two sons, Jon Chaisson and three cats. Visit her blog at www.lillian888.wordpress.com or tweet her @LillianCsernica. Jon Chaisson is the writer of the Bridgetown Trilogy, a 'spiritual' urban fantasy, available at Smashwords. When he's not Ctein writing, he blogs about the writing life (welcometobridgetown. Ctein is a professional author and photographer. He is the com) and his somewhat unhealthy obsession with music co-author, with John Sandford, of the New York Times bestelling (jonchaisson.com). He lives in San Francisco with his wife science fiction thriller, Saturn Run. He has recently written Amanda, several books, and a ridiculously large music a natural disaster thriller with David Gerrold entitled Ripple collection. Effect. Ctein is also the author of "Digital Restoration From Start Andrew Clark To Finish" and "Post Exposure."Photographically, he is best known in the SF community for his photographs of eclipses, From his lair high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Andrew aurora, natural and unnatural scenics, and space launches and Clark has been looking forward to people making up their his hand-printed fine-art books. His photographic work can be minds whether to embrace utopia or dystopia, and being ready seen at http://ctein.com and photo-repair.com. Ctein's been an either way. Since advances in coffee brewing technology made industrial consultant on computer displays, a technical writer his MA in Social Ecology obsolete, he now makes carbon of computer manuals, has degrees in English and Physics from based life forms adapt to the silicon expectations of their self Caltech, and has engaged in pollution research, astronomy, selected overlords. A long time attendee of BayCon, Andrew photocopy research, world designing for CONTACT, and radical is a particular fan of Heinlein, Bujold, S.M. Stirling and C.J. feminist queer activism. Ctein identifies as "radical poly feminist Cherryh. bi-queer."Not necessarily in that order.If he grows up, he wants BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 45 Program Participants to be a dilettante. Ctein lives in Daly City with retired technical J.L. Doty writer and geologist Paula Butler, three demented psittacines, a half dozen more-or-less normal computers, and twenty Jim is a full-time SF&F writer, scientist (Ph.D. Electrical kilobooks. He reports that the house seems to be shrinking... Engineering), laser geek, and former running-dog-lackey for the bourgeois capitalist establishment. He's been writing for Howard Davidson over 30 years, with 10 published books. His first success came through self-publishing when his books went word-of-mouth Howard Davidson was captured by a Heinlein book in second viral, and sold enough that he was able to quit his day-job, start grade, and hasn't been seen much since. Inspired to do science working for himself and write full time--his new boss is a real fiction by reading it, he went off and got a Ph.D. in physics, the jerk. That led to contracts with traditional publishers like Open best training availabe for a crackpot inventor. He is an Industrial Road Media and Harper Collins Voyager, and his books are now Physicist in Silicon Valley. He holds 52 patents. He has published a mix of traditional and self-published. His tenth novel, the third and presented numerous technical papers and one technical in his urban fantasy series The Dead Among Us, was released in book chapter, has taught Computer Engineering at Stanford, February of 2017. Last year he finished his thirteenth novel A and has done professional biology on the side. He worked on Hymn for the Dying, the first in a new SF series, The Blacksword things he can't talk about at LLNL, though he will admit that Regiment, and is busy getting rejection slips from publishers. some hardware he touched made it to the moon. He gets to write Right now he's fleshing out ideas for the next book in The Dead science fiction for the annual budget cycle, and fantasy for the Among Us; he's writing another episode in The Treasons Cycle; planning cycle. and he's just finished his fourteenth novel, Counter Force, hard, Margaret Davis military SF. Science is a passion, but writing is a demanding need. Margaret Davis is a singer, Celtic harper, flutist and recorder player who has dedicated her life to performing original Charon Dunn arrangements of Celtic and Medieval music. She grew up in Charon Dunn is the author of the Adventures of Sonny Knight Illinois where she was classically trained as a flutist and recorder trilogy, a YA action adventure series set in a climate changed, player and received degrees in Music and French from Knox post dystopian far future. She has experience with a great many College. She has recorded 14 CDs with her bands Brocelïande other things, including deposition summaries, videogaming, and Avalon Rising, and on them she sings in French, Medieval French, Latin, Provençal, Gallician Portuguese, Gaelic, forensics, bunny rabbits, audio engineering, fortune telling, Spanish, and English. Margaret’s interest in music as a healing rhythm and bass guitars, secretly sabotaging Oxford commas, modality has led to work with Oakland’s Healing Muses, multiple flavors of fandom, and trial preparation. She lives with Stanford Hospital’s Music for Healing Program, and with a massive Ragdoll named The Big Kahuna, whom some believe Vision Journey Facilitator Britt Nesheim. Margaret is past is the largest cat in San Francisco. Originally from Maui, she has Chairman of the Board of the Bay Area Folk Harp Society and lived in SF since the '80s and has no intention of ever leaving. she currently co-runs independent record label Flowinglass Music with her husband Kristoph Klover. As a day job, she Jeremy Erman works as a calligraphic artist, creating one-of-a-kind illuminated When Jeremy was little, he hummed and daydreamed during calligraphy commissions for an international clientele. Websites: school, improvised when supposed to be practicing the violin www.flowinglass.com/princess/index.html and www.flowinglass. or piano, and fell asleep most nights imagining what would com/art/index.html happen next in the books he was reading. Now he has a degree in Music Composition, works as a pianist and music director Jon DeCles for theatres and schools in the Bay Area, and stays up late trying Jon DeCles has been writing (and selling) science fiction and to write down his own stories. His fiction has appeared at Daily fantasy since 1964. He has written a lot of other stuff as well. He Science Fiction and his non-fiction at Black Gate. He is currently ekes out his living working on stage. He writes almost as slowly working on a novel and a musical. Visit http://jeremyerman.net as he composes music. He once met Hugo Gernsback. Bill Farley Tyler Hayes Patrick Farley Tyler is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Northern California, and a Social Justice Bard specializing in the College Charlene Felton of Comfort. He writes stories he hopes will show people that not only are they not alone in this terrifying world, but we Three years a LARP writer and four years a BayCon staff might just make things better. His fiction has appeared online member, Acata is excited to share her experience writing and in Anotherealm, Nossa Morte, and The Edge of Propinquity, and playing tabletops, LARPs and board games with the BayCon in print in anthologies from Alliteration Ink, Graveside Tales, community. Check out her blog, where she records various game and Aetherwatch. Tyler’s debut novel, The Imaginary Corpse, is related exploits: larpingkitty.wordpress.com coming from Angry Robot Books in fall 2019. 46 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Participants Margaret McGaffey Fisk of Mars. Go figure. Jay's other SF&F-related activities include levitation (in small airplanes), cloning higher life forms (roses), I've lived many roles in my life starting with Foreign Service first-hand study and observation of far-distant worlds (amateur Brat (child of US diplomats) and ranging through editor, astronomy), dealing every day with strange alien beings (cats), programmer, wife, writer, mother, and cook, along with too and playing electric guitar (no parenthetical explanation many others to mention. I called foreign countries home as a needed). He has five academic degrees, none of which have child then lived and worked in many segments of US society, had anything to do with his career or employment. He lives in both racial and economic. These experiences inform my writing Redondo Beach and wants to be a dilettante if he grows up. as I explore the barriers between cultures, economic classes, and social standings. Ultimately, my stories are about people Fauna Frutchey whether in the distant future, in alternate pasts, or pretty much Quietly working the con circuit for years, Fauna has finally everything in between. My stories have appeared in various stepped out from the shadows to talk everyone's ear off. A friend science fiction and fantasy anthologies while my indie novels of Mix, Cannibalistic Fawn is a trans nonbinary Youtuber and cover science fiction, steampunk, and romance. Like my stories, Art Director. There is also a dog. I enjoy exploring a wide variety of topics, especially when discussions veer off in unexpected directions. I am an amateur M. Todd Gallowglas philosopher and keen observer of humanity. This makes me confident, but eager to learn both where I've gone astray and Writer and storyteller. where I've never been. A closed mind is a sad waste of the little time we have to experience our complicated world. Visit my Michael Garcia website, margaretmcgaffeyfisk.com, to learn about my books, Bay Area native, organized fandom member, and convention interesting topics, book reviews, super-utility staffer since 1992, Michael Garcia is no stranger to most convention-goers in California. When he's not working in Colin Fisk an international broadcast center at night, he's helping fandom Gamer, Author, Chef, Photographer, Nerd. Though best organizations begin their chapters or responding to member known for helping write and design Cyberpunk: the Role Playing inquires as an ombudsperson. He has served as a paid/volunteer Game and various supplements, he’s worked on more than ten staffer and vendor at several conventions on the West Coast, published games. In his mundane life, Colin has been working in nearly every department. In his seventh return to BayCon, with technology companies for more than twenty years, having he'll be representing The Royal Manticoran Navy (Fri/Sat) and worked on everything from the QuickCam to setting up the STARFLEET (Sun) in the halls and in panels, and he's always social systems in Second Life, eProcurement and is currently happy to speak to people interested in joining organized fandom working on games for slot machines. Colin currently lives in groups and helping them navigate their way to success. Reno, NV with his wife Margaret and, in his spare time, is working on creating new worlds when he’s not wandering the Mark Gelineau neighborhood taking nature photos of the local animals or Mark Gelineau is the author of the fantasy novella imprint working in his garden. Echoes of Ascended, where he writes four different series alongside Joe King. He is also creator of the Tales of the Hanged Jacob Fisk Man series published by Pro Se Press. In addition, Mark has Jacob Fisk is a lifelong fandom member, with a love for also published papers in the academic journal Slayage: The books, video games, anime, comics, and other media on Journal of Whedon Studies for the Whedon Studies Association occasion. He is studying to be a veterinarian, and as such is a and presented at the Association's national conference. Mark stickler for biology and science in fiction (to an insufferable has been an educator for over seventeen years, teaching degree at times), but is also a fan of classical mythology and English at one of the top private schools in the country. He has history. You can often find him ranting about some minor detail taught literature and storytelling in both China and Japan as for far longer than is considered necessary, or recharging his an academic and cultural exchange teacher. In the past, Mark batteries in a corner. Not as scary as he looks. served as director of education outreach for Arclight Repertory Theater and was education specialist for the Shakespeare on the Jay Freeman Square Festival in San Jose. From comics to tabletop and role- playing games, Mark has a love for all that is gloriously geeky in Jay Freeman has always regarded science fiction and fantasy the world. In the few hours left between writing and teaching, as travel guides to the future, which he used assiduously to study Mark spends time with his wife and his six year old son, Bryce, and prepare for the trip: In 1952, at the age of six, he wanted to and the official Corgi of the Ascended, a Fluffy Pembroke be a rocket pilot and explore other worlds. Unfortunately, he had named Zuzu. been born on a planet where spaceflight was an escapist fantasy for losers. Notwithstanding, he ended up writing flight-control software for an outfit whose corporate goal is the colonization

BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 47 Program Participants Beckett Gladney Emmet Hartlove Beckett Gladney is an illustrator and photographer, a Hi! I’m Emmet Hartlove. I am 18 and have been doing craftsperson and a mom. She's been working as an illustrator professional art for 2 years now as well as participating in for the last 25 years or more and branched into professional fandom and fandom discussions. I am a trans man, love to play photography as well. She likes trying new creative things and is DnD, and look forward to being part of BayCon this year! always exploring new mediums for expression. She also enjoys music and playing harmonica with the band Puzzlebox. S.P. Hendrick Peter Glaskowsky S. P. Hendrick is the author of two acclaimed fantasy series, The Glastonbury Chronicles and Tales Of The Dearg-Sidhe. Her Peter Glaskowsky is an architect with AI chip startup current stand-alone fantasy novel, Raven’s Daughter concerns Esperanto Technologies. He is an experienced non-fiction a red-haired Bladeswoman, a Bard, with a mysterious past, editor and writer, having previously served as editor in chief of and the dangerous journey they must share. In the works is a the computer-industry newsletter Microprocessor Report. He deck of Tarot cards based on Celtic mythology, British folklore, helped found, fund, and build the x86 CPU startup Montalvo and the worlds and characters she has created. Ms Hendrick Systems, worked as a senior architect at Intel and as a silicon holds a degree in English and lives in the San Fernando Valley, strategist at Microsoft, co-authored two books on space California with her husband Jay T. Mayer, entirely too many cats, elevators, and is an inventor on 26 U.S. patents. He runs the and thirty-six overflowing bookcases. Space track at Norwescon, and has attended 20 Worldcons. He's 230,000 words into a first-person self-insertion time-travel Laurel Anne Hill alternate-history deus-ex-machina wish-fulfillment journal-style Laurel Anne Hill—author and former underground storage info-dump tuckerized political science-fiction mystery series, as tank operator—grew up in San Francisco with more dreams of yet unpublished. adventure than good sense or money. Her close brushes with Taunya Gren death, love of family, respect for honor and belief in a higher power continue to influence her writing and her life. She has Taunya Gren has been in the entertainment industry for 43 authored two award-winning novels: The Engine Woman’s years as an actress, producer, director and writer. She worked Light (Sand Hill Review Press), and Heroes Arise (Komenar with and learned from Gerald Molen (Schindlers List, Minority Publishing). The Engine Woman’s Light, the recipient of twelve Report, Jurassic Park) and John Garbett (Shrek, Shrek 2). She honors and awards, relates the spirits-meet-steampunk, has also performed in the United States and Europe in theater coming-of-age heroic journey of a young Latina in an alternate and film with a long list of credits in both. Most recently she 19th Century California. Laurel’s published short stories and completed a turn as the enigmatic antagonist in the feature film nonfiction pieces total over forty. She has served as a program "Corral". participant at many science fiction/fantasy conventions. She’s the Literary Stage Manager for the annual San Mateo County Fair, a Ian Grey speaker, writing contest judge, and anthology editor. And she’s Ian Grey grew up in the community of writers and artists that even engineered a steam locomotive. For more about Laurel, go has haunted Berkeley since the '70s as part of the fan-turned-pro to http://www.laurelannehill.com.. collective known as Greyhaven. He has been an occasional poet Michael Houghtaling and writer, avid historian and folklorist, long-time gamer, 3rd generation fan, and dabbler in assorted odds and ends. Rebecca Inch-Partridge Joe Harney Rebecca has loved telling stories as long as she can remember. In third grade she wrote her first science fiction book. In it, the Jay Hartlove bionic woman met Captain Kirk and flew off in the Enterprise Jay Hartlove is the award-winning author of the Isis Rising only to discover that Wonder Woman’s race actually came Trilogy (Chosen, Daughter Cell, Isis Rising) which is being from another planet. Since that time, Rebecca Inch-Partridge Escaping the republished. He is also the playwright and producer of The has written a Young Adult Science Fantasy Novel, Dashia Mirror’s Revenge, the musical sequel to the Snow White fable. He , which she is currently shopping to editors and agents. writes Dark Fantasy and loves to explore the possibilities of the She has had several short stories and articles published in small supernatural in our lives. His stories are filled with gods, dreams, press and online magazines. She has also received honorable angels, and hidden connections. He puts his characters through mention in the Writers of the Future contest a few times. Her Nova hell and drives them to higher ideals and unexpected heroism. story, "Babies and Bugs" was recently published in Science He loves to take stories where the reader does not expect, with Fiction Magazine.Rebecca is an active member of Gold Country sympathetic villains, heroes with very dark pasts, and lots of plot Writers where she serves as a mentor and the leader of two twists. He was selected as one of the 50 Authors You Should Be breakout critique groups. She also enjoys assisting authors by Reading by The Authors Show. serving as a freelance editor. For day jobs, Rebecca has worked 48 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Participants on an ambulance, been a social worker, and directed activities Katharine Kerr at a senior living community. Currently, she is the office manager for a biotechnology trade show company where her Katharine Kerr lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her duties include writing articles about research breakthroughs at husband, two cats, and a vagrant skunk. Although she spent universities across the U.S. She invites you to read or listen to her childhood in a Great Lakes industrial city, she became a some of her short stories on her website www.RIPartridge.com. confirmed Californian at age nine, when her family relocated Teens are encouraged to enter her writing contest, which runs here. She’s the author of the Deverry series of epic fantasies, through the end of May. From her website you can also join the Nola O’Grady series of light-hearted urban fantasy, the her Chapter of the Week Club and read her nuclear apocalyptic “Runemaster” duo, and a few science fiction works, mostly novel entitled Surviving The Fall. notably Snare. Her website is www.deverry.com Michael R. Johnston Anne Killpack Michael R. Johnston is a high school English teacher and Anne Killpack is a dilettante, artist, activist, writer, and writer living in Sacramento, California with his wife, daughter, occasional Dalek. and more cats than strictly necessary. His Science Fiction novel, R. L. King The Widening Gyre, was released in March 2019 by Flame Tree Press. He can be found at mjohnstonbooks.com and Twitter @ R. L. King is the author of the Alastair Stone Chronicles MREJohnston urban fantasy series as well as the Shadowrun RPG novel Borrowed Time and numerous bits of Shadowrun game material Heather Rose Jones published by Catalyst Game Labs. She is a member of the SFWA, Heather Rose Jones is the author of the Alpennia historic Horror Writers’ Association, and the International Association fantasy series: an alternate-Regency-era Ruritanian adventure of Media Tie-In Writers, who nominated her for a Scribe revolving around women’s lives woven through with magic, Award in 2016 (she lost to a Star Wars novel, so she doesn’t alchemy, and intrigue. Her short fiction has appeared in Sword feel too bad). When she’s not busy making life a living hell for and Sorceress, Lace and Blade, and at Podcastle.org. Heather her beloved characters, she enjoys watching Doctor Who and blogs about research into lesbian-like motifs in history and Lucifer, playing board games, MMORPGs, and tabletop RPGs, literature at the Lesbian Historic Motif Project and has a and trying to figure out ways to exercise that don’t bore her stiff. podcast covering the field of lesbian historical fiction which has She lives in San Jose with her understanding spouse, a herd of recently expanded into publishing audio fiction. She works as an extremely photogenic cats, and a crested gecko named Lofwyr. industrial failure investigator in biotech pharmaceuticals which You can find her at alastairstonechronicles.com, or on Facebook is about as science-fictional as you can get these days. at Facebook.com/AlastairStoneChronicles. James Jones Kristoph Klover Member of the Royal Manticoran Navy since 2011. Kristoph Klover is a professional singer, guitarist, sound engineer, leader of Avalon Rising, and a member of Broceliande, Merelan Jones Margaret & Kristoph, and Axis of Blues. He performs regularly in the Bay Area with his bands and with his wife Margaret Marjory Kaptanoglu Davis. He has recorded many albums for his bands, (Storming Heaven - Avalon Rising, Make We Merry - Broceliande, The True Marjory Kaptanoglu is a former Apple engineer who Lover's Return - Margaret & Kristoph, and many others) as well programmed the text-editing software for the first color as albums for Seanan McGuire, Puzzlebox, the JD Buhl Band, Macintosh. Turning to screenwriting, she wrote numerous Prometheus Music, and many fine folk musicians. His latest award-winning feature-length and short scripts. Six of her shorts album is a collaboration with Jay Hartlove about Snow White were produced and screened at international film festivals. In after they all lived happily ever after called Snow White: The 2017, she began writing novels, and her debut, a young adult Mirror's Revenge. An all-original new musical with words by Jay Dreadmarrow Thief fantasy titled , won the silver medal in the Hartlove and music by Margaret and Kristoph. Info about all his SPR Book Awards and the bronze in the Wishing Shelf Book recordings is at www.flowinglass.com. Awards. She now has two more published novels: Last Girl Standing (YA sci-fi) and Invader (sci-fi), newly released on May Geoffrey Kramer 1, 2019. She earned her BA in English from Stanford University and has appeared as a speaker, panelist, and contest judge at Wanda KurtÇu schools, writing conventions, and film festivals. See Wanda's bio on page 6.

BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 49 Program Participants Paul Kwinn Pat MacEwen Paul Kwinn has been a filker for about 28 years, and a Pat MacEwen is a physical anthropologist. She works on videogame engineer for 5 years longer than that. You might bones from archaeological sites and does independent research know him as a member of the band Puzzlebox. You might know on genocide. She worked on war crimes investigations for of his game work if you played 720 or Cyberball in the arcade, the International Criminal Tribunal, after doing CSI work or Deadlock or Ultima Online on your computer, or Bubsy or for a decade, and was once a marine biologist at the Institute Doki-Doki Universe on various consoles. (Yep, been at this a of Marine & Coastal Studies at USC. Rough Magic, first in while.) a forensic/urban fantasy trilogy, The Fallen, is out from Sky Warrior Publishing. Dragon’s Kiss, a YA fantasy about a crippled Candace Lowe boy who can talk to dragons, is also out from Sky Warrior. She C. Sanford Lowe is a science fiction writer who most recently writes mystery, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Her work Year’s Best SF co-authored, The Black Hole Project, with G. David Nordley. has appeared in a anthology. It has also been a Formerly a newspaper reporter in Boston, a deputy sheriff in finalist for the Sturgeon Award, and made the Tiptree Honors Arizona, and an airline pilot in New Mexico, Lowe currently List. Her hobbies include exploring cathedrals, alien-building works in IT at Stanford University. She is a winner of the best via nonhuman biology, and trawling through history books for short story for the New England Science Fiction Association. the juicy bits. When not writing, she collaborates on experimental music with Vanessa MacLaren-Wray her husband, and tutors students studying English as a second language. Vanessa MacLaren-Wray writes over-researched SF/fantasy, analyzes electric power systems, invents messy science projects Synita Luckey for kids, makes photographs and robots, and watches rocket Synita Luckey is an evening wear designer, costumer, launches (on site if possible!). She's a published poet with an SF amateur fashion historian, panelist on costuming and diversity novella seeking a home right now, and the fractious teens in the in fandom, and occasional stage kitten. A graduate of City fantasy novel she's working on are in all kinds of trouble, but at College of San Francisco, her work is inspired by the designers least they have finally started talking to each other. As a known of the 1930's-1960's as well as contemporary designers such as procrastinator, Doc MacWray tries not to hang out online. Jean-Paul Gautier and Vivienne Westwood. Her work has been Fail. She can easily be tracked down at cometarytales.com, featured in national drag pageants, in cover art for indie comics, cometarytales (flickr), PixelGravityAstronomy (Facebook), and and at the Edwardian Ball in SF. As well as her own design work, both PixelGravity and CometaryTales on Twitter. Synita is the lead designer for Dreamscapes - All Worlds Unite Janice Marcus and curates the fashion and cosplay Tumblr page; The Stylish Geek. By day a mild-mannered writer, cosplayer, and all-around nerd, Janice has a degree in Japanese Studies and an ongoing Timberwoof Lupindo interest in Japanese pop culture. She's also the editorial backbone of Serling-Award winning and Hugo-nominated web Bradford Lyau project, galacticjourney.org, a time machine that brings context Bradford Lyau has been a life-long reader of science fiction, and relevance to the world of fifty-five years ago. An inverate part of fandom for over forty years, and a panelist for over member and moderator of countless convention panels, Janice twenty-five years. He is a historian by training (BA, UC- runs the Galactic Journey presentations when the Journey Berkeley; MA, PhD, University of Chicago) and once taught hits the road. When she's not writing or editing, she's helping at several universities in California and Europe. He presently support her daughter's dreams of becoming a musician, a comic works for a start-up company and is a political activist/ artist, and taking over the world. consultant. He remains active in formal scholarship, publishing academic articles on American, British, French, and other Lorelei Marcus European science fiction. He was an invited program participant A teen taking on the world. An artist, musician, and fan of in 1984 for the George Orwell Conference held in London, scif-fi. Has written and illustrated fiction, nonfiction, music, and and in 1991 for the Utopian Conference held in Yverdon-les- Bain, Switzerland, as part of Switzerland’s 700th Anniversary comics. Known for being raised in 3 different decades: currently celebration. One of his recent articles analyzed Cixin Liu’s living in 1964, 1989, and 2019. recently translated novels, his first attempt to analyze science fiction from a non-Western culture. His book analyzing French Gideon Marcus science fiction, The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Award-winning sf writer and space historian Gideon Marcus Fiction: Stepchildren of Voltaire, received very positive reviews is founder of Hugo-nominated galacticjoyrney.org. He lives in from leading academic SF journals and is listed as a reference San Diego (2019 and 1964 vintage) with his wife and daughter, for further reading in the “France” entry in the Encyclopedia of both of whom are much cooler than him. Science Fiction. 50 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Participants Derek McCaw Jennifer Nestojko Derek has covered comics, movies, and TV for almost 20 Jennifer Nestojko is a teacher and a writer. She has a new years, through his site Fanboy Planet and many others. An actor, story coming out this year as a pod cast for the Lesbian Historic writer, and teacher, Derek co-wrote The Greatest American Hero Motif Project. comic book revival, and edited and wrote for Mark Hamill's comic fanzine Once Upon a Dime. His first book, I Was Flesh Tracy Newby Gordon, written with actor Jason Williams, will be out this Tracy Newby is a longtime costumer and founding member summer from McFarland Publishing. of the 501st Legion and Golden Gate Garrison Star Wars David McGaffey costuming groups. A sometimes Renaissance man and dabbler in many things crafty: vacuum forming, silicon molding and The Professor has been reading SF/Fantasy since the 40s. resin casting, sewing, metal work and CAD drafting and design. As a genuine OF ( I'll go with Old Fogey) he is alternatively He is a Sci-Fi dilettante with memberships in the 501st Legion, delighted, confused, exhilarated, turned off and on, and Rebel Legion, The Colonial Fleet (new Battlestar Galactica), wondering who is still writing for him. When not reading SF, he Starfleet (Star Trek), Legion of Rassilon (Dr. Who), BASFA (Bay teaches International relations, cross-culture, peace and conflict, Area Science Fiction Association), and lover of Babylon 5, Space international economics and management. He enjoys arguing 1999 as well as many other esoteric shows and films. Lover of all with authors who substitute their biases for knowledge of what things science related including physics, engineering, forensics, those fields mean. biology and medicine. Sometimes gamer who prefers RPGs to FPS. Tracy has been a participant in BayCon, SiliCon, ComiCon, Kaia McNeill-Coronado LosCon and Convolution as a guest or attending professional on Kaia McNeill-Coronado is a 3rd generation fan, an artist, a many occasions. sculptor, and an amateur voice actor. She actually did learn to read playing D & D. G. David Nordley Gerald Nordley is an author and astronautical engineer Stacy Meyn with degrees in physics and systems management. A retired In past lives, Stacy Meyn was a library clerk, A/V tech, music Air Force officer, Gerald worked in spacecraft operations, store manager, and DJ/producer. She webmavened during production, and advanced propulsion. His last paper was "Mass the dot.com boom (and bust), and has operated her freelance Beam Propulsion: An Overview" with Adam Crowl in JBIS. He writing business, Space Ltd. , since 1994. She holds a master’s serves as Chairman of the Board for the Experimental Rocket degree in education and is an instructional designer. Stacy Propulsion Society. He is also active in CONTACT: Cultures of participates in various fan groups, including the 501st Legion, the Imagination, an interdisciplinary space-oriented academic Browncoats, Bay Area Actual, and Starfleet International, plus conference. As science fiction writer "G. David Nordley," his her obsessions with the USS Hornet and the paranormal. For main interest is the future of human exploration and settlement additional fun, she serves as a disaster service worker, costumer, of space. His stories focus on the dramatic aspects of individual prop-builder, podcaster, and convention panelist. lives within the broad sweep of a plausible human future. He is a past Hugo and Nebula award nominee as well as a four- Steven Mix time winner of the Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact annual "AnLab" reader's poll. His last novel was To Climb a Flat Steve Mix is an author of apocalyptic fiction. He also owns Mountain A World Beneath a comic shop and was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne , and the latest book is a collection, the Stars Division's 1st of the 505th. Oh and he's written some articles for , from Brief Candle Press. The latest sale at this writing Analog Bullshido.net and Search magazine recently. This man is doing is "Empress of Starlight" for . He and his wife Gayle, a too much and this forced bio proves it. He needs a vacation or retired Apple software engineer, live in Sunnyvale, CA. some actual success sometime because...damn, NASA's space David Nottage program should be asking him to slow down about now. I wrote this on 3 hours sleep, so piss off if it sucks. LJK Oliva Kevin Andrew Murphy L.J.K Oliva writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, with a heavy dash of suspense. When not writing, you can Kevin Andrew Murphy writes for many worlds, most notably George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series. His story “Find the usually find her in either her garden or her kitchen. She likes her Lady” just received the Darrell Award for Best Midsouth Novella whiskey strong, her chocolate dark, and her steak bloody- life at MidSouthCon and he has other recent Wild Cards stories in is complicated enough. Most of all, L.J.K. likes monsters... and Low Chicago, the expanded reissue of One-Eyed Jacks, and the knows the darkest ones don't live in closets. upcoming (but out in Britain) Knaves Over Queens. He’s also James Olsen just written “The Golden Cup” for Savage World’s Pantheon super hero game setting. BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 51 Program Participants Ms Fara Otterbeck Sandra Saidak Ms Otterbeck is a retired Political & Economic Risk Analyst, Sandra Saidak graduated San Francisco State University in farmer, back ground actress, and gamer. She has devoted the 1985 with a B.A. in English. She is a high school English teacher last two decades of her life to the study of the ways humans use by day, author by night. Her hobbies include reading, dancing, bodily fluids in their day today life. attending science fiction conventions, researching prehistory, and maintaining an active fantasy life (but she warns that this Tory Parker last one could lead to dangerous habits such as writing). Sandra Tory is involved with many activities ranging from etheri lives in San Jose with her husband Tom, daughters Heather and Daughter of the Goddess rainwater basketweaving to artificially induced holographic fruit Melissa, and two cats. Her first novel, Lands and vegetable gardening. She happily shares her domicile with , an epic set in the late Neolithic Age, was published in very non cat like cats and a couple of very silly chickens. November, 2011 by Uffington Horse Press. Diana L. Paxson Sumiko Saulson Diana L. Paxson has been been writing fantasy and appearing Sumiko Saulson is a science-fiction, fantasy and horror on the program since the first Baycon. She has written 29 novels writer and graphic novelist. She was the 2016 recipient of the and many short stories, and is best known for the Westria Horror Writer Association's Scholarship from Hell. Her works 60 Black Women in Horror Fiction novels, her historical fantasies, and for taking over the Avalon include the reference guide , Solitude The Moon Cried Blood Happiness series from Marion Zimmer Bradley (most recently, Sword Of novels include , , and Other Diseases Somnalia Insatiable, Avalon). She also edited Sword And Sorceress XXI, was a judge , , and the Amazon Warmth for the Pagan Fiction Contest, and edits the Asatru journal, bestselling horror comedy . She has written short Forever Vacancy Babes and Idunna. She also writes non-fiction, most recently, The Essential stories for anthologies, including , Beasts Tales from the Lake 3 Clockwork Wonderland Guide To Possession, Depossession And Divine Relationships. , , , and Mauskaveli Dooky She lives at Greyhaven, a large, multi-generational house full of others. She wrote and illustrated comics , , Dreamworlds Agrippa books, computers and guests, in Berkeley. and graphic novels and . She’s the editor of the anthology Black Magic Women. She writes for Search SallyRose Robinson Magazine, and SumikoSaulson.com. The child of African American and Russian-Jewish American parents, she is a native Susie Rodriguez Californian who grew up in Los Angeles and Hawaii. She is an Oakland resident who has spent most of her adult life in the San Susie is an amateur everything in that she does not get Francisco Bay Area. paid for any of it. The homeschooling mother of a 20 year old comic nerd and an 8 year competitive skater, she is a life Michael Schulkins long fan, aspiring novelist, writer of snarky filk and all around smart alec. She is totally eyeballing your room to see if she can Michael Schulkins writes humor and science fiction novels fit programming into it. She holds a BA in English from UC full of phantasmagorical fun! His new steampunk alternate Berkeley and her passions include old movies, new YA novels history bestseller, Mark Twain on the Moon, brings the wit and wonder of Mark Twain's travel writings to a whole new planet. and cheeseburgers. His other novels include the out-of-this-world political satires Deborah J. Ross Up A Tree: A Jobs and Plunkitt Galactic Adventure, Beltway, and the comic crime capers Mother Lode and Sting Suite. Deborah J. Ross is an award-nominated writer and editor of Michael was born and raised in California, and although fantasy and science fiction. Recent books include Thunderlord he has checked out repeatedly, he has of course been unable to (with Marion Zimmer Bradley); Lambda Award Finalist/ leave. He lives with the love of his life in a classic mid-century Triptree recommended Collaborators (as Deborah Wheeler), and modern house in Silicon Valley, just an iPhone’s throw from The Seven-Petaled Shield epic fantasy trilogy. Her short fiction Apple Galactic Headquarters. has appeared in F & SF, Asimov's, and Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace, and has earned Honorable Mention in Year's Best Michael attended several universities and eventually emerged SF. She has served as Secretary to the Science Fiction Fantasy with two degrees in physics, one in music composition, and Writers of America (SFWA), the Board of Directors of Book minors in math, political science, philosophy, and poker. He View Café, and the jury for the Philip K. Dick Award. When subsequently spent twenty years teaching physics, and now she's not writing, she knits for charity, plays classical piano, and writes full time. studies yoga.

52 BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue Program Participants Chuck Serface even lost a Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund election. You can find him hanging out at convention parties. Don't be alarmed if you Chuck Serface lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds see him wearing a clergy collar. He is also an ordained United a BA in Psychology and an MA in English Literature (Emphasis: Methodist pastor serving a congregation in Silicon Valley. Creative Writing) from San Jose State University. Since 1988, he has been a crisis interventionist with Suicide and Crisis Services Melissa Snark of Santa Clara County. From 2008 to 2010, he took a leave of absence to volunteer for the Peace Corps TEFL (Teaching Author Melissa Snark lives in the San Francisco bay area with English as a Foreign Language) Program, completing his service her husband, three children, and a glaring of litigious felines. She in Ukraine where he taught colloquial and business English for reads and writes fantasy and romance, and is published with The the Department of Foreign Languages for Banking Business at Wild Rose Press & Nordic Lights Press. She is a coffeeoholic, Ternopil National Economic University. An Acute Myelogenous chocoholic, and a serious geek girl. Her Loki’s Wolves series Leukemia (AML) survivor, Chuck has been in remission since stems from her fascination with wolves and mythology. Visit June 2004. His poetry has appeared in The Edge City Review, https://www.melissasnark.com/ to learn more. Pivot, Neovictorian/Cochlea, and Reed. A long-term science Heidi Stauffer fiction and fantasy fan, he’s published critical articles on these subjects and others in The Drink Tank, Journey Planet, and an Heidi Stauffer is a geoscientist who completed her PhD upcoming issue of Chunga. As “Two-Buck Chuck” he’s the co- in Earth science in 2017, specializing in climate modeling. host, content producer, and leaf in the wind on the NerdVana She is a licensed Professional Geologist and has worked as an Podcast. environmental geologist, a natural hazard disclosure consultant, and a science educator. She has been a fan of SFF since she could Carrie Sessarego read (which was when she was about 2 years old) and is a third Carrie Sessarego is the resident 'geek reviewer' for Smart culture kid from a mixed race and indigenous background. She Bitches, Trashy Books, where she wrangles science fiction, fantasy currently teaches science and math at a private middle/high romance, comics, movies, and non-fiction. Carrie’s first book, school in the San Francisco Bay Area while also exploring non- Pride, Prejudice, and Popcorn: TV and Film Adaptations of Pride academic careers. and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre, was released Denise Tanaka in 2014. She spends her time wrangling her husband, daughter, dog, and three cats. Denise Tanaka can usually be found sitting at one sort of machine or another. At the keyboard, she is a lifelong writer Timothy Simpson of magical beings and faraway worlds. Her most recent short Tim Simpson, “Darth Solar”, is a costumer, poet, fanboy, story appeared in AlternaTEAS edited by ElizaBeth Gilligan geek, nerd, thespian, and history buff. He blames his lifelong who is sadly missed. At the sewing machine, she creates fantasy obsession with Star Wars on his mother, who saw fit to watch costumes and historical garments that transform her into the first film in the theater while pregnant. After seeing Return Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, General Leia, space aliens, or of the Jedi in theaters, he decided that Royal Guard was a worthy women of past eras. At her day job behind a desk, she works career ambition, and in mid-2013, he graduated from the in the challenging field of immigration law to pay for it all. Imperial Academy on Yinchorr. Since then, he has been making Her books can be found through http://sasorizabooks.com or charity appearances with the 501st Legion, and has made club amazon.com/author/denisetanaka history, being the first member to troop with all four California Linden Tarr Garrisons. His other interests include leatherwork, sour ales, and historical reenactment of the Renaissance, Dickensian I worked here last year and I also sell my photography here. London, and Ancient Celts. Currently, he resides in San Diego, I would really like to get onto the just for fun pannels as well where he is Captain of HMS Bedivere, the local chapter of the as the pannel on repersenting ACE ARO and TRANS people Royal Manticoran Navy. becase I myself am ACE. That isn't really a bio but yall already know me soo yeah. Randy Smith Keliana Tayler Randy Smith has participated in many aspects of fandom over the last forty years or so. He's written for fanzines, Keliana Tayler is a freelance illustrator that specializes in published APAzines, worked on conventions, collected comics traditional mediums and conveying a story through images. She and old prozines, played role-playing and other types of stfnal has illustrated a bonus story for Schlock Mercenary and several games, led book discussion groups, and been a panelist at book covers for self-published authors, including M. Todd conventions. He was once in a Worldcon masquerade. He has Gallowglas.

BayCon 2019 • Insert Coin to Continue 53 Program Participants Amanda Taylor-Chaisson Scouts. She's a queer person with an amazing husband and gender creative kid. Professionally she helps fund the transition Dan Toole in transportation to alternative and renewable fuels and technology; she's especially excited by public transit, and the Gary Villarreal school bus replacement program. Find Gary's bio on page 4. Brian Williams Juliette Wade Brian (he/him) has been an avid reader of F&SF for as long as he can remember, and went on to get a B.S. in Genetics in part Juliette Wade's stories have appeared in Fantasy & Science due to reading Jurassic Park just as he was deciding what area of Fiction, Clarkesworld, and Analog magazines, and she's had science to go into. Since then, he has spent almost twenty years essays in Analog and Lightspeed's Women Destroy Science working as a technician in research and teaching laboratories. Fiction issue. She loves linguistics, anthropology, and Japanese He's also been performing at the Renaissance Faires with the and uses her in her writing. She lives in the East Bay with Merrie Pryanksters for the same amount of time, and for the her husband and two amazing kids. She also runs the Dive past seven years has been raising a geekling with his wife Sarah, into Worldbuilding show on YouTube and blogs about it at and has found the Bay Area fannish community to be a great TalkToYoUniverse. http://dive-into-worldbuilding.blogspot. place to raise a kid. com/ Jeff Warwick Cliff Winnig Cliff Winnig's short fiction appears in the anthologies That Jeff Warwick creates mostly in copper and steel now, and Ain’t Right: Historical Accounts of the Miskatonic Valley, Gears occasionally silver and stone, though there was the early play and Levers 3, When the Hero Comes Home: 2, Footprints with plastic, sketches and drawing, painting, and art created and elsewhere. The twitterzines Outshine and Thaumatrope on a computer, going back to a Snoopy printed on a teletype have published his very short fiction. He is a graduate of the back in the 1970s. Since 1993, creations have left the studio via Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and a commission or sold to a garden gallery. www.reitodesign.com three-time finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest. He has Yvonne White taught at writing workshops at a Bay Area conventions. When not writing, Cliff plays sitar, studies tai chi and aikido, and does I am a science fiction enthusiasts and a high school science choral singing and social dance, including ballroom, swing, teacher, who integrates the science of science fictions in my salsa, and Argentine tango. He lives with his family in Silicon lessons. One of my goals is to cultivate a love of science in my Valley, which constantly inspires him to think about the future. students and to assimilate the next generation of Trekkies. I He can be found online at http://cliffwinnig.com. am an avid Star Trek fan and cosplayer. Psst, I am that Klingon sitting to your left. Currently, I am completing my doctorate in Brianna Wu educational leadership, focusing on how experiential learning Find Brianna's bio on page 10. affects students’ desire to enter the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) careers. Frank Wu Fred Wiehe Find Frank's bio on page 10. Fred Wiehe is a bestselling author and a member of the Eric "In the Elevator" Zuckerman Horror Writers Association. His novels and short stories blur the lines between genres, crossing over from horror into science Eric was not a REAL talk show host, but he did play one on fiction, fantasy, mystery, and thrillers. His newest book, The TV. His video comedy project, "Eric in the Elevator" was born Collected Nightmares, is a collection of short stories, poems, and based in BayCon from 2001, and ran for 11 "seasons". Fan and novellas inspired by his own personal pain, tragedies, and Performer Guest at Arisia 2008; Special Guest at LunaCon 2011. nightmares. He's currently working on Bloodshot, a science- Fannish filmmaker, entertainer/merrymaker, board/card gamer, fiction-crime thriller. and ribbon fanatic. Sarah Williams Sarah has been into SFF since junior high when she worked her way through anything that looked interesting in the library science fiction section over a couple of summers. She loves Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, Seanan McGuire, Tansy RR, filk, renaissance faire, social justice, environmentalism, and involvement in the local school, Methodist Church, and Girl

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In Memoriam

Gene Wolfe, 87, author of the Book of the New Sun trilogy—World Fantasy Albert Finney, 82, actor, “Skyfall,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Big Fish.” Award for Lifetime Achivement, SFWA Grand Master, multiple World Peter Magowan, 76, co-owner, San Francisco Giants. Fantasy, Nebula, and Locus award winner. Carol Channing, 97, Broadway actress, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "Hello, Vonda N. MacIntyre, 70, author—Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award winner, Dolly!", also appeared in films and TV shows. Guest of Honor at Worldcon 73 (Sasquan). Ricky Jay, 72, magician, actor in "Deadwood" and "The X-Files." Harlan Ellison, 84, author—influential in New Wave speculative fiction, over 1700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, wrote Star Trek episode "The City Nicholas Roeg, 90, director—"The Man Who Fell to Earth" starring David on the Edge of Forever". Numerous Hugo, Nebula, and Edgar award winner. Bowie, age 90. Gardner Dozois, 70, author and editor—founding editor of The Year's Best Marty Balin, 76, founder and lead singer of Jefferson Airplane Science Fiction anthologies, Nebula award winner, multiple Hugo Award Janet Asimov, 92, author, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst—Wrote science fiction winner for Best Profesional Editor. under the name J.O. Jeppson, co-wrote the Norby Chronicles with husband William Goldman, novelist, screenwriter, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” Isaac Asimov. “The Princess Bride,” age 87 Betty Ballantine, 99, writer, editor, and publisher—co-creator of Bantam and Alan Bean, 86, Capt, USN Ret/Astronaut—aboard Apollo 12 he was with the 2nd Ballantine books with her husband Ian. World Fantasy award-winner for mission to land on the moon (1969) lifetime achievement. Jerry Maren, 98, Actor—he was the last living munchkin from “The Wizard of Carrie Richerson, 66, author, finalist for John W. Campbell Award. Oz” (1939) Dave Duncan, 85, author, founder of SF Canada. Anthony Bourdain, 61, TV Personality/Chef —TV show “Anthony Bourdain: No Pat Lupoff, 81, editor and fan. Reservations” (2005–2012) Bill Daily, 91, actor—co-starred in "I Dream of Jeannie," and "The Bob Newhart Deanna Lund, 81, Actress—played Valerie Ames in TV sci-fi “Land of the Show." Giants.” Burt Reynolds, 82, actor—"Deliverance," "Smokey and the Bandit," "The Longest Aretha Franklin, 76, Singer—Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 18 time Yard," "Semi-Tough." Grammy winner, known as “Queen of Soul." Neil Simon, 91, playwright—"The Odd Couple," "Barefoot in the Park." Jacqueline Pearce, 74, actress—played the villain Servalan in the BBC sci-fi Robin Leach, 76, host of the hit TV show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." “Blake’s 7.” Tim Conway, 85, actor, TV sidekick staple of the '60's and the '70's, Emmy Zienia Merton, 72, actress—played Sandra Benes in the ITC TV show “Space: winner. "The Carol Burnett Show." 1999.” Scott Wilson, 76, actor—played Hershel Greene on TV show “The Walking Dead.” BayCon Remembers Harold Harrigan Paul Allen, 65, inventor/philanthropist—co-founder of Microsoft (1975); gave billions to charities in education, wildlife and environmental conservation, the arts, healthcare, community services, and more. written by Lisa Deutsch Harrigan Stan Lee, 95, comic book writer/editor/publisher—creative and business head Harold Harrigan was born in Brooklyn, NYC, and by his of Marvel Comics (1941-2010) famous for his cameo appearances in Marvel character movies mid 20s had discovered his two avocations, computer hardware George H. W. Bush, 94, 41st President of the United States (1989-’93), 43rd maintenance and design, and Science Fiction Fandom. He Vice President of the U.S. (1981-’89), Member of the U.S. House of combined the two when he got a job maintaining the ground Representatives (1967-’71), Lieutenant (jg) U.S. Navy WWII (1942-’45) computers for the LEM to be used with Apollo One. His story Penny Marshall, 75, actress/director/producer—played Laverne DeFazio on TV of going to the Vehicle Assembly Building and riding a glass show “Laverne & Shirley” elevator past an assembled Saturn V rocket was a favorite of his. Stephen Hillenburg, 57, creator of Spongebob Squarepants. Soon after that job was sadly halted, he moved to the West Coast Doris Day, 97, singer, actress. and got involved in California Fandom. He went to the first Baycon, the World Science Fiction Convention in Berkeley. He Peggy Lipton, 72, actress—“The Mod Squad,” “Twin Peaks,” age 72 met his future wife Lisa at a Long Beach Westercon. And after he Peter Mayhew, 74, actor—Chewbacca in “Star Wars.” moved up to San Jose, they got married in 1977. He hated being in committees, but he supported his wife in her convention Kazuhiko Kato (Monkey Punch), 81, creator of Japanese manga Lupin III. running. And he loved going to the Science and Space panels. Jerrie Cobb, 88, America’s first female astronaut candidate. He was 79 when he died. He is survived by his wife, Lisa and Owen Garriott, 88, astronaut. son, Harold, and daughter Jenevieve, her husband Mark, and 4 David Thouless, 84, physicist, Nobel Prize winner. grandkids. Valery Bykovsky, 84, cosmonaut. Kelly Catlin, 23, Olympic track cyclist. Lisa will be throwing a memorial party for Harold on Jan-Michael Vincent, 73, actor in “Airwolf” Saturday night. Flyers will be posted for room and time. Luke Perry, 52, actor in “Beverly Hills 90210”, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (the movie). Katherine Helmond, 89, actress, “Soap”, “Who’s the Boss?”

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