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Program Guide CON HOURS: SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM & SUNday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM GEEKGIRLCON STAFF Welcome To EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Powter Welcome to GeekGirlCon ’13. It has been a wild and inspiring year here at GeekGirlCon MARKETING Headquarters. We are tremendously excited to return for our third con and to be seeking Rachelle Abellar out new opportunities and new conversations throughout the year. Our continuing mission Sayed Alamy is the celebration of geeky women and girls across the nerd spectrum and their contribution Shiboo Blalack to comics, gaming, science, technology, pop culture, art, math, academics, engineering, and Raychelle Burks much more. Amber Dawn Bushnell You may notice some slight tweaks as we stroll into our third year. We’ve stayed in our location Rachel Crowell at The Conference Center, but the layout is a bit different. If you did not get a chance to find Anna Daniell gaming last year, you will definitely want to catch panels and gaming down on the lower level. AJ Dent Our first floor GeekGirlConnections room is right behind registration with tons of opportunity to Erin Doherty explore making a career out of your geekery. Our Artist Alley is perfectly situated on the second Sarah Grant floor as you ascend to the Exhibitor Hall and panel rooms. Kristine Hassell Some things have not changed. If you support our mission, you are welcome here. There is still Richard Lee no “geek cred” required. All genders, orientations, races, ethnicities, abilities, and fandoms are Cole Lundell invited. We remain committed to being an open, inclusive, and welcoming place for geeks of Laurel McJannet all types. You will be able to discuss, examine topics from comedy as a tool of social change Susie Rantz to feminism and race in comics to reconciling a love of problematic things. There will also be some spectacular geeky entertainment that you can relax and enjoy. Adrienne Roehrich Tiffany Smith We hope you will join us again next year at GeekGirlCon ’14 and throughout the year at our Kathryn Storm many events. Ana Visneski Thank you for being part of GeekGirlCon ’13 and have a fantastic time! Diana Wan Josh Weiner We would love to hear more about what you think about it, what you would like to see in future, and why you came. Please consider filling out our feedback survey: http://geekgirlcon.com/ OPERATIONS con/survey. Jessica Ballard Brittany Edwards Karen Hampton TABLE OF CONTENTS Melodie Hardwick Conference Center Maps ................. 4 GeekGirlConnections ..................... 26 Josh Michaels Rose Minier Exhibitors Map & List ....................... 6 GeekGirlCONcert ’13 ..................... 29 Kris Panchyk Cynthia Rogers Artist Alley Map & List ..................... 7 Saturday Gaming Schedule ............ 30 Sabrina Taylor Saturday Programming Schedule ..... 8 Sunday Gaming Schedule ............... 32 PROGRAMMING Sunday Programming Schedule ..... 23 Special Thanks ................................ 33 AND EVENTS Nova Barlow Amy Cash Audrey Chang CODE OF CONDUCT Terra Clarke Olsen GeekGirlCon strives to provide a safe and awesome place where everyone Meg Humphrey is welcome and can feel comfortable to be themselves. Therefore, offensive or Alyssa Jones harassing behavior of any kind is not tolerated. To the best of our ability, we Alison Kozar intend to eliminate inappropriate conduct from our convention. The GeekGirlCon Donna Prior Code of Conduct, complete with harassment policies, general information, and Abby Rhinehart consequences can be found at http://geekgirlcon.com/code-of-conduct. Jennifer K. Stuller 1 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST’S PREMIERE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY CONVENTION Guests of Honor: Michael Moorcock (Writer) Robert Gould (Artist) Animal X (Costuming) Seanan McGuire (Special) 47North (Spotlight Publisher) DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport 18740 International Blvd APRIL 17-20, 2014 SeaTac, Washington WE A community of makers, thinkers, doers, artists, and builders. Editrix USE Copy editing, proofreading, As in tools. Implementation. The application of knowledge/hammers. and more. OUR What we have. Works, thoughts, resources, hands, and experiences. www.editrixservices.com POWERS The astonishing things we are capable of. FOR A word denoting purpose. Goals. Learning. Projects. AWESOME Seriously. We think you might want in on this. jigsawrenaissance.org R LL3LL3 102102 TE LL2LL2 204204 N ARTISTARTIST ALLEYALLEY E 101101 202202 LL4LL4 LL1LL1 C E LL5LL5 ENTRANCEENTRANCE NC E ICON LEGEND R Media GeekGirl- Registration Stairs Signing Connections Water Elevator First Aid DIY Science Fountain Zone FE Wheelchair Restrooms Cafe Photo Area Access Tabletop Console Escalator Information Gaming Gaming CON 4 NOTES: LL3 102 LL2 204 ARTIST ALLEY 101 202 LL4 LL1 LL5 ENTRANCE 303 301 302 5 507 506 505 Get your official 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 GeekGirlCon merch at Booth 300! 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 5 0 4 5 0 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 3 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 502 501 1 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 11 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 500 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EXHIBITOR HALL [LEVEL 3] SUNDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) ........... 113 Jen Vaughn ............................................................. 410 Angelwear Creations .......................................118-119 Kaarina Makowski .................................................. 400 Anime Haus .....................................................500-502 Knitted Steel ........................................................... 104 Back That Elf Up .................................................... 206 Kris Straub .............................................................. 313 Celine Chapus ........................................................ 413 Larsen Geekery ...................................................... 304 OR HALL MAP Chooseomatic Books ............................................. 108 Living Colored Duct Tape ....................................... 103 Christal Blu Creations ............................................. 303 Lunasea Studios / Little Vampires .......................... 208 Cutebricks .............................................................. 115 LuvCherie Jewelry .................................................. 213 T Cura te Ipsum ......................................................... 405 Megan Missfit ......................................................... 317 Dancing Heron Illustration ...................................... 311 MochiThings ........................................................... 507 Denise Crosby ........................................................ 101 Molly Lewis ............................................................. 415 Desu Desu de Studio ......................................407-408 Monkey Minion Press ......................................402-403 Digital Soaps .......................................................... 406 Monster Gaming ..............................................306-308 dorklandia ............................................................... 114 Nice Rice ................................................................ 109 Dragon’s Hoard Games ...................................210-211 Northwest Press ..............................................503-504 Emily Fiegenshuh ................................................... 412 Optimystical Studios .......................................200-201 Espionage Cosmetics ............................................ 301 Pretty Little Tragic ................................................... 103 Fantasium Comics ...........................................215-216 Real Gone Girl Studios ....................................314-315 Gamma Ray Games ............................................... 105 RetroPop Namu ...................................................... 207 Geek Stained Glass ................................................ 409 SakuraCon .............................................................. 110 GeekGirlCon Merchandise ..................................... 300 Scary White Girl Designs ........................................ 106 Georgia Ball ............................................................ 316 Seattle Attic Community Workshop ....................... 205 XHIBI Green River Community College ............................ 111 Seattle Browncoats Charities ..........................203-204 Greg Rucka ............................................................ 404 Small Rini Lady ....................................................... 401 Grey Ink Studios ..................................................... 206 Stasia B. Illustration ................................................ 214 E Idolatre Clothing ..................................................... 212 Surly-Ramics .......................................................... 302 Jen Van Meter ........................................................ 404 Tea Time ................................................................. 309 6 AR 602 603 604 605 606 T IS 601 607 613 614 615 616 T 612 611 610 609 608 ALL 600 622 621 620 619 618 617 E Tentacular Distractions ........................................... 312 Unicorn Conglomerate ........................................... 316 Y MAP The Doubleclicks .................................................... 414 University Bookstore .............................................. 100 The Geeky Hostess ...............................................
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