Title Room Floor Time Day Description Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 Silvia Moreno- Welcome to Keycon! Join the 2013 Convention Chairs, DJ Richard Hatch J.M. Frey Ann Aguirre Garcia Opening Ceremonies Ambassador A 11 19:00:00 Friday Gopher and our Toast Master, Richard Hatch for a lively kick-off Cassondra Felton- to Keycon's 30th anniversary celebration! Lee Moyer Steven Barnes Lar DeSouza Tufty Silvia Moreno- Richard Hatch J.M. Frey Ann Aguirre Meet our Guests of Honour and Have some ice cream and cake Garcia Ice Cream Social Ambassador A 11 20:00:00 Friday to celebrate Keycon's birthday. Cassondra Felton- Lee Moyer Steven Barnes Tufty A panel not just for first time visitors but anyone wanting a better Welcome to Keycon understanding of how to get the most out of your convention Cassidy Andrews- Ambassador B 11 20:00:00 Friday Colin Lewis (Keycon for Newbies) experience. Well seasoned Keycon folks will be on hand to Allison answer your questions. Come armed with your questions as Lar discusses storytelling Designing Your Web Ambassador C 11 20:00:00 Friday and some of the technical challenges of publishing comics Lar DeSouza Based Comic online Come Join one of Winnipeg’s longest running MET Vampire Sang Nordique Terrace East 13 20:00:00 Friday Live Action Role-Playing Games. Set in a fictional version of Gimli Manitoba Lovecraft and the Modern Age: H.P. Lovecraft delved strange depts of the imagination to bring back the Cthulhu Mythos and dozens of other strange tales of the macabre. Why is that work still relevant today and what can you do with it? Join Artist Guest Lovecraft in the Modern Silvia Moreo- Ambassador A 11 21:00:00 Friday of Honour Lee Moyer, Silvia Moreno-Garcia micro press Lee Moyer GMB Chomichuk Age Garcia editor/author, and author/Illustrator GMB Chomichuk for a short H.P. Lovecraft reading and a discussion about H.P. Lovecraft's stories written and adapted to the many mediums of film, television, video games, comics, audiobooks and more. Celebrate with Champagne Books authors for the launch of their Champagne Books Ambassador B 11 21:00:00 Friday Ellen Smith Leia Getty Graeme Brown Ronald Hore new books! This is an opportunity for the community to ask questions and The Kraken Abounds! get to know the Subgenres crew. Watch episodes, get news, Ambassador C 11 21:00:00 Friday Natasha Wiebe Scarlet Divine Bryan Wrede Laura Meuckon (Subgenres Q&A) meet the crew, and ask a rep from Shaw how to pitch and produce a show on their channel. This is where Masquerade contestants who fail to use the Masquerade Last Minute interwebs can register. If you want to participate in the Ambassador G 12 21:00:00 Friday Registration Masquerade and are only coming on Saturday, you MUST register online. Sang Nordique (continued) Terrace East 13 21:00:00 Friday Vampire LARP Robert J. Sawyer’s novels have covered the origin of consciousness, the Singularity, and the uploading of our The Science of Executive Board 13 21:00:00 Friday consciousness into android bodies. Come for a discussion on Robert J. Sawyer Consciousness Room the science behind the fiction and where scientific research in consciousness is heading. Like throwing things around? Like to annoy gravity? Well then Central Canadian come out and learn how to juggle with Winnipeg's own Central Juggling Workshop Ambassador A 11 22:00:00 Friday Circus Arts Club Canadian Circus Arts Club! We bring the equipment, you bring (CCCAC) the energy. Champagne Books Celebrate with Champagne Books authors for the launch of their Ambassador B 11 22:00:00 Friday Ellen Smith Leia Getty Graeme Brown Ronald Hore (continued) new books! Did you know The Order of St. John is the Oldest humanitarian Knights and Dames Are organization in the world? Did you know that the Order of St. Not Dead: A Brief History Ambassador C 11 22:00:00 Friday John were the first paramedics? The Knight and Dames of the Dame Diane Perry of the Order of St. John Order of St. John exist today, and this brief lecture will go over 900 years of history of the Order of St. John. Sang Nordique (continued) Terrace East 11 22:00:00 Friday Vampire LARP Illuminari Bohemian Bellydance troupe is back, and this time Late Night Salon with Illuminari Belly Ambassador A 11 23:00:00 Friday they've brought some friends with them to present to you their Illuminari Dancing Troupe very own Twisted Circus. Dramatic Reading of Ambassador B 11 23:00:00 Friday Written by: Rob Riddell Rob Riddell Kim Riddell Russ Zitaruk Lovecraft Words and Pictures: GMB Chomichuk: Live Art and Discussion. Come and talk to award-winning Author/Illustrator GMB Chomichuk about writing and illustration and how to put both GMB Chomichuk Ambassador C 11 23:00:00 Friday together. As the author part of his brain works tell stories and GMB Chomichuk answer questions, the artist side of his brain will draw and paint before your very eyes. Then at midnight one individual will be randomly selected to take home the newly created work. Sang Nordique (continued) Terrace East 13 23:00:00 Friday Vampire LARP Illuminari Bohemian Bellydance troupe is back, and this time Late Night Salon with Illuminari Belly Ambassador A 11 00:00:00 Saturday they've brought some friends with them to present to you their Illuminari (continued) Dancing Troupe very own Twisted Circus. The venerable art of paperfolding waits politely outside this Adult Origami with Lar Ambassador B 11 00:00:00 Saturday panel as Lar teaches you that there's a lot more to fold than just Lar DeSouza DeSouza peace cranes and flowers. Hilarity will ensue. (18+) Winnipeg Science Fiction Association (WinSFA) is the organization that supports Keycon. Once a year their public AGM is held at Keycon, and is open to all members of the Keycon Convention. At this meeting two Keycon Members are elected off of the floor by those in attendance to sit on Senate for the upcoming year. A report is provided by the members WinSFA AGM Ambassador C 11 00:00:00 Saturday elected off the floor from the previous year. Financial information WinSFA Senate is about WinSFA is provided, All members are encouraged to attend and participate in the proceedings. In previous years the AGM has been held at 10am, but the attendance for the sessions have been lacking, so we're hoping by moving it to Friday at midnight more folks will attend. Light snacks will be provided. Sang Nordique (continued) Terrace East 13 00:00:00 Saturday Vampire LARP Learn the basics of DJ'ing and how to make and get your So You Want to be a DJ? Ambassador A 11 01:00:00 Saturday DJ Gopher requests played And we are back! This is an adult panel for fun and laughter. We will be doing the 400 question purity test, answering questions Fannish Purity Test Ambassador B 11 01:00:00 Saturday about sex, ensuring that people know how to be safe from LeAmber Kensley unwanted advances, and educate people on how not to make them. (18+) Dagon is a 2001 Spanish horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli. Despite the title, the plot is actually Late Night Lovecraft: based on H. P. Lovecraft's novella The Shadow Over Ambassador C 11 01:00:00 Saturday Dagon Innsmouth. The film has a 56% 'rotten' rating on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews, and is certified "rotten". Artshow 101 Ambassador A 11 10:15:00 Saturday How to Bid and Buy in the Art Show Auction. Scotia Buchan You Don't Need a Tardis to Want to write Historical Fiction but don't know how to begin? Travel Through Time: Ambassador B 11 10:00:00 Saturday Two historians examine the ins and outs of writing this Peter Hatton Steve Nagy Using History to Help Write fascinating and unique form of literature. Fiction Come hear about some of our interesting cases, see and hear Winnipeg Paranormal some interesting evidence, get a chance to learn about some Winnipeg Ambassador C 11 10:00:00 Saturday Group vital ghost hunting gear and have your questions answered Paranormal Group about Winnipeg's most haunted places. Fun Foam Ambassador G 12 10:00:00 Saturday Children's Programming Mamma Kat Joey's Awesome Trivia Terrace East 13 10:00:00 Saturday Join Joey to answer trivia about all things pop culture. Joey Wensel Challenge Have you ever wondered what goes into some of the logistics of How to Negotiate a Hotel Executive Board securing a location for a convention? Join Kim and Rhonda as 13 10:00:00 Saturday Kim May Rhonda Sumner Contract for Con Runners Room they discuss negotiations from the perspective of both the convention committee, and the hotel. The Valour Historical Fencing Club focuses on rapiers, a sword similar in style to what is seen in the film "The Princess Bride". Beginning with single sword, students progress through a series Valour Historical Fencing of historical styles which were used around 1400-1700, with Ambassador A 11 11:00:00 Saturday Evan Young Club drills, sparring and tournaments. More advanced studies incorporate daggers, shields, multiple rapiers as well as alternative soft and rigid parrying devices. Here, they'll give demonstrations of this fascinating, historical style of fencing. Our Canadian Author Guest of Honour will answer your Levi Labelle An Hour with J.M Frey Ambassador B 11 11:00:00 Saturday J.M Frey questions.