NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19: Full Schedule

Please see "Event Information" for our attendee behavior policy and other important information.
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11:30am PDT

Airlock: Check-In and Help Desk

Registration: Check in here.

Help Desk: Notify a staff member here if you are experiencing a problem during the convention.

Saturday April 10, 2021 11:30am - 7:30pm PDT
4 - Airlock: Check-In and Help Desk https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/87499494042

Open Chat Hangout, Help Desk

Rating NC-ALL

12:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies

Join NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 President David "Bear" Jones for the convention's opening ceremonies, including welcoming new and returning attendees and sharing important announcements.

Presenters

Bear (David Jones)

President, NanoCon Mk. VIII.v

Saturday April 10, 2021 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Opening & Closing Ceremonies

Rating NC-ALL

12:00pm PDT

Cantina: Open conversation hangout

Hang out and chat about SF ... or whatever!

Saturday April 10, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Open Chat Hangout

Rating NC-ALL

12:15pm PDT

NanoCon Fan-o'-Con: Supporter Social

Fans, share your memories of past NanoCons! New folks, come hear stories about the fun we've had in the past. (Yes, Togusa actually sang in front of people! No, we don't have a recording of that, I swear...)

Moderators

Togusa

Program Director, NanoCon Mk. VIII.v

Togusa (Klint Hull) is an English Instructor at Lower Columbia College and has been the faculty advisor for the LCC Science Fiction Club since its founding in 2009. He was President of NanoCon Mk. II through Mk. V and Program Director for NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 and NanoCon Mk. VIII.v... Read More →

Saturday April 10, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Social Gatherings, Social

Rating NC-ALL

12:30pm PDT

NIFF Kids' Films, Revisited

Past winners of the NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF) youth films category from our previous conventions.

Presenters

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Film Screenings

Rating NC-ALL

1:00pm PDT

Paper Lasers: Modeling the Future

NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 President Bear (David Jones) shows us his workshop and some of his awesome creations: science fiction props and models made from various materials. He explains his process and hosts a discussion of prop-making techniques.

Presenters

Bear (David Jones)

President, NanoCon Mk. VIII.v

Saturday April 10, 2021 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

1:00pm PDT

What Exactly Is SF, Anyway?

Join our panelists to explore how science fiction is defined and what its boundaries are... if that's possible to determine!

Presenters

Caine (Matthew Daems)

NanoCon Past President

Christopher Tower

the gmr, gmrstudios

I am Christopher Tower (or Chris), and I am a writer of stuff. I lived in Michigan, and now, I live in Kalama, WA. I LOVE SCIENCE FICTION and all those nerdy things. Iplay Ultimate, ride a bike, and supposedly educate college persons while myself being educated in college. I am married... Read More →

ZK (Zachary Kuenzli)

NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 Vice President

Saturday April 10, 2021 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

1:30pm PDT

Filmmaking on the Cheap

Want to make your own science fiction film? You don't need a bunch of fancy equipment - even that smartphone in your pocket will do!

Presenters

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

2:00pm PDT

Comics are going DOWNHILL - Not!

A discussion of the history and current state of comics.

Presenters

Christopher Tower

the gmr, gmrstudios

Saturday April 10, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

2:00pm PDT

Cyberpunked: Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Not Pre-Order Games

The release of Cyberpunk 2077 was a debacle, but it wasn't the first time a corporation took people's money without delivering on the promised product. Wait... didn't cyberpunk warn us about these corporate types before?

Presenters

Caine (Matthew Daems)

NanoCon Past President

Saturday April 10, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

2:30pm PDT

Gravity Falls Character Challenge

Discuss the series Gravity Falls and its characters. Which characters are your favorites? (Togusa's kind of partial to the photocopies of Dipper.... Sydney the Star sides with Mabel.) Can fans agree on which character is the best?

Moderators

Togusa

Program Director, NanoCon Mk. VIII.v

Presenters

Sydney the Star

5th grader; presenter.

Sydney the Star is Togusa's daughter and is well-versed in many animated kids' SF shows.

Saturday April 10, 2021 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

3:00pm PDT

Holodeck: Open conversation hangout

Hang out and chat about SF films ... or whatever!

Saturday April 10, 2021 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Open Chat Hangout

Rating NC-ALL

3:00pm PDT

Star Trek: Core Principles - Departing or Evolving?

Since the days of Star Trek the television series ("Classic" Star Trek) and films and Star Trek: The Next Generation (ST:TNG), the ubiquitous SF series has focused on creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of a future where people work creatively and collaboratively to solve their problems, preferring reason and empathy over fear and violence. Has the franchise in more recent years started to depart from the core of Roddenberry's vision?

Presenters

Christopher Tower

the gmr, gmrstudios

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

3:00pm PDT

The Mandalorian Ex-Machina

Discuss the series The Mandalorian, including the... shall we say, interesting ending of Season 2.

Presenters

ZK (Zachary Kuenzli)

NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 Vice President

Heath Wemmer

DCP Comics

Saturday April 10, 2021 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

4:00pm PDT

SFFS: Science Fiction Fashion Showcase

Come show off your cosplay, steam punk getup, or awesome science fiction t-shirt! We invite you to share your creation and acquisition stories: What's the scoop behind the look? Where did you find those goggles? Tell us who you had to battle to win that last, one-of-a-kind Stargate Universe shirt!

Presenters

Rah Rah (Jessica)

LCC SF Club Past President

Jessica "Rah Rah" Richmond is a former SF Club President and NanoCon Program Director. She's a huge SF fan and SF Club / NanoCon supporter.

Saturday April 10, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Cosplay & Fashion

Rating NC-ALL

4:00pm PDT

NIFF Winners, Revisited (Films Part 1) (NC-13)

Past winners of the NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF) from our previous conventions.

This session is rated NC-13: Some content may not be appropriate for children under 13.

Presenters

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Film Screenings (NC-13)

Rating NC-13

4:00pm PDT

Why Bother Using Protection? Weapons vs. Armor in Science Fiction

Characters often use armor in SF, but isn't it odd how almost completely ineffective that armor is in most cases? Just how do weapons and armor work, anyway? How have they worked historically? Caine shares his observations of some of SF's uses and misuses of armor and weaponry: insights that will enhance your reading (and writing) of SF.

Presenters

Caine (Matthew Daems)

NanoCon Past President

Saturday April 10, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

5:00pm PDT

NIFF Kids' Films, Revisited (repeat session)

Past winners of the NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF) youth films category from our previous conventions. (This will be a repeat of the films in the previous Kids' Films session.)

Presenters

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Film Screenings

Rating NC-ALL

5:00pm PDT

Futuretech: Turning Science Fiction into Science

Tylup shares some of his research into current and future technologies and how they're turning science fiction ideas into real science.

Presenters

Tylup (Aaron Spence)

LCC Anime Club Past President

I'm a gamer, tech enthusiast and crypto miner with interests in machine learning, computer graphics research, digital privacy/security, and anime.

Saturday April 10, 2021 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Panels

Rating NC-ALL

5:00pm PDT

Stanley Kubrick's Long Shadow (NC-17)

Stanley Kubrick has had an enormous influence on SF film and on the genre as a whole. His movies, such as A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey, explore weighty themes and challenging subjects: Things not appropriate for younger audiences. So why, then, are his droogs making an appearance in Space Jam 2? Perhaps some Warner Bros. executives didn't get the memo...

This panel will explore adult topics and themes and is therefore rated NC-17: Only NanoCon attendees age 18 or older, please.

Presenters

ZK (Zachary Kuenzli)

NanoCon Mk. VII.v::C19 Vice President

Saturday April 10, 2021 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Panels (NC-17)

Rating NC-17

6:00pm PDT

Holodeck: Open conversation hangout

Hang out and chat about SF films ... or whatever!

Saturday April 10, 2021 6:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Open Chat Hangout

Rating NC-ALL

6:00pm PDT

Alien Infiltration (A Werewolf/Mafia type game)

A Mafia / Werewolf type social role-playing murder mystery game. You are a member of the crew on an interstellar spaceship. But one of the crewmembers is an alien doppelganger intent on killing everyone else! As the bodies start to pile up (or fill the cargo bay), can you discover who the impostor is in time? (Yes, we created this variant before Among Us hit the scene - but Mafia/Werewolf had been around forever before that.....)

Presenters

Rah Rah (Jessica)

LCC SF Club Past President

Jessica "Rah Rah" Richmond is a former SF Club President and NanoCon Program Director. She's a huge SF fan and SF Club / NanoCon supporter.

Saturday April 10, 2021 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
2 - Science Lab: Panels & Games https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81192311215

Games

Rating NC-ALL

6:00pm PDT

Ten-Forward: Open conversation hangout

Hang out and chat about SF ... or whatever!

Saturday April 10, 2021 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Open Chat Hangout

Rating NC-ALL

6:30pm PDT

NIFF Winners, Revisited (Films Part 2) (NC-13)

Past winners of the NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF) from our previous conventions.

Presenters

Mark "Van Brand" Gaither

Instructor, Lower Columbia College

Saturday April 10, 2021 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
3 - Cybernet: Film Screenings + https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/81116300170

Film Screenings (NC-13)

Rating NC-13

7:30pm PDT

Closing Ceremonies

Join us for our closing ceremonies and final thoughts. Bid everyone a fond yet sad farewell until next time....

Presenters

Bear (David Jones)

President, NanoCon Mk. VIII.v

Saturday April 10, 2021 7:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
1 - The Bridge: Panels & Ceremonies https://lowercolumbia.zoom.us/j/82082354809

Opening & Closing Ceremonies

Rating NC-ALL