This is the event schedule for Penguicon 7.0 in 2009. The schedule is not complete yet but as we start to fill it in the info contained within it will be available here.

At the convention, you will pick up several items with your registration badge:

1. A Program Book will contain a guide, biographies, rules, restaurant list, and a schedule of what is happening.
2. An Errata Sheet will tell you the latest information about what's wrong in the Schedule Book (which is already done printing).

Pay particular attention to the Master Wall Schedule: that's a wall coated with sheets of paper representing the events, laid out in a table of rooms and times, reflecting all the latest corrections.

Icons: (click on any of the icons to view a listing of items in that track,
click on the Tracks column header to view all tracks):

- Anime	- Costuming	- Food	- Future	- Gaming	- Video Gaming
- Hardware	- Life	- Literature	- Mayhem	- Media	- Music
- Science	- Software	- Tech	- Webcomics	- Stage

Title	Panelists	Time Slot	Length	Room	Tracks
Anything But Ethernet	NOTACON crew		0h50	Hall Table
Too many kids, and a fair share of old farts, think the world runs on cat-5. It just ain't so! From the first smoke-signals and drumbeats of prehistory, to modern multi-gigabit optical links, there's a lot more to communication than just Ethernet frames riding twisted pair. This contest aims to celebrate the long and varied history of communication. The more hops an entry has, the more points it scores! Contestants must sign up in advance. Detailed info is here: http://wiki.notacon.org/AnythingButEthernet
W.A.G.O.N. Webcomic Battle	Michael Dellheim		0h50	Loungeside 4
Get drawn into the battle with with a brand new collectible card game based entirely around webcomic characters and content. Independent artists from across the internet have joined together to help create this unique and fun game, combining a wide range of art styles with a similarly wide range of storyplot elements. Demonstrations for playing WAGON Webcomic Battle will be available throughout the convention along with card decks and other gaming gear.
Geeks With Guns	Garrett Kajmowicz	5/1/2009 10:00	4h50	Lobby
Practical point-and-click. Or, more precisely, the difference between an H-P and an H&K. Those who registered in advance meet in the lobby for an off-site field trip to a local firing range.
Beltaine Ritual	Kathy Blizzard Michael Wiggins Jane Pierce Cindy Dugan	5/1/2009 16:00	1h50	Ballroom 3/4
Well it's May 1st, Beltaine. Ever heard of it? Well they used to dance around a large pole outside NAKED and jump over bonfires... Want to see what they do NOW? Come celebrate with us... Get an idea of what that "Ol' Time Religion" really does.
Munchkin	Alex Yeager	5/1/2009 16:00	2h	Loungeside 2
"Kill the monsters - Steal the treasure - Stab your buddy." Munchkin is a stand-alone card game designed by Steve Jackson that "simulates" (well, sorta) a fantasy-themed RPG (oh, OK, DnD) in a simple, card-based game that's chock full o' silliness. Everyone begins the game as a 1st level Human with NO Class (heh-heh) and via cards, they acquire Races (Elf, Dwarf, etc.), Classes (Thief, Wizard, Cleric, etc.), Items, Armor, Potions and more that they use to combat hideous monsters like the 4th level Undead Ho
Introduction to LN2 Ice Cream	Trevor Jagoda Molly deBlanc	5/1/2009 17:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
LN2 Ice Cream	Trevor Jagoda Molly deBlanc Phil Salkie	5/1/2009 17:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
Crossplay - Cosplay Without Boundaries	Catherynne M. Valente Limey Zrnich Leslie Wilbanks	5/1/2009 17:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Crossplay, according to Wikipedia, is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the opposite gender. But it is not something new. Cross gender costuming has been used in many cultures throughout history. Topics to be discussed include history, tips, and tricks to help create the illusion. We will cover both female to male and male to female.
Introduction to Massage, Opening of Wellness Station	Sarah (Sparrow) Slovik Tracey Orr	5/1/2009 17:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Need help with headaches? Worried that you are slowly succumbing to carpal tunnel syndrome? Interested in finding out how bodywork can help the every day ecogeek with staying sane??? Come ask your questions to professional massage therapists and learn what the new Wellness Station has to offer you this weekend.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya	Youmacon	5/1/2009 17:00	2h	Poolside 5
A high school girl named Haruhi Suzumiya is obsessed with the supernatural and forms the SOS Brigade to investigate mysterious happenings. Narrated by her classmate, Kyon, who had given up his belief in the supernatural before meeting her, the story follows as Haruhi and those around her are drawn into surreal situations and a world full of fantasies.
CandyFab Demo 1	Windell Oskay	5/1/2009 17:00	1h50	Hall Table
Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories will demonstrate Candyfab, a home-built, do-it-yourself, computer-controlled, 3D printer that uses granulated sugar as the printing medium. To begin, it "prints" a 2D design into a flat bed of sugar by selectively fusing the sugar using hot air. The bed is then lowered slightly, a new layer of sugar is added, and the next 2D image is printed, fusing with the layer below. This process is repeated to build up the three-dimensional image. It has a low-cost desig
Wild About Harry	Gini Judd Diane Frkan	5/1/2009 17:00	0h50	Atlantis
The end draws nigh. Two more movies, and there won't be any new Harry Potter. Come and commiserate with fellow fans.
Social Networking Meet and Greet	Lady Sarah	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Are you LinkedIn? Do you Twitter? Have a LiveJournal? Inhabit MySpace? Appear in Facebook? Come meet other people on these sites and more in person!
Camp Unix	Craig Maloney	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Computer Lounge
The sequel of sorts to his earlier command line presentation for beginners, but this time in the computer lab.
What the he77 is Cosplay?	Limey Zrnich Leslie Wilbanks	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Cosplay? You may have heard it muttered in dark corners of the internet, but what is it? Why is it popular, feared and often misunderstood? Pedobear need not attend.
We Didn't Playtest This At All	Angela Barry	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Loungeside 3
The most aptly named game ever! In this exceptionally silly and awesome game, your objective is to win! Simple enough. Sadly, all of your opponents have the same simple goal, and they're trying to make you lose. Between Rock Paper Scissors battles, being eaten by a random Dragon, or saved by a Kitten Ambush, there are many hazards to avoid. Games last between 30 seconds and 5 minutes, and are lots of fun. Any number can play, though we recommend between 2 and 15. 20 people played at the same time in several games at Otakon! If anyone has pictures, let us know.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy - The Perception	Sarah Hoyt Daniel Hogan Jeff DeLuzio Sarah Monette	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Poolside 1
What is the general perception of genre writing? Pros and cons of genre writing vs. traditional fiction.
Eco-what?!?!?!?	Susan Nunn	5/1/2009 18:00	1h50	Loungeside 5
Eco-what?!?!?!? A beginner's guide to bring you up-to-date on the latest and greatest trends in the Eco-craze that is sweeping the country. Learn about plastic, recycling, composting, free-cycle and much more.
FreeSpace Launch	Jane McGonigal	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Crowne
Jane McGonigal starts the FreeSpace Game
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor	Russ Cage	5/1/2009 18:00	0h50	Atlantis
Next generation Liquid Fluoride Nuclear Reactors described. The good, the bad, and whether there's a chance for an "unintended rapid failure".
Origins Awards Road Show		5/1/2009 18:00	5h	Loungeside 1
The Origins Awards Road Show is your opportunity to see some the best new games around! Featuring all games submitted for the Origins Awards and published in 2008, our traveling games library will be on hand for you to examine, explore, and most important: play! Our staff will be on hand to help you experience the best that gaming has to offer. Come on by and learn about the awards, Origins, and play a few of the best new games!
Gangster	Alex Yeager	5/1/2009 18:00	2h	Loungeside 2
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, rival gangsters compete in a life or death struggle for control of the gleaming city on the shores of Lake Michigan. Each district is hotly contested, because in the end there can be only one "King of Chicago!" In this board game, you play a mob boss. You compete with your fellow bosses. Through careful placement of your "boys", you control important locations throughout the city. But time is limited! Only three days remain for you to exert influence in the neighborhoods. Use
Vampire: The Requiem	W. Scott Lockwood III	5/1/2009 18:00	3h	Loungeside 3
6 - 8 players. They are the blood-drinking creatures of the night. Horrors born of darkness, whose sole purpose in life -- unlife, actually -- is to satisfy their unholy thirst for the blood of the living. Without doubt vampires are monsters. Monsters need not always be unthinking, unfeeling terrors empty of remorse or even compassion or other human traits. Indeed, vampires can exceed their deathless curse, themselves becoming antiheroes or even heroes. But some vampires remain monsters. In Vampire: The Requiem you play supernatural creatures of the night with dark powers. An elaborate hidden social/political structure and an unquenchable thirst for blood.
We Can't All Be Penny Arcade But That Doesn't Make Us Bad	Adam Smithee Michael Dellheim Tanya Higgins Jason Dunstan	5/1/2009 19:00	0h50	Discovery
We've all read Penny Arcade, PVP, and XKCD, but there *are* other webcomics out there! Come listen to our panelists discuss some of their favorite unknown comics. Perhaps it's time you added a few new gems to your reading list!
How AFS Changed & How You Can Use It Today	Moose	5/1/2009 19:00	0h50	Columbia
OpenAFS is a free, secure, distributed file system which started as a research project, became an IBM product, and then Open Source Software. We'll look at how Open Sourcing has affected the development of OpenAFS while debunking some old myths from its for-pay days. We will also examine the basic terms and concepts used as well as the things OpenAFS can and can't do. At the end of the talk you should know enough about OpenAFS so you can try it out for yourself - no server needed.
Introduction to Forensics	Kyle Rankin	5/1/2009 19:00	0h50	Atlantis
In this talk Kyle Rankin will provide an introduction to performing forensics analysis on Linux machines using the popular Sleuthkit tools with their easy-to-use Autopsy web-based front-end. The talk will cover initial installation and configuration of Sleuthkit and Autopsy, basic concepts and considerations for a forensics investigation, and at the end there will be a demo with a real, compromised Linux image.
Red Garden	Youmacon	5/1/2009 19:00	2h	Poolside 5
Strange suicides have been taking place in New York. One day, four girls from the same high school wake up in the morning feeling tired and dizzy and not being able to remember anything about the previous night. In school, they find out that one of their classmates has committed suicide. School is canceled for the rest of the day, but instead of going home, the girls are drawn to a park by butterflies only they can see. Suddenly a man and a woman approach the girls, telling them that they all died the previous night.
Opening Ceremonies Preshow	Wayne Gillis Mike Gould David Bloom	5/1/2009 19:30	0h30	Ballrooms 7/8
Basic Ubuntu Bug Triage	Mike "Wolfger" Foster	5/1/2009 20:00	0h50	Atlantis
Use Ubuntu? Know how to browse the web? That's all you need to get started in bug triage. Find out how you can get involved and help make Ubuntu better. We'll start by explaining what triage is, the easiest ways to get started, and go forward from there.
Whose Con Is It Anyway??	Jeff DeLuzio	5/1/2009 20:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Participate in fun, fan-friendly improv aimed at getting fans to meet. Wear comfortable clothing and prepare to loosen up for Penguicon's many social functions!
Current and Future Exploration of Mars	Richard Herrell Jim Beyer	5/1/2009 20:00	0h50	Poolside 6
As the Spirit rover crunches over the dry Martian soil, and we analyze data from the Phoenix lander, we look forward to the Mars Science Laboratory and the Phobos Grunt to tell us more about the Red Planet. It seems inevitable that if life did or does exist on Mars, we will find evidence of it soon. Come join us for this interactive panel discussion.
Where'd My Files Go? A Guide to Modern Ubuntu Distributions	Kyle Rankin	5/1/2009 20:00	0h50	Discovery
While you might not be able to tell at a glance, a lot has changed behind the scenes on a modern Ubuntu system. For example, did you know that Ubuntu is phasing out System V init? That you can't loopback-mount the initrd? In this talk Kyle discusses the changes Ubuntu is making to what we might consider the traditional Linux system. There's a little something for everyone in the talk. For Linux newbies who are curious about what's under the hood Kyle covers the traditional and modern boot process including how init works followed up by a guide to where important files are in Ubuntu. For the experienced Linux user Kyle will show you how (and why) things have changed and where you can look now when you want to, for instance, change the default runlevel on an Ubuntu system.
Opening Ceremonies	Rasmus Lerdorf Jon "maddog" Hall Jane McGonigal Wil Wheaton Windell Oskay Sarah Hoyt Matt Arnold	5/1/2009 20:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
After the countdown ticks to zero, Tux will welcome you to the convention, and you will hear from our guests of honor!
Knife Throwing	Aegis Sword Academy	5/1/2009 20:00	1h50	Ballroom 3/4
One of our most popular panels! Have you ever wanted to throw a knife at something? Do you even know how? Aegis will provide a teacher, knives, axes, throwing spikes and stars, and all of the other weapons we train with (excepting spears) and targets for you to try out. You need only provide yourself! Come make a hole in something!
The Chocolate Ritual	Lady Sarah	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Atlantis
Ever thought chocolate should be a religion? Come join us as we invoke chocolate in all its forms, directions, elements, and any other variation we can think of. Not for those inclined to take their religion too seriously, unless that religion is the Holy Cocoa.
Lojban Practice (rapcreze'a tu'a la lojban.)	Matt Arnold Robin Lee Powell	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Poolside 6
bu'u le xamoi kumfa be re'o le lalxu (Coincident with the sixth room toward the pool-side.) .i fi'i lo zgana (Spectators welcome) .iku'i lo se rarbau cu .ei ciska fi lo pelji (however, to use English, you have to write it on paper.) .i lo jbopre cu xagji lo nu bu'u ra tavla bau la lojban. po'o po'u le logji bangu (This is the chance Lojbanists crave, to speak only in Lojban, the Logical Language!)
Why Nuclear Needs to Be the Cool Thing to Do	Doug Houseman	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
When we look at global climate change and renewable energy, there is a huge gap in what can be delivered. It is not that the sun and wind do not provide enough energy -- it is that the energy is variable. This means that in the US using a typical year we will have several hundred hours with little or no power and would have to build 3 to 4 times the amount of wind and solar generation that would be needed on a peak production day to try to fill in the gaps. Most people do not like the idea of having no energy for days at a time. The global movement to clean energy wants to stop the use of natural gas for heating by 2030. I don't know about you, but I don't want to spend a weekend with no heat and no light in the middle of a Michigan winter. There are issues with nuclear power, but most of the major issues we read about are political in nature, not scientific. Let's talk realistically about why nuclear power needs to be a piece of our energy portfolio.
Neural Networks for the Non-Technical: Part 1	Dr. Stanley C. Mortel	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
Heard about neural networks? Not sure what they are or how they work? Or why? This presentation will provide a thoroughly non-technical (no math) introduction to this fascinating topic. A very basic type of neural network will be presented, and the functional aspects will be related back to human perception and cognition. The goal is to provide the attendee with a sense of what a neural network is, how and why it works, and how it differs from the type of computer we are familiar with. The intended audience includes science fiction writers, inquisitive non-engineers, and anyone who would like a basic, conceptual understanding of neural networks.
Sustainable Computing	Jon "maddog" Hall	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Everyone is talking about "Green Computing" these days, but an even more interesting topic is "Sustainable Computing", which includes green computing, but also entails good business plans, sustainable systems, user friendly systems and "always on, omnipresent" computing. This talk will cover some of those topics and show why Free Software is part of this answer.
D. Gray-Man	Youmacon	5/1/2009 21:00	2h	Poolside 5
Allen Walker, a young exorcist with a cursed eye that can see the suffering of the Akumas created by The Millenium Earl, travels to England to the Headquarters of the exorcists, the Black Order, where his Master, General Cross Marian, has sent him to meet with the other exorcists. He battles the Millenium Earl and the Noah Family (which has sided with the Earl) alongside Yuu Kanda, Leenalee Lee, and Ravi, (fellow exorcists) as well as others. Along with his team, he travels the world fighting Akuma and searching for Innocence, the Anti-Akuma weapon exorcists use.
Settlers of Catan	Alex Yeager	5/1/2009 21:00	2h	Loungeside 2
Players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn, dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game. Multi-award-winning and one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to non-gamers and gamers alike.
Rob Balder Concert	Rob Balder	5/1/2009 21:00	0h50	Discovery
Pegasus winner and web comic Rob Balder thrills with his unique blend of comedy music, but will we see Party Rob after the concerts? Only the booze and whip creams knows.
Beyond the Supernatural, 2nd edition	Bill Korsak	5/1/2009 22:00	2h50	Crowne
6-8 players. "Whose Game Is It Anyway?" This game will be determined by suggestions from the players, and the GM will create the adventure on the spot. See if you can stump the GM. Characters provided.
Hack your World -> Who Needs An EV1 When You Can Build Your Own?	Doug Houseman Rich Elswick	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Discuss the building of a custom electric vehicle from your own car. Get details on how to buy an EV. Find out where to get parts to mod and customize. Join in on the fun of finding out just how eco-friendly these things really are.
Wil Wheaton Reading	Wil Wheaton	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Atlantis
Come listen to our Guest of Honor Wil Wheaton as he reads from his new book, Dancing Barefoot Geek Happiest Days 2050: The Year I Finally Made it to Penguicon.
Speed Dating	Ambre Pipe	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Brush up your people skills and meet as many people as you can in one hour. You'll have a brief time to introduce yourself and get to know your partner before being whisked away to the next person. Contact information will be sent out confidentially later in the day to the people who matched up, so there's no pressure to accept or reject the person you're talking to.
Lojban All Night la .lojban. cabna pi ro le nicte		5/1/2009 22:00	6h	Poolside 6
Lojban speakers and their friends will translate your English sentences, play Lojban translations of board and card games, record podcasts in Lojban, discuss natural language processing and Lojban translation assistance software, attempt to precisely determine the meaning of the Lojban word for "the", and many other activities. Everyone is welcome! Visit us at http://www.lojban.org/ .i lo jbopre .e lo pendo cu fanva fo le do glico jufra gi'e kelci le lojbo fanva be le selkei gi'e gasnu lo lojbo se cusku vre
Sex Toys with Shannon	Aegis Sword Academy Shannon Marshall	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Join Shannon Marshall, a member of the Aegis Sword School AND the Slumber Parties community, for a VERY adult talk about current toys for yourself, or you and a partner, or whatever your leanings. This is an ADULT panel, so if you're not mature enough, please do not come. For all others, come, learn, share your thoughts, or sit quietly and learn from Shannon and those about you! Be prepared to show ID at the door.
Soggy Potato Chips Concert	Alchav	5/1/2009 22:00	0h30	Discovery
Soggy Potato Chips has been working on becoming an overnight sensation for over 2 years now by non-subtly ripping off bands like Worm Quartet and The Gothsicles. Soggy Potato Chips has had several moderately successful songs on the FuMP Sideshow and his newest song "Every day is Caturday" premiered on the Dr. Demento show in March.
Lightning Talks	Bill Childers Jim Hall Shawn Powers Kyle Rankin Catherine Devlin Jorge Castro	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Columbia
The King o' Drinks	Greg Williams Dawn Kuczwara	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Robert Louis Stevenson recognized it as the "king o' drinks", but how do you know what to pick? What's the difference between a single malt, a single grain, and a single cask? Why might I want a 12 year over an 18 year (other than it'll cost less)? And why do Angels drink so much? Come join us to learn about Scotch.
Dual Core Concert	int eighty	5/1/2009 22:30	0h30	Discovery
The nerdcore rapper returns! Programmer int eighty will hit the stage with tech rhymes and geek style beats.
Polyamory	Katie Thompson Brent Barker	5/1/2009 23:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Polyamory is the concept and practice of consensually being in multiple romantic relationships at the same time. Join us for a discussion about what poly is, how it is practiced, and other issues relating to the lifestyle. All are welcome to join and contribute. Depending on the backgrounds of those attending, this will be something between a panel and a roundtable.
Karaoke	Moonbeam Nance Daniel Nance Blasted Bill Putt	5/1/2009 23:00	2h50	Discovery
Karaoke returns to Penguicon. Come join us and sing your favorite song, sing your least favorite song, watch your friends sing, or sing or perform new material of your own!
The Art and Zen of the Jello Shot	Shannon Marshall	5/1/2009 23:00	0h50	Consuite
Pretty much what it sounds like. Learn the wonders of Jello Shot making from a mistress of the art.
L2P L4D	Daniel Ramirez Jordan Antoski Ryan Carey	5/1/2009 23:00	0h50	Atlantis
Year after year, Valve Software puts out great games. Their last year's masterpiece, Left 4 Dead is great. However, there are still many n00bs playing it. This panel demonstrates and talks about things people should know when starting this game up.
Midnight Mind Merge	Wayne Gillis Mike Gould David Bloom	5/1/2009 23:00	1h50	Ballrooms 7/8
A heady blend of ear and eye candy, M3 is live performance art by the Ann-Arborne light show Illuminatus 2.0, with composer-keyboardist David Bloom. M3 merges aural-gasmic space jams with synapse-tastic laser/computer imagery. Hack brain, insert pleasure, chill and serve. Mike Gould and Wayne Gillis performed Illuminatus 1.0 at WorldCon1976 in Kansas City, where Robert Heinlein was GoH. After decades of G.A.F.I.A. (getting away from it all), they have returned to con-dom with a new array of lasers and computer-based visuals, Hubble space telescopy, and rare vintage pulp sci-fi cover art. A feast for the senses.
BSP	Aegis Sword Academy	5/1/2009 23:00	2h50	Ballroom 3/4
The infamous Black Sweater Party: the First Person Shooter you get to play in. Learn the basic techniques of SWAT teams everywhere, and then face off against the Aegis Opposing Force Team. Then, in the next round, mix it up and perhaps join them to hunt your friends!
Gunbuster the Movie	Youmacon	5/1/2009 23:00	2h	Poolside 5
In the future, Earth is under attack by gigantic aliens. Noriko Takaya, daughter of a famous captain in the battle against the aliens, enlists in the military to combat the aliens, but must struggle with her memories, the pressures of training, the ridicule of her classmates, and herself to make herself ready to be a mech pilot. She is eventually partnered up with her rival/idol, and given control of one of two Gunbuster mechs, Earth's most powerful weapon to combat the aliens. With the fate of the earth in her hands, Noriko flies off to meet her destiny...
Implications of Cutting Edge Microbiology	Elizabeth Epstein	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Microbiologists are rapidly uncovering the secrets of unicellular life, creating a clear understanding of how cells operate on such a fundamental level as to enable significant engineering of living organisms. Learn from an expert in the field what is going on and why it is important to you.
Intro to RSS	Topher	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Columbia
Really Simple Syndication is a format for delivering regularly changing web content in what is called a web feed. One popular use is that whenever you update your website or podcast, readers who subscribe to your feed will receive your update in a notification, collecting all their feeds in one convenient place. This will be an introductory tutorial.
Making Fiction Work In Audio	Steve Eley Mary Robinette Kowal Rick Jackson Rick Stringer	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
What to avoid when writing a story to podcast, and what to change to adapt one. Concise language, appropriate pacing, holding attention, choosing a performer to read, and more tips from two of the leaders in podcast fiction: Steve Eley of Escape Pod and Rick Stringer of Variant Frequencies.
Webcomics: Moving Beyond The Strip	Michael Dellheim Fesworks Tanya Higgins Mark Savary Michael Marcus	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Discovery
Webcomics are great, but sometimes you want more than just the morning read. We'll hear from the folks behind the Webcomic Beacon, WAGON Webcomic Battle and the Hamtramck Idea Men and see how they've taken their comics into other venues such as podcasts, collectible card games, and more.
Yep, That's Steampunk	Metalex Drummer Melanie Brooks Leslie Wilbanks	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 3
So what is this thing called Steampunk, and how does it relate to fashion, costuming, and art? Steampunk can incorporate many mashups of fashion styles from Victorian and other historical periods, military and uniforms from the past and present, punk and goth elements, and futuristic and fantasy motifs. Join us to discuss some of the concepts and trends that we have seen as object, fashion, and art styles and gather ideas about how to incorporate a little steam into your wardrobe and life.
Costuming Making with Hot Glue and Sequins	shetan noir	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 2
How the belly dancers and burlesque girls make those beautiful costumes. Come watch me demonstrate how to make fabulous sequin designs that cam be used for decorating your costumes or pasties. I have a book available for purchase that gives all the details of making these plus more. You can make the costume of your dreams, all you need is sequins and hot glue.
Hey! You've got RPG in my MMO!	Jane McGonigal Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski Ryan Carey	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
What makes MMOs so addicting? With MMOs like World of Warcraft having a user base of 11 million people, we look into how this genre evolved and give predictions about the future of it.
Short Stories : What's the Story?	David Crampton Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Short Stories. Are they important in today's culture? Why or why not?
ComicPress	Alex Heberling David Adams Megan Rose Gedris	5/2/2009 10:00	0h50	Atlantis
WordPress and ComicPress have simplified the lives of many a webcartoonist. Come hear our panelists discuss the benefits of publishing your comic with ComicPress as well as a few tips on how to differentiate your ComicPress site from all the others.
Gurren Lagann	Youmacon	5/2/2009 10:00	4h30	Poolside 5
In their closed-off underground village, Kamina and Simon chafe at the limits imposed by the village elder. Yet all this will change, when Simon stumbles across a fantastic device just as the village's peace is broken by a violent intrusion.
Origins Awards Road Show		5/2/2009 10:00	13h	Loungeside 1
The Origins Awards Road Show is your opportunity to see some the best new games around! Featuring all games submitted for the Origins Awards and published in 2008, our traveling games library will be on hand for you to examine, explore, and most important: play! Our staff will be on hand to help you experience the best that gaming has to offer. Come on by and learn about the Awards, Origins, and play a few of the best new games!
Goth Bunny Play Time	Colleen Guernsey	5/2/2009 10:00	3h	Loungeside 3
Munchkin for Beginners, or Munchkin Advanced! Munchkin for Beginners: Never played Munchkin? Want to learn? This game will feature the original Munchkin set with its expansions for people with little or no experience playing the game. 3-10 players. Munchkin Advanced: Like playing Munchkin? Can't get enough? Try playing with ALL the Munchkin sets and their expansions. This game is for Advanced players so there will be no newbies to slow things down. 3-10 players.
Intro to Linux	Kevin O'Brien	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Columbia
Using a discussion on the history of Linux, we will explain the fundamental features of Linux and help newcomers make sense of the choices and decisions they need to make. We will discuss the differences between Linux distributions and desktop environments, and help you choose what is right for you!
Prop Weapons, Nerf Modifications	Sheryl Bradakis Metalex Drummer Melanie Brooks	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Ready. Aim. Fire! Join us for a show and tell and discussion group centered around handcrafted prop weapons created for costume and staged events. The panelists will bring a variety of weapons that they have made, and will answer questions and talk about the various methods used to create them. Examples will include everything from basic steampunk Nerf Gun mods to hand carved wood and metal Old West style guns to hand forged Samurai style swords and steel knives. Bring your own handcrafted weaponry (peace tied at Ops beforehand, please) to show off and your works in progress and ideas to discuss and brainstorm too.
Best and Worst Games of 2008/2009	Jane McGonigal Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski Tom Ayzenberg	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
We reflect on what games kicked ass last year by having each panelist give their top 5 games of last year. We will also discuss what video games sucked by name dropping bad video games of last year.
Sci-Fi /Fantasy - What Really Works?	David Crampton Elizabeth Bear Cherie Priest Jeff DeLuzio Sarah Monette	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Outmoded stereotypes and how to find your new flavors.
Can I Be Your Friend? Bringing Authors and Readers Together	John Scalzi Jim C. Hines Wil Wheaton Mary Robinette Kowal Daniel Hogan Dr. Philip Kaldon	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
Facebook, LiveJournal, WordPress, MySpace, Twitter, website, etc. -- SF/F/H authors are encouraged to engage in self-promotion on the web. Some, like John Scalzi and Wil Wheaton, make it look easy. But where's the line on privacy and personal details for the authors? And what about fans bent on making the transition to troll or stalker? No one said this was going to be easy.
Composting 101	Susan Nunn	5/2/2009 11:00	1h50	Loungeside 5
Composting 101: leaves, worms, food and the law. A look into the basics of composting for everyone. Discussions will be geared for those who have a backyard and for those who don't. Home composting can be expensive, but understanding the process and your local city regulations regarding composting can allow for simple and cost effective changes to our lifestyles to begin to bring composting into your life.
Ogre	Alex Yeager	5/2/2009 11:00	2h	Loungeside 2
A tactical ground combat game set in the not-so-distant future. In 2085 A.D., armored warfare continues - faster and deadlier than ever. Hovercraft, tanks and infantry slug it out with tactical nuclear devices. But the most feared weapon of all needs no human guidance. It's giant cybernetic tank called the OGRE.
The New Who Review	Jeff Beeler Gini Judd Diane Frkan	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Atlantis
Doctor Who has gained a new life and a new audience in its newest inception. Why is it so successful now, and who really was the best Doctor? Discussion, clips, and a multicolored scarf.
Frank Hayes in Concert	Frank Hayes	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50	Discovery
A four-time Pegasus winner, nine-time Pegasus nominee, and inductee into the Filk Hall of Fame, Frank Hayes' songs "Never Set The Cat On Fire", "Cosmos", (which was played for the astronauts during a shuttle mission) and "The Grandfather Clock" have become standards of the genre.
Mystery Spatula Theater 11 Q&A Session	Matt "Fringe" Duhan Carrie Dahlby Luke Ski	5/2/2009 11:20	0h50	Poolside 4
Meet the performers of Mystery Spatula Theater 11 and have them answer your questions in this panel. Mission to Marzipan, the recipe from their latest film, will be served.
Arkham Horror and Every Expansion	Bill Korsak	5/2/2009 11:30	2h50	Crowne
Arkham Horror is a cooperative adventure game themed around H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Players choose from 16 Investigators and take to the streets of Arkham. Before the game, one of the eight Ancient Ones is chosen and it's up to the Investigators to prevent it from breaking into our world. During the course of the game, players will upgrade their characters by acquiring skills, allies, items, weapons, and spells. It's up to the players to clean out the streets of Arkham by fighting many different types of monsters, but their main goal is to close portals to other dimensions that are opening up around town. With too many portals open the Ancient One awakens and the players only have one last chance to save the world. Defeat the Ancient One in combat!
Build a New Language Compiler from Scratch on Parrot	Stephen Weeks	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Discovery
During this talk, Stephen Weeks will walk through all the parts of implementing a compiler on Parrot, using Scheme as an example. We'll go from nothing to a working compiler with a test suite in just a few commits. No previous compiler experience required.
Open Hardware Overview	W Craig Trader	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
An overview of Open Hardware, what it means, how is it similar and different from Open Source Software, and examples of what is already being done - with lots of time for Q&A!
Introduction to Masquerade	Sheryl Bradakis Freon Melanie Brooks Limey Zrnich	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Everything you need to know about the Masquerade should be covered here. Bring any questions you may have, while we walk through the masquerade procedure.
Self-Publishing - How to Not Get Totally Screwed	David Crampton Wil Wheaton Daniel Hogan Rick Jackson Alex Heberling Megan Rose Gedris Michael Marcus Sarah Zettel	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Columbia
Vanity presses are popping up left and right, and a writer/comic artist no longer needs to beg and plead with a publisher to get their work out there. So how do you get your book ready for print? What printers give you the best bang for your buck? How do you get people to notice it? These questions and more addressed.
To Arms! Medieval Combat for Writers and Gamers	Daniel Pipe	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
An insider's look at single combat, melee combat and battles using both historical examples and experiences as a re-enactor. As time and space permit, some interactive demonstration, limited hands-on teaching (Sorry no live weapons!), and some live equipment to get a feel for the real thing. The goal is to provide insights to writers and game writers who want a practical understanding of European medieval combat. Handouts for the class and a bibliography will be provided for people to walk away with.
How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later	Jane McGonigal Andrew Plotkin	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
Jane McGonigal and Andrew Plotkin, of Alternate Reality Games and Interactive Fiction respectively, discuss designing a play world that balances interactivity and structure. What kind of world are you trying to build in IFs and ARGs? How is it different from the real world? What are the qualities of that world in terms of how it works, what it feels like, what it offers you... and how do you make the world inhabitable and interactive?
Trust Me, It's Just Chemistry...with Professor X	Shawn R Hitchcock	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 6
(Professor X? Yes, Folks! He is a real chemistry professor.) Soap Volcano, Deadly Roses, Terminator Bananas, How do you know your water is OK, Super Sponge, Let's Make Snot, and The Vomiting Pumpkin.
How To Throw a Room Party	Amanda Long Rachel Weisenfeld Chuck Child Joe Saul	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 3
We will be discussing this year's room party competition in addition to the rules for this year and next year regarding room party noise levels and the room party block. However, once we've used up that 5 minutes of air time, the fun begins! Learn how next year can be a success if this year was thwarted, or just find out how to make this year's party even better!
Desktop Fabrication Panel	Windell Oskay Tim Schmidt Daniel Eakin	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
Windell Oskay is with Evil Mad Scientist Labs, which created this year's Hack of Honor, the Candyfab, which models 3D sculptures out of sugar. Tim Schmidt has brought his homemade CNC milling machine. Daniel Eakin is making a CNC plasma cutter machine. They get together and talk about how you can make your own computer-operated home rapid-prototyping machine with open-source software and schematics.
Minibridge	Bruce Webber	5/2/2009 12:00	2h	Loungeside 4
Bridge is a challenging card game involving strategy and inference. Minibridge is a variant of Bridge that greatly simplifies the bidding phase and gets right to the card play. It's a great way to learn Bridge. Because it retains much of the strategy of Bridge, experienced players also enjoy it. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibridge
From Nosferatu to Body Glitter: What's Happened to Vampires?	W. Scott Lockwood III Cherie Priest Jon David	5/2/2009 12:00	0h50	Atlantis
Vampires are all the rage these days in literature and media, but have their recent incarnations taken the bite out of the legends? Come and debate whether Twilight is the best or worst thing ever to happen to vamps.
Keysigning I	Richard Houser	5/2/2009 12:00	1h30	Computer Lounge
We'll discuss some of the basics of public/private key encryption, as well as the public key infrastructure, SSL/TLS, etc. We'll also discuss some of the security present in physical IDs and verify identities. By the end of this session, attendees will be assurred by CAcert, which allows for free SSL certificates, etc. IMPORTANT: To get the most out of this session, attendees should bring government issued photo ID such as a drivers license and passport. Two pieces are recommended.
Tonks and the Aurors Concert	Stephanie Anderson	5/2/2009 13:00	0h30	Discovery
Penguicon has always looked to diversify and add more fandoms to the collection. We've had several requests for Wizard Rock (that's bands who play songs about Harry Potter) at Penguicon. Tonks and the Aurors is one of Michigan's local Wizard Rock bands and will delight Harry fans and Muggles alike.
Telling The Story In Three To Four Panels	Adam Smithee Rob Balder Mark Savary	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Poolside 6
When you've only got three to four panels to deal with, storytelling can be a difficult thing. How do you provide a sense of depth of storytelling in such a short space, and where should you drop the punchline? Come listen to our panelists discuss the perks and perils of short-form storytelling.
You Are What You Eat	Paul Krause - VEGMichigan	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Atlantis
Do you know where your food comes from? Have you ever wondered how food manufacturing impacts the Earth? Find out here how your food gets to you, the benefits of a veg diet and how going vegetarian is truly Going Green.
Swag Swap	Sarah (Sparrow) Slovik	5/2/2009 13:00	2h	Loungeside 5
Ever get home from a convention and realize you not only have a new wardrobe of software-promoting t-shirts, but also 3 new Intel pens, numerous sheets of Ubuntu stickers, and a notepad of non-descript origin? Got spare buttons, keychains, CDs, stickers, posters, books, memorabilia, or clothing items that you've received in the past from related conventions, events, fairs, trade shows, expos, or concerts? Are you still wondering when you will ever get around to using that shoe horn from [insert obsolete software program here]? What about the innumerable key fobs that are stacking up on your Swiss laptop-carrying ultra ergonomic with dual padding back pack? Drop off your new/gently used former swag and pick up a shiny new bauble from the swap. Look for signs around the con for directions. Let's not be greedy, OK? Please share and be courteous to other swappers. You do not have to bring swag to swap, but must be respectful when taking part in this activity.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	David Crampton Mary Robinette Kowal Sarah Hoyt Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear Cherie Priest Jeff DeLuzio Sarah Monette	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Character Development. Bringing your imaginary friends to life. Discussion of what makes a character live on the page. Heroes, villains, supporters. Different methods and ways of making your characters real to your audience.
Gamers Outreach Foundation: A Gaming Charity	Ken Konarzewski Zach Wigal Alec Ulrich	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
We will discuss the creation of a Michigan based charity which utilizes games for charity. How to run an event, how to be a part of the major event, and what initiatives we have for the following year.
Building Community in a Free/Open Source Software Project	James Hall	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
Free / open source software projects rely on their community to keep the project alive. What makes a healthy community? How do you help the community to grow? And what do you do when things go wrong? It's all about herding cats.
Getting Paid for Complaining	Robert Cargill	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Media Nifty Robert Cargill, known to many as Massawyrm, writes movie reviews for Ain't It Cool News and is part of the team that puts together the hilarious video movie reviews on Spill.com. Learn what makes for a good review.
Atari Competition	John Scalzi Wil Wheaton Shawn Powers	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Columbia
Atari competition for charity. Shawn Powers of Linux Journal & Wil Wheaton of Teh Internets & TV duel old-school style, with John Scalzi as the Master of Ceremonies. Watch while they beat each other senseless with Atari consoles. Hold on... Oh, that's not... I'm told that they'll actually be playing Atari console games against each other, which should result in a lot less blood.
Desktop Fabricator Demos and Q&A	Windell Oskay Daniel Eakin Tim Schmidt	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
Demonstrations of desktop fabrication machines including a Candyfab and a CNC machine.
LN2 Ice Cream	Trevor Jagoda Molly deBlanc Phil Salkie	5/2/2009 13:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
Carrie Dahlby Concert	Carrie Dahlby	5/2/2009 13:30	0h30	Discovery
Carrie Dahlby has been called the Carol Cleveland of the Fump. Any time one of the Fumpers need a female voice for their music they turn to Carrie and her beautiful and versatile voice. But Carrie is far more than a great voice in Fump songs, she is a very talented and funny song writer in her own right.
Keysigning II	Richard Houser	5/2/2009 13:30	1h30	Computer Lounge
This session is a traditional keysigning event. We'll talk about the web of trust model, the GPG tool, SSH keys, etc. The bulk of this time will be spent verifying each other's documents and exchanging keys. IMPORTANT: To get the most out of this session, attendees should bring government issued photo ID such as a drivers license and passport. Two pieces are recommended. Attendees already possessing an OpenPGP key should bring copies of their fingerprint. Those without OpenPGP keys may wish to bring a computer on which to create one (download the gpg tool in advance).
Intro to CSS	Topher	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Columbia
A basic CSS tutorial. Perhaps one of the attendees will sacrifice a website to our great lord of CSS for converting?
Beginning Pygame Programming	Craig Maloney	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
A step-by-step overview of how to get a simple arcade game programmed in Python and Pygame. We'll start from the basics of how to draw images on the screen, allow for control of players, and program some simple A.I. to make a full, yet simple, game.
Podcasting Gear	Steve Eley Rick Stringer	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Atlantis
In depth discussion of the kinds of equipment in which a podcaster can invest, and which ones are a waste of your money.
Can Hardware be Open Source?	Jon "maddog" Hall Windell Oskay Dan Hoyt Eric Raymond W Craig Trader	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
The term "Open Source Hardware" has been floating around the meme pool for about 4 years, but what does it really mean? If the hardware is closed, but you can change the firmware, is it open? If the hardware design is open, but the tools to work with the design are closed, is it open? Is your software really open if you can't change your hardware?
Telling The Story One Page At A Time	Megan Rose Gedris Jason Dunstan	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Storytelling in the online graphic novel format has its own special set of issues. How do you keep the audience coming back when dealing with exposition. How do you make sure each page is able to grab a new reader? Come listen to our panelists discuss the art of telling a story one page at a time.
So You Want to Quit Your Day Job?	Jim C. Hines Elizabeth Bear Brian Briggs Sarah Zettel	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Survival 101 for the new writer. Quitting your day job - why and why not? And other helpful hints and tips before you take the plunge!
Neural Networks for the Non-Technical: Part 2	Dr. Stanley C. Mortel	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
This session will build upon topics covered in Part 1. This will be a non-technical presentation - no math! We will be looking at visual perception, including some illusions, and the underlying neural architecture. The goal is to relate the principles of an abstract neural network to the human nervous system. The intended audience includes science fiction writers, inquisitive non-engineers, and anyone who would like a basic, conceptual understanding of neural networks. Please attend Part 1 if at all possible.
Care of the Chronically Mentally Ill	Rachel Weisenfeld John Schippers	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Poolside 3
What has happened to all of those schizophrenics and severe manic depressives since all of the mental hospitals shut down? Many of them are homeless and on the streets. Many other chronic mental illnesses are represented in this population that you may not even be aware of. What can we do to help with this problem? What is already being done? Come join us for a fascinating and necessary conversation.
Getting Your Break on the Embedded Screen	Robert Cargill	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Poolside 2
YouTube lets anyone post their videos, but it's no fun if you can only get your two best friends to watch them. How do you find an audience on the internet? And what should you do to keep it?
Family Business	Alex Yeager	5/2/2009 14:00	2h	Loungeside 2
The board game of Family Business takes mob warfare to a new level of backstabbing, revenge, and general bloodthirstiness, which is what makes it such a blast to play. Every player controls a 'family' and plays various cards to off other players' family members. In a game with this little structure, it's possible for everyone to gang up on one unlucky soul or for the damage to be fairly evenly spread. Either way, the last family standing is victorious.
Sen-So	Angela Barry	5/2/2009 14:00	1h	Loungeside 3
Sen-So is a 2 or more player strategy board game for ages 10 and up. Most games take about 30 minutes to play. Sen-So uses a unique set of octagon cards and card holders. Players have to think ahead of opponents by placing and revealing cards together. This provides fast play for even larger numbers of players.
Luke Ski Concert	Luke Ski	5/2/2009 14:00	0h50	Discovery
The Uber Geek himself storms the stage to incite revolution! Dementia Revolution! Luke will take you on a nonstop thrill ride through the latest fandom landscape with his masterful lyrical stylings and vast array of props and costumes!
Emma	Youmacon	5/2/2009 14:30	1h30	Poolside 5
In late 19th century London, William Jounes, a member of the gentry, meets and falls in love with Emma, and she with him. This chance meeting overturns both their lives - for Emma is a maid, and the barriers of class and wealth stand between them.
Costumer's Closet and Household Items	Limey Zrnich Leslie Wilbanks	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Oh crap, Con is tomorrow... You want to join in the costumed splendor but don't know where to start. This panel is for you. Your next costume is as close as your neighbor's closet. Well, OK, maybe you should start with your own closet.
PC VS Console Gaming	Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski Jeff Hanson	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Atlantis
Video game consoles have recently been doing very well. Will we start seeing future gamers shift away from PC and go to consoles? What about piracy in games? If games were at a lower price, would there not be as much piracy? In cases like Spore, does DRM on games hurt PCs more than it helps? This panel will also discuss the PC Gaming Alliance that has been established and how developers have shifted their resources more towards the development of console software.
How To Kill A Character 2.0: No Bullets or Pointy Things	Kat Burgett	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Poisoning and laser pistols and death rays, oh my! An MD's take on the various strange things characters tend to die from in Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Savvy With Singers - HandMade Detroit	Sarah (Sparrow) Slovik	5/2/2009 15:00	2h	Crowne
With the guidance of HandMade Detroit, the Eco Track brings to you instructions on recycling clothes, linens, and other household items into awesome new fashions. During this workshop, on a first come first serve basis, you will be provided with the needed tools to complete one project. Choose from a pirate gold pouch, re-usable grocery/tote bag, or make your own pattern. All levels welcome. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.
To See a Universe in a Grain of Sand	Sarah Hoyt Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear Daniel Hogan Sarah Monette Sarah Zettel	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Columbia
Worldbuilding. How to create your universe.
Penguicon Tech Conference Panel	Sal Sanfratello	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
Sal talks about the idea of a three day tech conference as a prefix to Penguicon 2010.
Water, the Real Meaning of Life	Susan Nunn	5/2/2009 15:00	1h50	Loungeside 5
A quick overview of our relationship with water. How water affects our minds, bodies, and planet. With our body and our planet so dependent on water, come explore water in all its wonders!
How DNS Works	Kyle Rankin	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
In this talk Kyle will cover the basics of how DNS (Domain Name System) works. The talk will include a short history of the service, how it works today, and a step-by-step walk-through of what happens between entering a domain into a web browser and getting back an IP address. Also covered is how you could use this new-found knowledge to take down the Internet. Specific implementations of DNS (BIND, djbdns, PowerDNS) will not be covered.
Linux in the Enterprise	James Hall	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Ballroom 7
Having trouble getting Linux accepted at work? This talk focuses on the issues surrounding getting Linux or any F/OSS project adopted in the enterprise. We'll discuss the best way to approach managers about F/OSS, and how to frame it in terms your managers can understand and accept.
Allergies	Brian Gray	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Poolside 6
As an experienced bench scientist, an experimental immunologist, and a lifelong allergy sufferer, Brian Gray understands and cares quite a bit about this topic. His presentation will cover the fundamentals of allergies, allergy testing, and current treatments. By the end of this discussion, you should be able to grasp the basic biology and immunology behind what so many of us suffer from, and understand the many options and products available today. The second half of the session will be open to questions and discussion.
Board Breaking	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Come join Aegis Swordsmanship Academy in one of our more fun and destructive games: Board Breaking! We'll teach you how, and send you home with the pieces to show your friends!
Johnny Can't Read and Nobody Thinks It's a Problem	David Crampton Richard Herrell Mary Robinette Kowal	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Poolside 3
Illiteracy is a major problem in our society, or perhaps it's not, given the lack of attention it gets. Can children read? Are they reading? Should they read more? How can we get them to read? How can we read more as adults? Our panel of mostly experts will discuss the issue.
Power Salad Concert	Chris Mezzolesta	5/2/2009 15:00	0h50	Discovery
#1 for 2008 on the Dr. Demento show with "Hello, I've got to take this," Power Salad joins us at Penguicon for the first time. Power Salad has been putting out eclectic music for the Dr. Demento show for 30 years and is one of the most musically talented bands on the scene.
Collateral Damage	Matt "Fringe" Duhan	5/2/2009 15:00	1h50	Loungeside 4
The only anime board game on the market. Fight your opponents, fight off your admirers in this hilarious board game for 2-6 players. Knowledge of anime is not necessary to play.
SELinux: Modern Linux Security	Stephen Weeks	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Columbia
A basic introduction to SELinux: what it is, how to use it, and how it can work for you.
Brazillian Beef Serving	Chick Tower	5/2/2009 16:00	3h50	Consuite
You must purchase a ticket with your preregistration or at Ops (on the third floor balcony by the elevators). The servers do not sell tickets, so have yours before getting in line. Tickets are limited, so if you didn't order with your pre-registration, act now! Serving ends at 8 PM.
What's So Funny?!	David Crampton John Scalzi Jim C. Hines Dan Hoyt Daniel Hogan Brian Briggs	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Humor in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Does it work? Why or why not?
Fun Theory	man of a thousand names Windell Oskay Dan Hoyt Eliezer Yudkowsky	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Poolside 6
How much fun is there in the universe? Can we make more? Or will we ever run out of fun? Are we having fun yet?
Open Hardware with Arduino HOWTO	W Craig Trader	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
Get started building Open Hardware! We will discuss using the Arduino platform, including the architecture, tools, accessories/expansions, demonstrations of some things I've done, and also showing how programs can be written and deployed.
Mental Health Crisis Intervention	John Schippers	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Poolside 2
John Schippers has worked in mental health crisis intervention for many years. Find out what you need to know, or just what you've always wanted to know but couldn't figure out on your own.
Self-Defense	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 16:00	1h50	Ballroom 3/4
Aegis' traditional panel introducing the principles of individual self defence in a close encounter. Learn what a mugger looks for and how not to do it, basic tactics for disengagement, and how to avoid the situation altogether!
Wallflower	Youmacon	5/2/2009 16:00	2h	Poolside 5
Kyouhei, Ranmaru, Takenaga, and Yukinojou are promised free rent on a large mansion under one condition, to change the landlord's niece into a respectable young lady. However, if they fail, she'll triple their rent.
Illuminati	Alex Yeager	5/2/2009 16:00	2h	Loungeside 2
A classic Steve Jackson card game of world domination. Each player takes on the role of a secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into special interest groups throughout the world.
Holding Out for a Hiro - Sci-fi Goes Mainstream	Jeff Beeler Jon David	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Atlantis
Sci-fi and fantasy TV shows traditionally have small but fiercely loyal audiences. Recently, we've seen shows like Heroes and Lost that cross over to more mainstream audiences. Is there something fundamentally different about these shows that increases their appeal? Can these shows appeal to the traditional sci-fi/fantasy audience as well?
Tom Smith Concert	Tom Smith	5/2/2009 16:00	0h50	Discovery
Anything can happen at a Tom Smith concert and probably will. World's Fastest Filker Tom Smith will thrill you with old favorites, some new future old favorites, and most likely new ones made up on the spot. Tom Smith concerts are always full of energy and fun and should not be missed.
501st Meet and Greet TBD	Great Lakes Stormtrooper Garrison	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Come meet the Great Lakes Garrison of the 501st and Rebel Legion. This international fan-based organization is dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of the Star Wars universe, including Stormtroopers, Imperial officers, and Jedi. Members make appearances at casual, promotional, and charitable events.
Henna Painting Workshop	Allison Anderson	5/2/2009 17:00	1h30	Crowne
Natural body-adornment with henna is one of the oldest forms of art. It was a highly-guarded secret for generations, but education in this field has been increasing since the 90s. Each country and region has its own unique style. From bold floral patterns in the Middle East and East Africa, lacey intricate Indian patterns, to geometric designs of North and West Africa. Students will take home printed documentation and reference for topics covered in class: Origins and history of henna. What supplies, and where to get them. Mixing and preparation of henna paste. Cone rolling for henna application. Pre-made henna cones. Basic design building. Skin application and aftercare. This is a beginners class. Space is limited to 14 people, who sign up at Ops.
Console Wars!	Jeremy Lance Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Columbia
MY PS3 IS BETTER THAN YOUR WII! MY WII IS BETTER THAN YOUR PS3! MY XBOX360 IS BETTER THAN BOTH! Which console IS actually better? We look into features of each system and how they're each unique by having supporters of each console.
Gothic Belly Dance	shetan noir	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Poolside 3
The dark side of belly dance. Notes on Gothic belly dance and how you can blend it into your style of belly dance. Topics covered include costuming, make-up and hair, music selection, body movements, props, know your venue and crowd.
Copywhat? Copyrights! Open Source Licensing in Literature	Elizabeth Bear Daniel Hogan Eric Raymond Rick Jackson	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Poolside 1
What they are, how they work, and things to bear in mind when submitting to traditional publishers and e-publishers. Also, what happens to the rights on my e-blog if I want to publish somewhere else?
You Put My Bike Where???	Ann Marie Manzitti	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Learn more about the Brompton folding bike from Ann Marie, member of EMU Bikes. Sustainable and Earth-friendly transportation could be your ticket into the future!
Upcoming Advancements in the Linux Desktop	Kevin DuBois	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Ballroom 5/6
See how Linux is driving advancements in how users interact with their computers in this one hour talk given by a Compiz plugin developer. Check out how advancements in the X server, like upgrades to its 3D rendering infrastructure and experimental input redirection patches, are allowing users new flexibility in the way their desktop environment behaves. Wayland, a lightweight replacement for Xorg written at Red Hat, as well as the latest Compiz eye-candy will be shown off as well.
Disparities in Mental Health Care	Rachel Weisenfeld John Schippers	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Those with mental illness often get poor general medical care. The economically disadvantaged are disproportionately represented among the mentally ill. Those with mental illness will live substantially shorter lives than those without, regardless of any general medical conditions. Discuss these and many other controversial and fascinating topics with two enthusiastic members of the mental health care field.
So a Robot, a Martian and a Zombie Walk into a Bar	Rob Balder Gini Judd Cherie Priest Jon David	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Atlantis
Humor in Sci-fi and Fantasy: How is it different from other genres?
Monty Python Fluxx	Angela Barry	5/2/2009 17:00	1h	Loungeside 3
Monty Python themed version of Fluxx. The random and chaotic nature of the Fluxx engine makes it a perfect vehicle for the crazy world of Monty Python! The card mix focuses on Holy Grail with other references added from Flying Circus and other Python material.
Why is Free Software Like a Player Piano?	Jon "maddog" Hall	5/2/2009 17:00	0h50	Discovery
When maddog started programming, computers had lights and switches to help him know what they were doing and helping to control what they did.  In fact, maddog just narrowly escaped having a career turning the crank for Babbage's Difference Engine.... As time went on the lights and switches disappeared, and maddog went into withdrawal...until he discovered mechanical clocks and player pianos.  The ability to see all of the interrelationships at one time was soothing to his nerves. Bringing together his love of automation and music, maddog investigated the correlation between player pianos, player reed organs, and automated devices and prepared this brief talk, which is illustrated by elements of his own collection, complete as a multimedia presentation never to be equaled!  [Note: Due to fire marshal regulations, the normal pyrotechnic display will not be featured.] Warning:  Those people who are interested in historical accuracy in presentations should probably not attend.  Those interested in hysterical inaccuracy are welcome.
Intro to PHP	Topher	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Columbia
PHP is a widely-used, general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. This will be a basic-level tutorial introduction.
Legal Issues and Podcasting	Steve Eley Rick Jackson	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Poolside 3
How copyright and public licenses affect podcasting, and other legalities podcasters should be aware of. A great purveyor of Public Domain stories, sound bites, and music in his podcast, Rick Jackson knows that obtaining fiction for public use can be tricky. Steve Eley runs a podcast company which is the second-largest paying market for short fiction in the world, publishing under a Creative Commons license, so he knows how to get the formal agreement of authors. Find out how to do your homework ahead of time for your own podcasting projects.
The Death of Retro Gaming	Wil Wheaton Shawn Powers Craig Maloney Jeff Hanson	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Atlantis
In the 70s, 80s, and 90s, arcades and old video game consoles like Atari were selling like hot cakes. What happened to this style of gaming? Are movies like King of Kong bringing the franchise back? This panel will discuss that and give newer game examples with the classic feel for the legacy gamer.
Future Crash - What If We Lose the Knowledge?	David Crampton Dan Hoyt Dr. Philip Kaldon	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Forget writing about the Singularity. What happens when automation brings us to a tech future where no one knows how to actually DO the tech anymore? SF discussion from H.G. Wells to Stargate and beyond.
Installing and Configuring MythTV	Rod Barhnhart	5/2/2009 18:00	1h50	Ballroom 5/6
Come and view the process of installing and configuring MythTV - a great Open Source alternative to proprietary DVRs like Tivo!
Locavores Unite!	Crystal McKinney	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Find out how buying and eating locally can help reduce your carbon footprint while boosting the local economy.
Rave Like A Sword Fighter	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 18:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Bring your own glowsticks!
Beast King Go-Lion	Youmacon	5/2/2009 18:00	1h50	Poolside 5
The animation from this Japanese super robot anime television series was edited and trimmed to create the Lion version of the U.S. Voltron: Defender of the Universe series, with new names and dialogue, as well as several plot changes.
Conjure Up a Costume	Freon Kylia Zrnich	5/2/2009 18:30	0h50	Crowne
Hurry, hurry, hurry! Come one, come all. Join the show. Be one of the lucky Seven to enter the arena in a 1-hour costume build-it contest. You and your fellow contestants will be provided basic implements of destruction and a pile of random items.
We want the FuMP! Gotta have that FuMP!	Tom Smith Carrie Dahlby Luke Ski Chris Mezzolesta Rob Balder	5/2/2009 19:00	1h50	Discovery
The Funny Music Project (which kinda got its start here at PenguiCon, which is where Tom Smith and Luke Ski met Rob Balder and ShoEboX for the first time...) releases creative-commons licensed songs several times a week at TheFuMP.com. Several of the FuMP core members perform every year at Penguicon and are going to have a combined mega concert. FuMPers Luke Ski, Tom Smith, Rob Balder, Carrie Dalhby, and Chris Mezzolesta take turns tickling your funny bones and rocking the house. Several other of the music track artists will be joining in as well, so stop in and join in the fun.
Exposition of Gear and Garb Masquerade Muster	Sheryl Bradakis Melanie Brooks Limey Zrnich	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Ballroom Service Hall
Looking to participate in the Masquerade, you need to gather here. Here you will meet with the Emcee, and be photographed and processed for the masquerade. Think of it as being placed under arrest with out the trauma.
Masquerade Setup	Sheryl Bradakis Melanie Brooks Limey Zrnich	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Set up for Masquerade. Volunteers needed. Please see Ops for Volunteer sign up.
Zombie Fluxx	Angela Barry	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Loungeside 3
Zombie Fluxx - Zombie Fluxx takes the award-winning card game Fluxx and cranks up the fun with a Zombie uprising. The Zombies arrive in the form of a new type of card called the Creeper, which hangs around in front of you preventing you from winning. Welcome to the dark side of Fluxx!
Most Anticipated Games of 2009/2010	Jane McGonigal Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski Tom Ayzenberg	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Columbia
We check out what games are coming this year and what has already hit shelves. Will this year be better than last year in gaming? We ask the audience for their predictions and more.
Lie to Me!	John Scalzi Mary Robinette Kowal Sarah Hoyt Elizabeth Bear	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Authors telling lies....what will happen next?! (PS - the audience gets to lie too!)
What Is Lurking in Your House?	Crystal McKinney	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Information about the toxic chemicals you use in your daily life and how to avoid them for better health and a greener existence.
Creating a Wikinomic Online Community	Sarah Elkins Rick Jackson	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Poolside 3
If you build a wiki, will they come? Building an online community has never been easier. How to build and attract members. Ideas on making a community vibrant and interactive. And making your interests their interests.
Dinner with Dawn and Greg	Greg Williams Dawn Kuczwara	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Lobby
Come nourish your body and soul with yummy food and hilarious hijinks! No one can predict what happens when you put these two Improv maniacs into a restaurant with a group of willing victims! Past "meal events" have included: Deflowering a Grits virgin with a lovely mixture of bacon, grits, butter, and salt! Talking a chef out of a 2-gallon bag of whipped cream - resulting in sticky kilts, and cream-covered waitstaff! WARNING: dinner will be punctuated with much mocking, seriously adult-oriented humor, and
Cooking With Aegis	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 19:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Come learn to do a bit of simple cooking, Aegis style, with a minimum of tools and the help of good friends! Chas will demonstrate preparation of a simple course of hunter's lamb and cheese crepes, the way we do it at home!
Bacchus Banquet	Alex Yeager	5/2/2009 19:00	1h50	Loungeside 2
In this board game, it is 37 AD and Caligula is the extravagant Emperor of Rome! It is a time of excesses. It is a time of intrigue. And the latest gala in Caligula's short reign is starting tonight--Bacchus' Banquet! As a player, you are one of the nine "honored" guests, each with his or her own secret objective. You might be a glutton who is only there for the food and wine. You might be an avaricious opportunist longing for the presents that are often bestowed. You might be a conspirator in one of the ma
Birds of a Feather		5/2/2009 19:00	4h50	Poolside 2
Create your own panels and find like-minded birds. A whiteboard will be outside the room all day for you to write your discussion idea and suggest a time after 7PM, when this room will be free as a bird.
Vampire: The Requiem	W. Scott Lockwood III	5/2/2009 19:00	3h	Loungeside 3
6 - 8 players. They are the blood-drinking creatures of the night. Horrors born of darkness, whose sole purpose in life... unlife, actually -- is to satisfy their unholy thirst for the blood of the living. Without doubt vampires are monsters. Monsters need not always be unthinking, unfeeling terrors empty of remorse or even compassion or other human traits. Indeed, vampires can exceed their deathless curse, themselves becoming antiheroes or even heroes. But some vampires remain monsters. In Vampire: The Requiem you play supernatural creatures of the night with dark powers. An elaborate hidden social/political structure and an unquenchable thirst for blood.
Lucky Star	Youmacon	5/2/2009 1:00	2h	Poolside 5
Portrays the lives of several girls attending a Japanese high school named Ryo with a very loose sense of humor. The setting is mainly based on the city of Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture. The main character is Konata Izumi, an athletic and intelligent, but also slightly mischievous and laid-back girl who, despite these attributes, is not in a sports club and has to resort to all-nighter cramming for tests. She would rather read manga and play video games than do her homework, which makes her a lazy character.
CSS Makeover	Topher	5/2/2009 20:00	0h50	Discovery
Part-two of intro to CSS. A sacrificial website is re-done in total CSS. I recommend that an ugly site be kept on standby in the event that audience members don't cough anything up.
Exhibition of Gears and Garb	Cathy Raymond Catherynne M. Valente Sheryl Bradakis Jane McGonigal Freon Melanie Brooks Limey Zrnich	5/2/2009 20:00	1h	Ballrooms 7/8
Come! Participate in an evening of costuming, entertainment, and showmanship! This years special category is Steampunk to delight and inspire one and all to board their airships and travel to an alternate world of high Victorian culture and steam power! (Or you can just bask in the awesomeness of all the cool goggles and rayguns.) The Masquerade begins in the Ballroom Saturday night. If you are daring enough to participate, your devoted and brilliant team of crafty costume geeks collectively known as the Whizbang Theatre Federation will expertly guide you through this year's Masquerade. The Whizbangers are excited to show you a jolly good time! We have a variety of categories, for young and old, beginner and expert alike! We are also proud to present a pile of great prizes for the best costumes including gift memberships and other cool Penguicon Swag. For you more impulsive, craft-on-the-spot types, don't miss "Conjure up a Costume", Penguicon's sudden death costume building contest, for which space is limited to only seven participants. Sign up at Ops.
Smithee Awards Ceremony	Jeanette Quirk	5/2/2009 20:00	3h50	Columbia
The Smithee Awards are for the worst movies of all time. We are proud to provide a venue for this popular event from other conventions. Categories include Worst Science, Stupidest Looking Monster, Most Ridiculous Premise, Acting Appropriately Stupid, and many others. The audience will be shown 5 clips per category and get to vote!
Schmoozing 101!	John Scalzi Mary Robinette Kowal	5/2/2009 20:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Conventions offer a chance to meet some of the top names in the field. How can you take advantage of that without coming off like a weasel? Learn about the etiquette of talking to editors and how to effectively "work a room."
Who Wants To Do Something Stupid? Tactics In MMORPGs	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 20:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
At Aegis, we think, alot. About tactics, about lots of things. But, when we play games, we don't just think: we play, we taunt, and we Move! Join Tobin and his classmates to talk about what works in online games, what doesn't, and what makes a good story later, even after it really, REALLY didn't work!
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time	Youmacon	5/2/2009 20:00	2h	Poolside 5
A teenage girl finds that she has the ability to leap through time. With her newfound power, she tries to use it to her advantage, but soon finds that tampering with time can lead to some rather discomforting results.
LN2 Ice Cream	Molly deBlanc Phil Salkie Trevor Jagoda	5/2/2009 20:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
Rasmus: Unspecified Panel	Rasmus Lerdorf	5/2/2009 20:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
See Errata sheet for details.
Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog Live Performance	Kristine Blanchett man of a thousand names Matt "Fringe" Duhan Geralyn Lance Limey Zrnich	5/2/2009 20:57	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
During the writers' strike of 2008, Joss Whedon and his friends created a film with no studio help. It was a goofy, lovable, and beautiful comedy drama musical about a lovestruck nerdy super-villain who can't get anything right, his bullying nemesis super-hero, Captain Hammer, and the philanthropic Penny who steals their hearts. Joss distributed it on the internet, where it became a profit-earning sensation, topping the iTunes chart, proving that the landscape of film funding and creative independence can change forever. In tribute, we proudly present a live re-enactment by our own cast. You will want to run right out to http://www.drhorrible.com and buy the iTunes download or the DVD that includes "Commentary, The Musical"! Followed by the Masquerade Contest Results.
The Brown Liquors	Greg Williams Dawn Kuczwara	5/2/2009 21:00	0h50	Boardroom
Scotch, Whiskey, and bourbon, oh my! What makes a Whiskey a Scotch? What makes a Whiskey a Bourbon? What are these, what are they made of, and why do they taste so damnably different? And, as with the Scotch panel - what's with the drunk angels?
Lojban, the Logical Language la .lojban. no'u le logji bangu	Matt Arnold Robin Lee Powell Pierre Abbat Stephen Weeks	5/2/2009 21:30	0h50	Poolside 6
lo jbopre poi xabju so'i da cu tavla fi la .lojban. gi'e ru'i nai tavla fo ri (Lojbanists from all over the country will speak about, and sometimes in, Lojban) noi se jicmu le bridi ke logji ciste (a language based on predicate logic systems) gi'e se pilno la'o gy. Heinlein .gy. tu'a la'o gy. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress .gy. noi cfika (which Heinlein borrowed for the novel "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.") .i la .lojban. xagmau so'a runbau le ka farvi (Lojban is one of the most well-developed artificial lan
The Dance	Wayne Gillis Mike Gould David Bloom	5/2/2009 22:00	3h	Ballrooms 7/8
It's the Dance! Come dance the way that we do. The geek-style dance-fu is strong. Visual effects by Illuminatus 2.0
Exploring Mind Matter Interactions: Consciousness and the Physical World	Carl G. Medwedeff	5/2/2009 22:00	0h50	Poolside 1
A presentation and participatory demonstration of mind matter interactions using the Psyleron REG (Random Event Generator).
Flirting for Geeks	Jessica Zerwas Jeremy Lance Greg Williams Dawn Kuczwara Scott Kennedy	5/2/2009 22:00	0h50	Atlantis
Whether you're so subtle they never know you're interested, so heavy-handed they all run in fear, or confident but in for an entertaining show, come to this panel. Sure to entertain, and maybe even enlighten.
Tournament	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 22:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Five Fighters, one winner, and a hell of a lot of violent fun! Come, pick your favourite, toast 'em, yell at 'em, and cheer 'em to victory! This tourney will feature Aegis Fighters using a full range of hand to hand techniques, ranging from weapons to bare hands to dirty tricks including kicking biting and using nearby chairs and audience members as weapons. 'Cause remember, it's only cheating if the other guy does it!
Zero's Familiar	Youmacon	5/2/2009 22:00	2h	Poolside 5
A fantasy and comedy-oriented series of Japanese light novels, featuring several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main characters being the inept mage Louise and her familiar from Earth, Saito Hiraga.
Lojban All Night		5/2/2009 22:30	3h30	Poolside 6
Lojban speakers and their friends will translate your English sentences, play Lojban translations of board and card games, record podcasts in Lojban, discuss natural language processing and Lojban translation assistance software, attempt to precisely determine the meaning of the Lojban word for "the", and many other activities. Everyone is welcome! Visit us at http://www.lojban.org/ .i lo jbopre .e lo pendo cu fanva fo le do glico jufra gi'e kelci le lojbo fanva be le selkei gi'e gasnu lo lojbo se cusku vre
Mixers and Shakers, Cocktails 101	Kylia Zrnich Amy Zrnich	5/2/2009 23:00	0h50	Consuite
Shaken not stirred. Irish Coffee to White Russian to the classic Martini. This panel will be muddled, dirty, and splashed with a shot of fun.
Perverted Poetry	D.I. Prime	5/2/2009 23:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Join DI Prime as he reads and comments on selections from his book of perverted poetry. It'll be an hour of humor and horniness. Adults only.
SMOSCast	Jeremy Lance Jessica Zerwas	5/2/2009 23:00	0h50	Podcast Pit
Our wild (and sometimes confused) SMOScast hosts for this year give us an update from the convention itself. Not sponsored by ice, but by Monster!
SMOSCast	Jeremy Lance Jessica Zerwas	5/2/2009 23:00	0h50	Podcast Pit
Our wild (and sometimes confused) SMOScast hosts for this year give us an update from the convention itself. Not sponsored by ice, but by Monster!
Knife/Open Fighting	Aegis Sword Academy	5/2/2009 2:00	0h50	Ballroom 3/4
Come play with Aegis as we open our "are you sober enough? OK, get in there!" knife fighting lists to you, our friends! Padded practice knives and skilled opponents insure that you'll have a whalloping good time!
Liar Liars!	Catherynne M. Valente Sarah Hoyt Brian Briggs Cherie Priest	5/2/2009 8:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Discussing lying in fiction, unreliable narrators, fake memoirs and histories, authority in prose. Books like The Things They Carried that play with the idea of the author as a liar to great effect.
Gaohranger (live action)	Youmacon	5/2/2009 8:00	2h	Poolside 5
One thousand years ago, a war raged between humans and the demonic Org race. With the help of the Power Animals, the ancient Gao Warriors were able to defeat the Org's leader, Hyakkimaru, and seal the Orgs. Today, the Orgs have begun to revive, and five warriors have been chosen by the Power Animals. They must abandon their current lives and become the new generation of Gaorangers to protect the life of earth. Its footage was used in Power Rangers: Wild Force.
Morning Coffee Ritual	Brian Donohue Diane Peters Tom Peters	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Consuite
For those of you inclined to worship the Holy Liquid, come join us for celebration and partaking of the holy substance. Debate denominational variants such as honey versus sugar, the unorthodoxy of flavored creamer, or state your devotion to the pristine blackness.
The Red Pill: the Truth about Self-Unemployment	David Bloom	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Discovery
A deep-dive session for folks battling paycheck-addiction. David Bloom, a coach for www.gleq.org, debunks common W-2 myths, and spells out the economics of employment, contracting, and sole-proprietorship. Red Pill applies to anyone entering the 21st-Century workforce of 'free lances' (mercenaries), 'Bobs' (Office Space consultants) and 'furita' slackers.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Perception or Prescience?	David Crampton Jeff DeLuzio	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Reality vs. our idea of what the future holds. What does our Sci-fi and Fantasy say about our culture and how has it led to some of our greatest achievements? Perceptions of science or prescience? Sci-fi and Fantasy often seem to be trendsetters in later mainstream literature. The Nerds were there first!
Writer's Workshop Part 1	Catherynne M. Valente Jim C. Hines	5/2/2009 9:00	3h	Boardroom
2 hrs of Critique. Followed by an hour or so to talk about the business side of writing.
sqlpython: SQL Is Fun Again	Catherine Devlin	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Columbia
Command-line SQL clients for relational databases are about as exciting as cold oatmeal, right? Well, they are, until open-source goodness is unleashed upon them. Meet sqlpython, an interactive SQL environment with super-strength and heat vision. Find out how to use it, how it works, and how you can help make it even mightier.
Watching the Watchmen - Comic Movies on the Silver Screen	Jeff Beeler Gini Judd Jon David Robert Cargill	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Atlantis
Comic book movies are still hitting the big screen for big profits. But not everyone is pleased with this development. Daniel Clowes has called the growing popularity of comics and other nerdish interests as a "cultural downgrading." How have comics influenced literature, art, and media in the last half-century? Why are comics crossing over now? How come the cool kids are now at ComicCon? Why do some within the industry try to distance themselves from the very elements that the mainstream increasingly accep
The Future of PHP	Rasmus Lerdorf	5/2/2009 9:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
Rasmus speaks about the future of PHP
Yoga for the Insomniac	Sarah (Sparrow) Slovik	5/3/2009 0:00	0h50	Atlantis
Still awake? Big day tomorrow? Let Sparrow help you rest your brain. This class is offered late night in order to promote better rest and peaceful sleep. Learn how Yoga can help you de-stress and fall asleep easier. It does not guarantee results, but will help most people relax. All Levels Welcome - Just Bring Yourself!
Casshern: Sins	Youmacon	5/3/2009 0:00	1h50	Poolside 5
The world is falling apart and Casshern is to blame. He is said to have killed a robot named "Luna" and by doing so unleashed a plague referred to as "ruin". But Casshern has no recollection of committing such an act, none the less both the humans and sentient robots hold him accountable. Now he must struggle to unravel what has truly happened to the world to be able to make amends for his sins.
Luke Ski Hot Tub Singalong	Luke Ski	5/3/2009 0:00	0h50	Hot Tub
An event 3 years in the making that can finally happen at Pengucion now that we have a hot tub again! This event happened without planning at at Pengucion 4.0, and Luke has wanted to make it an official event since. Join him in singalongs of Dementia, Filk, and many other styles of music, all while in relaxing hot water.
LN2 Ice Cream	Phil Salkie Molly deBlanc Trevor Jagoda	5/3/2009 0:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
Dreadfall Basics and Workshop	Sheryl Bradakis Limey Zrnich Leslie Wilbanks	5/3/2009 10:00	1h50	Poolside 3
Music thumping like distant explosions. Spot lights streak through the haze and smoke. A neon glow catches your eyes. The brightly colored, almost radioactive, hair captivates you as it rhythmically sways. Dread falls have become part of the gothic subculture. Learn how to make your own. This workshop will cover construction methods and you'll have time to practice what was taught.
Glam Makeup Demo/Discussion	Geralyn Lance	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 2
From smoky clubs to the red carpet. The glam look is everywhere. But what is it? How do you do it? Join our resident makeup artists in a demonstration of the glam looks of the past and present. Guys remember, David Bowie, Boy George, and Jeffree Star, glam is not just for girls. We can make you glam too.
Dancing with Wolves - And Vamps!	Sarah Hoyt Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Fantasy allows for the ultimate "bad boy" romances. Your lover ripping your heart out can be literal if he's a vampire. Such stories can be fun, others horrifying. What makes a good love story, what's just plain disturbing and why?
Writer's Workshop Part 2	Catherynne M. Valente Jim C. Hines	5/3/2009 10:00	3h	Boardroom
2 hrs of Critique. Followed by an hour or so to talk about the business end of writing.
Rule-Based Programming in Interactive Fiction	Andrew Plotkin	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Columbia
One of the foremost contemporary authors of Interactive Fiction (aka text adventures) discusses why the Inform 7 language went in the crazy-ass direction that it did, and what might be next.
Rapidly-Scalable Nuclear-Wind Replacement System for Our Current Coal/Gas Generation	Russ Cage	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Poolside 6
How to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels for electricity generation using a combination of wind and nuclear energy.
Fedora and Red Hat	Tom Callaway	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Atlantis
I'm an 8 year veteran of Red Hat, and currently wearing several job hats (Fedora Engineering Manager, Fedora Legal, Fedora Packaging Committee Chair, Fedora Board Member [elected], Fedora SPARC Team Lead), so I can talk about all sorts of things related to Fedora and Red Hat. You may have heard of Red Hat, we're arguably the largest and most successful true open source company in the world. Come get a sneak peak of Fedora 11!
SFOHA Open Board Meeting	Rick Jackson	5/3/2009 10:00	2h	Crowne
The Science Fiction Oral History Association board meeting. All are welcome to this organization's open gathering. Find out how you can be part of their new website, which will be eventually hosting hundreds of recordings from SF cons from past, present, and future.
Ouran High School Host Club	Youmacon	5/3/2009 10:00	2h	Poolside 5
At the ultra prestigious Ouran High School, Haruhi Fujioka looks for a quiet place to read and walks into an unused music room, and accidentally stumbles across the notorious Ouran High School Host Club, a group of boys who entertain the girls of the school for profit. When Haruhi accidentally breaks an expensive vase belonging to the wacky Host Club, she is made to serve under them until her debt is paid off. Haruhi is soon made a Host, but in order to pay off what she owes, she must continue to allow the Host Club's customers to believe she is a boy.
Origins Awards Road Show		5/3/2009 10:00	5h	Loungeside 1
This traveling game library contains all the nominees for the Origins Award so you can try them out in open gaming.
Lord of the Fries	Alex Yeager	5/3/2009 10:00	2h	Loungeside 2
This game is a thematic sequel to Give Me The Brain!. It takes place at the same restaurant, has the same cast of characters, and requires roughly the same equipment. But the game is entirely different. Players choose orders (sometimes randomly, sometime not) from the figuratively colorful Friedey's menu, and try to fill them with cards from their hands. Some orders are easy, like the Cowabunga. One Cow Meat, one Bun. Some are a little harder, like the Chickabunga Conga: same as a Chickabunga (Bird Meat plus Bun), plus Fries and a Drink. Sound easy? Now try your hand at a Lord of the Fries, a Meat Munch, or the infamous Patriarch (Fish Meat, Cheese, Bun, Fries, Drink, and the oft-maligned Strawberry Pie).
Noir - Mutants and Masterminds - Save the Child	Bill Korsak	5/3/2009 10:00	3h	Loungeside 3
6 players. A different flavor of your typical supers game. No longer 4 color but instead gray with many moral questions. What kind of hero are you? Characters provided.
PXE: It's Not Just for Servers Anymore!	Bill Childers	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Discovery
PXE is traditionally used to kickstart Linux servers. Come and be amazed as Bill shows you how to use PXE on your desktop network to provide a Ubuntu desktop over the network, and even do a fully unattended install of Windows!
LN2 Ice Cream	Phil Salkie Molly deBlanc Trevor Jagoda	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Consuite
Come down to try, taste, suggest, and help make a Penguicon favorite: LN2 ice cream! Our trained staff and volunteers will make ice cream, using the big liquid nitrogen tank that you can see during the convention. Flavor suggestions are welcome!
High Performance PHP	Rasmus Lerdorf	5/3/2009 10:00	0h50	Ballroom 8
How to do it right.
Webcomic Brunch	Trevor Adams Adam Smithee Rob Balder Fesworks Alex Heberling Tanya Higgins Brittany Adams Mark Savary David Adams Megan Rose Gedris… (11)	5/3/2009 10:30	0h50	Lobby
Webcomic creators and fans meet in the Lobby for (dutch) brunch excursion.
Chronic Illness	Kat Burgett	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Columbia
This panel will explore the ins and outs of navigating through medical systems in America from the perspective of a medical professional and also from the perspective of someone who suffers chronic illness on a daily basis. This is an open discussion format.
Introduction to Open Soda	Blasted Bill Putt	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Poolside 2
What is "Open Soda"? The history of its roots in Open Cola, the development of various flavors and bases, and some of the recipes used in the drink.
Finding Your Voice	Mary Robinette Kowal Sarah Hoyt Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear Sarah Monette	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Poolside 1
1st Person vs 3rd Person writing. Discussion of pros and cons of different voices in writing. Benefits of the "God" point of view for an author and a reader. Benefits of the main character as narrator for the author and reader. Limitations of both.
Designing Solutions from Business Workflows	David Lane	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Atlantis
Good solutions come from good specifications. Get up close and professional with end-users to deliver more meaningful applications.
Demo of ConCentric: Open Source Con Scheduling	Leane Verhulst	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Poolside 6
ConCentric Event Planning Software is open source, web-based software used, as the name states, to help plan events - more specifically, to help plan conventions. ConCentric allows multiple users to enter events, participants, and equipment into the database and to schedule them all into rooms or locations while checking for and preventing conflicts. ConCentric was written in PHP/MySQL using the CodeIgniter v1.6.3 framework and BackEndPro v1 as the user management piece. More information can be found on this webpage: http://concentricevent.sourceforge.net
Goth Bunny Play Time	Colleen Guernsey	5/3/2009 11:00	3h	Loungeside 3
Epic Munchkin, or Munchkin Quest! Epic Munchkin: For Advanced to Expert Players. This game can last for a long time so be prepared. We can us all the sets or just one, it will be up to the players, but the game will go to level 20 (22 if Munchkin Blender is used). 3-10 players. Munchkin Quest: Gather magic items and gold to power up your munchkin in a giant full-color dungeon, never the same twice, full of monsters and loot. but the One True Goal is . . . Levels! Reach Level 10, and then try to get out alive. You'll need to fight your way past the Boss Monster, but that shouldn't be a problem. After all, it's only level 20. 2-4 players
Maximizing Fun Per Pixel	Windell Oskay	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Your next game console has 193 bytes of video memory! Meggy Jr. RGB is an ultra-retro handheld gaming platform based on a 64-pixel LED display. It is an example of technology designed from the ground up to be hackable and configurable. Designing with open source tools and making the hardware, firmware, and software all open source allows users to build on it and learn from it.
Introduction to OpenBSD	Marcus Watts Steve Andre'	5/3/2009 11:00	0h50	Discovery
OpenBSD is one of the of BSD derived UNIX-like operating systems, with an emphasis on proactive security, correctness and portability. Not just for firewalls and servers, OpenBSD works well on the desktop. If you'd like to learn more, please attend.
Life as a Math Post-doc: Theoretical Algebra on Parade	Neil Epstein	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Look ma, no calculator! Math genius Neil Epstein explains how to survive on wits and calculus alone.
Faking the Pinup Girl Look	shetan noir	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Learn how to do pinup style make-up and hair. Learn to make the pretty flowers for hair decoration. I will cover what colors work and how to apply them. Also what tools your need for sexy pinup hair. You will feel glamorous.
Book View Cafe	Sarah Zettel	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Poolside 1
More on the Book View Cafe project - an online cooperative publishing venture of 20+ authors from across the fiction spectrum, including Ursula K. LeGuin and Vonda N. Mcintyre.
Is Audio the New Print?	Wil Wheaton Steve Eley Daniel Hogan Rick Jackson Rick Stringer	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Atlantis
There's an explosion of audiobooks and podcasts out there. Is Audio supplanting print as the medium of choice?
Multi-Threaded C++ Development	David Lane	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Columbia
Multi-threaded applications can unleash today's very powerful CPUs. Learn the basics of developing multi-threaded applications using socket and thread classes, managing client threads, through-put/traffic management, and light AI.
Herbology 101	Sarah (Sparrow) Slovik	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Straight from Hogwarts, this lesson plan has been adapted for the general Muggle population. Enjoy this introduction to herbal remedies, cautions, and how to find these things locally. Herbs come in all shapes, sizes, colors and textures. While many herbs provide medicinal effects, it is important to remember that herbs are food and should be consumed as such, not as medicine.
Basic Class	Aegis Sword Academy	5/3/2009 12:00	2h50	Ballroom 3/4
The first of our classes in Basic Swordsmanship. Intended for people who'd like to give it a try and see how we teach and what they might learn. This class is physical, so please dress comfortably.
Tytania	Youmacon	5/3/2009 12:00	2h	Poolside 5
A space opera based on a series of three novels, about people who try to liberate the galaxy from the rule of the Tytania-clan and seek refuge with a rebel force.
CandyFab Demo 2	Windell Oskay	5/3/2009 12:00	1h50	Hall Table
Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories will demonstrate Candyfab, a home-built, do-it-yourself, computer-controlled, 3D printer that uses granulated sugar as the printing medium. To begin, it "prints" a 2D design into a flat bed of sugar by selectively fusing the sugar using hot air. The bed is then lowered slightly, a new layer of sugar is added, and the next 2D image is printed, fusing with the layer below. This process is repeated to build up the three-dimensional image. It has a low-cost desig
Catan: Germany	Alex Yeager	5/3/2009 12:00	2h	Loungeside 2
Germany was founded in 1949 and reunited in 1989. Therefore, the year 2009 will be Germany's 60th birthday and the 20th Anniversary of the Reunion. Klaus Teuber and the Kosmos Verlag wanted to do something special for this event and brought out this gorgeous version of their The Settlers of Catan game. It will feature a map of Germany, designed by Michale Menzel, and some slightly simplified rules. You will be able to build city landmarks as for example the 'Brandenburger Tor' or the 'Dresdner Dom' in one of the 12 possible cities. All these landmarks will be in the box as plastic miniatures of significant detail. In short: A must have for all German Catanien and a good addition to the collection of every other wood-for-sheep enthusiast.
Computer History	Jon "maddog" Hall Jeff Beeler	5/3/2009 12:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
A "Birds of a Feather" with a 10-15 minute introduction by maddog (complete with slides), to allow other people to add their own rants and war stories from the history of computing.
Costuming Feedback and 2010 Brainstorming	Sheryl Bradakis Limey Zrnich Kylia Zrnich	5/3/2009 12:01	0h50	Poolside 3
OK, so you loved it or hated it. Tell us what you think. If you have ideas for next year, bring those too. Penguicon is only as good as you allow it to be. Help steer your con in a direction you want to see it go.
The Tom and Frank Show	Tom Smith Frank Hayes	5/3/2009 12:30	0h50	Discovery
The return of the ever popular Tom and Frank Show. Tom Smith and Frank Hayes play off each other as well as Waldorf and Statler, and are far more entertaining. Come see the latest installment of their tag team show.
Reaching for Immortality	Richard Herrell Eliezer Yudkowsky Eric Raymond Ben Best	5/3/2009 13:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Can we become immortal by uploading our minds into a computer, by cryonics, or by anti-aging medicine? Would we want to?
Selling Your Soul - Marketing Your Work on a Limited Budget	David Crampton Jim C. Hines Daniel Hogan Rick Jackson	5/3/2009 13:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Websites, freebies, conventions, and business cards - plus anything else we can think of! Ways to help market and promote yourself and your product when you're strapped for cash!
Metalwork Demo and Discussion	Metalex Drummer Melanie Brooks	5/3/2009 13:00	0h50	Atlantis
Have you ever seen something made of metal and wonder how it's made? Ever see a pewter or brass or steel accessory for a costume and dream about adding it to your costuming closet? Come hear about some basic metalsmithing techniques that can be used for improving your costumes. Discussion and demonstration by a professional metalworker and artist in the jewelry field.
Reducing Your Energy Bill While Greening the Environment (On the Cheap)	Doug Houseman	5/3/2009 13:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
In the magazines you read about solar cells -- photovoltaics that generate electricity. The typical installation for a Michigan home to zero the electric bill would be about 8 KW of solar cells or about $120,000. Most of us cannot afford this kind of investment. But for a few hundred dollars we can cut the energy consumption of an average home by 20 percent or more. Lets go beyond light bulbs and talk about where you should invest in energy savings and what your return on investment in Michigan would be.
Maddog's Footnote	Jon "maddog" Hall	5/3/2009 13:30	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Several years ago maddog was asked to give a "keynote" at the end of the conference. maddog termed this a "footnote" and has been giving them from time to time ever since. Footnotes typically (but not always) talk about what has happened at the conference and how that might be applicable to life of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Sometimes topics of maddog's footnotes have ended up as new conference topics. The footnote is typically written at the conference, and may still be in the process of being changed
Webcomics, It Takes a Village (Or Does It)?	Trevor Adams Catherynne M. Valente Adam Smithee Rob Balder Alex Heberling Jason Dunstan	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Discovery
Discussing the pluses and minuses of creating a webcomic as a team or going the solo route.
Rhythm Game Madness!	Daniel Ramirez Ken Konarzewski Jordan Antoski	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Atlantis
Games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band are doing amazingly well in sales, but are there too many publishers now jumping on the bandwagon? With Guitar Hero spin-offs/sequels, Rock Band sequels, and other rhythm game-based publishers getting involved, are there just too many games for this newly discovered genre? This panel will also discuss the games that led up to this genre and give our predictions of what's next, including talk of the open source "Guitar Hero", Frets On Fire.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Rails	Steve Eley	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Columbia
A seasoned veteran of web development demonstrates and discusses Ruby on Rails, the very popular web framework for the Ruby programming language.
FreeSpace Wrap-Up	Jane McGonigal	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Crowne
Jane McGonigal wraps up the FreeSpace Game for the weekend.
Q and A with Doug Houseman for All of Your Eco Needs	Doug Houseman	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Loungeside 5
Got questions after attending the new eco-track programs? Need clarification on how to help the environment while enjoying open source? Come talk to Doug and find the answers to those well anticipated wonders!
Heuristics and Biases, The New Science of Human Error	Eliezer Yudkowsky	5/3/2009 14:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Over the last 35 years, science has learned amazing things about reproducible human errors and what they show about human thinking. Hear the talk that's been given at universities and hedge funds about bugs in the human mind and how to patch them.
Closing Ceremonies	Matt Arnold Randy Bradakis	5/3/2009 15:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Anna Petrak will give awards to the volunteers who worked the most hours. Amanda Long-Adams will announce the winners of the room party contest. Sal Sanfratello of the Board of Directors will introduce us to next year's tech tutorial days to precede the convention weekend. We'll hear from next year's chair, Randy Bradakis, about 2010. Then comes your opportunity to give us feedback, so we can capture info about what worked and what didn't, and thank our Concom for another great convention.
National Novel Writing Month	David Crampton Jim C. Hines Mary Robinette Kowal Daniel Hogan	5/3/2009 8:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Every November hordes of would-be writers as well as established pros unite to attempt to produce 50,000 words in one month. Good idea or waste of time? Does it help or hurt writing? What about the pressures of deadlines in general? Does slow and steady win the race, or does the pressure cooker of trying to produce so many words in the last hour really work?
Jenny Everywhere: The Open-Source Comic Character	Fesworks	5/3/2009 8:00	0h50	Atlantis
An open-source webcomic?!? Come listen to Fesworks, maintainer of the Jenny Everywhere Shifter Archive, discuss the Jenny Everywhere pantheon and how you can be involved!
Bleach: Memories of Nobody	Youmacon	5/3/2009 8:00	1h50	Poolside 5
In Karakura Town, there has been a sudden outbreak of unidentifiable spirits called "blanks" (vacant souls), while in the skies of Soul Society, the real world has been reflected. A mysterious female shinigami called Senna, who wipes out most of them, and has appeared before Ichigo along with a man named Ganryu, leading a group called the "Dark Ones".
How NOT to Create a Webcomic	Adam Smithee Fesworks Tanya Higgins Mark Savary Jason Dunstan	5/3/2009 9:00	0h50	Atlantis
Sure it's easy to put a comic on the web, but it's not so easy to do it right. Come listen to our panel discuss the common mistakes people make when launching a comic. After all, we've already made the mistakes so that you don't have to!
Devil of a Belly Dance Workout	shetan noir	5/3/2009 9:00	0h50	Poolside 2
Giving your muscles a workout that they will never forget. Great for people that spend to much of their day sitting. Learn to isolate and work different muscle groups in order to strengthen your body. Wear comfortable clothing.
How to Give an Effective Reading	Mary Robinette Kowal	5/3/2009 9:00	0h50	Poolside 1
Learn to make your words sound as great out loud as they do on the page. Using both demonstration and audience participation, we will explore voicing, narration, and pacing.
Coloring with Photoshop	Alex Heberling	5/3/2009 9:00	0h50	Poolside 6
Don't know where to start in photoshop or find your shading needs work? Come see Alex Heberling of the Garanos webcomic share her favorite tips and tricks as she colors a special panel for our Penguicon attendees.
Book Signing	Catherynne M. Valente John Scalzi Jim C. Hines Wil Wheaton Sarah Hoyt Dan Hoyt Elizabeth Bear Daniel Hogan Brian Briggs	5/3/2009 9:00	0h50	Ballrooms 7/8
Come meet some of our great authors and get your book signed. There may or may not even be readings done by some of them - how well can you beg?
More, Moor	Faster Faster: The Impact of Nanotechnology on Computers & Electronics	A quick introduction to the concepts of nanotechnology, and an examination of the current state of nanotech and the recent developments in computers & electronics. Then we'll talk about how it will affect our daily lives in the near future. The future is coming sooner than you think. Don't blink!	May 2, 2009 10:30 am - 12:00 pm	1h30
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Free Space	Jane McGonigal	May 1, 2009 - May 3, 2009		Hall Table
INVENT THE FUTURE with Signtific Lab. A game engine for crowd-sourced forecasting. In 2019, cubesats (space satellites smaller than a shoebox) have become very cheap and very popular. For $100, anyone can put a customized personal satellite into low-earth orbit. Space is open to anyone and everyone, for research, for business, for communications, for play. When custom satellites are as easy to design and launch as your own website is today, how will the world be different -- for better and for worse? When you play the Free Space forecasting game, you'll contribute unique micro-forecasts (140 characters or less) about the future of personal cubesats. Come see how having "outlier" ideas can win prizes like your very own Signtific labcoat!
Paint and Take	Linda Martelle Dean Martelle	May 1, 2009 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm	3h	Loungeside 4
This event is FREE. This is courtesy of Reaper -- They supply paint and figures. Have you ever wanted to try painting a miniature? Have you ever had trouble finding the right miniature for your D&D character? Tried painting before but looking for help with new techniques? Looking for something to do between your sessions at the convention? Try out miniature painting for FREE!!! Many miniatures available to choose from. You might even find a new hobby! Everything you need is supplied for you: mini, paint, brushes, water, etc. Just bring your imagination. The fun you bring yourself.
Keysigning III	Richard Houser	May 1, 2009 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	1h30	Discovery
The target audience for this session are those individuals intending to pursue CAcert assurer status, considering creation of a private CA root, looking into SSL client authentication, or advanced users willing to transfer a little knowledge. We should be able to get enough information across to allow participation as an assurer during the Keysigning I event. IMPORTANT: To get the most out of this session, CAcert assurer candidates should bring two pieces of government issued photo ID such as a drivers license and passport. A laptop is strongly recommended.
Stand by Wheaton... In Rock Band!	Wil Wheaton	May 2, 2009 10:30 pm - 11:59 pm	0h50	Discovery
Did you ever want to play Bon Jovi on Rock Band with Wil Wheaton? Well, now is your chance because at this event, Wil Wheaton will be playing Rock Band with attendees chosen by him. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Paint and Take	Linda Martelle Dean Martelle	May 2, 2009 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	3h	Loungeside 4
This event is FREE. This is courtesy of Reaper -- They supply paint and figures. Have you ever wanted to try painting a miniature? Have you ever had trouble finding the right miniature for your D&D character? Tried painting before but looking for help with new techniques? Looking for something to do between your sessions at the convention? Try out miniature painting for FREE!!! Many miniatures available to choose from. You might even find a new hobby! Everything you need is supplied for you: mini, paint, brushes, water, etc. Just bring your imagination. The fun you bring yourself.
Writer's Workshop Special	Sarah Hoyt	May 2, 2009 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	2h	Boardroom
A special treat for participants. Ms. Hoyt will be doing some writing exercises and discussing the craft with you.
Charity Auction	Greg Williams Dawn Kuczwara Laurie Adams	May 2, 2009 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm	1h50	Ballrooms 7/8
The RIAA, MPAA, and Patent Trolls are everywhere. Your rights in this digital age are constantly under attack! The Electronic Frontier Foundation is ready to fight for your rights, and now it's our turn to fight for them! Bring your stimulus cash, and bid on fabulous items while being entertained by celebrity auctioneers, Dawn and Greg, imported specifically to separate you from your money. All proceeds from this spectacular event go to benefit the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Auction items may be viewed on the Penguicon website. Cash/Check Only.
Taking Over the World with Penguins and Free Beer	Shawn Powers	May 2, 2009 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm	1h50	Atlantis
I'll start with a talk about some of the problems we've had as a Linux community with really getting our operating system in the hearts and hands of desktop users. I'll give a short history, describe some present problems, propose some ideas, and discuss some of the things I've learned as a journalist and sysadmin regarding the introduction of people to Linux. After my presentation, time for Q&A!
What Michigan Can Do (and You Too) to Create a Green Energy Manufacturing Economy	Doug Houseman	May 2, 2009 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	0h50	Loungeside 5
After the talk there will be a Q and A session.
Sustainability: You Don't Have to Be a Tree Hugger	Susan Nunn	May 2, 2009 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm	1h50	Loungeside 5
A brief look into eco-living and sustainability. Simple options to bring your life more into balance with our planet that won't have you wearing Birkenstock and tie-dye. Looking beyond simple recycling to other options available that fit into a busy lifestyle.
Junkpile Wars	Dan Skelton Tom Skelton	May 3, 2009 11:00 am - 1:00 pm	1h50	Ballroom 5/6
Junk! Glorious Junk! This popular contest challenges teams to provide a set of networking services from computers they build from our Junk Pile.
Paint and Take	Linda Martelle Dean Martelle	May 3, 2009 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	3h	Loungeside 4
This event is FREE. This is courtesy of Reaper -- They supply paint and figures. Have you ever wanted to try painting a miniature? Have you ever had trouble finding the right miniature for your D&D character? Tried painting before but looking for help with new techniques? Looking for something to do between your sessions at the convention? Try out miniature painting for FREE!!! Many miniatures available to choose from. You might even find a new hobby! Everything you need is supplied for you: mini, paint, brushes, water, etc. Just bring your imagination. The fun you bring yourself.
Beer Tasting	Dan DeSloover Ken Konarzewski	beer has served us throughout history. Step outside the ordinary and join us for a tasting of some local and international varieties. In fact, I'm enjoying one now. Are you?	5/1/2009 22:00	0h50
Ah stouts, lagers, pilsners, porters, ales. Got to try them all. Face it, the wine people have nothing on u
FRAG	Alex Yeager	draw cards for weapons, armor, and gadget	move through the blood spatters to restore your own health! If you die, you respawn and come back shooting!	5/2/2009 21:00
Game starts. Enemy in sight . . . Frag him! Grab his stuff! Run! Get a bigger gun! Grab some armor! There he is again! Frag him! Whoa, there's another one. Run . . . you're hit! You're down. Respawn! Grab a weapon! Start again! Frag is a computer game without a computer. It's a "first-person shooter" on a tabletop. Move your fighter and frag your foe
Iron Age Comics VS The Care Bears	Michael McCortney	up to 6 players. The game is set in the grim, dark, angsty world of the 80s, where everyone wears trenchcoats and carries sawed-off shotguns. The PCs will be grim, dark, angsty 80s anti-heroes, desperately trying to stop the Care Bears from brainwashing people into being happy again. This is a very tongue in cheek game, here for you to play the Punisher if he were a vampire/werewolf hybrid and carried katanas. Original characters will be provided, but you are welcome to customize them. The mechanics are quick to learn and new players are welcome.	May 1, 2009 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm	2h50
A Mutants & Masterminds, 2nd Edition gam
Iron Age Comics VS The Care Bears	Michael McCortney	up to 6 players. The game is set in the grim, dark, angsty world of the 80s, where everyone wears trenchcoats and carries sawed-off shotguns. The PCs will be grim, dark, angsty 80s anti-heroes, desperately trying to stop the Care Bears from brainwashing people into being happy again. This is a very tongue in cheek game, here for you to play the Punisher if he were a vampire/werewolf hybrid and carried katanas. Original characters will be provided, but you are welcome to customize them. The mechanics are quick to learn and new players are welcome.	May 2, 2009 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm	3h50
A Mutants & Masterminds, 2nd Edition gam
Fully General Criticisms of Religion	Eliezer Yudkowsky	we miss out on the fundamental arguments that cover Judaism to Buddhism to the spiritual experience itself.	5/2/2009 21:00	0h50
"If I am ignorant of a phenomenon, that is a fact about my state of mind, not a fact about the phenomenon itself. Thus to worship a sacred mystery is to worship your own ignorance." Debates between science and creationism are neither deep nor genera
Talking About Drinking, with Aegis	Aegis Sword Academy	you got it! Aegis, host of Port Parties and Roving Room Parties, is one of the harder drinking groups at Penguicon and we Swordfight after, with little in the way of hangovers! So, come, play, talk about drinking, how to do it well, talk of Port and mixes, Rum and Scotch, drinking well, and drinking wisely, and the fun of not drinking at all!	5/2/2009 11:00	0h50
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