8:00 am - 8:00 pm Green Room Hours [i]
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Art Show Hours [ii]
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Tabletop Gaming [i]
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Makers Room Hours [i]
12:00 pm - 9:15 pm Filk: Room Open [i]
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Yellow Submarine (1968)
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dealer's Room Hours [iii]
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Lego Open Build - Birds of a Feather
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Science Fiction Radio Plays
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Writing Short Stories: Maximizing Impact in Minimal Space
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Exploring the Latest in Space Exploration
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm In Loving Memory: A Celebration of Friends Lost Including "Fuzzy Pink" Niven
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Are Superheroes Still Heroes in 2024?
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm GoH Q&A - Laura Brodian Freas Beraha
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm The Last Starfighter (1984)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Terraforming Mars Ares Expansion
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm Sewing 101 Workshop
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Classics of SF Discussion: Isaac Asimov, "The Currents of Space" (1952)
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Star Wars Festival: Star Wars (1977)
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Frank Kelly Freas and the Start of the Illustrators of the Future Contest
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Working With Your Significant Other: Writing Without Divorce Lawyers
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm The Present as Seen by the Past: How Science Fiction Depicted the 21st Century
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Reboot, Remake, Regurgitate: Why Hollywood Is Stuck in Groundhog Day
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Fantasy Romance: Love in Magical Worlds
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm GoH Q&A - Genny Dazzo
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Autograph Session [i]
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm Peyote Stitch Workshop 101
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Ticket to Ride Rails and Sails
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Autograph Session [iv]
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Director's Cut) (1978)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Alien Cultures: Creating the Other
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm ChatGPT or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI-or should I...?
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Life Before Launch - You're less than a year away from mission launch. What is your work life like?
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm GoH Q&A - Craig Miller
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Horror vs. Dark Fantasy
4:00 pm - 4:55 pm Knitting 101 Workshop
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Open Hailing Frequencies / Getting Along with Other Fandoms
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Autograph Session [v]
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Star Trek: FASA Corporation's 1980's Role Playing Game
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Filk: Open Filk Circles [i]
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Science Fiction World-Building: Blending Fact with Fiction
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Opening Ceremonies
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Europa Clipper has Launched: What are we up to in early cruise?
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Screening of "Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke" & Panel
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Music to Our Ears - Favorite Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Music Scores
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Starlog and Beyond: The Magazines and Fanzines That Shaped Fandom
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Galaxy Quest (1999)
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Ice Cream Social
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Regency Dance
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Tim Griffin / Kathy Mar Concert
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Not Lazarus Long? Things You Need to do Before Dying
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Soft World Building in Speculative Poetry
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Jupiter: Our Planetary Guardian Angel
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm A Shot Rang Out
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Fairy Tale Mad Libs
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Mead: From the Babylonians to Harry Potter
8:30 pm - 10:15 pm Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)
9:00 pm - 2:00 am 16th Floor Parties! [i]
10:15 pm - 11:59 pm The Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
8:00 am - 8:00 pm Green Room Hours [ii]
9:00 am - 11:30 am Saturday Morning Cartoon Block
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Art Show Hours [i]
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Tabletop Gaming [ii]
10:00 am - 6:00 pm The "Veins of Gold" Annual Blood Drive
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealer's Room Hours [i]
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Filk: Open Filk Circles [ii]
10:00 am - 9:15 pm Filk: Room Open [ii]
10:00 am - 11:15 am Lost Legends: SF/F Authors Awaiting Rediscovery
10:00 am - 11:15 am Whispers of Wonder: Embracing Speculative Poetry
10:00 am - 11:15 am Mission Updates: The latest news from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10:00 am - 11:15 am John Trimble Tribute Panel
10:00 am - 11:15 am Urban Fantasy: Magic in the Modern World
10:00 am - 7:15 pm Makers Room Hours [ii]
10:00 am - 11:15 am 4 Principles Of Engaging Writing
10:00 am - 11:15 am Chairman's Brunch
11:00 am - 11:45 am Autograph Session [vi]
11:00 am - 11:55 am Sewing 102 Workshop
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Wavelength (1983)
11:30 am - 12:45 pm World-Building Workshop: Crafting Immersive Universes
11:30 am - 12:45 pm About Small Presses: If everyone says you can do it yourself, why get a publisher?
11:30 am - 12:45 pm How We Take Selfies of the Curiosity Rover On Mars
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Writing for Tabletop Role Playing Games
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Here There Be Dragons: Dragons As They Appear in Multiple Mythos and Fictional Universes
11:30 am - 12:45 pm ACS Auction Prep
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Autograph Session [vii]
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm The Haunting Of Silverwood Manor - A Wild West Ghost Story and puzzle room paired with crafted cocktails. [i]
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Autograph Session [viii]
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Trek Talk: Paramount Buyout, Streaming Trends, and the Future of Star Trek
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Cross-Platform Projects: Adapting from Books to Film to Games and Back Again
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Charting the Cosmos: The New Frontier in Space Science
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm How We Develop Our Ideas: From Concept to Creation
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm What Science Fiction Can Bring to Fantasy
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Crocheting 101 Workshop
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ACS Auction
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Terraforming Mars the Dice Game
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Autograph Session [ix]
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm How to build your own full-size R2 -D2!
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Classics of SF Discussion: Andre Norton, "Star Man's Son" (1952)
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm The Haunting Of Silverwood Manor - A Wild West Ghost Story and puzzle room paired with crafted cocktails. [ii]
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Star Wars Festival: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm New Translations of European Science Fiction
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Marketing and the Art of Self Publishing
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm The Future of Human Augmentation: Enhancing Our Abilities
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Star Wars Movie Memories
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Villains in SF and Fantasy: Crafting Compelling Antagonists
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Songwriting Workshop: Crafting Your Own Filk Songs
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Autograph Session [x]
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm Sewing 103 Workshop
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Ticket to Ride Iberia
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Autograph Session [xi]
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Hallmark Ornaments - Birds of a Feather
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Filk: Why Filk, Anyway?
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Working with Editors: Building a Productive Relationship
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Niven's Influence on Modern Science Fiction
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Taking the Earth's Temperature: The Impact of Climate Change
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Graphic Novels Aren't Just For Superheroes!
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm The Hero's Journey: Classic Structure in SF and Fantasy Narratives
4:00 pm - 4:55 pm Crafters Circle
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Cosplay on a Budget: Creative Solutions for Cost-Effective Costumes, The Future of Fandom: Trends and Predictions
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm The Haunting Of Silverwood Manor - A Wild West Ghost Story and puzzle room paired with crafted cocktails. [iii]
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Autograph Session [ii]
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Hardware Wars (1978) 12 min.
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch: Capturing Attention in 60 Seconds
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm GoH Q&A - Larry Niven
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Black Holes Don't Suck!
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Trek vs Wars: A Study in Opposites?
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Mythology and Folklore: Inspirations for Fantasy Writing
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Filk 101: An Introduction to Fannish Music
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Script Read of Firefly: Jaynestown
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Looker (1981)
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm R2 Builders Interview original R2 operator, Craig Miller
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm Filk: A Short Concert by Adam "Griff" Sanford
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Cosplay Contest: Show Your Best
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Filk: Song Circle, "Songs Old Enough to Drink.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Max Headroom (1985)
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm LASFS Gift Exchange - Tentative
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Sexy Ships: The Future of Transportation
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Wilhelm Scream Documentary - Hollywood Sound Museum
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Reach for the Stars: Backyard Astronomy
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm A new 2D Animated Short Film, "Matty Cat." Meet and Greet and Q&A
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm A United Earth: Science Fiction's Long Legacy Portraying the Political Unification of Humanity and the Abolition of War
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm The History and Culture of Beer
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm Cosplay Dance
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Filk: Open Filk Circles [iii]
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Special Edition with a Deleted Scene and The Original Ending
9:00 pm - 2:00 am 16th Floor Parties! [ii]
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Green Room Hours [iii]
9:00 am - 9:45 am Sunday Church Service
9:30 am - 10:00 am 4 Short Cartoons
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Art Show Hours [iii]
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tabletop Gaming [iii]
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Dealer's Room Hours [ii]
10:00 am - 11:15 am Reading of "Murder in Slushtime", a Pre-Disney Star Wars Story
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Filk: Open Filk Circles [iv]
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Filk: Room Open [iii]
10:00 am - 11:15 am Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006)
10:00 am - 11:15 am Learn Tai Chi
10:00 am - 11:15 am Social Conventions in Heinlein: Families, Finances and Systems of Government
10:00 am - 11:15 am The Role of Beta Readers: Getting Valuable Feedback
10:00 am - 11:15 am What Do We Want the Future to Look Like?
10:00 am - 11:15 am Was the Book Better?
10:00 am - 11:15 am Anthology 101
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Makers Room Hours [iii]
10:00 am - 10:55 am Road Squadron, The Sci-fi Car Club
10:00 am - 11:15 am Batman: The Animated Series -- Its Inspiration and Legacy
10:30 am - 11:00 am First Tea: Brunch
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Scout
11:00 am - 11:55 am Sewing 104 Workshop
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Think Like an Illustrator Workshop
11:30 am - 11:55 am The Slaver Weapon
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Art Show Auction
11:30 am - 12:45 pm The Red Planet from Burroughs to Andy Weir: Mars in Science Fiction Over the Years
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Surviving Neurodiversity in a Normative World Without Losing Your Spiciness
11:30 am - 12:45 pm The Ethics of Climate Intervention: Sci-Fi Perspectives
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Cutting-Edge Creativity: Leveraging Current Tech for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films
11:30 am - 12:45 pm The Rise of Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Hallmark: A Pop Culture Phenomenon
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Second Tea: Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Autograph Session [iii]
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Disney Pins - Birds of a Feather
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Star Wars Festival: Return of the Jedi (1983)
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Genre Poetry: The New Frontier of Verse
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Building Empathy for Your Characters
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Beyond Earth: The Realities of Space Colonization
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Stephen King's On Writing, 20 Years Later
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Yesterwhen: Why Are So Many Fantasy Worlds Modeled After Our Own History?
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Tatting 101 Workshop
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Walt Lee Memorial
1:30 pm - 2:25 pm Justice League - The Savage Time (2002)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Third Tea: High Tea
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tabletop Gaming - Ticket to Ride South Korea
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm Building Props for Star Trek
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Classics of SF Discussion: Eric Frank Russell, "Wasp" (1957)
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm What Does Science Fiction Tell Us About the Geopolitics of Space Settlement?
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Star Wars and More Movie Memories
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm SPACE: 1999 - The Eagle Transporter Reimagined
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Special Effects and CGI: Bringing Sci-Fi Visions to Life
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Magic Systems: Rules, Creativity, and Consistency
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm GoH Q&A - Kathy Mar
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Browncoats - Birds of a Feather
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Time Travel: The Do's, the Don'ts, and the Dear God Whys
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm The Greatest Writing Advice I've Ever Received
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Spacecraft that Survive When Things Go Sideways
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm World-Building in Fantasy: Creating Fantastical Realms
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm The Future of Loscon (and LASFS): The Next 50 Years
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Closing Ceremonies and Feedback Session
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