Open Discussion. Group discussion of what books, games, movies, or TV we have discovered this year. Dave W

Open Discussion. Exchange of ideas and resources for effective political organization to defy an oppressive regime. David Levine

Open Discussion. People have an affinity for animals and see human traits in them Why? AKA Wither furries? Jason W

Open Discussion. Elizabeth Adams. In this hour I'll answer to the best of my ability, questions about race, racism, and allyship. Be prepared for me to go into why the premise of the question is racist as part of the answer. There may be ranting. Trigger Warning

Game. A touching improve game about consent for all ages. Gavin White.

Game. Play the boardgame Pandemic with Doug and Beth.

Open/Panel Discussion. I've [Dave Howell] ... most people experience the world quite differently than I: Discuss.

Discuss and play with analogue tools, especially Fountain Pens.

What have you read (watched, heard) that we should nominate for a Hugo? Beth Mitcham, Tom?

Panels Notes

2016 Hugo Possibilities: These are the things we (people in the room) might personally nominateNovel

• Arabella of Mars, David Levine
• Shepherd's Crown, Terry Pratchett
• Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff
• Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemison
• Raven and the Raindeer, Ursula Vernon / T. Kingfisher
• Central Station, Lavie Tidhar
• Like a Boss, Adam Rakunas
• Bones of Starlight , Eva Elasigue
• Waypoint Kangaroo, Curtis Chen

• Eva Elasigue
• Adam Rakunas

• "Penric and the Shamen", Lois McMaster Bujold

• Discworld
• 1632 / Ring of Fire
• Expanse series
• Mercy Thompson

• Rogue One
• Arrival
• The Man in the High Castle, Season One
• A Monster Calls (maybe for next year)
• Colony
• West World
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• "DC comic crossover - Supergirl/Flash"
• X-man Apocalypse
• Star Trek Beyond

• "Sword and Laser"
• "Starship Sofa"
• "Hidden Almanac"
• "Welcome to Nightvale"

• Blackgate
• Journey Planet
• "Rec Center"

• Autobiography of James T. Kirk,
• "For the Love of Spock", Adam Nimoy

Open Discussion. Cultural devaluation of creativity, esp myths of "starving" vs. "selling out". Candid discussions about realities of make ends meet (outside help, partners with day jobs, insurance)

Reading by Hank Graham.

Demo and Discuss. Talk and try the most popular of scifi teas (and others) in Hospitality. Stefanie and Wing

Open Discussion. What life experience do you return to when you need inspiration and confidence. Karen Anderson

Open Discussion. What have you just learned in any science? Leading Edge or New to You. Eva Elasigue

Sign Up in the commons

Open Discussion. What programming do you most enjoy? Disappointed if its not there? Help be Program MiniCon in April! Alice Bentley

Open Discussion. As a group, Create a fictional set of rules of magic that would create an interesting and consistent world to explore. Dave W

Come draft my all-uncommons cube! Traditional booster with as many games as you can fit. Cards and Lands provided. Name not provided.

An appreciation of Patricia Briggs, the late Michael Briggs, and their work in urban fantasy. The panel will include authors J.A. Pitts and Scott James Magner, and Patti Ludwig representing the Hurog community. (Patricia is not be able to attend as Guest of Honor because of Michael's recent passing.)

Open Discussion. SF dystopias, esp the cyberpunk dystopias of the 1980s

Open Discussion. So this might be the penultimate Foolscap. Lets talk about where (and whether) Foolscap's future is going. Jason, Dave, Lile

Open Discussion. National Novel Writing Month - pros, cons, experiences, lessons learned. For participants who've done if before, and those who are curious what it is like. Shel Tozer-Kitts

1. Pick prompts from a hat. 2. Write for 10 minutes 3. Read you short. Karen Anderson

Game, Hospitality. Play the boardgame Pandemic with Doug and Beth.

Open Discussion. What book turned you into a life-long reader. What makes a book formative? Does it change over time? Beth Mitcham

Lets plan ahead and utilize technology to prevent a Dystopia! Doug

Hang out and write with other creators. David Levine

Open Discussion. SF, F, Western, Mystery, Romance. Whats up, what do you like? Eva L Elasigue

Open Discussion. When to leave a fandom? An organization? Red flags? guilt vs sanity/safety? Ranting negotiated at beginning of discussion. Wing

Open Discussion. We're all a little racist, and its not OK. Talk about the nature of implicit/unconscious bias, and how to correct it.Roots of bias. Points for good allyship. Elizabeth Adams

Some of us, or our parents, are not immortal. Practical aspects. Lawyer given Beneficiaries list, experience from my father's passing. Also artistic work and copyright. Beth Mitcham and Linda Deneroff

Demo. See Pamela Rapinan and Tom Whitmore demonstrate their massage styles on each other and describe what they're doing..