| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Moderating Panels | Petoskey | Moderators are the hardest role to pin down, but possibly the the most important. What are the benefits of stepping up as a moderator? What are the responsibilities? How do you handle panelists going off track, or worse? How do you manage the dreaded "more of a comment than a question" from the audience? | Justin Landon (M), Mark Oshiro, Janet Harriett, Gillian Redfearn | FANDOM |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | The Nerdaissance | Ballroom A&B | In the comedic fanfiction system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The audience who enjoys and laughs and the Nerdiassance, who write and perform for them. These are their stories. 18+. ID will be required. | Ericka Kahler, Joe Harvey, Adam Clifford, Mary Brandt, Molly Zigler, Mary Ann Mead | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Board Gaming for Families | Isle Royale | Board games are a great family activity, but how do you manage competitiveness when you all have to live under the same roof? | Mur Lafferty (M), Eric Guy, Suzette Mariotti | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Only 80s Kids Remember | Keweenaw | Gen X nostalgia is all the rage, from the Transformers and GI Joe films, to the Voltron and Ghostbusters reboots, to Netflix's Stranger Things. Come claim your birthright as a child of the 80s, and talk about what these looks-back get right and wrong. | Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Jen Talley, Joe Hill, Daniel Abraham | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | From Fanfic to Profic | Manitou | Many of science fiction and fantasy's authors have come out of fandom. What's the transition like? Why do so many talented writers stay in fanfic? What does writer with professional aspirations get out of fic? | Matthew Alan Thyer, Dira Lewis, Angela Carina Barry | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | The Faces of Fandom | Keweenaw | It's easy to think fandom is an unchanging monolith, but fandom has always had many faces, and it grows and changes all the time, and different fandoms have their own distinct cultures. How do fandoms differ (SFF, media, fanfic, music, sports, etc) and what traits do they share (participatory vs. consumer fandom)? | Mari Brighe (M), Joel Zakem, Mark Oshiro, Bernadette Bosky, Arthur D. Hlavaty, Julie Winningham | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | It Takes an Intergalactic Village | Keweenaw | Finding and surrounding your life with positive influences that will help your kids become productive, insightful, and best of all nerd-class citizens. | Karen Burnham, Matthew Alan Thyer, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Andrew Zimmerman Jones | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Eye Contact is Not Consent | Isle Royale | Consent is now a word we hear all the time in the fannish landscape. What is consent? What behaviors and interactions does consent encompass? Is consent only about sex and/or touching, or does it extend to verbal interactions as well? What role does it play in fannish interaction? What our are responsibilities as convention staff and convention attendees to understand and enforce consent? | Rhiannon Kelley (M), Mari Brighe, Cassy S., Jeanne Szarama | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | Fans & Health | Ballroom A&B | Fans sometimes think they need to run a marathon (or run period) or completely change their eating habits to be "healthy." Not so. Learn from a couple of fans, with completely different health challenges, how each of us have gotten healthier | Andrea Dale (M), Tom Smith, Bernadette Bosky, Cylithria Dubois, Elizabeth Shack | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Disnerd Game Show | Saugatuck | Prove that you are the ultimate Disnerd! Test your knowledge of all things Disney in this game show that spans from classic to modern Disney! | Sarah Lynn (M) | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Queer Eye for Sci Fi | Leelanau | Queerness in science fiction has always been part of the genre. Join panelists as they discuss the history of queerness within the genre, their experiences within the community, and the future of queer science fiction. | Mark Oshiro, Mari Brighe | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Defense Against The Dark Arts: Defending From Harassment Online | Manitou | Online harassment is a serious threat. Come learn practical strategies for how to defend yourself and others from harassment and abuse. We'll cover mental health first aid, digital and physical security, and practical help you can offer to friends who are experiencing harassment, with a focus on how to avoid escalating the situation. | Annalee Flower Horne | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Friendship and Flirting in Fandom | St. Clair | If you find navigating or initiating social interactions of the platonic or romantic kind draining, challenging, or downright baffling, you're not alone in SF&F fandom by a long shot. While making great connections comes more naturally for some than others, anyone can learn tricks to help read social cues, overcome anxiety, and leave a great impression on people you meet - be it someone you're a fan of or a fellow fan. | Mishell Baker (M), Mark Oshiro, Seleste deLaney/Julie Particka, | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 10:00 PM | 10:50 PM | Mark Reads After Dark | Ballroom A&B | Mark Oshiro reads from erotic sci-fi savant and national treasure Chuck Tingle, and other examples of hilarious adult literature. 18+. ID will be required. | Mark Oshiro | FANDOM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Nerd Culture Cultivation | Keweenaw | Raising humans that you WANT to have conversations with. | Rhiannon Kelley, Anna Carey, Jen Talley, Stacey Filak, Andrea Dale | FANDOM |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Penguicon Planning Meeting | St. Clair | Join the organizers of tech/sf con Penguicon as they ramp up for their April event with their Con Committee meeting, open to all! | Penguicon ConCom | FANDOM |
