| Sunday | 1:00 AM | | Konosuba (18+) | Kensington | Kazuma Sato is a shut-in die-hard fan of games, anime, and manga. A traffic accident brings his disappointingly brief life to an end, or it should have, but he wakes up and sees a beautiful girl who introduces herself as a goddess. She asks him if he'd like to go to another world but he can only bring one thing with him. Kazumi chooses to bring the goddess. With that, he is transported to another world and his great adventure subjugating the demon king begins, but first the hard work of finding food, clothing, and shelter begins. Kazuma wants to live in peace, but the goddess raises one problem after another, and then the demon king's army has its eyes set on him. 18+ only. ID will be required. | | FILM |
| Sunday | 5:00 AM | | The Asterisk War | Kensington | In a dystopian future where a meteor crash has destroyed numerous cities an at it's impact an element called mana was discovered. It allowed human technology to make rapid strides giving rise to a new species of super-powered humans, the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella). The Festas (Star Warrior Festivals) host battles between Genestella at a city of six academies called "Rikka," also commonly known as "Asterisk." This story follows scholarship student Ayato Amagiri as he transfers to Seidokan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish of finding out about the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of his sister | | FILM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | Puzzlemania | Boardroom | Making crafts with leftover puzzle pieces and putting together puzzles | | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM | | Twin Star Exorcists | Kensington | Rokuro Enmado is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friends dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the "Twin Star Exorcists", and are destined to marry and have a child known as the Miko, which will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing all evil spirits, or Kegare, from the world and ending the war that has lasted over a millennium. | | FILM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Japanese Candy Taste-Testing | Boardroom | Do you want to branch out from the same candy in every store? Do you want to try Japanese Candy without having to buy it yourself in case you don't like it? Well that's what this panel is for. Try a bunch of Japanese candy and maybe find your new favorite. | | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Pitch an Agent at ConFusion! | Charlevoix | Bring your pitch to ConFusion! Sam Morgan, agent with JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. will be taking 10 minute pitches. Bring yourself and your pitch. Slots are limited to 10 minutes. Please be on time for your slot! You must sign up in advance at Ops. | Sam Morgan | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Kaffeeklatsch with Pro GOH Gail Carriger | Club Lounge | Join our Pro Guest of Honor for coffee, tea, and conversation. Limited to 10 participants. Sign up at OPS. | Gail Carriger | CONFUSION |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Pantsers Rule! (Or So They Tell Me) | Interlochen | No plan! No safety net! Writing by the seat of your pants is the best, most effective writing strategy. Well... at least for some writers. What are the strengths and weaknesses, and what might be some alternatives, other than outlining? | Diana Rowland (M), Michael Ceislak, Andrea Phillips, John Klima, Courtney Schafer | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Citizen Scientist: Biomechanical Engineer | Isle Royale | The current state of the art in cybernetic body parts, plus a look into the future. | Daniel Dugan (M), Martin L. Shoemaker, Matthew Alan Thyer | SCIENCE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Blurring the Lines | Keweenaw | Genre is sometimes described as little more than arbitrary marketing categories, but readers and writers often define themselves by their preferred genre. What makes a genre distinct, and what happens when those distinctions are imported into another genre? Is it just a crossover, or an illustration that the distinctions are arbitrary? | Brandon Black (M), Jackie Morgan, Cherie Priest, Jason Sanford, Kristine Smith, Jason Sizemore | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Fantasy & SF All-Stars | Leelanau | Panelists draft players for their team from across the science fiction and fantasy multiverse, right before your eyes, to confront an existential threat! Who will they choose, who will they ignore, and who will end up with the best team? The audience decides the winner! | Dan Moren (M), Stacey Filak, Adam Rakunas, Andrea Johnson, Navah Wolfe | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Reading: John Chu, Annalee Flower Horne, Marissa Lingen | Manitou | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | John Chu, Annalee Flower Horne, Marissa Lingen | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | The Riddle of Challenge Art | Saugatuck | A growing trend in the arts online is 30 Art Challenges like #Drawlloween & #Inktober, here's a look at a few themes, the results, and a discussion of why they're a great way to flex your artistic muscles, regardless of skill level. | Ben Rodriguez (M), Katherine Erickson, Pablo Defendini, Brigitte Winter, Dustin Patrick | ART |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 10:50 AM | Kid/TeenFusion Reading: Mary G. Thompson | Petoskey | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | Mary G. Thompson | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Pillars of the Earth | Ballroom C | At the beginning of the 13th century, construction of the greatest and most beautiful cathedral in England begins. Players are builders who try to contribute the most to this cathedral's construction and, in so doing, score the most victory points. Gameplay roughly consists of using workers to produce raw materials, and then using craftsmen to convert the materials into victory points. Workers may also be used to produce gold, the currency of the game. Players are also given three master builders each turn, each of which can do a variety of tasks, including recruiting more workers, buying or selling goods, or just obtaining victory points. Getting early choices with a master builder costs gold, as does purchasing better craftsmen. Players must strike a balance between earning gold to fund their purchases and earning victory points. 4 PLAYERS. TABLE: Fluttershy | Nikki C | GAMING |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | The Castles of Burgundy | Ballroom C | The game is set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. While playing they aim to build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers. 4 PLAYERS. TABLE: Apple Bloom | Bryan B | GAMING |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Teen & Kid Reading: Mary G. Thompson | KidFusion Rm 515 | Join author Mary G. Thompson for a reading of her work! | | KIDFUSION |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Reading: Brandon Black, Michael J. DeLuca, Michael R. Underwood | Ballroom A&B | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | Brandon Black, Michael J. DeLuca, Michael R. Underwood | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Playdough-rama | Boardroom | Beat your enemies to death with self-created playdough creatures. | | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Kaffeeklatsch with Science GOH Karen Burnham | Club Lounge | Join our Science Guest of Honor for coffee, tea, and conversation. Limited to 10 participants. Sign up at OPS. | Karen Burnham | CONFUSION |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Long Tail of the Tall Tale | Interlochen | Tall tales, like their fairy tale cousins, are reinvented in every culture around the world. Handed down through generations, they provide context for how humans relate to each other and to stories. How have these oral traditions influenced today's fiction? Is there such a thing as a modern tall tale? | Dyrk Ashton (M), Sarah E. Gibbons, John Chu, Bernadette Bosky, Diana Rowland | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 PM | Writing is Fundamental | Isle Royale | Some of the fundamentals of prose storytelling have evolved over time, and some vary wildly between genres. What has changed since the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres came to be as we know them, and how have genres like mystery, romance, and YA diverged? | Andrea Phillips (M), Wesley Chu, Jackie Morgan, Emmy Jackson, DongWon Song | LITERATURE |
| 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 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Before You Share Your Story | Manitou | Do you friends go the other way when they see you with a freshly-printed story in your hands? They might not tell you your story stinks, but they know what's fun to read and what's not. This panel will help you present your friends, beta readers and editors with a well-polished story that's easy and fun to read using human and computer techniques for identifying awkward phrases in your writing | Clif Flynt | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Philosophy in Anime | Petoskey | We will pose philosophical questions to audience members and invite them to discuss the matters in small groups. We will ask a representative from each group to share the findings of that group. You will not be required to speak if you do not wish to do so. There are no right answers, but thinking about philosophical questions can be both enjoyable and enlightening. No experience is required. | Richard Herrell (M), Cassy S. | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | How the **** Do I Make This???: Stump the Costume Experts | Saugatuck | A lively and popular discussion returns! Come ask a panel of experienced costumers your toughest questions about how to build oddball, unique, or just plain difficult things, from articulated wings to suits that light up when you talk. | Suzette Mariotti (M), David M. Stein, Andrea Johnson, Doreen (ANN LONG) White, Suzette Mariotti | COSTUMING |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Making Monsters | St. Clair | Come hear our panelists talk about the ins and outs of creating monsters in media and literature. What goes into crafting a compelling monster? What is the monster's role in stories? What's scarier: to see the monster, or just the idea it? | Nichole E. Castle (M), Mallory O'Meara, Lesley Conner, Michael Cieslak, Angela Carina Barry, Jeffrey Alan Love | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Kookieklatch Storytime | KidFusion Rm 515 | Come up and be read to by whichever guests happen to show up. If you have a favorite book that you would like to have read, feel free to bring it. | Bob Trembley | KIDFUSION |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Jeffrey Alan Love Reading | Ballroom A&B | Our Art Guest of Honor reads from his new book "Notes from the Shadowed City" which he both wrote and illustrated. | Jeffrey Alan Love | CONFUSION |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Origami & Kirigami | Boardroom | Learn the fine art of Japanese paper folding and cutting. | | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Literary Friendships are Magic | Isle Royale | Friendship is confusion? No! Friendship is magic. Are there friendships in science fiction and fantasy that have changed your life? What makes a compelling fictional friendship for you? | Mark Oshiro (M), Dave Robison, Susan Dennard, Amy Sundberg, Kate Elliott | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Rail Guns, Power Armor and Killer Robots | Keweenaw | How close are we to the military technology heralded in SciFi books? Experts will talk about what is on the horizon. | Kristine Smith (M), Tobias Buckell, Kameron Hurley, Karen Burnham | SCIENCE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | What the F Did I Just Watch?! | Leelanau | The web can be a strange place. Let's discuss the weirdest internet fads and memes we've seen (100 layers challenges, don't hug me i'm scared, weird commercials, etc.) | Daniel Dugan (M), Sarah Lynn, Cassy S., Jeanne Szarama | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | The One That Got Away | Manitou | Rejection is part of the business. Even the best stories aren't for everyone. Have our panel of editors rejected stories that went on to great success? Why did they make those decisions, and did they regret it in the face of those stories' successes? | Lee Harris (M), Sam Morgan, Yanni Kuznia, Gillian Redfearn | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Random Fractions Concert | Marquette | Cathy McManamon and Jason Neerenberg blend guitar and bass, vocal harmony, and original songs & cover tunes with their own personal twist from filk, folk, and any genre of music that strikes their fancy. Their first performance of 2017 is sure to include some brand new music! | Cathy McManamon, Jason Neerenberg | MUSIC |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | All According to Keikaku* | Saugatuck | Our panelists discuss the unexpected plot twists of trying to express the same story using words from a different language, and how translation impacts the reader's perception of a story. (Keikaku means "Plan") | Carl Dayagdag (M), Gail Carriger, Gustavo Navarrete, David Reyes | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Here's What They Did to My Baby! | St. Clair | No one really knows how the game is played. The art of the trade. How the sausage gets made. We just assume that it happens. And by it, we mean publishing a book. Authors tell the tale of the publishing process from their perspective. Copyedits! Title changes! Other mad alchemy! | Patrick S. Tomlinson (M), Suzanne Church, Jim C. Hines, Marshall Ryan Maresca | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Afternoon Break | KidFusion Rm 515 | KidFusion is closed for one hour in the afternoon. | | KIDFUSION |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Hot Chocolate Klatsch with Mark Oshiro | Boardroom | Talk to Fan GOH about his work while enjoying a cup of hot chocolate. | Mark Oshiro | TEENFUSION |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | The Evolution of the Zombie | Interlochen | Slow zombies, fast zombies, undead zombies and plague zombies. Over the years we've seen them all. How has the mythos of the zombie evolved and where might it go next? | Scott (Toaden) Maiale, Lesley Conner, John Klima, Cherie Priest, Mallory O'Meara | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Game of Thrones | Isle Royale | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Andrew Drummer (M) | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Romantic Leads | Leelanau | What makes a good romantic lead? In straight romance, does the guy need to be tough, a bad boy? Does the woman need to be feisty but soft and not like other girls? What happens when your romantic leads are queer and/or genderqueer? How do those heteronormative tropes get replicated or subverted? | Sara Dobie Bauer, Suzanne Church, Seleste deLaney/Julie Particka, Amal El-Mohtar, Gail Carriger | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Future Performer Suggestions | Marquette | Who would you like to hear perform at ConFusion at the future? If we've never heard of them, all the better. | Mark Bernstein | MUSIC |
| 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 |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Netherstorm: Library of Laomis | Ballroom C | The Sidhe city of Laomis was said to be cursed by the gods and has been lost since ancient times. Now, the League of Boot and Trail claims to have found the lost city's library, but they've lost contact with their researchers. What wonders will the party discover as they attempt a rescue? 6 PLAYERS. TABLE: Twilight Sparkle | Thunderhead | GAMING |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Open Games and Building for Kids | KidFusion Rm 515 | Come and enjoy some games and lego building with friends as we wind the weekend down. | | KIDFUSION |
| Sunday | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Wizard | Ballroom C | Players compete over multiple rounds based on the number of players, and whoever ends with the highest score wins. In each round, players are dealt a hand of cards — one card in the first round, two cards in the second, three in the third, etc. — then trump is determined by flipping the top card of the undealt deck; if a suit is revealed, that suit is trump, while if a Wizard or Jester (or no card in the final round) is revealed, then the round has no trump. Players then state how many tricks they expect to win in the round. 6 PLAYERS. TABLE: Rarity | SKA | GAMING |
| Sunday | 2:30 PM | | Film Room closes | Kensington | | | FILM |
| Sunday | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | Closing Ceremonies | Ballroom A&B | Come say goodbye to our Guests of Honor and Special Guests, and learn what we might have in store for you for next year! | Anna Carey, Karen Burnham, Gail Carriger, Jeffrey Alan Love, Mallory O'Meara, Mark Oshiro, Yanni Kuznia, Geralyn Lance | CONFUSION |
| Sunday | 3:00 PM | | KidFusion Closes | | Thanks for another great KidFusion year! | | KIDFUSION |
| Sunday | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | Feedback Session | Ballroom A&B | Give the ConCom compliments, ask questions, provide concerns. Review the con experience with the all-volunteer concom and staff, and find out how to join in the fun of planning ConFusion for next year! | ConFusion ConCom | CONFUSION |
| Sunday | 5:00 PM | | Dead Dog | ConSuite | Ring out the end of Friendship is ConFusion with the last of the last. We will be open until the food or our patience runs out! | | CONFUSION |
