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"Mankind will reach maturity on the day it learns to value diversity—of life and ideas. To be different is not necessarily to be ugly; to have a different idea is not necessarily to be wrong. The worst thing that could happen is for all of us to look and think and act alike." Gene Roddenberry

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Saturday, November 9
 

10:00am CST

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
What does it mean today?
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avatar for RhymesWithCamer

RhymesWithCamer

Hi!I'm Tamara (rhymes with camera).I'm just a reader who loves to gab about scifi/fantasy stuff.
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Riverview Ballroom

10:00am CST

Letters of the Rainbow
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Join in a discussion about LGBTQ+ representation in media.
Moderators
avatar for Llewella Forgie

Llewella Forgie

Llewella Forgie is an award-wining author who creates stories of tenacious women battling injustice and creating their own happily-ever-after.  Her current work-in-progress is a pentalogy that takes place in Europe in 1802.  France is planning to invade, people with psychic powers... Read More →
Speakers
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Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys teaches science just outside Chicago and writes the sort of speculative fiction that requires too many qualifiers for the normal flow of conversation. Fortunately the SFFH umbrella is wide (and kind of spooky and full of brass fittings and snakes). Eir short fiction has... Read More →
ML

Megen Leigh

Artist GOH
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
York

11:00am CST

Artist Improv Painting Demonstration
Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Enjoy this rare opportunity to observe an accomplished artist at work
Speakers
ML

Megen Leigh

Artist GOH
Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Hunt

12:00pm CST

Did COVID-19 Kill Printed Program Books?
Saturday November 9, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Are printed programs a thing of the past?
Moderators Speakers
BF

Bill Fawcett

Special Guest, Bill Fawcett & Associates
Saturday November 9, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Hunt

2:00pm CST

50 Years of Windycon
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
Where Did We Come From? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Headed?
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
Riverview Ballroom

2:00pm CST

Hypnosis Show
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
Professional hypnosis demonstration with master hypnotist Lee Darrow
Speakers
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
Hunt

3:00pm CST

Xenoarchaeology Road Show
Saturday November 9, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Experts from the Xenoarchaeology Foundation analyze and discuss artifacts from around the universe. Audience is invited to bring their own unusual artifacts for the archaeologists to analyze at this interactive session.
Moderators
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Jody Lynn Nye

Special Gusets; Moderator
Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as ‘spoiling cats.’ When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories.Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-keeper... Read More →
Speakers
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Chris Gerrib

Chris Gerrib admits to being a bit obsessed with Mars, but in a healthy way – all three books of his Pirate Series are set on Mars. Chris lives in the Chicago suburbs and still has a day job in IT. He holds degrees in history and business from the University of Illinois and Southern... Read More →
BF

Bill Fawcett

Special Guest, Bill Fawcett & Associates
Saturday November 9, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
York

4:00pm CST

Up Close Magic Show
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Up close magic and sleight of hand performed before your eyes
Speakers
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Hunt

4:00pm CST

Phandemonium Book Club
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST
We will be discussing A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Everyone is always welcome to join our discussion - even if they haven't finished (or even read) the book!
Moderators
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Oakbrook Ballroom 3 & 4

7:00pm CST

Diversity: Does it Matter?
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CST
Is corporate diversity sincere or do they just not want to be sued? Let's discuss these lofty questions.
Moderators
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Chris Barkley

(Foreign) Correspondent, File770.com
Chris M. Barkley is a fan activist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been active in sf fandom for over 47 years and has attended over 200 conventions, including 31 World Science Fiction Conventions.He has also been a Convention Chair (Cinclave in 1986) a radio talk show host and producer... Read More →
Speakers
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CST
Hunt

7:00pm CST

Wanderverse - Adventures Improvised
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm CST
This is the first of two shows this weekend from the Wanderverse a live-action improvisational sketch comedy RPG where you are an essential NPC (that's non-player character, if you're not familiar with the abbreviation. The "essential" part means that the adventurers should not kill you if they'd like to succeed). As audience members, you get to interct tieh their Digital Participation Software to directly influence the outcome of the heroes' journey,
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Riverview Ballroom

8:00pm CST

Real Life Middle Earth & Beyond
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Before CGI many SF and fantasy TV/movies were filmed in real places. Where are these places and what is it like to visit them?
Moderators
avatar for David Hankins

David Hankins

Author, Lost Bard Enterprises
I am the award-winning author of Death and the Taxman about the Grim Reaper trapped in an IRS agent's dying body. He must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin. (Join me Sat at 10:00 for a reading of the first chapters!).My short stories have appeared... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for K. M. Herkes

K. M. Herkes

Author, Dawnrigger Publishing
I write books, tell tales, and generally spin stories in as many ways as I can. I also like to sing but not on stage, dance but rarely when anyone is watching, and take many pictures of my cat.
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Hunt

9:00pm CST

Spooky Stories
Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
Put on your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and come listen to a number of spooky stories before bedtime! (Not recommended for younger children.)
Moderators
Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
Butterfield

10:00pm CST

Fan Fic Erotica
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm CST
A boon or bane to society?
Moderators
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Tiffany Voltz

Fandom additict. Fanfiction connoisseur. Professional napper. 
Speakers
avatar for Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys teaches science just outside Chicago and writes the sort of speculative fiction that requires too many qualifiers for the normal flow of conversation. Fortunately the SFFH umbrella is wide (and kind of spooky and full of brass fittings and snakes). Eir short fiction has... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm CST
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