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Penguicon 2026

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1:00pm EDT

Let's Make a Movie! Board of GovenorsBill Korsak

2:00pm EDT

Dead Man's Draw NicoletLloyd Williams Talk with the Board Charlevoix B

3:00pm EDT

Avoiding Problematic Stereotypes and Tropes Algonquin AValtinen Erik Karille • Leslie Gulvas • Jennifer Blackstream • Ryan Rose Writer's Block in the Age of Distraction Algonquin DKatie Spina • Fyra B. Ginn • Christine Daigle • Evan Dicken • Storm Humbert Silent Movie Marathon Portage auditoriumKeith Moore

4:00pm EDT

Combat from Far Far Away Algonquin CJamie Bliss Stitch & Bitch Board of RegentsPeggy Zdila Beginner's Guide to 3d printing for Tabletop Games Algonquin BJohn Patrick Man I Love Frogs: An Intro to Amphibian Ecology Charlevoix BSergio Bermudez The Art of the Short Story Algonquin ALeslie Gulvas • Paul Michael Peters • Ken MacGregor • Jean Davis • Storm Humbert Will Write for Loot: How to Start Writing for Games Algonquin DStephanie Loree • Richard C. White • Tracy Barnett • Evan Dicken Kaffeeklatsch - Ryan Rose, Ray Tabler, and Kyle E. Miller HamlinKyle E Miller • Ray Tabler • Ryan Rose

5:00pm EDT

Running LARPs for Fun and Profit!* Charlevoix CGnora Ford-Lepthien • Erika Wagner (Re)Create Yourself! BaldwinLinnea Sieh How To Not Start A Cult Charlevoix BMatt Arnold How to Choose your Next Programming Language Algonquin DEric Raymond Magic as Metaphor MontcalmStorm Humbert The Evolution of Science Fiction Algonquin APaul Michael Peters • Katie Spina • Ray Tabler • Evan Dicken • David Weber Kaffeeklatsch - Ken MacGregor, Leslie Gulvas, and Michael Cieslak HamlinKen MacGregor • Leslie Gulvas

6:00pm EDT

Beginning Locksport MontcalmKevin Nickerson OPENING CEREMONIES Algonquin B & CHeather Williams Cope or Nope: How to Adult Like a Real Grown Up Charlevoix BBeth Bondono Feeling Nostalgic? Algonquin DChristine Stevens Modern Day Podcasting Charlevoix CJohn Patrick • Randy Walker • Bob Waltenspiel Intro to Goldwork Embroidery Workshop Board of RegentsErin Flores

7:00pm EDT

Anime Robots Are People Too- the Japanese Approach. Portage auditoriumGriffin • Star Stramel • Margaret Moon • Paul Kemner Making Toys with High-voltage Electronics. Nixies, and CRT, and Magic eyes Algonquin AKeith Moore Care and Keeping of the Nerd Charlevoix CLinnea Sieh Self-Harm Survivors MontcalmAdriana Petrucci What Shark Movies Teach Writers About Genre Expectations Charlevoix BJennifer Blackstream • Jim Butcher Boots on the Ground: Writing About Real World Locations Algonquin DA. Carina Spears Operation Snakebite Board of GovenorsAndrew M Popowich • Kristen Eldridge • Jennifer Blankenship Rawson's Realms - The Wild Wild West Board of GovenorsSummer Rawson Daggerheart - Search for the Ice Queen's Treasure Board of TrusteesLloyd Williams

8:00pm EDT

The Quantum Capacitor: New Frontiers in High-Density Electrostatic Storage Algonquin CTerry Howald Transhumanism: How Close are we to Cyberpunk? Algonquin ASergio Bermudez IT Jobs Landscape Charlevoix CRandy Walker • Bob Waltenspiel Becoming a Technorganic Combiner: Bringing AI, Fitness, and Cyber Hygiene Together Algonquin BWilliam Bowen Ask the Author Guests of Honor Algonquin DSarah Hans • Tracy Barnett • Jennifer Blackstream • Ryan Rose • David Weber

9:00pm EDT

Queer BoF Charlevoix CJosie How To Build Your First Home Lab Algonquin CMike Kwiatkowski Old Nerds Drinking Portage auditoriumDavid Weber • John Patrick Descent into Dance Hell Charlevoix BMatt Arnold

10:00pm EDT

A Brief Discussion About Autism: The New DHM 5, RFK and HHS Algonquin DIan the Well-Informed Fine Art Nude Photography with a Cell-Phone Algonquin AKevin Nickerson Does AI Require An Ethical Framework? Algonquin BEricka Kahler • Mark Haynes

11:00pm EDT

So You Think You Can Read Fan Fiction Algonquin BSergio Bermudez Anime After Midnight: Questionable Life Choices Edition Portage auditoriumPaul Kemner