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Friday, October 27
 

3:00pm MDT

Roundtable: Creativity, Originality, and Business
Why is it so important to create the trend instead of following it? Why original art/music/items are far more sustainable in the long run and why chasing the quick buck doesn't keep your business afloat for very long.
Participants
avatar for Carolyn Kay

Carolyn Kay

Carolyn Kay enjoys writing about an eclectic variety of things, and imagining what normally inanimate objects would do if given life. She is currently collaborating with award-winning illustrator, Chaz Kemp, on the World of Ashelon, a series of novellas set in a steampunk fantasy... Read More →
avatar for Chaz Kemp

Chaz Kemp

Art Monkey Supreme, Chaz Kemp Illustration
Bram Stoker Award finalist Chaz Kemp embraces an Art Nouveau style that incorporates vibrancy and color into fantasy and steampunk art in a way that is rarely seen. As an illustrator, the influence of Alphonse Mucha is evident in his award-winning work that combines the artistic energy... Read More →

Friday October 27, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
  Programming

4:00pm MDT

Roundtable: Cat Fandom
Why are cats so popular as characters in sf/f/h fiction (and in mysteries, too, for that matter)? Are cats intrinsically more fannish than dogs?
Moderators
RL

Rebecca Lyons

Rebecca Lyons is a writer, editor, and jewelry artist. She has been a MileHiCon participant for over 20 years and has had her jewelry displayed in the art show for the last several. She is a freelance science copy editor and has had stories published in Pulphouse, Women of Darkness... Read More →

Participants
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Robin Owens

Robin D. Owens credits the telepathic cat with attitude in selling her first futuristic/fantasy romance, HeartMate, published in December 2001. Since then the RITA® Award Winning novelist has written 13 books in the Celta series, including the latest, Heart Fire (November 2014... Read More →

Friday October 27, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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5:00pm MDT

Roundtable: Current Fannish Cultural Touchstones
In the ’70s and ’80s Monty Python and Hitchhiker’s Guide formed a common bond … what are the new touchstones, or has growth and fragmenting of fandom made that less possible/necessary/desirable?
Moderators
NE

Participants
DB

Dee Beetem

Doris (the Younger) Beetem was one of the founding members of DASFA, along with her mom (the Elder) and her younger sister (Rose). She now lives in Houston, Texas, a retired librarian/technical writer with three cats. (Practically a meme in the fannish community!) She is a longtime... Read More →
EB
avatar for Jen Zink

Jen Zink

Attendee, The Skiffy and Fanty Show
Jen Zink is a stay at home mom of two queer kids and a podcaster with a love of all things science fiction and fantasy. You can find her on twitter @loopdilou or on The Skiffy and Fanty Show at http://www.skiffyandfanty.com, which she produces and co-hosts. You can talk to me about... Read More →

Friday October 27, 2017 5:00pm - 5:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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6:00pm MDT

Creative Couples
Author/author, author/artist, author/costumer … balancing two professionally creative people in one relationship.
Moderators
avatar for Angie Hodapp

Angie Hodapp

Director of Literary Development, Nelson Literary Agency
Angie Hodapp is the Director of Literary Development at Nelson Literary Agency. She holds a BA in English and secondary education from the University of Northern Colorado and an MA in English and communication development from Colorado State University. A graduate of the Publishing... Read More →

Participants
BL
avatar for Carolyn Kay

Carolyn Kay

Carolyn Kay enjoys writing about an eclectic variety of things, and imagining what normally inanimate objects would do if given life. She is currently collaborating with award-winning illustrator, Chaz Kemp, on the World of Ashelon, a series of novellas set in a steampunk fantasy... Read More →
avatar for Chaz Kemp

Chaz Kemp

Art Monkey Supreme, Chaz Kemp Illustration
Bram Stoker Award finalist Chaz Kemp embraces an Art Nouveau style that incorporates vibrancy and color into fantasy and steampunk art in a way that is rarely seen. As an illustrator, the influence of Alphonse Mucha is evident in his award-winning work that combines the artistic energy... Read More →
avatar for Daniel Dvorkin

Daniel Dvorkin

Daniel Dvorkin, a joint production of David and Leonore Dvorkin Productions, has served as an Army infantryman and an Air Force medic. He recently completed his Ph.D. in bioinformatics, which was harder than anything the military threw at him including Desert Storm. His most recent... Read More →
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Warren Hammond

Warren Hammond is known for his gritty, futuristic KOP series, of which the third book, KOP Killer, won the 2012 Colorado Book Award for best mystery. Warren's latest novel, Tides of Maritinia, ws released in December 2014. His first book independent of the KOP series, Tides is a... Read More →

Friday October 27, 2017 6:00pm - 6:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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7:00pm MDT

Roundtable: Dr Who
Come chat all things Doctor Who… the new Doctor, speculation on the next companion, etc.
Participants
EK
avatar for Kit Campbell

Kit Campbell

It is a little known fact that Kit was raised in the wild by a marauding gang of octopuses. It wasn’t until she was 25 that she was discovered by a traveling National Geographic scientist and brought back to civilization. This is sometimes apparent in the way that she attempts to... Read More →

Friday October 27, 2017 7:00pm - 7:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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Saturday, October 28
 

11:00am MDT

Roundtable: Recent and Upcoming Movies that Make You Squee
Wonder Woman, The Black Panther, Ready Player One ... what movies have recently come out or are in the pipeline that you're really excited about?
Moderators
avatar for Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Chris Ward works as a video editor to finance his obsessions with movies, books, and homebrewing. He lives in Denver and is conspiring with his wife to make sure their daughters grow up surrounded by geek culture.

Participants
avatar for Jen Zink

Jen Zink

Attendee, The Skiffy and Fanty Show
Jen Zink is a stay at home mom of two queer kids and a podcaster with a love of all things science fiction and fantasy. You can find her on twitter @loopdilou or on The Skiffy and Fanty Show at http://www.skiffyandfanty.com, which she produces and co-hosts. You can talk to me about... Read More →
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Nicole Godfrey

Nicole Godfrey is a writer who calls the beautiful city of Colorado Springs home, along with her furry children. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and has lived in Florida and Tennessee. Her writing career started with poetry at a young age, leading to her first publication at the... Read More →

Saturday October 28, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
  Programming

12:00pm MDT

Roundtable: Close Encounters & (First) Contact: How Do They Hold Up?
These two groundbreaking first contact films are now 40 and 20 years old. How do they hold up with new discoveries and a 21st century perspective?
Moderators
KC

Participants
EQ

Saturday October 28, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
  Programming

1:00pm MDT

Roundtable: How Can Creativity Transfer?
Join our panelists to discuss common aspects of creativity across endeavors, how to increase creativity, and more.
Moderators
avatar for Stace Johnson

Stace Johnson

Owner, Lytspeed Creative
I'm a writer and musician from the Denver metro area, but I make my living in IT. So far, I've published more than 100 short pieces across non-fiction, fiction, and poetry, a number I was astonished to realize last year. When I'm not doing something involving a computer keyboard... Read More →

Participants
BB
KI
RA

Saturday October 28, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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4:00pm MDT

Brewing/Vintning Meetup
Craft beer is a growing phenomenon, and fans are involved in both the brewing and drinking of beer, wine, or cider. Roundtable discussion of brewing and vintning, and a tasting will follow in the con suite (must be 21 to partake).
Moderators
GH

Participants
avatar for Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Chris Ward works as a video editor to finance his obsessions with movies, books, and homebrewing. He lives in Denver and is conspiring with his wife to make sure their daughters grow up surrounded by geek culture.
EH
avatar for Meg Ward

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon
Meg Ward is a longtime science fiction enthusiast whose hobbies include roller derby, beer brewing, cryptography, convention running, and fiber arts. She resides in Denver with three cats, two geeks-in-training, and an equally geeky husband.
RL

Rebecca Lyons

Rebecca Lyons is a writer, editor, and jewelry artist. She has been a MileHiCon participant for over 20 years and has had her jewelry displayed in the art show for the last several. She is a freelance science copy editor and has had stories published in Pulphouse, Women of Darkness... Read More →
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Saturday October 28, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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Sunday, October 29
 

12:00pm MDT

Roundtable: The Orville vs Star Trek: Discovery
Will Star Trek: Discovery bring the franchise roaring back? Is The Orville more Trek than Trek? Bring your opinions and a willingness to listen to other fans!
Participants
avatar for Patrick Hester

Patrick Hester

Patrick Hester is a two-time Hugo Award winner, author of INTO THE FIRE, an Urban Fantasy set in Denver, blogger (Kirkus Reviews) and podcast host/producer for The Functional Nerds and the SF Signal Podcast (closed). He lives in Colorado, writes science fiction and fantasy, and can... Read More →

Sunday October 29, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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4:00pm MDT

Nanowrimo Meetup & Support Group
You’ve heard of it, you know people who’ve done it—should you (should everyone?) try it once? Hear from people who’ve done (and won) NaNoWriMo and ask questions.
Participants
RK

R. K. Hageman

Rhonda K. Hageman is a local ESL instructor, spinner, weaver, and writer. She is working on a series of academic murder-mystery novels set in a mythical college town in the mountains of central Colorado, where the amateur sleuth/protagonist is the newest professor in the history department... Read More →

Sunday October 29, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Bristlecone Ground Floor
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