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This list represents tentative inclusion in Penguicon 2013.  Items listed are subject to change or cancellation.


====== Confirmed Guests of Honor: ======

  * **Jim C. Hines** - ([[http://www.jimchines.com/|website]] | [[https://twitter.com/jimchines|twitter]])
  * **Jeff Potter** ([[http://www.jeffpotter.org/|website]] | [[https://twitter.com/cookingforgeeks|twitter]])
  * **Jason Dezel** ([[http://www.jasondenzel.com/|website]] | [[https://twitter.com/dragonmount|twitter]])
  * **Michael W. Lucas** ([[https://www.michaelwlucas.com/|website]] | [[https://twitter.com/mwlauthor|twitter]])
  * **Nick Farr** ([[https://twitter.com/Nickf4rr|twitter]])
  * **Maik Schmidt** ([[https://twitter.com/maik_schmidt|twitter]])
====== Confirmed Events: ======


  * Opening Ceremonies
  * Drag Show
  * Masquerade
  * Science Fiction on the Radio [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TvQlfOnH1M|(See Video at ConFusion 2013!)]]
  * Penguin/Geek Prom
  * Closing Ceremonies
====== Confirmed Nifties: ======
  * LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream - Sarah Elkins & Phil Salkie (Food)
  * Open Soda - Bill Putt and Anthony Distel (Food)
  * Eric S. Raymond (Science)
  * Steuard Jensen (Science)
  * Edward L. Platt (Science)
  * Ida Briggs (Science)
  * Robert J. Trembley (Science)
  * Marla Fisher (Science)
  * Laura Resnick (Literature)
  * Ashley Prescott (Eco)
  * Sarah Metzler (Eco)
  * Dennis Tabaczewski (Performance)
  * DJ Grotesque (Performance)
  * Inverse Phase (Music)
====== Confirmed Performances: ======

  * Straight Outta Comicon
  * Wax Chaotic Concert
  * Game Bangers: The Web-Series Sneak Peek (Penguicon Film Premier)
  * Sanity Claws Radio Podcast
  * The Smithee Awards
====== Confirmed Panel/Demo/Workshop Topics: ======
  * Geon's Mean Green Dancing Machines
  * Introduction to Zenoss
  * Monitoring Embedded Devices
  * Introduction to Lightsaber Combat
  * Immortality of Knowledge Through Creative Commons
  * Grange Jr. Makers - Creating Programming for Young Makers
  * Camp Luminous
  * Bio-digestors... Green Technology Right in your Backyard
  * Science Fact in Science Fiction
  * Soar like Icarus (Wing Construction Workshop)
  * Fairy Wings (Wing Construction Workshop)
  * Where Do The Ideas Come From?
  * You've Written it, Now What?
  * Genre v Mainstream/Lit Fic: Are We Still Debating This?
  * Genre-Crossing: the Peanut Butter Cup of the Literary World
  * Are We Sick of the Undead Yet?
  * Writer's Groups and Networking
  * Who Is Your Monster?
  * F&SF Writers' Workshop
  * Where's the Science?
  * Science as Magic
  * The Personal Replicator
  * Beginner's Web Development Workshop
  * Where No One Has Gone Before - The Road to 31 Flavors (One OS/Day for a Month)
  * Big Brother is Watching: Leveraging Digital Surveillance Equipment for Studying Wild Insect Behavior
  * So, You Want to be an Urban Farmer...
  * Of Gods and Heroes: Thor, Loki, and the Avengers
  * Why Do Women Like the Bad Guy?
  * Acts of Shameless Self Promoting
  * Dramatic Fusion Belly Dance
  * Pros and Cons of Writing for Online Sites
  * Self-Publishing 101
  * Hazards of the Geek Lifestyle: The Dangers of All-Nighters in the Dark
  * Stunts for Film
  * Cinematic for the People
  * Body Language and You: How Not to be a Creeper... Again
  * The Lighter Side of Poly
  * Open Kink Roundtable Discussion
  * Critter Build
  * Sleep Hacks
  * Communication for Geeks
  * Seltzer: A Hackerspace CRM
  * VoIP, SMS, and MMS
  * Ninjas, Brogrammers, and Sparkly Code Princesses
  * LN2 Good Intentions
  * LN2 How-To
  * LN2 BYOI 
  * LN2 Sunday Brunch
  * Getting the most out of EReaders
  * Collaborating with Git
  * Fictional Drinks and Drinking in Fiction: Everything from Romulan Ale to a Shaken Martini
  * GM - Strategies & Tricks
  * Why Can't Ashley Sing? (Modern Recording Studio Technology)
  * Fog Imaging
  * All About Audiobooks
  * Evil in Tolkien's Middle-Earth
  * How I Became an iOS Developer for Fun and Debt
  * It's Just a Web Site: How Poor Web Programming is Ruining Information Security
  * Swing Dancing - Learn New Moves, Impress Your Friends!
  * Whedonites Unite!: Joss Whedon Roundtable and Trivia
  * Engineer's Guide to Self-Defense Redux
  * Who's Geek are You Anyway? (Inprov Comedy)
  * The Tao of Star Trek
  * How We Built a Jukebox Island
  * Analytics, An Introduction
  * Pi on Your Face: An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi
  * Brainstorming Solutions to Violence from Guns
  * Is Steam Punk SciFi?
  * Do Humans Really Control the Most Information on the Planet?
  * Urban Astronomy: Your Sky Tonight
  * Tom Clancy & Larry's Bond's Origins
  * Making the Energy Infrastructure Work
  * The Physics of Video Games
  * Science & Society
  * Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction
  * Is the Fabric of the Universe Double Stitched?
  * Measuring and Hacking Polyphasic Sleep with Zeo
  * Hands-On Intro to Live Coding
  * Asteroid Mining: Turning Science Fiction into Science Fact
  * Player Types and Fun Injection
  * Gaming Styles and System Recommendations
  * Running the Game: A Crash Course
  * Steal This Game Idea
  * Play Around on GitHub
  * Open Demo: Steve Jackson & Mayfair Games
  * Pathfinder Society Scenario Intro 1: First Steps—Part I: In Service to Lore 
  * Pathfinder Society Scenario Intro 2: First Steps—Part II: To Delve the Dungeon Deep
  * How I Lost 130 Pounds Without Being Miserable
  * The Dawn Probe: Investigating the Dawn of the Solar System
====== Confirmed Activities: ======

  * WoW Quest Scavenger Hunt
  * Penguicon 48 Film Contest
  * Zombie Tag
  * Ribbon Fairy
  * Find Waldo
  * Geeks with Guns
  * Chaos Machine
  * Zombie Walk
  * Critter Crunch and Critter Course
  * Midnight Yoga
  * Annual Dominion Tournament