Penguicon.info - people

aarondiaz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

aaronthul

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

AaronThul is ConChair for PenguiCon 4.0 in 2006. He ran audiovisual equipment for PenguiCon 2.0 and 3.0. Aaron is the founder of eXo2.net, and ArsLinux's postgres expert on ArsTechnica, and a speaker at OSCon. His blog is here.

adriennejohnson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

adriennepatterson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

alexyeager

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

alisonlooney

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

GamingGoH for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006 with Andy Looney and Kristin Looney Alison came to LooneyLabs from the improbable fields of art and horticulture. Her interest in the natural world led her to develop the recent EcoFluxx variant, and her artistic talents enabled her to do all the artwork, too. At Looney Labs, Alison stays mostly behind the scenes, acting as a sort of jack-of-all-trades, helping out where she is most needed. She divides her time between art and design work, inventory managemen…

allentipper

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About Allen Tipper Allen Tipper, commonly known at con's as Akerasi, is a Penguicon 2012 ConSuite Staff Member Allen is a writer, technologist and a jack-of-all-trades! Penguicon Roles Penguicon Year Job Penguicon 2012 2012 ConSuite Staff Member Penguicon 2011 2011 Volunteer(Penguin) Penguicon 2010

amandalongadams

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer and should be updated. ~~~jer

amandarobinson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Update me.

andrewplotkin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Andrew Plotkin Andrew Plotkin is a multiple XYZZY award-winning author of Interactive Fiction (aka “text adventures”). He pushes the boundaries of how to actively explore a dramatic narrative in works such as “Shade”, “Hunter, In Darkness”

andyarnold

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

One of the GameMasters for Penguicon 4.0 in TwoThousandSix NonComputerGaming2006 AndyArnold ran two HeroScape events. Andy is MattArnold's brother and sometimes attends MOFO.

andylooney

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

GamingGoH for PenguiCon 4.0 in 2006 with KristinLooney and AlisonLooney Andy is a former NASA engineer (whose software has been used in space) who now lives his dream of inventing cool stuff for a living. He is the company's chief designer and is the creator of most of their products, including, among others, Fluxx, Chrononauts, Aquarius, Nanofictionary, and the Icehouse game system. Andy is also a writer, a photographer, and a cartoonist; he writes and illustrates a weekly column about his lif…

angiefox

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Update me.

annacarey

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Anna Carey Previously Anna Held-Petrak History of Attendence and Involvement: 2012: Volunteer Wrangler 2011: Volunteer Wrangler 2010: Volunteer Wrangler 7.0 2009: Volunteer Wrangler - Got Engaged to Ryan Carey At Elven Toast, Announced On Pirates Plank 6.0 2008: Volunteer Wrangler 5.0 2007: Assistant Penguin Wrangler 4.0 2006: Penguin 3.0 2005:

annadietz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

RibbonWrangler for Penguicon 5.0 and official convention BadKitty. You may contact her at

annamariedietz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Annamarie Dietz (“Anna”) has been involved with fandom since perpetrating the Great Red Dwarf Wedding Hoax of TwoThousandThree (yes, people, the wedding was FAKE), at ConClave with the evil participation of Eoghnved, a/k/a GeraldGentry. Anna has been attending Michigan conventions as

annemurphy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

see NetMouse Penguicon 1.0 I know I was there but I don't remember doing anything except hanging out with PeteAbrams and Trillian and associated crew. Penguicon 2.0 I was NeilGaiman's GuestLiaison. This happened surprisingly often that year, so I wrote a how-to page.

annezanoni

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

AnneZanoni has been part of fandom since 1983. First as a gofer at NovaCon. NovaCon was held annually at Oakland University and run by the Order of Leibowitz. Met RichardTucholka there and was inducted into the joys of volunteering. Usually spent much con time as a volunteer.

antonvanderwyst

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

He was on the schedule of programming for Penguicon 2.0, and TracyWorcester has some plans for panels at 4.0 about “mad science” involving him. This article is a stub. Please add any knowledge about it that you have.

bencipponeri

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Ben led the Rant-off competition at Penguicon 1.0 in TwoThousandThree. Along with his wife PattiCipponeri, Ben is GuestLiaison to JohnKovalic for Penguicon 5.0 in TwoThousandSeven.

benjaminmakohill

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

FIXME

billchilders

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

billkolasa

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

For Penguicon 4.0 in 2006, StaffPhotographer, and ProgramParticipant on the following panels: Flirting and Romance for Geeks Not Just for Kids: Young Adult Fiction

billputt

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

DJ “Blasted Bill” Putt is did SmallSignage for Penguicon 4.0. Bill was ConChair of Penguicon 3.0 in TwoThousandFive. For 2.0 in TwoThousandFour he was the DanceDJ and MinisterOfSillyWalks, and he made SmallSignage. He ran the masquerade for Penguicon 1.0 in TwoThousandThree. Bill's current project is chairing Michigan's new RelaxaCon, ConVersation, which is scheduled for July of 2006.

bradmcmahon

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

brendandurrett

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Brendan Durrett continues to be an asset to Penguicon. During the first year, he was not only the treasurer, but a solid resource and confidant to ConChair TracyWorcester. The second and third years, Brendan held the incredibly important position of liaison to SirNotAppearingAtThisCon, aka WilWheaton. During the fourth year, Brendan offered to be the

britainwoodman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Britain is not a country.

bruceschneier

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

TechGoH, Penguicon 5.0 Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, referred to by The Economist as a “security guru.” He is the author of eight books, including the best sellers Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World

catherinedevlin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Catherine Devlin Catherine Devlin is chair of PyOhio and a frequent speaker on Python. She trained as a chemical engineer at MIT, was kidnapped and enslaved aboard a C-programming galley, and was marooned for many years on the barren Isle of the Unending Doctoral Program. While bathing in the pleasant but ill-paid waters of the Secretarial Pool, she was mysteriously transformed into an Oracle Database Administrator. She discovered Python in 2003, and her creativity at finding excuses to incorpo…

catherynnemvalente

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

cathyraymond

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for Penguicon 3.0 in 2005 Cathy's day job as a litigation attorney is a clever front for over 20 years of convention-going and other fannish activities, including tons of costuming, LARPing, and a stint on the bid committee for the Millennium Philcon. She was a

chaliestross

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

FIXME

charlessharp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Change me.

charlesulrich

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Hello there, I'm Charles and I volunteered myself and the [GLLUG] to head up the ComputerLounge effort for Penguicon 4.0. A bit about me: * Living in Lansing, MI * Working for “Ideal Solution”: * Secretary and Presentation Manager for GLLUG * Linux geek for almost a decade

cheriepriest

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Cherie Priest Bio from <> I was born in Tampa, Florida, down the street from the stadium in 1975 — the same year that gave us Saturday Night Live and the The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so I consider myself in good company. In 2001 I graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with an M.A. in Rhetoric/Professional writing, and I also have a B.A. in English from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN.

chriscatlett

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

chrisdibona

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tech GuestOfHonor for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006 Chris DiBona is the OpenSource Programs Manager for Mountain View, CA based Google, Inc. His job includes releasing open source software on Google's Code website, which can be found at . Before joining Google, Mr. DiBona co-founded and wrote the fiction for a game company (now defunct) and was an editor/author for the popular online website Slashdot.org. He is an internationally-known advocate of

chriskrieger

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About Chris / Ossy Just about everyone calls me Ossy, mostly because there are far too many Chris' running around these days. My day job consiststs of handling network security issues in a place that takes security, network and otherwise very seriously. I've been a computer geek since well before I could drive, and have been designing, securing and managing networks of all sizes for 8 years. I am help run the MPCon network.

christinebender

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

christinepeterson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

ScienceGoH, PenguiCon 5.0 Web Bio: Science GoH: Christine Peterson of the Foresight Nanotech Institute, inventor of the term “Open Source Software” Because Penguicon combines a science fiction convention with a festival of open source software, we don't just read about the future in science fiction, we also attract the people who are creating the future. We're thrilled to announce that Christine Peterson has accepted our invitation to be a 2007 Guest of Honor! She is experienced at giving int…

chriswoelkers

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Change me.

chuckchild

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

What/Who is Chuck Child? I still consider myself a NeoFan. I have been to 3 cons, am starting to make friends in Fandom, and am a regular attendee of MOFO. I have been reading Fantasy since I was 8 (Terry Brooks - The Sword of Shanara) and ScienceFiction since I was 9 (Jules Verne - 40,000 Leagues Under The Sea). These days I read Niven, Clarke, Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Anne McCaffrey, Varley, Richard Bach, Ursula LeGuinn, Etc .. . And am constantly looking for more, as I have mostly re…

cjwolfe

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Change me.

clarkrodeffer

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

I was the NonComputerGaming Chair, and have held the title of RolyPolyTablehammerShuffleballPope since Penguicon 2.0. If you'd like to GameMaster any NonComputerGaming, please contact NC Gaming at .

clifflynt

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Clif Flynt** This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

cmdrtaco

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

See RobCmdrTacoMalda

corydoctorow

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

CrossoverGoH: AuthorGoH and TechGoH for PenguiCon 3.0 in TwoThousandFive Cory Doctorow is European Affairs Coordinator for the ElectronicFrontierFoundation. He is author of the novels Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom and Eastern Standard Tribe, both published by Tor, along with

courtneybocci

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Change me.

cylithriadubois

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About Cylithria Dubois FIXME <- I love this button. I want it on a shirt to wear in ConSuite! Make it so Jer :P My name is Cylithria Dubois. It's pronounced Cyl -as in Window Sill, ith -as in Monolith, ria -as in Sangria = Cylithria. (Only one R in the whole name

dandesloover

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

I currently fill the position of Penguicon LUGWrangler. I am also the Co-Founder/Vice-Dictator/Treasurer of MonroeLUG My LiveJournal blog is here.

daneckerd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About Dan Eckerd my con-name is oxling. I am a jack of all trades and master of none it seams. I am an engineer at heart and have been told on many occasions to “stop over engineering it”. At conventions I seem to be known mostly for my “special” chocolates that i make.

davehogg

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

davidadams

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Update me.

davidmcmillan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Edit me.

dawnkuczwara

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Dawn Kuczwara Dawn Kuczwara's acting career began at birth, when she realized that PRETENDING various emotional states got her pretty much anything she wanted. These acquired talents served her well when, in second grade, she managed to win the lead part in the Christmas pageant, beating out the other cute blonde girl in the class for the part. It was all downhill from there. As a theater student in college, Dawn auditioned for, and won, the John Belushi Memorial scholarship from The Second Cit…

djbrick

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

please see JohnMatthews

eliezeryudkowsky

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

elizabethbear

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

empyreramirex

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About eMpyre ramireX It's pronounced Empire Ram mer ex as in a really white pronunciation of Ramirez with an x. I am part Mexican . . and my grandfather's paperboy/peer in gradeschool called him Mr. Martinez as in Martin Ez. The X comes from my days in radio. I used to be a DJ and Station Engineer for WUPX or Radio X 91.5 FM Marquette

ericflint

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

ericmilliken

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

ericraymond

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Eric Raymond** Eric is most famous as the author of the Cathedral and the Bazaar (the complete text of which is available on his web page), the book that first described the OpenSource development model, convinced Netscape to open their source code, launched the Mozilla web browser project, and introduced Linux to Wall Street in 1998. He's also the editor of The New Hacker's Dictionary (the online version of which is known as the

ericsraymond

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Eric S. Raymond Eric is most famous as the author of the Cathedral and the Bazaar (the complete text of which is available on his web page), the book that first described the OpenSource development model, convinced Netscape to open their source code, launched the Mozilla web browser project, and introduced Linux to Wall Street in 1998. He's also the editor of The New Hacker's Dictionary (the online version of which is known as the Jargon File), and president of the OpenSource Initiative. He's a…

erikkauppi

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

ErikKauppi is a long time ScienceFiction fan. Having been on the AnnArborScienceFictionAssociation Board of Directors for many years, and having previously chaired ConFusion, he is most certainly an asset and a well respected authority when it comes to SMOFing.

eugeneroddenberryjr

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

MediaGoH for PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005 Biography: Visions of distant stars and bizarre planets are his family’s business. Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Jr., also known as Rod, was born into a family empire that is adored by legions of devoted fans worldwide. He is the son of legendary science-fiction creator, Gene Roddenberry, whose television series, Star Trek and Earth: Final Conflict, changed the face of television. His father created television series that went beyond just science fiction enterta…

ferrettsteinmetz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Update me.

frankhayes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Frank Hayes PenguiCon 8.0 Bio: Frank Hayes: Filk musician. Tech journalist. Linux user. Alarm clock to the stars.Frank has been writing about technology almost as long as he’s been writing songs. He’s been a highly respected reporter for tech magazines and newspapers including BYTEand Computerworld, where his award-winning column “Frankly Speaking” ran for more than 12 years and was frequently translated into languages ranging from Spanish to Chinese and Hungarian.

fredgallagher

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

freon

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

See MichaelAndaluz

gailchristopherson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

GailChristopherson is currently scheduled to do a panel on something (anything) at Penguicon 4.0 in 2006. Gail presented the fabulously successful comedy event at PenguiCon 2.0 in 2004 in which she described dozens of things one can do with a brick.

ginijudd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

gregbarker

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Sometimes known as Mortar. Greg assisted DJBrick with the Penguicon dance in TwoThousandFive. Greg frequently attends MOFO.

gregwilliams

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Greg Williams Greg Williams has worked as (among other things) a camp counselor, cop, armored truck driver, bill collector, helpdesk engineer, and technical manager, which all require dealing with hostile audiences and having a good sense of humor. Greg's undergrad degree was in Law Enforcement, with a minor in Theatre qualifying him to either be a cop, or on Miami Vice. (Hey, it was the 80's ok?) His unfortunate unappreciated career in community theatre forced led him into improv comedy, which…

howardtayler

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for Penguicon 2.0 in 2004 and 3.0 in 2005 Bio: He's two guests in one! Howard is both the creator of the WebComic "Schlock Mercenary", and a former Product Manager for Novell, where he was responsible for Novell's collaboration product line. He's also spent time with a rock band and a comedy troupe.

howardtaylor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Howard Taylor He's two guests in one! Howard is both the creator of the WebComic Schlock Mercenary, and a former Product Manager for Novell, where he was responsible for Novell's collaboration product line. He's also spent time with a rock band and a comedy troupe.Howard spent over a decade working for Novell, during which time he did tech support, on-site consulting, technical marketing, and four years of product management. His last efforts at Novell included the successful to push to get Gro…

i3detroit

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

i3Detroit What does i3 stand for: Imagine, Innovate & Inspire. i3 Detroit is a collaborative environment for people to explore the balance between technology, art and culture. They feel the best way to create this environment is to bring like mind people together that share a common passion for technology, art and culture. Their goal is to stay a community resource through continuous hosting of various classes and events. They have created an environment that promotes learning in a fun non-trad…

jacksonturner

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Change me.

jamesgamble

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

James Gamble is responsible for maintaining the Penguicon.org website. Please report any issues with the website to . Additionally, and along with Nuri Gocay, James is responsible for the ConTV broadcast that is run on the hotel's internal television system. If you have any special requests for the television broadcasts, please e-mail Nuri and James at

jameshice

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:16:04 +0000

Place holder for Master Hice. :) This may or might not actually hold Master Hice in place. ---------- James has been coming to Penguicon since 2006. 2007 - Volunteered for many hours pre and post con and some during as well. 2008 - 2011 - help staff the eco track and volunteered in other areas.

jamieliss

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

2012 Mayhem Track 2011 Drag Show Wow Live Game 2010 Charity Auction Wow live game

janemcgonigal

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

FIXME

janetgocay

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Janet is thrilled to be head of Programming for 2014. In 2013, she was in charge of Logistics. Janet is married to Nuri, and they moved together from New York City to Michigan to be closer to the Penguicon community. When she isn't working on con stuff, she's probably teaching, making something, or reading.

jasonbasile

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Update me.

jasondunstan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jason Dunstan Jason Dunstan created Ardra in 2005. Despite several missteps along the way, the comic continues to gain in popularity (due in no small part to the work of his talented artist, Trevor Adams, and webmaster/story editor Fesworks). He created his webcomic out of frustration with the fact that stupid people breed far too often (a fact that one learns quickly when working in retail). A question entered his mind: What if a super-intellectual female scientist decided to have children, an…

jdiliadfraser

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

FIXME

jeanierobinson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jeanne Robinson Jeanne has been married for over 30 years to Spider Robinson. Jeanne is a Boston-born writer, choreographer, former Modern dancer, and teacher of dance and the Alexander Technique; she studied at the Boston Conservatory, the Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins schools, Nikolais/Louis Dance Theatre Lab, Toronto Dance Theatre, and the American Dance Festival. She also studied under Hawkins principal dancer Beverly Brown, and performed with Beverly Brown Dancensemble, at t…

jeffbeeler

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jeff Beeler is a librarian and resident of Ontario, Canada. He has often been on the concom of ConFusion. Jeff did ProgrammingOps for Penguicon 3.0 in 2005, and is a ProgramParticipant for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006. Here is his schedule. Saturday April 22nd, 2006 The Pit 10:00 am - 1 hour - Intro to Penguicon: Geek, Fan, or Both? - Tracy Worcester, Shay VanZwoll, Jeff Beeler, Seth Breidbart, Rob Landley - Are you new to conventions? A guide for newbies for surviving and thriving in a convention a…

jeffhemosbates

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tech GoH for PenguiCon 2.0 in TwoThousandFour, NiftyGuest in TwoThousandThree and TwoThousandFive Jeff “Hemos” Bates Bio Jeff Bates is probably best known as hemos on Slashdot.org. Hemos says: “Having had the somewhat dubious pleasure of being friends with Rob Malda since sixth grade, I’ve been one of the earliest people submitting to Slashdot, and actually gave half the money for the domain name when we switched from Chips’n’Dips. Silly me — I just wanted a good domain name for an e-mail addr…

jenniebreeden

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

jerlance

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

About Jer Lance Well, he swears a lot. And does some conrunning on the side. Penguicon Roles Penguicon Year Job Penguicon 2013 2013 Facilities Manager, Hotel Liaison Penguicon 2012 2012 Facilities Manager, Hotel Liaison Penguicon 2011 2011 Facilities Manager, Hotel Liaison Penguicon 2010 2010 Facilities Manager, Hotel Liaison Penguicon 7.0 (bing) 2009 Hotel Liaison, Hospitality, Sponsorship, Marketing, etc

jessicaroland

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jessica Roland

jimchines

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jim C Hines Jim C. Hines made his first professional fiction sale with “Blade of the Bunny,” an award-winning story which appeared in Writers of the Future XV. Since then, his short fiction has appeared in places like Realms of Fantasy, Sword & Sorceress, and Turn the Other Chick. He's written four books for DAW, including the popular goblin series.

jimgettys

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

FIXME

jimhall

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jim Hall Jim Hall is best known as founder of the FreeDOS Project. Since 1994, Jim has been the project's coordinator and webmaster, helping build the FreeDOS developer community and the release of “FreeDOS 1.0” in 2006. FreeDOS now ships as an operating system option with several computer companies, including HP and Dell. More generally, Jim is a developer and an advocate of free / open source software, and has helped several companies release DOS applications under an open source license. As …

joanvinge

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Author GoH for PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005 Bio: Joan D. Vinge (born 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American science fiction author. She is known for her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen, its sequels, and her series about the telepath named Cat.

jodyraiford

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Hello! Like a silly person, I have agreed to be in charge or making Eco Track as awesome as it was under Sparrow. I don't know if that's possible, but I'm going to do my best! Below this point, I am including notes as to what sort of things I'm working on for Penguicon.

joebrockmeier

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Joe Brockmeier In 1999 Joe started writing about Linux as a freelancer. That experience eventually morphed into a career focused on writing about Linux and open source as a technology journalist, more or less full time. In 2005, Joe joined Linux.com as editorial director, and in 2007 Joe was with “Linux Magazine” as editor in chief.

joeydevilla

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005. CANCELED due to illness. Bio: Internet developer Joey “accordionguy” deVilla is currently holding the position of TC/DC (Technical Community Development Coordinator) at Tucows, Inc. and having a blast while doing it. Joey used to be a computer programmer and the Director of Developer Relations for OpenCola Inc., so he and Cory Doctorow go way back. Prior to that, Joey was a partner in and programmer for datapanik software systems. Before that, he was a p…

johndbell

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:36:12 +0000

Greetings! I am John D. Bell, your event coordinator for Geeks With Guns. 2017 will be my seventh (!) Penguicon - * I was “dragged” to my first one by a fellow author in 2011, and I attended much of the Literature track, including Cat Rambo's workshop. * In 2012, I volunteered to lead GwG (even though I hadn't handled a firearm since the mid-70's!), and I attended an assortment of activities in just about all of the tracks.

johnguest

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

John Guest has been involved with Penguicon since 1.0, when he assisted with travel for GoHs, coordinated the networking connectivity at the VanDykePark and Suites hotel, and was named to the board of directors by TracyWorcester. John has been involved in the con since then as a

johnkovalic

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Gaming GoH for Penguicon 5.0 John Kovalic is known for the Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic about fantasy role-playing. He is equally well known for having illustrated the card games Pokéthulhu, Apples to Apples, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, Chez Dork and Munchkin.

johnmatthews

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Hi there wiki people, my name (which you no doubt have already gathered by the title of this page) is JohnMatthews but I am also known as DJ_Brick, DJBrick or just Brick. I always wanted a con name and so one night I mentioned this to Blasted BillPutt and he thought for a moment then said,

johnringo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

johnscalzi

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**John Scalzi** John Scalzi is the author of the science fiction novels *Agent To The Stars, Old Man's War* and *The Ghost Brigades*. His "The Whatever" blog gets about ten to twenty thousand unique visitors a day. One of his blog entries, “Being Poor,” was picked up by several newspapers around the country, and another one,

jonmaddoghall

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tech GoH for Penguicon 2.0 in 2004 and again for Penguicon 7.0 in 2009 Jon “maddog” Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, a non-profit association of computer vendors who wish to support and promote the Linux Operating System. During his career which spans over thirty years, Mr. Hall has been a programmer, systems designer, systems administrator, product manager, technical marketing manager and educator. He has worked for such companies as Western Electric Corporation, Aetna Li…

jonobacon

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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jonwallace

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jordonhershey

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jorgecastro

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Jorge Castro Jorge Castro, former head of the Tech Track for Penguicon and an extremely popular tech presenter here, is External Projects Developer Liaison for Canonical, the company that leads development of Ubuntu Linux. He loves to write about GNOME, and has been a contributor to the GNOME Journal and Linux.Ars.

juliehargraves

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karlschroeder

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Karl Schroeder Karl Schroeder is the author of Permanence, The Engine Of Recall, New York Times Notable Book Ventus, and the Sci-Fi Essential Book Lady Of Mazes. His novels offer a lot to chew on after you put them down. This is the literature of ideas. At the same time, Karl Schroeder is concerned with making his hard-science fiction novels accessable and marketable to fans of non-science fiction, such as fantasy and adventure. Don't be deceived by appearances in the first few chapters of, fo…

kathekoja

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005 Saturday-only I was born in Detroit, the second of two sisters, and grew up in an east side suburb. I still live near the city (with my husband, artist Rick Lieder, my son Aaron, and our three cats), but now on its opposite side.

katherinekline

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

katmcconnell

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keithbaker

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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keithmartens

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kerispringer

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kevinsiembieda

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

---------- Urgent Alert for the months of April and May 2006 See Kevin's appeal for more details. Palladium Books, the company of Penguicon's past Guest of Honor Kevin Siembieda, has been embezzled of what may be more than a million dollars. Kevin has put out an appeal for Palladium's fan base to purchase a limited edition hand-signed Kevin Siembieda print to pull them through this period, within a month or two, or they will go out of business. Purchasers will be listed and named

kristinlooney

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Gaming GoH for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006 with AndyLooney and AlisonLooney Kristin spent her first 15 years after college working as an Electronics Engineer at NASA and an IT Manager in the aerospace industry - while running a little part-time game business on the side in her spare time. In early 1999 she jumped off the cliff, leaving he day job behind to work full-time running and growing LooneyLabs. The games of LooneyLabs are available worldwide, in large part due to Kristin's business and market…

krunaldesai

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tech track head (2011-cur) DIY track head (cur) website development convention scheduling software development contact: movszx@gmail.com

kylemanor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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kylerankin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Kyle Rankin Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet Inc.; the current president of the North Bay Linux Users' Group; the author of The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks; and a contributer to a number of other O'Reilly books. Rankin is a columnist for Linux Journal, has written for PC Magazine, TechTarget websites and other publications. He speaks frequently on Open Source software including at OSCON, Linux Wo…

looneylabs

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

GamingGoH's for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006 AndyLooney, KristinLooney, AlisonLooney We're excited to announce that the genius game designers, activists, and former NASA programmers from Looney Labs have accepted our invitation to be Gaming Guests of Honor for PenguiCon 4.0!

lucyasnyder

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

lucykennedy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Lucy has been coming to Penguicon since 2007. In 2011 she worked on the registration team, and has been ops staff in previous years as well. For Penguicon 2012 Lucy is the food track head and can be reached at food@penguicon.org She will most likely also be found at the reg table again in 2012, and is also working hard on planning

lukeski

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

The Great Luke Ski “The Great Luke Ski”, otherwise known as Luke Sienkowski, writes, records and performs comedy music on a variety of pop culture subjects ranging from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars to Spider-Man and Keanu Reeves. Luke has enjoyed repeated success on “the Dr Demento Show”, by taking top honors with the #1 most requested songs of both 2002 (“Peter Parker”) and 2003 (“Stealing Like a Hobbit”), making him the first artist in 20 years to have the #1 song for two years in a row, a…

m.keaton

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

maratynan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer and should be updated. ~~~jer

marcelgagne

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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marksavary

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Mark Savary Mark Savary is the creator behind the Autumn Lake webcomic and co-host of The Webcomic Beacon. According to Mark: “I was about four years old. I had inherited or been given a student desk (you know, the old kind with the hole in it for an inkwell). I was sitting there, and out of the blue, I said to myself,

markszlaga

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marshallnewrock

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mattarnold

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

HeadOfProgramming for Penguicon2007, MinisterOfCommunication for Penguicon2005 and Penguicon2006, Program Book for Penguicon 2004 through 2006 .ConChair for Penguicon 2007. My first ScienceFiction convention was the first Penguicon. I've been helping to run it ever since, and have been a frequent panelist and presenter there in recent years. I presented the Lojban talk (see LojbanPresentation), and Coffee Ritual (see

meganrosegedris

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

melaniebrooks

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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michaelandaluz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Freon has been in Michigan fandom for years. He is one of those fans who will work himself mercilessly. Not only does he work hard, Freon does his best to get others to enjoy fandom. He's very very good at that. Freon is one of the people who makes you proud to be a fan

michaelzwilliamson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

mickihedden

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Micki Hedden Hello all. I am Micki Hedden. I bring color and life to the Penguicon scene. I am the Talent Wrangler. We have a great line-up of GoHs and Nifty Guests for this year. So far, the following GoHs will be attending: Tech GoH - Joe Brockmeier In 1999 Joe started writing about Linux as a freelancer. That experience eventually morphed into a career focused on writing about Linux and open source as a technology journalist, more or less full time. In 2005, Joe joined Linux.com as editori…

millerandlee

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Author GoHs for PenguiCon 4.0 in 2006 SharonLee and SteveMiller are co-authors of the best-selling LiadenUniverse series and have been writing together since the “Kinzel” stories hit Fantasy Book in the early 80s. They began work on the first Liaden story in 1984 and have published 8 novels and several dozen short works in that series alone. They count Meisha Merlin, Ace Books, Buzzy Multimedia, and Embiid among their English language publishers and have several foreign language publishers as w…

mishastone

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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nattorkington

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

TechGoH for PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005 Bio: Nat Torkington loves Perl-- he's a Perl programmer. Nat coauthored The Perl Cookbook with Tom Christiansen, and has dreams of writing another (also to be published by O'Reilly and Associates). When not writing (i.e., all the time) Nat edits for The Perl Journal, and helps organize The Perl Conference.

nat_torkington

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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neilgaiman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Author GoH for Penguicon 2.0 in TwoThousandFour Bio: If it involves writing, Neil has probably done it. One of the most acclaimed comic book writers of the last decade and creator of the now classic series The Sandman, he's also a successful author of children's books (

netmouse

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

See AnneMurphy Netmouse has been a TalentWrangler and GoHLiaison for Penguicon, and has also been HeadofProgramming and ConChair for ConFusion. Netmouse uses the username here and on many other wikis and websites, including slashdot and livejournal.

nicksagan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Nick Sagan** SF Author/screenwriter Nick Sagan (son of Carl Sagan), is a writer, programmer, blogger, () and all-around geek. He and JohnScalzi performed many hilarious hijinx in 2007, thus passing into Penguicon lore -- forever. Past appearances:

nicoleweltman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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nurigocay

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Nuri Gocay is the Convention Chair for 2015. His previous roles with Penguicon also include: Convention Chair - 2014, Hotel Liaison - 2013, Hotel Assistant - 2012, Penguicon TV - 2010-2012 Nuri first found Penguicon thanks to James Gamble in 2010. Nuri and James devised the idea, got on a conference call with

peteabrams

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

peterhsalus

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Peter H Salus** This page was created by Jer, it should probably be changed. ~~~jer

petersalus

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tech GoH at PenguiCon 3.0 in 2005 Bio: Dr. Peter H. Salus has been Executive Director of the USENIX Association and the Sun User Group and Vice President of the FreeSoftwareFoundation, following 20 years' experience in academia and a stint at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center.

rachaelacklin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Rachael Acklin is totally awesome. She designs, codes, and hosts websites and blogs. She's married to Troy Acklin. This year, she's in charge of Signs. Here is how to reach her: Email: Phone/Text: 810-515-8971 Twitter: @caffeinatedelf Google Talk: caffeinatedelf@gmail Yahoo IM:

rachelsherman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Rachel's first convention was PenguiCon 2.0, when she was brought by MattArnold. Her costume in the masquerade was a greek goddess. She was a panelist for panel discussions including Cyber Age Mythology. Currently her role in PenguiCon is PenguinWrangler. She also takes minutes at most PenguiCon ConCom meetings.

randallmunroe

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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randybradakis

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Randy hasn't even been to this convention, right? * PenguiCon 7.0 (2009) Scheduling Wrangler / Programming * PenguiCon 2010 Conchair * PenguiCon 2011 Sponsorship and Marketing * Penguicon Board President He can always be reached at

randymilholland

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Comics GoH for PenguiCon 5.0 Randal K. Milholland is the author and illustrator of the popular webcomic Something Positive and the less well known (but still good) Midnight Macabre and New Gold Dreams.

rasmuslerdorf

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

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richardherrell

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Richard Herrell is a Senior Software Engineer at a major networking solutions provider. He lives in Livonia with his wife and son. He enjoys helping with science programming at Penguicon, and talking about himself in the third person.

richclark

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

ProgramParticipant Friday May 03 2003, 06 pm Lincoln - Creating a home network and integrating Linux – Taming the 800lb Gorilla - TroyWollenslegel, RichClark How to create a household network, and how to make diverse machines play well with each other. (Speak to me of Samba, O wise one…)

robbalder

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for PenguiCon 4.0 in 2006. ProgramParticipant for past [PenguiCon]s. RobBalder is a self-described “renaissance geek,” who spreads his creative energies across the fields of comics, game design, small press publishing, SF & Fantasy writing, poetry, and [Filk].

robcmdrtacomalda

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

TechGoH for PenguiCon 1.0 in TwoThousandThree, NiftyGuest in TwoThousandFour, TwoThousandFive and TwoThousandSix Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda is Co-founder of SlashDot, the website whose motto is “News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.” This website gets over a million hits per day, and is quite possibly the single biggest geek community hang-out on the internet. He also co-founded the Animefu website, which reviews and discusses Japanese Animation.

roblandley

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Cofounder of PenguiCon. RobLandley is active in the OpenSource software community, was the head of TechProgramming for PenguiCon 1.0 in TwoThousandThree, and was in charge of national publicity for PenguiCon 2.0 in TwoThousandFour. He was vice- ConChair of PenguiCon's sister convention, LinuCon in Texas, during both years of LinuCon. He made LiquidNitrogenIceCream in the ConSuite at PenguiCon TwoThousandSix.

rolypolytablehammershuffleballpope

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

The job of NonComputerGaming Chair (a.k.a. RolyPolyTablehammerShuffleballPope) has the following responsibilities (and commensurate authority): * I attend ConCom and Programming meetings whenever possible. * I recommend potential GamingGoHs and NiftyGuests to the ConCom and BoardOfDirectors, and take part in discussions regarding their various strengths and weaknesses as potential guests.

ronblanchett

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Ron was the WebMaster for PenguiCon at . He was the President of MonroeLUG, which was a LinuxUsersGroup in Monroe Michigan, until the group disband due to lack of interest in the community.

ryancarey

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ryanshipman

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sandrabrewer

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

NiftyGuest for PenguiCon 2.0 in TwoThousandFour The author of “Murder for Beltene”, a cross-genre novel once described (by the author, in response to the question, “is cross-genre like cross-dressing?”) as “dressed like a mystery with fantasy lingerie.”

sarahhoyt

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Sarah A. Hoyt A noted author, Hoyt writes fiction in various genres. Most notably, the first book in her Shakespearean fantasy series “Ill Met by Moonlight”, was a finalist for the 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (which was instead won by Lois McMaster Bujold).

sarahmonette

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Sarah Monette Sarah Monette is an American novelist and short story author writing mostly in the genres of fantasy and horror. She was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 2004 she earned a PhD in English literature, specializing in Renaissance Drama and writing her dissertation on ghosts in English Renaissance revenge tragedy. She double-majored in Classics and Literature (a cross-departmental program between French, English, and Comparative Literature) in college. She is currently teac…

sarahslovik

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

email me here: ecogeek@penguicon.org Penguicon Participation 2013: ConCom - ConChair 2012: ConCom - Head of Programming Opening Ceremonies Newbie Intro and Tour Penguicon Board Meeting Concom 2013 Masquerade Parade and Contest Geek Prom Green Hygiene Penguicon Wants You! Closing Ceremonies Feedback Session

sarahzettel

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Sarah Zettel** Sarah Zettel was born in California in 1966. Since then, she’s lived in ten cities, four states and two countries. Currently, she lives in Michigan with her husband Tim and her cat, Buffy the Vermin Slayer. To date, she’s written nine novels, five of which are science fiction and four of which are fantasy. She’s also written a whole bunch of short stories that are mostly science fiction with some fantasy and horror thrown in.

scottkennedy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Scott Kennedy By day, Scott Kennedy produces, directs and edits video for various purposes through his company, Strudel Town Disco creative. By night, he croons lovingly into the mike for karaoke, destroys delicious dinners at local restaurant Green Cedar, and tinkers with electronics, photography, and his raised-bed garden.

sharonlee

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

AuthorGoH for Penguicon 4.0 in 2006 with SteveMiller See MillerAndLee for more info.

shawnpowers

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Shawn Powers Shawn works in a school district in Michigan as the Technology Director and also an Associate Editor for Linux Journal. Shawn owns a few guitars, but doesn’t play them often or well. He collects video files (TV Shows, movies, etc), and enjoys watching documentaries, Star Trek, and Stargate.

shayvanzwoll

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Shay VanZwoll (aka Elizabeth VanZwoll) has been an active member of fandom since 2000 though she made sporadic appearances before that. She was a beer-troll for Penguicon 1.0 - 3.0 and helped run the anime room for Penguicon 4.0. Shay is a huge fan of Something Positive and begged to be Randy Milholland's liaison when she discovered that he was going to be at Penguicon 5.0.

sirnotappearingatthiscon

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

A joke amended from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and applied to WilWheaton, who was unable to make it to both PenguiCon 2.0 and 3.0 after acquiring last minute gainful employment.

spiderrobinson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Spider Robinson Since he began writing professionally in 1972, Spider Robinson has won many major awards, including three Hugos, one Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He is best known for his Callahan stories, about the most bizarre band of barflies you're likely to meet in this or any other galaxy, and for the Hugo and Nebula-winning Stardance Sequence, Stardance, Starseed, and Starmind, written with his wife, writer/choreographer Jeanne Robinson. His opinion column “…

starfleettux

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Tux the penguin is the mascot of the Linux operating system. The original penguin mascot was designed by LarryEwing using TheGimp image program, and was incorporated into the official Linux logo by AndreasDilger. Ordinarily he doesn't wear a Starfleet uniform.

steveeley

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Steve Eley Steve Eley is what you could call a Renaissance man of podcasting. He writes, edits, and produces podcasts on science fiction, horror, and fantasy as Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and PodCastle, respectively. Eley’s written a few pieces of this fiction himself, as well as one of the precursors to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, the Invisible Pink Unicorn.

stevegutterman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

Steve was ConChair for PenguiCon 2.0 in TwoThousandFour. He is renowned as the ConChair who proposed marriage to DawnWolfe during opening ceremonies. As a result, he was busy planning his wedding the year after that and was understandably too busy to help very much with PenguiCon 3.0. Steve is all-around great at being ConChair but especially seems to excel at understanding contracts.

stevejackson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:44 +0000

**Steve Jackson** Bio from the 2004 website: The founder of Steve Jackson Games, one of the most important and loved publishers of Role Playing Games. Also the creator of the “Generic Universal RolePlaying System”, otherwise known as