We like to think of MarsCon as a weekend long party for people who enjoy Science Fiction and Fantasy. It’s a chance to gather with 1,200 or so of your closest friends (or make new friends if you don’t know all 1,200 of us), and talk about science fiction, fantasy, cosplay, gaming, your favorite author, or whatever else you like to talk about.
If you’re looking to game, we have lots of gaming. We have Japanese Animation. Last year, we had Special Music with Mikey Mason, Jonah Knight, Danny Birt, The Blibbering Humdingers, Griff’s Room Band and many others. Also, the excellent comedy of Luna-C and the dance of Treasures in the Sand. We had Writers, Artists, and Costumers who discussed their trade. We had scientists from NASA. We had some friendly GHOSTS!
We always have Marso the Martian! And, Panels and Workshops, a great Dealers Room, and an excellent Art show. We feature programming for your Kids, so you can bring along the whole family, and they won’t get bored!
Add to all that the Bounteous Magnificence of our Martian ConSuites and you have a great recipe for a con.
Basically, we are lots of fun for everyone.
Guests of honor
Writer GOH: Scott Lynch
YA Writer GOH: TBA
Musical GOH: Jonah Knight
Artist GOH: Charles Urbach
Toastmaster: Michael Jon Khandelwahl
Gaming GOH: John Wick
JD's MarsCon schedule
Saturday, January 18, 2019, 10:00am, Room 7
Hobbies & hustles
Everybody needs a side hustle, they say. Everybody needs a hobby, they say. They say a lot of things, but what is the difference, when do you make the switch, how do or can you do both? When society keeps pushing you to use something you do for fun to create monetary value, when is it time to listen and when do you ignore it?
Featuring: Samantha Dunaway Bryant, Neil A Cohen, JD Jordan, Portfoli.Mo (moderator)
Saturday, January 18, 2019, 12:00pm, Room 6
The Internet: Valuable research tool or kitten photo gallery?
Our panelists talk about the most useful resources for authors for research and finding markets. Where do you find the information you want and how useful is it?
Featuring: JD Jordan, James Nettles (moderator), Shawnee Small, Chalie Stayton
Saturday, January 18, 2019, 2:00pm, Room 8
Conquering the paradox
If you could go back and change one thing in history, what would it be? What would be the ramifications? The good and the bad? How would you deal with the paradoxes this would create?
Featuring: Drew A. Avera, JD Jordan (moderator), Darin Kennedy, L. Penelope
Saturday, January 18, 2019, 7:00pm, Room 8
Amateur scientists doing real science
We all know of amateur astrophysicists and their successes, but what other science is carried out by non-professionals? What can they teach us about doing science and learning about science in real life situations and in our sf-nal worlds?
Featuring: Jim Beall, JD Jordan (moderator), Metricula, James Nettles
