James Breakwell Panels Day Start End Title Description Location Panelists Friday 7:00 PM 7:50 PM Opening Ceremonies Welcome to ConFusion Through the Looking Glass! Please join our ConChair and our Guests of Honor, Kate Elliott, Luke Ski, Nisi Shawl, Annalee Newitz, and James Breakwell, along with our Special Guest, courtesy of Subterranean Press, Jim Butcher! Hear about all the exciting stuff you can expect from them, and us, this weekend! Dessert Reception to follow shortly after Opening Ceremonies conclude! BIG TOP Amy Sexsmith, Annalee Newitz, James Breakwell, Jim Butcher, Kate Elliott, Gail Cross, Luke Ski, Nisi Shawl Saturday 10:00 AM 10:50 AM Parenting in the 21st Century Parenting has always been a challenge, but is it more challenging these days? Are “the kids” no longer sufficiently respectful of one’s lawn? And what is it with the YouTubes and the Twitters? Are these new problems, or just the same problems other generations of parents faced, dressed in new clothes? SAUGATUCK Andrea Phillips, James Breakwell, Mur Lafferty, Sarah Hans, David Klecha Saturday 11:00 AM 11:50 AM That’s Not My Star Wars! At one point, it appeared most of the world agreed on the canon-destroying awfulness of the Star Wars prequel films, and their unholy avatar Jar Jar Binks. But a new generation of Star Wars is taking hold, and not everyone is pleased with the direction that’s going, either. Where do we draw our mental lines, and why? LEELANAW James Breakwell, Ferrett Steinmetz, Jason Sanford, Mur Lafferty, Sarah Hans, Seleste deLaney / Julie Particka Saturday 2:00 PM 2:50 PM Reading: James Breakwell CHARLEVOIX James Breakwell Saturday 4:00 PM 4:50 PM Autograph Session (4 PM) Come meet your favorite authors, artists and musicians and have them sign things! (Please limit your signing requests to 3 items per person.) ST. CLAIR Amal El-Mohtar, Annalee Flower Horne, Annalee Newitz, Carl Engle-Laird, David Anthony Durham, Delilah S. Dawson, Diana Rowland, Dominik Parisien, Dyrk Ashton, Ferrett Steinmetz, James Breakwell, James L. Sutter, Jason Sanford, Jason Sizemore, Jim Butcher, Jim C. Hines, Julia Rios, Mark Oshiro, Michael J. DeLuca, Michael R. Underwood, Monica Valentinelli, Mur Lafferty, Nisi Shawl, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Sara Dobie Bauer, Sarah Gailey, Scott H. Andrews, Seleste deLaney / Julie Particka, Stacey Filak, Suzanne Church, Tracy Townsend Saturday 5:00 PM 5:50 PM Social Media for the Creative Community So you’re an artist with 25,000 FB friends and a killer Deviant Art gallery. Is that enough? What works and what doesn’t in getting fans engaged in your creative work? What new approaches look good to you? INTERLOCHEN James Breakwell, Rachel Quinlan, Matt Feazell Sunday 10:00 AM 10:50 AM Fandom in the Family You grew up with fandom being a part of your life and now you want to involve the kids. But making them terrified of weeping angels might not be the best way to go. Come find out how to make sure your kids become productive, insightful, and best of all, nerd class citizens. LEELANAW James Breakwell, Jackie (Literary Escapism), Stacey Filak, Vanessa Ricci-Thode Sunday 11:00 AM 11:50 AM Kaffeeklatsch with Media GOH James Breakwell Join our Media Guest of Honor for coffee, tea, and conversation. Limited to 10 participants. Sign up at OPS. CLUB LOUNGE James Breakwell Sunday 3:00 PM 3:50 PM Closing Ceremonies Come say goodbye to our Guests of Honor and Special Guests, and learn what we might have in store for you for next year! BIG TOP Amy Sexsmith, Annalee Newitz, Gail Cross, James Breakwell, Jim Butcher, Kate Elliott, Luke Ski, Nisi Shawl