SoonerCon Event Schedule
SoonerCon 28 is June 7-9 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Plan your SoonerCon weekend now by clicking on a guest profile to see their appearance schedule or download a PDF of the event schedule using the buttons below.
Friday, June 7, 2019 3:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner B
Before and After the Apocalypse
What happens after the world ends? How has the threat of apocalypse changed how we live, how we work, how we govern in the modern age? What's the state of the grid, and all the things we take for granted?
Panelists: Dr. Marc DiPaolo, Tim Frayser, Michelle Muenzler, Jeff Provine, Haileigh Todd, Adam J. Whitlatch
Tracks: Science Fiction, STEM, History, Pop Culture & Entertainment
Tags: Panel
Friday, June 7, 2019 4:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma H
Combat Choreography for Medieval Performance
Come see swords in action and learn how to recreate a Medieval knight’s style of combat! Presented by the Arthurian Order of Avalon.
Panelists: Arthurian Order of Avalon
Tracks: Performing Arts, History
Tags: Performance
Friday, June 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Location: Hotel Suite (look for location on the signage boards)
Vintage Clothing Exhibit
SoonerCon attendees are invited to join costumer and historic clothing collector Ms. Kathleen M. O'Brien in her parlor for a viewing of 18th to 20th century vintage garments. Questions welcome! (2 hours, come-and-go viewings)
Panelists: Kathleen M. O'Brien
Tracks: Costuming & Fashion, History, Maker, Cosplay
Tags: Exhibit
Friday, June 7, 2019 8:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner A
Veterans Roundtable
The Veterans Roundtable was started at a regional NW convention by a dedicated fan who asked that the tradition be carried into any gathering of nerds whenever possible. SoonerCon welcomes all Military Veterans to a closed space for Veterans only to introduce themselves, talk openly about Life, the Universe, and Everything. All branches are welcome, all are brothers and sisters having served in the capacity we have, or currently are.
Panelists: Capt. Sean MacTaggart, Teddy Harvia, William Leaf, Rook Riley
Tracks: General Interest, History
Tags: Meetup/Networking
Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:30 a.m. | Location: Hotel Suite (look for location on the signage boards)
Vintage Clothing Exhibit
SoonerCon attendees are invited to join costumer and historic clothing collector Ms. Kathleen M. O'Brien in her parlor for a viewing of 18th to 20th century vintage garments. Questions welcome! (2 hours, come-and-go viewings)
Panelists: Kathleen M. O'Brien
Tracks: Costuming & Fashion, History, Maker, Cosplay
Tags: Exhibit
Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Boomer A
Far-Fetched Doomsdays
Meteors and nuclear war are so last century. Come up with new, intricate, and implausible ways for mankind to check out, or life on Earth to end.
Panelists: Phillip Drayer Duncan, Rhonda Eudaly, Tyrell Gephardt, Michelle Muenzler, Selina Rosen, Adrian Simmons
Tracks: Science Fiction, STEM, History, Pop Culture & Entertainment
Tags: Panel
Saturday, June 8, 2019 4:30 p.m. | Location: Hotel Suite (look for location on the signage boards)
Vintage Clothing Exhibit
SoonerCon attendees are invited to join costumer and historic clothing collector Ms. Kathleen M. O'Brien in her parlor for a viewing of 18th to 20th century vintage garments. Questions welcome! (2 hours, come-and-go viewings)
Panelists: Kathleen M. O'Brien
Tracks: Costuming & Fashion, History, Maker, Cosplay
Tags: Exhibit
Saturday, June 8, 2019 5:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma H
Medieval Song and Dance
Join the Arthurian Order of Avalon for this interactive demonstration on the dances and entertainments of Medieval courts and countrysides. We’ll teach you how to get Medieval on the dance floor!
Panelists: Arthurian Order of Avalon
Tracks: Performing Arts, History
Tags: Performance
Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Oklahoma A3
How Heavy is that Sword, Anyway?
Hands-on sword experience for the historical/medieval fantasy writer.
Panelists: Melinda LaFevers
Tracks: Writing & Publication, History
Tags: Workshop
Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma G
Evolving Military SF
Military SF is an ever-evolving genre because the tools of war and social mores change. With the rise of private military companies, and the ability of the extremely wealthy to purchase private armies, it often feels like the real world is coming closer to military SF. But military SF's core is the sense of a team, which has not changed since spears and swords. Our panelists talk about the intersection of technology, fiction, and military culture.
Panelists: Toni Weisskopf, David Carrico, William Leaf, Selina Rosen, Brian Trent
Tracks: Writing & Publication, History, Science Fiction
Tags: Panel