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: Oklahoma A1
Content Creation & You: Streaming Entertainment
How do streamers come up with what to say and what to do in real time to keep audiences engaged? How is live-streamed content monetized? What does it take to build an audience (and keep them) on platforms like Twitch and YouTube? Find out, and more, in this interactive presentation with podcaster and streamer Stevo the Gutter Nerd. Limit 15 participants.
Panelists: Stevo the Gutter Nerd
Tracks: Podcasting, Internet Life
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Saturday, June 8, 2019 5:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner B
Libraries in the Digital Age
In a world where we can get almost anything at the touch of a button, including books, (e-books and audio books), who needs libraries? YOU do! Come learn why libraries (and librarians) are the best soldiers we have in the war against ignorance.
Panelists: Craig Wolf, Cary Osborne, Tommy B. Smith, Martha Steele, Laura J. Underwood
Tracks: Culture & World Affairs, Writing & Publication, Internet Life
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Oklahoma G
Virtual Reality: The Ethics and Morals of a New Medium
Virtual reality, like all new media of human interactions, opens a new can of worms regarding ethics. What are the limits of user privacy? How do we protect children? What kinds of applications may inform these choices?
Panelists: Mel. White, Dara Fogel, Ph.D., Maureen McHugh, Tim Morgan, Wm. Mark Simmons, Austin Tindle
Tracks: Internet Life, Culture & World Affairs, STEM
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. | Location: Crimson Meeting Room
What is Twitch?
What is this thing called Twitch? What's it for and how can you use it for your own needs, be they personal or professional?
Panelists: Stevo the Gutter Nerd
Tracks: Podcasting, Internet Life
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Boomer B
Open Discourse and You
The latest installment in the ongoing discussion of censorship, political correctness, the rules of polite society, self-control, and freedom of expression. We'll briefly discuss the bad aspects of these behaviors that are alienating people and what we can do to encourage more positive interactions online and in-person. How can you express dismay without rage?
Panelists: Martha Steele, Tim Frayser, Michelle Muenzler, Marguerite Reed, Haileigh Todd, Craig Wolf
Tracks: Culture & World Affairs, Internet Life
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