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Rachel Brown

4:00pm EST

Registration Check-In Lobby 207

7:00am EST

Registration Check-In Lobby 207

9:00am EST

Expo Hall Open Expo Hall

9:30am EST

Opening Ceremony AuditoriumJessi Knudsen Castañeda • Sabrina Cruz • Lauren Fairweather • Emily Graslie • Hank Green • John Green • Hannah Hart • Caitlin Hofmeister • T. Michael Martin • Sarah Meismer • Emma Mills • Rosianna Halse Rojas

11:30am EST

The STEAM Room - Art and Science Workshop Expo Hall Meetup AreaBetty • Jacklyn Duff • Sara Langworthy (Developmental Enthusiast) • Maia Ledesma • Liz McElwee • Matt Palka How to Adult Meetup & Brainstorm Room 202Caitlin Hofmeister • T. Michael Martin • Sarah Meismer • Emma Mills Women in Nerdfighteria AuditoriumAkilah Hughes • Sabrina Cruz • Hannah Hart • Hayley G. Hoover • Rosianna Halse Rojas • Meghan Tonjes The Museum of You: How The Internet Allows Us To Define Ourselves (In a Good Way!) Room 206Victoria Jensen Q&A with Laci and Lindsey Room 210Matthew Gaydos • Dr. Lindsey Doe • Laci Green Podcasting from A to Z Room 203Amanda McLoughlin • Eric Hamilton Schneider • Allyson Wakeman

1:00pm EST

Nerdy Sing-along Room 203Jon Cozart • Matthew Gaydos Breaking Binary: Being Trans/Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary in Nerdfighteria Room 209Melissa Asselin • Jessica Janiuk • Mio Purcell • Willow Redd Women in Nerdfighteria Discussion Room 206Hayley G. Hoover • Akilah Hughes • Rosianna Halse Rojas The Gathering of the Pizza Johns DFTBA BoothDave Loos YouTube Throughout the Years Room 210Lauren Fairweather • Michael Buckley • Jimmy • Evan Puschak • Rob Scallon • Meghan Tonjes NerdoWrito Room 202Kristina Horner

2:30pm EST

Reading and Writing Room 210Kristina Horner • Maureen Johnson • T. Michael Martin • Emma Mills • Josh Sundquist • George Watsky What Is a Nerdfighter? Room 209Leslie Datsis • Michael Aranda • Ahsante Bean • Victoria Bongiorno • Joe DeGeorge • Charlie McDonnell Holy Fucking Science AuditoriumAaron Carroll • Emily Graslie • Hank Green • Caitlin Hofmeister Elect Her: Nerdfighter Women Win! Room 202Sara Blanco (Running Start) If You Care About It, Write About It Room 203Lance Gibson

4:00pm EST

Every Nerdfighter Has an Origin Story: The Road to Nerdfighteria Room 203Sara Langworthy (Developmental Enthusiast) • Maia Ledesma • Liz McElwee • Matt Palka • Colleen Theisen Nerdy Swap Meet Expo Hall Meetup AreaRuna Zaman Booktube & Booklover Meetup Room 206Kat O'Keeffe (Katytastic) • Christine Riccio (PolandbananasBooks) This Star Won't Go Out Meetup Room 201Lori Earl • Wayne Earl • Michelle Joy • Ami El Khatib • Jenna Mosillami • Chase Priest • Emily Sichel • Elli Streifer Accio Identity: How Harry Potter Shaped Us All Room 209Jackson Bird • Emily Dana • Talia Franks • Claudia Morales • Abby Ritter • Ilana Solomon What Is Music? Room 210Paul DeGeorge • Jon Cozart • Lauren Fairweather • Andrew Huang • Meghan Tonjes • George Watsky SciShow Q&A AuditoriumCaitlin Hofmeister • Michael Aranda • Sarah Meismer • Ceri Riley • Sam Schultz • Lou Winkler

5:30pm EST

Story Circle Room 207Leslie Datsis 2007 to 2017: Times Have Changed Room 210Emily Graslie • Ben Carlin • Akilah Hughes • Evan Puschak • Nathan Zed Dear Hank and John AuditoriumHank Green • John Green

8:00pm EST

Beer & Board Games Room 210Maureen Johnson • Matt Sloan • Wheezy Waiter • Aaron Yonda Concert Series AuditoriumJon Cozart • Joe DeGeorge • Paul DeGeorge • Hank Green • Andrew Huang • Rob Scallon • Meghan Tonjes

9:30am EST

Fitness for Nerds Room 210John Green • Laura Minor • Chris Waters

10:00am EST

Nerdy Coloring Zine StationRuna Zaman SciShow Idea Brainstorming Session Room 209Alyssa Lerner • Ceri Riley Kaffeeklatsch - Akilah Hughes Room 205Akilah Hughes Butfartman Meetup Expo Hall Meetup AreaMatthew Gaydos Fiveawesomegirls Reunion Room 208Lauren Fairweather • Liane Graham • Hayley G. Hoover • Kristina Horner • Kayley Hyde The Importance of Nerdfighteria as a Safe Space: Taking Stock and Looking Forward Room 201Ute Orgassa • Sarah Chung • Maia Ledesma • Hussien Salama • Martha Stroud Nerd Punk: The Music of Nerdfighteria Room 202Claudia Morales A Crash Course on Crash Course AuditoriumStan Muller • Brandon Brungard • Andre Meadows (Black Nerd Comedy) • Dr. Shini Somara • James Tuer • Wheezy Waiter

11:30am EST

Collaboration Station Expo Hall Meetup AreaJennifer Sydeski Hurd Make A Rug – The Art Assignment Zine StationAhsante Bean • Leslie Datsis • Sarah Urist Green Growing Up Online: Developing Your Identity as a Creator Room 201Kayley Hyde • Sabrina Cruz • Jimmy • Charlie McDonnell Learning Online: How to EDU Room 210Hank Green • Jessi Knudsen Castañeda • Emily Graslie • Laci Green • Caitlin Hofmeister • Dr. Shini Somara Let's Talk About Mental Health AuditoriumMichael Buckley • John Green • Hannah Hart • T. Michael Martin • Rosianna Halse Rojas Meet the Con Peeps Room 209Julia Maes • Wendi Ekblade • Michael Gardner • Monica Gasper • Gerardo Lopez • Travis Morss Signing - Josh Sundquist Signing AreaJosh Sundquist How to Not Suck at Vlogging Room 202Ben Carlin • Jonathan Carlin Leadership for Nerds Room 206Christine Chapman • Jennifer Dorsey • Grace Miller • Sahitya Raja

1:00pm EST

Good Grief: Reforming our Discourse around Grief and Loss Room 206Amy Asendorf • Gretchen Gallimore Complexly Meetup Expo Hall Meetup AreaMichael Aranda • Victoria Bongiorno • Brandon Brungard • Aaron Carroll • Jessi Knudsen Castañeda • Andre Meadows (Black Nerd Comedy) • Sabrina Cruz • Meredith Danko • Chelsea Fagan • Marie Ann Fernandez-Silva • Matthew Gaydos • Sheridan Gibson • Lauren Ver Hage • Caitlin Hofmeister • Alyssa Lerner • Sarah Meismer • Stan Muller • Mark Olsen • Zulaiha Razak • Ceri Riley • Rosianna Halse Rojas • Sam Schultz • Dr. Shini Somara • Wheezy Waiter • Julie Walsh • Lou Winkler Queer Nerdfighting Is So Jokes Room 207Paige Breisacher • Madeline Riley Making the World a Better Place Room 210Hayley G. Hoover • Dr. Lindsey Doe • Akilah Hughes • Claudia Morales • Josh Sundquist Reading Harry Potter as a Sacred Text Room 201Casper ter Kuile • Ariana Nedelman • Jenn Stark • Vanessa Zoltan Wizards in Space Literary Magazine: Let Us Tell Your Story Room 208Jackson Bird • Olivia Dolphin • Hanna Rose Katz • Silvia Roma Audiobooks and Your Empire of Words Room 202Colby Elliott When Activism Movements Collide: Mental Health Activism and Bridging the Gap Room 209Paige Reitz (MSW)

2:30pm EST

Nerdfighteria Book Club Discussion Expo Hall Meetup AreaSarah Urist Green • Rosianna Halse Rojas Preparing Little Nerdfighters to Decrease World Suck Room 206Jennifer Sydeski Hurd The Influence and Impact of the Vlogbrothers Room 208Evan Puschak • Michael Aranda • Andrew Huang • Kayley Hyde • Josh Sundquist We're All in This Together: Community Room 210Jonathan Carlin • Emily Graslie • Laci Green • Matt Sloan • Bernie Su • Wheezy Waiter Using SciShow, Crash Course, and Other Multimedia Content to Engage Students in STEM Room 202Lauren Binger • Isabel Huff Animal Wonders Q&A Room 209Jessi Knudsen Castañeda • Matthew Gaydos • Caitlin Hofmeister Question Tuesday on Sunday AuditoriumMaureen Johnson • Hank Green • John Green

4:00pm EST

Closing Ceremony AuditoriumMichael Aranda • Michael Buckley • Jonathan Carlin • Jessi Knudsen Castañeda • Dr. Lindsey Doe • FootofaFerret • Hank Green • John Green • Hannah Hart • Andrew Huang • Akilah Hughes • Maureen Johnson • Charlie McDonnell • Evan Puschak • Dr. Shini Somara • Wheezy Waiter • George Watsky • Aaron Yonda

6:00pm EST

Open Mic Room 210Olivia Dolphin

7:00pm EST

Nerdfighter Film Screenings Auditorium