ConGregate 12: Full Schedule

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9:00pm EDT

Con Stories on The Rocks

Friday July 17, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Grand Ballroom Salons A-B (Cantina)

So let's talk urban con legends - did someone really get tazed? Did a program really have "fire drill" included? What other stories have you heard that seem impossible?

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Wayland Smith

Literary Guest

Wayland Smith is the pen name for a native Texan who has lived in Massachusetts, New York, Washington DC, and presently makes his home in Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from... Read More →

Joey Starnes

Fan Guest

Joey Starnes first claimed her inner geek in 2007 after visiting her first DragonCon. In 2008, she moved to Charlotte, NC and started the Charlotte Geeks, home of the Guardians of the Geekery podcast, the Geekery Market, Two Woke Bonnets podcast and the Merry Mayhem. Her main geekdoms... Read More →

Michael D. Pederson

Fan Guest

Way back in 2004, Mike came up with the crazy idea of hosting a convention in Richmond, VA. He’s been chairing RavenCon ever since.In addition to running RavenCon, Mike Pederson was the publisher/editor/graphic designer responsible for the fanzine Nth Degree (2002-2019). Mike b... Read More →

Friday July 17, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Grand Ballroom Salons A-B (Cantina)

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ConGregate 12

9:00pm EDT

Wayland Smith

Joey Starnes

Michael D. Pederson

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