This is the current timetable of sessions, both in-person and on-line. If you're new to BiCon, it's important to know that while some people go to something in every session slot, it's absolutely not essential. Go to as many or as few as you like in terms of your energy levels.
This timetable doesn't include the entertainments, which are listed on a separate page.
Notes:
- Timetable subject to change and additions
- Detailed descriptions of the sessions are available here
- Biographies of many of the session runners are available here
- A (*) after a session indicates a blended session that will run simultaneously online and in-person
- Bonobo, Dolphin, Goose and Scarab are all session rooms in Cavendish Hall near the accommodation. Bonobo, Dolphin, and Goose are all on the ground floor, and Scarab is on the first floor. There are stairs and a lift.
- The Lecture Theatre is in the James Graham building.
- A Google Sheet version of this timetable is available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uv9P59ymP8pZmi9Cts_EtKWYOpmxDe2QGKQtLjWJKPI/edit?usp=sharing
Friday in-person
| Timeslot | Lecture Theatre | Bonobo | Dolphin | Goose | Scarab |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Opening Ceremony (*) | ||||
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | Anti-racism session 1 | New bis (*) | Dance Meditation | ||
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | Bi poly apes (*) | Psychological self-care for BiCon | Safe space for trans and/or non-binary people | Rope bondage 101 | MESMAC HIV and STI testing |
| 12:30 โ 14:00 | lunch | MESMAC HIV and STI testing | |||
| 14:00 โ 15:00 | Out and Proud in the Workplace | Disability Empowerment (*) | Little adults play space | Biphobic hate crime | MESMAC HIV and STI testing |
| 15:30 โ 16:30 | Queer in academia (*) | Make your own Fidget toys | Writing stand up workshop | ||
| 17:00 โ 18:00 | pre-DMP (*) | Neurodivergent Safe Space | Improv | Still Complicated? | The Human Cat (Pet) Cafรฉ |
| 18:30 โ 19:30 | BiCon biscuit swap | Bicon Sing-a-long (outside if nice weather) | 30 years since the Scala Cinema… | ||
There will also be a Clothes (etc) Swap in the 14:00 โ 15:00 session slot in the Acre Room in James Graham.
Friday on-line
| Timeslot | Zoom 1 | Zoom 2 |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Opening Ceremony (*) | |
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | New bis (*) | |
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | Bi poly apes (*) | |
| 12:30 โ 14:00 | lunch | |
| 14:00 โ 15:00 | Disability Empowerment (*) | |
| 15:30 โ 16:30 | Queer in academia (*) | |
| 17:00 โ 18:00 | pre-DMP (*) | |
| 18:30 โ 19:30 | Rope bondage 101 |
Saturday in-person
| Timeslot | Lecture Theatre | Bonobo | Dolphin | Goose | Scarab |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Daily announcements (*) | ||||
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | Anti-racism session 2 | Sci fi Bi Bis in science fiction (*) | Fitting and misfitting | ||
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | BiCon Continuity – meet [some of] us (*) | BiCon Book Group (*) | Sex and the Bible | UK Polyamory Association | |
| 12:30 โ 14:00 | lunch (Picnic on the lawn, weather permitting) | Naked lunch (starts 12:45) |
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| 14:00 โ 15:00 | Running a workplace LGBT+ network that represents bi+ voices | Psychological self-care for BiCon (*) | Polyamory/monogamy | Oral History session | |
| 15:30 โ 17:30 | Decision-Making Plenary (*) | ||||
| 18:00 โ 19:00 | Sea shanty singalong | Guided meditation | 30 years since the Scala Cinema… | ||
Saturday online
| Timeslot | Zoom 1 | Zoom 2 |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Daily announcements (*) | |
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | Sci fi Bi Bis in science fiction (*) | Multi-faith Spiritual Space |
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | BiCon Continuity – meet [some of] us (*) | BiCon Book Group (*) |
| 12:30 โ 14:00 | lunch | |
| 14:00 โ 15:00 | Psychological self-care for BiCon (*) | |
| 15:30 โ 17:30 | Decision-Making Plenary (*) | |
| 18:00 โ 19:00 |
Sunday in-person
| Timeslot | Lecture Theatre | Bonobo | Dolphin | Goose | Scarab |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Daily announcements (*) | ||||
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | Poly 101 | The Future (*) | |||
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | Silent GROW coaching (to 12:00) | Bi lives during the pandemic (*) | No Pride in War: being a queer anti-militarist | ||
| 13:00 โ 13:30 | Closing ceremony (*) |
There will also be a Clothes (etc) Swap in the 11:30 โ 12:30 session slot in the Acre Room in James Graham, and a Ball Decor Raffle at 12pm in the Bar.
Sunday online
| Timeslot | Zoom 1 | Zoom 2 |
| 9:00 โ 9:30 | Opening Ceremony (*) | |
| 10:00 โ 11:00 | The Future (*) | With love from me to me: Cultivating resilience in long-term self-care |
| 11:30 โ 12:30 | Bi lives during the pandemic (*) | Silent GROW coaching (from 12:00) |
| 13:00 โ 13:30 | Closing ceremony (*) |