This event is run the last weekend of July each year.

NOTICE: This schedule has been slightly modified (days are the same,
just some of the hours/events details slightly modified).

IMPORTANT: Please bring your own sack lunch or microwaveable lunch for the Saturday sessions,
we will NOT be taking a lunch break on Saturday (only), but you may eat during the game session.

This year's dates are firmly set for: July 27th, 28th, and 29th (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) 2007.

Be sure to RSVP for the events you plan to participate in: Use this online form to RSVP today!

MerpCon III Events Schedule

Segment	Type	Day of Week	Date	Start	End	Hours	Person	System	Location	Notes
1	Orientation	Friday	July 27th	5:00 pm	6:00 pm	1	-	-	Main Hall	Registration sign-in, handouts.
2	Guest Speaker #1	Friday	July 27th	6:30 pm	7:00 pm	0.5	Hawke	-	Main Hall
3	Game Session #1	Friday	July 27th	7:00 pm	11:00 pm	4	Hawke Carl (C.W.)*	MERP MERP (MERP/RM)*	Table 1 Table 2 (Table 3)*
========	=========	=======	====	====	====	=====	=========	=================	========	==========
4	Orientation	Saturday	July 28th	8:00 am	8:30 am	0.5			Entry Hall
5	Game Session #2	Saturday	July 28th	8:30 am	12:30 pm	4	Hawke Carl (C.W.)*	Decipher-LotR MERP (Rolemaster/MERP)*	Table 1 Table 2 (Table 3)*	Bring your own lunch, eat during end of game
6	Guest Speaker #2	Saturday	July 28th	12:30  pm	1:30 pm	1	Prof. Chris Seeman		Main Hall
7	Game Session #3	Saturday	July 28th	1:30 pm	5:30 pm	4	Hawke Carl (C.W.)*	D&D Eä d20 MERP (Rolemaster/MERP)*	Table 1 Table 2 (Table 3)*
8	Dinner Break	Saturday	July 28th	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	0.50	-	-	-	-
9	Guest Speaker #3	Saturday	July 28th	6:00 pm	7:00 pm	1	Dr. Thomas Morwinsky	-	Main Hall	-
10	Game Session #4	Saturday	July 28th	7:00 pm	11:00 pm	4	Thom D. Carl (C.W.)*	HARP MERP (Rolemaster/MERP)*	Table 1 Table 2 (Table 3)*
11	Guest Speaker #4	Saturday	July 28th	11:00 pm	Midnight	1	Michael Martinez	-	Main Hall	-
========	=========	=======	====	====	======	=====	=========	=================	========	==========
12	Orientation	Sunday	July 29th	8:00 am	8:30 am	1	-	-	Entry Hall
13	Game Session #5	Sunday	July 29th	8:30 am	12:30 pm	4	C.W. * Carl (Hawke)*	Rolemaster/MERP MERP (Rolemaster)*	Table 1 * Table 2 (Table 3)*
14	Lunch Break	Sunday	July 29th	12:30 pm	1:00 pm	0.5	-	-	-	-
15	Guest Speaker #5	Sunday	July 29th	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	0.5	Joe Mandala	-	Main Hall	-
16	Game Session #6 (Finale)	Sunday	July 29th	1:30 pm	5:30 pm	4+	Dave Carl (C.W.)*	Wargame (GW) MERP (Rolemaster)*	Table 1 Table 2 (Table 3)*
17	Guest Speaker #6 (final)	Sunday	July 29th	5:30 pm	6:30 pm	1	Cason Snow	-	Main Hall
18	Dinner Break	Sunday	July 29th	6:30 pm	7:30 pm	1.00	-	-	-	-
19	Final Session (Various)	Sunday	July 29th	7:30 pm	Midnight	5.00	Various	Movies, Games, Social, Buy/Sell/trade, miscellaneous fun!	Main Hall
END	END	END	END	END	END	END	END	END	END	END

* Table 3 will only be setup if there are too many participants to fit at tables 1 and 2. If table 3 is implemented, then Game Session #5 (Segment 12) at table 1 will be run by Hawke instead of C.W. so that C.W. can continue to run table 3.


A signficant change in this year's MerpCon is how the gaming sessions are segmented.
In previous events you were required to attend all sessions for all three days, for one ongoing closely connected campaign.
Based on feedback from attendees, and also from many who did not attend because of this too-rigorous schedule,
MerpCon III will instead be segmented into smaller 4-hour sessions, that are loosely connected, but do NOT require participants to attend all sessions of the entire event in order to participate in the games.
This means you can RSVP for one session, 2 sessions, or even hit or miss sessions (session 1, 3, 6 for example), or of course all sessions.

Please indicate in the RSVP form which sessions you intend to attend, so that we may prepare your seating, handouts, miniature, and character sheets for each session.

The overall event times are scheduled for (Pacific Time Zone):

• Friday 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm

• Saturday 8:00 am to Midnight (begins 8:00 am for those who missed previous orientation)

• Sunday 8:00 am to Midnight (the "official" game sessions end at 5:30 pm, but there will be some post-gaming events running until midnght)
  

Be sure to RSVP for the events you plan to participate in: Use this online form to RSVP today!

The specific Events schedule is as follows:

• Day 1 Intro/Orientation: Friday 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
  
• Day 1 Game Session 1: Friday 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Game System:ICE MERPS 2nd Edition
  
• Day 2 Orientation (for those who miss Day 1): Saturday 8:00 to 9:00 am
  
• Day 2 Game Session 2: Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Noon) Game System: Decipher LotR RPG
  
• Day 2, Session 3: Saturday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Game System: Ea d20 (D&D 3.5)
  
• Day 2, Guest Speaker(s): Saturday 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
  
• Day 2, Session 4: Saturday 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Game System: Runequest or Ambarquenta or Harnmaster or HARP
  
• Day 3 Orientation: For those who missed both DAY 1 & Day 2: Sunday 8:00 am to 9:00 am
  
• Day 3, Session 5: Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon) Game System: Rolemaster (modified for Middle-earth)
  
• Day 3, Session 6: Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Game System: Wargaming in Middle-earth, huge battle finale
  
• Day 3, Session 7: Sunday 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Post-gaming events. This can include movies, mini-games, board games, video games (all Middle-earth and/or RPGing related), item prizes, auctions, etc.