We need your help so we can provide the best possible programming for MediaWest*Con 2009.
Please note that what appears on the final Programming Sign-Up Form will be based solely upon the input received from the attendees. Do not assume that your interest will automatically have a panel. If you want to see your fandom represented, please send us suggestions. You must be a member of MediaWest*Con 2008 to participate in programming but you do not have to wait to receive a progress report to start participating in this particular process.
Just FYI, this is what fans suggested last year: 2008 suggestions. It will give you an idea of what fans suggested.
Please see the main page for due dates for suggestions.
Please note that making suggestions for panel topics will not sign you up for a panel. That is an entirely different process.
Topics are divided into these categories:
A. Television | B. Movies | C. Actors
D. Literature | E. Fandom (fan fiction, fandom) | F. The Web (live journal, blogs, sites)
G. Creative Pursuits (hobbies, vidding, etc. but not fan fiction) | H. Workshops** All workshops are 2 hours long, unless otherwise requested to be less. If you suggest a workshop, you are volunteering to run it. This is the ONLY exception to making suggestions for panels. When making suggestions, please include a topic of discussion in addition to the title. Examples are:
A: Sanctuary: Did it translate from the web series?
A: Stargate Atlantis: McShep or Shex? (/)
A: Stargate SG-1: How did the movies do on DVD?
A: Dexter: How can a serial killer be somebody you enjoy watching each week?
B: Enchanted: Are rude chipmunks the new vogue?
C: Jensen Ackles: Supernatural's ghost-fighting hunk.
D: The Day the Earth Stood Still and Other Classics: Do the remakes stand up to the originals?
E: Writing hurt/comfort fan fiction: just how much medical accuracy do you need?
E: Flaming: how to survive fandom when it all goes to hell on your favorite list.
F: Blogging your fandom: Blogger or Live Journal? Pros and cons.
G: Music Videos: How to make them
G: VHS tapes: Once cherished, now a thorn in your side. How to farm them out to a good home.
H: Livejournal Icons: Step by step instructions on how to make them (run by [insert your name], 2 hours)
Please limit each topic to one brief sentence (no more than 25 words, and please, no abbreviations), each started on a new line. Please remember to put the category letter (i.e., A, B, etc.) in front of the suggestion (like above). If the panel is slash, you must state by putting the "/" mark after it; Otherwise all panels are considered to be 'gen' and open to audiences of all ages. Please note that panels cannot be both gen and slash.
- E-mail us directly at [email protected] with MWC Suggestions as the subject/topic.
All we require from you is:
- Name
- E-mail Address
- Topic suggestion(s)
Also, please CC yourself on what you send to us just in case of server or e-mail disasters. Thanks! Now, put on those thinking caps and start sending in suggestions! :)
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