| EVENT
NAME |
TYPE |
TRACK |
DAY |
TIME |
SPACE |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| Art
vs Format |
panel |
ART |
SAT |
9 |
C |
What are the different
approaches between composing card art vs cover art vs regular paintings? |
| The Puppet Panel |
panel |
ART |
SAT |
9 |
G |
|
| Photo
ref for fantasy illustration |
demo |
ART |
SAT |
10 |
B |
Gilead shares his tricks
and techniques for creative use of photo reference in fantasy and science
fiction art and illustration. |
| Jewellry
Workshop |
workshop |
ART |
SAT |
10 |
F |
Artist Michele Elington
presents her hands-on demo for up to 10 participants, unlimited viewers
(necklace making free, $2-3 fee if they want to add their choice of pendant) |
| Fine Art with Spray Paint |
Demo |
ART |
SAT |
10 |
Fountain |
AMP demonstrates her
diverse methods for turning spray paint into fantastic artwork. |
| Making Monsters with
Steamcrow |
demo |
ART |
SAT |
11 |
A |
Daniel m. Davis (of Steam
Crow) shows how he uses Adobe Illustrator to draw his brand of odd monsters.
You don't have to be a Warlock to conjure imaginative beasts! Questions and
laughter are encouraged. |
| Sculpture Panel |
panel |
ART |
SAT |
15 |
E |
Our sculptors talk answer
your questions about means and methods and what they were thinking. |
| Minatures
workshop |
wkshp |
ART |
SAT |
19 |
F |
Dan Quentin Gore
demonstrates his approach to painting fantasy and stategic gaming miniatures. |
| Heroic Breasts |
panel |
ART |
SAT |
20 |
C |
The hows and whys and pros
and cons of drawing heriones with proportions that stretch credulity. |
| Body Painting |
demo |
ART |
SAT |
22 |
F |
Local legend Mark Greenwalt
demonstrates his stunning body-painting techniques live. |
| Digital Art vs
Traditional Art |
panel |
ART |
SUN |
12 |
C |
How does an artists
approach change from making art in mediums that can be touched and felt, vs
making art in the digital aether? And how can you go back and forth between
the two realms? |
| Comic Creators
Round-table |
coffee |
ART |
SUN |
9 |
Coffee bar |
|
| Sketch Off! |
panel |
ART |
FRI |
20 |
B |
Artists sketch random
things suggested from the audience for charity. |
| Drinking and Drawing |
game |
ART/18+ |
SAT |
20 |
bar |
Local artists, with
sketchpads, in the bar, until were cut off. |
| The Writer and the
Artist Should Be Friends |
panel |
ART/WRI |
FRI |
14 |
A |
How do you merge two
fundamentally different approaches to storytelling to create a good graphic
work? |
| Podcasting Podcast |
panel |
BIZ |
FRI |
16 |
CABANA |
Where we podcast our panel
about the hows and whys of podcasting. |
| Self Publishing 101 -
Books |
Panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
9 |
A |
There used to be rules in
the publishing biz, but that was all years ago (like two or three). Our
veteran authors discuss and answer questions about what they have learned in
the wild frontier of self-publishing. |
| Self-Publishing 101 -
Comics |
Panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
9 |
B |
How do you go about turning
your pileof scribbled-on paper into a graphic-somethng that people will read?
That answer depends on a lot of different things. Our panel of indy comic
veterans will try to explain it for you. |
| World Building By Design |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
10 |
A |
In a world where everyone
is building their own world, how do you stand out? Our panel will discuss the
nuts and bolts, coherent design, and scale of vision of creating imaginary
places that we want to visit. |
| Rights and Wrongs for
Creatives |
Panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
13 |
C |
Copyright, trademarks, fair
use and the legality of making stuff up. |
| Branding for Independent
Creators |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
14 |
B |
You are the brand! Well,
you are. How to put your best face forward most effectively. |
| Where (and how) do I
sell my work? |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
15 |
B |
The path from your moms
frig to a respectable gallery is long with many pitfalls in between. Discuss
your possibilities from e-commerce to tables, booths and walls, including
taxes, licensing, and all the stuff your mom never warned you about. |
| Alchemy of Cover Art |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
16 |
B |
We do actually judge a book
by its cover; all kinds of marketing data says so. So what makes for a good
cover? Thats driven as much by magic as it s by data. Our panel will try to
help you discover where that magic might come from. |
| Crowdfunding Need to Know |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
18 |
C |
Curious about crowd-funding
your next project? Our panel of experts will tell you what they learned. |
| Advanced
Self Publishing |
panel |
BIZ |
SUN |
10 |
A |
You have a few books out
there and
now what? |
| DYI
Film-making |
panel |
BIZ |
SAT |
20 |
B |
You idiot - what have you
gotten yourself into? Our panel explains. |
| Belly Dancing Props |
workshop |
COS |
SAT |
9 |
PATIO |
Overview and demo of props
used in belly dancing from the "traditional" swords, veils, and
baskets to addtions such as Isis Wings, fan veils, voi, and others. Try the
various props, such as balancing a sword on your head and trying on the wings. |
| Belly Dancing Costumes |
workshop |
COS |
SUN |
9 |
PATIO |
Discuss the various types
from tradtional cabaret and ethnic to modern interpretations such as Tribal
Fusion and share examples. Discuss costuming on a budget-you don't need a big
bank account or able to sew to have a great looking costume. |
| Belly Dancing 101 |
workshop |
COS |
SUN |
15 |
F |
We'll go over the basic
moves, explaining some of the differences between cabaret and tribal and
learn them to a short piece of music that can be a basic dance. |
| Stump the Costumer |
panel |
COS |
FRI |
15 |
B |
Our costume experts answer
your hardest questions. Because they can. |
| Secret Sources for
Costrumers |
panel |
COS |
FRI |
16 |
B |
Our veteran costumers dish
on the less than obvious places to score materials and accessories for your
get-up. |
| Steampunk Fashion |
panel |
COS |
FRI |
17 |
E |
An in depth discussion of
the whys and wherefore of the fashion choices of late 19th century
adventurers, both real and imagined. |
| That Superhero Look |
panel |
COS |
SAT |
10 |
E |
What most superheroes have
in common is that they don't dress like normal people. How to wear a cape and
cowl and underwear outside of your tights, and still look awesome. |
| Researching Historical
Costumes |
panel |
COS |
SAT |
17 |
B |
Sure, the internet. But
well use the rest of the panel to explore the other resources available,
both near and far, to find out what they really used to wear. |
| How
Costume informs Character |
demo |
COS |
SAT |
12 |
B |
|
| Fashion Waaay Forward:
Costuming the future |
panel |
COS/FUT |
SAT |
13 |
E |
What might we wear in the
future? And how do we make something that lookslike that now? |
| The
Hay Girls Americana Show |
event |
special |
THUR |
19 |
EF |
Join the Hay Girls and
their guests, the band Squiddog, who will perform. |
| Costume
contest |
event |
cos |
SAT |
19 |
A |
Come strut your stuff in
your steampunk finest in front of our panel of judges, and show them what
you've got. |
| Tea
Duelling competition A |
event |
StP |
FRI |
16 |
GAME |
|
| Tea
Duelling competition B |
event |
StP |
SAT |
12 |
G |
|
| Tea
Duelling competition C |
event |
StP |
SUN |
15 |
GAME |
|
| Different
Sorts of Magic |
panel |
FAN |
FRI |
17 |
C |
Magic works differently,
depending on the universe. Comparing and contrasting the different magicsto
determine what makes them compelling, and why. |
| Sexy
vs Scary Monsters |
panel |
FAN |
SUN |
11 |
B |
Which do you prefer:
vampires wearing glitter to impress their teenage girlfriends or vampires
covered in the splattered blood of slaughtered villagers? Can a monster be
both? Why? |
| Alternate Mythologies |
panel |
FAN |
SAT |
14 |
E |
Our panel explores troves
of legneds and lore that did NT come from Europe or the Meditteranean. |
| Fermi's
Paradox |
Panel |
FUT |
FRI |
12 |
C |
If the galaxy is full of
alien life, how come we haven't heard from any of them? Come on - you know
you have a theory about this too. |
| Ancient Aliens |
panel |
FUT |
FRI |
14 |
C |
Visitors from outer space
have been guiding human history all along - or maybe not. So crazy it could
make total sense. |
| The
Supposed Singularity |
panel |
FUT |
FRI |
14 |
E |
At what point will we
effectively merge with our own marvelous machinery? Soon? Much later than we
think? Never? Our panelists take sides. |
| Creating
Believable Aliens |
panel |
FUT |
FRI |
15 |
C |
A double panel about how
actual science might influence believable aliens, as opposed t network
bean-counters forcing us to settle for foam ridges on the forehead. |
| Space Colonies
Micro-symposium |
panel |
FUT |
SAT |
15 |
C |
Boldy going where we have
no business going at all |
| Future
of Money |
panel |
FUT |
SUN |
10 |
C |
What puts the whiz-bang
into the future? Money. Lots of money. Where will money come from? Will we
even use it? Our panelists opinions and forecasts are for entertainment
purposes and should not be considered financial advice. |
| Privacy
vs security in the future |
panel |
FUT |
SUN |
11 |
C |
How do we balance privacy
and security going forward? Or do technological advances make omnipresent
surveillance inevitable? |
| Apocalypse How? |
panel |
FUT |
SUN |
13 |
C |
How do you think it will
all end? Fire? Ice? Zombies? Robots? Nuclear war? Alien invasion? Does Vegas
have odds for these things? |
| Star Trek Universe
Update |
demo |
FUT |
SUN |
13 |
A |
Dr. David Williams gives
his regular update on the haps in the Star Trek universe and all of its
proprietaries. |
| Old
School Gaming |
panel |
GAM |
SAT |
10 |
Starlite |
We really did used to do
this with actual pencils on actual graph paper. Our Ancient Ones recall what
it was like. Come learn from the wisdom of your elders. |
| GM
roundtable |
panel |
GAM |
SAT |
13 |
Starlite |
There is a theory that all
RPG centered panels eventually become panels on game-mastering. Lets just
start there. |
| Time
travel LARP |
game |
GAM |
Various |
|
|
|
| Prehistoric
history |
panel |
HIS |
FRI |
13 |
E |
Humans have been around for
at least 100,000 years, and we really only know about the last 6000 or so.
What do we know, or think,or speculate wildly about our distant past? |
| Alt.History |
panel |
HIS |
SUN |
12 |
B |
How would our world be
different if Rome never fell, or the South negotiated a draw? Can you change
one small detail and change the world? Or are the currents of history so deep
as to be ultimately inevitable? |
| Sculpture
Dumpster |
wkshop |
KIDS |
SAT |
10 |
CABANA |
We have a bin full of
things. Turn them into art. |
| Face
Painting |
wkshop |
KIDS |
SAT |
13 |
cab |
|
| Kids
Gaming |
Game |
KIDS |
SAT |
16 |
STAR |
|
| Silly
Putty Experiment |
wkshp |
KIDS |
SAT |
11 |
CABANA |
An experiment in gooey -
goo. |
| Electricity amd Magnets |
demo |
KIDS |
SUN |
9 |
CAB |
|
| The
Past, Present and Future of Fighting Crime |
panel |
LIT |
SAT |
11 |
E |
People behave badly, and
heroes clean up after them. What things about sleuthing in the past are we
forgetting? And what metrics about controlling behavior in the future should
we dread/look forward to? And what are the constants across the ages? |
| Strange
Love - Romance across genres |
panel |
LIT |
SAT |
12 |
E |
How do strange adventures
across time and space change the course of True Love? How do they not change
anything at all? |
| Are
competent characters too dull? |
panel |
LIT |
SAT |
16 |
E |
Why do so many plots
require competent characters to act foolishly, or throw incompetent
characters into situations clearly best left to professionals? Is it too hard
to challenge them, or just too boring? |
| Creating
Strong Female Characters |
panel |
LIT |
SAT |
17 |
E |
Half of humanity is female
- so how hard could this possibly be? Well, judging by the body of extant
speculative fiction - really hard. Its not really that difficult - is it?
Its gotta be something else, right? What? |
| Verse vs Narrative |
panel |
LIT |
SUN |
12 |
E |
Inserting poetry or verse
into larger works |
| Humor
vs Horror |
panel |
LIT |
SUN |
13 |
E |
|
| Dr.
Who panel |
panel |
MED |
FRI |
13 |
B |
After 50 years, we have
some things to talk about. |
| TV
Round-up |
panel |
MED |
FRI |
17 |
B |
It will be until August
before there is a new episode of Dr. Who. What shall we watch in the
meantime? |
| The
History of Leprecon |
panel |
META |
FRI |
14 |
B |
On our 40th anniversary,
our grizzled conventioneers will speak of olden days. |
| "Hey Established
Pro, Can you read my manuscript?" |
Panel |
META |
FRI |
15 |
E |
Is there any good way to
answer this question? |
| Sexism
at Cons |
Panel |
META |
FRI |
16 |
A |
Where do we draw the line?
Why is this still a problem? |
| GLBT
among fandom |
panel |
META |
FRI |
20 |
B |
Because fandom can be
fabulous, and we knowit. |
| CASFS
Book social |
panel |
META |
FRI |
20 |
E |
Like they have every month
- only here. And you are welcometo drop in. |
| Austism
Spectrum among Fandom |
panel |
META |
SAT |
17 |
A |
|
| History
of Worldcon |
panel |
META |
SUN |
10 |
B |
|
| Dead
Dog Party |
event |
meta |
SUN |
17 |
SEDONA |
Because nothing else
remains. |
| Critters
of CONTACT |
panel |
SCI |
FRI |
13 |
C |
For over a 25 years,
CONTACT: Cultures of the imagination has been building worlds and populating
them at their annual conference. What are some of their wildest aliens? What
are some of the most plausible? How does CONTACTs process inform the SF
author? |
| Mars to Doscovery and
Beyond |
panel |
SCI |
SAT |
10 |
C |
Professor David A Williams
from ASUs School of Earth and Space Exploration to discuss the planet Mars,
what weve learned about this strange worldin the first year of the Curiosity
rovers exploration of the surface, and a look at upcoming Mars missions. |
| Outer
Solar System |
demo |
SCI |
SAT |
11 |
C |
Professor David A Williams,
who worked on NASAs Galileo Jupiter orbiter mission,discusses the most
active moons in our solar system. From fiery Io to icy Europa, from the
geysers of Encladeus to the methane lakes of Titan. |
| Habitable Moons |
demo |
SCI |
SAT |
14 |
C |
Whats needed for a moon,
as opposed to a planet, to be habitable, to evolve indigenous life? Mr.
Nordley will discuss Hill Spheres, Roche Limits, magnetic fields and stellar
evolution as they relate to the habitability of satellites. |
| Tea Time with Gail
Carriger |
event |
spec |
SAT |
15 |
Blue Azule |
Join our Author GOH for Tea
in the Blue Azule where she would be delighted to discuss her work, her
genre, and any other topic fit for polite conversation. Tea (from the
restaurant) would be at your own expense. |
| Barry Bard's At the
Movies |
event |
spec/Media |
SUN |
14 |
AB |
Get
a sneak peak at trailers for some exciting new upcoming movies. After we will
hold a raffle for FREE movie promotional material (T-shirts, baseball caps,
special posters and whatever else the studios have sent us).Sponsored by
CASFS.org |
| Meet the Pros |
event |
special |
FRI |
18 |
A |
Talk show w GOH's + meet
the pros |
| 2nd Friday Open Mic |
event |
special |
FRI |
21 |
A |
Our MC will interview our
guests with piercing personal questions, ghostly guesses of activities,
other-worldly views of their lives, and irreverent questions asked. After the
show, enjoy Meet-the-pros for all to hobnob and rub shoulders with our
guests! |
| Charity Auction |
event |
special |
SAT |
13 |
A |
Charity auction for PCH |
| GOH Dinner |
event |
special |
SAT |
17 |
other |
Dinner at the nearby
(literally a block) Pier de Orleans Restaurant with our Guest of Honor. |
| Filk Mini-Festival |
event |
special |
SAT |
22 |
A |
Because ... Filk! |
| Leprecon Art Auction |
event |
special |
SUN |
13 |
|
Various things youve been
staring at in the gallery come up for sale to the highest bidder. |
| Leprecon Film Festival |
event |
special |
THUR |
15 |
AB |
We are hosting our Second
Annual Film Festival showcasing videos selected as best in their category
from local indie film producers. This event is open to the public |
| Teacup
Headband |
wkshop |
StP |
FRI |
18 |
F |
Create a special tea cup
hair accessory, who knows it might just distract your opponent during tea
dueling.Cups, headbands, bows, ribbons, and other accessories included. Cost
$15/limit 15/ 2 hours |
| Parasol
workshop |
wkshp |
StP |
SAT |
13 |
F |
Join us for a couple of
hours of pure fun. Release your inner child with paper parasols and paints.
There will be paints in all the bright colors of the rainbow, as well as the
darker ones for your Steam/Cyber-punk creations. And there will be glitter. |
| Steampunk
angel wings |
wkshp |
StP |
SAT |
16 |
F |
Mystic Twistic teaches how
to make steampunk angel wings from cardboard and other materials. $3 Fee
covers materials. Two hours. |
| Paper Fans |
wkshop |
StP |
SUN |
10 |
F |
All ages come join us for a
paper fan make and take!! |
| Flower
Fascinators |
wkshop |
StP |
SUN |
12 |
F |
In this workshop we will
create lovely hair accessories to add to your steampunk
collection.Fascinators were highly popular hair pins worn for special
occasions during the late 1800′s. |
| Airship of 1897 |
demo |
StP |
SAT |
11 |
B |
Author and historian David
B Riley tells you everything you wanted to know about this, including why you
should not call it a blimp. |
| Victorian Sex |
demo |
STP |
SAT |
21 |
C |
Khurt Khave speaks openly
abotu what went on behind closed doors, and in the darker corners of
Victorian Society. 18+ |
| Piratey Panel |
panel |
StP |
FRI |
22 |
E |
In which real (fake)
pirates answer your piratey questions, and parry your piratey observations
with the the distinctive abuse of the Queens English that we have come to
expect from them. |
| Steampunk 101 |
panel |
StP |
FRI |
13 |
A |
What it is, what it's not,
and why do people like it. |
| Steampunk Films |
demo |
StP |
FRI |
20 |
C |
Hal Astell hosts a
collection of moving picture shows concerning past events that never really
quite happened. |
| The Weird, Weird West |
panel |
StP |
SAT |
13 |
B |
You can keep yer tea, and
yer carriage ride to a gas-lit social hall. All the real action is out on the
wild frontier! Is wild west steampunk the unmannered stepchild of the genre,
or is it the last frontier with any real action left? Or both? |
| Advanced Steampunk |
panel |
StP |
SUN |
11 |
A |
You get that steampunk is a
real genre,and theres more to it than gluing gears to stuff. Good. Heres
your chance to plunge into the smoke with our experts and talk about the
deeper themes, emerging tropes and possible future of our imaginary past. |
| Is Steampunk Losing
Steam? |
panel |
StP |
SUN |
13 |
B |
Steampunk ideal and genre
seems to be losing momentum back east, while here in Arizona, it seems to be
chugging along. Is Steampunk still interesting in Arizona because of our hard
western influences or is there something else going on here? |
| Steampunk Picture Frames |
workshop |
StP |
SUN |
13 |
F |
Paint and decorate your own
personal steampunk frame. |
| Pass-along
story |
wkshp |
WRI |
FRI |
14 |
CAB |
Write a passage, pass it
along. You know the drill. |
| Setting
vs Story |
panel |
WRI |
FRI |
15 |
A |
Speculative fiction has a
burden: creating a unique world (or universe even) and all the exposition
that goes with that. How do you get through that kind of info-dump without
reading like your story is interspersed among encyclopedia entries? |
| Writing
for different mediums |
panel |
WRI |
SAT |
12 |
C |
How does the medium shape
the story and the storytelling? That all depends on, well everything. Our
veterans explain why. |
| Forming
and running a writer's Group |
panel |
WRI |
SAT |
20 |
E |
How do you make a
productive social activity out of what is essentially a solitsry pursuit? How
do you keep that going without making everyone crazy? |
| Stump
the Editor |
panel |
WRI |
SUN |
10 |
E |
Bring your most stubborn
literary conundrum to our panel of editors, and they will give you an answer
- or a prize. |
| What's My Genre? |
panel |
WRI |
SUN |
14 |
E |
Give a brief description of
your project, and we'll tell you. |
| Writing Smut |
panel |
WRI/18+ |
SAT |
21 |
E |
Because Erotic Literature
takes too long to type, and fools no one. There are tricks to this end of the
literary spectrum that no one would have taught you in English class, and our
veterans know what they are. |
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