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Lego Build-Off: Come test your LEGO building
skills against others in this themed LEGO buildoff.
Theme will be disclosed at the event. Prizes
will be awarded! Panelists: Arizona Cactus Brick
Lego Builders Club
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sun, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
Lego Free Build Time: Express yourself
with LEGOS during this free build time. Let
your creativity flow while you design and build
anything you can imagine in the LEGO Lounge!
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Thu, 12:00–7:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Fri, 10:30–4:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Fri, 5:30–7:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sat, 10:30–4:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sat, 5:30–7:00PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sun, 10:30–2:30PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
When: Sun, 4:00–5:30PM Room: West 105BC
Lego Lounge- Sponsored by Boo
LEGO: If You Build It…: So you’ve built a
Lego kit, now what? Whether you’re a kid with a
small collection or an Adult Fan Of Lego, we’ll let
you in on our tips and tricks for using your bricks
for different projects and how we coordinate
large projects! Panelists: Arizona Cactus Brick
Lego Builders Club When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM
Room: West 105A
LEGO: Out of the Box: Join our crew of LEGO
Customizers to explore the possibilities of fine
art, household furnishings, and maybe even LEGO
clothing! Panelists: Dave Shaddix, David Oakes
When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 105A
Lesson in Henna: Learn about the ways
henna was used in the middle ages! Mystical,
sacred, and beautiful! Also, get your own
henna trial from our resident expert artist.
Panelists: Arizona Chapter of the Society for
Creative Anachronism, Jacqueline Hoeffler
When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC
Bookmans Art Room Event Area
Let’s Dance!!: Kids and families are invited
to learn some English and Irish community set
dances! No experience or partner is necessary!
Panelists: Alex Canto, Tom Blake When: Fri,
3:00–4:00PM Room: West 106ABC Activities
Let’s Play an Eroge!: School girls, magical
girls, monster girls oh my! Which will this edition
of Let’s Play an Eroge feature? Leave the kids
at home and join Dollars once again to find out!
Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Dollars
(2 panelists) When: Sat, 7:30–10:00PM Room:
North 223
Let’s Play: Game Development and Game
Theory: In this panel, researchers studying
games and game theory will discuss how games
are made and what makes them fun! Panelists:
Nguyen Dao, Prajwal Paudyal, Sahil Inamdar
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30PM Room: North 230
Letter to the (Gene) Editor: The Science
of DNA Sequencing: This panel discusses
the technological advances that have made
affordable DNA sequencing possible and what
might the future look like. Panelists: Alex Andre,
John Cornelius, Kimberly Olney, Melissa Wilson
Sayres When: Sat, 9:00–10:00PM Room: North
230
Lighter Side of Scifi: Science fiction offers
limitless possibilities and limitless futures,
and yet there seems to be more of a focus
on dsytopia and grim determination. Despite this,
could there still be room for robots, ray guns,
little green men, or dare we say it optimism?
Panelists: Howard Tayler, Greg Van Eekhout,
Suzanne Young, Michael Martinez, Alexandra
Oliva, and Jody Lynn Nye When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM
Room: North 128A
Lightsaber Combat Tournament: Join us for
the first annual Phoenix Lightsaber Tournament!
Participants will face off one-on-one in a pointbased
lightsaber tournament. Panelists: Phoenix
Lightsaber Academy
When: Sat, 3:00–5:00PM Room: Third Street
Performance Area
Live for the Swarm: The Science of Bees
and Ants: Colonies and hives: learn how bug life
influences STEM fields. Panelists: Jessica Ebie,
Rachna Nath, Ted Pavlic
When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 227BC
Lord of the Rings FAMILY FEUD!: Join us
in an ancient and far away land for a contest of
epic proportions! Test your wits along with the
denizens of Middle Earth for fabulous prizes and
gold! Panelists: Brad Walling, Todd Filek
When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 232ABC
Lord of The Rings, Hobbit Costume
Meetup: Calling all Hobbits, Wizards, Orcs,
Dwarves, elves and other denizens of Middle
Earth. The fires of Isengard are lit! When: Fri,
5:30–6:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming
Meetups area 1
Love In The Time Of Monsters - Special
Screening: Two sisters travel to a cheesy
tourist trap where they battle toxic monsters
dressed in bigfoot costumes in order to save the
ones they love. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Thu, 9:00–11:30PM Room: West 102A
Love Live Concert: Love Live! Arizona has
put together several performances just for you!
Stop by the concert, and get your SR or UR card.
We’ll be waiting! Panelists: Love Live Arizona (5
panelists) When: Sat, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North
222AB
Luminatus - Rocking on Adams Street:
Calling all Metal fans, Cosplayers, Gamers, fan’s
of Anime, Comic Books, Fantasy, Science Fiction,
and a little bit of B-movies thrown in, Luminatus,
based in Phoenix Arizona, is the premier Otaku
Symphonic Metal band! Panelists: Luminatus
When: Sat, 9:30–10:00PM Room: Adams Street
Stage When: Sun, 4:30–5:00PM Room: Adams
Street Stage
Mad Max Meetup: Fury Road or Road Warrior?
Come meet up with all your favorite characters
from the Mad Max franchises! When: Fri, 12:00–
12:30PM Room: North 126B Masquerade Judging
Mad Scientists Part 1: There’s a lot of
pseudoscience, misinformation, and outright lies
that scientists hear. Come hear us rant about what
grinds our gears! Panelists: Dean Frias, Jeffery
Tinius, Jim DeGraffenreid, Svet Shkolyar, Theora
Tiffney When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 230
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Mad Scientists Part 2: There’s a lot of
pseudoscience, misinformation, and outright lies
that scientists hear. Come hear us rant about
what grinds our gears! Panelists: Bradley Lusk,
Brian Johnson, Darren Shaw, Lisa Will, Rebekah
Brubaker When: Sun, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North
227BC
Magic of Discworld: Terry Pratchett created
an entire world of characters who live perched on
a disc that is balanced on the backs of Elephants
who stand atop a flying space tortoise - pretty
sensible right? Join us as we run in a panic from
the monsters and wonders that is Discworld -
(footnotes included). Panelists: Chris Swanson,
Zeke Huerta When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room:
North 227A
Magical Girls Costume Meetup: Meetup
with other Magical Girls- Sailor Moon, Madoka
Magika, Cardcaptor Sakura and more!
When: Sun, 11:30–12:00PM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 1
Make Your Own Mickey Ears!: A hands-on
arts and crafts event where you design your very
own Mickey Mouse Ears. An array of materials
will be provided to make your ears unique.
Panelists: Ana Pacheco, Cookieplay Productions
(2 panelists), Richard Simon
When: Thu, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 101ABC
Bookmans Art Room Event Area
Making a Living Between Gigs:
Videography (Film School): Learn what it
takes to make it as a freelance videographer.
Greg Nosek has worked as a Freelance
Documentary Filmmaker covering many genres
over his 30 year career. Panelists: Greg Nosek
When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 102C
Making Giant Prize-Winning Costumes
with Paper Mache: Papier-mache is one
of the most affordable materials for making
costumes. Learn techniques and tips for making
armor, chest pieces and build a large costume.
Panelists: Brian Ransom, Gabriel Espinosa,
Gilbert Espinosa When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM
Room: North 125AB
Making Masks: Secrets of the Trolls:
Learn about those clever creatures, trolls, from
local author and teacher, JJM Czep. Create
your own mask by gathering treasures just like
the trolls do! Panelists: Jenn Czep When: Sun,
1:30–2:30PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans
Art Room Event Area
Making the Game - The Art, Design, and
Imagination of Iconica: Gamers will see the
steps involved in bringing Iconica to life. Makers
will learn tips, tricks, and techniques for
completing their own projects. Panelists: Eric
Torres, Gavin Torres When: Fri, 1:30–3:00PM
Room: West 213A
MAL Wars!: MyAnimeList (MAL) is a great way
to keep track of your anime-watching history.
It also lets you compare your list’s scores to
others. Panelists: The Critical D (4 panelists)
When: Sun, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 224A
Mandalorian Armor Building Demo:
Curious how a Mandalorian bounty hunter makes
the armor they wear? Come see a live demo of
how we design, cut, shape and personalize our
walking works of art. Panelists: Mandalorian
Mercs - Shonare Vhekadla Clan
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: Third Street
Performance Area