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PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
United Blood Services 2016 Blood Drive &
Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry: “Not
all heroes wear capes” - United Blood Services
2016 Blood Drive and Be The Match Bone
Marrow Registry result in lives being saved! Be a
hero today - donate a part of yourself to better
someone else’s life and your own.
When: Thu, 2:00–10:00PM Room: North 123
Blood Drive
When: Fri, 10:00–8:00PM Room: North 130
Blood Drive
When: Sat, 10:00–8:00PM Room: North 130
Blood Drive
When: Sun, 10:00–4:00PM Room: North 130
Blood Drive
Unmentionable Information: Oh, we’ll
do a bit more than mention... we’re going to
show, talk, and describe the most important
part of costuming — undergarments. Skivvies.
Panties. Under-Roos... Call ‘em what you will, but
don’t for a second underestimate their power!
Panelists: Cap Santiago, Stray Kat Cosplay
When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 126A
Unwrapping the Victorian Lady: Take
a guided tour through the many layers of
frocks, frills and foibles as they unveil the
undergarments that make big bustle dreams
come true. 18+ Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: Madame Askew, Marjorie Kosky
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30PM Room: West 104B
Urban Explosion - How Urban Fantasy
is Booming: A look at how Urban fantasy has
become more and more popular through books
and shows like Dresden Files, The Magicians, the
Iron Druid Chronicles, the Underworld movies,
Supernatural, etc. Panelists: Christy Holloway,
Jonathan Elliott, Mark Rude, Ron Lindsey, Sharon
Skinner When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North
227A
Using Cartoons to Teach Relationship
Skills: When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North
230
Using Pop Culture to Re-Imagine High
School: What would a Pop Culture High School
look like? Could pop culture be integrated into
the core philosophies of high school education
in a manner that engages youth, sets high
expectations, and prepares the next generation
for college and career? When: Fri, 10:30–
11:30AM Room: North 230
Valiant: Valiant Comics talk about upcoming
comic book projects. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff
When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 121C
When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 121C
Video Game Cosplay Meetup: A meetup for
all the video game characters cosplayers.
When: Thu, 4:30–5:00PM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 2
When: Fri, 11:00–11:30AM Room: North 126B
Masquerade Judging
When: Sun, 11:00–11:30AM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 1
Villain of the Year Awards: You watch the
Oscars and now, the Villain of the Year Awards!
Who is the most diabolical? Who has the best
outfit? We invite you to decide! Who is the best of
the bad guys? A full audience participation panel
where the audience will be the judge of which
bad guys are bad enough to win these awards.…
Panelists: Breanna Bang, Ravenn Bang When:
Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 105A
Villains and Evil Masterminds Meetup:
Calling all evil doers! Come meetup with your
fellows who long to be remembered for their
evil deeds! When: Thu, 12:00–12:30PM Room:
North 126C Costuming Meetups area 1
Villains Don’t Deserve Happy Endings:
Let’s talk about why Once Upon a Time loves
to break our hearts. Let’s share the tears! Join
us as we dive into the twists and turns that the
show loves to take us on. Panelists: Jacqueline
Castillo, Sarah Hayes When: Thu, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 227A
Villains of DC Meetup: Bring all your
favorite villains to put on display! When: Fri,
1:30–2:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming
Meetups area 2
Villains of DC vs Heroes of Marvel
Meetup: Think DC villains can come out on top
of Marvel heroes? Come find out at this mashup
meetup! When: Thu, 6:30–7:00PM Room: North
126C Costuming Meetups area 1
Villains of Marvel Meetup: Loki, Venom,
Thanos, Red Skull, Nebula, Ultron... All of the
Marvel villains are welcome to come and plot the
downfall of all! When: Sat, 3:00–3:30PM Room:
North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2
Villains of Marvel vs Villains of DC
Meetup: DC villains meet Marvel villains! Who
will come out on top? Come meet up and see
who will win this comics war!
When: Thu, 7:00–7:30PM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 1
When: Thu, 7:30–8:00PM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 1
Visual Novels and Eroge (18+): Join the
moderators of FAKKU as they discuss the culture
of visual novels and eroge that emerged in Japan
and how it spawned an entire industry of anime,
manga, and more. Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: Fakku When: Sat, 9:00–10:00PM
Room: North 221ABC
Vocaloid Music Time!: NerdRage is back
with another edition of our VMT! series! Each
time is brand new, so come and listen to
Vocaloids both classic and new! *May include
UTAU Panelists: NerdRage (5 panelists) When:
Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 223
Vocaloid Music Time!: V1+: NerdRage’s
VMT! is back with a new addition of our V1+
spin-off! Each time is different, giving you a fresh
experience always! Come and join us to enjoy the
classic voices like Miku, Len, and Luka that you
know! *May include UTAU Panelists: NerdRage
(5 panelists) When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room:
North 223
Voice Acting 101 (Film School): Eric
Schumacher (Legends and Lies: the Real West
- Actor, Zhon: The Alien Interviews - Actor, My
Stolen Time Machine - Director, They Pretend
- Director) will teach you the ins and outs of
voice acting and voice over work. Panelists: Eric
Schumacher When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room:
West 102C
Voice Acting: Have Mic Will Travel: Have
you ever dreamed of trying your hand at voice
acting? Want to try it from the comfort of your
own home? Come learn how to achieve this
dream and have your questions answered.
Receive advice on what mics work best, where
to find audition opportunities, and more!
Panelists: Katie Parker When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 224A
Voice Actor Round Up: Panelists: Arryn
Zech, Caitlin Glass, DC Douglas, Jess Harnell,
Maurice LaMarche, Nolan North, Troy Baker
When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room: West 301A
Volcanoes IN SPAAAAACE: In 1979,
Voyager 1 took a picture of a massive plume
erupting from the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io.
This was the first time an active volcano had
been found anywhere but Earth. Since then many
more have been found. Come to this panel to find
out about them! Panelists: Andrew Ryan, David
Williams, Kristen Paris, Marc Neveu When: Sun,
3:00–4:00PM Room: North 227BC
Waifu 4 Laifu: Don’t be scared to come in and
share your favorite waifu, what kind of anime
girl OR guy you absolutely can’t live without.
We’re all ears and we’re all here to confess the
shamelessness of being a real otaku. And yes,
I’m back:^) Must be 18+ to attend! When:
Fri, 9:00–10:00PM Room: North 223
Waifu Wars: “My waifu is SO much better than
yours!? Yeah right! MY waifu is top tier!” We’re
going to settle these arguments once and for
all! Wear your strongest set of white knight
armor, and prepare to defend your waifu’s
honor against your fellow attendees in battle!
Panelists: Dollars (2 panelists)
When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 223
Wait, Wait ... Just Science Me!: Test your
knowledge of weird and crazy science in the
news, featuring bad puns, rhymes, and other
games! Panelists: Carrie Gillon, Patrick Young,
Sahil Inamdar, Valerie Harris When: Thu, 10:30–
11:30PM Room: North 227BC
Warehouse 13: The Artifact Roadshow:
In this panel we talk about history, artifacts
and secret agents, oh my! Take a trip down
memory lane as we discuss the artifacts that
made the show what it was, the history that
taught us all more than we needed to know,
and the characters that brought us there.
Panelists: Dani Carvalho, Janell Stout
When: Sun, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 229AB
We Are Legion: Cyber Security in the 21st
Century with the Arizona Cyber Warfare
Range: Join us to improve the process for
cyber warfare and security with hands-on real
world operations for beginners. Come experience
a simulated Computer Network Attack (CNA),
practice Computer Network Defense (CND), and
investigate using Digital Forensics. When: Thu,
5:30–10:00PM Room: North 231A
We Do The Weird Stuff Presents Dr.
Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Sing along to
Joss Whedon’s 2008 online sensation, starring
Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia
Day, with a combined screening and shadowcast
performed by local geek group We Do The Weird
Stuff. Panelists: Cameron Peacock, Cheryk
Manning, Huntington Keith, Jacqueline Chikos,
Lonnie Gray, Mary Brockmeier, Matthew White,
Megan White, S. Faye Handy, Sean Johnson
When: Sun, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 229AB
We Want to Believe: An X-Phile Meetup:
The truth is out there! Come celebrate over 20
years of The X-Files and join our fan discussion
about the best television series of all time. Share
your thoughts about the franchise, especially
the revival, and get ready to compete against
other Philes during TXF trivia! Panelists: Eric
Downing, Hayley Tracy, Lee Payne When: Fri,
1:30–2:30PM Room: North 228AB
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