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Title: Panels Preview 2009 [Outdated now! Check the main site for the schedule!]
Post by: Kava on August 06, 2008, 01:47:52 PM
March 30th:
Due to the large number of submissions, panels submitted between now and the cut-off date in April may not make it into the Fanime 2009 panels schedule. However, I am starting a panels 'wait-list', for those who are willing to put their panel into any available time-slot, should one of the current panels get canceled. Please note that if a panel goes onto the waiting list, they will NOT have a choice in day or time. They'll be offered a specific time-slot that has opened up, when it opens up, and will be given perhaps 24 hours to respond to that offer after it is sent, before it is offered to the next panelist on the wait-list.

Thank you to everyone! This is really a great year for panels. I'm going to want feedback from all of you on the desirability of various things we might do next year to increase the number of panels we can host. There are many options. We could open up earlier on Friday, extend our hours on Monday, stay open later (past midnight), or we could try for a fourth panel room. Keep in mind though, a fourth room means more competition for your audiences.

As a last note: There are still more guest panels that will be on the schedule. The ones listed here are just the ones that are ready for public disclosure at this time.


March 27th:
Panels not yet submitted may not be able to get into the schedule this year - See last post.

March 26th:
If you don't see your panel in this post, scroll down to the four posts below this which list the panels that have already been assigned to specific days! Thanks everyone! It's about 7:15pm. I'm in the process of responding to the panel requests that came within the last 24 hours. Hopefully by tomorrow night, I'll also have some Guest panels to list!

March 25th:
It's slightly after Noon in my time zone. There's two panel requests I've left to send an initial response to (this will be done before the day is out), and I still have some catching up with moving panels from pending to confirmed and replying to some of the responses panelists have sent. It's looking to be a great year for panels! For the Cosplayers, we have a FULL Sunday of cosplay panels lined up! I'll be roughing out a schedule mid-week next week, so those who are waiting on 'what day?' - I'll have most of you assigned to a preliminary day at least by next weekend. I know I'm behind this year, so my heartfelt thanks to all of you for bearing with me. <3

March 12th:
As of this moment: 10:59pm pacific time on March 12th, all panel requests sent in prior to March 10th have received a response. Moving forward, responses should come much faster than previously. We'll be making an effort also to reply to questions sent through regular e-mail, but if you think we may have overlooked your question, feel free to send it again.

Most panels are not fully confirmed until the panelist actually replies to our initial response. This ensures that no one changed their mind between submission and reply.  Others I have questions for, or have to make inquiries about. So, until things are actually confirmed, I'm going to list here panels that were submitted and are pending, panels that are confirmed but do not yet have a set day, and problem panels (these are mainly ones that I'm unable to contact the panelist).

Quote from: Pending Panels (which means... confirmed by the panelist, but I may have to cut a couple depending on how much room there is on the schedule...) Illustrate the Fanfic (1 hour)
The Anime List (1 hour)

Jrock (1 hour)
Jpop (1 hour)
Kpop (1 hour)
Why Girls should Watch Sentai (1 hour)
Lost Treasures (1 hour)

Your Otaku Business 101 (1 hour)
Your Otaku Business 201 (2 hours)
Your Otaku Business 301 (2 hours)
Anime Besides Bleach and Naruto (2 hours)
The Ultimate Deviant Art Panel (2 hours)
The Ouran Host Club Panel (1 hour)

Quote from: Confirmed but no definite date yetHow to Make a Fight Scene (1 hour - twice, so.. 2 hours - in the Dojo)
Story Story Die (2 hours)
Anime that Jumped the Shark (1 hour)
Anime Christmas (1 hour)
Your Anime Sucks (1 hour)
Anime BS (1 hour)
Manga.. manga... manga (1 hour)
The Great Debate (2 hours)
Visual-Kei: Androgyny & J-Rock (1 hour)
J-Rock: Harajuku and Beyond! (1 hour)
Everybody Dance! (1 hour)
How to draw fancomics! (1 hour)
Cthulhu for President (1 hour)
Consoles and the Industry (1 hour)
The RPG Genre (1 hour)
Restricted Rock Paper Scissor (2 hours)
Webcomics: An Insider's View (1 hour)
Your Own Webcomic: Year One (1 hour)
Webcomics: Behind the Scenes (1 hour)
Visual Novels (1 hour)
Fansites: Growing from Fanboy (1 hour)
Anime Impact on USA Cartoons (1 hour)
Create Your Own Anime (1 hour)
UniFaction Panel--with ninjas! (1 hour)
How to Talk to Girls (2 hours)
Gaia Online (2 hours)
Intro to Lolita & Fashion Show (2 hours)
Abridging A Series (1 hour)
Awesomely Bad J-music Videos (2 hours)
Create That Anime! (2 hours)
Smile! You're on NicoNicoDouga (1 hour)
Speed Comic Jams (1 hour)
The Melody of Hatsune Miku (2 hours)
Evangelion: Endless Debate (2 hours +)
Otaku Variable (1 hour)
Aliens at Versailles (1 hour)
Host a Japanese Tea Ceremony (2 hours)
Banzai Arcade (2-3 hours)

Quote from: As yet unscheduled Guest Panels
Gilles Poitras
Older Titles for Newer Fans (w/ Jonathan Osborne) (2 hours)
Anime for Parents (1 hour)
Anime and Manga for Grownups (1 hour)

Keith Burgess
Pin-Up Photography (1 hour)
Akuma to Eva: My Life in Anime (1 hour)
Keith Burgess: Uncensored (1 hour)

Ric Meyers
Breaking --And Staying-- Into Everything Plus! (1 hour)
Ric's Kung-Fu Flick-A-Rama (2 hours +)
Yelling Back at the Screen: You & Ric at the Movies & on TV! (1 hour)
Additionally - during his Breaking Into Everything panel, Ric will be offering to schedule one-on-one sessions to review your creations.

Ryan Gavigan
Anime Hell (2 hours)
Anime Hell Lounge (2 hours)

Rueben Langdon
Devil May Cry 3&4 (2 hours)
Resident Evil 5 (2 hours)
SF4's Ken Kicks Your Ass! ...or Not? (3 hours - Possibly in E-gaming)

Jonathan Osborne
Jonathan Osborne: Voice Actor (1 hour)
Script Reading with Jonathan Osborne (3 hours)
Whose Line is it Anime? (1 hour)

Carl Horn
Dark Horse Manga (1 hour)
Editing Manga (1 hour)
Showa Fansabu: Owarinaki Tatakai  (Fansubbing in the Showa Period: Endless Fight) [w/Ryan Gavigan] (1 hour)

Multiple Guests
Iron Fanime Panelists (1 hour) [Ric Meyers, Jonathan Osborne, Gilles Poitras, Keith Burgess]
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on August 06, 2008, 01:48:31 PM
The following panels are confirmed for 2009 and will be scheduled for Friday.

History of Zelda Documentary (2 hours)
There Will Be Brawl: Q&A (1 hour)
Nerd Courting (2 hours +)
Amtgard (1 hour - in the Dojo)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on August 06, 2008, 01:49:06 PM
The following panels are confirmed for 2009 and will be scheduled for Saturday.

History and Intro to Manga Art (1 hour)
Cosplay & Airsoft:  The Link (1 hour)
Comedy Club (2 hours)
Serious Business (2 hours)
Amtgard (1 hour - in the Dojo)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on August 06, 2008, 01:49:23 PM
The following panels are confirmed for 2009 and will be scheduled for Sunday.
I think I should officially declare Sunday in Panels this year to be 'Super Cosplay Sunday' xD;

The Ultimate Geekdom Panel (2 hours)
Commoners' Games (2 hours)
Cosplay: Overdoing It (3 hours)
Cosplay: Going from 2-D to 3-D (1 hour)
Cosplay: Hard Costuming/Armor (1 hour)
Prop Making and Casting (2 hours)
Body Casting 101 (2 hours)
Armor: How to Make and Design (1 hour)
How to Cosplay on a Budget (1 hour)
Sewing Together A Cosplay Skit (2 hours)
Amtgard (1 hour - in the Dojo)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on August 06, 2008, 01:49:45 PM
The following panels are confirmed for 2009 and will be scheduled for Monday.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: questionette on August 31, 2008, 08:20:49 PM
I would like to see a panel on modern Japanese trends - like music, fashion, hairstyles, mannors....all kinds of things that the average Otaku wants to know about where their source of Anime came from.

Also, I think it would be awesome to have a panel on Japanese foods, how to make them and the history :D
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on August 31, 2008, 09:04:09 PM
Quote from: questionette on August 31, 2008, 08:20:49 PM
I would like to see a panel on modern Japanese trends - like music, fashion, hairstyles, mannors....all kinds of things that the average Otaku wants to know about where their source of Anime came from.

Also, I think it would be awesome to have a panel on Japanese foods, how to make them and the history :D

I had a panel like this 3 years ago. Only about 5 people showed up. We talked about a lot of misconceptions a lot of people have about current day Japan(and even past Japan). Not to be overly generalizing. But Japanese trends can be summed up into, "Whatever was trendy in America about a decade prior, with a twist to make it more acceptable in Japan."

The whole visual-kei thing of the mid early to late 90's was just a reflection of US glamrock fromt he late 70's to mid 80's. Hip-hop is taking off a lot more in Japan, more recently. I could go on but you get the point.

Another issue with this kind of panel(which I did run in to with the few people that did attend) was that people don't like being told their misconceptions of something are wrong. One of the things that came up was suicide rates, general happiness, and daily life in Japan. Some girl sorta refused to believe that the state of life in Japan is rather poor for your average person. How many women are still oppressed in a lot of different ways(Like choosing between marriage and a career). How anime isn't really smiled upon in general, and your fandom, can get you into trouble at work and socially. A business partner finds out that you, who is part of the team that's working on a project is an anime fan can really hurt the proposal even if it has jack nothing to do with anything. It says something about you personally, and that reflects to them.

A lot of people don't want to accept things like that. They want to go to Japan and think of it as a fantasy world. Even visiting Japan for an extended time(a month or two) is different than actually living there. I say this over and over again. I love Japan, I do... but I would never want to live there. 
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kazuko on September 01, 2008, 11:38:07 AM
Quote from: PyronIkari on August 31, 2008, 09:04:09 PM
Quote from: questionette on August 31, 2008, 08:20:49 PM
I would like to see a panel on modern Japanese trends - like music, fashion, hairstyles, mannors....all kinds of things that the average Otaku wants to know about where their source of Anime came from.

Also, I think it would be awesome to have a panel on Japanese foods, how to make them and the history :D

I had a panel like this 3 years ago. Only about 5 people showed up. We talked about a lot of misconceptions a lot of people have about current day Japan(and even past Japan). Not to be overly generalizing. But Japanese trends can be summed up into, "Whatever was trendy in America about a decade prior, with a twist to make it more acceptable in Japan."

The whole visual-kei thing of the mid early to late 90's was just a reflection of US glamrock fromt he late 70's to mid 80's. Hip-hop is taking off a lot more in Japan, more recently. I could go on but you get the point.

Another issue with this kind of panel(which I did run in to with the few people that did attend) was that people don't like being told their misconceptions of something are wrong. One of the things that came up was suicide rates, general happiness, and daily life in Japan. Some girl sorta refused to believe that the state of life in Japan is rather poor for your average person. How many women are still oppressed in a lot of different ways(Like choosing between marriage and a career). How anime isn't really smiled upon in general, and your fandom, can get you into trouble at work and socially. A business partner finds out that you, who is part of the team that's working on a project is an anime fan can really hurt the proposal even if it has jack nothing to do with anything. It says something about you personally, and that reflects to them.

A lot of people don't want to accept things like that. They want to go to Japan and think of it as a fantasy world. Even visiting Japan for an extended time(a month or two) is different than actually living there. I say this over and over again. I love Japan, I do... but I would never want to live there. 
I agree,  Japan isnt all anime playing 24/7 or some sort of magical place. it has its issues too that people here dont want to accept, I have stayed in japan for two weeks thats not enough time per say to see how one lives though with my host family the mother was stay at home/reminded me a bit of the 50's home domestication even since she holds the pursestrings.

As for fashion I have done my reserch, its all retro with the twist, Lolita fashion is from the 18th century rococo fashion/victorian that well its earliest started with angelic pretty in the 70's but didnt hit full on till 80's :d visual kei is the glam rock from 70'80's  like you said but Visual kei is pretty much dead imo or its all oshare kei or something to that. Hiphop is pretty popular, I saw a girl with the mexican flag painted on her nails in harajuku i loled a little bit

as for food theres too much to cover some of its tasty and some of its a little different outside of bennihana/sushi bars in the US
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on September 06, 2008, 01:00:13 PM
lol I know a lot of webcomic artists were there last year, just most of them were only attending.
I've got a webcomic myself, but I don't think I'd get anyone in a panel  T_T;;;  I've been on hiatus for a while with back-work.

But I'd like to see some panels ON web-comicking  :D
Anything that could help with like... "How to draw productively" or "tips and tricks with photoshop" or a workshop on sound effects would be GREAT!  Sound effects are one of the few under-appreciated comic elements.  They can really make or break a page, and a big part is how well they fit into the rest of the page.
I think that would be a really invaluable panel a lot of hopeful artists would appreciate some help with.

Also maybe something that shows you several different approaches to coloring.
It's one thing to have someone show you how *they* draw or color, but I think it would be more helpful for someone to show you several different ways you could start off to give people something they can pick and choose from.  Not all techniques work for one person, and showing you a quick set of choices could help those realize how far you can play around and find your own niche.


Just some ideas  :)


Also:
"Who's Line is it Anime" was *hilarious*.
Ebner and the guest actor, Richard Waugh, were just fantastic (along with host Jonathan Osborne).
I would love to see that back again this year  :)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Paladin Cecil on September 06, 2008, 09:30:21 PM
I've got several ideas I plan to submit when the panel submissions open:

The Anime List: This went over really well this year and I look forward to doing it again next year. It's a discussion panel where we all discuss our favorite choices of various anime subjects and of the ones that get selected, we vote on which ones are our favorite.

Here are a couple of clips from this year's panel:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUUHKjGjoo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9CryAIdWe-A

Story Story Die: I look forward to doing this event a third time and I'd like to try to get a guest or two to participate in it. I was thinking that it'd be a really cool and unique way for con guests and fans to interact.

Here are a couple of clips from this year's Story Story Die panel:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yEEBuHcn7Bw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=H9ytuy5A5Z4

Anime Christmas: I did this event for the first time at Kumoricon this year and the show-up for it was a lot higher than expected and I think a lot of you will really like this idea. It's a Musical Chairs-style game where people sit in a circle and pass around a large present. When the music stops, the person holding the gift will unwrap a layer and underneath each layer will contain either a gift (which the person will get to keep) or an anime-related penalty (where the person will have to do what the message on the paper says).

Gundam Wing illustrate the fanfic: For this panel, a crack Gundam Wing fanfic will be read to the audience and they'll come up with illustrations from various scenes.

Did Your Favorite Anime Jump the Shark: This is a panel where we discuss what all anime series we thought jumped the shark and why.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on September 08, 2008, 12:21:53 PM
Story, Story Die seemed like it was a really good idea, but didn't quite have the right.... execution?  (no pun intended)

Out of the people on stage, there was like 1 really good one, 2 that were trying their best that were hit or miss, but it missed the cooperation and group interactivity needed so desperately in an exercise like this.
None of the story tellers (save the 1 mentioned and a few times the other 2) didn't really seem to listen to each others stories and try to make their part work with it.  They were all just sort of telling their own stories.

Another problem was that it seemed like characters were picked that the storytellers didn't know.



I think it's a good idea, but hard one to do improvisatory.



Anime list is a biased activity, I think.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Paladin Cecil on September 08, 2008, 08:53:22 PM
Quote from: Raymei on September 08, 2008, 12:21:53 PM
Story, Story Die seemed like it was a really good idea, but didn't quite have the right.... execution?  (no pun intended)

Out of the people on stage, there was like 1 really good one, 2 that were trying their best that were hit or miss, but it missed the cooperation and group interactivity needed so desperately in an exercise like this.
None of the story tellers (save the 1 mentioned and a few times the other 2) didn't really seem to listen to each others stories and try to make their part work with it.  They were all just sort of telling their own stories.

Another problem was that it seemed like characters were picked that the storytellers didn't know.



I think it's a good idea, but hard one to do improvisatory.



Anime list is a biased activity, I think.

The reason why Story Story Die went over the way it did last year was because there weren't that many people who showed up for it. I've held this event before multiple times prior to this year's Fanime and usually, there are more people in attendance and the people who show up usually have more knowledge on more anime series. If I hold it next year, I plan to do more games of it on Stage Zero as well.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: bluechokobo on September 12, 2008, 01:39:45 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.

We actually started doing a panel like that.  We call it Anime BS.   It kind of started by accident at Anime TucOn but we officially started it at Anime Vegas.  While Anime TucOn was all ages, Anime Vegas we turned it into an +18 panel just in case of language.

It was really fun at both cons and the topics that came up didn't even overlap at all.  Both cons also filled the room so I'm hoping it would also be popular at Fanime.

That is one of the panels that we planned on submitting for 2009.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Spiritsnare on September 15, 2008, 02:00:02 AM
I'm thinking very much about hosting a panel on music gaming - juggling between all music gaming, limiting it to Bemani (e.g. "there's more than just DDR!"), or limiting it to pop'n music, as it's my current obsession and I wouldn't have to do as much work for a single game.

Then comes the part on who I should cater it to - the 'casual' crowd who may be curious about the game, or the hardcore crowd who look for song or genre titles in every word uttered.

Alas, in any case, let it be known that I am indeed considering a panel.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: unclemilo on September 21, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.



OMG... I would SO love to be the host of this panel!!

May I call the panel "Mental Grab Bag" ?

I'm not kidding! I love this idea!
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: bluechokobo on September 25, 2008, 05:08:10 PM
Quote from: unclemilo on September 21, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.



OMG... I would SO love to be the host of this panel!!

May I call the panel "Mental Grab Bag" ?

I'm not kidding! I love this idea!


When we did Anime BS at Anime Vegas it seemed very therapeutic to some of the people there.  you could tell they had a lot of stuff they wanted to get off their chest.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on September 25, 2008, 08:40:18 PM
Quote from: Spiritsnare on September 15, 2008, 02:00:02 AM
I'm thinking very much about hosting a panel on music gaming - juggling between all music gaming, limiting it to Bemani (e.g. "there's more than just DDR!"), or limiting it to pop'n music, as it's my current obsession and I wouldn't have to do as much work for a single game.

Then comes the part on who I should cater it to - the 'casual' crowd who may be curious about the game, or the hardcore crowd who look for song or genre titles in every word uttered.

Alas, in any case, let it be known that I am indeed considering a panel.
i think i may have a title for your panel, Spirit:

"BEMANI: From '97 to '09"

Quote from: unclemilo on September 21, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.



OMG... I would SO love to be the host of this panel!!

May I call the panel "Mental Grab Bag" ?

I'm not kidding! I love this idea!

not the best name i would use for a panel like this. I host.

Quote from: bluechokobo on September 25, 2008, 05:08:10 PM
Quote from: unclemilo on September 21, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.



OMG... I would SO love to be the host of this panel!!

May I call the panel "Mental Grab Bag" ?

I'm not kidding! I love this idea!


When we did Anime BS at Anime Vegas it seemed very therapeutic to some of the people there.  you could tell they had a lot of stuff they wanted to get off their chest.
that name gives it a main topic point, with that being anime. my idea has no point holding it up to start with, no actual subject material.

You start the panel off with nothing, and work your way through the hour. it might end up being something epic; it might just blow up in your face and be completely bad. That is the risk you take(and its a fun one i might wanna take).

Who's with me?
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: bluechokobo on September 25, 2008, 09:20:06 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on September 25, 2008, 08:40:18 PM


When we did Anime BS at Anime Vegas it seemed very therapeutic to some of the people there.  you could tell they had a lot of stuff they wanted to get off their chest.
that name gives it a main topic point, with that being anime. my idea has no point holding it up to start with, no actual subject material.

You start the panel off with nothing, and work your way through the hour. it might end up being something epic; it might just blow up in your face and be completely bad. That is the risk you take(and its a fun one i might wanna take).

Who's with me?
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Even though it had the name anime in the title people took it to topics about hollywood, what got you into fandom, things like that.  We've even been asked about people hooking up at cons.  I see your point at people may come in with a preconceived notion but personally I think regardless of the name if you held this type of panel every day at every con you'd come up with different and potentially WTF did they just say moments.  Of course there would be some overlaping of topics.  That's why we like doing it. we live for the WTF moments. :)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on September 25, 2008, 09:29:41 PM
hmm, point taken.

Still, i think the name should have some(if any) tell as to what said panel is about.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: bluechokobo on September 26, 2008, 08:46:47 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on September 25, 2008, 09:29:41 PM
hmm, point taken.

Still, i think the name should have some(if any) tell as to what said panel is about.

One thing I think that would drive the panel in one direction or another is do you make it all ages or over +18 only.  If you have it during the day all ages makes it a little safer but if you have this late night, people get rowdy, maybe they had a little something to drink and then things could get a little crazy. 

Personally I could do both, I'd prefer doing an all ages one because it invites more people into the panel but I think an over 18 panel invites more honesty and it allows people to speak more frankly.   This is one reason why I say you could have multiple panels at a con.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on September 26, 2008, 02:04:34 PM
Quote from: bluechokobo on September 26, 2008, 08:46:47 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on September 25, 2008, 09:29:41 PM
hmm, point taken.

Still, i think the name should have some(if any) tell as to what said panel is about.

One thing I think that would drive the panel in one direction or another is do you make it all ages or over +18 only.  If you have it during the day all ages makes it a little safer but if you have this late night, people get rowdy, maybe they had a little something to drink and then things could get a little crazy. 

Personally I could do both, I'd prefer doing an all ages one because it invites more people into the panel but I think an over 18 panel invites more honesty and it allows people to speak more frankly.   This is one reason why I say you could have multiple panels at a con.
i agree; two panels would be good, so no one would be left out.

hmm, one pg-13 and one +18......i think that could probably work. it would probably be a good idea to do a pg-13 version first and see how it works out, then do a +18 version once sure that it will indeed work.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: ININ on September 29, 2008, 12:48:42 PM
I like to suggest a panel "Part-Time Anime Fans."  These are people who work full time, go to school full time, and/or married and have time to watch an average of two episodes of anime a day and play video games on the weekend like people.  Yet they have time to attend an anime con.  These people are not die hard otaku.  They love watching and collecting anime during their limited free time and from their higher priorities.

The panel is more of a gathering and meeting and talking to each other.  The audience is encouraged to talk among each other.  I'm happy to take charge of the panel suggestion.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: slifertheskydragon on September 29, 2008, 01:25:22 PM
I was wondering if I could hold a "how to draw anime/manga" panel?
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on September 29, 2008, 06:18:38 PM
Quote from: ININ on September 29, 2008, 12:48:42 PM
I like to suggest a panel "Part-Time Anime Fans."  These are people who work full time, go to school full time, and/or married and have time to watch an average of two episodes of anime a day and play video games on the weekend like people.  Yet they have time to attend an anime con.  These people are not die hard otaku.  They love watching and collecting anime during their limited free time and from their higher priorities.

The panel is more of a gathering and meeting and talking to each other.  The audience is encouraged to talk among each other.  I'm happy to take charge of the panel suggestion.


I think this is a good idea.
I know one of the things that had kept me away from cons for so long was because I felt intimidated by the other fans.  I was afraid I would feel out of place, but it was actually a really inviting, warm, welcoming con!
I think offering a panel like this might lay down the bridge to other "outsiders" who'd like to come in  XD





Quote from: slifertheskydragon on September 29, 2008, 01:25:22 PM
I was wondering if I could hold a "how to draw anime/manga" panel?

I don't think this is a very good idea.
If anything, to keep away from the "anime style" stigma.  Between Death Note, Naruto, and Shin Chan there's no real connection in the illustration style (and those are just 3 quick examples).


This may have been the thing to do 5-10 years ago (and was an activity in just about every Japan/anime club across America), but I think the anime fan culture has matured and evolved passed this point of seeing anime/manga as a drawing style.

If you're going to a "how to draw anime", I'd suggest it be specific "anime".
Like show how to draw cannon characters so you're really learning how to draw "anime" not quote/endquote "anime-style".
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 02, 2008, 03:22:46 PM
Most of these ideas sound good to me so far. Keep them coming!

Just one note about the 'start with nothing' panel. Keep in mind that you have to have 'something' to draw in your audience. You also have to have 'something' to put on your panel request form, to get it approved.  ;)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on October 02, 2008, 07:48:12 PM
Quote from: Kava on October 02, 2008, 03:22:46 PM
Most of these ideas sound good to me so far. Keep them coming!

Just one note about the 'start with nothing' panel. Keep in mind that you have to have 'something' to draw in your audience. You also have to have 'something' to put on your panel request form, to get it approved.  ;)
well, a catchy name will help. and there will be something to put in the request form, don't worry about that.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Adam Cullen on October 04, 2008, 02:38:10 PM
Hello! Adam of C.C.R.Stars here.

My group and I hosted a panel at Anime Expo this year called "Cosplay: Overdoing It" and it was a pretty big success.  This panel focused on the more advanced side of cosplay, when money and time are not your first concerns.  We talked about what materials to use (and  avoid); tips and tricks for construction, and pitfalls that every cosplayer falls into...all with an eye for making a costume that is not just OK, but exceptional! 

Now, a group of us -- myself included -- are planing on attending Fanime '09, and we are thinking about hosting a panel or two.  I am curious to gauge opinions of whether or not a panel like this would go over well at Fanime. 

The second panel we are considering is on "Nerd Courting", which would not be a "how to" but rather an open forum to discuss why we nerds act the way we do, and understand why dating is so much more complicated for us.

Anyway, I am curious to hear your opinions and ideas.

-Adam, C.C.R.Stars.   
             www.myspace.com/ccrstars
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 04, 2008, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 04, 2008, 02:38:10 PM
The second panel we are considering is on "Nerd Courting", which would not be a "how to" but rather an open forum to discuss why we nerds act the way we do, and understand why dating is so much more complicated for us.

So, basically telling people that they're losers and anti-social? Nerds act the way they do, because most of the time they are introverted losers. They are socially awkward that don't understand how things work.

I don't get the point of this panel, nor what you're trying to accomplish.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on October 04, 2008, 09:26:39 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 04, 2008, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 04, 2008, 02:38:10 PM
The second panel we are considering is on "Nerd Courting", which would not be a "how to" but rather an open forum to discuss why we nerds act the way we do, and understand why dating is so much more complicated for us.

So, basically telling people that they're losers and anti-social? Nerds act the way they do, because most of the time they are introverted losers. They are socially awkward that don't understand how things work.

I don't get the point of this panel, nor what you're trying to accomplish.
who even uses the term "nerd" anymore? get with the times, yo.

but yea, i agree with mikey; you dont really need a panel like this to figure it out.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on October 06, 2008, 09:48:31 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on October 04, 2008, 09:26:39 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 04, 2008, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 04, 2008, 02:38:10 PM
The second panel we are considering is on "Nerd Courting", which would not be a "how to" but rather an open forum to discuss why we nerds act the way we do, and understand why dating is so much more complicated for us.

So, basically telling people that they're losers and anti-social? Nerds act the way they do, because most of the time they are introverted losers. They are socially awkward that don't understand how things work.

I don't get the point of this panel, nor what you're trying to accomplish.
who even uses the term "nerd" anymore? get with the times, yo.



G4 (The gaming network, for those who might not know) has had a "it's a nerd's world" campaign going for the last 6-10 months, now.
They've had about 3-4 commercials with a rap done by one of (I'm pretty sure only) two guys.  Each rap ends with "It's a nerd's world".

The term "nerd"  :)  not to get chatty, but :P  has totally changed, is the thing.  Now nerds are the "underdog cool", in a way.  It's cool to be a nerd and into stuff like video games, tech, computer hardware, websites and whatnot. 
Since the internet has gone mainstream and information (ALL sorts of crazy info) is at our fingertips, we've discovered:
a) just because we're nerds, doesn't mean we have to look like...well...a "nerd (http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff140/Javelin09/Nerds.jpg)"  ***
b) we can get all our nerdy stuff like that anime no one's ever heard of or DomoKun merchandise!
c) we're not alone!

***To detail, we started seeing all SORTS of styles from all over the world, not just what was in our immediate community or what we saw on TV.  But even to go beyond discovery, now we could buy what we needed to complete our wardrobes from our own home.  Stuff like anime shirts or harajuku clothes or even your favorite lolita styles were nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find anywhere without some serious travel, but now you just google search it to find it anywhere in the world! (just...have to pay for shipping  lol)
We have a lot more to choose from now to really find out our own individual styles. 


With this, it also became harder to be identified as a "classic-case nerd" and at the same time (with more and more people using the internet) people who would have before never been considered a "nerd" would fit into that categorization based on new-found hobbies or interests.  Before if you played video games (way-WAY before, mind you), you were likely to be considered a nerd.  But these days (especially thanks to the Wii opening up to a much wider demographic), it's so common it's just as expected as watching TV.

Another big hindering aspect of the previous "nerd" culture was the anti-social behavior  (or social anxiety/general awkwardness).
Now with chatrooms, instant messaging, and :D forums, we could talk freely and without as much of the "confrontation" attribute that conversations previously carried.  We could talk the way we want, not have to worry about appearance or the major blow of immediate rejection or the like.  People could get to know you and build relationships (that's friendships, too) on similar interests, conversational chemistry, and honesty (well...hopefully  T_T  lol).

Sure, in person our little sub-culture can still be a little awkward, shy, or maybe "quirky" to the rest of the world, but you can't expect so much change overnight (and on some level, you don't want to see a complete change).
Conventions like Fanime are part of the solution!  Joining us together and putting us face-to-face with the person behind the avatar and forum signature.  This is where we can build on each other and find comfortable interaction that's still "our own".



For you guys more like 19 and younger, you may not get this concept.  I was just old enough to have lived on both sides of the fence  @.@;;  but I'm sure some of the other members here who are older than me can give you a better idea.




But either way  :)  My name is Raymei, I am a nerd, and I'm proud!  XD  lol
I think it'd be a good panel.
It reminds me a bit of the "how to talk to girls" panel that's been so successful for years at a variety of cons.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 06, 2008, 03:54:48 PM
Quote from: Raymei on October 06, 2008, 09:48:31 AM
A bunch of stuff here.

wwwwwwwwwwww

You're so misunderstanding of this. We know what a "nerd" was/is/and represents. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Chances are, I'm a bigger nerd than you. Yet, I'm not a social twit, I'm good with people, and fit in with the rest of the world.

What was presented was that they wanted to talk about why nerds act awkwardly with people. This has nothing to do with "being a nerd" itself. It is more about those that are socially awkward. This is a trait that is often associated with nerds. This was the point of discussion. So your entire post didn't even apply to this at all.

It is like the "How to talk to girls" panel, and I've pointed out the apparent flaws in that already.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Steve.Young on October 06, 2008, 04:54:34 PM
Yea...well here I was hoping that it would happen so I could actually go and just laugh at the panels...
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on October 06, 2008, 06:21:36 PM
I touched on the anti-social behavior thing.
Maybe that was too much text without an apparent goal in reading it?


Quote from: PyronIkari on October 06, 2008, 03:54:48 PM
You're so misunderstanding of this. We know what a "nerd" was/is/and represents. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Chances are, I'm a bigger nerd than you. Yet, I'm not a social twit, I'm good with people, and fit in with the rest of the world.

Yeah, me too.  I work as a waitress, go to bars, none of my friends watch anime, it's all good.  That doesn't mean it was always like that though.
Part of what helped me develop better social skills was first finding people who had similar problems.




It just seems like you shoot down every idea someone tries to post with a really angry tone. 
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 06, 2008, 06:53:12 PM
I shoot down stupid ideas that come from people who have really put no actual thought or reasoning in to what they're doing. I support good ideas, that are well thought out and aren't full of bad holes in why it shouldn't happen. The changing room idea for example is a really good idea that can do a lot of good. There are problems of course in implementing it in a realistic way, but that is more about fine detailing and planning.

Ideas are ideas. There are good ones, and bad ones. This... is a bad one. The entire concept is something that shouldn't even happen. It turns into one person talking down to everyone else, in a simple thing. "Try". Nerds are nerds because they don't want to try to fit in to society. They can't put the effort out to not be anti-social. They can't put out the effort to accept society for what it is, and do things to fit into this society. You can still do these things, and still be a nerd... I'm proof of that, and if we take your word for it, so are you.

That's all there is to this. There is no panel. Nerds know what they need to do to fit in, they know what they can do, to be part of society and be social... BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO. Their reasons vary between fear, will, or just being a hypocrite and persecuting those that are normal, as how they say "normal" people persecute them for being nerds.

THIS IS the exact same concept as the "How to talk to girls" panel(though the actual how to talk to girls panel is nothing like what it's supposed to be really). And you can tell people how to do things to get out of it, but that is just giving them a fish. You can't teach them how to fish because it'd be impossible to teach someone to be social. You can just have them try. Now... the hardest part is them wanting to try.

THE END. THat was the panel.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: EvilBunnyKid on October 06, 2008, 07:28:04 PM
Quote from: bluechokobo on September 25, 2008, 05:08:10 PM
Quote from: unclemilo on September 21, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on August 31, 2008, 10:22:51 PM
how about a panel with no actual topic holding it up? just start off with nothing and see where you end up after one hour.

in other words, you bullshit a panel all the way through.



OMG... I would SO love to be the host of this panel!!

May I call the panel "Mental Grab Bag" ?

I'm not kidding! I love this idea!


When we did Anime BS at Anime Vegas it seemed very therapeutic to some of the people there.  you could tell they had a lot of stuff they wanted to get off their chest.



I did a panel like this along with my friend for Fanime 2007!!

We had an awsome time. It wasnt a real pannel. We just took over the room because the panel we wanted to go to was cancled...We sat up behind the table for like 2hrs talking to random people who came in and covered many topics...It was all kinda random... We came up with the name "Panel Imposters"!! It was awsome!! (I've already said that....)

Anyway... We recived permition to take over panels taht hd been canceled and talk about what ever we wanted (as long as it was appropriate....)

I couldnt do it last year (2008) Because my friend didnt come and none of my other roommates wanted to do it...
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Adam Cullen on October 07, 2008, 01:21:18 AM
Wow, I am amazed that my one little sentence has generated so much controversy.  So let me clear things up a bit. 

Sorry, PyronIkari, I am afraid that I don't think that nerds are "losers and anti-social" at all, and if that is genuinely how you feel, then I don't know if fanime is the place for you, as it is pretty much built on the idea of celebrating our collective nerdyness.  I think we just do things differently, especially when it comes to relationships, and that it is worth exploring.  I actually have a long list of things that I plan to talk about, covering the full time line of a relationship, from the first glance to the final break up, as well as various different types of relationships, and how they interact.  The idea is to discuss the psychological and sociological origins of nerds, with a primary focus on their dating habits.  But don't worry, the panel won't be nearly as stuffy as that sounds, Humor is a big part of our presentation.

Now, as I mentioned, this is not a "how to" sort of thing, but rather an exploration of "why."  In fact, this panel will probably be of more use and interest to girls, as it is going to be more along the lines of "These are the kind's of things going through nerd guys heads when they like a girl." 

To shift gears a bit, I want to say a big thank you to Raymei for your posts.  I too consider myself to be a huge nerd, and I am quite proud of it.  It's good to see that others feel the same way.  I also do not believe that the term "nerd" still has the negative connotation that it once did.

So anyway, I am sorry that there has been a misunderstanding here, and I would be more than happy to answer any questions about the panel. 

Adam, C.C.R.Stars
                http://www.myspace.com/ccrstars
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 07, 2008, 02:00:22 PM
C.C.R. Stars - Cosplay panels usually go over very well at Fanime. We have a lot of cosplayers, and our cosplay panels are definitely among the best attended panels we have. I'm always looking to add more.

For your second panel idea, though there are a few like PyronIkari who tend to be vocal on the forums and don't like such things, panels of that type -are- pretty popular at Fanime and usually get good attendance. I remember the year we weren't going to have a 'How to Talk to Girls' panel, we got protests about it. So feel free to get more opinions before you make a decision. ^^
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 07, 2008, 06:21:00 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 07, 2008, 01:21:18 AM
Wow, I am amazed that my one little sentence has generated so much controversy.  So let me clear things up a bit. 

Sorry, PyronIkari, I am afraid that I don't think that nerds are "losers and anti-social" at all, and if that is genuinely how you feel, then I don't know if fanime is the place for you, as it is pretty much built on the idea of celebrating our collective nerdyness.  I think we just do things differently, especially when it comes to relationships, and that it is worth exploring.  I actually have a long list of things that I plan to talk about, covering the full time line of a relationship, from the first glance to the final break up, as well as various different types of relationships, and how they interact.  The idea is to discuss the psychological and sociological origins of nerds, with a primary focus on their dating habits.  But don't worry, the panel won't be nearly as stuffy as that sounds, Humor is a big part of our presentation.

You seemed to not have read my posts at all. I said clearly, I'm probably a bigger nerd than you are, yet I am very social. Being a nerd is completely seperate. Actions associated with being a nerd, rather, a generalization or stereotype if you will, is what you'd be focusing on. The truth of the matter is, the stereotype is explained because most nerds ARE anti-social losers. That's why they become nerds in ther first place. I really don't want to go on this huge thing explaining the psychological mentallity of cause and affect that most nerds go through to become the anti-social losers they are. It's usually that way though. First someone is an anti-social loser which leads to them becoming nerds, it's not the other way around.

That's why I question even the merit of it. For a panel like this to *WORK*, the person needs to really know what they're talking about on a psychological/scientific level. The social aspect is incredibly important, and frankly, I'm not even qualified to speak that much on the subject, and I know for a fact... I am more qualified than most people to do so.

Will the panel be popular? Probably. Because nerds *want* to learn and "change" who they are to become popular. But realistically, nerds don't want to change. They don't want to put the effort to accept society and change. I already said that though, so now I'm just repeating myself.

Feel free to have the panel, but I think it's rather pointless on the grand scheme of things, but that's just because I'm looking at things for actual merit instead of just a collection of things to "have fun".
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: otakuapprentice on October 07, 2008, 06:29:04 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 07, 2008, 06:21:00 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 07, 2008, 01:21:18 AM
too many letters.
let 'em do the damn panel. either it works or he fails miserably and in a blaze of glory......minus the glory.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Steve.Young on October 08, 2008, 09:43:06 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on October 07, 2008, 06:29:04 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 07, 2008, 06:21:00 PM
Quote from: C.C.R.Stars on October 07, 2008, 01:21:18 AM
too many letters.
let 'em do the damn panel. either it works or he fails miserably and in a blaze of glory......minus the glory.
What he said^^. Do the panel, if it works, great do i for future years. If not, well then let us not have it again.

A lot of panels and ideas are hit or miss kinds of things. Although there are those general ones like cosplaying and stuff that are really popular regardless just due to the subject matter.

When you think "Computer nerd" what do you think of? Glasses kid sitting at his computer all day programming, building stuff, and various other things. But honestly, thats not what we are at all. Sterotypes change over the course of time, as "Gaming nerds" have really become the new popular thing as people become more engrossed in footballs games, Halo, etc. Gaming is the new "Cool" thing to be.

Sterotypes of what a nerd are, change over the course of social development, kind of like how we view older trends in society and think "Damn what the hell was I thinking".

Just my thought, sorry if it the ideas are choppy or incoherent. I'm going to take a nap now...
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 08, 2008, 10:40:20 AM
xD; It seems to me, from all this banter, that perhaps an interesting panel topic would be a discussion on the evolution of the meaning of the term....

But I'm odd that way....
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on October 08, 2008, 06:26:45 PM
Quote from: Kava on October 08, 2008, 10:40:20 AM
xD; It seems to me, from all this banter, that perhaps an interesting panel topic would be a discussion on the evolution of the meaning of the term....

But I'm odd that way....


Ooh! I like that.
My brother was taking some English history classes and would talk about the evolution of language.  I think it'd be a really interesting subject to apply to some of our pop-culture (especially with the turbo-booster ala internet  XD )
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 08, 2008, 08:39:14 PM
Quote from: Kava on October 08, 2008, 10:40:20 AM
xD; It seems to me, from all this banter, that perhaps an interesting panel topic would be a discussion on the evolution of the meaning of the term....

But I'm odd that way....

This works a lot better than the original idea, and could actually be pretty good. It's a matter of finding people that know what the hell they're talking about well enough to do so.

But to be honest... it wouldn't be entertaining. It'd be informative, but not entertaining in the least. That's the trouble with panels. It's hard to have a panel that actually... teaches something, and is still fun to do.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Steve.Young on October 08, 2008, 09:35:21 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 08, 2008, 08:39:14 PM
Quote from: Kava on October 08, 2008, 10:40:20 AM
xD; It seems to me, from all this banter, that perhaps an interesting panel topic would be a discussion on the evolution of the meaning of the term....

But I'm odd that way....

This works a lot better than the original idea, and could actually be pretty good. It's a matter of finding people that know what the hell they're talking about well enough to do so.

But to be honest... it wouldn't be entertaining. It'd be informative, but not entertaining in the least. That's the trouble with panels. It's hard to have a panel that actually... teaches something, and is still fun to do.

Lets face it, stupidity and drama are very entertaining.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Raymei on October 09, 2008, 10:51:27 AM
Quote from: Steve.Young on October 08, 2008, 09:35:21 PM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 08, 2008, 08:39:14 PM
Quote from: Kava on October 08, 2008, 10:40:20 AM
xD; It seems to me, from all this banter, that perhaps an interesting panel topic would be a discussion on the evolution of the meaning of the term....

But I'm odd that way....

This works a lot better than the original idea, and could actually be pretty good. It's a matter of finding people that know what the hell they're talking about well enough to do so.

But to be honest... it wouldn't be entertaining. It'd be informative, but not entertaining in the least. That's the trouble with panels. It's hard to have a panel that actually... teaches something, and is still fun to do.

Lets face it, stupidity and drama are very entertaining.



Hence, reality TV  T_T;;;
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 09, 2008, 11:28:38 AM
I think things -can- be both informative and entertaining, but it's definitely a tricky tightrope to walk. Thus why good teachers are a rare and special breed.

I like to have a mixture of the informative and the entertaining in panels. Not every panel needs to be informative. If the information given in a panel is compelling enough, it doesn't need to focus on entertainment. It's all in how you present your topic.

Everyone likes something different, neh? ^^
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: jillytot on October 09, 2008, 11:30:54 PM
Hi,

I'm with a comic group called Lava Punch and i've been attending fanime for many years now. We'd like to host a comic jam / workshop panel where anyone can participate in doing comic jams with us, even non-artists. We need a half hour per jam session so i guess i'd like to do two sessions back to back. I'm not sure how this works, i can check here for updates i guess.

Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 10, 2008, 10:19:37 AM
Quote from: jillytot on October 09, 2008, 11:30:54 PM
Hi,

I'm with a comic group called Lava Punch and i've been attending fanime for many years now. We'd like to host a comic jam / workshop panel where anyone can participate in doing comic jams with us, even non-artists. We need a half hour per jam session so i guess i'd like to do two sessions back to back. I'm not sure how this works, i can check here for updates i guess.


I'm not sure what you mean by a comic jam, but it sounds like it might be interesting.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: jillytot on October 11, 2008, 02:57:49 AM
Quote from: Kava on October 10, 2008, 10:19:37 AM
Quote from: jillytot on October 09, 2008, 11:30:54 PM
Hi,

I'm with a comic group called Lava Punch and i've been attending fanime for many years now. We'd like to host a comic jam / workshop panel where anyone can participate in doing comic jams with us, even non-artists. We need a half hour per jam session so i guess i'd like to do two sessions back to back. I'm not sure how this works, i can check here for updates i guess.


I'm not sure what you mean by a comic jam, but it sounds like it might be interesting.

It's a panel tag game i play with my friends when we get together to draw. Anyone can join, you dont have to be good at art at all, infact it usually makes it better if your art is horrible. So how do i go about requesting to host a panel anyways?
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: bluechokobo on October 13, 2008, 01:22:28 PM
since there are I think more new fans then old and as strage as it may sound most of the newer fans might not even know about Ranma.  Would there be an interest for a History of Anime Panel?
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: PyronIkari on October 13, 2008, 01:39:46 PM
Quote from: bluechokobo on October 13, 2008, 01:22:28 PM
since there are I think more new fans then old and as strage as it may sound most of the newer fans might not even know about Ranma.  Would there be an interest for a History of Anime Panel?

Once more, the idea is good, but the person better know what they're talking about. A friend of mine were talking about this, and I've been to panels similar to this at other cons. The person started watching anime in the mid 90's but they don't realize that... they were new in the 90's.

Think of it this way. You say kids today are new and don't even know about something like Ranma. In the 90's it was the same way. People that they were awesome because they watched Slayers, Ranma, Tenchi, Ah My Goddess, and Eva(keeping in mind that these are mid 90's cartoons). But they didn't know anything about late 80's cartoons or even early 90's cartoons. They only watched what was being released in the US, and missed out on a lot of amazing series at the time. Even the more famous ones like Maison Ikkoku, Kimagure Orange Road and H2 were over the heads of those throwing the panel. Urusei Yatsura people knew, but they didn't know the history of the series and what the series really did for the industry. Koche Kame was almost completely unheard of. And honestly, these are actually all extremely popular/well known series comparatively. 

This idea was thrown around a lot by a group of friends of mine 2 years ago, but I decided I didn't want to attempt this panel. It's much too hard to do and I understand myself that my knowledge on the subject is rather limited. When I talked to a friend of mine he was throwing stuff at me and a lot of it went over my head. I feel I have a much much much larger understanding that most people, as I did grow up with it. I had a lot of JP friends as a child and I would go over there to watch cartoons.

So in the end I will say the most important thing I feel about anything of this matter. Misleading and inaccurate knowledge is much worse than being ignorant. Misleading and inaccurate advice leads people to believe they understand something causing more inaccurate and misleading advice to spread causing lots more people to believe that it is truth. Eventually, it will become a truth despite being wrong...

This is how terms get coined incorrectly. It's why we have the travesty of "yaoi" and its incorrect understanding in the US.

Don't take this as me trying to scare you into not doing it. Despite what people think, I support panels and want people to bring out new things for people, just be careful with how you do it, and make sure you know what you're talking about. If you're up for it, then by all means do it, and I hope you do a good job.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on October 13, 2008, 03:15:25 PM
Quote from: bluechokobo on October 13, 2008, 01:22:28 PM
since there are I think more new fans then old and as strage as it may sound most of the newer fans might not even know about Ranma.  Would there be an interest for a History of Anime Panel?
I think it depends on how you want to present that history, honestly. I also think that you need to be more specific.  'History of Anime' is much too broad a topic at this point. You'd need to focus on the history of how Anime came to the US, or how it gained in popularity in the US, or how the basic plots and genres advanced and expanded, or... or... or...

I think there would definitely be interest for at least some of these, but again... it would depend upon precisely what you wanted to present, and how you wanted to present it.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: MieAga on November 17, 2008, 03:43:28 PM
Fanime 2009 will be my 6th, but I'm new to this forum and fanime pre-planning. I'm interested in seeing some Ball jointed Doll panels. It's a fandome that is growing quite a bit and probably will draw a crowd for panels. Other than intro panels, Fanime really hasn't delved into this subject much.

I'm not sure if it's ok to volunteer in this thread, so  please understand I don't mean to be rude if it's not. I am actually interested in running a panel that focuses on pretty boy BJD's called 'Our resin bishounin'. It's been run at Yaoi Con by both JennyNemisis and Kellyhyme. The torch has passed to me. I'd be happy to give the panel preview if/when appropriate. timing wise I could see this being a great late night panel run opposite a main event...which I know is something that is always needed.

Also the Elfdoll Company Representative is a very good friend of mine. Elfdoll is one of the popular doll companies in BJD's. Junkyspot, a vender at Fanime, carries them along with several other doll companies. Anyway she and I, along with another enthusiast ran a last minute panel at PMX that went over more advanced aspects of the BJD hobby. I think she could be convinced to participate in a simular panel for Fanime.

Would either or both be of interest?

Darci Gibson/Mie'Aga
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on November 26, 2008, 07:36:22 AM
Quote from: MieAga on November 17, 2008, 03:43:28 PM
Fanime 2009 will be my 6th, but I'm new to this forum and fanime pre-planning. I'm interested in seeing some Ball jointed Doll panels. It's a fandome that is growing quite a bit and probably will draw a crowd for panels. Other than intro panels, Fanime really hasn't delved into this subject much.

I'm not sure if it's ok to volunteer in this thread, so  please understand I don't mean to be rude if it's not. I am actually interested in running a panel that focuses on pretty boy BJD's called 'Our resin bishounin'. It's been run at Yaoi Con by both JennyNemisis and Kellyhyme. The torch has passed to me. I'd be happy to give the panel preview if/when appropriate. timing wise I could see this being a great late night panel run opposite a main event...which I know is something that is always needed.

Also the Elfdoll Company Representative is a very good friend of mine. Elfdoll is one of the popular doll companies in BJD's. Junkyspot, a vender at Fanime, carries them along with several other doll companies. Anyway she and I, along with another enthusiast ran a last minute panel at PMX that went over more advanced aspects of the BJD hobby. I think she could be convinced to participate in a simular panel for Fanime.

Would either or both be of interest?

Darci Gibson/Mie'Aga
I think either this is the second time you posted this... or else I saw it much earlier and forgot to respond.... @.@;; Because I know I've seen something about this before. Wait... did you send me a PM? T_T It erased all my PM's recently, so I can't even go check.

Oye. ^^;;

Anyways, I think that this would be a great panel. Part of the reason why we've generally only had intro panels is because no one has offered to give anything else!
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: MieAga on December 05, 2008, 10:22:41 AM
I did PM you but hadn't heard anything about it so thought I'd get bolder in my asking:)

I'd be happy to coordinate and run both panels if you're cool with it. Just let me know what you need from me. "our Resin Bishounin" I'd be happy to run opposite the Masquerade and the more indepth BJD panel could be held just about any day as I'll be there from Friday afternoon till Monday morning. I'd also be happy to PM you my contact info to discuss in via email, phone, etc...
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on December 08, 2008, 10:43:01 AM
For everyone waiting, I'm sorry that the panel request forms are not yet up on the website. I -have- submitted them, though.. so it's a matter of waiting for IT and our webstaff to have the time to throw it all together and get it online.

Hopefully they'll be up in the next week or two.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Dragon Ninja on February 03, 2009, 05:59:35 PM
I have an idea for for anime panel. "What series would you want Dubbed?" Basically, we would talk about what Anime series we would want to see liscensed in America.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Pengin-san on February 04, 2009, 07:47:33 AM
Quote from: PyronIkari on October 13, 2008, 01:39:46 PM
Quote from: bluechokobo on October 13, 2008, 01:22:28 PM
since there are I think more new fans then old and as strage as it may sound most of the newer fans might not even know about Ranma.  Would there be an interest for a History of Anime Panel?
This is how terms get coined incorrectly. It's why we have the travesty of "yaoi" and its incorrect understanding in the US.

Damn, you can sure say that again.

I agree 100%.  While "history of..." panels sure are fun, and I do believe that they can be entertaining, it gets really hard when you have something as broad as anime.  It's been around since the 60s (counting Astro Boy), and those are the real series that have been forgotten.  I'm running a semi-"history of" panel, but my topic, compared to anime, is fairly recent.  So I don't have too cover much ground.  The problem with an anime history panel is that it could lead to some biased history, as you might need to squeeze everything in in under two hours.

Otherwise, I would think it was a great idea.  Kava's got the right idea though.  Choose a specific event in anime history, and go off on that.  It'd be new, interesting, informative, and potentially very entertaining. 
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Kava on February 19, 2009, 10:26:13 AM
Hopefully no one missed the announcement that the Panel Request forms are now up and live on the fanime site. You can find them by navigating to 'events', and then clicking on the events page and then clicking the link that says, "Go to panel registration form" or, by clicking Registration, and clicking the link for Panels Registration.

I do recommend reading the Panelist information page in FULL before you submit your panel request form. It will answer most of your questions and save us both a lot of time. ^^ Anything that it doesn't answer, I'm happy to clear up.

-Kava (Rena)
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: Aya Brea X on March 02, 2009, 10:57:43 PM
I submitted a panel request at the end of January, and just realized I did not get some kind of an e-mail confirmation.  Could you confirm if you received a panel request for The Comedy Club panel?  Thanks!
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 11th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 11, 2009, 07:06:55 PM
Replies are coming to everyone either today or tomorrow. Sorry for the delays, all.

Edit @ 12:15am on the 12th - 14 more submissions left to reply to. Those will receive a reply tomorrow.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 12th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 12, 2009, 11:02:30 PM
Panel forms submitted prior to March 10th, replied to. I have 5 more submitted on or after that date, which should get replies within the next week.

Preliminary listings of guest panels will probably also be up within a week or two.

Sorry everything is a little late this year, everyone.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 12th, 2009]
Post by: ININ on March 13, 2009, 04:10:14 PM
When is the last day for panelists to submit their suggestions?  I'm planning my Fanime'09 and I want to make sure I can host my panel when I'm free.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 12th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 15, 2009, 10:07:20 AM
http://www.fanime.com/events/panelists.html (http://www.fanime.com/events/panelists.html) You'll find all the deadlines on that page.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 24th, 2009]
Post by: Pengin-san on March 25, 2009, 08:14:51 AM
I'm really really not trying to be pushy, impatient, rude, or redundant, but I just want to make sure.  So pending panels will be (or have a chance to be) confirmed if we reply to the e-mail you sent us, correct?  I'm just checking because e-mail is very tricky, so I'm worried that maybe it got lost or something.  If not, I'm terribly sorry!  I understand how busy the panel staff must be and I'm completely willing to wait.

Goodness, it was really hard to type that message.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 24th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 25, 2009, 08:34:51 AM
Pending merely means that when I put it into the post, I hadn't had a response yet, and wanted one before confirming the panel completely. If you've replied and your panel hasn't moved, all it probably means is that I'm behind. 'Panel Staff' will be very busy at the convention, but at the moment, the only one replying to you is me. ^-^; And I'm rather behind this year, so please bear with me.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 25th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 25, 2009, 12:48:57 PM
As an additional note:
All panels submitted prior to Midnight on March 27th (well, midnight is technically the 28th, but you know what I mean, hopefully... before midnight on Friday) will go into the program guide if I approve the panel. You won't get left out because I'm behind. I guarantee that if you submitted before then, I'll make final selections and get you into the guide. If you submit after midnight on Friday the 27th, you still have a chance for your panel to be considered - you just won't be listed in the program guide.

^^ Thanks everyone. Sorry I'm a bit behind this year.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 25th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 25, 2009, 04:24:06 PM
I'm completely caught up on replying to the initial panel requests now. If you submitted, and haven't had any response at all, something went amiss with your submission.

I'll be hoping to catch up on replying to other e-mails from y'all in the next day or so, but feel free to send me a second e-mail if it's been more than a week since you mailed me and haven't yet had a response.

^^;; I realized yesterday that I'm getting approximately two thousand e-mails a week right now, so it's perfectly possible that I overlooked something or forgot to reply.

Thanks again everyone!
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 26th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 27, 2009, 02:51:06 AM
Small fun fact....

At my current tally... (and I have not yet tallied all the guest panels...)

I have 78 panels, with roughly only 2 or 3 unconfirmed.

Most of those still on the pending list, are from panelists who submitted several panels apiece, and they're only still pending because I may not be able to host all of them if the rest of the schedule is over-full.

And yes, it's nearly 3am, and I'm still up sending e-mails. ^-^;;
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 26th, 2009]
Post by: Pengin-san on March 27, 2009, 06:02:48 AM
I still feel really bad for you, having to call all those people :/.  I'm so nervous when talking on the phone, I'm not sure I could do it.

Again, good luck!  You're still doing an awesome job.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 27th, 8:15am]
Post by: Kava on March 27, 2009, 08:30:10 AM
8:20am - Moved a few more from pending to confirmed. Added a few Guest panels - more to come!

Panel tally is up to 80 right now. I haven't yet had a chance to add up all the times, because several panels are more than one hour long.... I'm beginning to wonder if there's any point in leaving submissions open after the deadline though, because I just might already have a full schedule.

If that's true, I'm very pleased about it!

Won't know for sure until I tally things up later.

I -think- there's still a -little- breathing room. Maybe.

Edit @ 11am: Make that 84 for the tally.
Edit @ 1pm: Make that 86.
Edit @ 2:30pm: 89
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 26th, 2009]
Post by: Kava on March 27, 2009, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: Pengin-san on March 27, 2009, 06:02:48 AM
I still feel really bad for you, having to call all those people :/.  I'm so nervous when talking on the phone, I'm not sure I could do it.

Again, good luck!  You're still doing an awesome job.
Hey, without all of you, my department wouldn't even exist. ^-^ It's not as if I had to call everyone. I think the number of phone calls was less than a dozen. The vast majority was e-mail.

Thanks for the props though! =^-^= It's always nice to know the panelists are happy with us. xD; Keeps me going at 3am when I'm tired.
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009 [Update: March 27th, 1:15 pm]
Post by: Kava on March 27, 2009, 01:21:36 PM
Wow! ^^

So, I tallied up the hour total for all the panels listed here, including the as yet pending ones.

My results: 108 hours of panels

My panel schedule only allows for 117 hours of panels... and there are still many more Guest panels yet to be added.

I might be able to create a little more room by having some of the Guest panels hosted in the main video room, we'll see.

From the looks of it though, the schedule is going to be full, and I'll have to turn down some of the pending panels simply due to lack of available schedule times. Those who submit after today may not be able to get in.
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 27th, 10:05 pm]
Post by: Pengin-san on March 28, 2009, 01:00:09 PM
Is it too late to make any changes to our panel title or description?  If it is, that's totally fine, but I'm just wondering o_o.  I'm not really agreeing with the title I made 2 months ago XD!  However, it won't kill me if it's too late.
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 27th, 10:05 pm]
Post by: Kava on March 28, 2009, 02:48:35 PM
Quote from: Pengin-san on March 28, 2009, 01:00:09 PM
Is it too late to make any changes to our panel title or description?  If it is, that's totally fine, but I'm just wondering o_o.  I'm not really agreeing with the title I made 2 months ago XD!  However, it won't kill me if it's too late.
Send it to me right away and I'll see what I can do.
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: MieAga on April 02, 2009, 09:29:36 AM
I'm prolly gonna be on the wait list but where do you post to confirm panel ideas? I'm not seeing panel threads per say...
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: Kava on April 02, 2009, 10:26:54 AM
Quote from: MieAga on April 02, 2009, 09:29:36 AM
I'm prolly gonna be on the wait list but where do you post to confirm panel ideas? I'm not seeing panel threads per say...
I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but if you've submitted a panel through the panel request form, you'll get a reply from me via e-mail when I'm able to send one. At this point, that probably won't be until next week. Right now my focus is on getting the already approved panels into a rough schedule, seeing exactly how many I can fit in, and preparing the layout for the panel listings on the website.
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: MieAga on April 02, 2009, 02:31:45 PM
that explains it thank you. I misunderstood. I thought we would have to respond to a message on the forums vs. an email.

Sounds good. Thank you.

Mie
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: Batman77 on April 16, 2009, 10:10:51 AM
;D I'm looking forward to the panels this year
Title: Re: Panel Suggestions/Preview 2009
Post by: havok rt on May 15, 2009, 12:59:15 AM
Quote from: Raymei on September 08, 2008, 12:21:53 PM
Story, Story Die seemed like it was a really good idea, but didn't quite have the right.... execution?  (no pun intended)

Out of the people on stage, there was like 1 really good one, 2 that were trying their best that were hit or miss, but it missed the cooperation and group interactivity needed so desperately in an exercise like this.
None of the story tellers (save the 1 mentioned and a few times the other 2) didn't really seem to listen to each others stories and try to make their part work with it.  They were all just sort of telling their own stories.

Another problem was that it seemed like characters were picked that the storytellers didn't know.


I think it's a good idea, but hard one to do improvisatory.


Anime list is a biased activity, I think.
I had fun up there making up stories(btw I was the guy furthest on the right in all black), but it was tough.
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: MinaKitsune on May 19, 2009, 03:52:45 AM
The Ouran High School Host Club panel, if showed, would best be on Friday, since there is going to be an Ouran Gathering that day. I got pretty excited seeing that it was a panel (I saw it in the Program Guide) but now that I see that its pending, that kinda stinks .___.;
Good luck on planning everything out and getting it all set up, though! <3
Title: Re: Panels Preview 2009 [Update: March 30th, 11:55 am]
Post by: Kava on May 19, 2009, 10:17:36 AM
The Commoner's Games panel was originally scheduled for Friday, but was recently canceled by the panelist.

I'm sorry for the confusion, but the list on the forums wasn't updated once the web-listings went live. I didn't have time to keep this up to date after that point. ^^;; Sorry.

There is another Host Club panel, but I don't remember off-hand when it is. However, the schedule has already been posted to the website. You can find it under 'documents' on the main Fanime Website.