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Weekend Update

Vid Submission Form
We tried to do the submissions all fancy through Filemaker last year, with pretty dreadful results, so we’re falling back to our old friend, Surveymonkey. You can enter your vid details here. The survey is set to take you back to the beginning, so that you can enter as many vids as you want, then just exit without saving when you’re done.

Outstanding confirmations sent
We just corrected a database error that was preventing email confirmations from being sent, and sent out more than a dozen that were overdue. Our apologies to those of you who’ve been waiting patiently. If you haven’t received your confirmation, or want us to re-send, just drop a note to me at jennifer@escapadecon.net and I’ll get it right out to you.

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Panel Ballot Results

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out your panel ballot. Here are the top-chosen panels, along with a few of the write-ins that sounded interesting. The topics in red were popular, but no one volunteered to lead them. If they’re not adoped in the next 24 hours, they’ll be dropped from the schedule, and others will be promoted in their place. Would you like to lead one of these? Comment here, or drop a note to info@escapadecon.net.
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Escapade Panel Ballot

It’s crazy late for this, but some of the best ideas came in at the last minute! So, the ballot is finally done, and it’s time for you to do your part. Let us know what panels you’d like to attend, and which you’d be willing to lead. The ballot is here. Deadline for responses is Wednesday 2/27 at noon (PST). Vote. Now!

ETA: You can preview the results here.

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Panel Suggestions?

Okay, I get that I’m totally the cause, but I need to point out that we have a dearth of panel suggestions for Escapade 2008. Right now, we wouldn’t have to hold a ballot at all. I don’t think that’s the convention you want to attend. So, here’s what we have so far. If you don’t see your fandom represented (or the general topic you’re dying to discuss, or the workshop you can’t wait to lead) listed here, it’s up to you to suggest it. Remember, you don’t have to lead the panels you suggest (though that does often make things easier). Here are the panel suggestions received so far:

Type Fandom Title Source
Fandom FNL Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons: the gender politics of Friday Night Lights kassrachel
Fandom HP Whither Potter Fandom? Tree Wishes
Fandom HL Religion/Spiritual beliefs on HL MacGeorge
Fandom SGA The Women of Atlantis Sinead
Fandom SGA Hey, Let’s Build A ‘Ship! Sinead
Fandom SGA Stargate Atlantis: crack!fic, AUs, and characterization, oh my! kassrachel
Fandom TW Fantastic In Every Way? Melina
Fandom TW The Long, Strange Trip of Captain Jack (The Sequel) Melina
General   Immortality, just a dramatic device, or something more deep-seated in the human psyche? MacGeorge
General   Wayback Machine kassrachel
General   What we want to talk about NOW? kassrachel
General   He’s not Heavy, He’s my Brother KadyMae
General   You got meta in my squee! Dail
General   Slashability Tree Wishes
General   The thrill is gone — are slashy shows a thing of the past century? Katharine Scarritt
General   So, if your characters wrote fanfic… what would they write? Killa
Tech/Workshop   How to find and use free stuff on the web. Tree Wishes
tech/workshop   Point of View: Stop Bashing the “I”: It Makes the Contacts Hurt. pir8fancier
tech/workshop   Photoshop 101 Thalia
Tech/Workshop   Going Analog who?:

So, get with the program and make some suggestions! Remember to include type (general/fandom/tech), title, description (omitted from this list for space) and your badge name so I can contact you if I have questions.