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Think Escapade’s theme this year: the slashpocalypse.

Think, your favorite 5-O guys running toward the camera, away from–an explosion, a volcano, even an angry woman. As long as they’re running toward the camera and in high enough definition, we can provide the apocalypse behind them and your boys will be on an Escapade cover.

But we need the image TONIGHT. Spread the word, help us out, and accept our apologies for realizing too late that the H-50 pics we had weren’t high enough resolution to use.

Email pics or links to Charlotte (charlottechill@yahoo.com), as soon as you can.

If you’ve been thinking about submitting an alternate programming topic, do it NOW! The program book is going to press in at 9 tomorrow morning. After that time, we may be able to add topics to the pocket program (the single-sheet schedule), but you won’t have a full description in the program book.

From the Escapade FAQ:
Escapade’s slash swap meet is an elegant exercise in generosity. Functionally, it’s a space where fans can leave fannish stuff they no longer want (dvds, videotapes, books, etc) and pick up fannish stuff they do want. You get to decide what’s a fair swap. If you didn’t bring anything to swap, but you want something, just drop a few (or many) dollars into the kitty; all funds collected at the swap table go to our convention charity.

As you pack for Escapade, take a look around for things you might like to bring for the swap table. Think of it this way, the more room you create, the more new stuff you can bring home.

What’s the best thing about your newest obsession? Having more people equally obsessed! Especially if they’re the talented authors, artists and vidders at Escapade.

Some fans may argue that pimping is an art, others a science. But either way, Escapade is an opportunity to practice it. In addition to a dedicated panel (Free Range Pimping), the panel ballot results indicated a hunger for a dedicated pimping timeslot. We’ve scheduled the dealers room on Friday, during the lunch break for this purpose. Think of it like a fannish trade show. Pimps: this is your chance to hook passing victims fans into your crush du jour. You can bring displays, flyers, fanfic teasers, URL lists, DVDs, or just your enthusiastic self.  Everyone else: there is no better place than Escapade to pick up a new obsession. At 1 pm, we’ll move the displays to the swap meet room, where they’ll continue enticing fans all weekend.

If you want some thoughts on from an experienced and extremely successful pimp, check out Delibby’s LJ post here. If you know you want to pimp, drop us an email and let us know what you plan to pitch.

If you have special requests for the hotel (disabled access room, need a fridge/microwave, near the elevator, etc.), contact Laura Moran at the hotel. She’ll take great care of you.

Check it out here: http://escapadecon.net/schedule/, and begin planning your weekend! Also, you can sign up for the DIY/Alternate Programming timeslots (shaded green).

Below are the panels that we expect to be on the final Escapade 2012 schedule. Because there are a few that are still missing panelists, we’ve included a few alternates. If the alternates DO NOT make the main schedule, they’ll get first shot at the alternate/DIY programming slots.

General Panels:

• Comedies in fandom: Unfairly ignored? Mod(s): Denise Raymond, zvi, K’Kathy
• Don’t Call It a Bromance (It’s Just Canon) Mod(s): Raine Wynd
• Free Range Pimping Mod(s): Delibby
• I Love My Fandom, But I Hate My Show Mod(s): Saklani, Raine Wynd
• My Heroes Have Always Been Short-Order Cooks: When AUs run amok Mod(s): Mods TBD, or replace with one of the alternates
• My Heros Have Always Been Anti-Heros Mod(s): K’Kathy, Kahtya Sofia
• Natural Woman Mod(s): Kahtya Sofia
• Old Fandoms – The New Shiny Mod(s): Saklani, Franzeska, Raine Wynd
• Orgy of Manpain Mod(s): Bonnie Vitti, kadymae/devilc
• Pro m/m vs fanfiction (include not shy about paying for it) Mod(s): Denise Raymond, zvi, Delibby
• Remakes, reboots & sequels Mod(s): Mods TBD, or replace with one of the alternates
• SOPA, the law, and bears, OH MY! Mod(s): Franzeska
• The Kids These Days Mod(s): Franzi
• The State of Vidding Fandom Mod(s): Franzi, email killa
• Vidwatching 101 (may move to tech track, if it moves, then fill with one of the alternates) Mod(s): Killa
• Wayback panel (pick a panel from Escapade 11 to revisit, selected at the Welcome to Escapade panel on Friday morning)
• Welcome to Escapade (get oriented to the convention, greet old friends & new, select off-the-cuff panels)
• Wildcard panel (off-the-cuff panel, selected at the Welcome to Escapade panel on Friday morning)

Alternates:

• Consuming our shows – small meals, group feasts, or binge sessions? Mod(s): K’Kathy
• Femslash Fandom Faire Mod(s): zvi
• Media, New Forms: Everyone Is A Curator Mod(s): sinead, zvi

Fandom-specific:

• Fringe: Double the Universes, Double the Fun Mod(s): kerithwyn
• Grimm: Fairy Playground Mod(s): bren/glacis
• H50: Keep extremities inside the ride for safety Mod(s): M’lyn
• Haven: Year Three of the OT3: Trust, Allegiance, and Identity Mod(s): Killa, zvi, Kahtya Sofia, kerithwyn
• Leverage: Let’s go steal a discussion. Mod(s): zvi, bren/glacis, Kris
• Lost Girl: The Little Faendom That Could Mod(s): Killa, zvi, Charlotte
• Mag 7: My paring is OK. Your pairing sucks. Mod(s): Charlotte, Dail, Kris
• Once Upon A Time: Everything Old is New Again Mod(s): Melina
• Professionals: Pros 101 Mod(s): Kris, Franzi
• SGA: Topic under revision, or replace with one of the alternates Mod(s): lovesrain44
• Sherlock: After The Fall Mod(s): Christy
• Sherlock: Series 2 – Love it? Hate it? Let’s discuss Mod(s): Tracy, Charlotte
• Supernatural: Butch and Sundance Ride Again Mod(s): Mods TBD, else replace with alternate
• Walking Dead: Slaaaash. Must have slaaaash Mod(s): K’Kathy
• White Collar: Is it still slashy? Mod(s): Julie

Alternates:

• SG-1: Topic under revision Mod(s): Bonnie Vitti
• Spartacus: By Jupiter’s Cock! Let’s talk Spartacus! Mod(s): kadymae/devilc

Tech/Workshop

• Art Show Gallery Crawl Mod(s): Naked Bee
• Festivids review Mod(s): Franzeska
• Future Proof Your E-Book Collection Mod(s): Melina, Delibby
• Getting From Brain Freeze to Hot Product Mod(s): KatBear, Barbana?
• Nearly New Vids Mod(s): Vidshow staff
• Needles and Hooks/Cosplay? Mod(s): Dail
• MVD Vid Retrospective Mod(s): Snow
• Running a fandom thing-a-thon for porn and egoboo Mod(s): zvi
• Tour of the slash zine archive. Mod(s): TBD
• Tumblr, Twitter, and Pinboard, Oh My (also GetGlue) Mod(s): Franzeska, Agnes Tomorrow
• Vid Show Review

Are you packed? Do you have your rides & roomies all set up? If not, now’s the time to kick things into high gear. Clear out your closet for the swap meet. Plan your pimping.

We are also picking things up here at Escapade central.

Tonight, we’ll be posting the panel cut (the list of the panels we’d like on the schedule this year, based on your voting and our best attempt to pick some lively write-ins). There are a few panels that still need leaders, or where we think the topics need massaging. In case any of those don’t end up coming together, we’ve also chosen some alternates that may get promoted. If the alternates don’t make the main schedule, they will have first choice at the alt programming (DIY) slots.

If you volunteered to lead a panel, you’ll get a personalized email with details. If you get this email (or several of them), please respond immediately, and for sure no later than 10 PM (PT) on Tuesday.

Have you published a M/M story or novel professionally? We are considering a roundtable of authors who’ve made the transition. Would you like to participate? Also, we’d love to have your books available in the dealers room. Please let us know what you’ve published, and where, by dropping us an email to info@escapadecon.net!

Here are the top ten lists from the panel ballot. Just because something shows up here is not a guarantee that it will make the final schedule. There is still a chance for simliar topics to be combined, and if we can’t secure moderators for popular topics (missing mods indicated with red text), they will be bumped for other topics with confirmed moderators. If you want to moderate an orphan panel, or if one (or more) of the write-in topics are really floating your boat, let us know by email. That said, here are the quicky results, in order by voter preference: Continue reading “Panel Ballot Results”