Unofficial WisCon 43 Panel-Generation Post

Jan 09, 2019 20:21

Hello! It's been a while since I've hosted one of these.
Comment with any thoughts you have, however semi-formed. One thread per panel, please.

People can comment & try to come up with the best panels possible! Anyone can suggest panel ideas: People who run the convention, authors, attendees, or people who have never attended WisCon and never will. Please feel free to join in!

If the comments go in a direction you dislike, or you don't want to participate in a discussion, you can submit your own panel idea here on WisCon's website.

Things to know:
  • Not every panel idea that gets suggested ends up on the schedule. Programming typically has to cut about 50% of the panels due to space/time constraints.
  • People will be able to vote on WisCon's website for panels they'd like to attend, & also indicate their interest in being a panelist or a moderator. These votes matter.
  • The programming team edits panel titles/descriptions after they've been submitted. Sometimes they combine multiple panels on the same theme into a single panel.
  • This year, the submission deadline is January 21st.
Here are a few thoughts to maybe get you going:
  • Our Guests of Honor are Charlie Jane Anders & G. Willow Wilson. Which of their works do you want to talk about, and what kinds of themes?
  • Are there any sci-fi or fantasy TV shows, movies, or anime that you've enjoyed this year?
  • What about books? Ongoing comics, or manga?
  • Which online conversations have you found the most interesting in the past year that you wish to revisit, or expand upon?
  • Can we talk about how to document and preserve our fannish history when we keep having to pull up stakes and move house every few years?
What else?!
Programming recently posted a great blog post with an explanation of how to propose a panel. They also recommend now as a good time for updating your profile and inputting your availability, and provide instructions on how to do so.

Disclaimer: I am not on WisCon's Programming team and have no influence over their decision-making process. This is just a friendly place to generate some ideas and get them submitted!

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