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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Panel Ballot Results
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.
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.
Submission of Songvid Info Fixed
Due to an error in the permissions structure, the submission of songvid info was not working. That’s been fixed now. To enter your vid info, you’ll need to log into the reg database. If you don’t haven’t recieved login info yet, you may need to create a new record. Just click the “Sign Up/Sign In” link at the right side of this page, and then select Guest Account, and follow the directions. If you’re a non-attending vidder, be sure to put that information in the notes field, so I don’t start hassling you to pay your reg balance.