Virtual Con 2021 Welcome to www.221bcon.com The Organizers of 221B Con cordially invite you to join the Diogenes Club. Members of the Diogenes Club enjoy lifetime membership at 221B Con, and will receive expedited registration, a complimentary con t-shirt for each year, and will gain admittance to the Stranger’s Room, a yearly pre-con welcome gathering for our guests. Please RSVP any time during the con. Cost: One time payment of $450 221B Con is dedicated to providing a harassment-free con experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age,or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention participants in any form. Convention participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the convention without a refund at the sole discretion of the convention organizers. https://www.221bcon.com/policies Registration. Hours of Operation: Friday, 5pm - until. Saturday, Breakout Rooms open at 10am, panel rooms open at noon. Sunday, Breakout Rooms open at 10am, panel rooms open at noon. All times are subject to change. 221B Con Rules and Policies: 1. 221B Con has the right to change these policies at any time. 10. Recording of panels without prior consent from the 2. You must wear your membership badges at all times to be Convention is prohibited. admitted to any convention function. 11. 221B Con runs on a no smoking policy. Please confine your 3. All attendees are subject to the laws of the state of Georgia smoking to the outside area at the front of the hotel or one and DeKalb county, as well as hotel policy. of the hotel’s smoking rooms. 4. Possession of alcoholic beverages by anyone under 21 years 12. Any weapons brought to 221B Con must be non-working of age is grounds for expulsion from the convention without props. No projectile weapons, including water pistols, silly refund. string guns, and ping-pong pistols are allowed. Bladed 5. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. weapons must be cased or sheathed at all times. Any 6. 221B Con is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged weapon used in an offensive manner may be confiscated by property, or for injuries sustained during the course of the staff and you may be asked to leave the con. convention. 13. No camping in the halls or lobby. If you are found sleeping in 7. Be kind and courteous to the hotel staff and other con public you will be asked to return to your room. If you do goers. 221B Con reserves the right to revoke your con badge not have a room, you will be asked to leave. and ask you to leave without refund for inappropriate 14. 221B Con does not post bail. Hotel security and local law behavior. enforcement officials are to be obeyed at all times. 8. Scheduled events and panels are subject to change and/or 15. We encourage costumes but please be courteous to those cancellation without notice. Every effort will be made to around you and remember that Georgia does have public announce any changes via our website and social networks nudity laws. but last minute changes may sometimes occur. 16. If any incident occurs, please contact a member of the 221B 9. The sale of items on hotel property by unapproved vendors Con staff, who will then call in local law enforcement, hotel is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, auctions, security, or medical personnel as needed. hotel room shops, and commissions. Should we find that 17. All con badges are non-refundable and may not be you are selling or allowing items to be sold from your room transferred to another con attendee less than two weeks we will immediately revoke your badge, you will be banned before the convention. from 221B Con and then the hotel will be contacted for further action. Guests: Ben Syder Ben trained at ArtsEd in London where he graduated with an MA in acting. He has toured the UK and Italy with various plays including: ‘Macbeth of Fire and Ice’, ‘Stitching’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘You were after Poetry’, ‘Cream Tea’ and ‘An Evening with Gary Lineker’. On the screen he has performed in numerous short films and as the lead role in the feature film ‘Sherlock Holmes’, by Global Asylum. As well as working as an actor, presenter and voiceover artist, Ben’s other passion is writing. He has written short films, which were then produced by the National Film and Television School, and has written and performed in two of his own plays, ‘On the Bench’ and ‘Benched’. He has written two sitcoms, which were optioned by the BBC, with one winning the All Mixed Up Award for comedy. His first feature film, ‘The Winning Streak’, is currently in development with Bright Cold Day films, and he is due to perform in the pilot for his latest sitcom, ‘Wing Man’, at the end of 2014. David Nellist Theatre includes - War Horse (National Theatre) Billy Elliot (West End) Nicholas Nickleby (Chichester, West End, Toronto) Much Ado about Nothing, Globe Mysteries (Shakespeare's Globe) The Throne, Unearthed, Magic (New Vic Theatre) Wet House, Searching for Tom, You Couldn't Make It Up, You REALLY Couldn't Make It Up, Toast and Smack Family Robinson (Live Theatre) Blue, Remembered Hills, Close the Coalhouse Door (Northern Stage/Live Theatre) Releevo (Map Studio) Junket (Arcola) , Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather, The Likely Lads, the Far Corner (Durham Gala) the Taming of The Shrew (Salisbury Playhouse) Up on the Roof (Colchester Mercury) Hey Hey Good Looking (Soho Theatre) Comedians (Comedy Actors) Elton Johns Glasses (West End) The Warp (Ken Campbell) Television - Sherlock, Boy Meets Girl, Holby City, M.I High, Omid Djalili Show, Murder on the Victorian Railway, 55 Degrees North, Breezeblock, Rhona, Rough Justice, Sorry About Last Night, Spender, Taboo (All BBC) Ghostboat, Northern Lights, Place Of the Dead, The Gambling Man, The Student Prince, Badger, The Bill (ITV) Film - Lady Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Sket (Revolver) Radio (Close The Coalhouse Door) Panels: Friday- Breakout rooms open at 5pm Friday- 8pm State of 221B Con/Opening Ceremonies- Join us as we kick off our eighth year of 221B Con! Panel Rm1 Friday- 9pm Breakout Rooms Saturday- Breakout rooms open at 10am Saturday- 12pm Women in Canon - Irene and Mrs. Hudson aren’t the only ladies present in Holmes’s life! This panel will focus on representations of women in Sherlock Holmes Canon. Panel Rm1 Saturday- 1pm Every Fandom is a Self-Portrait (with TPP) Panel Rm 2 Saturday- 2pm Insecurity, Imposter Syndrome, and other Creative Pitfalls (Art & Writing) - Being a fanfiction writer or artist is hard. You put your stuff out there and hope for the best. But there's often that feeling of not measuring up, that your stuff isn't good enough, that nobody really cares. It's important to talk about this, because it's normal, and it's okay. Everyone starts from somewhere, and someone does want to read or look at your stuff. Panel Rm 3 Saturday- 3pm An Hour with Matchmaker Mike Stamford, David Nellist! Panel Rm 4 Saturday- 4pm A Study in Pink: 10 years later- Well, now eleven years later and this episode still holds up. Join a spirited discussion of why this story worked so well. Panel Rm 5 Panels: Saturday- 6pm Arthur “Continuity” Doyle - ACD was excellent at many things. Remembering where Watson’s wound was and making sure his wife knew his name wasn’t necessarily amongst them. We will look at some of the more egregious continuity errors in the Canon. Panel Rm 2 Saturday- 7pm Flash Fiction with the 221B Con Writer’s Suite Panel Rm 3 Saturday- 8pm Watson, is that you? - A look at how our favorite doctor is portrayed through the years, or in different mediums. What makes a Watson feel like Watson? Panel Rm 4 Saturday- 9pm Asylum Holmes aka Sherlock Holmes and Dinos Watch-along with Three Path Podcast Panel Rm 5 Sunday- Breakout rooms open at 10am Sunday- 12pm Discrimination Within the Canon - A look at the more problematic elements of ACD’s creations. Panel Rm 1 Sunday- 1pm Let’s Catch Up with One of Our Favorite Sherlocks, Ben Syder! Panel Rm 2 Sunday- 2pm Doctor Watson and Victorian Medicine- Ever wonder why Watson could just leave his practice at the drop of a hat? Or how he would have diagnosed various illnesses? Join us for a discussion of the medical practices of the Victorian Era. Panel Rm 3 Sunday- 3pm Ask a Scientist: COVID Edition Panel Rm 4 Sunday- 4pm Our Last Bow/Closing Ceremonies- Y'all know the drill. How'd we do this year and what are y'all looking forward to for next year? Panel Rm 5 Sunday- 5pm Breakout Rooms until we're done! 221B Con Charity for 2021 The Beacon Society is a non-profit organization that works to keep Sherlock Holmes in schools and communities by providing grants, awarding scholarships, and encouraging children to follow in the intellectual footsteps of the Great Detective. While we cannot hold any in-person events to raise money for the Beacons this year, we’d like to encourage you to make a donation, request a library display kit, or spread the word of their good work. Don't forget to check out our brand new store! www.221bcon.com/store Visit our virtual Dealer's Room on our website! www.221bcon.com/dealers-room And many more! Many Thanks To: Greg Ruby for help setting up Virtual Con Three Patch Podcast for programming and setting up Discord 221B Con Writer's Suite for programming Join us next year April 8-10, 2022 at the Atlanta Airport Marriott! We can't wait to see all of you in person next year!.