program2015.indd 1 11/17/2015 9:44:29 AM page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Venue Map & Convention hours page 3
General Table of Contents...... 2 Venue Map...... 3 CON SUITE Convention Hours ...... 3 Room 142 Rules and Code of Conduct...... 4 Ribbon Information...... 4
Guests Courtyard to guest rooms Carrie Keranen ...... 5 Board Gaming Sarah Williams ...... 5 prefunction 2 PANELS 2 Autographs/Photos atrium 3 Kovuu Cosplay ...... 5 prefunction 3 Maddest Madi ...... 5 EXTRA LIFE atrium 2 Schedule Grid ...... 6-7 PANELS 1 atrium 1 to pooldeck MESA GRILL Programming MAIN STAGE restaurant Cosplay Chess...... 8 prefunction 1 Masquerade...... 8 Video Gaming...... 9 Tabletop Gaming...... 9 Panel Descriptions...... 10
Credits and Special Thanks...... 11
EXHIBITORS HALL embassy ballroom
to lobby REGISTRATION
SANDIA SPRINGS LOUNGE VIDEO GAME HALL SCREENINGS bar crest 1+2 crest 3
Con Hours
Registration Security Exhibitor’s Hall Video Gaming Board Gaming Fri 2p - 6p Fri 2p - 6p Sat 10a - 6p Sat 10a - 12a Sat 10a - 12a Sat 8a - 6p Sat 8a - 12a Sun 10a - 6p Sun 10a - 6p Sun 10a - 6p Sun 10a - 4p Sun 10a - 6p
program2015.indd 2-3 11/17/2015 9:44:35 AM page 4 Rules and etiquette Guests page 5 Code of conduct Guests of honor 1. Please keep your badge visible when you’re moving into a restricted access area. 2. No animals are allowed, except for service animals and catgirls. Carrie Keranen Carrie Keranen is an award nominated voice-over/ 3. Please take planned photographs off to the side in hallways so you’re not traditional actress based out of Los Angeles. With myriad blocking traffic. roles spanning anime and video games, performing is 4. If you have anything that resembles a weapon, get it peace-bonded at the both her career and one of her greatest passions. Some of her notable voice roles include Satsuki Kiryuin (Kill la Security Desk. Kill), Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica), Casca (Berserk), Lux, Live steel and realistic-looking fake guns are prohibited at Con-Jikan. Airsoft the Lady of Luminosity (League of Legends), Maiya Hisau (Fate Zero), Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken: Blood Vengeance), and must have an orange tip and not be loaded. If you have any questions, visit our Sammy (Time of Eve). In addition to her voice roles in Security Desk. Voice Actress anime, Carrie has also served as production manager in 5. Please don’t vandalize or damage any of the MCM Eleganté facilities. Bad @CarrieKeranen series such as Ah! My Goddess and Phoenix. attendee behavior reflects negatively on the con! From Stage to Studio Sat @ 2p | Main stage 6. Bootleg merchandise is prohibited. If you suspect a vendor is selling unlicensed voices of anime, autographs Sat @ 5p | Main stage goods, please alert a volunteer. Voices of Video Gaming, autographs Sun @ 1230p | Main stage 7. The service corridors are for staff, volunteers and MCM Eleganté maintenance workers. Please onlyuse the public elevators and stairs. Sarah Williams 8. If an event has a “no recording” policy, don’t record it! Sarah Williams is a voice-over actress from Los Angeles, CA known for her offbeat characters in anime and video games. Some of her professional roles include Sayaka Anti-Harassment policy Miki (Madoka Magica), Nonon Jakuzure (Kill la Kill), Lisbeth (Sword Art Online), Jinx (League of Legends), Con-Jikan takes a firm stance against harassment, which includes the following Peacock (Skullgirls), and Metallia (The Witch and the behaviors: Hundred Knight). In addition to lending her voice to official productions, Sarah can also be heard in fan-made creations such as Team Four Star’s FFVII Machinabridged, • Stalking where she plays Tifa. Voice Actress • Unwanted photography or recording @SarahAnneWillia • Intimidation • Continuous disruption of events Madcap Enacted Sat @ 1p | Main stage • Offensive comments voices of anime, autographs Sat @ 5p | Main stage • Inappropriate contact Voices of Video Gaming, autographs Sun @ 1230p | Main stage • Physical violence. Kovuu Cosplay Maddest Madi In addition, Con-Jikan prohibits discrimination, hate speech, and verbal abuse. If you witness, or are the victim of, harassment, please notify Con-Jikan staff immediately. on the subject of ribbons
Ribbons are a unique aspect of Con-Jikan where attendees are rewarded for engaging with what the convention has to offer. You might get one for participating in a panel, meeting with a guest, or bundled with a purchase in the exhibitor’s hall! That being said, please keep the following in mind when “ribbon hunting:” 1. Ribbons are not everywhere; please be respectful when inquiring about ribbons and do not hound ribbon distributors. Cosplay Artist Cosplay Artist 2. Some ribbon distributors will have specific requirements for ribbon acquisition @Kovuu @MaddestMadiCosplay and not everyone will be entitled to certain designs (e.g. Cosplayer ribbons are reserved for cosplayers). Masquerade Sat @ 7p | Main stage Masquerade Sat @ 7p | Main stage 3. Do not haggle with a ribbon distributor; be nice. WIG WORKSHOP SUN @ 12p | PANELS A COSPLAY PROP BUILDING SUN @ 11A | PANELS A
program2015.indd 4-5 11/17/2015 9:44:36 AM page 6 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE page 7
Saturday MAIN STAGE PREfunction 1 Panels A ATRIUM 1 Panels B ATRIUM 3 SCREENING CREST 3 video GAMING Crest 1+ 2 BOARD GAMING Prefunction 2 Saturday
10a Opening Ceremonies Open Gaming Open Gaming 10a
11a History of Japanese Voice Improvime Spice and Wolf 11a Cosplay Chess Acting 12p Session 1 Analysis on Titan pt. 1 Beyond Infinity Our Home Fox’s Deity Weiss Schwarz: 12p Tutorial and Demo 1p Sarah Williams Q&A: Analysis on Titan pt. 2 The Broke Man’s Guide to AMV Expo #1 Ascension: 1p Madcap Enacted Cosplay Tutorial and Demo 2p Carrie Keranen Q&A: I Don’t Meme to Offend You Across the Gap and into Steins;Gate Magic the Gathering: 2p From Stage to Studio Gensokyo: An Intro to Touhou Tutorial and Demo 3p Fandom Jeopardy Henshin a Go-Go! Zipang Hearthstone: Fireside Open Gaming 3p Cosplay Chess Toku & Super Sentai Gathering 4p Session 2 Iron Cosplay Intro to OBS: The Girl Who Leapt Through 4p Stream like the Pros Time 5p Voices of Anime Team vs. Future: Whose Line is it Anime? Little Witch Academia 2 Open Gaming Riichi Mahjong: 5p followed by Autographs Free! Truth or Dare Panel Go! Samurai Tutorial and Demo 6p Quiplash! Do You Want to Start a Roleplay? Robot Carnival Hanabi: 6p (It Doesn’t Have to be a Roleplay) Tutorial and Demo 7p Masquerade Hanafuda: 7p Tutorial and Demo 8p Karaoke Dance Live Late Night Panel (18+) Open Gaming 8p
9p Mad Dating (18+) 9p
10p Yaoi and Yuri (18+) Cards against Megukas 10p
11p WTF is Hentai? (18+) 11p
SUNDAY MAIN STAGE PREfunction 1 Panels A ATRIUM 1 Panels B ATRIUM 3 SCREENING CREST 3 video GAMING Crest 1+ 2 BOARD GAMING Prefunction 2 SUNDAY
10a Sunday Announcements Open Gaming Open Gaming 10a
11a Gothic Lolita Tea Party Maddest Madi: Random Fandom Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to 11a Cosplay Prop Building You 12p Kovuu Cosplay: Anime Club Stories Princess Jellyfish 12p Voices of Video Gaming Wig Workshop 1p followed by Autographs Madoka Magicanalysis: Magical AMV Gameshow Hour AMV Expo #2 1p The Rebel’s Story 2p League of Legends Gameshow Time Squiddles and Outbreak Company Tanto Cuore 2p Cosplay Chess Shenanigans 3p Session 3 Kantai Collection: What. Let’s Draw! Log Horizon 3p
4p Quiplash! Make-Up 101 Ghost in the Shell: Arise 4p
5p Closing Ceremonies 5p
program2015.indd 6-7 11/17/2015 9:44:36 AM page 8 PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING page 9 COSPLAY CHESS DANCE and karaoke Chess on a giant chessboard, where each cosplayer plays a role. Each DJ Saunders will be spinning hardcore following the Masquerade on Saturday. Join capture pits characters from very different universes against fellow con-goers in a rave with no limits! And if you’d rather belt a tune, karaoke will one another, and the entire event is emceed for maximum drama! be happening in parallel! SESSION 1 Sat @ 1130A | Main stage DANCE Sat Starting @8p | ATRIUM 1/2/3 SESSION 2 Sat @ 330p | Main stage KARAOKE Sat Starting @8p | MAIN STAGE SESSION 3 SUN @ 230p | Main stage Sign up to be a piece or a player at Registration! EXTRA LIFE Con-Jikan is partnering with Extra Life by hosting a convention- long fundraising drive to raise money for UNM Children’s MASQUERADE Hospital. A keystone event where cosplayers display their skill in craftsmanship and During Con-Jikan, representatives of Extra Life will be performance before a live audience. Contestants show off their costumes on stage in collecting donations and hosting gaming events! You may front of a panel of judges, who evaluate each entrant before awarding prizes. donate, sign-up for our fundraising team, or both! It’s only with your help that we can reach our fundraising goal of $1500! Seating begins Sat @ 630p | Main stage MasqueRade Sat @ 7p | Main stage EXTRA LIFE HQ Sat & SUN STARTING @ 10A | ATRIUM 2 Rules and Prizes SCAN THE QR CODE OR VISIT http://bit.do/cjextralife Prizes are awarded for excellence in the following categories: • Craftsmanship, for cosplay that is more than 50% participant made or modified and demonstrates considerable attention to detail and commitment to the art and craft of costuming. VIDEO GAMinG • Performance, for performance art that is true to the character, series, or mood of the cosplay; demonstrating a powerful stage presence and a passionate Our video game hall features dozens of setups and hundreds of games, all portrayal of fandom. ready to be played and enjoyed. Three separate local gaming businesses are • Best in Show, for the masquerade performance that combines both a talent for on hand to help you discover new digital vices and competition. craftsmanship and a passion for performance art. • Audience Choice, for the masquerade performance that receives the most GAMING PROVIDERS positive reaction from the audience. To Sign Up... If you would like to participate in the Masquerade, you must sign up at the Registration desk between 10a and 3p on Saturday. • You must attend pre-judging at your assigned time between 3p and 5p. • You must provide or suggest pre-recorded sound or music to accompany you during your stage time (30-90 seconds) OPEN PLAY Sat/SUN Starting @10a | VIDEO GAMe Hall COSPLAY PHOTOGRAPHY ARCADE Sat/SUN STARDING @ 10A | PREFUNCTION 3 Cnidarium Photography will be available both Saturday and Sunday to take professional shots of cosplaying individuals and groups. Immortalize your Con-Jikan cosplay with the help of one of Albuquerque’s most skilled portrait photographers! BOARD GAMING Con-Jikan hosts tabletop gaming all weekend, featuring a wide selection of board games and collectible card games. In addition to open gaming, there will be several tutorials and demos scheduled for those looking to expand their gaming repertoire.
PHOTO BOOTH Sat & SuN STARTING @ 10a | PREFUNCTION 3 OPEN PLAY Sat/SUN Starting @10a | PREFUNCTION 2 4x6 PRINT $5 | 8x10 PRINT $10 Sign up for scheduled demos at Prefunction 2!
program2015.indd 8-9 11/17/2015 9:44:36 AM page 10 Panel descriptions CREDITS AND SPECIAL THANKS page 11
A Broke (Wo)man’s Guide to Cosplay I Don’t Meme to Offend You Maddest Madi: Cosplay Prop Building Learn the secrets to putting together a Are you someone who love viral tropes? Tired of asking “how did they make respectable cosplay without a respectable Come learn about the latest dank memes THAT?!” Maddest Madi Cosplay will share STAFF and ATTRIbutions with you the lost art of cosplay prop and budget! and have a riot. Core Staff Contributor Credits Sat @ 1p | Panels B Sat @ 2p | Panels A weapon making. Justin D Brough, Chair Martin Tyre a.k.a. Ryairyai, Cover Art Design Sun @ 11a | Panels A Sami Snyder, Registration Manager Linda Ng, Badge Art Design Across the Gap and into Gensokyo: an Improvime Madoka Magicanalysis: The Rebel’s Story Devon Stevens, Volunteer Manager Freepik/Flaticon, Icon Design Introduction to Touhou Project Multiple improvisation games to join. Let us Every new story brings obstacles as well as Rin Adkins, Masquerade Department Head Funimation, Screening Permissions Join us in the world of Touhou and find take care of the hard part of creating scenari- meanings. Following up last year’s panel, Thomas Billings III, Head of Industry Relations Sentai Filmworks, Screening Permissions out for yourself why it holds the Guinness os, bringing props, and outlining games. we’ll explore the third film in the Puella Magi Gabriel Roybal, Con Suite Director/AMV Manager World Record for “most prolific fan-made Sat @ 11a | Panels B Madoka Magica franchise. Geneieve Brechtel, Guest Relations Manager Shelby Miller, Panels Manager A HUGE thanks goes out to all our volunteers, backers, and en- shooter series.” Sun @ 1p | Panels A Bethany Folk, Artist Alley Manager during supporters. Without your contributions, Con-Jikan would Sat @ 2p | Panels B Iron Cosplay Tommy Soudachanh, Head of Community Outreach not be possible. Make-Up 101 Cooperate and use your imagination to John Cairns, Video Gaming Manager Analysis on Titan (Part 1) create a cosplay from ordinary household Need to know the basics? Want to make your Jacob Delgado, Head of Security Aside from mind-blowing animation and items. You bring the magic; we’ll bring the scars look real? Don’t know which brand to action, what else can be appreciated in this supplies and prizes. use? All that and more in Make-up 101! series? Explore what gives this anime its Sat @ 4p | Panels A Sun @ 4p | Panels B heart! (Ep. 1-13) SPECIAL THANKS Sat @ 12p | Panels A Intro to OBS: Stream Like the Pros Random Fandom Come learn about fandoms and participate Amanda Li Kara StJohn Peter Hague Because even Lirik had to start somewhere. Carol Bell Kattie Rose PSPrint in a fandom quiz. Analysis on Titan (Part 2) Get the 101 on both the technical and Catherine Hatcher Launch Entertainment Project Anime Missed part 1? Can’t get enough now that personable aspect of streaming for fun Sun @ 11a | Panels B Daniel Reinhard Leon Richter-Freund Robert Chen your whistle is whetted? Analysis on Titan is and profit. Devin O’Leary Lesman’s Pro Audio and Lighting RV Awards back and will cover episodes 14-25. Sat @ 4p | Panels B Team vs. Future: Free! Truth or Dare Panel Deyona Gundlach Luis Prieto-Wilmot SCRAP Productions Sat @ 1p | Panels A Sakura Kiss Cosplay hosts a 13+ panel as the Disco Display House Matthew Fournier Saunders Schiloff Kantai Collection. What. members of Free! Ask them embarrassing GUILD Cinema Michael Pierce Screen Kings Anime Club Stories A gripping introspective about one questions and dare them as you wish! See Jacob Gray Mark Meyer UNM Anime Club Anime clubs are made up of two separate, convention chair’s slide into madness. AKA, you next water time! Jon Sakura New Mexico JACL Wesley Tso yet equally important groups. Attendees and what can’t those crazy japanese turn into Sat @ 5p | Panels A the organizers who make it all happen. These moe girls? are their stories. Sun @ 3p | Panels A Time Squiddles and Shenanigans SPONSORS Sun @ 12p | Panels B WTF is a homestuck. Find out here at this Karaoke 13+ panel full of thrilling questions, and Beyond Infinity: Exploring the Possible It’s karaoke. At Con-Jikan. Just don’t ruin the even a dare or two. within the Impossibilites of Anime speakers; we need those for Sunday. Sun @ 2p | Panels B Let a lvl 99 Math Wizard guide you on a Sat @ 8p | Main Stage scientific adventure examining some of the Quiplash! absurd scenarios found throughout anime! Kovuu Cosplay: Wig Workshop Bring your smartphone and your sense Sat @ 12p | Panels B How to style a wig, including tips, tricks, and of humor, because it’s time to assert your secrets revealed! Bonus: 5 lucky winners to dominance as the boss of this gym. Carrie Keranen Q&A: From Stage to Studio receive a wig, style spray, and basic styling Sat @ 6p | Panels A Award-nominated performance artist Carrie tools! Sun @ 5p | Panels A Keranen talks acting (live, stage, and voice) Sun @ 12p | Panels A and shares some of her favorite anectotes. Sarah Williams Q&A: Madcap Enacted Sat @ 2p | Main Stage League of Legends Gameshow The voice of Jinx, Sayaka, Nonon, and others Two teams duel in the ultimate test of recaps her experiences in the industry and Do You Want to Start a Roleplay? knowledge of all things League. Knowledge answers audience questions! (It Doesn’t Have to Be a Roleplay) through disintegration, Summoner. Sat @ 1p | Main Stage A wonderful way to write out stories with a Sun @ 2p | Panels A group. Learn different styles of roleplay and Voices of Anime how to execute them with your own personal Let’s Draw! Carrie Keranen and Sarah Williams share touches! Grab your pencils and sketch books! An billing in both Madoka Magica and Kill la Sat @ 6p | Panels B introductory drawing lesson that teaches Kill. In this combined panel, they share their some of the basics and welcomes audience stories and experiences. Fandom Jeopardy! participation. Sat @ 2p | Main Stage Think you know enough? Prove it and win Sun @ 3p | Panels B prizes. Featuring Anime, Video Games, TV, Voices of Video Gaming Movies, Comics, and more! Live Late Night Panel (18+) In the sequel to “Voices of Anime,” Carrie Sat @ 3p | Panels A In this interactive podcast audience members Keranen and Sarah Williams shift gears and can participate in a number of discussion talk video games, from Hyperdimension Gothic Lolita Tea Party topics with very few boundaries! Neptunia (natch) to League of Legends. Kattie Rose of Kittywood Designs and Sat @ 8p | Screening (Crest 3) Sun @ 1230p | Main Stage Carol Belle of Mode a la Belle host a catered brunch featuring tea, cookies, sandwiches, Mad Dating (18+) WTF is Hentai? (18+) frills, and chills. The audience will come up and participate in There’s nothing to be ashamed about in this Sun @ 11a | Main Stage a fun dating game. Then we will have some panel, which showcases the seedier side Admission $20 | Sign Up at Registration! dirty mad libs to play. of anime. Sat @ 9p | Screening (Crest 3) Sat @ 11p | Screening (Crest 3) Henshin a Go-Go! Toku & Super Sentai An overview of the tokusatsu genre, its expan- Magical AMV Gameshow Hour! Yaoi and Yuri (18+) sion to Western markets (e.g. Power Rangers), Take the challenge (or spectate) to win Visit the wonderful world that is gay! Lots and its relationship with the anime industry. prizes in a trivia game testing your ability of games and smexy men and women. Sat @ 3p | Panels B to recognize anime titles used in Anime Sat @ 10p | Screening (Crest 3) Music Videos. Sun @ 1p | Panels B
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