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DEMICON 32 APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 2, 2021 DES MOINES ANNUAL SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND GAMING CONVENTION HELD VIRTUALLY IN DES MOINES, IA CONTENTS Welcome - 4 Department Heads/DMSFFS - 5 Virtual World of DemiCon - 6 Convention Rules - 8 Guests Guests of Honor/Toastmasters - 10 Professional Guests/ Memorial - 12 Hall of Fame - 14 Artwork - 15 Donate/Charity Auction - 16 Venues - 17 Shopping Venues - 18 Programming - 19 Areas of Interest Contests - 20 DemiCon Channel - 22 Gaming - 23 Programming Schedule - 24 Thank You - 27 The After: DemiCon 2022 - 28 CONCOM THE DES MOINES SCIENCE FICTION & “ALL OUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE, IF WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO FANTASY SOCIETY,INC. (DMSFFS)IS THE CONCOM: JOE STRUSS,SALLIE ABBA,JESSICA GUILE, PURSUE THEM.” – WALT DISNEY LOCAL 501(C)(3) CHARITY NON-PROFIT JUDY ZAJEC,NATE FARMER ORGANIZATION THAT SPONSORS DEMICON. ANIMÉ: SAM SAM HACKETT YES, AND WELCOME TO DEMICON 32: SUPER MANGA GRAPHIC THIS VOLUNTEER RUN ORGANIZATION STANDS ARCHIVIST: SALLIE ABBA NOVELS COMICS ANIMATION! BY THE ORGANIZATIONʻS MISSION ART SHOW: MICHAEL OATMAN MAKE SURE YOU MEET OUR ARTIST GUESTS OF HONOR AND DRAGON SALLIE ABBA STATEMENT: TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND BLOOD DRIVE: SHERIL BOGENRIEF AFICIONADOS DAVID LEE PANCAKE AND ALISON JOHNSTUN.OUR COMMUNITIES TO READ,IMAGINE AND LORD OF DRINK: KRIS MCBRIDE AUTHOR GUEST OF HONOR IS THE INCREDIBLE LETTIE PRELL. HER WORK THINK; CREATING A BETTER WORLD CHANNEL MASTER: JOE STRUSS EXPLORES THE EDGE WHERE HUMANS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY ARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF CONSUITE: MANDI ARTHUR-STRUSS,MONICA OATMAN, INCREASINGLY MERGING. LITERACY, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS.DEMICON WIL WARNER SUSAN LEABHART AND MITCH THOMPSON ARE OUR WONDERFUL IS ONE OF MANY EVENTS THAT DMSFFS CONTESTS: SALLIE ABBA TOASTMASTERS.SUE IS OFTEN FOUND REGALING ON MANY DIVERSE AND HOSTS HE REST OF THE YEAR IS FILLED WITH .T DATABASE: CRAIG LEABHART INTERESTING TOPICS (LIKE TIME TRAVELING). MITCH IS THE CURRENT FHANNISH FUN CHARITY WORK AND , , DEALERS: ROBERT COOK PRESIDENT OF THE BRASS GEARS ADVENTURERS SOCIETY, AND ENJOYS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES! DEMICON LITE: JUDY ZAJEC ALL THINGS STEAMPUNK (INCLUDING HIS BELOVED COGSWORTH THE DMSFFS MEETS TWICE A MONTH. DMSFFS TABLE: KAITLYN HOGUEISON PARROT). OUR FAN GUESTS OF HONOR ARE DANA AND BRUCE EACH MEETING HAS A DIFFERENT PROGRAM FILK: ROBERT UY HINTERLEITNER, AND ORLANDO WINTERS. DANA AND BRUCE ARE RELATING TO THE SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY JOE STRUSS DIGITAL GAMING: TAL ROTH MASTER COSTUMERS AND ORLANDO IS A VERITABLE MASTER MIND COMMUNITY. WE ALSO MAKE PLANS FOR BOARD GAMING: TARA NEWTON WHEN IT COMES TO ANIME,COMICS AND ANIMATION. DEMICON OR OTHER EVENTS WE HOST OR LARP: JOE STRUSS BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT DEMICON.ORG/32/TO GET THE PARTICIPATE IN. DMSFFSPUBLISHES AN MASQUERADE/COSPLAY: JEANNETTE ROTH LATEST UPDATES ON PROGRAMMING AND SCHEDULING INCLUDING LINKS TO ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER,THE PARADOX, MUSIC: BRYAN BAKER ONLINE PANELS VIA ZOOM. VISIT OUR VIRTUAL ART SHOW OR ONLINE NEWS AND INFORMATION. ERHAPS YOU VE SEEN US IN LOCAL PARTIES: JUDY ZAJEC DEALERS ROOM, WHERE YOU CAN GET LINKS TO PURCHASE WARES FROM P ' CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS, SUPPORTING PROGRAMMING: AMANDA ALEXANDER ALL THE AWESOME CONVENTION VENDORS! LITERACY, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS. WE ALSO PROPERTY MANAGER: GREG ABBA LIKE AND FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE FOR ON DEMAND CONTENT AND PLAN A NUMBER OF WEEKEND SOCIAL EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS: AMANDA ARTHUR-STRUSS SPECIAL PREMIER VIDEO RELEASES. DONʻT FORGET TO JOIN OUR INCLUDING NEW YEAR'S EVE WEEKEND AND REGISTRATION: NATE FARMER DISCORD CHANNEL FOR EASY ACCESS TO OUR BOARD AND VIDEO GAME LABOR DAY WEEKEND CALLED SACC. THE SELF PROGRAMMING: SALLIE ABBA TRACKS, AS WELL AS CHAT FORUMS FOR ALL WALKS OF FANDOM. JUDY ZAJEC SEMI-ANNUAL CONSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIVES WEBSITE: CRAIG LEABHART THE CONVENTION BEGINS AT 4 P.M. ON FRIDAY.AT 7 P.M., ARE HELD AT THE HOLIDAY INN NORTHWEST PENING EREMONIES GETS THINGS KICKED OFF WITH A WELCOME THE O C , AND ARE FREE TO ATTEND.THESE TRANSCEND INTRODUCTION OF OUR GUESTS OF HONOR. THE "PARTY" LABEL TO BECOME MINIATURE WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR CONVENTION OF LITERATURE, GAMES, CONVENTIONS IN AND OF THEMSELVES. MOVIES, ART, MUSIC, COSTUMES,ANIMÉ, PLAYS, CONTESTS, AND SO DMSFFS ALSO HOSTS OUR EDUCATIONAL MUCH MORE! SEMINARS CALLED DEMICON LITE.THESE WORKSHOPS/EVENTS HAPPEN MONTHLY AND —SALLIE,JOE,JUDY,JESSICA AND NATE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.IF YOU WANT TO -DEMICON 32 CONCOM LEARN SOMETHING NEW, THESE ARE FUN PLACES TO BE AND ARE OPEN TO ALL AGES. JESSICA GUILE WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND CHECK US OUT. WE MEET ON THE 2ND AND 4TH FRIDAYS OF EVERY MONTH VIA ZOOM. PROGRAMS START AT 7 P.M. OUR NEXT MEETING IS FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING DMSFFS EVENTS, CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.DMSFFS.ORG. JOIN US ON DISCORD - DISCORD.GG/B7PXQ8KTHG. DMSFFS BOARD OFFICERS PRESIDENT AMANDA ARTHUR-STRUSS, VICE PRESIDENT MONICA OATMAN, SECRETARY NATE FARMER, TREASURER CRAIG LEABHART AND PROPERTY MANGER GREG ABBA NATE FARMER BY ALISON JOHNSTUN DISCORD HINTS AND HELPER NOTES FIRST TIME SIGNING IN YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO THE RULES SECTION.PLEASE READ SO WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE VIRTUAL DEMICON! IF YOU ARE HERE, YOU HAVE MADE IT ON THE DEMICON.ORG WEBSITE WHERE ALL THE LINKS AND CONNECTIONS ARE LOCATED. BUT IF YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF DEMICON AND WHAT APPS WILL BE USED, FIND THE INFORMATION RIGHT HERE! USER GUIDE WILL HELP YOU WITH HOW TO WORK DISCORD. ZOOM -PANELS/DISCUSSIONS/WORKSHOPS IF YOU NEED HELP IT HAS THE WAY TO CONTACT CONCOM. YOUTUBE AKA DEMICON CHANNEL DEMICON WILL HAVE FOUR ZOOM TRACKS THROUGH THE HANGES TO THE SCHEDULE WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/ C WEEKEND.THIS WILL BE OUR MAIN VIDEO AREA FOR PANELS. WILL BE MARKED HERE AS UCOXOGBTTFBCHJXLZVLLUI1Q ALL LINKS FOR THE ZOOM EVENTS WILL BE ON THE WEB SITE. HINT: ALWAYS CHECK THE PINS ON EACH WELL AS ON THE DEMICON IF THERE ARE CHANGES THEY WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE CHANNEL OF THE FOR DIRECTIONS ON RULES OR WEBSITE DEMICON WILL HAVE ON-DEMAND . AS WELL AS DISCORD. HOW TO USE THE CHANNEL PROGRAMMING ON THE DMSFFS YOUTUBE . CHANNEL.FROM AUTHOR READINGS TO FOOD RECIPES, ATTENDEES CAN JOIN OTHERS AND WATCH WHILE CHARITY INFORMATION MOVIE PARTIES -WWW.NETFLIXPARTY.COM OR OTHER CHATTING WITH EACH OTHER OR WITH SOME AND LINKS ARE LOCATED STREAMING SERVICES. AUTHORS AS THE VIDEOS PREMIERE THROUGHOUT THE HERE. HELP OUT WEEKEND ON YOUTUBE.WATCHERS CAN ALSO TALK, DMSFFSAND TO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE WATCH PARTIES, ATTENDEES CHAT AND USE VIDEO ON DISCORD TO TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY WINS!IOWA. WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS BOTH DISCORD AND THE ITEMS PREMIERING ON YOUTUBE. STREAMING SERVICES THAT HOST THE WATCH PARTIES (USUALLY NETFLIX). WATCH PARTIES ALLOW GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN HINTINT:S: SHAREHAREYOURYOURARTARTFROMFROM SOME OF THE CONNECTION POINT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO WATCH THE SAME MOVIE/SHOW TWITCH - WWW.TWITCH.TV/DMSFFS WORKSHOPSWORKSHOP ORORTEXTTEXTCHATCHATONON TO OUR CONTEST ARE LOCATED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, WITH A BUILT IN CHAT FEATURE. THIS IS WHAT YOU ENJOY FROM ANIME DISCORD.CHECK THEM OUT! WHEN YOU WATCH A MOVIE/SHOW AS A GROUP AND THEN TWITCH IS A FREE TO USE SELF-STREAMING TO ASKING PEOPLE TO GAME. CHECK THE PINS FOR THE SPECIAL CHAT ALONG SIDE THE SCREEN. THE SCHEDULE HAS MANY PLATFORM, THAT ALLOWS OUR GAMING DEPARTMENT MAKE THE DMSFFS DISCORD INFORMATION. OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN IN WITH THE WATCH PARTIES . THE TO BROADCAST THE GROUP GAMES PLAYED DURING THE WORK FOR YOU DISCUSSIONS WILL HAPPEN ON DISCORD IN THE MOVIE WEEKEND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR AUDIENCE WATCHPARTY CHAT. PARTICIPATION GAMES SUCH AS JACKBOX – WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE GAME BEING PLAYED ON OUR TWITCH CHANNEL (WWW.TWITCH.TV/DMSFFS) AND BOARD GAME ARENA - BOARDGAMEARENA.COM INTERACT WITH THE PLAYERS USING YOUR CELL PHONE. HINT: IF THE WORD IS BOLD IT MEANS A NEW MESSAGE HAS POPPED UP! BOARD GAME ARENA IS A FREE TO PLAY WEBSITE THE ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY A WIDE RANGE OF BOARD DISCORD - DISCORD.COM SHARE YOUR RIBBONS HERE SO PEOPLE CAN COLLECT THEM. GAMES VIRTUALLY. THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS DURING DEMICON WEEKEND THAT BOARD GAMES WILL BE THIS APP WAS DEVELOPED BY GAMERS, FOR GAMERS EXPERIENCED. TO LEARN MORE TARA WILL HAVE A – BUT HAS GROWN INTO SO MUCH MORE! DISCORD IS A HINT: SOME OF THE CHANNELS SOME OF THE CHANNELS ARE SELF RUN ZOOM PANEL EXPLAINING HOW TO USE ON ZOOM, FREE TO USE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS USERS TO CHAT IN INTERACT WITH ZOOM AND PROGRAMMING: YOU CHOOSE WHEN TO SATURDAY MORNING. VARIOUS DEPARTMENT TEXT, VOICE, AND VIDEO CHANNELS. YOUTUBE EVENTS ON THE PARTICIPATE.THERE ARE SOME THAT DO THE APP IS BOTH BROWSER AND MOBILE APP SCHEDULE.EXAMPLE OF SOME OF HAVE AN ENDING DATE AND TIME.PAY FRIENDLY. ONCE YOU ARE LOGGED INTO DISCORD, USE THE THE EVENTS ARE DEALERʻS ROOM, ATTENTION TO THE RULES. REGISTRATION AND BADGES ADD A SERVER BUTTON AND ENTER THE FOLLOWING INVITE ROOM PARTIES, AND CONTESTS. LINK: DISCORD.GG/B7PXQ8KTHG. EVEN THOUGH DEMICON IS A FREE EVENT THIS THIS IS THE DMSFFS PERSONAL SERVER, AND IS USED ALL YEAR LONG FOR DEMICON AND DMSFFS YEAR DMSFFS STILL ASKS THAT YOU REGISTER TO TALK DURING BOARD AND VIDEO GAMING.ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS. THIS IS A SECURE ON THE DEMICON.ORG SITE TO HELP US KNOW HOW DISCORD VOICE CHATS WILL BE CREATED WHEN NEEDED. MANY ATTENDED.IT ALLOWS YOU RECEIVE A COOL SERVICE AND THE DEMICON CONTENT CAN ONLY BE VIRTUAL RIBBON AS WELL AS A PHYSICAL ONE FOR ACCESSED BY USING THE ABOVE INVITE LINK. JOIN US FOR CHATS AND PANELS COVERING A BROAD NEXT YEAR.
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