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WELCOME TO WHOLANTA!!! 12 years, and we say hello to a new name, WHOlanta!! Why? We needed a new name after dropping (sadly) StarGate from our anchor. Now, we are all Doctor Who franchises and all things British! Don’t worry… We still have our Otherworlds track for those American subjects that can’t be left out! Get your red shoes on Friday night for the David Bowie band, “The Band Who Fell To Earth”, and reset your calendars (and costumes) for the 1930s for our “Murder on the Orient Express” Dance on Saturday night!! A special tribute to our longtime friend, Sacha Dzuba, is scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 p.m. in the Magnolia Room on the 15th floor. We added VIP badges this year that include a reception with our guests on Friday night at 7:00 p.m., a con shirt, one guest autograph or photograph, front row seating in Main Programming, and an exclusive badge. If you did not buy your VIP badge already, you still can buy one or upgrade to one at Registration! Our WHOlanta Store is THE place to get your tickets for everything and souvenirs!! Bought guest autograph or photo ops online? Need to pick up your VIP shirt or guest ticket? Charity Cabaret tickets? This year’s t-shirt? What about our exclusive Titan comic book? Next year’s badge for only $35.00? Get all of them at the WHOlanta Store!! Drop your canned goods for the Intown Food Pantry at Information Services, and PLEASE support our Charity Cabaret on Saturday night! There is a $5.00 additional admission. It is well worth the small additional expense for the extra performances by our guests. 100% of the proceeds will go to sup- port the Atlanta Intown Food Pantry. Get your entry sticker at the Store. Many thanks to our Immortals, VIPs, dealers, sponsors, the great staff of the Marriott Century Center, and to our fantastic volunteers, who make TimeGate/WHOlanta such a huge success! Special thanks to Robert Lloyd for his help with this program book, and to Tony Cade and Challenges Games and Comics for giving us space for making badges! And, don’t forget to visit our con suites on the 15th floor when you need to refuel! Alan Siler Susan Rey The Intown Food Pantry CONVENTION RULES • Hotel Rule — Noise curfew in lobby after 10pm — Please stay in the back conference center or the bar/restaurant after 10:00 p.m. • Hotel Rule — Con Suite fare is NOT allowed on the first floor. • You must wear your membership badge at all times to be admitted to any convention function. • Possession of alcoholic beverages by anyone under 21 years of age is grounds for expulsion from the convention without refund. • Please be polite, courteous and respectful at all times. We reserve the right to ask anyone to leave the convention and not refund your membership money. This includes any kind of harassment— verbal or physical!! • WHOlanta is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged property, or for injuries sustained during the course of the convention. • Announced events and guests are subject to change and/or can- cellation without notice. Every effort will be made to announce any changes, but sometimes last minute changes will occur. • No camping in the halls or lobby. If you do not have a room, hotel or WHOlanta Security will be forced to ask you to leave. • All children must be accompanied by an adult. Any unattended children will be escorted to Security. • Please do not abuse our hotel facilities. This includes putting signs on walls without approved non-stick material. Room parties are subject to hotel and WHOlanta Security requests. • Cosplayers — Remember there are public nudity laws in Georgia. Please wear appropriate (or at least enough) clothing. • Everyone — No touching or violating of personal space of cosplayers (or anyone) without their permission! • In general, all attendees are subject to the laws of the state of Georgia and DeKalb County, and to hotel policy. • If an incident occurs, please contact WHOlanta Security, who will call in hotel security and/or local law enforcement and/or medical services, if needed. HOURS OF OPERATION WHOlanta opens at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and closes at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. Times are subject to change. Closing times will fluctuate based on attendance. REGISTRATION: PROGRAMMING: VIDEO ROOM: Starts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. DEALERS ROOM: CON SUITE (Magnolia Room—15th Floor and Suite 1508): INFORMATION SERVICES: WHOLANTA STORE: INFORMATION AND DISABILITY SERVICES Come here for all of your questions about WHOlanta! First-timers, make sure you get your give-away and attend our WHOlanta 101 pan- el and tour on Friday in Main Programming immediately following Opening Ceremonies! • The Schedule and any changes, including wall copies • Disability Services — Get a disability sticker for your badge, and find out about our reserved seating and special program book. • Drop off your canned goods for The Intown Pantry • The Hotel • Convention Policies and Processes • Local Eateries Information Services is centrally located in the side hallway of the convention center. WHOLANTA STORE Check out our Store for all cool WHOlanta stuff! • If you are a VIP member or pre-bought anything online, you need to come here to pick up your shirts and guest autograph/photo op tickets!! • WHOlanta t-shirts • ALL guest autograph and photo ops (must buy at Store—not sold at guest tables) • Custom WHOlanta Titan comic book and free comic books for Free Comic Book Day • Charity Cabaret tickets for Saturday night. $5.00 and all proceeds go to The Intown Food Pantry! The WHOlanta Store is located at the back of the convention center outside of Main Programming. GUEST SERVICES — Autographs and Photo Ops • Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Camille Coduri will sign autographs and be available for photo ops at scheduled times in Centennial D. • All professional photographs will be taken by Atlanta Photographers in Centennial D and are subject to their policies. The end product will be a printed photo. Digitals copies are available for an addi- tional fee at the Store. When you purchase your ticket from the Store that includes a digital photograph, fill in your name and email address on the ticket before handing it to Guest Services. • You must purchase a ticket for both autographs and photo ops from the WHOlanta Store. Pick up pre-purchased tickets at the Store. You cannot get an autograph or photograph without a ticket. The Store accepts cash and credit/debit cards. The exception are selfies, which will be sold at the guest tables in cash only, upon discretion of the guest. • Check the Store and signs for pricing and schedule changes. • Any photographs taken outside of the scheduled photo sessions are subject to the requests of the guests. Please be courteous and ask first! Please respect their privacy during their down times. • Atlanta Photographers will also be selling professional cosplay photographs at designated hours and prices to be posted at the convention. Saturday: • 10:00 a.m.—noon: Photo Ops for all main guests • Noon—1:00 p.m.: Autographs Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant • 2:00—3:00 p.m.: Autographs Camille Coduri • 3:00—3:30 p.m.: Autographs for all main guests • 4:00—5:00 p.m.: Photo Ops for all main guests • 5:00—6:00 p.m.: Autographs Colin Baker and Camille Coduri Sunday: • 10:00-11:00 a.m.: Autographs for all main guests • 11:00 a.m. —noon: Photo Ops for all main guests • 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Autographs Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant • 3:00-4:00 p.m.: Autographs Camille Coduri DEALERS We are very happy to welcome the following dealers. Please support them! (Centennial A-C) • Blackbird Finery • Daniel French and Leather • Dimitri Paints • Dr. Mike's Shaving Emporium • Etch Mage • Fantastic Vision Designs • Gary Gutierrez • Half Price Books • R. Kyle Hannah • Hungry For More Games • Komai's Oh My • Markmak’s Toys & Collectibles • MarkWHO42 (Big Finish distributor) • Doug McKittrick • Mel's MakeBelieve • T.J. Morris • Ms. Tilley’s Treasures • My Faerietale • Posh Geekery • QBE Designs • Rubbertoe Replicas • Sakura Sisters • Sickly Sweet Style • Starbase Atlanta • Stuck on You Gift Shop • Symmetricaluniverse • The Corner Shoppe • These Are Days • WhmZCoat • WhoToons • Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey GUESTS Colin Baker COLIN BAKER first came to major fame when he joined the cast of the BBC dra- ma, The Brothers, in 1974, playing the part of Paul Merroney, a JR Ewing type who was dubbed the most hated man in Britain. He found international fame when he took on the role of the Sixth Doctor in 1984. He appeared onstage as the Doctor in 1989 in Terrence Dicks’ Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure, and in 1999, he joined the ranks of Big Finish Audio, alongside his two companions Peri (Nicola Bryant) and Mel (Bonnie Langford), as well as introducing wonderful new com- panions, like Evelyn Smythe (Maggie Stables) and Phillipa “Flip” Jack- son (Lisa Greenwood). Nicola Bryant NICOLA BRYANT is well known to Doctor Who fans for playing Perpugillium “Peri” Brown, companion to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors. She has con- tinued her role as Peri in numerous Big Finish audio dramas, and has directed two Big Finish releases, UNIT: The Wast- ing (starring Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and David Tennant as Colonel Brimmicombe-Wood) and Judge Dredd: 99 Code Red! She reunited with Colin Baker for a se- ries of Doctor Who-esque movies called, The Stranger, in which she played Miss Brown. She appeared as Elenya Brown alongside numer- ous Who co-stars in 1993’s ecologically-minded The Airzone Solu- tion (which also featured Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Nicholas Briggs, Michael Wisher and Gary Russell).