[Students] LEOCON 2012, April 14th

[Kim Jefferies]

LEOCON 2012

LEOCON 2012 is the first science fiction/fantasy/gaming con ever held at
A&M-Commerce!

The con kicks off Saturday, April 14, 2012: 9:00-6:00, in Hall of
Languages. 

Events and activities include Guests of Honor in multiple areas (see
list below), presentations, workshops, art, and a costuming context. A
competitive Magic: The Gathering game is also scheduled to begin at
10:00.

Events include:  

Costume contest (even general attendees are encouraged to attend in
costume although no R or X rated because LEOCON is a family friendly
event). 

Five events focusing entirely on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (2012 is
the 75th anniversary of the publication of Tolkien's first novel, and we
have three Tolkien scholars and two roundtables).

Papers by faculty and graduate students on:  Dr. Who, Revolutionary Girl
Utena, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, dystopian young adult
literature, Mormon SF authors, and SFF fandom.

Presentations and workshops by professionals on voice acting, web
comics, art and illustration, livestreaming, and fan fiction. 

Readings of original works.

In a special "Family Friendly" track, we have librarians and teachers
presenting recommendations about their favorite sf and fantasy authors;
learning through gaming; learning how to do table-top gaming, and
learning about the Celtic Bardic tradition (with a performance), and
learning about anime.  

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., but people may pre-register for a
cheaper price by downloading and completing the registration form at
leoconn.wordpress.com. 

Pre-register by April 13: 
A&M-Commerce Student [with current ID]: $10.00	General: $15.00

Student Family $15.00					General	 Family
[1 adult w/children]: $20.00
[1 A&M-Commerce adult current ID w/children]: 

At the door (April 14):

A&M-Commerce Student [with current ID]: $15.00	General: $20.00
Student Family $20.00					General Family
[1 adult w/children]: $25.00
[1 &M-Commerce adult with current ID w/children]: 

Since we are unable to take electronic payment, as long as your
completed registration form is sent to Robin.Reid at tamuc.edu by April 13
(midnight), you may pay your pre-registration fee at the door. 

GUESTS OF HONOR AND SPECIAL GUESTS:

Guests Of Honor

Douglas A. Anderson's first book was The Annotated Hobbit (1988; revised
and enlarged 2002), and he is a founding co-editor of Tolkien Studies:
An Annual Scholarly Review, of which eight volumes have appeared

Brian Brinlee has been an illustrator for the past ten years and have
been doing it full time for the past four years. He has illustrated for
various game companies, websites, businesses, and private clients. 

 Ashley Evans spent several years of her early life in Japan and has
always had an appreciation for Japanese culture, more specifically
Japanese animation! She began her own plushie business online in 2007,
and started making her own costumes and wigs in 2008. 

Christopher Guerrero is a up and coming voice actor who has done VO for
indy games (Lab of The Dead and The Hero) commercial VO work for
internet greeting cards, and VO for a independent animation which appear
on NickToons

John Rateliff studied at Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia) and the
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) before being drawn to Marquette
University (Milwaukee) by its holdings of Tolkien manuscripts. Out of
his years at Marquette came a Ph.D. (with a dissertation on the short
stories of Lord Dunsany), and out of his years researching among the
archives there grew The History of The Hobbit, an edition of Tolkien's
original manuscript of The Hobbit with extensive commentary. 

Special Guests

Jason Fisher is an independent scholar who has recently edited Tolkien
and the Study of His Sources (McFarland).  Jason lives in the Dallas
area and is an avid writer, a reluctant software developer. He helped
organize the 2010 Mythcon Conference. 

Noah Lord Nelson graduated from the Radio TV program of A&M-Commerce in
1973. He is currently a special visiting professor on campus, after
working as an international news correspondent for NBC where he won an
Emmy for "Best News Series." Perhaps of slightly more interest to the
attendees at LEOCON, he has also done voice acting for Jackie Chan,
Skyrim, Metal Gear, and other animation and video games.  

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