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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">LEOCON 2012</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">LEOCON 2012 is the first science fiction/fantasy/gaming con ever held at A&M-Commerce!</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The con kicks off Saturday, April 14, 2012: 9:00-6:00, in Hall of Languages. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Events include: </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Costume contest (even general attendees are encouraged to attend in costume although no R or X rated because LEOCON is a family friendly event). </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Five events focusing entirely on J. R. R. Tolkien's</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(2012 is the 75</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT FACE="Calibri">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> anniversary of the publication of Tolkien's first novel, and we have three Tolkien scholars and two roundtables).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Papers by faculty and graduate students on: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Dr. Who,</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Revolutionary Girl Utena</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, dystopian young adult literature, Mormon SF authors, and SFF fandom.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Presentations and workshops by professionals on voice acting, web comics, art and illustration, livestreaming, and fan fiction. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Readings of original works.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">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. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">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. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Pre-register by April 13: </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">A&M-Commerce Student [with current ID]: $10.00 General: $15.00</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Student Family $15.00 General Family [1 adult w/children]: $20.00</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">[1 A&M-Commerce adult current ID w/children]: </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>At the door (April 14):</B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">A&M-Commerce Student [with current ID]: $15.00 General: $20.00</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Student Family $20.00 General Family [1 adult w/children]: $25.00</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">[1 &M-Commerce adult with current ID w/children]: </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Since we are unable to take electronic payment, as long as your completed registration form is sent to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:Robin.Reid@tamuc.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Robin.Reid@tamuc.edu</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> by April 13 (midnight), you may pay your pre-registration fee at the door. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">GUESTS OF HONOR AND SPECIAL GUESTS:</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Guests Of Honor</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Douglas A. Anderson's</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> first book was</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Annotated Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> (1988; revised and enlarged 2002), and he is a founding co-editor of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, of which eight volumes have appeared</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Brian Brinlee</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 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. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Ashley Evans</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 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. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Christopher Guerrero</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">is a up and coming voice actor who has done VO for indy games (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Calibri">Lab of The Dead</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Hero</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">) commercial VO work for internet greeting cards, and VO for a independent animation which appear on NickToons</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">John Rateliff</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The History of The Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, an edition of Tolkien's original manuscript of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> with extensive commentary. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Special Guests</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jason Fisher</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">is an independent scholar who has recently edited</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Tolkien and the Study of His Sources</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> (McFarland). Jason lives in the Dallas area and is an avid writer, a reluctant software developer. He helped organize the 2010 Mythcon Conference. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Noah Lord Nelson</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Jackie Chan</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Skyrim</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Metal Gear</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, and other animation and video games. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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