2010
04.07

JohnCon THE HYPE!

Well everyone. It is about a week and a half before JohnCon, the crazy geek convention over at John(s) Hopkin(s) university. Yes, we will be performing there. Yes, spoiler will happen. Yes, we are generally going to bring the ever present chaos. Yes, you should come!

Here are the Johncon detials, with a bit of our own spice added in.

JohnCon 2010 takes place on April 16th through 18th. There will be a video game room as well as tabletop gaming, Anime, and plenty of other nerdy activities. There will also be a vendor area and Artist Alley in the Glass Pavilion, with tables available for free. To register for a table, please contact Corrine Warren by email at corinneewarren@gmail.com or by phone at 203-414-5888.

General Convention Hours

Friday, April 16th 5pm – Sunday, April 18th 3pm
Video Game Room Confirmed Games

* Rock Band
* DDR
* Super Smash Bros. (Original, Melee, and Brawl)
* Street Fighter
* Disorganization XIII will be bringing Brawl+, the far superior fan patch to Brawl, and BlazBlue … a very special version of BlazBlue

Major Events

* Friday 5pm-6pm, Tabletop Gaming Room: Opening Ceremonies
* Friday 6pm-8pm, Anime Room: Panel by Dr. John Cmar of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore on “H1N1/influenza, issues surrounding the virus itself, media communication, and vaccines”
* Friday 8pm-10pm, Anime Room: Dr. Laura Burns (Dr. Cmar’s wife) will speak about her experience working for the Space Telescope Science Institute and the new James Webb Space Telescope
* Saturday 2pm-4pm, Anime Room: Disorganization XIII Fanfiction Panel (The panel is called Fanfiction: From Mary Sue to Shakespeare)
* Saturday 10pm-12am, Anime Room: Disorganization XIII Spoilers Panel (The panel is called Spoiler: The Panel 3)
* Sunday 12am-3am, Anime Room: Hentai
* Sunday 1pm-3pm, Anime Room: Disorganization XIII Fanfiction Contest Winners Announced (Actually, it’s more like fanfiction contest losers announced. No one actually wins in a fanfiction contest.)

Video Game Room Hours

Friday: 5pm-3am
Saturday: 10am-3am
Sunday: 10am-3pm

Artist Alley/Vending Hours

Friday: 5pm-9pm
Saturday: 10am-9pm
Sunday: 10am-3pm
Registration

Friday: 5pm-10pm
Saturday: 10am-9pm
Sunday: n/a

Other Features and Events:

* 24-hour tabletop gaming (Disorganization XIII members will be running games)
* 24-hour Anime room (Disorganization XIII members will be breaking your brain with anime you haven’t seen and probably should never see)
* 24-hour movie screenings
* Magic: The Gathering tournament
* LARP (Live Action Role Playing)
* Science fiction library

So yeah … it’s gonna be fun.

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  1. I am happy that the panel about H1N1 is in the Anime Room. It’s like we’ve given up on saying, “Shower, otaku!” and instead just started talking outright about communicable diseases.

    Also, this runs late. Ima bring me some Bawls.

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