Panel Request Form

Welcome to the FanimeCon 2012 Panel Request Form!

If you have an idea for a panel, this is where you want to be!

This form is for industry-related panels, general panels, and fan panels.

Additionally, please submit a separate panel request form
for EACH panel that you wish to give. Thank you!

All fields with a * are required.

For more information on submitting a panel, please see our panel information page.
All of the background, requirements, and further details are there.

Contact Information
Basic Panel Information
  1. 30 character limit! Keep it short and sweet.

  2. Industry Panel Submissions:
    To have a panel accepted as an 'Industry' panel, your panel must be hosted by a company who has contacted FanimeCon's marketing department about attending our convention as 'Industry'.
    Please submit only one 'Industry' panel per company.
    Additional panels hosted by that company should be submitted as separate general panels.

  3. For grouping purposes, please select the category that best fits your panel.
    Clockwork Alchemy panelists should select one of the steampunk categories.

  4. This is required for Industry panels.

  5. "For Fan Panels ONLY, if you have someone helping to give the panel and would like to get them a discount on their Fanime badge, please list their full real name here.
    Limit, 1 helper discount per panel.

Panel Details
  1. This is the text that will go on the website and in the program guide.
    Descriptions must be 300 characters or less, including whitespace.

  2. Explain to FanimeCon staff what you want to do and how you want to do it.
    What topics, presentations, or discussions are you planning?

  3. For Industry Panels we will do our best to honor any restrictions.
    Generally, Fan Panels are given without any restrictions on photo/video

Technical Requirements
  1. If the last box is checked, please give us a brief explanation of your needs so we may best assist you.

  2. If you need to connect a laptop to a display/projector, please indicate the brand and model of laptop. For instance, "Thinkpad T45"
    Also, please bring your own VGA connectors, if possible.

Scheduling Preferences
  1. Please note that we do not schedule panels over an hour in length between noon and 5pm on Saturday or Sunday.

  2. Please choose a preferred starting time for your panel from the available time blocks.

  3. Your second and third choices must be outside of Saturday/Sunday noon-4pm. Generally these periods fill up quickly.

  4. Also, please note that Steampunk / Clockwork Alchemy panels are only scheduled in the Morning, Early Afternoon, and Late Afternoon slots.
    There are no Early Evening or Late Evening slots available for Clockwork Alchemy.

Closing thoughts

While FanimeCon will try to accommodate all panel requests, this form does not guarantee availablity or starting times.

This form will send the information to our panel coordinators.

They will contact you to confirm the panel, and make changes as needed.

Thank you very much for your interest in FanimeCon 2012 and we hope to see you soon!