Scholarship updates

[adonnchaid]

I just wanted to take a minute to thank those of you who've donated to the scholarship fund so far. Dawn is incredibly excited to be coming to Escapade for the first time, and we've also extended some assistance to a long-time friend who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend this year (elynross). This wouldn't be possible without these generous folks:

Aral
Bridie
Dine
FAOS
Jim Rondeau
Joyce Muskat
Kadymae/Devilc
KatBear
Killa
M. Fae Glasgow
Melina
mistry89
Nancy Bannister
rhiannonbb
Sandy Herrold
shrift
sinead
Spasticat
Stranger
Tree Wishes

We are still accepting donations, so if you want to contribute, go here:
http://escapadecon.net/escapade-scholarship/
And if you know someone who's struggling to get to the convention, have them drop us a line at info@escapadecon.net. We'll see if we can help.

See you soon!

--Jennifer

Snapshot of Panel Ballot (so far)

[adonnchaid]

First, the new method of collecting panel moderators seems to be working! We have only 10 (out of more than 70) panel suggestions with no leaders. That's quite a difference from previous years. Panels with no leaders (yet) have an asterisk following them. If you want to make sure that panel gets on the schedule, maybe you should volunteer?

Second, as of this morning, we've received 45 ballots. That's less than 1/2 of the total membership. The deadline is still a week out (Jan 21), but you don't have to wait until the last minute to vote!

Top 10 General/Meta Topics (so far)
1. My Pussy is not ideologically driven
2. I love a man in uniform
3. Old Enough or Too Old?: How Age Difference Affects Pairing Potential
4. Flattering or creepy?
5. Tacking kink onto characters
6. Are TPTB messing with us?
7. It's the End of The World as We Know It
8. Proslash
9. Fandoms with no Fanon
10. You Can't Put That There, Can You?: Homophobia in Slash

Top 10 Fandom-specific Topics (so far)
1. Sherlock BBC: The New Sherlock: The appeal, the fandom, the work
2. Sherlock Holmes: The Many Lives of Sherlock Holmes
3. Sherlock BBC: John Watson: Smarter Than You*
4. White Collar: "No more secrets"
5. Castle: Something for (Almost) Everyone
6. Justified: It's about the hat. And the gun. But mostly the hat.*
7. Sherlock: Victorian Sherlock in 2010
8. Hawaii 5-0 2010: Hawaii Five...OH!
9. Hawaii 5-0 2010: Wedded bliss. With guns. And snark.
10. Glee: Get Your Glee On
(Remember: no matter how many votes they get, there will be a max of 2 panels/show on the final schedule.)

Tech/Workshop Panels
1. ebook hardware: Show and tell, upcoming toys
2. Archiving Fannish History
3. ebook software
4. Try a New Fandom!
5. And Now For Something Completely Different: Crafts and Hobbies

Alternate Programming/Video
1. The Bra is Your Friend
2. All the stuff you like: Pimping
3. Skintillating*

And here are the write-in topics suggested so far:

General
* Micro-canon: The rise of fic about commercials, music videos, board games, etc
Fandom
* Human Target - Do the new characters change anything?
* Mag 7, westerns

Tech/Workshop
* Something about vidding: maybe a few vidders would be willing to show a vid and give a few minutes of director's commentary? I would love to go to that panel! (but am unqualified to talk since I'm not a vidder)!
* Art Show Review: like the vid show review, but for the art! A chance to talk about what we liked, why it worked, etc. (I'd be willing to lead)