A-Kon 19 Programming Schedule - Friday

Time Dallas Ballroom (CC-1) Main Programming Houston B (CC-3) (260 Full AV) Remington (200- No AV) Houston C (CC-3) (Classroom) (170-Whiteboard) State Room 1 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 2 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 3 (CC-3) (100-BigTV & DVD) State Rm 4 (CC-3) (100-Whiteboard) CityView 3 (H4th Fl) {40} Writers Salon
J-Pop Room (Silhouettes) (Hotel-Lobby) Videos Events

Autographs (CC-1)

Video Programming Video (H-2) Austin Ballroom Video 2 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D2-D3 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D1

Main Video 3 Other Time

8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM

Closed " " From 10:30 Ask the Cosplay Coordinator What's up Doc? What's up in the comic industry M. Alice LeGrow The Ideas Generator Lee Martindale (M), Melanie Fletcher, Tom Knowles, Doug Niles Writing Life Habits Lee Martindale (M), Jana Oliver, David Drake, Melanie Fletcher An Hour with Doug Niles

B'z Luna Sea Gackt

Please check schedule on the Video Room Doors and at the Info Desk For the Most Recent Updates on Showings Special Events are Listed Below

Registration Open (CC-1) Komik Market Open (CC-1) Art Show Open to Artists Exhibits Hall Opens (CC-2) Scavenger Hunt Opens (CC-1) Dealer's Room (CC-2)

8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Closed

Para-Para

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GLAY

11:30 1st Hall Costume Contest Judging Starts (Pearl 5)(H-2)

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

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Meet the Boardies Long Le Sailor Moon Cosplay Photoshoot Harold Uchibori Voices of The Full Metal Alchemist Kyle Hebert, Vic Mignogna, Wendy Powell, Monica Rial Cool Tools Beginning Drawing with Copic Markers All About Webcomics Devil's Panties, Something Positive, Swordwaltzer, Two Lumps

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From the Mind of Tony Salvaggio More Twenty Years of Ninja High School Antartic Press

L'Arc~en~Ciel

Scavenger Hunt First Judging Begins (CC-1) 1st Hall Costume Contest Judging Ends (Pearl 5)(H-2) Art Show Open to General Public (Houston A -CC-3) Scavenger Hunt First Judging Ends (CC-1)

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

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NewTek Computer Animation Workshops

Basic Character Design Newton Ewell, Doug Smith, Steven Cummings

Arashi

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Closed

An Hour with Helen McCarthy

Airsoft for Cosplay Alex 'Biggie Howitzer' Alvarez

Conventions and You - Survival Guide Con Veterans

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The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle

Writer's Block, Real or Imagined Lee Martindale (M), Melanie Fletcher, Tom Knowles Writing Short Lee Martindale (M), Melanie Fletcher, Tom Knowles But I'm a VERY SPECIAL Snowflake Lee Martindale (M), Bill Fawcett, Melanie Fletcher, Doug Niles

Misc. Jonny's Entertainment

Anime Music Ensemble (CC-1)

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

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NewTek Computer Animation Workshops

to 3:30 pm

Cool Tools 2 Intermediate Drawing with Copic Markers

Digital Coloring Basics Star Cross'd Destiny

Breaking into the Comic Industry Paul Benjimen, Megumi Cummings, Newton Ewell, M. Alice LeGrow How to Play with it and Not Go Blind. An introduction to Film Making Anthony Brownrigg and Kevin McKeever

J.Rock Revolution Industry Panel

J-Pop/ JRock Cosplay

Doug Niles, David Drake, Nabeshin, Fatal1ty

Practice and rehersal of skits for CosPlay - Majestic 1 (Optional)

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

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Industry Panel Nabeshin, Jake Tarbox, Steven Cummings, Megumi Cummings

Radio Comix

How to Start your own Anime Manga Music Magazine Carmilla Kupritz

Digital Coloring Advanced Star Cross'd Destiny

Schoolgirls and Mobile Suits Helen McCarthy, Paul Benjamin, Marc Hairston

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Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Wendy Powell, Kyle Herbert

Hare Hare Yukai (CC-1)

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

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Dubbing 101 Kyle Hebert

Gaia Online Meet Up

Iron Artist (various Artists)

Finding Your Niche: How to Analyse Your Art and Find Your Market Lori of Pandora, Spizzy, Amelie

How to Become a Professional Video Gamer Venessa Arteaga, Kat Hunter, Robotics Intro Manny "Master" Rodgequiz, University Ryan "Offbeat Ninja" Ward, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel

Texas

5:30 - Writers Workshop Jana Oliver and Others

the pillows

Scavenger Hunt Second Judging Begins (CC-1)

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Seating for Welcoming Ceremonies

Gossiping with Peter Beagle and Helen McCarthy

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Humor Based Webcomics 1 Gags VG Cats, Explosm, Adventures of Trunks and Soto Webcomics as a Business Star Cross'd Destiny and Something Positive

Learning Japanese with Anime

Samurai Knights in Anime David Whiteman

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Misc. Boy Pop/Rock

Fans Exhibition (AMV Contest) (in Main Video)

6:30 Art Show Closed Practice and rehersal ends. Scavenger Hunt First Judging Ends (CC-1)

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Welcoming Ceremonies!

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Dealer's Room and Exhibit Hall Closed

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Set-up for Concert

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Screening with Live Commentary Kevin McKeever How to Talk to Girls (age 18+) Steve Bennett

From Scratch 1 (General Audiences) Adventures of Trunks and Soto, Sticky Floors

A-Kon Ikon Part I

to 8:30

Prono Graffitti

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Registration Closed

8:00 PM

9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

Budo Grape Set-up for Concert 10:30 Versailles "

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9:30 - Party Set-up Ouran Host Pajama Party

Anime HELL Part I " "

Making it in the Industry Newton Ewell and David Wong

Lee Martindale Reading (PG audience)

Remioromen Spitz Plastic Tree 10:30 - Budo Grape to 11:30 Line up for Rocky Horror (ID required for admission) (Outside Main Video -Austin Ballroom) Rocky Horror Picture Show (Main Vid)

9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

Girls at Cons Megan, Christy, and Marie Yaoi & Yuri Fest (age 18+) Boys at Cons Austin, Haven, and David Sex at Cons (age 17+) Megan, Christy, Marie, Austin, Haven, and David

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12:00 AM

Dance Following Concert

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Sex Machineguns

Versailles

12:00 AM

1:00 AM

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Maximum the Hormone

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1:00 AM

2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM

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Oblivion Dust/FAKE? The Back Horn Kuroyume/Sads Straightener Closed Closed

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2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM

Events happening in the CONVENTION CENTER are marked (CC) followed by floor 1,2,3 (CC-3 means 3rd floor Con. Ctr., etc.), Events in the HOTEL are marked (H) with floor (L-lobby, 2,3,etc.) All programming times and locations are subject to change, please check info booth white board and panel rooms for updates.

Manga Reading Room: CityView 2 (Hotel 4th Fl)

A-Kon 19 Programming Schedule - Saturday

Time Dallas Ballroom (CC-1) Main Programming Houston B (CC-3) (260 Full AV) Remington (200- No AV) Houston C (CC-3) (Classroom) (170-Whiteboard) State Room 1 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 2 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 3 (CC-3) (100-BigTV & DVD) State Rm 4 (CC-3) (100-Whiteboard) CityView 3 (H4th Fl) {40} Writers Salon
J-Pop Room (Silhouettes) (Hotel-Lobby) Videos Events

Autographs (CC-1)

Video Programming Main Video (H-2) Austin Ballroom Video 2 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D2-D3 Video 3 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D1

Other

Time

8:00 AM

Saturday Morning Cartoons Anime Music Ensemble Mythology in Manga Paul Benjamin, Steven Cummings, Megumi Cummings WTF Japan

Please check schedule on the Video Room Doors and at the Info Desk For the Most Recent Updates on Showings

Registration & Komik Market Open

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Opens

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

NewTek Computer Animation Workshops

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Cool Tools Beginning Drawing with Copic Markers

Basics of Anime Style and Art Application Lori of Pandora

Learning Japanese with Anime, Part 2

Kimura Kaela

Special Events are Listed Below

Dealers Room Opens Cosplay sign-ups (Pearl 5) World Pugilance League Demo Begins (CC-1)

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Anime and Literacy Shannon Terrill, David Terrill, Mary Roland, David Olmstead, Marc Hairston, Debby Scally, Angela Mathews

Maid Event

Origami Workshop Jo Ferry

Writing Unique Heroes and Memerable Villians Dominic Deegan

A-Kon Ikon Part II

Benn Dunn

What Do You Mean, I can't Use it Lee Martindale (M), Jana Oliver, Karen Zimmerman, Tom Knowles, Doug Niles, Steve Kyte

TMR/ abingdon boys school

Versailles

Scavenger Hunt Third Judging Begins (CC-1) 2nd Hall Costume Contest Judging Begins (Pearl 5) (H-2)

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Set Up for 1pm

NewTek Computer Animation Workshops

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Cool Tools 2 Intermediate Drawing with Copic Markers

Pure Digital Production AppleGeeks

A-Kon Ikon Part III

kaiju mayhem Steve Kyte

Collaboritive Writing Lee Martindale (M), Helen McCarthy, Peter Beagle, Doug Niles

Anime OP/ED

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Scavenger Hunt Third Judging Ends (CC-1)

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Vic Mignogna

Budo Grape Q&A

Guiness World Record Breaking Event Video Game CosPlayers in one room

Cel Painting Class Steve Bennett

Story Driven Webcomics Swordwaltzer, The Path

Bandai Industry Panel Robert Napton

Fred Perry

Hour with David Drake

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Fanworks Exhibition (AMV Contest) Main Video

World Pugilance League Demo Ends (CC-1) 1:30 - 2nd Hall Costume Contest Judging Ends (Pearl 5)(H-2)

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Closed for Rehersel

2:30 - Versailles Q&A

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Applegeeks Q&A

Technical Filmmaking 101 How to Play with it and not go Blind Anthony Brownigg Girls in Gaming Kat Hunter, Vanessa Arteaga, Marjorie "Kasumi Chan" Bartell, 2 Game Central Owners What's New with ImagineAsian TV How to Break into the Video Game Biz Jesse Sosa and Tony Salvaggio

EGL Edibles Sweet Tea

Hey, You Just Got Published. Now What? Jana Oliver (M), Peter Beagle, Helen McCarthy A Self-Promotion Primer: The Do's and Don't of Blowing your Own Horn Jana Oliver (M), Bill Fawcett, Melanie Fletcher

YUKI

Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Wendy Powell, Kyle Herbert, Caitlin Glass

Experts Exhibition (AMV Contest) Main Video

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

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All about Webcomics VG Cats, Star Cross'd Destiny, Dominic Deegan Humor Based Webcomics 2 Humor in Story Girly, Something Positive, Devil's Panties Creative Collaberation Explosm, Adventures of Trunks and Soto

Props and Lifecasting Max Kirkland

the brillian green/ Tommy

Doug Niles, David Drake, Nabeshin

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Kobushi Taiko Drummers (CC-1)

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Closed for Cosplay

Creating a Comics Portfolio M.Alice LeGrow, Newton Ewell, Steve Bennett

Gaia On-line General Panel Chris Castagnetto

Manga Drawing Workshop with Bruce Lewis

Iron Lolita Sweet Tea

Do I Really Sound Like That? Melanie Fletcher (M), Jana Oliver, Lee Martindale, Tom Knowles

Shiina Ringo/ Tokyo Jihen

Budo Grape

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4:30 Fight the Knight (CC-1)

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Closed for Cosplay Setup

Charity Auction

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Robotics, Part 2 Texas University

Anime Club How To Britt Myer

Misc. Hello!Project

" Red Victoria Screening (Video 2)

Scavenger Hunt Final Judging Begins (Grand Hall - CC1) Dealers Room Closes

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

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Ladies of Voice Acting Monica Rial, Wendy Powell, Caitlin Glass

LARP Panel

VGCats Q&A

What's New with Antartic Press

EGL and Media Sweet Tea

Mu Epsilon Kappa Gathering Britt Myer

misc. girl pop/rock

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Art Show Closes Scavenger Hunt Final Judging Ends (Grand Hall - CC1) Fight the Knight Ends (CC-1)

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Cosplay

Room Closed for Setup

Karaoke

Humor Roundtable Something Positive, Girly, Adventures of Trunks and Soto, Two Lumps How NOT to Draw Manga Amelie and Lori of Pandora From Scratch 2 (age 18+) Adventures of Trunks and Soto, Stick Floors Robotech - Past, Present, and Future Kevin McKeever

Dance

Komik Market & Exhibit Hall Close Registration Closes

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

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8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Premire of Anime Video and Emma Mae Concert

9:15 Art Auction (guest auctioneer: Anthony Brownrigg)

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Melanie Fletcher Reading

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9:00 PM

10:00 PM 11:00 PM

Prep for Dance - Dance at 10:30 Dance

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Iron Artist (age 18+) "

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10:30 - Emma Mae Jacob to 11:30 11:30 Hentai Fest Seating (ID required for Adimisson) (Main Video)

10:00 PM 11:00 PM

12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM

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Misfits of Comedy (age 18+) "

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Hentai-Fest (Main Video) " " " " Room Closed

12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM

Events happening in the CONVENTION CENTER are marked (CC) followed by floor 1,2,3 (CC-3 means 3rd floor Con. Ctr., etc.), Events in the HOTEL are marked (H) with floor (L-lobby, 2,3,etc.) Manga Reading Room: CityView 2 (Hotel 4th floor) All programming times and locations are subject to change, please check info booth white board and panel rooms for updates.

A-Kon 19 Programming Schedule - Sunday

Time Dallas Ballroom (CC-1) Main Programming Houston B (CC-3) (260 Full AV) Remington (200- No AV) Houston C (CC-3) (Classroom) (170-Whiteboard) State Room 1 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 2 (CC-3) (100-Full AV) State Rm 3 (CC-3) (100-BigTV & DVD) State Rm 4 (CC-3) (100-Whiteboard) CityView 3 (H4th Fl) {40} Writers Salon
J-Pop Room (Silhouettes) (Hotel-Lobby)

Autographs (CC-1)

Video Programming Main Video (H-2) Austin Ballroom Video 2 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D2 - 3 Video 3 (CC-1) Dallas Ballroom D1 Please check schedule on the Video Room Doors and at the Info Desk For the Most Recent Updates on Showings

Other

Time

Videos

Events

8:00 AM

Ulfuls

8:00 AM Registration & Komik Market Open (CC-1) Exhibits Open (CC-2)

9:00 AM Convention Promotion Getting in on the game Spizzy, Lori of Pandora and Laurie Thomas Anatomy Kristen Bergh and Brandon McKinney Basics of Sword Fighting for LARPs Olan Knight Los Bastardos " Origami Jo Ferry Manga Drawing Workshop with Bruce Lewis Character Development Something Positive, Dominic Deegan Obeying and Keeping Copyright Law Xero Reynolds Robotics - Part 3 University Texas

Kishidan

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Seating for Banquet

DJ OZMA

Special Events are Listed Below

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Banquet with the Stars

Orange Range

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

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Learning Japanese with Anime Part 3 Techinical Filmmaking 102 Visual Effects with Anthony Brownrigg Dollfie Panel Ashley Alonzo Killer First Lines Lee Martindale (M), Melanie Fletcher, Peter Beagle

m-flo

Budo Grape

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

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Misc. Rap/R&B

Versailles

AMV and Contest Awards Ceremony (Main Video)

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Closed For Tear Down

NewTek Computer Animation Workshops

Voice Actors Cold Read Anthony Brownrigg,Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Wendy Powell, Kyle Herbert, Chris Patton, Caitlin Glass

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Basics of Anime Style and Art Application Lori of Pandora

State of the Video Game Industry Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, Kat Hunter, Jesse Sosa, and 2 Game Central Owners

Holiday Snaps - Japan Trip Helen McCarthy & Steve Kyte

The Tax Man Cometh; Practical Suggestions For The Business of Writing Jana Oliver (M), Lee Martindale, Tom Knowles, Doug Niles

Koda Kumi

Emma Mae

Fans' Showcase (AMV Showcase) (Main Video)

Dealer's Room Closes

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

3:30 - 4:30 Emma Mae Q&A

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Cool Tools 3 Advanced Drawing with Copic Markers

Chibi Art Chrislea

Anime in China Kevin McKeever

American Manga Industry M Alice LeGrow, Jake Tarbox

In the Beginning Melanie Fletcher (M), Jana Oliver, Lee Martindale, Tom Knowles

Crystal Kay

Doug Niles, David Drake, Nabeshin

Art Show & Registration Closes

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

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Intro to Tex-Plex Cosplay Coalition

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Marketing Your Product Anthony Brownrigg, Wes Beckwith, Mel House

There's a Sucker Born Every Minute Lee Martindale (M), Melanie Fletcher, Jana Oliver, David Drake

Closed

Closed

Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Wendy Powell, Kyle Herbert, Chris Patton, Caitlin Glass

Komik Market Closed

4:00 PM

5:00 PM 6:00 PM How'd We Do? A-Kon Staff

Closed Closed Video Rooms Shutdown

Exhibit Hall Closed

5:00 PM 6:00 PM

Events happening in the CONVENTION CENTER are marked (CC) followed by floor 1,2,3 (CC-3 means 3rd floor Con. Ctr., etc.), Events in the HOTEL are marked (H) with floor (L-lobby, 2,3,etc.) All programming times and locations are subject to change, please check info booth white board and panel rooms for updates.

Manga Reading Room: CityView 2 (Hotel 4th Fl)