FanWorks 2022 Schedule

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	Thursday 11th Aug 2022
	Boeing Panels, DIY	Convair Social, Events	Constellation Panels, Events	Concord Panels	Online Vidshows, Panels
6 p.m.	FanWorks Discord server opens for the con weekend FanWorks Discord server opens for the con weekend 1 hour The con Discord will open at 6PM on Thursday. Check your website dashboard for a Discord invite.



7 p.m. to 8 p.m.		Registration Registration 1 hour Come pick up your registration packet and a boxed dinner salad! To keep Convair from becoming crowded during registration, we ask that no more than 5 people are in Convair at a time; if the room is full when you arrive, please wait on the mezzanine. Don't forget to bring your vaccination record with you so that we can check you in!

	Friday 12th Aug 2022
	Boeing Panels, DIY	Convair Social, Events	Constellation Panels, Events	Concord Panels	Online Vidshows, Panels
9:30 a.m.		Late Registration Late Registration 15 minutes If you missed Thursday night reg, come pick up your reg materials on Friday morning!

10 a.m.	Closed		Welcome to FanWorks Chicago Welcome to FanWorks Chicago 1 hour Welcome to FanWorks 2022! Join us for a few opening remarks and an overview of the weekend, including the con space, events, catered food, and more.	Closed	Welcome to FanWorks Online Welcome to FanWorks Online 1 hour Welcome to FanWorks 2022 - online! Join us for opening remarks and stick around to meet fellow con attendees and socialize.



11 a.m.			Closed		Variations Variations 1 hour A premiering show of vids made specifically for the theme, “Past and Present.”



noon	Lunch Break Lunch Break 1 hour Catered boxed lunches on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



1 p.m.	Available for DIY	Open	Recap Recap 2 hours Vids first shown in FanWorks virtual con Premieres, finally getting their moment on the big screen in the vidshow room.	Ethical Norms in Fanworks Fandom Ethical Norms in Fanworks Fandom 1 hour Fanworks are created by relatively small, self-selecting communities that have developed our own ethical standards about how and when elements from other peoples' work, fan- and otherwise, can be incorporated into your own. These rules often overlap, but are not congruent with, copyright law. How are these community norms created, and how are they enforced?	Recap Recap 2 hours Vids first shown in FanWorks virtual con Premieres, finally getting their moment on the big screen in the vidshow room.



2 p.m.				Fandom Platforms in 2022 Fandom Platforms in 2022 1 hour Fandom communities use a variety of platforms to stay in touch. Come discuss where people are hanging out these days, features and limitations of different platforms, and tricks for managing the latest migrations.



3 p.m.	Afternoon Break Afternoon Break 1 hour Catered desserts on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



4 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Closed		Premieres Premieres 2 hours A showcase of vids making their debut at FanWorks.	Closed	Premieres Premieres 2 hours A showcase of vids making their debut at FanWorks.







6 p.m. to 8 p.m.	Break for 2 hours
8 p.m.	Closed		Variations	Closed	Pictionary Pictionary 2 hours Fannish Pictionary on Zoom!



9 p.m. to 10 p.m.			The Random Vidshow The Random Vidshow 1 hour New for 2022: the ability to create randomized vidshows! We'll hit a couple of buttons and let the con boxes pick the vids for us, drawing on all vids shown at past FanWorks events.

	Saturday 13th Aug 2022
	Boeing Panels, DIY	Convair Social, Events	Constellation Panels, Events	Concord Panels	Online Vidshows, Panels
10 a.m. to noon	Available for DIY	Open	Vid Discussion Vid Discussion 2 hours A two hour discussion session looking at vids from Friday's Premieres vidshow.	Closed	Premieres Replay Premieres Replay 2 hours A showcase of vids making their debut at FanWorks. (Replay)







noon	Lunch Break Lunch Break 1 hour Catered boxed lunches on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



1 p.m.	Available for DIY	Craft Together Craft Together 2 hours One of the big barriers to fannish crafting can be finding time to do it! So bring your latest WiP along, and we'll cheer each other on and give feedback. (All crafts are good crafts! While I'd advocate leaving the cooking related crafts at home, if you want to take a chunk of time to add a few stitches, brush-strokes, weaves, ect. to your current WiP, this is for you.)	The Wonderful World of BL The Wonderful World of BL 1 hour BL (boys love) has grown as a genre in the past years. Come watch the vids that have flourished with this genre and enjoy the romance, drama, and fun they bring.	Closed	Fix-It Fic: Home of the Handyfan Fix-It Fic: Home of the Handyfan 1 hour We love our fandoms, but sometimes the story's a bit of a fixer-upper. Whether the story needs just a bit of plot spackle, some basic character repair, or a wholesale narrative renovation, fixit fic gets the job done. This panel will discuss the fixit oeuvre and the fic writer's urge to spiff up beloved--and otherwise perfectly imperfect--source.



2 p.m.			Collective Action Collective Action 1 hour A celebration of the power of group action.		Fandom in Translation Fandom in Translation 1 hour This panel will focus on the history and practice of fan translations of anime, manga, and Chinese webnovels into English.



3 p.m.	Afternoon Break Afternoon Break 1 hour Catered desserts on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



4 p.m.	Available for DIY	Closed for Set-Up		Rec Room Rec Room 1 hour Bring your recs for content of all kinds, or come to get recs from others! (Or both! Both is good.) Small fandoms, YouTube channels, books, podcasts, any other rec exchanges you like.	In the Aughts



5 p.m.				Canon/Fanon/Fever Dream Canon/Fanon/Fever Dream 1 hour Based on @svy_fish's tweet, in this quiz game participants will guess whether "something is official information, widely accepted fan interpretation or just bullshit."



6 p.m. to 8 p.m.	Break for 2 hours
8 p.m.	Closed	Under the Sea Under the Sea 3 hours Constellation has become an underwater hideaway for the night! We encourage dressing up – it's been a while since we've had a chance to get together in our sparkliest dresses, fanciest outfits, and favorite cosplay – but you're welcome to wear whatever you're comfortable in. You can bring your favorite games for groups - board games, card games, any tabletop games you want to play with others - or come just to socialize and take in the under the sea atmosphere!			Under the Sea Social!

	Sunday 14th Aug 2022
	Boeing Panels, DIY	Convair Social, Events	Constellation Panels, Events	Concord Panels	Online Vidshows, Panels
10 a.m.	Available for DIY	Closed	Monstrous Feminine Monstrous Feminine 1 hour An exploration of women in horror—as mothers, sisters, lovers, monsters.	Closed	Monstrous Feminine Monstrous Feminine 1 hour An exploration of women in horror—as mothers, sisters, lovers, monsters.



11 a.m.			Also Premiering Also Premiering 1 hour Even more premieres! Join us for a second helping of brand-new vids.		Also Premiering Also Premiering 1 hour Even more premieres! Join us for a second helping of brand-new vids.



noon	Lunch Break Lunch Break 1 hour Catered boxed lunches on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



1 p.m.	Available for DIY	Let's Make a Zine! Let's Make a Zine! 1 hour Learn about 3 zine formats and then use one to make your own zine during the panel! Basic supplies will be provided, but please bring any photos or other collage materials you want to use.	In the Aughts In the Aughts 2 hours Vids released in the decade of the 2000s (2000 – 2009). These vids are (at minimum) teenagers now. What kinds of vids were we making in the aughts? Which fandoms did we love?		Replay: Please Scream Inside Your Vid Replay: Please Scream Inside Your Vid 1 hour Vids made from a place of anger - about a show, a fandom, a situation, or the world. First shown at FanWorks 2020.



2 p.m.		Open		Does the Editor Make the Vidder? Does the Editor Make the Vidder? 1 hour Vidders make vids in a wide variety of editing software packages, from simple linear editors like WMM and iMovie to top of the line pro editors like Premiere and Avid.To what extent does the choice of editing software influence artistic decisions? Does a vidder's editing software foreclose options, and how can they work around the limitations and structures of their software to create their vision? When do artistic requirements compel a change of software?	Replay: The One Replay: The One 1 hour If you could only watch one vid ever again, it would be _______. VJed entirely from attendee suggestions! First shown at FanWorks Minicon in April 2022.



3 p.m.	Afternoon Break Afternoon Break 1 hour Catered desserts on the mezzanine.				Break for 1 hour



4 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Available for DIY	Open	The Year in Vids The Year in Vids 2 hours Vids released since FanWorks 2021. A look at the fandoms, themes, and works of the past year.		The Year in Vids The Year in Vids 2 hours Vids released since FanWorks 2021. A look at the fandoms, themes, and works of the past year.







6 p.m. to 8 p.m.	Break for 2 hours
8 p.m.	Closed	Closing Closing 3 hours The con isn't over yet! Come to the Sunday night con wrap-up for closing remarks, stay for the final social event of FanWorks 2022. The con closing features Instant Replay, an on-the-spot vidshow made up of vids from the con weekend, chosen at random from attendee suggestions.			Closing Social Closing Social 1 hour Join us for some chill face-to-face (or screens-off, whatever you prefer!) Zoom hangouts before we all say goodbye to the weekend.