Thursday 14 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

50 minutes, 8:00 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Function Lawn

Erin Sweeney (Moderator)

Hilde Pols (Moderator)

Madam Brunehilde and the Yoga Witch is about joining the worldwide obsession with Harry Potter to the worldwide fascination with yoga and meditatio...

8:30 AM

Harry Potter Alliance: Imagine Better Press Conference

20 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

9:00 AM

Wizard Rock Meet and Greet

1 hour 50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Erin Pyne (Participant)

Jarrod Perkins (Participant)

Justin Edward Michaelman (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Nina Jankowicz (Participant)

Jason Munday (Participant)

Luke Conard, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Jeremy Jennings, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Mark Jennings, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Aaron Nordyke, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Ryan Seiler, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Toby Karlin (Participant)

Tyler Nicholas (Participant)

Brandon Nicholas (Participant)

MC KreacherHouse of BlackJustin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar QuillsThe Moaning MyrtlesThe Remus Lupins...

To Beta or not to Beta - Workshop/Discussion

50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Tarsie Franklin (Moderator)

Rachael Murphy (Moderator)

Les Dowich (Moderator)

This will be an hour long discussion of how to be a bet...

Dear Mr. Potter: How Harry Potter has changed, Impacted, and Inspired its fans

50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Lily Zalon (Moderator)

Run by the creator and staff of Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic, this program will explore the more intimate side of the r...

Horcrux Hunt

8 hours, 9:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Are you ready for a three-day riddle solving extravaganza? We are! Join us in teams of 2-4 players in the Pacifica Ballroom 3 on Thursday at 9am sh...

Meet the New Potter Kids!

1 hour 50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Chris Rankin (Moderator)

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Arthur Bowen (Participant)

Benedict Clarke (Participant)

Will Dunn (Participant)

Rohan Gotobed (Participant)

Ryan Turner (Participant)

Come and meet, for the first time, some of the newest faces in the Potter series: The young actors who play Albus Severus Potter (Arthur Bowen), Yo...

10:00 AM

Room of Requirement

14 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea

Event Hours

If you find yourself pacing and in need of a place to relax, or perhaps a refuge from the craziness of the week, search no longer. The Room of Requ...

Family Track

5 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 2

Event Hours

All children registered for the family track must be in Banda Sea 2 during these scheduled times; all other times they are free to accompany their ...

Fanvid Showcase

50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Heidi Tandy (Moderator)

Enjoy a selection of Harry Potter fanvids created by fandomers over the last ten years. Some vids will focus on a specific character or pairing, so...

Fan Artist Meetup

1 hour 50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Are you artistic? This is the meetup for you to socialize with other fan artists and compare your choices of media, subject matter and favorite art...

Why Fred?

50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

From the moment he first uttered “honestly woman and you call yourself our mother”, Fred Weasley was marked to die by the end of the Harry Potter s...

Wizard Warz: Magical Wand Arcade and Dueling

50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

David Koenig (Moderator)

Volunteers fill out release forms and place their names in the Tournament Goblet prior to or at the beginning of the event. Sixteen names are chose...

Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group Discussion

1 hour 50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2

The Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group Staff (Participant)

Are you anticipating the Deathly Hallows II movie as much as we are? Whether you are a movie buff or bo...

11:00 AM

Harry Potter Actors

1 hour 50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Chris Rankin (Participant)

Arthur Bowen (Participant)

Helena Barlow (Participant)

Benedict Clarke (Participant)

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Will Dunn (Participant)

Rohan Gotobed (Participant)

Ryan Turner (Participant)

Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packetChris RankinArthur Bo...

Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise

1 hour, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Meet celebrity bad boy wizard Harvey Putter. He’s got it all: fame, fortune and fans. Until one fateful night, he discovers his life is a best-sell...

Death Eater Recruitment and Training

50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

This informational training session is for those who identify as Death Eaters and/or those who identify as “other” but still want a piece of the a...

Introduction to LeakyCon/White Pass and Chaperones Parent Meetup

50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

What is LeakyCon and how can I enjoy my time here? What is there for me to do? Get these questions and more answered as you meet with the Youth Tra...

Dancing in a Free Form Fashion in a Public Setting

50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Monique Jacques (Participant)

Come join the Con Crew (CC), the unofficial LeakyCon dance crew, for a fun workshop in dancing. Here is your opportunity to get comfortable and mak...

Finding Hogwarts

1 hour 50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Finding Hogwarts, a film which chronicles the journey of a group of Harry Potter fans on a quest to find out where Hogwarts truly lives, will be pr...

12:00 PM

Harry Potter Meets Buffy Summers

50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Lecture

Life can be hard when you're the chosen one. Harry became the only hope the Wizarding world had without ever asking to be special. He was dealt thi...

The Harry Potter Experience in South Africa

50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Lecture

Tara Weinberg (Participant)

The Harry Potter fandom in South Africa was in some ways tied to the wider fan frenzy surrounding the books. But Tara Weinberg argues that her "exp...

Gryffinpuff Improv Troupe

50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Sara Ryan (Participant)

Heather Ryan (Participant)

Hallie Torrey (Participant)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

After its success at LeakyCon 2009, the Gryffinpuff Improv Troupe is back again for 2011! This 90-minute program will work to develop improvisation...

Harry Potter Alliance Meetup

1 hour 50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

HPA members, this meetup is just for you to meet members from around the country, share experiences from your local chapters and get to know each ...

1:00 PM

MuggleCast

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Andrew Sims (Participant)

Ben Schoen (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Micah Tannenbaum, MuggleCast (Participant)

The Marauders’ Worst Memory/The Potter Prophesy

1 hour, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

The Marauders' Worst Memory is directed by Erin Pyne. The film takes place in Hogwarts' past, when James Potter and his friends, the Marauders, wer...

What Imprinting, Attachment, Learning and Magic Teach Us About Survival in Harry Potter

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Lecture

Lesley G Hathorn (Participant)

Mary-Louise Hathorn (Participant)

The paths that Harry and Lord Voldemort take in their struggles for survival are so very different from each other. Both were orphans and both had ...

Jeopardy - Harry Potter and the Law

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Karen Morris (Participant)

Bradley Carroll (Participant)

In this fast action, audience participation program, participants will match wits, fan against fan. Presenters will identify laws relevant to Harry...

The Potions Master's Corner

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Joe Moses, Team StarKid (Moderator)

Harry Potter Art Session

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Leslie Combemale (Participant)

Join us for an interactive session with Leslie Combemale of Art Insights, who has been showing official Harry Potter-related art at her gallery for...

2:00 PM

Harry, A History with Melissa Anelli

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

3 hours, 2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Muggle Aspirant General Instructional Conspectus (MAGIC): An Interactive Introduction to Hogwarts Curriculum for Magically-Minded Muggles

1 hour 50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Andrew Bates (Participant)

A selection of our faculty will be offering a series of short seminars intended to educate the general Muggle population. Join the Headmaster himse...

The Books vs The Movies: What Was Left Out and Why It's Important

1 hour 50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Sara Fogle (Participant)

Kate Rockhold (Participant)

Billy Latta (Participant)

Ashley Benning (Participant)

Maggie Parke (Participant)

In this panel, academics within film studies, professionals in the field of film production and adaptation, and a few die-hard fans, will use the H...

Frak's Fun-Sized Fan Art Factory

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Frankie Franco III, PotterCast (Participant)

Shippers Meetup

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Lesley G Hathorn (Participant)

Mary-Louise Hathorn (Participant)

Do you have a favorite Harry Potter relationship you love to talk about? Harry/Ginny, Hermione/Ron – Harry/Hermione? Any and all ships are welcome ...

Potter Puppet Pals

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Neil Cicierega, Potter Puppet Pals (Moderator)

Neil Cicierega and his crew are behind a viral Potter puppet act that has garnered a staggering 172 million views to date. Through comedy and puppe...

Family Dynamics in the Harry Potter Novels

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2

Discussion

David M. Martin (Participant)

The Harry Potter stories are mostly acted out at Hogwarts, among students who are away from their families. That's the center of the series. Yet al...

3:00 PM

Potter Puppet Pals

50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Neil Cicierega, Potter Puppet Pals (Participant)

Emmy Cicierega (Participant)

Rebecca Doyle (Participant)

How to Start a Harry Potter Alliance Chapter

50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Sara Danver (Participant)

Jenni Russell (Participant)

Do you want to bring the HPA to your school or community? In this youth programming edition of "How to start an HPA Program," HPA Chapters Staff Sa...

Youtube /Social Media Meetup

50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Do you tweet? Are you on Facebook? Do you have a Youtube channel? Meet others that do too. We will also discuss the different ways social media ha...

Live LeakyMug

1 hour 50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

John Noe, PotterCast (Participant)

Frankie Franco III, PotterCast (Participant)

Ben Schoen (Participant)

Andrew Sims (Participant)

Micah Tannenbaum, MuggleCast (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Christian Caldeira, Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls (Participant)

It’s the last live podcast before the final Harry Potter film hits theaters; join the crews of PotterCast and MuggleCast as they peform their speci...

LeakyCon Costume Contest Extravaganza

50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Laura Chernikoff (Participant)

Katie Burnside (Participant)

Think you can rival McGonagall or Moody at disguise? Get your Polyjuice Potion and Transfiguration skills at the ready for LeakyCon2011's Costume C...

4:00 PM

Pokes or Hugs? How Friendships Bridge the Gap Between Digital and "Real" Worlds

50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Lecture

Cody Wild (Participant)

Jaine Torres (Participant)

Within the Harry Potter world, friends and relationships are seen as essential. However, for members of a largely online fandom, especially for tho...

A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter – Workshop and Lecture

50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Susan Sipal (Participant)

Using Ms Rowling’s phenomenally popular series as a base, we will delve below the surface of her prose to determine what made her writing so magica...

HPA Chapters Training Session

50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Sara Danver (Participant)

Jenni Russell (Participant)

Current HPA Chapter Organizers, this one's for you! Join Sara and Jenni in this unique training session geared at helping you all with your events,...

First Timers Meetup (for 1st time conference attendees)

50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Is this your first time at a conference? Are you here alone? Come to this gathering of other ickle firsties. Get some tips and tricks on what to d...

5:00 PM

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

3 hours, 5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

4 hours, 5:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

Universal Orlando Resort - AMC Universal Cineplex 20

Beginning at 5:00 pm, journey to your theater to view Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Please note: You must pick up your tickets at ...

9:00 PM

Deathly Hallows Part II Discussion: Loved It

50 minutes, 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

It's over. The movies are finished. You just saw the last one....and you LOVED it! It was the best of them all! They really outdid themselves! ...A...

Deathly Hallows Part II Discussion: Didn't Love It

50 minutes, 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

It's over. The movies are finished. You just saw the last one....and you didn't like it! Why do the films always have to add something extra? Why c...

DH Discussion: Compare the Book to the Movies

50 minutes, 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Loved the book more than the movie? Loved the movie more than the book? Discuss them both! Discuss why the filmmakers chose to change certain scene...

Wizard Rock Night 1: The Deathly Hallows After party!

3 hours, 9:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Myles Kane, MC Kreacher (Participant)

Erin Pyne (Participant)

Jarrod Perkins (Participant)

Justin Edward Michaelman (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Brian Ross (Participant)

Jason Munday (Participant)

Luke Conard, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Aaron Nordyke, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Ryan Seiler, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Mark Jennings, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Kristina Horner (Participant)

Jeremy Jennings, Ministry of Magic (Participant)

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Toby Karlin (Participant)

Tyler Nicholas (Participant)

Brandon Nicholas (Participant)

So you've seen the movie. Now come dance and celebrate with our stellar lineup of bands:MC KreacherHouse of BlackJustin Finch...

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