Friday 15 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...

9:00 AM

The Deathly Hallows Campaign

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Over the past nine months, the Harry Potter Alliance has launched a 7-part project called the "Deathly Hallows Campaign." Defeating Horcruxes is ha...

The Horcrux Hunt Continues!

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...

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 ...

James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

With the loss of his Grandfather and the moving away of a close friend, the new school year begins for James Potter and questions fill the air. Som...

The HPA and the Dark Lord Climate Crisis

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

This week at LeakyCon, the HPA has taken on the final Horcrux of the Deathly Hallows Campaign - Climate Crisis. Learn about the 7th Horcrux, action...

The Final Battle

2 hours 50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

It’s a special encore performance of the musical that gave us all goosebumps in 2010: “The Final Battle.” Based on the last 200 pages of Harry Pott...

11:00 AM

John Green, Hank Green, Maureen Johnson

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

John Green (Participant)

Hank Green (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Casting Your Patronus: The Representation of Mental Processes in Harry Potter Novels

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Lecture

David M. Martin (Participant)

In the Harry Potter novels J. K. Rowling has given us several valuable metaphors for thinking about what goes on inside our heads: Depression (deme...

Growing Up Potter and the Effects on the English Classroom

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Lecture

Krista Domin (Participant)

Growing up in the Potter generation is a life changing experience. The youth of the Potter generation had not been reading as much as previous gene...

Cracking the Planetary Code: Harry Potter, Alchemy and the Seven Book Series as a Whole

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Lecture

Erin Sweeney (Participant)

Cracking the Planetary Code is about alchemy, metals, planets, Greek gods and the soul. It describes how the seven Harry Potter books fit into a fr...

The Sorting Process - How the Sorting Hat Works

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Lecture

Josephine Bahn (Participant)

We all know what the Sorting Hat does. He perpetuates the spirit and strengths of each house. How does the Sorting Hat make the decisions that plac...

How to Start a Harry Potter Alliance Chapter

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Sara Danver (Participant)

Karen Bernstein (Participant)

Jenni Russell (Participant)

Do you want to bring the HPA to your school or community? Join HPA Chapters Staff Sara Danver and Jenni Russell along with current Chapter Organize...

Craft Swap / Meetup

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

12:00 PM

The Wizard Rockumentary

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

This film documents the wizard rock community during the year leading up to the release of the final Harry Potter book (July 2007), the rise of wiz...

Racism and Slavery in the Wizarding World

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Mudbloods. Pure-bloods. Half-breeds. Squibs. Muggle-lovers; all are terms that are thrown around loosely in the Harry Potter canon. What do these ...

Rowling's Not So Flawed Plan: The Elder Wand as a Symbol of Masculine Power and the Importance of Love Between Its Masters

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Lecture

This lecture will examine the phallic nature of The Elder Wand, and its use as a symbol of masculine power, and identity. Essie will discuss the fa...

Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches: Lessons from Ron's Success with Hermione

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

On Ron's 17th birthday, Fred and George gave him a book - Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches - which Ron later tells Harry is "pure gold...

Story time with Prof. Dumbledore: A reading of selections from the works of J.K. Rowling

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

J.P. Cummins / Grey Wizard (Participant)

Come join the Headmaster in an intimate setting as he reads selections from The Tales of Beedle the Bard and the Harry Potter series. This i...

Mark Reads Harry Potter!

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

In the spring of 2010, one man, after having suffered through Twilight, set on a journey to read all seven Harry Potter books, one ch...

1:00 PM

Cheryl Klein, Stephanie Perkins

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Cheryl Klein (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Harry Potter and the Bridge Between Two Worldviews

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

David James Gras (Participant)

Many Christians today have responded to not only J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” book series but also C. S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” by demoniz...

Like Harry Potter, but you are not a kid? Time to come out of the closet!

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Salvi O. Hexia (Participant)

Sirius-ly Celibate?

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Discussion

Nancee Lee-Allen (Participant)

Many people find Sirius Black to be the sexiest character in the Harry Potter series, though no one knows if Sirius ever had a date! His love life ...

Dance Against the Dark Arts: Exploring Harry Potter's World Through Dance

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

Workshop

Emily Edwards (Participant)

Alicia Wilson (Participant)

Madeline Wilson (Participant)

Just like wizard rock, fan fiction, visual art, and theatrical productions, dance offers endless possibilities for exploring and re-imagining the H...

PotterCast: The Post-Deathly Hallows Discussion

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

John Noe, PotterCast (Participant)

Frankie Franco III, PotterCast (Participant)

Making Video Game Magic: Creating an Interactive Harry Potter Experience

1 hour 20 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:20 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Step behind the scenes with the Production team at Electronic Arts and learn what it takes to create the videogame adaptation of the final Harry Po...

2:00 PM

Remembering and Celebrating Esther Earl

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Katie Twyman (Participant)

Esther Earl, beloved Nerdfighter and advocate for the Harry Potter Alliance, passed away from thyroid cancer nearly one year ago at the young age o...

Fantastic Names & Where to Find Them: Lessons of Onomatology in Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Panel

Elysia Michaels (Participant)

Luna, Hermione, Merope, Alastor—if one were to ask where these names originated from, the response most commonly received today would undoubtedly b...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

How to make your own Book of Monsters Book cover for about $5!

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Have you ever wanted to have a Book of Monsters, but you didn’t want to pay top dollar for one? Have you wanted to have the Book of Monsters, but ...

Harry Potter in the Classroom

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Workshop

Krista Domin (Participant)

To reach students teachers have to think outside of the box more than ever. Educators need to look to pop culture to help their students gain inter...

2:30 PM

The Final Battle: Panel and Q&A

50 minutes, 2:30 PM EDT - 3:20 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Panel

Mallory K. Vance (Participant)

Lena Gabrielle, Emojiland (Participant)

Bella Forrister (Participant)

Maggie Melchior (Participant)

Sunny Williams (Participant)

Janet Jiacinto (Participant)

Rob Ciano (Participant)

The Final Battle is the first full length musical of its kind. Created and rehearsed almost entirely online it was a new experience for everyone in...

3:00 PM

From Book to Screen: An Interactive Workshop

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Workshop

Maggie Parke (Participant)

Ashley Benning (Participant)

In this workshop, you will have the chance to try your hand at bringing Harry Potter to the big screen. With the guidance of academics who speciali...

The Difference Between Jumpers and Sweaters: Exploring the Editorial Process of the Harry Potter Series

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Lecture

Kate Murtaugh (Participant)

Within the community of Harry Potter fans, it is a widely known fact that the British and American editions of the books are different from one ano...

On the Trail of Harry Potter: the Fans and the Films

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Lecture

Vera Lee will begin by discussing such issues as: 1. Do the Harry Potter films add positively to the reading experience? If so, in what ways is the...

All About the Harry Potter Alliance, Introduction to the Deathly Hallows Campaign

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Andrew Slack (Participant)

Kate Looby (Participant)

Karen Bernstein (Participant)

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Jennifer Dorsey, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the messages of Harry Potter to inspire activism in the community. In the ...

Wizard Rock Roundtable for Youth

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Join some of your favorite Harry Potter bands to discuss how they started and what keeps them rocking. This informal gathering is a fantastic oppor...

Podcasters Meetup

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

The Future of Harry Potter

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

We can't tell you what this is about - the information is secret until well after our print deadline! Please refer to our Web site and Twitter for ...

4:00 PM

Wizard Rock

2 hours 30 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea

Performance

Scott Humdinger (Participant)

Kirsten Humdinger (Participant)

Jake and Madison The Nifflers (Participant)

Amy Snow (Participant)

Evie Stormzand (Participant)

Team StarKid

1 hour 50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Julia Albain, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jaime Lyn Beatty (Participant)

Tyler Brunsman, Team StarKid (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

AJ Holmes, Team StarKid (Participant)

Matt Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Nick Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Lauren Lopez, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Moses, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jim Povolo, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joey Richter, Team StarKid (Participant)

Brian Rosenthal, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Walker, Team StarKid (Participant)

Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packet.Julia AlbainJaim...

Team StarKid

1 hour 50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1

Autograph Session

Julia Albain, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jaime Lyn Beatty (Participant)

Tyler Brunsman, Team StarKid (Participant)

Darren Criss (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

AJ Holmes, Team StarKid (Participant)

Matt Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Nick Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Lauren Lopez, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Moses, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jim Povolo, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joey Richter, Team StarKid (Participant)

Brian Rosenthal, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Walker, Team StarKid (Participant)

Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packet.Julia AlbainJaime Ly...

Cooking Demonstration: Butterbeer 101 and Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Gina Meyers (Participant)

Harry Potter fans are all abuzz about Butterbeer, and they've got the foamy mustaches to prove it. In this one-hour class, I will demonstrate vario...

Harry and Hermione: Good Friends in the Books, Better Friends in the Movies

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Lecture

Ashley Benning (Participant)

This class will explore the Harry/Hermione relationship in film and book, placing emphasis on differences between the two and discussing how those ...

The Anatomy of a GuruChat: From Insanity to Internet

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1

Workshop

Julie Horning (Participant)

Hilde Pols (Participant)

Patrick E. Fleming (Participant)

Podcasting has become an important means of communicating big ideas to the masses. In this workshop, the gurus from GalleryCast, a Harry Potter pod...

The Past, Present, and Future of Muggle Quidditch

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

Panel

Alex Benape (Participant)

This four-part presentation will begin with a discussion of the beginnings of Muggle Quidditch, as presented by International Quidditch Association...

MuggleCast: The Post-Deathly Hallows Discussion

1 hour 50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Andrew Sims (Participant)

Ben Schoen (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Micah Tannenbaum, MuggleCast (Participant)

MuggleCast weighs in! Join the hosts of the most popular Harry Potter podcast online as they discuss the good, the bad, the awesome and the awful o...

5:00 PM

20 Questions Live

50 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Helen Wade (Participant)

The game of 20 Questions is fun, simple and, above all, addictive. It's evolved from a two-person parlour game, through technology, websites and to...

Team StarKid’s “A Very Potter Musical” Screening

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Imagine Better: The Future of the Harry Potter Alliance

50 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea

Karen Bernstein (Participant)

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Andrew Slack (Participant)

Jennifer Dorsey, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

Kate Looby (Participant)

Lead like a Harry Potter Character

50 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3

It took more than one person to start (and continue) the DA, just like it takes more than one kind of leader to sustain middle or high school organ...

Wizard Rock Fan Meetup

50 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

So I swear I do believe in nargles -- what of it? Whether you are looking for info on a newly-formed band, you yearn for one last Mudbloods perfor...

Nerdfighters Gathering

2 hours 30 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

John Green (Participant)

Hank Green (Participant)

Join John and Hank Green in a giant Nerdfighter gathering. Meet all those people you’ve been conversing with online for the last few years, reminis...

7:00 PM

Crafters/Fan art Sale

2 hours 30 minutes, 7:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Philippine Sea

Helen Wade (Participant)

8:00 PM

Discussion Meetup: Books vs Movies

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Loved the books more than the movies? Loved the movies more than the books? Discuss them both! Discuss why the filmmakers chose to change certain ...

Inside the Age Line - For our older crowd

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1

Fanvid Showcase (II)

1 hour, 8:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

Screening

Heidi Tandy (Participant)

Aussies and Kiwis Meet Up

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2

If you are a native of the lands of the Antipodean Opaleye or the Wagga Wagga Werewolf, this meet-up is for you! Swing by to meet some fellow Wooll...

Wizard Rock Night II: The Final Guitar Battle

5 hours, 8:00 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7

Kristina Horner (Participant)

Brittany Vahlberg (Participant)

Jarrod Perkins (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Hank Green (Participant)

Steph Anderson, Tonks and the Aurors (Participant)

Bradley Mehlenbacher, Draco and the Malfoys (Participant)

Brian Ross (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Joe DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Harry Potter Team Quiz

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12

Can you tell a Movie Spell from a Book Spell? Have you committed the Hogwarts Menu to memory? Then this Harry Potter quiz is for you! Styled after ...

9:00 PM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4

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