Friday 9 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT+00:00) London

8:00 AM

Autograph Lottery Drawing and Photo Booth Ticket Session

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Empire

Autograph Session

LeakyCon 2013 Signing ProceduresHey everyone: this is very important info that applies to every LeakyCon guest! The ONLY way to assure a ...

9:00 AM

Blood Status is so last century. Or is it?

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Lecture

Krista Domin (Participant)

PureBlood families exist for many reasons, but keeping wealth and bloodlines (race) pure are essential to their motives. This phenomenon is not new...

Book Club - The Cuckoo's Calling

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Discussion

Colin Mueller (Participant)

What a wonderful surprise when the news broke that we had new book from Jo on the shelves! This is a book club for those of you who ran straight ou...

Costume Contest

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Special Event

It's time to debut that costume you've been working on all year long! Come show off on our stage and see if you can take the title of LeakyCon Best...

9:30 AM

StarKid Autographs

2 hours, 9:30 AM BST - 11:30 AM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Empire

Autograph Session

Clark Baxtresser, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jaime Lyn Beatty (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

Lauren Lopez, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joey Richter, Team StarKid (Participant)

Dylan Saunders, Team StarKid (Participant)

Meredith Stepien, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Walker, Team StarKid (Participant)

Please note that you must attend a lottery draw for a wristband to attend this signing! This is because LeakyCon aims to remain one of the v...

10:00 AM

Being a Better Beta

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Workshop

Krista Domin (Participant)

Fanfic writer? Creative writer? Poet? Beta reader? This workshop will focus on editing the creative writing of others. It will cover techniques, et...

Vendor Room Open (Friday)

10 hours, 10:00 AM BST - 8:00 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Balmoral

Event Hours

StarKid - Your Story

55 minutes, 10:00 AM BST - 10:55 AM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Meetup

Jenny Williams (Participant)

Emily Manning (Participant)

Lou Atherton (Participant)

Join us for an Ice Breaker for StarKid fans to mingle and make new friends in a friendly, laid back environment. There will also be games and prize...

Elizabeth Wein and Sally Gardner (In Conversation)

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Devon

LeakyCon Lit

Rosianna Halse Rojas (Moderator)

Elizabeth Wein (Participant)

Sally Gardner (Participant)

Nerdfighters

1 hour 20 minutes, 10:00 AM BST - 11:20 AM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Special Event

Hank Green (Participant)

If you know what DFTBA means, you belong at this meet-up. This is a LeakyCon tradition: Hank Green takes an hour to play some songs, tell some joke...

Let's Make a World

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Stafford

LeakyCon Lit

Juno Dawson (Participant)

Laure Eve (Participant)

Will Hill (Participant)

Samantha Shannon (Participant)

Matt Whyman (Participant)

Writing a book means constructing an entire world—sometimes a world closely based on our own, and sometimes a totally new world. No big deal, right...

WZRD: The Resurrection Podcast

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ulster

Podcast

Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

The Blibbering Humdingers (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Siriusly Hazza P (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Amy Snow (Participant)

Come along to this live podcast and hear interviews with special guests. This podcast will have music, a live audience and many surprises - you may...

11:00 AM

A Comparison Between the Villians in Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Lecture

Rebecca Hurst (Participant)

An academic paper comparing the representation, role and significance of the villains in children's fantasy texts, specifically comparing Harry Pot...

Participatory Culture Roles: Lurker, Geeks and Ringleaders

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Presentation

Cathy Leogrande, Le Moyne College (Participant)

Through Harry Potter, many individuals found themselves becoming experts in digital media and connecting with others in affinity spaces. In the aft...

Free Crafting

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Denbigh

Crafts

The room will be open for free crafting. Whether you need to finish your craft from the last workshop or just want to express yourself with a new p...

11:30 AM

Rocker Autographs

1 hour 20 minutes, 11:30 AM BST - 12:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Empire

Autograph Session

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons (Participant)

Hank Green (Participant)

Siriusly Hazza P (Participant)

Solitary Snape (Participant)

Harry Potter Actor Panel I!

1 hour 20 minutes, 11:30 AM BST - 12:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Benedict Clarke (Participant)

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Alfred Enoch (Participant)

Rohan Gotobed (Participant)

Robbie Jarvis (Participant)

Evanna Lynch (Participant)

Ryan Turner (Participant)

It's time to hear from our Harry Potter actors! All the Hogwarts students have been hard at work at other things since leaving the

12:00 PM

Quidditch and Hallows; How to Live Your Life

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Discussion

Corentin Faniel (Participant)

This session will investigate the hidden morality of Quidditch before relating it to the overall morality of the Harry Potter books by looking at t...

The Affirmation Meetup, Take 2 3/4

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Meetup

Kristina Noodle (Participant)

Once upon a time Jocelyn Hannusch wrote down her feelings about Team StarKid. The StarKid Affirmation, a document that has been spread within the S...

Make-your-own Pygmy Puff Workshop

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Denbigh

Crafts

Kylie Robinson (Participant)

Hufflepuff Affirmation Meetup

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ulster

Meetup

Lauraine Woods (Participant)

What is a Hufflepuff? We need to meet and find out. If you were sorted into Hufflepuff, and either embraced it or wondered how this could possibly ...

12:30 PM

LeakyCon Lit Signing!

1 hour 20 minutes, 12:30 PM BST - 1:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Essex

Autograph Session

Juno Dawson (Participant)

Laure Eve (Participant)

Sally Gardner (Participant)

Will Hill (Participant)

Samantha Shannon (Participant)

Elizabeth Wein (Participant)

Matt Whyman (Participant)

1:00 PM

Wrock: A Wretrospective

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Panel

Ellie Murray (Moderator)

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Laura Crow, Siriusly Hazza P (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Amy Snow (Participant)

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? One minute they were nerds, the next they were nerds with guitars! All of a sudden people wanted to pop a 'w' in front of ever...

Mark Reads Harry Potter

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Presentation

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

In the spring of 2010, Mark Oshiro set out to read all seven Harry Potter novels, one chapter at a time, one chapter per day. In the midst of disco...

Free Crafting

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Denbigh

Crafts

The room will be open for free crafting. Whether you need to finish your craft from the last workshop or just want to express yourself with a new p...

Harry Potter Cast Autographs

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Empire

Autograph Session

Benedict Clarke (Participant)

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Alfred Enoch (Participant)

Rohan Gotobed (Participant)

Robbie Jarvis (Participant)

Evanna Lynch (Participant)

Ryan Turner (Participant)

Please note that you must attend a lottery draw for a wristband to attend this signing! This is because LeakyCon aims to remain one of th...

Mina Lima: Making the Magic Real

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Presentation

Miraphora Mina (Participant)

Eduardo Lima, MinaLima (Participant)

Mina Lima share their experience as graphic designers on the Harry Potter fims! In resopnse to fan curiosity for the design process, ...

2:00 PM

Bringing Quidditch Home: A Guide to Muggle Quidditch in the UK

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Presentation

Sophie Macfadyen (Participant)

Ben Morton (Participant)

Emily Starbuck (Participant)

Nicole Stone (Participant)

This session will feature muggle quidditch and a brief history of the sport, the basic rules of quidditch and how UK residents can get involved wit...

Mutatio Domus - Transform Your Home into Hogwarts

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Workshop

Zachary Palumbo (Participant)

Mariah Palumbo (Participant)

Lisa Lanthier (Participant)

Transform a room of your house into a Hogwarts Common Room, or another part of the castle! Using simple techniques, things you have on hand, and so...

Flesh, Flesh, Delicious Flesh

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Devon

Discussion

Will Hill (Participant)

Matt Whyman (Participant)

A cannibal and a vampire find themselves in a locked room, and only one will be leaving. Two authors come together to debate the strengths and weak...

Fear and Loathing in the Writing Process: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Terror

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Stafford

Panel

Rosianna Halse Rojas (Moderator)

Juno Dawson (Participant)

Laure Eve (Participant)

Sally Gardner (Participant)

Samantha Shannon (Participant)

Elizabeth Wein (Participant)

2:30 PM

Team Starkid Panel!

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Clark Baxtresser, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jaime Lyn Beatty (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

Lauren Lopez, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joey Richter, Team StarKid (Participant)

Dylan Saunders, Team StarKid (Participant)

Meredith Stepien, Team StarKid (Participant)

Joe Walker, Team StarKid (Participant)

Their performance is tomorrow, but they are here today to answer all of your questions! So prepare your arms for your best Hermione impression and ...

3:00 PM

The Ultimate Shipping Debate

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Discussion

Ellie Murray (Participant)

Free Crafting

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Denbigh

Crafts

The room will be open for free crafting. Whether you need to finish your craft from the last workshop or just want to express yourself with a new p...

I Was a Teenage Author

1 hour 20 minutes, 3:00 PM BST - 4:20 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Devon

Panel

Will Hill (Participant)

Elizabeth Wein (Participant)

Just in case you were under the impression that published authors started out life writing works of deathless prose... this panel is here to put th...

3:30 PM

LeakyStars London!

1 hour 20 minutes, 3:30 PM BST - 4:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Cheer on the finalists as they compete to become the first LeakyStars London winner. This is a true celebration of the amazing talent found in fand...

4:00 PM

What does Your Wand Say About You?

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Presentation

Leslie Barnhart (Participant)

Have you ever wondered what your preferences for a particular wand wood and core tell about you? In this presentation, you will discover your secre...

Dumbledore's Army: Still Recruiting

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

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Cambria

Presentation

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Curious who those Harry Potter Alliance folks are? Dying to put your own magical powers to good use? Join us to learn how Harry Potter fans are cha...

4:30 PM

Hank Green Autograph Session

2 hours, 4:30 PM BST - 6:30 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Empire

Autograph Session

Hank Green (Participant)

Please note that you must attend a lottery draw for a wristband to attend this signing! This is because LeakyCon aims to remain one of the v...

6:00 PM

Crafter and Fan Art Sale

3 hours, 6:00 PM BST - 9:00 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Denbigh

Event Hours

At the Craft Fair you will find an eclectic assortment of artists with original and handmade fandom inspired items. Aspiring crafters can find insp...

8:00 PM

Rock Concert II

3 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 PM BST - 11:30 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Grand Ballroom

Concert

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

The Blibbering Humdingers (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

RiddleTM (Participant)

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