10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- LeakyCon First-Annual Fittie 5K Oregon Convention Center - South Parking Lot
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Nerds? Running? You got it. We are nerds and geeks but we are active and fit, too. It’s the first-ever LeakyCon fun run/walk with all the craziness...
- Game
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Men's Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Calling LeakyCon guys! We aren't exactly in the majority here, so we thought we should get together and meet each other before all the festivities ...
- Meetup
- Tumblr Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Meetup
- 18+ Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Meetup
- Leaky First-Timers Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- So you’re finally here at LeakyCon! We’re so glad to see you! Now what are you going to do while you’re here? Join us as we give some tips about ge...
- Meetup
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Presenter Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Whether you’re a first-time presenter or a seasoned pro, this is the place to meet the people who make our formal programming so special. The progr...
- Meetup
- Slash Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This meetup is for those who love canon or fanon slash ships. This will be a great place for slashers to talk about their favorite ships and the fa...
- Meetup
- Rocker Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This is your chance to meet some of your favorite rockers in a more intimate setting. Hang out with other fans and talk before things get loud and ...
- Meetup
- LGBT Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This is a great place for members of the LGBT community to get together. LGBT allies are welcome too. Hang out, share what you’re excited about at ...
- Meetup
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Inside the Age Line: 30+ Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Meetup
- Fanfic Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you spend your days looking for Snape fanfiction? Are you addicted to alternate universes? Come and gather with others just like you who enjoy a...
- Meetup
- LeakyCon Alumni Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Welcome home to another LeakyCon! For those of you who are veterans, this is the place to reminisce and reunite with your LeakyCon friends. Make so...
- Meetup
- Disney Sing-Along Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Let your voice be heard! The Disney Sing-Along meetup brings together the many of those who love Disney movie songs. Enthusiasm and a love for sing...
- Meetup
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- What Are You Reading? Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- With so many amazing new books and series out there, how are we to sort it all out? Come hear about what your fellow fans are reading now. Share yo...
- Meetup
- Aussie/Kiwi Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- If you are a native of the lands of the Antipodean Opaleye or the Wagga Wagga Werewolf, this Meetup is for you! Swing by to meet some fellow Woollo...
- Meetup
- Party of One Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- For those brave souls who traveled to Portland on their own, this is a great place to meet others who did the same. Find a new friend (or two) with...
- Meetup
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Vendor Room Hours Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 4:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 4 hours
- Throughout the duration of LeakyCon, a selection of the best vendors around will be open for browsing and buying. Whether you are in the market for...
- Event Hours
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The LeakyCon Portland Opening Ceremony Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 5:00 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Performance
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- The Wizard Comedy Jam Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 7:00 PM EDT - 7:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Performance
- Sing-Along Meetup with Dominic, Titus, and Curt Oregon Convention Center - 201
- 7:00 PM EDT - 7:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join Dominic, Titus & Curt as they sing some of their favorite songs. You don’t have to have a great voice - just a love for music and an enthusias...
- Meetup
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Thursday Night Rock Show Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 8:00 PM EDT - 11:50 PM EDT | 3 hours 50 minutes
- Performance
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- How Do You LeakyCon?: A Little Help for Firsties from Those Who Have Been There and Done That Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- So you’ve never been to LeakyCon before, and you’re super excited about your first con, but you’re not really sure what’s going on or how to make t...
- Lecture
- Friendships and Fandom Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Fandom of all types, whether of StarKid, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, or something else, creates close friendships and sparks creativity...
- Panel
- Tribe Starkid: Fandom as Ecclesia for the Millenial Generation Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- In Urban Tribes, author Ethan Watters describes how it is that members of the Millennial generation cultivate a family of choice, a communit...
- Lecture
- Creative Editing for Betas and Writers Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:20 AM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Fanfic writer? Creative writer? Poet? Beta reader? This workshop will focus on editing the creative writing of others. It will cover techniques, et...
- Workshop
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Team StarKid Signing Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 9:30 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 2 hours
- Autograph Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Not Literally, Literally Live! Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- You know them from their sharp pop culture parodies on YouTube; now come and see them perform live! From Harry Potter, The Hunger Games
- Podcast
- Quidditch Demos and Open Play Oregon Convention Center - Quidditch Pitch
- 10:00 AM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 6 hours
- Game
- How to Internet! Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Flame wars, comments, sock puppets, trolls, and spoilers ...Oh my! Many YA authors are online, and many YA readers are online. What are the rules? ...
- Panel
- "This Isn't a Kissing Book, Is It": What We Talk about When We Talk about Romance Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- What’s the deal with romance, anyway? Why is it so appealing to some, and cooties to others? What’s the difference between love stories and romance...
- Panel
- Audiofictions Oregon Convention Center - 204
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- The MuggleNet Fan Fictions Audiofictions podcast breathes new life into stories written by fans and hand-picked by listeners. MerMuggle Readers Lup...
- Lecture
- Curt Mega's "Buffering" Oregon Convention Center - 202
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Buffering is a digital comedy series about trying to create something when you have nothing. It's the story of Ben Little (Curt Mega), a guy who fe...
- Lecture
- The (Metaphorical) HP Fanfiction Sharing Circle Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Participants will share their favorite fanfiction and get inspiration to read new ones. This will be a good chance for fanfiction lovers to branch ...
- Meetup
- Tattoo Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- There has been a considerable amount of research on the perception of tattoos and how people with tattoos are stereotyped, but there has been littl...
- Meetup
- Torchwood Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This roundtable will discuss all four seasons and the future of the series. We will discuss what we dislike, like, and feel about Torchwood and its...
- Lecture
- Vendor Room Hours Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 10 hours
- Throughout the duration of LeakyCon, a selection of th...
- Event Hours
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Featured Actresses: Jackie Emerson, Scarlett Byrne & Ellie Darcey-Alden Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- These lovely ladies have been strong support on some of the biggest blockbusters of our time: Jackie Emerson was inside the circle of tributes for ...
- Panel
- Authors Acting Badly (*Except for Amber and Anthony) Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Your favorite authors act out your favorite scenes from your favorite books in a live reader’s theater. They’ve got no time to rehearse, no experie...
- Panel
- Making &%!$ Up: The Art of Fantasy Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Wizards, vampires, werewolves, cannibalistic sea horses...the magical creatures of YA are so terrifyingly (and/or swooningly) real that it’s someti...
- Panel
- Inside the Writer's Room with the Lizzie Bennet Diaries Oregon Convention Center - 202
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join Bernie, Margaret, and Rachel for a look at the process on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: how do you take such a loved and precious property...
- Lecture
- The Art of Making Sh** Happen Oregon Convention Center - 201
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Art of Making Sh** Happen is an interactive lecture presentation featuring the best (and worst) of what Julia and Corey have learned while bein...
- Lecture
- Sorting Other Series: The Hunger Games Edition Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- After a successful run of Sorting Other Series last year at LeakyCon 2012, Erin is back for more sorting adventures. Come to this session for some ...
- Lecture
- SuperWho Meetup Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Like Doctor Who? Like Supernatural? Like to squish them together? Join other fans of this oddly popular television series crossover f...
- Meetup
- Alchemy: A Rose by Any Other Name Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Alchemy has gotten a bad reputation over the millennia, but this archaic science is a large part of the internal logic and integrity J.K. Rowling c...
- Lecture
- Keeping the Blood Pure Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Malfoys, the Weasleys and the Blacks at one point were all pureblood families. However, some of these families have now been written off as a d...
- Lecture
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Extravaganza Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries returns to Leaky! We just loved meeting the girls of LBD last year; this year, with the whole series wrapped up an...
- Panel
- Is All Fiction Fan-Fiction Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Until a little while ago, publishing didn’t even acknowledge fanfiction. It was hidden away, like Rochester’s wife in the attic. But with the publi...
- Panel
- Fear and Loathing in the Writing Process: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Terror Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This panel was pitched by the winner of our “pitch a panel” contest. How do you get over that fear of putting yourself down on the page...and then ...
- Panel
- HP Dance Video with Tessa Oregon Convention Center - 202
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Meetup
- We're Still Here: Fandoms After Series Have Ended Oregon Convention Center - 201
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- You discover a series that you really enjoy. You watch faithfully, pre order the books and DVDs, investing yourself emotionally. It becomes a part ...
- Lecture
- Wandlore: A Complex and Mysterious Magic Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The magic wand. No other symbol identifies a wizard more clearly than the instrument that channels his or her most powerful magic. We will look to ...
- Lecture
- Fanfiction as a Writer's Tool Oregon Convention Center - C125 - 126
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Many fans express their love of fandom through writing fanficiton. This workshop will cover topics that include writing in canon, creating interest...
- Lecture
- You Better Believe It's Beautiful Stuff and Team Joey Richter Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- StarKids! Here is your chance to finally meet in person all of your StarKid friends from Team Joey Richter and BeautifulStuff.us. We’ll be completi...
- Lecture
- So You Think You Can Travel in Time? Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- A presentation on the complications of time travel as seen in Harry Potter and other works, such as Doctor Who, Star Trek, and...
- Lecture
- Actors Signing, Part 1 Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Autograph Session
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The Joe Moses One-Man Showses Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Performance
- How Books Saved Me Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Let’s talk troubles. We’ve all got them: Readers, writers, and most definitely characters. (Pro tip: If you want a happy, uneventful, well-adjusted...
- Panel
- What's It Like Being a Writer? Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- A day in the life of a writer: champagne, caviar, yacht trips, glamorous parties with glamorous people, capped off by a couple hours of effortless ...
- Panel
- The Heroine's Journey Oregon Convention Center - C124
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- You know all about the classic hero’s journey—now learn about the heroine’s! We’ll chart the heroine’s journey step-by-step from ancient myths to m...
- Lecture
- Behind Platform 9 3/4: Building Compelling Worlds Through Fiction Oregon Convention Center - C123
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- J.K. Rowling is a master world-builder. Creating a believable fictional world requires evoking settings with rich sensory details, constructing log...
- Panel
- The Wisdom of Albus Dumbledore Oregon Convention Center - C120 - C122
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Albus Dumbledore was a wise old man. But where did his wisdom come from? How does it apply to the Harry Potter characters? And how does...
- Lecture
- Rockers Signing Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Autograph Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Cover-Up: The Secret Message of YA Book Covers Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Let’s be honest: We all judge books by their covers. And publishers know it. Which is why books get the covers they do—because publishers are judgi...
- Panel
- Is YA Lit "Literature"? Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Some schools teach modern YA lit alongside the Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye; some teachers wouldn’t be caught dead saying the words “Young A...
- Panel
- Lizzie Bennet Diaries Cast & Crew Signing Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Autograph Session
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- The Second Annual LeakyStars Competition! Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Cheer on the finalists as they compete to become the second LeakyStars winner. Our first winner, Kirstyn Hippe, will be there to perform too! This ...
- Performance
- LeakyLit Signing Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 3:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Autograph Session
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The Hogwarts Alumni Event: Devon, Ellie & Scarlet Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- We are proud to present Devon Murray, Scarlett Byrne and Elle Darcey-Alden together for our actor’s panel. We’ll talk about their experiences on an...
- Panel
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- The Lying Game Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258
- 5:30 PM EDT - 6:20 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Crafter and Fan Art Sale Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 6:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Event Hours
- Actors Signing, Part 2 Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 6:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Autograph Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Lounge: with Maureen and Robin Oregon Convention Center - 252/253
- 7:00 PM EDT - 7:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- In which a very tired Maureen and Robin lounge around and talk too much, because they are tired, and say things they shouldn’t. Come casual. Get ca...
- Talk
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Friday Night Rock Concert! Oregon Convention Center - Mainstage (Exhibit Hall D)
- 8:00 PM EDT - 11:59 PM EDT | 3 hours 59 minutes
- LeakyCon Friday night rock shows: they have always been epic. This one will be no exception!Featuring: The Doubleclicks, Rae Sterl...
- Performance
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- The Second Annual LeakyCup Oregon Convention Center - Quidditch Pitch
- 10:00 AM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 6 hours
- Game
- Vendor Room Hours Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 10 hours
- Throughout the duration of LeakyCon, a selection of th...
- Event Hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Quidditch Open Play Oregon Convention Center - Quidditch Pitch
- 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Game
- Vendor Room Hours Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 4 hours
- Throughout the duration of LeakyCon, a selection of th...
- Event Hours