
Melissa Anelli is the CEO of Mischief Management and Co-Founder of BroadwayCon. A lifelong theatregoer, her love of the musical RENT led to her discovery of fandom and all of its life-changing potential. In 2000 she fell in love with Harry Potter, and after a few years as a NYC reporter and running the Harry Potter website The Leaky Cauldron, she wrote the NYT-bestselling book, "Harry, A History: The true story of a boy wizard, his fans, and life inside the Harry Potter phenomenon." In 2009, she and the wizards from The Leaky Cauldron ran their first convention, LeakyCon, setting them directly on the path to invent BroadwayCon. Melissa lives in Brooklyn and is grateful to still be helping to create safe spaces for geeks to fully enjoy the things they love.
Sessions in which Melissa Anelli participates
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Welcome Ceremony Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Special Event
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Podcasting With Potter Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Spotlight: Wizarding World Actors Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Interview
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Snitchwiches Presentation Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- How Harry Potter Influenced Us Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Name That Character (OR "The Ultimate PotterCast/MuggleCast Showdown") Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Game
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- 19 Years Later, Still The Most Trusted Name In Potter: A Cauldronside Fansite Chat with The-Leaky-Cauldron.org Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Spotlight: Dan Fogler Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Interview
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- PotterCast: The 300th Episode Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Podcast