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Results of the 2012 vote for programming topics

By your votes, 2012's programming topics are listed in the schedule below. We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Con.

Last updated 02/20/2012

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Track Suggestions for 2012

When we say this is a track that is by and for the fans, we really mean it. Below are the suggestions that you guys gave us. There are so many great ideas that it's difficult to choose which ones will make it to the final programming calendar. So we're putting it to a vote. Cast yours today.

Disclaimer: this is only a list of suggestions thus far and is not final 2012 programming. Your votes will help us to decide which of these suggestions will become panels. For additional comments and suggestions, please email me, visit our Facebook page or Twitter us. Thank you.

  • Hands-On Airbrushing for Make Up and Fabric Effects
  • Hat Making
  • Recycling Existing Oddments into Costumes
  • Mask Making
  • Teeth & Fang Making Workshop
  • Support and Shaping Techniques
  • What to Write, Say & Do When Entering a Contest
  • Arduino Boards
  • Choosing the Right Fabric for the Pattern
  • Stage, Film & Cosplay: Differences and What to Use
  • Hands-On Basic Make Up Lab
  • Shoe Transformations
  • Gadgetry: Incorporating Light, Sound, and Motion in Costumes
  • Realistic Tattoos with Make Up
  • Getting Started
  • Body Art
  • Creating Super Hero Costumes
  • Character Costuming by Body Type
  • Super Heroes: Traditional Costumes vs Movie Interpretations
  • Optical Illusions in Costuming
  • Wigs 101
  • Garment Beading
  • Plus-Sized Cosplay
  • Costuming and Photography
  • Creating on a Shoestring Budget
  • Help! I'm Not a Costumer but My Kids Are
  • Inspiration: Accuracy vs Interpretation
  • Costuming Clutter: Organizing the Shop
  • How to be Original
  • Which is Better: Ebay, Etsy or Handmade Catalog?
  • Make Up and Hair Make Overs
  • Hands on Corsetry
  • Historical Undergarments
  • Kilt Making Workshop
  • Hands on Children's Costuming Activity
  • Frankensteining Wigs
  • Period Make Up and Hair
  • Working with Feathers and Fur
  • Core Costumes (Costumes That Can Be Used for Multiple Genres/Purposes)
  • Cross-play (costuming for portraying the opposite sex)
  • Electronics in Costuming
  • Robotics in Costuming
  • Puppet/Costume Hybrids
  • Low Pro / No Sew
  • Starting and Running a Costume Business
  • Streaming or Pod Casting Costuming Panels
  • Wing Making and Costumes with Wings
  • Steampunk My Bridesmaid/Prom Dress
  • Frankensteining Patterns
  • How to Choose Your Casting Material (Foam, Silicon, Resin, Etc.)
  • Vaccuforming
  • Leather Molding & Sculpting
  • Why is My Corset Too Tight?
  • Panels Specifically Geared Toward Beginners and Pros
  • Pattern Designing
  • Footwear Construction
  • Beading (Edwardian Jewelry, Perhaps?)
  • Costuming for Different Body Types
  • Sewing Terminology
  • How to Choose Fabrics for by Types of Costumes
  • Costuming Practicality in a Modern World
  • Sewing Demonstrations
  • Regency Era Men's Clothing
  • Translating 2D Designs into 3D Creations
  • Using Plain Materials to Produce Fancy Results (Embellishments, Treatments and Pleating)
  • Pepakura Pattern Swap Session
  • - 04/20/2012

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