FanWorks will be in a hybrid format, with programming taking place both on-site in Chicago and online, on our usual platforms (Discord, Zoom, and the FanWorks website). The con will run on Central time in all formats.
Programming at FanWorks has three main types:
- Panels: discussions, presentations, workshops; suggested and run by con attendees
- Vidshows: themed shows, suggested and curated by attendee VJs; vidder-submitted shows, typically VJed by con staff
- Events: games, meals, parties, fanwork-focused activities
Things will look a little different from FanWorks 2019 this year. We're doing our best to adapt con programming for the current circumstances and working out ways to balance the online and on-site cons so that everyone has con programming to attend.
Panels
Submissions for on-site and virtual panels are open until July 15th.
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Vidshows( Themed vidshows )( Premiering and Non-premiering vidshows )EventsWe're still working out some of the details of this year's events – particularly online events, which will be scheduled closer to the con and are likely to include past events like Zoom Pictionary.
This year, we're taking a break from Sparkle Motion and the vid singalong. We'll also be switching from the food buffets attendees may remember from 2019 to boxed lunches that can be eaten outside the con space. These are part of our overall risk reduction measures for 2022, and we hope to return to dance parties and communal meals in future years.
At present, the slate of con events includes:
( Events )Spaces at FanWorksThe online con will take place primarily on Discord, with panels on Zoom and vidshow streams on the FanWorks website.
In Chicago, at the SpringHill Suites O'Hare, the con event space is on two floors. We'll have a full map of the space and accessibility information for the hotel closer to the con, but for now, here's a brief overview of the con space:
( Con spaces )SchedulingThe con weekend will run on Central time, both in Chicago and online.
Unlike past virtual cons, which focused on the weekends, the August online con will match Chicago's schedule, with main programming running Friday - Sunday. The overall schedule format has three 2-hour blocks of daytime programming (with 1-hour lunch and afternoon breaks), a 2-hour dinner break, and a 2- to 3-hour block of nighttime events.
This is a sample of what the Friday schedule could look like:
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