FanWorks 2022 schedule & details!
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fanworksThe schedule for FanWorks 2022 is live!
> View the con schedule here. <
This year's con (both on-site and online) will run on Central (Chicago) time.
The con Discord will open at 6PM on Thursday, August 11th. If you have a con membership (attending or supporting/virtual), Discord invites will appear on your FanWorks dashboard. This may take a few minutes; if by 6:30PM you don't see an invite or your invite link doesn't work, email us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.
Con Spaces
Online
Discord | the chat server hub of the online con: socialize, discuss panel topics, watch vidshows together, and reach con staff
Zoom | panels and events
FanWorks Dashboard | where to find your Discord invite, Zoom links, the con schedule, and vidshow streams, content notes, and timestamps
Chicago First Floor
Boeing | the conference room nearest the parking lot; set up theater-style, available for DIY programming
Lockheed | the glass-walled room near the elevators; set up with round tables, available for DIY programming
Chicago Second Floor
Mezzanine | the central space overlooking the lobby; where food is served
Constellation | panels and events
Convair | con suite, events
Concorde | vidshows
Comet | quiet space
Events
Registration | Thursday 7PM, Convair
Come pick up your registration packet and a boxed dinner salad! To keep Convair from becoming crowded during registration, we ask that no more than 5 people are in Convair at a time; if the room is full when you arrive, please wait on the mezzanine. Don't forget to bring your vaccination record with you so that we can check you in!
Trivia | Friday 8PM, Constellation | mod: Trelkez
Join us for pub-style trivia, with questions pulled from fandoms, fan works, fan history, and pop culture. If you don't want to play, you can still come hang out and watch a random assortment of vids on the big screen!
Pictionary | Friday 8PM, Online | mod: elipie
Fannish Pictionary on Zoom!
Under the Sea | Saturday 8PM, Constellation / Convair
Constellation has become an underwater hideaway for the night! We encourage dressing up – it's been a while since we've had a chance to get together in our sparkliest dresses, fanciest outfits, and favorite cosplay – but you're welcome to wear whatever you're comfortable in. You can bring your favorite games for groups - board games, card games, any tabletop games you want to play with others - or come just to socialize and take in the under the sea atmosphere!
Closing / Instant Replay | Sunday 8PM, Constellation
The con isn't over yet! Come to the Sunday night con wrap-up for closing remarks, stay for the final social event of FanWorks 2022. The con closing features Instant Replay, an on-the-spot vidshow made up of vids from the con weekend, chosen at random from attendee suggestions.
Panels
Welcome to FanWorks Chicago | Friday 10AM, Constellation | mod: Trelkez
Welcome to FanWorks 2022! Join us for a few opening remarks and an overview of the weekend, including the con space, events, catered food, and more.
Welcome to FanWorks Online | Friday, 10AM, Online | mod: sweetestdrain
Welcome to FanWorks 2022 - online! Join us for opening remarks and stick around to meet fellow con attendees and socialize.
Ethical Norms in FanWorks Fandom | Friday 1PM, Constellation | mod: seekingferret
Fanworks are created by relatively small, self-selecting communities that have developed our own ethical standards about how and when elements from other peoples' work, fan- and otherwise, can be incorporated into your own. These rules often overlap, but are not congruent with, copyright law. How are these community norms created, and how are they enforced?
Fandom Platforms in 2022 | Friday 2PM, Constellation | mod: corbae
Fandom communities use a variety of platforms to stay in touch. Come discuss where people are hanging out these days, features and limitations of different platforms, and tricks for managing the latest migrations.
Vid Discussion | Saturday 10AM, Constellation | mods: Nestra and shrift
A two hour discussion session looking at vids from Friday's Premieres vidshow.
Fixit Fic: Home of the Handyfan | Saturday 1PM, Online | mod: JayneL
We love our fandoms, but sometimes the story's a bit of a fixer-upper. Whether the story needs just a bit of plot spackle, some basic character repair, or a wholesale narrative renovation, fixit fic gets the job done. This panel will discuss the fixit oeuvre and the fic writer's urge to spiff up beloved--and otherwise perfectly imperfect--source.
Fandoms in Translation | Saturday 2PM, Online | mod: verity
Craft Together | Saturday 1 - 3PM, Constellation | mod: Set (sansets)
One of the big barriers to fannish crafting can be finding time to do it! So bring your latest WiP along, and we'll cheer each other on and give feedback. (All crafts are good crafts! While I'd advocate leaving the cooking related crafts at home, if you want to take a chunk of time to add a few stitches, brush-strokes, weaves, ect. to your current WiP, this is for you.)
Let's Make a Zine! | Sunday 1PM, Constellation | mod: corbae
Learn about 3 zine formats and then use one to make your own zine during the panel! Basic supplies will be provided, but please bring any photos or other collage materials you want to use.
Does the Editor Make the Vidder? | Sunday 2PM, Constellation | mod: seekingferret
Vidders make vids in a wide variety of editing software packages, from simple linear editors like WMM and iMovie to top of the line pro editors like Premiere and Avid.To what extent does the choice of editing software influence artistic decisions? Does a vidder's editing software foreclose options, and how can they work around the limitations and structures of their software to create their vision? When do artistic requirements compel a change of software?
Vidshows
All vidshows will show simultaneously online and at the con (in Concorde, Constellation, or both - check the schedule for vidshow rooms). Premiering vidshows (Variations, Premieres, Also Premiering) have been highlighted on the schedule across the Chicago and online cons.
In Chicago, premiering vidshows will play both in Constellation and Concorde. Concorde will be screen-friendly for chatting along in the Discord's vidshow channel; Constellation will be a darkened theater-style environment with no screens allowed. Please check your con program for more information on vidshow room guidelines.
Variations: Past and Present | Friday 11AM | VJ: Milly
A premiering show of vids made specifically for the theme, “Past and Present.”
Recap | Friday 1PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids first shown in FanWorks virtual con Premieres, finally getting their moment on the big screen in the vidshow room.
Premieres | Friday 4PM | VJs: Trelkez & sweetestdrain
Our main vidshow event: a showcase of vids making their debut at FanWorks. (Premieres will replay on Saturday morning at 10AM.)
The Wonderful World of BL | Saturday 1PM | VJ: Rhea314
BL (boys love) has grown as a genre in the past years. Come watch the vids that have flourished with this genre and enjoy the romance, drama, and fun they bring.
Collective Action | Saturday 2PM | VJ: FairestCat
A celebration of the power of group action.
In the Aughts | Saturday 4PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids released in the decade of the 2000s (2000 – 2009). These vids are (at minimum) teenagers now. What kinds of vids were we making in the aughts? Which fandoms did we love?
Monstrous Feminine | Sunday 10AM | VJ: Tafadhali
An exploration of women in horror—as mothers, sisters, lovers, monsters.
Also Premiering | Sunday 11AM | VJ: alpheratz
Even more premieres! Join us for a second helping of brand-new vids.
REPLAY: Please Scream Inside Your Vid | Sunday 1PM | VJ: sweetestdrain
Vids made from a place of anger - about a show, a fandom, a situation, or the world. First shown at FanWorks 2020.
REPLAY: The One | Sunday 2PM | VJ: Trelkez
If you could only watch one vid ever again, it would be _______. VJed entirely from attendee suggestions! First shown at
FanWorks MiniCon in 2022.
The Year in Vids | Sunday 4PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids released since FanWorks 2021. A look at the fandoms, themes, and works of the past year.
Menu
Catered food at the SpringHill will be served on the second floor mezzanine. Meals will be packaged by the caterer in boxes labeled with their contents; for desserts (in the afternoon breaks), takeaway containers will be provided so that you can select from the dessert trays and take your desserts with you. If you indicated an allergy, gluten intolerance, or vegan dietary restriction on your registration form, there will be lunch and dinner boxes labeled with your name.
Please note that catering figures were based on our most up-to-date attendee count as of Wednesday; if you replied to a survey, sent us an email, etc. to say that you won't be attending, we didn't figure you into the catering totals. If you previously indicated that you would not be coming and are able to attend last-minute, please email us at fanworkscon@gmail.com as soon as possible so that we can get you counted into meal catering.
Thursday dinner | 7PM, during Registration
boxed salads, with a side of fruit salad, a dinner roll, and a dessert bar
Salad options:
Tossed salad: romaine, cucumbers, tomato, radicchio, carrots, assorted dressing
Caesar salad: romaine, croutons, parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing
Strawberry spinach: spinach, strawberries, almonds, red onions, cranberries, poppyseed dressing
Friday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Chicken salad on a Kaiser roll
Tuna salad on whole wheat
Turkey breast & swiss on whole wheat
Roast beef & cheddarella on a Kaiser roll
Cold cut combo: salami, ham & bologna with provolone on a ciabatta roll
Vegetarian: bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini & yellow squash
Friday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
assorted lemon blueberry & key lime mini tarts, eclairs, and cheesecake bites
Saturday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Grilled chicken, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes & fresh basil on grilled Italian bread
Turkey, brie & honey cranberry mayonnaise on a baguette
Roasted vegetable: zucchini, squash, peppers, red onion, carrots, tomato & garlic basil pesto on flatbread
Caprese: tomato, mozzarella, basil, lettuce, sweet onion & pesto mayo on Italian
Saturday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
assorted cookies: butter, orange sugar, chocolate chip, lemon drop
chocolate-covered strawberries
Sunday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Chicken salad on a Kaiser roll
Tuna salad on whole wheat
Turkey breast & swiss on whole wheat
Roast beef & cheddarella on a Kaiser roll
Cold cut combo: salami, ham & bologna with provolone on a ciabatta roll
Vegetarian: bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini & yellow squash
Sunday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
churros (1-2 per person)
*
A note on all scheduled programming: events and panels are subject to change depending on moderator availability. In some cases, if panel mods are unable to attend the Chicago con at the last minute, those panels may take place online.
If you have questions about the con schedule, con programming, the catering menu, or anything else, you can reach us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.
> View the con schedule here. <
This year's con (both on-site and online) will run on Central (Chicago) time.
The con Discord will open at 6PM on Thursday, August 11th. If you have a con membership (attending or supporting/virtual), Discord invites will appear on your FanWorks dashboard. This may take a few minutes; if by 6:30PM you don't see an invite or your invite link doesn't work, email us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.
Con Spaces
Online
Discord | the chat server hub of the online con: socialize, discuss panel topics, watch vidshows together, and reach con staff
Zoom | panels and events
FanWorks Dashboard | where to find your Discord invite, Zoom links, the con schedule, and vidshow streams, content notes, and timestamps
Chicago First Floor
Boeing | the conference room nearest the parking lot; set up theater-style, available for DIY programming
Lockheed | the glass-walled room near the elevators; set up with round tables, available for DIY programming
Chicago Second Floor
Mezzanine | the central space overlooking the lobby; where food is served
Constellation | panels and events
Convair | con suite, events
Concorde | vidshows
Comet | quiet space
Events
Registration | Thursday 7PM, Convair
Come pick up your registration packet and a boxed dinner salad! To keep Convair from becoming crowded during registration, we ask that no more than 5 people are in Convair at a time; if the room is full when you arrive, please wait on the mezzanine. Don't forget to bring your vaccination record with you so that we can check you in!
Trivia | Friday 8PM, Constellation | mod: Trelkez
Join us for pub-style trivia, with questions pulled from fandoms, fan works, fan history, and pop culture. If you don't want to play, you can still come hang out and watch a random assortment of vids on the big screen!
Pictionary | Friday 8PM, Online | mod: elipie
Fannish Pictionary on Zoom!
Under the Sea | Saturday 8PM, Constellation / Convair
Constellation has become an underwater hideaway for the night! We encourage dressing up – it's been a while since we've had a chance to get together in our sparkliest dresses, fanciest outfits, and favorite cosplay – but you're welcome to wear whatever you're comfortable in. You can bring your favorite games for groups - board games, card games, any tabletop games you want to play with others - or come just to socialize and take in the under the sea atmosphere!
Closing / Instant Replay | Sunday 8PM, Constellation
The con isn't over yet! Come to the Sunday night con wrap-up for closing remarks, stay for the final social event of FanWorks 2022. The con closing features Instant Replay, an on-the-spot vidshow made up of vids from the con weekend, chosen at random from attendee suggestions.
Panels
Welcome to FanWorks Chicago | Friday 10AM, Constellation | mod: Trelkez
Welcome to FanWorks 2022! Join us for a few opening remarks and an overview of the weekend, including the con space, events, catered food, and more.
Welcome to FanWorks Online | Friday, 10AM, Online | mod: sweetestdrain
Welcome to FanWorks 2022 - online! Join us for opening remarks and stick around to meet fellow con attendees and socialize.
Ethical Norms in FanWorks Fandom | Friday 1PM, Constellation | mod: seekingferret
Fanworks are created by relatively small, self-selecting communities that have developed our own ethical standards about how and when elements from other peoples' work, fan- and otherwise, can be incorporated into your own. These rules often overlap, but are not congruent with, copyright law. How are these community norms created, and how are they enforced?
Fandom Platforms in 2022 | Friday 2PM, Constellation | mod: corbae
Fandom communities use a variety of platforms to stay in touch. Come discuss where people are hanging out these days, features and limitations of different platforms, and tricks for managing the latest migrations.
Vid Discussion | Saturday 10AM, Constellation | mods: Nestra and shrift
A two hour discussion session looking at vids from Friday's Premieres vidshow.
Fixit Fic: Home of the Handyfan | Saturday 1PM, Online | mod: JayneL
We love our fandoms, but sometimes the story's a bit of a fixer-upper. Whether the story needs just a bit of plot spackle, some basic character repair, or a wholesale narrative renovation, fixit fic gets the job done. This panel will discuss the fixit oeuvre and the fic writer's urge to spiff up beloved--and otherwise perfectly imperfect--source.
Fandoms in Translation | Saturday 2PM, Online | mod: verity
Craft Together | Saturday 1 - 3PM, Constellation | mod: Set (sansets)
One of the big barriers to fannish crafting can be finding time to do it! So bring your latest WiP along, and we'll cheer each other on and give feedback. (All crafts are good crafts! While I'd advocate leaving the cooking related crafts at home, if you want to take a chunk of time to add a few stitches, brush-strokes, weaves, ect. to your current WiP, this is for you.)
Let's Make a Zine! | Sunday 1PM, Constellation | mod: corbae
Learn about 3 zine formats and then use one to make your own zine during the panel! Basic supplies will be provided, but please bring any photos or other collage materials you want to use.
Does the Editor Make the Vidder? | Sunday 2PM, Constellation | mod: seekingferret
Vidders make vids in a wide variety of editing software packages, from simple linear editors like WMM and iMovie to top of the line pro editors like Premiere and Avid.To what extent does the choice of editing software influence artistic decisions? Does a vidder's editing software foreclose options, and how can they work around the limitations and structures of their software to create their vision? When do artistic requirements compel a change of software?
Vidshows
All vidshows will show simultaneously online and at the con (in Concorde, Constellation, or both - check the schedule for vidshow rooms). Premiering vidshows (Variations, Premieres, Also Premiering) have been highlighted on the schedule across the Chicago and online cons.
In Chicago, premiering vidshows will play both in Constellation and Concorde. Concorde will be screen-friendly for chatting along in the Discord's vidshow channel; Constellation will be a darkened theater-style environment with no screens allowed. Please check your con program for more information on vidshow room guidelines.
Variations: Past and Present | Friday 11AM | VJ: Milly
A premiering show of vids made specifically for the theme, “Past and Present.”
Recap | Friday 1PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids first shown in FanWorks virtual con Premieres, finally getting their moment on the big screen in the vidshow room.
Premieres | Friday 4PM | VJs: Trelkez & sweetestdrain
Our main vidshow event: a showcase of vids making their debut at FanWorks. (Premieres will replay on Saturday morning at 10AM.)
The Wonderful World of BL | Saturday 1PM | VJ: Rhea314
BL (boys love) has grown as a genre in the past years. Come watch the vids that have flourished with this genre and enjoy the romance, drama, and fun they bring.
Collective Action | Saturday 2PM | VJ: FairestCat
A celebration of the power of group action.
In the Aughts | Saturday 4PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids released in the decade of the 2000s (2000 – 2009). These vids are (at minimum) teenagers now. What kinds of vids were we making in the aughts? Which fandoms did we love?
Monstrous Feminine | Sunday 10AM | VJ: Tafadhali
An exploration of women in horror—as mothers, sisters, lovers, monsters.
Also Premiering | Sunday 11AM | VJ: alpheratz
Even more premieres! Join us for a second helping of brand-new vids.
REPLAY: Please Scream Inside Your Vid | Sunday 1PM | VJ: sweetestdrain
Vids made from a place of anger - about a show, a fandom, a situation, or the world. First shown at FanWorks 2020.
REPLAY: The One | Sunday 2PM | VJ: Trelkez
If you could only watch one vid ever again, it would be _______. VJed entirely from attendee suggestions! First shown at
FanWorks MiniCon in 2022.
The Year in Vids | Sunday 4PM | VJ: Trelkez
Vids released since FanWorks 2021. A look at the fandoms, themes, and works of the past year.
Menu
Catered food at the SpringHill will be served on the second floor mezzanine. Meals will be packaged by the caterer in boxes labeled with their contents; for desserts (in the afternoon breaks), takeaway containers will be provided so that you can select from the dessert trays and take your desserts with you. If you indicated an allergy, gluten intolerance, or vegan dietary restriction on your registration form, there will be lunch and dinner boxes labeled with your name.
Please note that catering figures were based on our most up-to-date attendee count as of Wednesday; if you replied to a survey, sent us an email, etc. to say that you won't be attending, we didn't figure you into the catering totals. If you previously indicated that you would not be coming and are able to attend last-minute, please email us at fanworkscon@gmail.com as soon as possible so that we can get you counted into meal catering.
Thursday dinner | 7PM, during Registration
boxed salads, with a side of fruit salad, a dinner roll, and a dessert bar
Salad options:
Tossed salad: romaine, cucumbers, tomato, radicchio, carrots, assorted dressing
Caesar salad: romaine, croutons, parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing
Strawberry spinach: spinach, strawberries, almonds, red onions, cranberries, poppyseed dressing
Friday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Chicken salad on a Kaiser roll
Tuna salad on whole wheat
Turkey breast & swiss on whole wheat
Roast beef & cheddarella on a Kaiser roll
Cold cut combo: salami, ham & bologna with provolone on a ciabatta roll
Vegetarian: bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini & yellow squash
Friday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
assorted lemon blueberry & key lime mini tarts, eclairs, and cheesecake bites
Saturday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Grilled chicken, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes & fresh basil on grilled Italian bread
Turkey, brie & honey cranberry mayonnaise on a baguette
Roasted vegetable: zucchini, squash, peppers, red onion, carrots, tomato & garlic basil pesto on flatbread
Caprese: tomato, mozzarella, basil, lettuce, sweet onion & pesto mayo on Italian
Saturday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
assorted cookies: butter, orange sugar, chocolate chip, lemon drop
chocolate-covered strawberries
Sunday lunch | 12PM, Lunch Break
boxed meals with a sandwich, fruit salad, pasta salad, bag of chips, and dessert bar
Sandwich options:
Chicken salad on a Kaiser roll
Tuna salad on whole wheat
Turkey breast & swiss on whole wheat
Roast beef & cheddarella on a Kaiser roll
Cold cut combo: salami, ham & bologna with provolone on a ciabatta roll
Vegetarian: bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini & yellow squash
Sunday dessert | 3PM, Afternoon Break
churros (1-2 per person)
*
A note on all scheduled programming: events and panels are subject to change depending on moderator availability. In some cases, if panel mods are unable to attend the Chicago con at the last minute, those panels may take place online.
If you have questions about the con schedule, con programming, the catering menu, or anything else, you can reach us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.
