It has been some time since I attended a con with an attendee badge and did not work in any way on the event.
I had contributed to the Indiegogo campaign, ended up not doing the volunteer app, and got into the autograph lottery for Lore.
The stuff I looked forward to was what I had hoped for and the new things I sampled and made notes to follow up on will give me interesting stuff to explore.
This was a great experience. I felt like the vibe or feel was good. Whether the measurable financial metrics for PodCon work out for there to be a second is not up to me, but for a first year event I felt it was really solid. When the recordings come out I look forward to revisiting some things I attended and checking out everything I missed.
SATURDAY
DAY 1
Getting ready for the PodCon Opening Show
Attendee badge
Hal Lublin and Meg Bashwiner host the PodCon Opening Show
The Five Founders of PodCon
An intro of various folks from various podcasts of note
Julian Koster sings
Lore live with Aaron Mahnke and Chad Lawson
getting my Lore book signed by Aaron Mahnke
getting my Lore book signed by Aaron Mahnke
with Aaron Mahnke
Welcome to Night Vale Q & A
Indiegogo contributors like me
Voice acting workshop with Cecil and Meg
SUNDAY
DAY 2
They used chairs for autograph lines and I took notes
How to Create Straight Characters
Everybody Has a Podcast with Hank Green, John Green, Casper ter Keile, Drew Ackerman, Francesa Ramsey, and Patrick Kondas
Alice Isn't Dead live with Jasika Nicole and Disparition
Serial Fiction Storytelling with Hal Lublin, Julian Koster, Paul Bae, Joseph Fink, Brie Williams, and Lauren Shippen
Gaby Dunn and Symphony Sanders host the PodCon Closing Show
Disparition
Dylan Marron
John Green
Ashley Ahearn and Hank Green
Hal Lublin's Battle World
Aparna Nancheria
The Five Founders close it out
Seeding 52 Geek Pickup
