MediaWest*Con 33 -- May 24-27, 2013 - For All TimeIn honor of the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, MediaWest*Con 33 welcomes all time travelers and their companions back to the future to celebrate everything from H.G. Wells' Time Machine to Bill & Ted's phone booth, and beyond. Whether you're coming from the past, present, or future, it should be a good time for all, and for all time!MediaWest*Con is the definitive gathering of SF/Media fandom, held each Memorial Day Weekend in Lansing Michigan. MediaWest*Con is sponsored by T'Kuhtian Press as a celebration of the diversity of SF/Media fandom, run by fans, for fans, and is staffed entirely by volunteers. MediaWest*Con traditionally features the Art Show and Auction, Fanzine Reading Room. Fannish Videos, Masquerade, Dealers' Room, SF/Media Fan Fund, Fan Quality Awards, a Con Suite (AKA Hospitality Suite) and a Party Suite, and many, many panels on a wide variety of topics representing many areas of interest. Programming is determined by member input and participation; a form for suggesting topics will be included in a future Progress Report. Programming is intended for an adult audience; we do not censor adult themes in panel topics or in the Art Show. We have no official guests. The name MediaWest*Con is a service mark of MediaWest*Con. ProgrammingPanel topics included 3-D Printers, Animation, Arrow, Audio Books, Being Human, Big Bang Theory, Blake's 7, Comics, Continuum, The Dark Knight trilogy, Defiance, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Dragonriders, Elementary, Ereaders, Falling Skies, Fan Fiction, Fanzines, Fringe, Game of Thrones, Grimm, Guardians of the Universe, Haven, The Hobbit, Iron Man, Magnificent 7, NASA, Andre Norton, Once Upon a Time, Pern, Person of Interest, Professionals, Revolution, Science, Sentinel, Sherlock, Social Media, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Starsky & Hutch, Supernatural, Time Travel, Time Tunnel, Touch, Transformers, Twilight, Walking Dead, X-Men, and more. Host HotelProgramming was in the Ramada Lansing Hotel & Conference Center. Art Show AwardsBy Popular VoteBest In Show: Don & Timmy by Lorraine Brevig Best SF: Alien by Mike Cole Best Fantasy: Wicked by Mike Cole Best 3-D: Doctor Who: 50 Years by Laura Quiles Best Critter: (Tie) Rose Gold, Angel of Death by Karen River Best Fabric/Needlework: Purple Frog by Kelly Dwyer Best Glass: Vworp! Vworp! by 3Dbud Best Humor/Cartoon: Broken Holmes by Leah Rosenthal Best Portrait: Steel & Black Leather by Karen River Best Jewelry: Glory by Mestiza Woman Best Detective/Investigator: Epiphany by Karen River Best Horror: Lonely Assassin by Karen River Best Secret Agent: Paradox by Montana Best Animation: Throne of Iron by Leah Rosenthal 2 Cute 2 Live: Rose Gold by Karen River Personal Favorite: Moon Passes Venus by Brian Klaus MediaWest*Con 33 Masquerade |
