San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 -- Panel: Fantastic Fans and Where to Find Them:
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Moderator Heidi Tandy (FictionAlley) is joined by journalist Elizabeth Minkel (New Statesman, Fansplaining), educator Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania), event organizers Adrienne Alwag-Aipia (Los Angeles' Dumbledore's Army) and Alexa DiGennero (Leviosacon) and creative fans Stephanie Pressman (Harry Potter Improv), Rachael Vaughn (Snapecast), Justin Zagri (Severus Snape & the Marauders), Elizabeth Barcelos (U.S. Quidditch), and Elayna Darcy (MuggleNet) to discuss the magic of new canon, including Harry Potter & the Cursed Child (no spoilers, they will "Keep the Secrets"), Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, and the excitement and creativity in Harry Potter fandom.
Panel (left to right) Heidi Tandy, Elizabeth Minkel, Alexa Donne, Stephanie Pressman, Elizabeth Barcelos, Adrienne Alwag-Aipia, Justin Zagri, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Rachel Vaughn.
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SDCP02_160724_002.JPG: (left to right) Heidi Tandy, Elizabeth Minkel, Alexa Donne, Stephanie Pressman, Elizabeth Barcelos, Adrienne Alwag-Aipia, Justin Zagri, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Rachel Vaughn
SDCP02_160724_015.JPG: Elizabeth Barcelos, Adrienne Alwag-Aipia, Justin Zagri
SDCP02_160724_018.JPG: Alexa Donne (???), Stephanie Pressman, Elizabeth Barcelos
SDCP02_160724_041.JPG: Adrienne Alwag-Aipia, Justin Zagri, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Rachel Vaughn
SDCP02_160724_120.JPG: (left to right) Elizabeth Minkel, Alexa Donne, Stephanie Pressman, Elizabeth Barcelos, Adrienne Alwag-Aipia, Justin Zagri, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Rachel Vaughn, and ???
SDCP02_160724_136.JPG: Heidi Tandy
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2016 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000.
Seven relatively short trips this year:
two Civil War Trust conference (Gettysburg, PA and West Point, NY, with a side-trip to New York City),
my 11th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including sites in Utah, Nevada, and California),
a quick trip to Michigan for Uncle Wayne's funeral,
two additional trips to New York City, and
a Civil Rights site trip to Alabama during the November elections. Being in places where people died to preserve the rights of minority voters made the Trumputin election even more depressing.
Number of photos taken this year: just over 610,000.