Programming

Archon features a wide variety of panels!

Programming is broken into tracks to help guide attendees.

Our full programming tracks include: Artist, Author / Craft, Author / Fan, Costuming, Fandom, General, Media, Science, in addition to several Gaming and Filk panel options as well.

The schedule is typically published the week of September 1st. Emails requesting the status of the schedule prior to its publication will not be answered.

Panel and presentation events will start at the top of every hour and will last for 50 minutes. A “5 minute warning” tone will sound in the Gateway Center when there are 5 minutes remaining in the current panel session. Events will be held at the Gateway Center and the Doubletree Hotel.

Archon uses Grenadine Event Management Software to publish the event schedule and manage Pro Guests and Panelists. Through the Grenadine mobile app, attendees can view the Archon schedule (once it’s completed), and can even save items and build their own panel attendance schedule. The mobile app is also used to publish last-minute changes to the schedule. A paper Pocket Program is also published. In addition to the Grenadine mobile app, last-minute changes during the convention are published in the daily newsletter, on the Archon website, on the Archon Facebook Page, and on the Archon Twitter Feed.

Should you have any questions about programming, please visit Con HQ, which is located near Registration.

Our Guests of Honor have designated autograph times in the main hallway. If you desire an autograph from one of our other Pro Guests, we request that you ask them at the end of their panels or check to see if they have a designated autograph time.

Our Media Guest of Honor will be signing at their table in the main hallway, whenever they are not otherwise engaged. Look for them in the Center Hall of the Gateway Convention Center.

If you would like to become part of the program for Archon, please visit us in the Programming Batcave in Illini B or contact the Programming Team at programming@archonstl.org.

As we get closer to the event, the programming schedule will be posted below, as well as on the Archon Facebook page and in the Archon Twitter feed.

For Clubs and Groups

If your group would like to host a 30 minute informational and recruitment panel, or if you would like to host an open meeting, please contact us at programming@archonstl.org.

Do you have a great programming idea? Would you like to be a panelist?

We are currently accepting submissions for Archon 43 (2019).

Just send us an email at programming@archonstl.org with the following by August 15th, 2019:

1. Panel title
2. Three sentence description of your proposed panel suitable for publishing
3. Names and email addresses of the panelists that would like to be part of your panel, if any

Panel Guidelines

1. All panels must be acceptable for general audiences.
2. Not all panels or suggestions will be accepted.
3. All panelists are required to purchase their own memberships; Archon does not provide complimentary memberships for panelists
4. Cannot require a fee of any kind (CAN require that participants bring their own materials for art, crafting, costuming, etc.)
5. Limited to 50 minutes
6. Cannot include any kind of food, beverage, or candy
7. Children’s or Teen’s panels should be submitted to Children’s Programming.

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You might want to check out these additional activities happening at the con: Hall Costume Contest, Room Parties, the DANCE, Reading Group

More Information

Patricia McFadden and Erin McFadden
programming@archonstl.org