Start Planning Now: GeekGirlCon 2012 Programming Announced

I was fortunate enough to attend last year’s inaugural convention, and one of the real highlights was the thoughtful and interesting panel discussion programming. I expect this year to be no different. Lucky for us, GeekGirlCon’s panel programming for both Saturday and Sunday is now live on their website, so we can start planning now. Some personal highlights that pop out at me include:

Saturday-

Moffat’s Women: Companions, Travelers, Gender Roles and TARDISES in Doctor Who

Presented by: Teresa Jusino, Natalie Reed

EA and PopCap ask “What do You Bring to the Table?”

Presented by Ginger Maseda, Kelsey Wesley

Capes and Canes: Abilities and Disability in Superhero Comics

Presented by Greg Rucka, Jen Van Meter, Jill Pantozzi, Katelyn Bruhn

How to Do Your Own Kickstarter

Presented by Samantha Mathis, Caytlin Vilbrandt, Tristan J. Tarwater

Making Science Fun (with NASA)!

Presented by Martha Wawro, Wendy Van Norden, Dawn Myers, Holly Csiga, Alice Enevoldsen

Gail Simone and the Batgirl of San Diego: Batgirls, One Year Later

Presented by Gail Simone, Kyrax2

Chicks Dig Comics

Presented by Rachel Edidin, Jen Van Meter, Jill Pantozzi, Sheena McNeil, Erica McGillivray, Sarah Kuhn

Sunday-

Why Men Write Women Poorly, and How to Get a Clue

Presented by Greg Rucka

 Let’s Get Critical: Fans, Creators, and Social Justice

Presented by Kelsey Wallace, Anita Sarkeesian, Alejandra Espino, Suzanne Scott

 Spotlight on Purple Reign

Presented by Purple Reign

 Womanthology Continues

Presented by Maria Huehner, Rachel Edidin, Jennifer de Guzman, Renae de Liz

Geek Girls for Good

Presented by Susie Rantz, Jennifer Hauseman, Therese Littleton, Reitha Weeks, Emilie Clemmens

This is just a small fraction of what GeekGirlCon 2012 has on tap, and there is definitely something of interest here for everyone. I strongly urge you to check out the official GeekGirlCon website for full Saturday and Sunday programming listings, along with detailed descriptions for each panel. Passes for GeekGirlCon are still available (so act now, as they sold out last year). This year is going to be another amazing convention! I hope to see you there.

If you want to learn more about one of the women behind GeekGirlCon, be sure to check out my interview with GeekGirlCon President and Marketing Director, Erica McGillivray, from last year here on ComicBooked.com.