Panels & Events
Fandom Convention will be hosting a bunch of student and club-run panels, featuring everything from Yaoi Court (let’s put toxic men on trial for war crimes against fujos !!) to a Deltarune Gameshow (spamtenna excuse). Whatever your interests, there’s sure to be something for you at our con. More details on confirmed individual panels are below.
~ A sneak peak into upcoming panels...
Yume Shipping Panel
Yumeshippers, OCs and ... Otome Games?!?!
Written, drawn and produced by the UTFFC, play as Y/N —a not-so-new fanfic club member— dragged on a summer beach trip by their club!
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The Yaoi Court of Law: GUILTY!
HEY 𝓕𝓡𝓔𝓐𝓚𝓙𝓞𝓢𝓗𝓘𝓢😛😎‼ Are YOU pissed at a stupid😒🧱 seme💢🔝 for breaking your precious🥺👼 uke’s⬇️🧎♂️➡️ heart😢💔⁉️ Do YOU think he got away🏃💨 with all that bullshit🐄💩 too easily⁉️ Think🤔💭 YOU wanna sentence✍️ some dickhead semes👿👎🏻 to 🌭🍆🥒😉 FLATTENING🔨🗜️⁉️ Then come(😏) to YAOI👨❤️💋👨🫃COURT🧑⚖️⚖️‼️
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Photocard Decorating Station
Come decorate your newly purchased photocard from the artist alley (or any photocard, really) with us! Spell out "babygirl" with the stickers provided, or create the centrepiece of your oshi shrine; go crazy go wild!! Entry & materials are completely free, but sleeves and toploaders will be limited to one per person due to stock constraints </3 We look forward to charm & stickermaxxing with you :3
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Pokemon + One Piece TCG Tournament
Come out to prove you are the greatest Pokemon Larper and One Piece defender UOFT. The UOFTCGC is working together with the UOFT Fandom Convention to host Pokemon and One Piece TCG Tournaments where players can duke it out for prizing and the glory of being the best like no one ever was!!!
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Fandom Funeral
This is an event, for all the dead (or fake dead) characters that are missing out on this beautiful con. There will be fans and funeral music playing with an "urn" of the dead available at the front. There will be some characters who are going to automatically assumed dead and their "family" will be given the opportunity to come up and give a short speech about them and how sad they are about their death. These chracters will include: Saturo Gojo, Caine (TADC), Katsuki Bakugo, Madoka Kaname, Jolyne Cujoh and Reze (chainsaw man). These characters will have framed pictures of them at the front when it's time for their speeches but after finishing these people, others will have the opportunity to come up and say a character not mentioned and have a speech about them.
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What does fanfiction mean to you? Fanfiction Trivia w/ LGBTOUT!
Let’s celebrate fanfiction’s rich history! Want to show off your elite fanfiction knowledge? Try your hand at a Kahoot for fanfiction trivia — there will be prizes for the top 3 winners! Can you make it on the podium? We’ll also have a stand with free snacks, pins, stickers, and more goodies! Please drop by and also consider adding your voice to our posterboard: What does fanfiction mean to you? We want to share in the joy that fanfiction has brought to people from all different backgrounds!
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FURSUIT GAMES: PAWS VS. MAWS
Break out your full suit, partial, cosplay or whatever's gathering dust in your closet, and compete in a suite of team-based challenges to help us settle a long-standing debate once and for all! Paws... or maws? >:3
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Digital Wellness 101 with Digitaaliyah
The internet we were promised celebrated community-building, endless learning, humanity, and limitless self-expression — so, what happened? Step back into the early 2000’s and defeat brainrot once and for all during this interactive digital detox workshop and dopamine menu-making session hosted by Digitaaliyah: PhD digital wellness researcher by day, guardian of the world’s digital wellness by night.
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Hamilton Karaoke Marathon
We've all done at least one full solo performance of Hamilton in our bedroom before, but sometimes its not as fun when you have to sing songs like non-stop or say no to this without a hamilton or aaron burr singing along with you, so now we're bringing that to you here at the Uoft Fandom Convention!
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Mr. Ant Tenna’s Marvellous Mystery Board
Have you ever wanted to be on TV? Well, make sure to tune into Mr. Ant Tenna’s TV Time cuz now’s your chance to be a big… a BIG, BRIGHT SHINING STAR!
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F-Anime Feud
Heyyyy con goers!! UTMSAN, UTM's anime club is hosting a panel at UofT Con!🎉 We are hosting a short and sweet game show panel where attendees can drop in and participate in a family-feud style game.
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Origami Fantasies
At this workshop, we are featuring a smorgasbord of origami models from Hatsune Miku to Pokémon, Studio Ghibli and Genshin Impact. We have plenty of origami from easy to challenging models for everyone ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-
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The Ultimate Fighting Game Quiz Show
Do you think you are a Fighting Game Master? Maybe you're good at fighting games, but do you know everything about them? Come join the Ultimate Fighting Game Quiz Show where your knowledge on character lore, tech skill, and background information will be tested. Aim for the highest point and claim the title of 'The Ultimate Fighting Game Player'!
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TMU Fanworks Oshikatsu
Centered around Oshikatsu, a Japanese fandom subculture known for the immense financial dedication and effort involved in purchasing, collecting, and creating fanworks for an idol or favourite character, TMU Fanworks proudly presents our Oshikatsu Panel at UTFandomConvention! The TMU Fanworks Executive Team will be providing materials for all your ita bag making needs, such as a badge maker + badge backings, ribbons and lace for rosettes, and a custom felt plushie/paper doll station where you can make your oshi come to life!
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Rapid Unscheduled Misinformation: Why and How to Fact-check Mythology
Short presentation on the follies of taking shortcuts when researching mythology, and followed with some pointers on how to conduct it properly. The first half is a dissection of the description of the myth of Endymion on Wikipedia (and the OSP video ;) ) where we will look at the primary sources and try and understand how the summary on Wikipedia was synthesized from the fragments we have of the original. In the process, we will look at the different types of sources, what they have to offer, and how to use them in context.
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My Fandom Academia: Professors on Studying Fandom, Fanfic, and Media Industries
Ever wanted to watch salaried academics yap about fan cultures, fanfiction, and media industries? This panel is where you should be! The format and topic of the seminar will be posted on Quercus the night before the first lecture. /j
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Frantic Fanfic
Fandom Convention is excited and happy to welcome Zee, one of the creators of frantic fanfic (yes that one fanfic party game frantic), and the developer Michael, as panelists. Zee will be at our con to talk about frantic, the history behind it, and get some feedback on how to further develop the game.
Panels are subject to change :)
