Harry Potter Conferences Updates
As this year draws to an end, many fans are looking forward to next year and all the Harry Potter Conferences 2007 will bring. The Chicago Sun-Times has an article that features one such convention, Phoenix Rising, which will take place next May in New Orleans, Louisiana. The article notes that these conventionsContinued...
PotterCast Hits the Big Easy
PotterCast will be back on the road again as we make our way south to the Big Easy for a live podcast next May in New Orleans. The podcast will be featured as part of Overture, the opening night event, with the podcast taking place after dinner. The show will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton in New OrleansContinued...
"Prophecy" Seeks Papers
Prophecy 2007, the Harry Potter convention to be held next August, has issued a Call for Papers. The conference is seeking proposals for programming involving "individual presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan community."Continued...
Prophecy 2007 Website Now Open
Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend, the Harry Potter Symposium due next August 2-5 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has now launched their official website. Registration for this event is now open, with a discounted price still available until September 8. You can find out more about this event, including hotel informationContinued...
Sectus 2007 Announces Steve Vander Ark as Guest Speaker
Sectus 2007, the new Harry Potter conference to be held next year in England, has now announced that Lexicon founder Steve Vander Ark will be a guest speaker at this event. Registration is now open for the conference, which will be held in central London July 19-22; the early bird bookingContinued...
Phoenix Rising Announces Keynote Speakers; Event Tickets Now Available
Phoenix Rising, the Harry Potter Conference set next year in New Orleans, has now announced their guests of honor and keynote speakers. Among those speakers will be our own Melissa Anelli, who will be part of a special panel on Transformation: From Fan to Fandom, which also includesContinued...
Leaky and MuggleNet to Face Off in Trivia Battle at Podcast; More Vegas and Podcast Updates
The rumors are true: the PotterCast team from Leaky and the MuggleCast team from MuggleNet will face off in the ultimate Harry Potter trivia battle at the end of the LeakyMug podcast on Saturday. It will be hosted and moderated by the Harry Potter LexiconContinued...
New HPEF Convention: Prophecy 2007
HPEF, the same group who brought Potter fans Nimbus 2003, The Witching Hour, and the upcoming Lumos 2006 convention, have announced their new event: Prophecy 2007. Being held in Toronto, Ontario Canada, Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend will occur August 2-5 next year. Hotel and registration information will beContinued...
Patronus 2006 Keynote Speaker Announced
Patronus 2006, the European Harry Potter Conference set for this summer, has announced their first keynote speaker. Steve Vander Ark , founder of our floo partner The Harry Potter Lexicon, will be addressing the conference which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark July 7-9. Steve will also be part of a panelContinued...
Deadline for Lumos Art Gallery Approaching
Hey Lumos attendees (have you sent your RSVP for the live podcast to hplive@gmail.com yet?) - if you would like your art showcased at the conference's art gallery, you have until May 15 to submit it. The gallery is for amateurs and pros, and subjects may range from Harry Potter to science fictionContinued...
Registration Opens for Phoenix Rising Potter Convention
Registration has now officially opened for Phoenix Rising, the Harry Potter symposium to be held in the city of New Orleans in 2007. The first 100 people who register will also get a special limited edition t-shirt designed by fandom artist Alice Wack. The press release notes:
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Lumos 2006 News: Registration Almost Sold Out
If you have been considering attending Lumos 2006, and have not yet registered, now is the time to do so. The organizers let us know today that their Harry Potter Symposium is rapidly selling out, so if you would like to register, you may do so via this link. This latest gathering of Harry Potter fansContinued...
The Phoenix Rises Over the Big Easy
A brand new Harry Potter Conference has been announced for 2007. Phoenix Rising, an educational and academic gathering, is set to be held in the city of New Orleans May 17-21, 2007. Aiming to further explore the Harry Potter phenomenon, this conference will feature academic programing, with panel discussions,Continued...
Harry Potter Scholars' Conference to be Held in Copenhagen
The Patronus 2006 conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from July 7-9, 2006 at the University of Copenhagen. The conference will be hosted by the independent organization Patronus in cooperation with the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies at the UniversityContinued...
Let's Play Quidditch
NPR aired a program today featuring the fun Quidditch event which took place recently at the Witching Hour Symposium in Salem. You can listen to the program and photos of the game,here.