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Harry Potter Comic-Con Schedule

Jul 21, 2010

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Conventions

For all you fans who are going to Comic-Con this weekend in San Diego this weekend, here’s a quick rundown of what Harry Potter-related things are going on and where! 11:45pm Saturday: Harry Potter presentation in Hall H (we will be reporting from this event!)3pm Saturday: Harry Potter Alliance / Chase press conference (room TBA)2pm-3pm …read more!

LeakyCon 2011 Registration is Now Open!

Jul 19, 2010

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

LeakyCon

At long last, registration for LeakyCon 2011 is open! For those unfamiliar, LeakyCon is The Leaky Cauldron’s charity conference, a sequel to our 2009 event. This will take place July 13-17, 2011, on the same weekend as the opening of the final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II. It will …read more!

Announcing LeakyCon Lit Day

Jul 15, 2010

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

LeakyCon

In the next couple of days, we will be opening registration for LeakyCon 2011, the second HP fan conference from Leaky, to take place in Orlando the weekend of the release of the last film. Before we do, we wanted to acquaint you with a new feature we’re introducing, which aims to celebrate the part …read more!

Time and Location Announced for “Deathly Hallows” Presentation at Comic Con

Jul 11, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Conventions

Further to our recent post announcing the “special props and never before seen footage” from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” to be shown at San Diego Comic Con 2010, more information has been released about the Warner Bros. presentation. The panel will take place on Saturday, 24th of July in Hall H, from 11.45am …read more!

Reminder: Expeditious Registration Closes May 7

May 04, 2010

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Conventions

A quick reminder this morning that registration for the Michigan-based Expeditious 2010 conference will close on May 7th. Only a few spots remain for this weekend-long conference, which will take place over May 14-16 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To reserve your place at the conference, click here.The conference will kick off on Friday afternoon with …read more!

Potter Conference Expeditious 2010 to Take Place in Michigan May 14-16

Apr 19, 2010

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Conventions

This May 14-16, Michigan Harry Potter community The Fifth House will be hosting Expeditious 2010, a weekend-long fan conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, featuring programming on such fandom related entities as fan fiction, wizard rock, and cosplay, as well as traditional academic discussion about the novels. Kicking off with a quidditch tournament at Eastern Michigan …read more!

Actor Christian Coulson to Appear at Infinitus 2010

Mar 12, 2010

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Conventions

HPEF has announced today that actor Christian Coulson, who portrayed the character of Tom Riddle in the “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” film, will be appearing at the upcoming Harry Potter fan conference, Infinitus 2010, in Orlando, Florida. Taking part in many events over the weekend, the official website forum notes: Christian will …read more!

Infinitus Issues Call for Proposals

Oct 24, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

Conventions

An update today from Infinitus, the Harry Potter symposium being held next year in Orlando, Florida. There is now a call for proposals for the convention, seeking “presentations, papers, moderated panels, and workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels and/or the fan community.” The HPEF also points out the conference theme is …read more!

Registration for Infinitus 2010 Now Open

Aug 25, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

Conventions

Attention Harry Potter fans! Registration is now open for Infinitus 2010, a Harry Potter symposium taking place next year in Orlando, Florida July 15-18th. If you act quickly you can take advantage of the early bird price of $165.00 (USD) which includes include two meals, access to the Ball and all formal programming except for …read more!

Recap from Azkatraz

Jul 22, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

Conventions

Over the weekend, Azkatraz, a Harry Potter symposium took place in San Francisco, California. Lev Grossman was a guest at the convention, and has a new blog entry now online. Mr. Grossman, who wrote a previous article about his trip to our own LeakyCon (and the article from a few weeks ago about Wizard Rock), …read more!



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