Panelist Application - Fort Collins Comic Con 2025

Interested in teaching or demonstrating something at Fort Collins Comic Con through a panel? Let us know using the form below! The panel promo image template can be found here: https://fc3.rocks/2024Template

Rules for Panels and Panelists

1. All Panels/Session submissions are open approximately 2-3 months before the date of the Con. All panels will be selected and panelists notified at least a month before the date of the Con. Fort Collins Comic Con staff makes all final decisions with regards to programming and scheduling, no whining. Space is limited.
2. All Panels/Sessions should end 10 minutes before the next panel begins. No exceptions will be possible as we have a strict schedule to adhere to and rooms need to be readied for the next presenters.
3. All Panel/Session rooms are equipped with a table, digital projector, and screen. We should have universal connectors but to be safe bring your own.
4. Fort Collins Comic Con cannot provide the use of computers or laptops. If you plan on having an AV presentation, please bring your own laptop with your files backed up on a USB drive. We encourage other panelists to bring a second computer in case of the blue screen of death. There is no guarantee of WiFi or Internet even though the venue does provide free WiFi (ie: if every attendee is on it, we might not have it as fast/available as you’d like).
5. Fort Collins Comic Con does not encourage the use of VCRs, 16mm projectors, Xbox, PlayStations or Commodore 64s to use for your panel presentation. So don’t try.
6. Fort Collins Comic Con will try to assist in specific scheduling needs on a case by case basis. So email Programming@FoCoComicCon.com early and we’ll do our best.
7. Fort Collins Comic Con reserves the right to adjust the time and location of your panel at any time to best fit with our schedule of events. We will try and notify you 24 hours in advance of any changes in the schedule.
8. A submission is not a guarantee of a presentation at Fort Collins Comic Con. We strive to give our attendees the best programming possible thus we will ensure the quality of your panel/session content. So take some time, do some research, prepare and impress us with your submission.
9. Videotaping or digital filming is prohibited in any panel by any attendee or panel participant, without advance permission from the person giving the panel.
10. Fort Collins Comic Con does not pay speaking fees or appearance fees. Nor does it cover travel, lodging or meals of any panelist or presenter.
11. Fort Collins Comic Con cannot connect panel submissions and/or presenters with any of our Celebrity or Artist Guests. Attempts to contact our guests or ask for their participation in your panel(s) without Fort Collins Comic Con’s prior approval will be grounds for immediate disqualification and cancellation of our panel.
12. Approved panels will be allotted a free day-pass for the day of the panel only, for a maximum of 2 panelists, including the moderator(s). Only panelists who participate will be granted a pass, and all panelists must participate extensively in the session. No additional free passes will be granted for any reason. Because of space limitations, we ask you to make maximum use of your free badges. If you plan to attend Fort Collins Comic Con, make a day of it or hand back your badge so someone else can enjoy it. Additional passes may be purchased through the Fort Collins Comic Con website.
13. Fort Collins Comic Con is a family-friendly conference. We will not approve any “adult”, “after-dark”, or “explicit” content. So please keep it to PG-13 and watch the swear words (particularly around children).
14. Panelists should arrive at their presentation room 20 minutes early and check in with the Room Coordinator.
15. Proposals that are largely self-promotional will be strictly scrutinized and are unlikely to be approved.
16. Programming submissions must be primarily educational in focus.