MEET

A place to meet and interact with creators and other fans! A mix of games, activities and dynamic discussions where you can get to know the people behind the creations you love, in a low-stress and fun environment. Find out what other interests you share, the cool stuff about them that you won’t hear anywhere else, and maybe make a new friend or two on the way. Come discover something new, and create happy memories that can only happen here!

Director: Gigi Eng

All of the MEET track will be taking place on our Discord server, and will comprise both Video-Chat Meetups and the Kaffeeklatsch/Reading Room events, as well as the “Writers at the Bar” event on Saturday night.

Also keep an eye on this space for Mentoring Sessions, which will be on Sunday of the Convention. Mentoring Sessions will be held on Zoom, giving attendees the chance to advance sign up for 15 minutes of one-on-one mentoring sessions with a Guest.

MEETups

BIPOC Creator Meetup

Saturday, October 17, 2020 11:30am EDT

A place for BIPOC creators to meet each other and network, or to come meet and discover amazing BIPOC creators.

Attending Guests: Tiara Janté, Michelle Renee Lane, Kyoko M., Dahlia Rose, Aziza Sphinx

Veterans of SFF

Friday, October 16, 2020 8:30pm EDT

Are you a veteran? Would you like to meet and talk to other veterans with your love of the geeky? Then get in this Discord Chat!

Attending Guests: Rachel Brune, Sarah Beth Gilbert, Jarrod D. King, Tony Sarrecchia, Freddie Silva

Film Makers

Sunday, October 18, 2020 1:00pm EDT

Film Making is its own large community, with an entire village being needed to make the end product. Whether actor, scholar, director, grip, gaffer, or even craft services, come meet others in "the biz".

Attending Guests: Paul Barrett, Alexis Nichols, Elizabeth Rawitsch, Tony Sarrecchia

Paranormal IRL

Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:30pm EDT

Had a paranormal experience? Want to share with others who also have? This MEET is for you! Zoom hangout to meet and get to know others.

Attending Guests: Kenneth Broome, Jr., Sarah Beth Gilbert, Violette L. Meier, S. Kay Nash, Delores Norman

Writers at the Bar

Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:30pm EDT

One of the grandest traditions of conventions is getting to hang out with all the guests down at the hotel bar. Well, we’ve set up a few bar tables in our discord, so let’s get some use out of them. This is a very fun, free to come-and-go type event. Click into a table and join the conversation, or if that one is getting crowded, go grab one of the other tables. The Kaffeeklatsch rooms will be open too, if it gets way too full.

Attending Guests (at some point in the evening):

Ariel Burgess, Aziza Sphinx, Bobby Nash, Catherine Lundoff, Dahlia Rose, Dana Cameron, Darin Kennedy, Delores Norman, DL Wainright, Ellie Raine, Emily Lavin Leverett, Gini Koch, Jeff Strand, John G Hartness, Liz Gorinsky, Marc L. Abbott, Michelle Renee Lane, Paige L Christie, Rachel A Brune, Robert K Jeffrey II, Sara T. Bond, Tonia Ransom, Tyra Burton

Mentoring Sessions

Sunday October 18, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:45pm EDT

Interested in talking to a pro author about the biz? About craft? Curious about publishing? Have a book to pitch? Our amazing guests are offering 15-minute one-on-one mentoring sessions on Sunday afternoon! You can find all the info here: http://bit.ly/MVC-Mentors-2020

Readings and Kaffeeklatsches

Readings and Kaffeeklatsches will be held on Discord in the “Readings and Kaffeeklatsch” video chat rooms. See below for when guests will be holding their event. Click the headers below for more details on the sessions.