MCCC Speaker Room Schedule for Saturday, May 19, 2007

[Steve Hubbell]

The full schedule can be found here:
http://www.motorcityconventions.com/mot ... ml#speaker

Saturday May 19

Schedule subject to change due to cancellation of guest appearance or time restraint. Check at registration for details.

Speaker Room 1 is the Sapphire Room, Speaker Room 2 is the Jade Room Speaker Room 3 is the Pearl Room.

10:30a.m. - Show opens to the public and Registration area.
Art contest registration begins. Entries accepted until 12:00p.m. Sunday. Costume contest Registration begins. Entries will be accepted until 2:45p.m. Saturday.

12:00p.m. - Speaker Room 2: Meet Dick Ayers
Spend an hour with this legend of the Comic industry. His work helped define Marvel Comics. Find out what he thinksof the changes at the House of Ideas.

12:15p.m. - Speaker Room 1: Star Wars 30 Years and going strong.
Are you a Star Wars fan? Who isn’t. Visit for an hour with three men who helped define a generation of Sci-Fi, Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Mayhew and Felix Sila. Find out what it was like to be some of the Men Behind The Masks.

12:30p.m. - Speaker Room 3: TNA Wrestling not just a squared circle
Meet Christy Hemme, Gale Kim, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley and find out how it is to work for TNA Wrestling andtheir unique ring set up. Find out some of the ins and outs of the wrestling industry from these four pros.

1:15p.m. - Speaker Room 2: Meet Sergio Aragones and Stan Sakai
Groo The Wanderer is now 25 years old and these men are the ones who brought his adventures to life. Find out what lies ahead for the character and their other works such as Usagi Yojimbo and others.
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1:30p.m. - Speaker Room 1: Meet Louis Gossett Jr
Spend an hour with this renowned actor and talk about his long career from Roots to Iron Eagle to Enemy Mine toStargate SG1. Find out what his feelings are about the vast number of films and shows he has been involved with.

1:45p.m. - Speaker Room 3: Meet Billy West
Can you handle an hour with Philip J Fry, Prof. Farnsworth, Zap Branigan and Dr. Zoidberg of Futurama if so this is thepanel for you. This talented voice actor will answer all your questions about his career and his voices for the upcomingFuturama film.

2:30p.m.- Speaker Room 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
With the new TMNT movie out and the comic series going strong spend an hour with three of the people behind thescenes as Eric Talbot, Steve Leviene and Michael Dooney answers your questions about the Turtles in A Half Shell.

2:45p.m. - Speaker Room 1: Meet Genie Francis
Spend an hour with one of the most loved and long lasting soap characters Laura of General Hospital. Find out how itwas to work on the show and come back to reprise her role several years later. What lies ahead for this talentedactress and her character.

3:00p.m. - Motor City Comic Con Costume Contest!
Thats right you can dress up as your favorite hero or tv character for the second annual Motor City Comic ConCostume Contest. Or just hang around and help us judge the winners of this years contest. Judged by CostumeDesigner Scott Crawford, you the fans and a special guest judge.

3:00p.m. - Speaker Room 3: Star Trek Enterprise
Spend an hour with two of the cast members of the last series covering the exploits of the Starship Enterprise.Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer will answer all your questions about the series and their characters futures.

3:45p.m. - Speaker Room 2: Painting 101
Do you want to be a Comic Book Painter? Find out how it is to work in this great medium of art as Dave Dorman, KenKelly and Bo Hampton talk about putting color to the written word. They have painted some of the most influentialcharacters and stories ever told find out what is next for each of them.

4:00p.m. - Speaker Room 1: Star Trek the first voyage
Visit with Grace Lee Whitney and BarBara Luna two of the original stars of Star Trek. Find out how it was to workwith Capt. Kirk and the crew on the most loved series of our time.

4:15p.m. - Speaker Room 3: The Life of Jerry Bails
Comic conventions were first brought to life by the late great Jerry Bails in 1964 right here in Detroit. Join his wifeJean Bails and fellow collector Ray Bottorff as they talk about his life and love of comics and fandom.

6:00p.m. - Convention closes; Re-opens at 10:30a.m. Sunday.

6:30p.m. - Speaker Room 1: Housecall
Robert Picardo and Ethan Phillips reprise their roles as "The Doctor" and "Neelix" in this hilarious original play. Seewhat happens when Neelix, who's still in the Delta Quadrant, contacts "The Doctor" after the "Voyager" crew returnshome to Earth. Hear Bob and Ethan sing and ad lib in this original play. You'll laugh 'till it hurts!Tickets are $15.00 and will be on sale during convention show hours at their tables in the media area. No videorecording allowed of this performance.

[shaxper]

Can't say I find any of the other talks particularly interesting

[Petersen]

I'm excited about :Meet Billy West

[Cosmo]

Who is Badword Ayers ? He's got the same first name as Badword Cheney or Badword Tracy.

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Dear Readers,
Will someone attending please make a video?
Especially of the 1:15p.m. - Speaker Room 2:Sergio Aragones and Sensei Sakai part?
Thank you for the consideration.
Best wishes to all!
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