For cosplayers, current or future contestants, and those who simply enjoy watching cosplay events, this overview of fan convention costume competitions will discuss their work, history, judging, participating with anxiety or a disability, and more. Also covered are construction methods and stage presentation tips for taking original and re-created designs from concept to construction to stage-ready, and how to have fun doing it. The panelists are multiple award winners from Comic-Con and other conventions: Judith Grivich, Allan Lavigne, Rogue Shindler, and Helen Collins, each with decades of onstage costuming. Moderated by Martin Jaquish (Comic-Con and WonderCon Masquerade coordinator since 1992).
