Chi-Fi 2015

Chi-Fi presents its sophomore celebration of geekdom March 19-22 at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chiacago at 17 E Monroe Street.

The inaugural Chi-Fi 0 was a one-day affair on March 29, 2014. It expanded to a full-weekend affair.

Panels are slated to include:

• Anatomy of a Stormtrooper
• Cards Against Humanity/Are You a Werewolf?
• Costuming in the Star Wars Galaxy
• Creating Consent Culture in Fandom
• Defending Your Airship
• Disabilities in Fandom
• Fandom and Mental Illness
• Light Saber Techniques
• Make a Costume on the Fly
• Nerf Zombie Apocalypse
• Our Fair City Live Podcast
• Podcasting 101
• Podcasting in Chicago
• Politics in Sci-Fi
• Post-Apocalyptic World Building
• Skepticism 101
• Steampunk 101
• Steampunk Costuming
• The Geek’s Guide to Successful Self-Publishing
• Zombie Makeup

Scheduled authors are:

• Clayton Smith
• Debbie Cairo
• Frederick Crook
• Jodie Lynn Nye
• Lauren Jankowski
• Max Brooks
• Paul Booth
• S. Usher Evans

Artists include:

• Apple Davies
• Cinema Art by Ness
• Do Bats Eat Cats
• Kait Mayne Illustration
• Lilly Inverse Designs
• Musetap Studios
• Nerdtastic
• Packard Prints
• The Art of Rodney Pointer
• Tim Seeley
• Whatever I Want Creations

Registration is available at http://www.chi-fi.org/registration.html. Day passes will be available at the door.