If you fail to plan then you plan to fail. Picture this you are a pilot that will be flying

If you fail to plan then you plan to fail. Picture this you are a pilot that will be flying from San Diego to Salt Lake you might think that you were going for a relatively short flight, but there is still something that you would have to do, you would have to, you would have to file a flight plan. An effective flight plan limits risks, keeps the fuel consumption minimal and ensures an efficient flight sans unnecessary expenditures. Either minimizing or maximizing savings, flight planning software programs saves time and even money. Not to mention, it also saves lives.

Get The App for Panel Schedule and Map

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Trax/Front Runner

Free Fare Zone

Begins at the Salt Lake City Central Station where the Front Runner Connects

Use Preregistration to scout

Make sure that you’re familiar with whats around

UPDATE! The Rotunda / Salt Shaker Doors will be used for Access

West Entrance not Rotunda Doors

The Rotunda may not be used for an entrance this year

Where are you going to Eat?

Check out the Food court at City Creek

Comic Books

Get cases from the Nerd Store or other comic stores to protect them

Check the list of comic creators

Are you going to buy posters and stuff?

Bring Poster Tubes

In a Pinch buy from the

Meeting Places

Plan Before hand to ensure that everyone can do what they want

What if your phone dies or can’t make a call?

Geeks and nerds tend to be some of the most creative people out there but sometimes they just don’t realize

Geeks and nerds tend to be some of the most creative people out there but sometimes they just don’t realize it. If you wish that you could be a better artist or writer or other creative type then be sure to listen to this one. We talk about some of the ways that we channel our creativity in order to make the things that we do, and the number one tip is to just do it, but others include being deliberately creative, set aside time to do it, and give yourself a good warmup.

Geek of the Week

We are beginning a new segment called Geek of the Week and we want to feature you and all of your geekiness. What are your favorite fandoms, what do you geek out over? Let us know and we will feature you and your projects, and even try to send some swag your way. FandomPodcast.com/Contact

Boy Wonder Trivia

Last week’s question: How Many Robins are there?

Answer: Between Five and Seven depending on which continuity you are looking at – Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Carrie Kelly, Helena Wayne & Stephanie Brown

This week’s question: What date did the first Doctor Who Serial Air and what was it called?

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Top News

Doctor Seuss day was March 2nd. He has the first recorded use of the word “nerd” and boy has its definition evolved over the years. What do you think about the term Nerd vs Geek? What do you prefer to be called?

The FanX Schedule has been released in Beta. Check out http://saltlakecomiccon.com/fanx-2016-schedule/ to begin planning your day and if you want to see how far conventions have come check out this footage from an early Star Trek Convention. https://youtu.be/inpFEbrlICo

Google Maps temporarily replaced the pegman with Link from Zelda to celebrate the launch of Twilight Princess HD on the Wii U

Michelle Gomez steals River Songs dress from “the Husbands of River Song” and wore it to a Doctor Who convention in LA called “Gallifrey One”

http://fashionablygeek.com/dresses-and-skirts/missy-steals-river-songs-dress/

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It’s time for another FanX Survival Tip. Have you heard of Pheidippides? He was the first marathon runner in Greece,

It’s time for another FanX Survival Tip.

Have you heard of Pheidippides? He was the first marathon runner in Greece, and oh yeah, he dropped over dead from exhaustion.  Lets try to avoid his fate when it comes to FanX.  At the last convention I walked over ten miles a day and so I got my Marathon in.  Here are some FanX Survival tips on physical ways to prepare yourself.

Five FanX Survival Physical Preparation Tips

1. Cut out the Soda and Junk

2. Get shoes that are good for walking and standing, also have multiple pairs that you can alternate between in order to save your feet some pain.

3. Boost your immune system with Vitamins to avoid Con Crud 

4. Eat Nutritious foods

5. Get plenty of sleep

Dying Happy

Hopefully these tips will keep you healthy, happy, and prevent you from falling over dead from exhaustion like Pheidippides, although if you do fall over dead I promise that it will be with a smile on your face because you had so much fun at FanX.  If you have a tip that you think we can’t live without be sure to let us know and we’ll feature you on the show, contact us at Fandompodcast.com/Contact

Don’t Miss Out!

If you found this tip helpful be sure to subscribe in your podcatcher of choice so that you don’t miss out on any.  These bonus episodes come out on the Saturdays leading up to FanX and our regular episodes come out Tuesday. This next episode we give some tips to help get your creative side out so that you can create the next fandom that we all love.

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Our Main Discussion You’ve probably heard of Fantasy Football, but have you ever heard of Fantasy Fandom? This week we

Our Main Discussion

You’ve probably heard of Fantasy Football, but have you ever heard of Fantasy Fandom? This week we pick our favorite characters from across the Fandomverse to put together on a team that could rival both the Justice League and the Avengers, and then ask who would be the villain and how cohesive would the teams really be? We both built two teams, but we really want to know who you would put on YOUR team. Remember, no fandom is off limits, even Dawson’s creek. One of the teams consists of Batman (Adam West), Batman (Michael Keaton), Batman (Kevin Conroy), Batman (Val Kilmer), Batman (George Clooney), Batman (Christian Bale), oh and don’t forget Batman (Ben Affleck) but you’re going to have to listen to find out who is in the time traveler love triangle with Captain Jack Harkness.

Boy Wonder trivia

Last Week’s Question: Which DC Character is Deadpool a parody of?

Answer: Slade Wilson AKA Deathstroke. Thanks to Nate for the answer and explanation. They both are mercenaries, have regeneration abilities, and have a very similar overall look.

This Week’s Question: How many characters have taken on the mantle of Robin? (Main characters not obscure ones)

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In the Top News

Welcome back Doctor Who to streaming in America! Amazon has secured exclusive streaming rights for the show starting March 1st.

Star Trek Axanar has released its defense and the results could have quite the impact on Star Trek Fan Films.

Now that Deadpool is making truckfuls of money expect to see a rated R Wolverine, Batman v Superman, and maybe an NC17 Antman and Wasp

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Welcome to the Fandom Podcast. This show is about the TV, Movies comics, and books that you love.  Every week

Welcome to the Fandom Podcast. This show is about the TV, Movies comics, and books that you love.  Every week we jump into a Fandom and this is a special episode about FanX Survival. I plan on having this as a series of bonus episodes about little tips that will help you on your way through FanX.  

Which Ticket should I Buy?

If you’re reading this there is a good chance that you have your wristband in your hands and are excited to go to Salt Lake Comic Con FanX, but if you haven’t gotten your bands yet then I have to ask you a question. Why not? This is afterall my favorite convention. It has big celebrities, smaller crowds, amazing cosplay, great vendors, and an artist alley that you could spend all day in (I’ve done just that.) Some people like to push it off until the last minute to buy their tickets to make sure that the guests that they want to see get announced, but my first survival tip for you is to buy your tickets as early as you can.

Salt Lake Comic Con tries to reward the diehard SLCC fans by offering discounts on tickets and slowly peeling them away as the convention gets closer. Pre-ordering your tickets also gets you in on some of the convention swag like the limited T-Shirts, posters, comic cash, and even free kids’ passes as long as you do it soon enough and don’t delay.

Alright, so now I’ve gotten you to the website, but you’re wondering which pass to get. The easiest answer is to say to get a VIP pass, but those are expensive and so let’s talk about it for a minute. Why do you want to go to FanX? I’ve found that FanX is not just one convention, but four conventions that are going on simultaneously with a little bit of overlap and the different levels of tickets have different advantages depending on which things you like the most. The four conventions that make up FanX are the Celebrity Interaction Con, The Panel Con, The Artist and Vendor Con, and the Cosplay/People Watching Con.

The Celebrity Con

If you enjoy one on one opportunities with Celebrities and have the money saved up to do so then you probably will spend your time in Celebrity Row, which is the area of the floor that has been set up for Celebrities to sign autographs and have photo ops. The ticket that you will want to buy to get the most out of this experience is the VIP ticket.  It will let you do more with your day than just standing in line.  For every autograph line there is a VIP autograph line and you can save hours by spending some extra money on your ticket.

When Stan Lee came to SLCC I purchased a VIP ticket and an Autograph.  I went at the beginning of the day to scout the area out and found that people were beginning to line up in the general admission line.  The under appreciated volunteer that I asked told me that Stan Lee would not be coming out for more than four hours. I came back 30 minutes before he started signing and jumped into the VIP line.  Within an hour I was walking away with my signed Spider-Man mask while General Admis

sion still had a hundred people in line.  By spending that extra money on VIP I was able to create more memories from the convention than sitting in line. There is no way to get into the VIP line with a Day Pass, Multipass or Gold Pass. If you can afford it the VIP Ticket is your best bet for the Celebrity interactions.

The Panel Con

The second convention is the Panel Con. This is probably the convention that requires the most explaining to new con goers.  A Panel is another name for a presentation at Comic Cons. You can have panels that have one person explaining a part of Fandom, you can have panels with multiple experts discussing a topic, you can have question and answer panels where the panelists answer questions from the audience about a certain topic and you have Celebrity Panels which normally consist of celebrities sitting down with a moderator and answering questions from the audience about virtually anything.