Marcon Columbus Conference 2024 Recap
Introduction
I attended the Marcon Columbus Conference 2024 in Columbus, Ohio, from May 17, 2024, to May 19, 2024. They held the conference at Crowne Plaza North Hotel in Worthington, Ohio. I attended six panels at the con. I also attended Marcon in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. They will not have Marcon in 2025. Hopefully, the con will return in 2026, and I plan to be there.
This is a link to the Marcon website.
This is a link to the Marcon Conference Facebook account.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/181050141046
This is my Badge for Marcon 2024.
This is a picture of the Dealer’s room banner.
Summary
Friday, May 17th at 8:00 PM
A panel with The Harp Twins and the Volkgang Twins
The Harp twins are identical twins who both play electric harps. They arrange their music. The Volkgang twins assisted them with percussion. In this panel, they talked about performing but did not perform at this time.
This is a link to their website which has a bio, links to buy their music, music videos, and a schedule of upcoming performances.
They held the panel in Ballroom 4 with 30 attendees.
Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 AM
Dune Part 2 – Open Discussion, a panel with Lee Shamblin, Emily Lydic, and Ken Keisel.
The panel had an open discussion about the newly released film, Dune 2. They compared parts 1 and 2, the book’s adaption into film, and the impact of Florence Pugh’s arrival as the princess. The panel commented on the use of filming in infrared to get the interesting sequence that portrayed the Harkonnen home world. The panel also debated whether casting Christopher Walken as the Emperor was a mistake, distracting, or a genius.
They held the panel in Ballroom 1 with 10 attendees.
Saturday, May 18th at 11:00 AM
Science in Society, a panel with Geoffrey Landis, Rachael Thurston, Robert Lohman, and Charlotte Wolery.
The panel debated which scientific advances have made the most changes in social systems. Robert Lohman said chemistry, Rachel Thurston said vaccines, Geoffrey Landis said birth control and Charlotte Wolery said epigamic trauma.
They held the panel in Salon B with 10 attendees.
Sunday, May 19th at 10:00 AM
The Movies of Mel Brooks, a panel with Addie King, E. Davis, C. Mandragora, and Alyssa
The panel discussed their favorite movies by Mel Brooks. Do they still find them as funny as when they first watched them and why? Movies that came up were Spaceballs, Men in Tights, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Parts I and II, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, and High Anxiety.
They held the panel in Ballroom 3 with 8 attendees.
Sunday, May 19th at 12:00 PM
The Harp Twins, a concert with Camille Kitt and Kennerly Kitt.
The Harp twins are identical twins who both play electric harps. They arrange their music. I didn’t realize that they had moved the concert from 1 PM to 12 PM so I only caught their last song. Great performance like the others I have witnessed.
This is a link to their website which has a bio, links to buy their music, music videos, and a schedule of upcoming performances.
They held the concert in Ballroom 4.
Sunday, May 19th at 1:00 PM
What is Evil, a panel with D. Wyatt Jr., C. Christoff, and R. Partington.
We all like to talk about evil, but what is evil really like? Is it a Godlike Sauron who simply wants to rule? Is it infinite sadism? Or perhaps is simply infinite selfishness? The panel discussed and tried to define evil for writers, readers, theologians, and would-be evil-doers.
They held the panel in Ballroom 3 with 8 attendees.
Recommendation – Conclusion
I had a great time at the Marcon Columbus Conference 2024. My stars of the con were The Harp Twins for their concert and Q and A session. I also attended Marcon in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023 and hope the con will return in 2026.
Links
Recap for the SF Conference Marcon Columbus 2022 on May 7, 2022. They held the conference at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. I also attended Marcon in 2017, 2018, and 2019. I attended three panels and one concert at the 2022 conference.
Recap for SF Conference Marcon Columbus on May 11, 2019. They held it at Crowne Plaza – Columbus North. I also attended Marcon in 2017 and 2018. This year I attended four panels, a performance, and an interview.
Recap for SF Conference Marcon Columbus I attended on May 12, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. I attended four panels and two game shows.
Recap for SF Conference Marcon Columbus on May 13, 2017. They held the conference at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. I also attended Marcon in 2018 and 2019. I attended five panels at the 2017 conference.