Host a Panel at Causeacon!
Panels are a great way to connect with other people who have the same interests as you! They are free for all in attendance to Causeacon®, so check back for an updated list of panels for Causeacon® 2025. Panels are also a free activity for the panelist and are just for fun, you will not receive any form of compensation for hosting a panel (money, free ticket, ect…).
We consider submissions from everyone over the age of 16. Proposals are evaluated both individually and against similar types of proposals. To help you focus your proposal, here’s a list of items that will really get you noticed.
We like proposals for panels that:
- Pop Culture Panels: Panels that cover a wide variety of the pop culture genre including super heroes, tv shows, movies, music and others.
- Anime, manga, manwha or other Japanese/other cultures: We love Japanese culture, manga and anime! Panels like these are great topics and appeal to a wide audience.
- Game Shows: They are a great way to interact with your audience. They don’t necessarily have to have prize give-aways to audience participants, sometimes it’s just fun to do trivia with other fans.
- Well-planned and have supporting materials: Make sure your description is well-written and try to include evidence that the panel will be successful.
- Engaging and interactive: We like lectures too, but a proposal that introduces a creative way to communicate with the audience really catches our eyes.
- Panels for all audience age groups: All panel submissions must be family friendly. Since we are representing AWAY and are strictly against pornographic panels. We do sometimes have a few 18+ panels hosted by Causeacon staff. They are rated 18+ due to some language and crafting materials and are clearly labeled to the attendees as well as card ID required.
If you have any other questions about this information or the panelist application, please send an email to causeaconwv@gmail.com
How it Works
Now that you have a few guidelines, here’s a quick rundown of how the process works:
- You submit your application online ON OR BEFORE April 10th.
- Once your panel has been submitted, you will see a confirmation page that lets you know we have received your panel.
- Make sure that you can get emails fromcauseaconwv@gmail.com
- Your panel will be entered into the decision process.
- The committee applications in one of three categories:
- Approved: your panel is approved for Causeacon 2025
- Tentative: your panel is being considered, more information may be required
- Denied: your panel is not approved for Causeacon 2025
- You’ll be notified of your status via email a few weeks after your application is sent or by April 10th at the latest.
- During the decision process, we’ll also be in touch with any questions we have about your application. Because of this, we ask that you check your email regularly, at least once a week.
It’s important to note that this process isn’t first-come-first-served. We will choose applications that we feel will be entertaining and fun for our attendees.