Lumos (Harry Potter convention)
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| Name: | Lumos |
| Dates: | July 27-30, 2006 |
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| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Type: | fancon |
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| Organization: | HP Education Fanon, Inc. |
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| URL: | WayBack Machine link to convention website |
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Lumos was a fan-run Harry Potter convention held in 2006.
The theme was "Back to School" for Harry Potter fans and was the third convention sponsored by the HP Education Fanon.
A PDF version of the programming schedule is archived here, along with a website version here.
It was the first HPEF event to sell out.
Minister of Magic: Deb McLain
Special Guests & Keynote Speakers: John Granger, Rev. Francis Bridger, David Baggett, Edmund Kern, George Beahm, Steve Vander Ark, Emily Drake, and Tom Morris
Con Zine
A con zine was available on DVD. It contained over 300 pages of essays and meta about Harry Potter and the fandom. There was no art. See Lumos.
Part of a Series
Videos and Other Info
See Lumos.
About
From the FAQ: "Lumos is an educational symposium for adults wishing to further their knowledge and appreciation of the Harry Potter novels and their cultural influence.....Lumos is pleased to announce Continuing Education Units for attendance at selected presentations, panels, and workshops. Thanks to a partnership with the Community College of Southern Nevada, teachers, librarians, and other working professionals may complete up to 18 professional development hours, or 1.8 CEUs, during Lumos.
The convention put out Luminosity, a series of online newsletters leading up to the convention. They are archived here.
There is much about this con at Slashcast Insider Interview with Bekkio (2006).
Convention Reports
- Convention reports at the LJ communities: went-to-lumos, 1-2-3-lumos, and lumos-logs
- lumpsfanartists, LJ community for fans to post the fan art they received at Lumos 2006
- Lumos Post of Doom #1: The Overall Con Experience, Archived version, by emmagrant01
Gallery
some of the artwork available at the Lumos 2006 Cafe Press store
tote bag available at the Lumos 2006 Cafe Press store
bumper sticker available at the Lumos 2006 Cafe Press store
wall clock available at the Lumos 2006 Cafe Press store
Additional Reading
- Lumos 2006 by The Leaky Cauldron dated July 27, 2006
- The Leaky Cauldron's Lumos Photo Gallery
- Transcript of MuggleNet's podcast