Be a part of the show for NeighCon 2026!
Panels occur within designated convention rooms in the hotel and require minimal to no adjustments to room seating or special consideration from the venue. For events occurring outside the hotel or a designated panel room, please submit your ideas to the Special Event application when it opens.
Panelists must have a badge to host a panel at NeighCon 2026. Badges can be purchased on our registration page. Complimentary attendee Badges are not included with accepted panels |
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Primary Contact Information |
Please provide us with a name and basic contact information of the person we should contact regarding this application. This is the person who will be contacted in case this application is accepted. Legal names are not required. You may use a fandom name.
Other preferred methods of contact may be included later in the application. An email is used to automatically send updates.
If you already have a badge, please use the same name and email address as used on your badge.
The phone number field is required, but we do not plan to contact you by phone unless you indicate that in the 'preferred contact' field. Feel free to input any number. |
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Panel Information |
If you would like to run your panel multiple times, please indicate this in the 'Panels Requested' field. For a separate panel, please submit a different application. |
| Badge Type The type of panel badge you are requesting. |
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| Badges are not included with panel application. Each person on the panel must have a badge.
Badges can be purchased on our registration page. Rewards: - Panelist badge rider
- The joy of contributing to the con and community
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| Name of the panelist The name of the panelist or panelists doing the presentation or animation. |
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| Panel name The name of the panel. This is the name that appears on the public schedule. |
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| Panels Requested The number of panels you are requesting. |
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| Who is Best Pony? Only one answer permitted.
(I put it at the top so I don't have to read the apps that get it wrong) |
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Panel Description |
| Panel Explanation Describe the panel to us in your own words. New and exciting ideas are preferred along with details about execution. Panels relating to My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, MLP in general, and the MLP fandom are strongly encouraged. Even if your panel is not really possible in a traditional 'mic and theater setup' setting we will work with alternative venues and options. All panels must adhere to the NeighCon Code of Conduct. Panels with explicit or otherwise adult content are permitted, but must be labelled as such. Please mention if you plan to include adult content of any kind. |
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| Formal Panel Description Provide a formal panel description as you would like it to be displayed on the website and in the con book. |
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| Panel Vibes What are the vibes of your panel? |
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| Preferred Contact Method What is the best method of reaching you with a question? The default will be email. If you prefer another method please list it here along with relevant contact details. We will do our best to accommodate. |
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| Expected Co-panelists If you expect to have co-panelists please list them here to help us prevent scheduling conflicts. |
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| Panel Content Rating Provide a rating of how explicit the content of the panel will be.
Please keep you panel to the rating you select. Misrepresentation of panel content may lead to cancellation of the panel and/or further consequences.
If you need to change your panel's rating, you can let us know by emailing [email protected]. |
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| Charity/Ticketed Panel If you intend on collecting funds during your panel whether to raise funds for our current charity, your own charity, or to cover the costs of putting on the event please let us know how you plan to do it. |
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| Intended Panel Duration How long do you intend for your panel to run?
Most panels run for about 60 min, however longer or shorter panels are permitted.
Do note that longer panels are harder to schedule around and may make your panel less likely to be accepted. If you have a shorter time you can make work, please include it in the panel explanation section. |
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| Are you a NeighCon Vendor? Please let us know if you are a vendor at NeighCon 2026 (or have applied to be one) so we can avoid scheduling conflicts with vendor hall hours. |
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| Are you a NeighCon Staffer? Please let us know if you are a staffer for NeighCon 2026 so we can avoid avoid scheduling conflicts. |
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Panel Logistics |
| Time Preference Please select your preferred times for hosting the panel. All times listed are in ET (Baltimore time). If no times are selected, we will assume that you have no preference.
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| Conflict Times Preferred panel times are not guaranteed. Please select which times you absolutely cannot do. If you would like to include more detail about an order of time preferences and conflicts then please include those details in another part of the application. If new conflicts arise, please email [email protected]. If no times are selected, we will assume that you have no conflicts.
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| Other Scheduling Constraints Let us know if you have any other personal or external constraints on the scheduling of your panel. Such as another event you will be attending during the con or a requirement that the panel occur before some other panel. |
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| Room Setup What style of room would you prefer for your panel? |
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| How Many Microphones Do You Need? Select the number of microphones you need for your panel. |
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| Do You Require a Projector? Most rooms will have a projector with an HDMI input. Please indicate whether one is required for your panel. |
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| Other Equipment Required Please specify other equipment you will need for your panel (such as special adapters for the projector, on-stage camera feeds, extra tables, stands, etc.).
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| Panelist Experience Have you hosted panels before? What types? We encourage new blood! If you are inexperienced that will not be held against you, but it may help us get a better idea of who you are and how we might best support you. If you're doing something out of the ordinary, it might be nice to know if you've done it before. If you have photos or videos of them feel free to include a link to them here! |
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| Social Media Links If you are looking to host a panel for a group, organization, or have a place where you post about content related to your panel, post links to them here. |
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| Additional Comments If you have any additional comments to add or responses elsewhere in the form that you wish to elaborate on, do so here. You can also add any other thoughts such as why you want to be a panelist, your preferred pronouns, or suggestions for other events. |
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Badge Information |
Please provide us with the names and contact information of the people who should receive panelist badges, INCLUDING YOURSELF. We ask for date of birth only to verify age. A panelist badge may be represented by a ribbon/sticker/etc. A separate attendee badge must be purchased by each panelist. |
| Badges Requested The number of badges you are requesting. |
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