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Last updated: July 29th, 2010
PREVIOUS CONS :: JEMCON 2009The 5th Annual JemCon brought Magic to Motown on September 26 & 27, |
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Shevona Mckenzie  |
Con Chair (messageboard ID = shevonabmx)
Shevona McKenzie is from MI and works for a large Marketing Research firm. She has loved Jem since she was a little girl, since then she has acquired the entire produced Jem line. Shevona's favorite episode is 'Mid Summer's Night Madness' and her favorite character is Jerrica. She loves to make OOAK Jem dolls, fashions and accessories. Feel free to ask her anything Jem related, nothing is too bizarre! For more info on Shevona's work, check out her website: www.beyondjem.com |
Sean Gaff  |
Vice Chair/Public Relations (messageboard ID = svgbaritone)
Sean Gaff aka svgbaritone, is from MA and works as a Theatrical Musical Director/Pianist. Sean's obsession with Jem began immediately when it aired in 1985. His late mother was very supportive of his new found love and encouraged his creativity. His collection is a living memorial to her and the bond they will forever share through Jem. After attending and sewing fashions for JemCon 2007 he found himself compelled to devote more time to JemCon and the Jem community, where he's made many amazing friends. Without Jem in his life, Sean doesn't believe he would have ever become a creative person nor a musician/performer. Check out his website: www.foreverjem.com |
Beverley Hooton  |
Webmistress (messageboard ID = Bob)
Affectionately known as "Bob" by friends and family, Bob has been a dedicated fan of Jem since the age of 7. She started collecting Jem merchandise seriously in 2002 after the discovery of the internet and the realisation that Jem extended beyond the run of season 1 episodes originaly aired in the UK. As webmaster of: www.jemthingsandstuff.co.uk, Bob enjoys being creative and artistic. She credits Jem with sparking her interest in webdesign, which lead to a career move early in 2008. Bob now works as web technician for a Specialist Technology College while studying part-time for a Degree in Internet & Business Technologies. In 2004 Bob made 10 full-sized Holograms and Misfits costumes for her friends to wear on her birthday "Jem Night." She is looking forward to continuing this creative streak and making 4 more costumes for her twin sister Jacki and herself to wear at JemCon 2009! |
Rachael Prins  |
Fashion Coordinator (messageboard ID = Jemgirl)
Rachael Prins also known as "Jemgirl' lives in Melbourne, Australia and has been a Jem fan since the first show aired on tv. Later when the internet allowed her to collect the dolls beyond the odd lucky find at markets and toy fairs, she soon got interested in taking her creativity into customizing dolls and has turned her passion into a career as a doll customizer where she customizes everything from the head to toe on a doll. Rachael also works as a musician, composing and producing her own music along with some voice over work and finds this another element of Jem that has inspired her to do so. "There's so many elements of Jem with the dolls, the show and the music that seam as though Jem was made for me!" Rachael will be producing the fashions for the event. You can check out her website: http://jemgirl.com and her new Jem podcast: http://jemcast.com |
"Joz"  |
Dealer Liaison (messageboard ID = Joz)
It was instant love the moment Joz received her first Jem doll (the original Jem/Jerrica), especially since Jem combines three of Joz's passions: Music, animation, and dolls. One of her favorite memories is spending hours learning Jem songs from cassettes carefully recorded from the television show. The love of Jem music has endured. When Joz is feeling scared, she finds belting out "Designing Woman" or "It All Depends on the Mood I'm In" always gives her courage. Jem also helped inspire Joz's career as a vintage toy/anime seller. Things came full circle when this career led to Joz's discovery of Jemcon and the opportunity to meet fellow fans in person! Visit Joz's Jem cel collection at: Felicity-Chan's Oasis. |
Ally Lewis  |
Guest Liaison (messageboard ID = charmgal)
Ally hails from Birmingham Michigan. Her love of dolls started in childhood, and she has been crazy about Jem ever since she first saw the cartoon and received her first Jem doll. Soon, she and her friends were making up their own Jem eps and recording them on audio tapes complete with songs. In college, she wrote an essay comparing and contrasting Jem and Madonna in aspects from fashion to charity work.After graduating from Wayne State Universtity with honors in Liberal Arts, she started working at Barnes and Noble bookstore as a retail seller where she has remained the last 12 years. Most recently, she started Jemarama, a sale/trade buisness for all kinds of Jem items. Besides Jem, Ally is also interested in fashion modeling, singing, acting, watching basketball,making doll scenes, and writing. Ally has been in many plays and operettas. She has also had poems and essays published in literary magazines and the Detroit Free Press. Ally writes Jem Fan Fic and loves chatting online about Jem. This will be her fourth Jem Convention |
Ter Brazier  |
Display Liaison (messageboard ID = Ter)
Ter's first Jem experience was when he was in first grade. His sister rented a Jem VHS from the local Video Watch store and when the first note of the theme song began, he was hooked. Since then it was a snowball effect; Ter began collecting Jem dolls when he was in third grade when he found Jem and Synergy sitting on a shelf at an antique store. Ter begged to take them home. His parents bought them for him, as they always supported his hobbies interests without question. Ter first got into OOAKing when he was 17 with his first OOAK being a Rock N' Romance Jem Repaint. Ter's boyfriend, Ryan, has always supported him with his hobby and Ryan helps Ter OOAK frequently (though he’s not a hardcore Jem fan like Ter is). Ter focuses mainly on re-rooting and re-painting, though he's currently trying my hand at sewing fashions. Ter says "Sewing is a lot harder than it seems!" |
Jason Brown  |
Graphics Coordinator (messageboard ID = rogue73)
Jason Brown lives in Gaithersburg, MD. He's been a Jem fan since 1986 when a friend tuned him onto the show. Once he saw the intro he was hooked. He started collecting Jem in his high school years. Then in his late 20s he decided he was too old for Jem, and tossed out all of his Jem dolls. and later regretted this. Then the internet brought all of his Jem memories back to him. The Rhino DVD release fueled his fandom even more. Since then he's begun collecting Jem again. Jason's favorite part of Jem is the artwork. From box art to animation. He doesn't have a favorite episode, he finds it too hard to choose. Each episode has it's own magic. Currently Jason works for a reseach facility. He's planning on going back to art school sometime in 2009. |
JemCon 2009: Magic in Motown, was held in Detroit, Michigan, from September 26th to 27th 2009, at the Detroit Metropolitan Hotel.
Detroit Metropolitan Hotel is conveniently located next to Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). The hotel is just minutes from downtown Detroit, Greek-town, casinos and Greenfield Village and only 20 minutes from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Convenient for nearby attractions such as Pinnacle Race Course, The Henry Ford, the Greenfield Village, The IMAX Theatre and much more...
Detroit Metropolitan Hotel features an indoor/outdoor heated pool, a fully equipped fitness center and a diverse menu at Runway 94 Restaurant and Lounge.
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Full weekend membership with souvenir fashion (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, all events)
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Full weekend membership without souvenir fashion (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, all events)
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Saturday and Sunday with souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Saturday and Sunday without souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Child's Saturday and Sunday membership (daytime events only)
If a JemCon 2009 fashion is required, please purchase one as part of an accompanying adult membership. |
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Saturday only with souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Saturday only without souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Sunday only with souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Sunday only without souvenir fashion (includes all events)
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Child's single day membership (daytime events only)
If a JemCon 2009 fashion is required, please purchase one as part of an accompanying adult membership. |
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Supporting membership
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| FRIDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2009 | ||
| Time | Panel Room 1 | Panel Room 2 |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Registration | |
| 7:30pm - 11:00pm | Meet & Greet including Jem Trivia Contest (Cash bar available) | |
| SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2009 | ||
| Time | Panel Room 1 | Panel Room 2 |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Registration & VIP Admittance | |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Opening Ceremonies | |
| 10:30am – 11:30am | Mexi ID Session | Cels Discussion Panel |
| 11:30pm – 12:30pm | Re-root Demo/Workshop | "Jem Boys" Discussion Panel |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Guest Panel 1 + Q&A | |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Shop & Swap Time | |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Misfits Makeup Contest (judged by Patricia Albrecht) | |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Charity Auction | |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm | DINNER BREAK | |
| 7:30pm - 8:00pm | Masquerade | |
| 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Karaoke | |
| 9:00pm - 12:00am | Disco (Cash bar available) | |
| SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2009 | ||
| Time | Panel Room 1 | Panel Room 2 |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Registration & VIP Admittance | |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Molding & Casting Workshop | Bad Influence: The Misfits Panel |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Re-paint Demo/Workshop | Relationships in Jem Panel |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Guest Panel 2 + Q&A | |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | N/A | JemCon in Europe Panel |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm | N/A | The Future of JemCon Panel |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Closing Ceremonies | |
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Jem-land best knows Patricia for her speaking role as "Pizzazz" in the Jem animated series; a part which came naturally to her - “I was so hungry, thirsty and tired at the audition… when I opened my mouth all I had left was venom for poor Wally.” Patricia graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, and later travelled to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Within six months she landed several commercials and the co-starring role of Stephen Furst’s, (Animal House) girlfriend "Lucille", the obnoxious spoiled princess in the Buena Vista release, "Midnight Madness". Patricia was later cast as an unwed mother for six weeks on "The Young and The Restless" opposite David Hasselhof, and appeared in "Angie", "Eight Is Enough", and later, in two episodes of "Remington Steele". David Hasselhof turned up again when she played opposite him in the slasher film, "Ghost Dance". Voice-over work includes many industrial films, commercials, children’s book narrations, and cartoons such as "Snorks" and "Yogi Bear" where she was lucky to work with and or be directed by Sue Blu (the voice of Stormer and Lin-Z Pierce in Jem), Andrea Romano and Helen Hunt’s father, Gordon, over at Hanna-Barberra Animation Studios. (Read Patricia's full bio...) |
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Ellen Bernfeld :: The singing voice of "Pizzazz" Ellen Bernfeld, best known by the Jem community for her role as bad girl singing character, "Pizzazz" from the Jem animated series, now performs as "Norma Human", singing with satirical wit about world events and against political injustice for the masses. Ellen was also "Menage", the 80s disco artist, and the voice of ten different singing characters in "Songs For Dogs" and "Songs For Cats" - writing the songs with her partner, Anne Bryant (also of Jem song writer fame). A longtime NYC studio singer, songwriter and actress, Ellen has sung popular commercial jingles and sung with major recording artists on their albums, while also releasing her own singles and albums around the world. Ellen is the President of GloryVision Ltd (website no longer available). Keep track of Ellen's alter-ego, "Norma Human", at http://normahuman.com/ and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/normahuman The above text is an adaptation of Ellen's bio available at GloryVision Ltd (website no longer available). |
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Anne Bryant :: Song-writer for the Jem animated series Anne Bryant is a composer, arranger and producer of music for television, advertising and film. She composed the Transformers theme and the theme and songs for the Jem show. Along with partner, Ellen Bernfield, Anne wrote the songs in their albums "Songs For Dogs" and "Songs For Cats". Anne is a writer and multimedia artist working with film and video, music, art and design. She has created mathematical software for film composers and authored texts on the subject of finite timings. Anne is the Chairman of of GloryVision Ltd (website no longer available). The above text is an adaptation of Anne's bio available at GloryVision Ltd (website no longer available). |
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Vendor Pricing 1 Table + 1 vendor badge: $50 Table size: 6 feet long
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Vendor Room Hours Saturday - 9am: Open to advance ticket holders only. Saturday - 10am until 5pm: Open to everyone. Sunday - 9am: Open to advance ticket holders only Sunday - 10am until 5pm: Open to everyone. (Jump to our confirmed Attending Vendor List). Vendor room setup time: Friday, September 25th, 3pm-6pm. Vendor room teardown: Sunday, September 27th, 5pm-8pm. |
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Prohibited Items This includes (but is not limited to):
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Merchandise Suggestions Besides Jem items, a wide variety of toys and dolls will appeal to JemCon attendees, including:
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JemCon Fan Art Guidelines Fan artwork may be sold at JemCon as long as it meets certain guidelines:
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The ART of Leadership Foundation's mission is to inspire vision and leadership in young people, giving them the skills to succeed in their lives and to be leaders in their communities. |
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* The development of the produced boxed fashion.
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* The development of the produced boxed fashion.
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This year played host to the first ever JemCon 2009 Album Art Contest! The contest ran from 1st August 2009 to 20th September 2009, and incorporated the 'Magic in Motown' theme.
JemCon 2009's special guests judged the contest on Saturday 26th September 2009 and the winner was chosen.
Congratulations to Adam, whose stunning design flirted with a touch of "downtown Motown" with a cute "waitress Jem" character stealing the show.
What made it really stand out was the inclusion of an actual pink vinyl record with holographic detail! Those little extras really count!
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Prizes included: $10 gift card to Jo-Ann's, a custom JemCon Sketchbook and the art featured on the JemCon website.
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You may not know, but JemCon is a non-profit organisation.
Our staff are volunteers and the money we accept for convention registration only goes part-way to covering the bills. The rest of the money we need to make ends meet is generated by services and fund-raisers. We work really hard to keep JemCon running every year but we need your help to survive. Each donation, no matter how small, will help fund our annual convention, our website and messageboard, and help keep us around so you can continue to be part of our community. Thank you. |