• JemCon 2010 Staff
• JemCon 2010 Time & Place
• JemCon 2010 Registration & Membership Packages
• JemCon 2010 Programme & Schedule
• JemCon 2010 Panels & Workshops
• JemCon 2010 Guest Panels (also see the 2010 Gallery and 2010 Video Vault)
• JemCon 2010 Doll Panels
• JemCon 2010 Cartoon Panels
• JemCon 2010 Other Panels
• JemCon 2010 JemCon Panels
• JemCon 2010 Vendors & Displays
• JemCon 2010 Vendor Information
• JemCon 2010 Attending Vendor List
• JemCon 2010 Entertainment
• JemCon 2010 Special Guests (also see the 2010 Gallery and 2010 Video Vault)
• JemCon 2010 Designated Charity
• JemCon 2010 Contests
• JemCon 2010 Fashion Design Contest
• JemCon 2010 Starlight Girl Fashion Design Contest
• JemCon 2010 Silver 25th Anniversary Fashion Design Contest
• JemCon 2010 Fan-Fiction Contest
• JemCon 2010 Banners & Icons

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

Stefan is 36 years old and currently living in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Stefan became a Jem fan when the series was re-run in 1988 in the Netherlands. Stefan and his cousin Rob taped every show aired and watched them over and over and over. At that time the dolls were all priced-down so Stefan and Rob tried to find as many as possibble, until they had disappeared from the shelves by the end of 1989. In 2004 Stefan began collecting again and in 2007 he attended his first JemCon! For Stefan and Rob, JemCon has been THE BEST experience! They've met many fellow fans from all over the world and became part of a very warm family! Stefan's personal JemCon highlight, by far, was meeting Christy Marx! Hosting JemCon 2011 "Makin' it Happen in Holland" is going be a new highlight for Stefan being part of the Jem community!

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 more costumes for her twin sister Jacki and herself to wear at JemCon 2010!

Shevona 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

Originally from Puerto Rico, Luis moved to the United States in 1994 where he now resides in Debalk, IL. Luis has loved the cartoon since he was a kid, especially the music! Later on, he develop an "addiction" to the toy line, making him an official Jemboy! Luis previously served on the staff of JemCon 2007 and is thrilled to be re-joining the staff for JemCon 2010!

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

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 (One Of A Kind) being a Rock N' Romance Jem re-paint. 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 as Ter). Ter focuses mainly on re-rooting and re-painting, though he's currently trying his hand at sewing fashions. Ter says "sewing is a lot harder than it seems!"

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 modelling, 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 fifth Jem Convention

Olga hails from Ontario, Canada. She has been a Jem fan since the cartoon first hit the airwaves and still loves Jem as much as she did then, if not more! When on vacation in 1985, at a Toys "R" Us store she first spotted the Jem dolls, her mom said to get Pizzazz because she came with a music tape but Olga wanted Jem because the flashing earrings and two outfits were "cooler". A house fire in 1998 wiped out her beloved Jem collection (which was complete at the time), but thanks to the internet she now has an almost complete collection once again. Olga was also thrilled when Jem came to DVD, but is still wishing like all Jem fans that they will put out the last part of season 3. Her favorite episodes are "For Your Consideration" and "And The Winner Is". Her favorite Jem song is "Only The Beginning". Olga has been drawing and digitally painting Jem characters now for over a decade and was positively thrilled to become part of JemCon as a Jem artist and meet so many other wonderful Jem lovers over the years online. She hopes to continue creating Jem art for years to come. To see more of her artwork check out her DeviantART page at: http://amjara.deviantart.com/

Nancy hails From a little town called Princeville, QC, Canada. Nancy has been a Jem fan since the very beginning! Watching Jem in both English and French, inspired her to go to college to study languages. Nancy is fluent in both English and French! Nancy finds comfort in watching Jem to help her through difficult times in her life. She likes everything Jem, but two songs in particular make her think about her late Grandmother and Mother: "You're Always There In My Heart" and "Something Is Missing."

• $90 - Membership includes entrance to the Friday night Meet 'n Greet and all of the events on Saturday and Sunday.
  You will also receive the official JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion.

• $70 - Membership includes entrance to the Friday night Meet 'n Greet and all of the events on Saturday and Sunday.

• $75 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Saturday and Sunday.
  You will also receive the official JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion.

• $55 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Saturday and Sunday.

• $25 - Children aged 6-12 years
• FREE - Children aged 5 years and under (children must be registered even if their membership is FREE)

• $60 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Saturday.
  You will also receive the official JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion.

• $40 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Saturday.

• $50 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Sunday.
  You will also receive the official JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion.

• $30 - Membership includes entrance to all of the events on Sunday.

• $20 - Children aged 6-12 years
• FREE - Children aged 5 years and under (children must be registered even if their membership is FREE)

• $55

The Jem Project was founded in 2002 by a group of friends who had two common interests: costuming and Jem. Their first cabaret-style performance was for "The Red & White Show" for Anime North 2002 and later that year, they expanded to include The Misfits. They entered the masquerade competition at Toronto Trek 2002, with "Glitter 'n' Gold" and "Takin' It All". The Jem Project won four awards that year; "Best Battle of the Bands" for both performances, "Best Prop Work" for the instruments that were created, and "Best Interpretation" of the dresses worn.

In 2003, The Jem Project planned their biggest show yet; "The Truly Outrageous Tour!" This time, all the bands were represented on stage, blending the songs together to have the bands flow onto the stage and also play out the story of Jem through a concert format. They performed for the first time that year with live singing mixed with lip sync.

The Jem Project went on a few years of hiatus as the founder, Sandra Cosimano Smiley, worked to find a new venue and new actors to fill characters. The production moved from Buffalo, NY (Sandra was American, the rest of the cast was Canadian) to Baltimore, MD. With Sandra's husband also into costuming, they worked together to bring The Jem Project back on stage while Sandra made appearances at different conventions in new costumes to advertise the group.

In 2009, The Jem Project came back to the stage at Dragon*Con with their most elaborate costumes yet. "Welcome to the Mardi Gras!" was a hit with all the Jem fans. Sandra was also interviewed for CNN Radio during the convention, with questions about costuming and The Jem Project.

Sandra, had always wanted to play Jem on stage since she fell in love with the show back in 1985. With her love of costuming and with the support of her husband (who now plays Riot) and her friends (the new Holograms), these dreams have come true again. They are all looking forward to attending their first JemCon, and hope everyone enjoys their show!

Find out more about The Jem Project and follow them on Facebook, MySpace and LiveJournal.

Lindsey began dancing as a small child over 20 years ago with ballet being her main area of interest and passionate expertise. She is currently a graduate student at Boston's Emerson College where she is earning her masters degree in Theater Education. In addition, Lindsey works in various schools and theaters both directing and choreographing, and even in her spare time Lindsey's enthusiam for the creative arts carries over where she continues to act, sing and dance as much as possible!

Her interest in Jem began by chance, when her friend Sean, (aka svgbaritone) gave her a Danse doll for her birthday. Since then, her collection has grown and her fascination in Jem has peaked.

Lindsey has spent much time admiring the elaborate animation that brought Danse's dance to life and says that if she could be a Jem character, it would indeed be Danse, complete with rainbow hair!

Lindsey is honored to be at JemCon 2010 to share with us, the inspirational magic that is Danse!

Miss Mitzy Cream is Toronto's burlesque sweetheart.

In the past seven years, Mitzy has built a repertoire of 59 different acts. She is an expert tassel twirler as well, leaving crowds in awe. Costumes are very important and she makes sure that every detail is perfect, from the bows in her hair to matching garters gloves and shoes!

Mitzy has performed over Canada and Europe and has been on four tours so far. In 2004, she formed "Miss Mitzy Cream's Kitten Revue" and started producing her own shows which she promptly took on tour to receive much acclaim.

In the same year, Mitzy won first runner-up in the Miss Viva Las Vegas Pageant.

In the 2008 Boston Burlesque Expo™, Mitzy won three out of four legend awards, and this year, one another legends choice title, proving to be a favorite among the judges. She has performed in many festivals including the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, Montreal Burlesque Festival, and at the prestigious Burlesque Hall Of Fame, Tease-O-Rama Burlesque Convention, target="_blank">Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly weekender, The Great Boston Burlesque Exposition, and The New York Burlesque Festival. Mitzy is also key part of the Toronto Burlesque Festival committee.

Find out more about Miss Mitzy Cream at her website, www.missmitzycream.com, MySpace and YouTube.

Samantha is an accomplished performing ASCAP writer, who's original songs and stellar vocals can currently be heard on such hit TV shows as the CW Network's "Gossip Girl", "Life Is Wild" also MTV's "Laguna Beach", "Punked", "My Super Sweet Sixteen" and ABC's "10 Things I Hate About You".
Sam has also written, sung and placed original songs for the Warner Bros. Telepictures Productions and ABC film and television library with her song "See You Never" released during March 2009 on the new Warner Bros. Telepictures Music (Volume 1) "Think Inside The Box".

Sam has also leant her versatile vocals to Sony Playstation and Electronic Arts' huge hits
"God of War", "Twisted Metal Black", "Wild Arms 3" and "Everything Or Nothing" and has the distinction of being invited to join the esteemed Leonard Cohen circle, embarking on an exciting project as one of his two backup vocalists for a project in late 2006.

A powerhouse singer, writer and live performer, currently residing in Nashville TN, Sam continues to grow and explore her gorgeous sonic landscape on her brand new self-titled Pop/Electronica CD that has just been licensed in it's entirety to MTV.

An accomplished voice-over artist with an international following for her nominated animation work as the lead on the smash cartoon series "Jem and The Holograms" guest staring roles on
"The Transformers" and her work as the British voice of a young Peter Pan's mother in
Steven Spielberg's feature film "Hook", Sam looks forward to continuing to lend her vocal, voice-over and song-writing prowess to many more exciting projects to come.

You can find out more about Samantha at her website: http://www.samanthanewark.com.
You can also follow her on YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and Twitter!

Jem fans will know Michael for writing one of the best loved episodes in the Jem series; "Out of The Past", but this creative and accomplished story writer has played a major part in some of the most successful popular culture franchises of recent years.

In a career spanning from the early 80s to the present day, Michael has worked with such production giants as Hanna-Barbera, Hasbro, Marvel Productions, Mattel and Walt Disney Company, and has been involved in the development of popular greats, G.I. Joe, Inhumanoids, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Sailor Moon, Transformers and Wonder Woman.

Working with Griffin-Bacal/Sunbow Productions in the late 80s, Michael played staff writer and producer for G.I. Joe and Transformers. Amongst other things he supervised scripting, developed character models and was heavily involved in voice-over recordings and post-production for G.I. Joe, Transformers, Jem and the Holograms and My Little Pony.

Later, Michael would be recognised for his work as Editor for Walt Disney Comics including Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, Roger Rabbit, and Tale-Spin. Michael also deserves similar acknowledgement for his role as Editor at DC Comics, along with Creative Director credits for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In the present day Michael works as a Writer and Production Consultant for Factory Point Entertainment, developing properties for animation, toys and licensing, as well as providing consultation services for other creators. His current projects include A.R.K. Angels, Dracula Jr. & The Agents of P.O.E., Gearheads, and Space Vampyres.

In his emails to us, Michael revealed his surprise towards the impact of his career;

"25 years ago, I had no idea that the work we did on G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Jem would resonate so deeply with our fans and would have such a lasting impact."

• 1 Table + 1 vendor badge + 1 full weekend membership with JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion: $115
• 1 Table + 1 vendor badge + 1 full weekend membership without JemCon 2010 souvenir fashion: $95

• Additional tables: $25 each
• Additional vendor badge: $10
• Wi-Fi internet connection: FREE
  (Wi-Fi and electrical outlets are available and
  allocated on a first come, first served basis)

• Bootleg copies of media, including CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, soundtracks, movies, television shows, cartoons, video games, or computer programs
• Fansubs (unlicensed "fan-subtitled" television programs or movies, where audio dialogue is unofficially translated and subtitled into other languages)
• Unlicensed merchandise with copyrighted Jem logo or imagery, including t-shirts, buttons, checkbook covers, etc.
• Copies of items including model sheets, animation cels, the Jem Bible, or scripts
• Food and drink items
• Weapons, including metallic swords, knives or scissors

• Darci, Barbie (especially 70s and 80s), Mego, and other 12½" fashion dolls
• 80s My Little Pony
• He-man and She-Ra
• 80s Strawberry Shortcake
• Other vintage 80s toys
• Animation cels, especially from 80s cartoons
• Custom made dolls, doll clothing, and doll accessories
• Fan art is allowed if it meets JemCon Fan Art Guidelines (below)

• No unflattering or controversial fan art is allowed. Depictions of violence, drug use, smoking, nudity, crude poses, or anything sexual (beyond what was shown in the cartoon) are not allowed.
• Please keep fan art G-rated as JemCon is a family friendly convention.
• Fan art accurately depicting dolls, characters, fashions, playsets, etc., is allowed as long as it doesn't too closely resemble produced Jem art.
• Anything that could be a tracing or copy of existing art not allowed.
• Fan fiction is not allowed.

VSA arts, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing arts in Washington, DC, is an international organization which works to assure equal access to the to arts for everybody and to provide ways for people with disabilities to learn through, participate in and enjoy creative experiences. VSA arts of New Hampshire, part of the network of organizations across the U.S. and around the world, is focused on the role of the arts in learning for students with disabilities and for their typical peers. To this end our primary activity is training, consulting and mentoring of educators, families and community organizations who want support to make the arts part of the lives of their children.

You can learn more about VSA arts at www.vsarts.org and about VSA arts of New Hampshire at www.vsaartsnh.org. We'd love you to learn more about us!