The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists annual convention will be held in San Francisco October 9–11. The event is being called “Satire Fest” – using the same acronym as San Francisco. For those interested in attending (or won’t miss it for the world), the program line-up has been posted. Subjects hit on a variety of things such as social media, crowd funding, international cartooning and several open-to-the-public engagements. Below is an outline of currently planned sessions. Looks like a great event. Head over to the site to read the descriptions. AAEC President Mark Fiore, who lives in the Bay Area, was able to tap into the rich local cartooning/arts community.
- From Daumier to Damascus, Social Commentary in Cartoons
- New Frontiers in Interactive Cartooning
- Medium Well: The Future of Syndication in the Age of Medium
- Salvation Through Patreon
- Draw Off: Round One! Left vs. Right
- Opening Reception: Slinging Satire
- Cartoon Death Match!
- Our Friends to the North
- New Distribution Survival: Cartoonist Survival Skills in the Social Media Landscape
- Graphic Journalism, Cartoon Reporting, Comics Journalism et al.
- Hollywood in the House
- Draw Off: Round Two! Cuba vs. USA
- A Boatload of Cartoonists
- A World of Cartoons
- Journey to the Center of Your Brain: Live Idea-off!
- From the Grateful Dead to Green Day, R. Crumb to Kozik
- The Art of Caricature
- Cartooning California
- Final Bash: Cartoonapalooza!
- Charles M. Schulz Museum Outing