This is a reminder that our Discussion Panel Suggestion Form and our call for the TARDIS Talks program track for our 2025 convention are both still open, but not for much longer… The deadline for discussion panel suggestions is October 31, 2024, while the deadline for TARDIS Talks submissions is November 15, 2024.

Gallifrey One’s Discussion Panel track is incredibly lively and a lot of fun, with a mixture of both professionals as well as fan attendees making their cases on everything from Doctor Who to science fiction and fantasy TV & film, comics, gaming, conventions and much more. As always, we are looking for ideas and topics for discussions that can be led by a panel of your fellow attendees and enjoyed by anyone wishing to attend.  Interactive events such as these that involve you, our attendees — like the Discussion Panel track — are what make this a convention instead of a show.  Our discussion panels are always lively, and often packed to capacity – one of the highlights of the weekend for a lot of people.

Additionally, the TARDIS Talks program at Gallifrey One offers a different type of fan discussion at our convention… not just for academics, but also for fans who want to discuss topics about Doctor Who in greater depth. Rather than a traditional discussion panel, TARDIS Talks offer speakers a longer time to speak (ten to fifteen minutes) about a topic they’re passionate about, with a discussion after all the speakers. In addition, the TARDIS Talks feature an invited Keynote Speaker each year. You can find more detail about the TARDIS Talks track, as well as information about the presentations from the last several years, at this link: TARDIS Talks page.

Links to each submission form are below, along with the following notes:

Discussion Panel Suggestion Form

  • Please use the form for submitting one panel topic or idea; if you have multiple topic suggestions, you can fill out the form an additional time. 
  • This is for discussion panel suggestions only.  Do not use this form to submit a presentation you wish to make or organize for the convention; panel ideas that require you to be the primary or only speaker; or anything related to any guest participation, confirmed or requested.  Those should be emailed to us via the Contact Us page.
  • We will not take requests to be on panels until after we publish the list of 2025 discussion panel topics, which will be shared in November.
  • Submission of a panel idea authorizes us to use all or part of your suggestion; we reserve the right to modify these ideas to fit our theme.
  • Submission of a panel idea does not guarantee the participation of the person submitting, but we do try to put people on their suggested panels if available.
  • Finally, you must have a paid ticket to the convention to participate on or attend a panel; we don’t offer free admission.

TARDIS Talks

  • Please submit a 200-300 word presentation proposal via the form. Our TARDIS Talks administrators will read through the submitted proposals and organize the accepted ones onto panels, and then work with the convention organizers on the final list.
  • Participants must have a paid ticket to the convention to participate on or attend a TARDIS Talk; we don’t offer free admission.

More news soon!