JOSEPH CORSENTINO is one of the first urban, fantasy photographers. Born in Bogota, Columbia in August 1978 and immediately adopted by a Long Island, American-Italian family, Joseph's bi-cultural background gave him an amazing imagination. Joseph spent his youth creating videos, writing, and studying temporal theories. After years of study in photography, Joseph began work on "Time of the Faeries", a project inspired by many of the people he knew growing up, which merged his photographic talents with his deep interest in fantasy. His take on the faerie lore is based on urban myths, our current political climate and the spirits who carry on none-the-less. While beautiful, it contains his vision of the chaos and tragedy that is present, in a fading, counter culture. "Time of the Faeries" has since spawned a book, numerous images, music and tattoos. For more information, please visit his website HERE.     NEIL KAPLAN is best known for having been a voice actor on video games, anime and children’s television. He grew up in San Jose, California watching and then performing musical theatre in the 1970s & 80s. After studying at both U.S.C. in Los Angeles and AMDA in New York City, he then spent time performing stand up comedy as well as wrote and co-hosted B.A.C.E. award winning local television. Although he started his voice over career with impersonations (Gene Simmons on “Kiss: Immortals”) he is more often heard these days using one of many dialects at his disposal. Previous work includes British, Scottish, Australian and in 2007 alone he was hired to play a Russian six times. Neil’s voice over work on television has included several seasons on various versions of the “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers,” as well as the popular series “Digimon,” “Higglytown Heroes,” and the quirky “Tokyo Pig.” To this day, however, he is best known around the world as the voice of the iconic hero Optimus Prime on the animated series “Transformers: Robots in Disguise.” He has kept very busy the last few years giving voice to dozens and dozens of people, animals, aliens and other creatures in the world of video games. Perhaps you or someone you know has heard him laughingly taunt you, gasp in pain, or even die a horrible death. Titles include “Bee Movie Game” “Conan,” “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,” Justice League: Heroes” “John Woo’s Stranglehold,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Medal of Honor,” “Command and Conquer 3,” “World of Warcraft,” and the infinitely popular “Everquest.” Besides his voice over work Neil has been a Big Brother since 2000 and is actively involved with the Braille Institute. Oh, and at one point he was even the voice of Sunshine Bear of the Care Bears. Visit their website HERE.     LAWRENCE MONTAIGNE has become a well known face on stage, motion pictures and television. He has worked with everyone from Eartha Kitt, Charles Bronson, James Coburn Ray Milland, Jack Palance and under the directorial hands of legendary greats John Sturges in "The Great Escape", André De Toth in "I, Mongol", Arthur Hiller in "Tobruk" and Byron Haskin in "The Power". Throughout the 60s, he was a familiar face on TV shows such as "Combat", "Burke's Law", "Mission Impossible", "Time Tunnel", "Man From U.N.C.L.E." and of course, his roles as Stonn and Decius in "Star Trek" and reprising the role of Stonn in last 2007's "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men". While his life has taken him to the farthest corners of the earth, from Hollywood to Hong Kong, he now resides near Las Vegas and has completed his biographical work "A VULCAN ODYSSEY" which he describes as ". . .an irreverent and accurate account of a man who lived his life as if he was pursued by fire-brandishing demons, but took time out along the way to smell the flowers and appreciate the wonders of animals". Visit his website HERE.     EYTAN KOLLIN is a teacher of history, government and economics currently living in Pasadena, California.  His first science fiction novel, "The Unincorporated Man" (written with his brother, Dani) will be released by Tor Publishers in March, 2009. The book is the first of a trio that Tor has purchased. His hobbies include historical reenactments, chess, and battle recreation with historical melee weapons. The Unincorporated Man is his first published work. DANI KOLLIN, co-author of "The Unincorporated Man", is an advertising copywriter currently living in Los Angeles, California. Dani has also worked as a creative director and copywriter in the print, broadcast and new media fields. In addition to being the proud father of three children, Dani is also an avid endurance cyclist and surfer. Official Website HERE.       TOM SAFER is a self-taught expert on animated cartoons. He has a large collection of over 4000 different theatrical cartoons and animated feature films from Warner Brothers, MGM, Paramount, Disney, UPA, Screen Gems and Terrytoons as well as television cartoons from Jay Ward, Total Television, and Hanna Barbara. These cartoons come from video tape, laser disc and DVDs that he has bought or traded for over the last 23 years. The cartoons in the programs will be presented in their original historical context without any kind of editing or alteration to the original product.       J. KENT HASTINGS is a web developer and video editor in Pahrump, Nevada. Kent co-authored the alternate history novel, "Anarquía", with Brad Linaweaver. Harry Turtledove praised Anarquia's "most gonzo" storyline, about anarchists aided by German weapons of super-science during the Spanish Civil War. "Anarquía is incredible and wonderful.," says Ray Bradbury. Kent writes about permaculture at his blog, permakent.com. Sense of Wonder Press HERE.         TONI BLAIR is a working actress, performing in over 200 television shows and 200 feature films since 2002. Her career actually began with her role on the feature film "Along Came Polly". Toni played the friend to Sandy in the community theatre. She was also a key singer and dancer in their performance of "Jesus Christ Super Star", which was unfortunately omitted from the final cut of the film. Toni also appears in an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where she is killed by the preacher and gets dusted!  Toni does everything from acting to minor stunts, to photo double, stand-in, whatever is necessary to keep production happy. Please visit her website HERE for details on a partial listing of shows on which she has appeared. Toni has also published two books: A book of poetry and critical essays "Perpetual Imbroglio" and her cookbook "Cooking from the Right Side of the Knife" has just been release and is available by mail order through her website.     CLONEPOD: A leader in podcasting media touches all the bases with their panel covering Science Fiction and Fantasy in podcasting, promotion of book sales through podcasting, and how to have your voice immortalized reading a story for us or other podcasts.   They will begin with the the history of podcasting and it's impact on the Science Fiction and Fantasy, then introducing Chris Moody from PodioMediaChat and the upcoming Steampod who has been podcasting from its inception, watching it grow exponentially.   Next up is a demonstration of the latest equipment where they will pass out a flash fiction story and give members of the audience an opportunity to be recorded and vote on the best three readers who will not only win promo items, but one person will have the opportunity to read a full length story later on during the convention. Visit their website HERE.     T. L. Young graduated from the University of Hawaii. He won the 1995 Kumu Kahua Playwriting Award for Division One, One Acts. Currently living in Los Angeles, he is credited as the writer of the independent films, "Raspberry and Lavender" and "The Last Eve, Part 3," and producer of the documentary, "Naked in the 21st Century." Young also worked as script supervisor on the Cinema Epoch film, "Mad Cowgirl" starring Sarah Lassez and Star Trek's Walter Koenig. He is currently in pre-production on a pair of independent science fiction films. He currently works for Cinema Epoch Distribution.   Tony's personal YouTube page HERE And he is one of the producers of the Independent Artists’ interview show HERE.   RICHARD A. WHITE was born on April 14, 1952 in Oak Park, Illinois, and was raised on the Northwest Side of Chicago, where he honed the skills of a true renaissance man.  During a 20 year stint in the U.S. Marines he become an accomplished composer, arranger and musician.  Mastering music, he next turned his talents to writing and has managed to wow and appreciative audience with his marvelous first effort "Cosmic Dust" which caused reviewer Tom Horvitz to exclaim:  "The best novel I've read in years...Richard White is at the top of his game."     Top