The Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration is Tomorrow
The Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration: Speakers, Times, and Topics
He’e’s the program: Please note, Terry and Paul will be skyping in at what will be 10:30pm in their time zone, so we will be starting on time (I am not explaining “Sri Lankan time” to anyone). You can find the event here, on Facebook. The Centennial is this weekend.
Big Data and Astronomy: Thilina Heenatigala will speak at the Arthur C Clarke Centennial
Thilina Heenatigala, an astronomy educator at the Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands, will be speaking at the Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration, this weekend. He’ll be talking about how Big Data is being used in astronomy. From his brief: “Time just stopped for me, I think it stopped for everybody. My heart stopped. My breathing stopped,” […]
On the Harassment of Asus Lanka Comic Con Cosplayers
As you may know, recently there were several Facebook pages where pictures of our attending cosplayers (male and female) were shared with intent to degrade, intimidate, and bully. This is treatment women especially are familiar with, not just after big events, but even when they leave the house to go to work. What will someone […]
So the American Ambassador is Coming to the Asus LCC2017. And it’s official.
Atul Keshap, the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, is coming to the Asus Lanka Comic Con. Some of you may remember him, and also the Deputy Chief of Mission, Robert Hilton, incognito at the event last year. This time, ambassador Keshap is officially representing the United States. As you may remember (because […]
Nickelodeon Comics Editor, Joan Hilty, is Coming to Comic Con
Joan Hilty, the Comics Editor for Nickelodeon, directing comics programs for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among others, working with publishers IDW, Dark Horse, Oni, Panini, Boom! and Papercutz. She is also founding editor-in-chief of Pageturner, a New York City-based book producer and agency specializing in literary comics […]
The Asus Lanka Comic Con After-Party will be at the Steuart
The after-party will be on Sunday the 27th at the Steuart by Citrus (you may know it better as “The Steuart”), from 6pm onwards. We picked the Steuart because: – their food is awesome– their drinks are awesome– their rates are awesome– it’s walking distance from the Asus Lanka Comic Con (which is awesome). Here are […]
The Total Extreme Budo Academy is coming to the Asus Lanka Comic Con
The Total Extreme Budo Academy (TEBA) was founded by Thushara Ratnayake, a programmer at IBM who decided to chase his dream. TEBA will be doing a demonstration and lesson in Avi Nardia, Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Women’s Self Defense. TEBA will also discuss the philosophy of martial arts, and how exactly it helps […]
Geek Clothing Designers Faniacs are coming to Comic Con
We’ve watched Faniacs grow from a couple of guys at a table, to a company with a range of products, a large fan base, and an active presence on the web. I got hold of one of the founders, Moiz Mustafa, and asked him what it was like working a geek clothing start up. So […]
International Visitors: What you Need to Know
The Venue The SLECC is the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Center. Here it is on Google Maps. Here is a map you can download / print. pdf map (Please ignore the bit where is says “permanently closed”, I don’t know what’s up with that) If your driver seems mystified about the largest exhibition hall in […]