So, tomorrow it begins. I post here tonight to inform all of you who are not able to drag yourself to the EMC site to view the schedule of how cool tomorrow will be. Three sessions (12, 4, and 7:30 PM Eastern) will bring us the first glimpse into how amazing the conference will be.

Session #1 (12 pm Eastern)
Luis de Matos – Welcome to the EMC
Eric Mead – Puzzles, Tricks, and Magic: On the Curious Aesthetics of Conjuring
Performance by Ponta the Smith
Dani DaOrtiz – Card Magic

Session Highlights
I am looking forward to the entire thing, so don’t get me wrong. I will simply highlight the specific events I am looking forward to the most on a personal level, you go find your own. Eric Mead is a genius. His talks are always fantastic, so I will not be missing that (Well, yes, I will miss the live session while I work, but it will be the first recorded talk I run to.) Following that, Ponta the Smith is freaking insane. I can’t wait to see his performance.

Session #2 (4 pm Eastern)
Topas – Welcome to Session 2
Gaetan Bloom – Simply Bloom
Performance by Helder Guimarães
Stan Allen – 33 Things Worth Talking About
Performance by Marco Tempest
Barry and Stewart – Everything We’ve Learned So Far
Performance by Carlos Vaquera
Panel Discussion – Cyril Takayama, Luis de Matos, David Britland, and Max Maven, moderated by Marco Tempest
Performance by Gazzo
Q&A Session

Session Highlights
Three performances I am dying to see, Helder, Marco, and Gazzo, and I am excited to see Carlos perform for the first time. I lived in Scotland for a couple years, so Barry and Stewart are always among my favorites. The Panel Discussion is so full of world class material that you are not going to want to miss it.

Session #3 (7:30 pm Eastern)
Eric Mead – Welcome to Session 3
Mike Caveney – The American Zig-Zag Girl Scandal
James Freedman – Talk
Performance by Max Maven
Apollo Robbins – Cover Touches: Loading, Locking, and Other Audience Management Techniques
Richard McDougall – Use Your Imagination
Performance by Paul Kieve
Lenart Green –Master of Chaos
Q&A Session

Session Highlights
The legendary Lenart Green will make my night when I get to see him as the final speaker of the first day. Before that, I will be watching Apollo Robbins intently. I also am excited for the performances by Max Maven and Paul Kieve.

All in all, tomorrow ought to be awesome. When I get to see the conference live, expect me to be on the EMC chatroom, tinychat.com/exomagic, and Twitter (@lyleborders) covering the events live. If you aren’t signed up yet, DO IT, NOW.

L