This panel is all about creating a safe and welcoming community for nerds and cosplayers alike. It doesn’t matter if you’re just getting into cosplay or have been cosplaying for many years, cosplay is for everyone. Our goal is to encourage and cultivate everyone to cosplay and gain the confidence to cosplay. This is an open discussion style panel where myself and my panelists share our own stories of how cosplay has given us confidence. We also want to hear your own tales. Everyone should leave the panel feeling confident, no matter how big or small.