Post by Van Plexico on Aug 10, 2008 8:39:55 GMT -5
It's that time of the year again-- time for the greatest SF/Fantasy/Comics/multimedia convention in the world!
Okay, I lived in Atlanta for 12 years so I'm biased, I'll admit-- but still, Dragon*Con is fantastic fun.
It runs Friday, August 29 through Monday, Sept. 1 at the Hyatt Regency, Marriott Marquis, and Hilton hotels in Atlanta, Georgia. The site is www.dragoncon.org.
This is my twelfth DragonCon and once again they have me on tons of panels. I will be arriving midday Thursday and will be staying at the Marriott this year, so I will be readily available to meet and hang out with anyone who wants to chat a bit and maybe have a beer or something.
They've just released my tentative schedule (below). I hope to get to meet some of you there! Note in particular that they have me scheduled for an Autograph session at 4 pm on Friday in M301-304, and I'll have copies of all my books there to sell and sign.
Fri 04:00 pm M301 - M304 Dragon*AutoGraph 1 Hour AUTO
Fri 05:30 pm International North Politics in SF 1 Hour SFLIT
This will be me debating John Ringo for the third straight year. Last year we were joined by Tom Kratman. Who knows who'll be with us this time around? The mud gets slung hot and heavy, to mix metaphors...
Fri 07:00 pm A703 Friday Night Games: Stump the Geeks 1 Hour CLSF
I will be one of the "expert geeks" in Joe Crowe's annual trivia contest.
Fri 08:30 pm Fairlie Communication from Beyond 1 Hour SFLIT
This is a readings panel (of dead authors) in which I have been selected to read some of Roger Zelazny's works. He's my favorite author so it should be much fun.
Sat 10:00 am Fairlie Tolkien & Lewis Breakfast Roundtable 1 Hour SFLIT
I join a group of Tolkien scholars to discuss those two British guys and their somewhat obscure works.
Sat 02:30 pm Greenbriar The Dark Tower 1 Hour SFLIT
Discussing Stephen King's epic series and his other SF-related work.
Sat 05:30 pm L508 Marvel vs DC Jeopardy 1 Hour COMICS
This will be the tenth anniversary of my comics Jeopardy tournament. We started out in 1999 with about a dozen people in the audience, and last year we had over two hundred!!
Sat 10:00 pm Fairlie Attack of Dead Authors Society 1 Hour SFLIT
The panelists take on the persona of a famous (and dead) author, "channeling" their spirit and words. This will be my third go-round; I've been Roger Zelazny and Edgar Rice Burroughs. This year: it's a secret! This is a very fun, fan-favorite panel.
Sun 10:00 am Greenbriar Small Press & Self-Publishing 1 Hour SFLIT
I know a little tiny bit about this....
Sun 01:00 pm A703 Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary 1 Hour CLSF
How I ended up here, I'm not sure.... but hey, I liked the movie, so I will contribute my 2 cents to the conversation.
Sun 02:30 pm A703 What happened to the Sci-Fi Channel? 1 Hour CLSF
A pretty self-explanatory topic!
Sun 04:00 pm Greenbriar SF & Fantasy Jeopardy 1 Hour SFLIT
My second (or third??) year of doing the Jeopardy thing for the SF Lit track. Prizes and fun!
Sun 05:30 pm A703 King Kong: 75th Anniversary 1 Hour CLSF
Yeah. Um. I don't even like monkeys, and I'm doing two panels about them... Huh.
Sun 07:00 pm Fairlie Look at All the Purty Pictures 1 Hour SFLIT
A panel on graphic novels, not in the Comics track. Sounds fun.
Mon 10:00 am Fairlie Roger Zelazny: Face of the New Wave 1 Hour SFLIT
Greatest. SF. Writer. Ever. I will discuss.
Mon 11:30 am Greenbriar Tales of Dragaera 1 Hour SFLIT
A discussion of Steven Brust's works. I met him at OmegaCon a few months back, and he's about as entertaining as his books are. Which is to say, very.
Okay, I lived in Atlanta for 12 years so I'm biased, I'll admit-- but still, Dragon*Con is fantastic fun.
It runs Friday, August 29 through Monday, Sept. 1 at the Hyatt Regency, Marriott Marquis, and Hilton hotels in Atlanta, Georgia. The site is www.dragoncon.org.
This is my twelfth DragonCon and once again they have me on tons of panels. I will be arriving midday Thursday and will be staying at the Marriott this year, so I will be readily available to meet and hang out with anyone who wants to chat a bit and maybe have a beer or something.
They've just released my tentative schedule (below). I hope to get to meet some of you there! Note in particular that they have me scheduled for an Autograph session at 4 pm on Friday in M301-304, and I'll have copies of all my books there to sell and sign.
Fri 04:00 pm M301 - M304 Dragon*AutoGraph 1 Hour AUTO
Fri 05:30 pm International North Politics in SF 1 Hour SFLIT
This will be me debating John Ringo for the third straight year. Last year we were joined by Tom Kratman. Who knows who'll be with us this time around? The mud gets slung hot and heavy, to mix metaphors...
Fri 07:00 pm A703 Friday Night Games: Stump the Geeks 1 Hour CLSF
I will be one of the "expert geeks" in Joe Crowe's annual trivia contest.
Fri 08:30 pm Fairlie Communication from Beyond 1 Hour SFLIT
This is a readings panel (of dead authors) in which I have been selected to read some of Roger Zelazny's works. He's my favorite author so it should be much fun.
Sat 10:00 am Fairlie Tolkien & Lewis Breakfast Roundtable 1 Hour SFLIT
I join a group of Tolkien scholars to discuss those two British guys and their somewhat obscure works.
Sat 02:30 pm Greenbriar The Dark Tower 1 Hour SFLIT
Discussing Stephen King's epic series and his other SF-related work.
Sat 05:30 pm L508 Marvel vs DC Jeopardy 1 Hour COMICS
This will be the tenth anniversary of my comics Jeopardy tournament. We started out in 1999 with about a dozen people in the audience, and last year we had over two hundred!!
Sat 10:00 pm Fairlie Attack of Dead Authors Society 1 Hour SFLIT
The panelists take on the persona of a famous (and dead) author, "channeling" their spirit and words. This will be my third go-round; I've been Roger Zelazny and Edgar Rice Burroughs. This year: it's a secret! This is a very fun, fan-favorite panel.
Sun 10:00 am Greenbriar Small Press & Self-Publishing 1 Hour SFLIT
I know a little tiny bit about this....
Sun 01:00 pm A703 Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary 1 Hour CLSF
How I ended up here, I'm not sure.... but hey, I liked the movie, so I will contribute my 2 cents to the conversation.
Sun 02:30 pm A703 What happened to the Sci-Fi Channel? 1 Hour CLSF
A pretty self-explanatory topic!
Sun 04:00 pm Greenbriar SF & Fantasy Jeopardy 1 Hour SFLIT
My second (or third??) year of doing the Jeopardy thing for the SF Lit track. Prizes and fun!
Sun 05:30 pm A703 King Kong: 75th Anniversary 1 Hour CLSF
Yeah. Um. I don't even like monkeys, and I'm doing two panels about them... Huh.
Sun 07:00 pm Fairlie Look at All the Purty Pictures 1 Hour SFLIT
A panel on graphic novels, not in the Comics track. Sounds fun.
Mon 10:00 am Fairlie Roger Zelazny: Face of the New Wave 1 Hour SFLIT
Greatest. SF. Writer. Ever. I will discuss.
Mon 11:30 am Greenbriar Tales of Dragaera 1 Hour SFLIT
A discussion of Steven Brust's works. I met him at OmegaCon a few months back, and he's about as entertaining as his books are. Which is to say, very.
