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firmament.livejournal.comHere is a list of all the academic panels at Dragon*Con that have been organized by the Comics and Popular Arts Conference group. This year's programming would not have been possible without my co-organizer, R. Scott Nokes, our Programming Chair, Damien Williams, and our Programming Committee: Dennis LoRusso, Stephanie Noell, Vickie Willis, and Robin Zebrowski. And of course, all of the fantastic track heads.
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Dragon*Con book premiere: GEEK WISDOM
Aug. 28th, 2011 04:45 pmstephenhsegal.livejournal.comAhoy all!
In past years, I've appeared at DragonCon in my role as senior editor of Weird Tales, the world's oldest fantasy/horror/sci-fi magazine. This year, I'm the editor and coauthor of a new book that I'm showcasing at the con: GEEK WISDOM: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture.
It's a sci-fi/fantasy-themed inspirational book, featuring 200 one-page philosophical musings based on the most beloved quotations from geeky films, books, tv shows, comics, etc. ("You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." "So say we all." "Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?" "I have been, and always shall be, your friend." "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey.") There are quotations and references from all our favorite things: Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Marvel and DC Comics, Star Wars, Star Trek, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dune, The Powerpuff Girls, ThinkGeek t-shirts...
I'm incredibly proud to have been able to compile this testament to 21st-century nerdity. Several brilliant coauthors helped me create it, including Hugo- and Nebula-nominated novelist N.K. Jemisin ("The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms,") steampunk novelist and blogger Genevieve Valentine ("Mechanique"), movie critic and political commentator Zaki Hasan (The Huffington Post), and indie comics writer and journalist Eric San Juan ("A Year of Hitchcock").
I'll be doing a reading from GEEK WISDOM (with door prizes!) on Sunday at 1pm, in the Hyatt's Edgewood room. Would love to see you all there!
In past years, I've appeared at DragonCon in my role as senior editor of Weird Tales, the world's oldest fantasy/horror/sci-fi magazine. This year, I'm the editor and coauthor of a new book that I'm showcasing at the con: GEEK WISDOM: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture.
It's a sci-fi/fantasy-themed inspirational book, featuring 200 one-page philosophical musings based on the most beloved quotations from geeky films, books, tv shows, comics, etc. ("You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." "So say we all." "Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?" "I have been, and always shall be, your friend." "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey.") There are quotations and references from all our favorite things: Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Marvel and DC Comics, Star Wars, Star Trek, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dune, The Powerpuff Girls, ThinkGeek t-shirts...
I'm incredibly proud to have been able to compile this testament to 21st-century nerdity. Several brilliant coauthors helped me create it, including Hugo- and Nebula-nominated novelist N.K. Jemisin ("The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms,") steampunk novelist and blogger Genevieve Valentine ("Mechanique"), movie critic and political commentator Zaki Hasan (The Huffington Post), and indie comics writer and journalist Eric San Juan ("A Year of Hitchcock").
I'll be doing a reading from GEEK WISDOM (with door prizes!) on Sunday at 1pm, in the Hyatt's Edgewood room. Would love to see you all there!
Supernatural Fan Panel on the X-Track
Aug. 22nd, 2011 05:49 pmant3ka.livejournal.com
Panel: Supernatural: Spoilers and Fandom Theories
Date: Friday, 09/02/2011 (TENTATIVE!!)
Time: 10:00 pm (TENTATIVE!!)
Room: M106 - M107
Kick-start your DragonCon weekend with an hour full of Supernatural Season Seven spoilers, speculation and surprises. The first 100 panel attendees will receive a goodie bag filled with Supernatural swag. Goodie bags are only available at this panel - so don't miss out!! I hope to see you there!!
Tentative XTrack Schedule up
Aug. 21st, 2011 12:50 pmdcon-xtrack.livejournal.comPlease look at our LJ for the info. :)
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2011
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2011
Thank you from XTrack
Sep. 9th, 2010 04:54 amdcon-xtrack.livejournal.comIt's long-winded but the XTrack thank you for this year is posted: dcon-xtrack.livejournal.com/3958.html
Also, thanks to everyone who listened to The 40 Days of DragonCon podcast! Thank you and Jon is already planning next year - with more "what goes in planning/organizing/implementing DragonCon"
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2010
Also, thanks to everyone who listened to The 40 Days of DragonCon podcast! Thank you and Jon is already planning next year - with more "what goes in planning/organizing/implementing DragonCon"
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2010
Question about seperate websites
Feb. 8th, 2010 11:05 amjuliette729.livejournal.comDoes anyone know if the Dark Fantasy Track, Tolkien's Middle Earth Track or the X Track have seperate Livejournals/Facebook pages/websites? Thanks!
Thank you!
Sep. 8th, 2009 07:15 pmdcon-xtrack.livejournal.comI just posted a brief thank you to my staff, other D'Con staff, panelist and YOU - the D'Con attendee - at the XTrack LJ.
http://dcon-xtrack.livejournal.com/2482.html
Thank you all for everything. See you next year!
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2009
http://dcon-xtrack.livejournal.com/2482.html
Thank you all for everything. See you next year!
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2009
XTrack has updated our LJ
Aug. 25th, 2009 12:25 pmdcon-xtrack.livejournal.comIt's not much but in case you are curious:
http://dcon-xtrack.livejournal.com/2086.html
Looking forward to seeing you all -- very very soon!
Leigh
XTrack Director
DragonCon 2009
agrotora.livejournal.com I love the new series Fringe but don't seem to be able to find anything related going on at D*C so far. My best guess was that it would be under American SciFi Media track. Has anyone seen any panels, guests etc. related to Fringe?
New Individual Track Tags
Jul. 24th, 2009 10:59 amalladinsane.livejournal.comPer community demand, I have added the following tags for the individual tracks at D*C:
alt hist track - Alternate History Track
amer scifi classics - American Sci-Fi Classics
amer scifi media - American Sci-Fi Media
anime track - Anime/Manga
animation track - Animation
pern track - Anne McCaffrey's Pern
apoc rising track - Apocalypse Rising
art show - Artshow Forums & Workshops
brit scifi track- British Sci-Fi Media
comics track - Comics and Pop Art
costuming track - Costuming
dark fantasy track - Dark Fantasy
elect frontiers track - Electronic Frontiers Forum
filk track - Filk
gaming track - Game Programming
indie film track - Independent Film Track
main programming - Main Programming
mmorpg track - MMORPGs
podcasting track - Podcasting
readings track - Readings
robotics track - Robotics
science track - Science
sci/fi fant lit track - Sci-Fi & Fantasy Literature
silk road track - Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture
skeptics track - Skeptics Track
space track - Space
star gate track - Star Gate: Multiverse
trek trak - Star Trek: TrekTrak
star wars track - SW at DC
tolkien track - Tolkien's Middle Earth
whedon track - Whedonverse
wheel of time track - Wheel of Time
writer's track - Writer's Track
x files track - X Track
ya lit track - Young Adult Literature
Also have added:
autograph/photos tag since the original walk of fame tag may be unfamiliar to newer attendees.
writer's workshop tag for AC Crispin's Writing Workshop.
first timer tag for those attending the con for the first time
dawn contest for the Dawn Look-a-Like contest
fan table for those fan tables that sell no goods but provide info on their particular groups(goods being sole comes under vendors)
Thanks everyone.
alt hist track - Alternate History Track
amer scifi classics - American Sci-Fi Classics
amer scifi media - American Sci-Fi Media
anime track - Anime/Manga
animation track - Animation
pern track - Anne McCaffrey's Pern
apoc rising track - Apocalypse Rising
art show - Artshow Forums & Workshops
brit scifi track- British Sci-Fi Media
comics track - Comics and Pop Art
costuming track - Costuming
dark fantasy track - Dark Fantasy
elect frontiers track - Electronic Frontiers Forum
filk track - Filk
gaming track - Game Programming
indie film track - Independent Film Track
main programming - Main Programming
mmorpg track - MMORPGs
podcasting track - Podcasting
readings track - Readings
robotics track - Robotics
science track - Science
sci/fi fant lit track - Sci-Fi & Fantasy Literature
silk road track - Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture
skeptics track - Skeptics Track
space track - Space
star gate track - Star Gate: Multiverse
trek trak - Star Trek: TrekTrak
star wars track - SW at DC
tolkien track - Tolkien's Middle Earth
whedon track - Whedonverse
wheel of time track - Wheel of Time
writer's track - Writer's Track
x files track - X Track
ya lit track - Young Adult Literature
Also have added:
autograph/photos tag since the original walk of fame tag may be unfamiliar to newer attendees.
writer's workshop tag for AC Crispin's Writing Workshop.
first timer tag for those attending the con for the first time
dawn contest for the Dawn Look-a-Like contest
fan table for those fan tables that sell no goods but provide info on their particular groups(goods being sole comes under vendors)
Thanks everyone.
Tags:
- alt hist track,
- amer scifi classics track,
- amer scifi media track,
- animation track,
- anime/manga track,
- apoc rising track,
- art show,
- autographs/photos,
- brit scifi track,
- comics track,
- costuming track,
- dark fantasy track,
- dawn contest,
- elect frontiers forum,
- fan table,
- filk track,
- first timer,
- gaming track,
- indie film track,
- mmorpg track,
- mod_post,
- podcasting track,
- readings track,
- robotics track,
- sci/fi fant lit track,
- science track,
- silk road track,
- skeptics track,
- space track,
- star gate track,
- star wars track,
- tolkien track,
- trek track,
- whedon track,
- writer's track,
- writer's workshop,
- x track,
- ya lit track
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