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GateGeek - Atlantis Fall-Out
Club Jade — ... side of Stargate news, although the producers aren’t yet acknowledging it, The Hollywood Reporter is saying that the new series Stargate Universe has been greenlighted.  (Although anytime someone in Hollywood says “younger vibe,” I get nervous.)  So…new series and movies from the prior ones! And tonight’s episode, The Shrine, is getting huge buzz as being one of the most moving of the series. It should be an interesting Dragon*Con next weekend!

Convention Going Advice Needed
Grasping for the Wind — To be honest, I am a total convention noob. I've never been to an SF Con and have no idea what to expect. A week from today, I will be heading to Dragon*Con, the Southeast's biggest convention. What I need from you all is advice on what I should do to prepare for the convention, what types of events you think are more worthwhile (i.e. Readings vs. Panels, etc.) and general con going advice. I have a schedule, and I have checked some of the author's sites for their scheduled appearances, but other than ...

Gail Martin Updates
When Gravity Fails — Gail Martin dropped us a line about her latest tour schedule. Firstly, her DragonCon schedule: Fri (29th August), 10 p.m., Fightin’ and Writin’—Techniques for writing battle scenes Manila/Singapore/Hong King Room, Hyatt Sat. 4 p.m. Reading from Dark Haven—Roswell Room, Hyatt Saturday, 8:30 pm, Memento Mori (Ghosts and Afterlife)-- Hyatt Cairo Room - Sun, 4 p.m. Virtual Marketing and Web 2.0 Hilton-Cherokee There is may also be a Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading—If so, I’ll be there! Here's where she's at in the future: ...

Monday Starlinks
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — I’ll have some new blogging-related announcements in the next day or two, schedule permitting. Good stuff. In the meantime, here are some links of interest for science and science fiction. Science Fiction Dragoncon makes the headlines now in major news venues like CNN via their ireport category. More conventional reporting in the Altanta newspapers. I’d love to go sometime, and to Comic-Con, but haven’t managed it just yet. Worldcon was always my standard can’t-miss con except for some ...

Dragon*Con — A Tardy Personal Perspective
FanaticSpace — Dragon*Con is an extravaganza of sci-fi fandom held annually over Labor Day Weekend in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.  As of 2008, it spans four hotels and boasts an attendance of more than 30,000 fans.  Rumor has it that when the numbers swell with day pass folks, the count can go as high as 50,000.  It can be a little overwhelming to attend a convention with 30-50,000 of your, er, um, closest friends.  This year, the addition of the Sheraton, and the completed Marriott renovation, made the long Labor Day weekend a ...

RevolutionSF vs. Sci-Fi Convention 2008 (Feature)
RevolutionSF — Every year, RevolutionSF's Joe Crowe attempts to survive a sci-fi convention. Here is this year's terrifying tale. I went to DragonCon in Atlanta, GA with my beautiful and tolerant wife and our child, Quin Crowe, Queen of the Universe. She is five years old and awesome. I hosted two game shows and appeared on panels in my guise as RevolutionSF raconteur. Now that I have been on panels and hosted stuff for awhile, I can never go back to merely sitting in the audience or going to a con and doing nothing. Which kind of bites me in the heiney-bottom. But I dig it, because I ...

Adventures in BSG Costuming
The 13th Colony — ... It was a challenge but it was very rewarding. Still not sure I’ve caught the costuming bug, but at least now I have a great reason to con my husband into coming with me to Dragon*Con next year….. “But dear, we have such cool costumes to wear…” ...

Convince Me!
Tor.com — ... Booths at book conventions are great. I love to stop by and talk with the person running the booth, even if they are just an employee. Oftentimes, they are just as excited about their books as I am, in a truly heartfelt way, and getting to talk books with them is fun. My own trip to Dragon*Con last year was so much fun because I had opportunity to meet people in and around the booths. Add to that the opportunity for a face to face with an author and conventions and publisher booths is the most enjoyable from of marketing. Sadly, conventions are limited in ...

Pardon Me Boys; is this the Chattacon Choo Choo?
FanaticSpace — ... obtain a map with helpful designations, such as “Mundanes.”  The badges were LOVELY works of art.  We missed the entire Friday night schedule of programming because we needed our stinkin’ artsy fartsy badges!!! We were so exhausted by the time we were done that we didn’t even go to the Con Suite to get free beer or attend any of the advertised room parties. It’s a New Day! We spent Saturday morning with Robby, the Fearless Dragon*con Filk Track Director, having our first Filk Track meeting.  ...

Conventions: Where I'll Be in the Spring/Fall
Bowing to the Future — I'll be holed up here for most of the spring, but starting late summer, my convention attendance is really going to ramp up. Here's what's scheduled so far: Anticipation / 67th World Science Fiction Convention August 6th - 10th Montréal, Quebec DragonCon Sept 4th - 7th Atlanta, Georgia Con*Stellation XXVIII September 18th - 20th Huntsville, Alabama Appearing in my capacity as art director, I'll be speaking and doing portfolio reviews at: IlluXCon 2009 Nov 12th - 15th Altoona, Pennsylvania And I'm ...

DragonCon details for the uninformed.....
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — ... out for some time, but folks on the dragonconrooms com have been posting deals that people can get on various sites.  Additionally, there are rooms to be had at overflow hotels that are nearby.  Certainly it can be pricey, but the price can be lessened if you're willing and able to find roomies to help defray the costs.  If you're going to go, buy your ticket earlier than later, because the costs increases as it gets closer to the date of the convention. Go to www.dragoncon.org for complete details. P.S.  Mary McDonnell ...

Emerald City
GALACTICA SITREP — ... a detailed report as well. Video from wrathofdon Video from klozzocity Michael Hogan will also be at the Polaris Con in Toronto, July 10-12. Edward James Olmos and other BSG guests will be at this years DragonCon, September 4-7 in Atlanta, ...

NorwesCon 2009
Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games — ... or Dragon Con, but it makes up for it with personal touches the larger conventions simply cannot supply. I was able to see long-time friend and Author Guest of Honor ...

Convention updates
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — Aaron Douglas will be at Motor City Comic Con (Detroit: May 15-17), joining Luciana Carro and Michael Hogan. Michael Hogan and Mark Sheppard will be at FedCon (Bonn: May 1-3), joining James Callis, Richard Hatch and Edward James Olmos. Michael Nankin (BSG's best director) and Dr. Lynnette Porter ("Finding Battlestar Galactica") will be at DragonCon (Atlanta: Sep 4-7). Lots of other BSG guests will be in attendance.

DragonCon guest list update: Michael Trucco
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — Michael Trucco will be at D*C this year. Yes, am very pleased by this news. Now he will finally have a positive con experience. DragonCon is Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Ga

Ten Science Fiction Dream Vacations
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — ... on a racetrack, participating in a dinosaur dig, playing on the most famous golf  course of your dreams, whatever your passion.  Well, my passion is science fiction and closely related things, like fantasy and horror.  We’ll lump all those together under the heading of  “science fiction” for the purposes of this list. 1. Attending one of the better science fiction conventions.  The World Science Fiction Convention and other cons like Comic-Con, Dragon Con, World Fantasy Con, media-oriented cons focusing on particular ...

Convention updates: Jamie, Mary, RDM
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — Mary McDonnell joins Michael Hogan in attending Battlestar Galactica: Cyborgs On The Horizon (June 12 in New York). Jamie Bamber will be at Comic Con Saison 1 (July 2 in Paris). Edward James Olmos and Sam Witwer will be at Screaming TikiCon (July 10-12 in Cleveland). Michael Trucco will attend DragonCon (September 4-7 in Atlanta), joining a dozen other BSG guests. Ronald D. Moore will be at signing show London MCM Expo (October 24-25). Tahmoh Penikett and Mark Sheppard are scheduled to appear at Battlestar/Dollhouse con Starfury Echo-1 (May 7-9, 2010, in ...

Convention updates: Kandyse, Leah, Lucci, Nicki, Ryan
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — Nicki Clyne joins Luciana Carro, Michael Hogan and Eddie Olmos in attending Wizard World Philadelphia (June 19-21). Kandyse McClure was added to the guest list for Comic Con Saison 1. Both her and Jamie Bamber will be there July 2-5, not just July 2. Luciana Carro will be at DragonCon (September 4-7 in Atlanta), joining a dozen other BSG guests. Leah Cairns will attend multi-genre expo F.A.C.T.S. (October 17-18 in Ghent, Belgium). Ryan Robbins is scheduled to appear at Creation's Official Stargate Convention (November 6-8 in Los Angeles). And next year Nicki ...

Conventional Wisdom: TrekMovie Guide To Summer 2009 Conventions & Events
TrekMovie.com — ... September 4-7 Dragon Con Atlanta Georgia Guests include Kate Mulgrew, Leonard Nimoy, Dwight Schultz, Anthony Montgomery, Robert Duncan McNeill, Garrett Wang, John Billingsley, the cast of Phase II, Rick Sternbach, authors including Alan Dean Foster dragoncon.org and ...

Convention updates: Atlanta, Bonn, L.A., London, San Diego
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — Michael Hogan, Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff will be at Comic-Con (July 23-26 in San Diego).   FKM-Events are going to host An Evening with James Callis (September 12 in Bonn, Germany)   Apparently, some fans paid for Michael Hogan's appearance at DragonCon (September 4-7 in Atlanta), where he'll join a dozen other BSG guests.   Luciana Carro will be at Long Beach Comic Con (October 2-4 at the Long Beach Convention Center in, well, Long Beach, CA).   Mark Sheppard is scheduled to appear at Creation's ...

BLOG Browncoats Redemption fan film
SFX — How many proposed fan films come to fruition? Blogger Laura McConnell shares details of the Browncoats: Redemption film that will be unveiled at Dragon*Con : If You Can't Do Somethin' Smart, Do Somethin' Right Everyone knows that in today's economy, saving is smart. Not only that, making sure to take care of number one by limiting charity contributions and working overtime seems to be in vogue (if there's work to be had, of course). And with unemployment still a concern and many struggling to make ends meet, that's understandable. It's a smart move to make sure you've got some ...

Conventional Wisdom: TrekMovie Guide To Fall & Winter Star Trek Events
TrekMovie.com — ... & dragoncon.org September 4-5 Star Trek Chicago Expo / TWOK & TSFS Double Feature Chicago, Illinois Guest include: William Shatner (Sat 8PM only) ...

Battlestar Galactica Party at Dragon*Con!
Battlestar Galactica Fan Community — ... best and come celebrate the weekend with your favorite frakkers! Humans and Cylons welcomed! The Colonial Fleet is a unique family of "Battlestar Galactica" fans that fondly considers Dragon*Con its home away from home. Come join us on SATURDAY NIGHT at the SHERATON ATLANTA GRAND BALLROOM. Skids up at 2200 HOURS (10 PM)! Only requirement for entry is your Dragon*Con badge. www.colonialfleet.org www.dragoncon.org

Shatner, Nimoy, Stewart & More Headed To DragonCon’s TrekTrak on Labor Day Weekend
TrekMovie.com — ... . Information about Dragon*Con can be found at www.dragoncon.org . TrekTrak is thrilled to present these celebrities and programs at Dragon*Con and the entire TrekTrak staff looks forward to seeing you there. ...

Away
Angel Station — Friday, August 28, 2009 Away I'm off this weekend for Bubonicon . And if I miss you there, I'll hope to catch you next week at Dragoncon. posted by dubjay at 3:13 PM [image] [image] 0 Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: See links to this post "> ">$BlogBacklinkURL$>" rel="nofollow"> "> ">$BlogBacklinkTitle$> posted by @ Create a Link About Me My Photo Name: Walter Jon Williams Location: ...

501st Legion Droid Hunt At Dragon-Con 2009
TheForce.Net — [image] The hugely-popular 501st Legion Droid Hunt will be making its way to Dragon-Con this coming weekend! How to Play the Droid Hunt: Stop by the 501st Legion Booth in the fan table area in the Hyatt on Friday, September 4th with a Saturday and Sunday or a 4-Day convention pass pick up your official "Droid Badge." You must be able to attend the convention both Saturday and Sunday to play as the game runs on Saturday and the prize collection is on Sunday. These collectible Droid Hunt game badges are FREE while supplies last. If your Droid Badge is confiscated by the Empire on Saturday, ...

DragonCon
Bowing to the Future — Heading to DragonCon this weekend, my first time as a program participant. I'll be on the following panels: Looking into the Crystal Ball
 Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Manila / Singapore / Hong Kong - Hyatt (Length: 1)
 Description: Editors talk about trends and what they're looking for

 How to Get Rejected
 Time: Sun 10:00 am Location: Manila / Singapore / Hong Kong - Hyatt (Length: 1)
 Description: A seriously humorous look at why manuscripts get rejected. The editors tell it all! ...

Tor.com Dragon*Con Meetup!
Tor.com — Hey Dragon*Con attendees! We’ll be throwing together a Tor.com meetup this weekend in Atlanta, so if you’re around on Saturday night, and want to grab some drinks with us (and maybe pick our brains—not literally!—about the supa sekrit WoT stuff we’ll be talking about the previous night at the Winespring party), drop by Max Lager’s Brewery, on 320 Peachtree Street (it’s one block north of the Hyatt Regency—about a five-minute walk). You can check out all the details and let us know if you’re attending by visiting our handy events calendar. We’ll be hanging out in the upstairs area ...

Online and Away
Angel Station — So . . . I'm off to Dragoncon . I'll try to check in with you all, but I may be having too much fun. But since I'm going to be away for a while, I thought I'd leave you with a question. Actually, it's the usual question. How can Walter get more fame and money? I couldn't help but notice that this year's Hugo novel list was tilted toward people with a high online profile. Cory, Charlie, Neil, and John Scalzi all have a big web presence, and while Neal Stephenson doesn't, he's nevertheless idolized by cybergeeks for writing stuff like Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash . It's not ...

Milestone Links
Neth Space — ... ) have been announced. I plan on being at the Arizona signing. In related news, apparently there will be some big Wheel of Time announcements at this-weekend’s DragonCon. ...

The Ladies of DragonCon 2009
SF Universe — ... Dragon*Con is winding down today after a full weekend celebrating the best in science fiction, fantasy and gaming. Here’s a look at some of the lovely ladies that were in attendance. ...

The Men of DragonCon 2009
SF Universe — ... Dragon*Con is winding down today after a full weekend celebrating the best in science fiction, fantasy and gaming. Here’s a look at some of the lovely ladies that were in attendance. ...

Dragon*Con 2009
Bowing to the Future —

Some Celebration V Tidbits
TheForce.Net — [image] Nope - it ain't what you think it is. Star Wars Celebration V has not yet been officially announced (*sigh*). But Steve Sansweet did speak briefly with Bryan Young from Examiner.com ...

Everybody Line Up!: Berít New York
Tor.com — ... , and from there I’ve gotten to take part in a lot meet-ups and photo shoots around the New York City area. Thanks in large part to Berít New York’s press coverage, I’ve gained something of a reputation as New York City’s premiere steampunk clothing designer. I’ve coordinated fashion shows at conventions like Dragon*Con in Atlanta and the New Jersey ...

Niches, Typecasting, and Stereotypes
Ecstatic Days — The other day, I was chatting with some of my co-workers at my day job, and the subject of Dragon*Con came up—of which I’m a director—and particularly last Dragon*Con, where we had Leonard Nimoy as a guest.  The discussion got around to how he has embraced his Star Trek lineage now where in the past he tried to distance himself from it, not wanting to be typecast forever as Spock. It started me musing upon the nature of fame and creative pigeonholes.  From where I’m sitting, as a writer whose last name isn’t “King” or “Rowling,” it’s still an ...

How did you come to the SF genres?
Ecstatic Days — ... I find the essence of what Resnick said to be true. Today most fans of written science fiction, fantasy and horror first come to the genres through the visual mediums. Witness the success of Dragon Con, and compare their unbelievable attendance to that of the biggest traditional SF convention. ...