Van Said: "This is our 13th big year and I'm rolling out a new format that lets everyone get to play."
That implicitly excludes Raven, Shag and Bailey. On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Van Plexico <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who are coming or who might be interested, here's my > just-arrived schedule for Dragon*Con, Sept. 3-6. > > Note that "Marvel vs DC Jeopardy" is back to being Jeopardy rather > than Family Feud (my decision, at almost the last minute) and is on > Friday at 5:30 pm instead of its usual Saturday time slot, and in the > Hanover rooms instead of previous locations-- larger, which is cool... > and slightly intimidating! This is our 13th big year and I'm rolling > out a new format that lets everyone get to play. > > Also, I'm doing a reading on Sunday at 4 pm in University (Hyatt), and > I have been known to hand out cash money to people I can strong-arm to > show up for those. ;-) I'll be reading from my current > novel-in-progress, HAWK, as well as one or two other works. I only > hope that Frog Thor shows up again this year, because having a > six-foot frog with a red cape and Mjolnir on the front row last year > was truly awesome. :-) > > --Van > (Very excited to have Monday free, so I can take Maddie to Robot > Battles, where we can chant "EEE-VIL! EEE-VIL!" with the guys from > Evil Robots, Inc.) > > > ------------------- > Title: Marvel vs DC Jeopardy > Description: A new twist on an old favorite! Match wits with fandom's > biggest brains for a shot at the title! > Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Hanover C - E - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Stump The Geeks > Description: Your time to shine as you display your knowledge of the > obscure for prizes! > Time: Fri 07:00 pm Location: A703 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Comics as SF Literature > Description: A look at how graphic novels have crossed the line into > actual sf literature. > Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: Fairlie - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Space: 1999 35 Years Later > Description: A look back at the show that looked forward to life on > the moon in 1999! > Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: A703 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour) > Moderator / MC for panel > > ------------------- > Title: SF Jeopardy > Description: Our host, Van Plexico, once again tests our knowledge of > the genre. Come and compete or just watch; it's always a fun time. And > don't forget prizes! > Time: Sat 07:00 pm Location: Fairlie - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Gray Areas : Polymoral Characters > Description: Sometimes bad people do good things and vice versa. Does > this make the bad good or the good bad? Discuss. > Time: Sat 08:30 pm Location: Greenbriar - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: A Tour of Known Space - Larry Niven's world > Description: Discuss the work of premiere sf novelist Larry Niven > who's given us Puppeteers, the Ringworld and a host of other now > iconic genre items. > Time: Sat 10:00 pm Location: Greenbriar - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Fire and Ice > Description: A discussion of the works of George R.R. Martin, > particularly the Fire and Ice series. > Time: Sun 11:30 am Location: Fairlie - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Cyborgs: Building a Better Human > Description: Part human, part machine. The evolution of cyborgs in Sci-Fi! > Time: Sun 02:30 pm Location: A703 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour) > Moderator / MC for panel > > ------------------- > Title: Dragon*Reading:Van Allen Plexico > Description: > Time: Sun 04:00 pm Location: University - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) > > ------------------- > Title: Manimal and Friends! > Description: Just what you think! All the shows that lasted a season, > but live on in our hearts! > Time: Sun 05:30 pm Location: A703 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour) > > > Best Regards > Programming Committee > > > > > -- > Van Allen Plexico > Writer, Editor, Publisher (& Professor) > www.plexico.net > www.whiterocketbooks.com > www.avengersassemble.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
