Welcome to the 2009 Dragon*Con Fan Track listings!

Alternate History Track

Director: Cindy Macleod

Welcome to the world of the Alternate History Track, debuting this year at Dragon*Con. Within our panels, you will find the fantastical and anachronistic worlds of steampunk, time travel, alternate history and historical romance, as portrayed in literature, music, film, fashion, and on television. You can find out how to get involved in historical reenacting and living history.  Learn about retro-futuristic dirigibles, submersibles and difference engines. You will see makers interpreting works of science fiction into actual working contraptions! Have you ever wanted to take a trip back in time to a world where gentility was commonplace and everyday objects were beautifully designed? If so, come visit us over the Labor Day weekend for an experience you’ll never forget.

Visit us on the web at http://www.chronotrack.org

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American Sci-Fi Classics

Director: Ron Nastrom

We have another great year in store for you at American Science Fiction Classics. Babylon 5, Classic Battlestar Galactica, 007, Supergirl, and a trip to Hazzard county! Plus panels on, "The Day The Earth Really Stood Still", "70 Years of Batman in the Media", "A Salute to Forrest Ackerman", and "The British Invasion".  This is just a peak. Go to www.americanscificlassics.com for more, up to date info.

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American Sci-fi Media

Director: Kelley Harkins

American SF Media re-invents itself every year!  This year we'll be covering Heroes, Cylons, and Spies, amongst lots more.  We'll have some amazing guest panels and heated fan discussion panels on BSG, True Blood, Heroes, Smallville, Saving Grace, and Farscape.  Shows and movies that are up and coming, and favorites that have died, some before their time.  Feel free to bring your opinions and questions to our panels!

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Anime/Manga

Director: Jake Tarbox

The Anime/Manga track at Dragon*Con is back for its second year! We've created a special track devoted exclusively to anime, manga and media from the Land of the Rising Sun and beyond. We will be having a wide array of panels, speakers and workshops covering everything from classic anime, the history of manga, the future of the industry, and how to break into the business. Guests will include professionals, creators and insiders from all over the industry. There will also be a full schedule of anime video programming.  These events are guaranteed to satisfy even the most ravenous otaku. Come and be a part of the anime/manga revolution!

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Animation

Director: Jessica Merriman

From nostalgia to propaganda to art, animated media has influenced the US and the world for the last century. Join DragonCon’s Animation Track for a new year of classic favorites, intense discussions of style and form, special events, and discussions with the industry professionals that bring some of your favorite cartoons to life! The track will feature panels, workshops, and events catered to your cartoon needs, including a how-to on voice acting, some incredible actors from popular shows, and advice from animation creators on what they love. We also welcome back the annual Cosplay Contest, hosted jointly with the Anime/Manga track, featuring some top notch costumes from animated TV, movies, and games around the globe. Catch your seat early to view the best of the best recreated anime/animation cosplays!

For more information please visit our website: http://dragontoon.moonfruit.com

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Anne McCaffrey’s Worlds

Director: Charlotte Moore

The official Anne and Todd McCaffrey fan track at Dragon*Con, Weyrfest is the place to be to discuss and explore Anne McCaffrey’s famous and fabulous universes! Gett together with your fandom pals, and dicker over the details of dragons. For more about our track, check out www.weyrfest.org - where you’ll find our panel schedule, guest listing, news updates, and a related links page - or weyrfest.livejournal.com, our blogging community.

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Apocalypse Rising

Director: Kelly Brewer

“And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again...”
---The Road Warrior

Back for our third year and ready to flex some muscle, the Apocalypse Rising track is Dragon*Con’s “end of the line”. It doesn’t get any scarier than the end of the world and we bring it to you from every direction!  In 2009, the Apocalypse Rising track is proud to bring you an amazing line-up of programming stretching across multiple fields to give everyone a taste of “the end”.  We will be serious, we will get insight, and we will laugh and have a lot of fun! 

The Apocalypse Rising staff has put together a line-up that includes things such as the uber-popular Zombie Squad, best-selling authors, biohazards and pandemics, Zombie 201, a special Needcoffee panel, and much more!!  And for fans who want to be the best dressed at the end?  We will help you “Pimp Your Apocalyptic Costume!”

Some great actors from the exciting Terminator Universe will hang out with the AR Track.  We will also shamble, stumble, and moan our way through a Zombie Walk.  Oh, and be sure to bring your finest and most frightening best for the Apocalypse Rising 2009 Zombie Prom!  (or just come watch the zombies and other wasteland warriors play!)

Our panel room is THE hot spot to gather your horde… or hoard your precious resources!

For more information on our guests, panels as they are released, and news, visit us on the web at apocalypserising.dragoncon.org.  Be sure to join our groups on Facebook and Myspace! 

We look forward to seeing you in at the AR track!

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Art Show Forums and Workshops

Director: Heidi Wallace

We are planning many exciting events for the 2009 Dragon*Con Art Show including our annual Iron Artist competition, a contribution canvas on which all the attending Artists can draw or paint (which will be sold at the Art Show voice auction for Charity), live music, demonstrations, and other wonderful events. Art Show panel discussions and demonstrations are located just outside the Hyatt Regency Grand Halls in Hanover A/B.  There will also be booths for local colleges with Art programs located in Grand Hall West in the Art Show.

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British Programming Track

Director: Caro McCully

Britain has inspired every aspect of American modern culture. It has opened the gates to media innovation since it’s BBC worldwide radio shows during WWII. In becoming the first country with a national television network, genres and fans were born! Dragon*Con’s British Science Ficition Media programming continues with this exploration of every facet, fad, and pop-culture idiom of everything British for con-goers.

The British Sci-Fi Media Track (commonly called the BritTrack) programming is broad and diverse, spreading across every medium (film, TV, comics, music, and literature) the Brit's have to offer. Come, stop by, and get sucked into the world of the BritTrack! Meet a huge fandom whose passions include Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, The Watchmen, Red Dwarf, Monty Python, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Prisoner, James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Neil Gaimen (Coraline), Robin Hood, Primeval, Life On Mars and other cultural legacies of the United Kingdom. There is so much and not enough time to cover it all! The BritTrack's goal is to provide a fun and hopefully safe environment for British fans to hide out in at the convention. All are welcome; our staff is here to make sure you're having fun, laughing hard, and safe from all Daleks!

For more information visit us on the web at http://www.brittrack.org

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Comics and Pop Art

Director: Thom Trainor

Comics and Pop Art is bigger and better than ever at Dragon*Con 2009!

Newly relocated to the Grand Hall of the Hyatt Regency, adjacent to the Dragon*Con Art Show, CPA features a stellar lineup of talent from comics, animation, illustration, lowbrow, and designer toys. Featuring appearances by Mike Mignola, Darwyn Cooke, George Perez, Humberto Ramos, Mark Brooks, Tara McPherson, Jim Mahfood, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Doktor A, Dan Brereton, Travis Louie, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Paul Dini, Brian Pulido and many, many more, this year's event promises to be the most exciting ever for fans of Comics and Pop Art.

Celebrate a decade of Eric Powell's award-winning comics masterpiece at The Goon 10th Anniversary Inbred Hillbilly Hoedown.

Enjoy an evening of mingling with the beautiful people at the Comics and Pop Art Reception, featuring exclusive art toy releases, artist signings, and sketches.

Sit in on a diverse lineup of panels and programming with attendance by some of the industry's top creators.

Shop for comics, graphic novels, prints, art toys, and commissions from your favorite artists.

Contact Thom Trainor with inquiries. You do NOT want to miss this!

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Costuming

Director: Brian Holloway

It is another great year and we are striving to get bigger and better each year. The Costuming Track is back again this year and we are building on a few past successes and bringing in some new panels as well. As usual, we will have our Friday Night Costuming Contest along with Saturday’s Dragon-After-Dark as well. We have our collegiate costume panel returning and corsets will naturally be another big focus this year. And the usual basics of building and armor panels, but we also have some new things we are looking at this year.

We are going deeper into the subject of body-painting and airbrushing, bringing back our dentist friends to speak more on fangs and dental appliances, we have the Fairies coming back to talk about wings and things, but this year we are going retro as well STEAMPUNK makes its debut at the Costuming Track this year and we expect this to be a big hit. This section of fandom has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years and we want to help fandom create some new and exciting entries into this genre as well. And we are looking up into the sky to bring you……heroes. Whether it is the standard comic spandex-clad superhero or the newer versions in leather` and latex, we want to explore the how and whats to bringing your favorite hero to life. All of this…and a few surprises as well. And as always, we are open to your suggestions as well……so let us know what you would like to see and hold on tight for a GREAT 2009. Just drop us a note at http://costuming.dragoncon.org. Have a GREAT year --- Brian.

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Dark Fantasy

Director: Derek Tatum

Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Gothic Entertainment converge on the Dark Fantasy track - Dragon*Con's home for all thing macabre, sinister, twisted, and downright weird. In 2009, the Dark Fantasy track is planning to bring you its best-ever programming in the fields of literature, film, television, art, music, and culture. From best-selling authors to acclaimed artists, visionary metaphysicians to cutting-edge musicians, "Hellboy" to...well, "Hellraiser," the Dark Fantasy track is sure to offer something to everyone with a taste for "the dark side."

Visit our website at http://darkfantasytrack.blogspot.com/

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Electronic Frontiers Forums

Director: Scott Jones

Worried about freedom of speech, privacy, and YOUR rights online?  So are we!  Now in its eleventh year, Electronic Frontiers Forums covers your rights on the Internet, legal issues online, and the latest trends in online media.  Topics include online privacy, security, freedom of expression, intellectual property, online activism, social networking, online publishing, and multi-player gaming.

Originally inspired by the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference, Electronic Frontiers Forums has taken on a life of its own by bringing some of the best technical and legal minds together to hash out the future and have a little fun along the way.

Topics we hope to cover this year include digital forensics, spam, phishing and online fraud, ACTA (the "secret" copyright treaty), botnets, personal encryption, ISP's and three strikes, bandwidth caps, self publishing, marketing with Twitter, Obama report card, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, and asserting your Fourth Amendment rights.
Returning favorites include Hacking 101/201/301, Webcomics, Self Publishing, and the Cyberpunk Film Festival.

For the latest information, schedules, and past audio recordings, please visit http://www.efforums.net/.

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Filk Singing

Director: Robby Hillard

Filk singing began life as a typographic error of “Folk Singing” in a convention program book back in the early 1960’s. Instead of correcting the mistake, a new form of music called “FiLK” was created.

Filk songs come in several varieties - parodies of popular songs with an SF theme (or fantasy or horror, etc.), original music with fantasy and/or sci-fi themes, and songs about any aspect of fandom.

This year's FiLK track will have concerts Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Open filking every night. Workshops, panels, performances in the FiLK track room, and moderated discussions.

Please continue to check the following sites for the latest FiLK news: http://www.filk.dragoncon.org/ and and http://www.dragonconfilk.com/.

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Gaming Panels

Director: Jeffrey Kahrs

More information coming soon!

Independent Film

Director: Matthew M. Foster

The place to be for filmmakers and film-lovers, with a combination of feature screenings, filmmaker panels, and Independent Short Films in competition.

For the film-lover, we’ll have a full slate of the very best short films on the fest circuit: twisted animation, spine-chilling horror, cutting edge fantasy, challenging science fiction, fast paced action, and all kinds of comedy are just a start. Hours of great films, often with the filmmakers in attendance for Q & As. Awards will be presented on Monday—you won’t want to miss it. (For more information on these festival shorts, or to submit a film yourself, check out filmfest.dragoncon.org.)

We’ll also have panels focused on your interest in film. Critics will examine the state of the art, filmmakers will inform you of future projects, and popular actors will tell their stories. Past speakers have included Dean Stockwell, James Hong, Tippi Hedren, Juliet Landau, Ernie Hudson, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Edward James Olmos, and Brad Dourif. And don’t miss our late night panels on cult films: zombies and naughty nuns and yakuza, oh my!

For filmmakers, we’ll have speakers with insights you need. In the past few years this has included directors and producers discussing their work, make-up and FX artists describing the tricks of the trade, festival directors explaining how to get your film before the public, storyboard artists expounding on how to save time and effort, and lawyers spelling out what you absolutely need to know. It’s like a year of film school in four days. Past speakers have included Charles Band (Full Moon Entertainment), Tom Savini, and George A. Romero.

And let’s not forget our features. We show only a limited number, so each is something really special. Just in the last few years, attendees have be treated to the best in indie horror with the apocalyptic The Signal and the satiric Blood Car, the best in fantasy with Pirates of the Great Salt Lake, and the Sun Dance favorite, Forgiving The Franklins. Our focus on the most exciting Asian films has brought in the Korean supernatural thriller Spider Forest, the controversial Lady Vengeance, the original Ju-On movies (before they were available anywhere else in the U.S.), as well as Takashi Shimizu’s follow-up, the dream-like, Lovecraftian vision, Marebito.

From early in the morning to well past midnight, it’s non-stop cinema. To learn more about what is going to happen this year, keep watching the D*C Indie Film website at filmfest.dragoncon.org.

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Main Programming

Director: Regina Kirby

Main Programming refers to events, contests, presentations, and performances not covered under specific “programming tracks.” Main programming items are usually single events which are not part of a specific genre, including:

• Contests
• Performances (Theatrical, Musical, and Radio)
• Presentations and Ceremonies
  • Opening Ceremonies (Friday evening)
  • Closing Ceremonies (Monday afternoon)
  • Awards Banquet
• Miscellaneous Main Programming
  • Late-Night Dances and Drum-Circles (Friday - Sunday nights)
  • Red Cross Blood Drive (Vampires Anonymous)

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MMORPGs

Director: Kevin Stallard

DC*MMO is your home for the latest news and information on MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) that we are covering at Dragon*Con.  We have online schedules (so you can download them to your phone or PDA), surveys, news, and a podcast in which we talk about all of the things we have going on each year. For the latest information on our panels and activities (including our weekend-long quest and costume contest), join our year-round community at http://www.dc-mmo.org.

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Podcasting: Now and Beyond

Director: Swoopy

"Welcome to Podcasting: Now and Beyond where there are no limits to what can be created in the realm of portable media.  The podcasting genre offers audiences a world rich in Science Fiction, Fantasy and original Speculative Fiction audio and video programming content that is continually evolving each and every day.

By now, everyone knows what a podcast is; the new challenge facing podcasters is continuing to push the boundaries of portable media.
Today's podcasters create entire portable worlds tailored to fit in your pocket, involving listeners in ways that traditional media never dreamed of.

Our panelists this year for Podcasting: Now and Beyond will again include many pioneering podcasters from top rated programs from around the world and a full schedule of live shows.

Are you an author looking for a new way to market your work?  We'll have discussions with some of the most successful authors in the podosphere, some of whom have even utilized portable media to become New York Times best selling authors. Learn how to create a Podiobook, get tips on publishing your podcasted material, and discuss marketing strategies that work to keep your audience coming back for more.

We'll also be hosting the Third Annual Parsec Awards, dedicated to rewarding excellence in various aspects of Speculative Fiction Podcasting, Sci-fi & Fantasy Original Content, Podiobooks and a variety of other categories dealing with the new frontiers of Portable Media.

For details as they unfold, podcasts of our featured panelists as well as information about podcasting and portable media, follow us on
Twitter: twitter.com/dragonpod and check out the DragonPod blog and podcasts online at: podcasting.dragoncon.org.

This is just the beginning, so make sure and check your schedule and join us for Podcasting: Now and Beyond events at Dragon*Con 2009."

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Readings

Director: Regina Kirby

Offering readings by authors from their own works (and usually some discussion with the audience afterward), our past readers have included Tamora Pierce, Janny Wurtz, Kevin J. Anderson, Jana Oliver, John Scalzi, Tracy Hickman, Peter Beagle, John Ringo and Caitlin Kiernan. Check the schedule closer to the convention for the latest on who will be reading for you this year!

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Robotics

Director: Michael ‘Shaggy’ Macht

"Build Robots! See Fighting Robots! Do you appreciate the mystical power that turns mere motors, wires, etc. into metal machines that do your bidding? The Robotics Track is chock full of fun and excitement, so stop by and get your fix with all of the battling and building you can handle!"

For more information, please visit www.robotics.dragoncon.org.

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Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time

Director: Jennifer Liang

2009 will go down as an exciting year for Wheel of Time fans, with book 12 The Gathering Storm, co written by the late Robert Jordan and relative newcomer Brandon Sanderson hitting bookstores November 3rd. With two more installments promised by 2011, the next few years should be full of revelations and closure for many long running theories and arguments. Please join the Wheel of Time track as we prepare for the first Wheel of Time book published after the death of it's original author. Program highlights include our annual costume contest, Winespring Inn party and Sword Form demonstration, as well as our numerous discussion groups on everything from Asmodean's killer, costuming, Aes Sedai hijinks and more

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Science

Director: Dru Myers

Website:MadScientist.Org.UK

Science.

The final frontier.

These are the voyages, no, wait, that's someone else's schtick.

(ahem)

Genetic engineers. People who make antimatter for a living. Dinosaur hunters. Forensic detectives. Weapons specialists. Artists makin' music with bolts of lightning. Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow. Big explosions. SubGeniuses. Decapitated frozen heads. Wanna-be SuperVillains. Artificial black holes.

The folks who make our booze; precious, precious booze.

And, of course, the infamous Mad Scientists Ball - a lewd spectacle of wanton depravity and mind-numbing mayhem. Voted "Best Party of 2008".

Wanna meet the people who turn science fiction into science fact? Plus some amusing and potentially lethal lunatics? Of course you do! Just grab a body, yours or someone else's, living or dead, drag it on down and donate it to the DragonCon SCIENCE Track for a few hours; we'll handle it from there.

"We're scientists, and YOU are in good hands."

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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Literature

Director: Sue Phillips

Welcome to the 2009 DragonCon SF and Fantasy Literature track. Once again we will be delving into what makes readers tick...and writers write. We will discuss individual authors and whole genres and sub-genres. We will cover classic science fiction and fantasy as well as the newer offerings. We will ask lots of questions, answer some and create even more. Our aim is not just to entertain you but to make you think. We've been part of DragonCon for four or five years now and we try our best to make each one better than the last. But we can't do it without you, the fans. Please come and join us as we cover the written word of science fiction, fantasy and beyond. If you'd like to contact us, please do so at scififantasylit@dragoncon.org. We welcome suggestions, comments and questions.

(Track website under construction.)

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Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture

Director: Susan Shockley

More information coming soon!

Skeptics

Director: Derek Colanduno

After the highly successful 2008 year at Dragon*Con, we are proud to announce the 2nd year of "Skeptrack", providing a full compliment of live entertainment and discussion panels for the legions of free thinkers, science enthusiasts and skeptics helping to put the Science in Science Fiction at Dragon*Con.

Our list of guests include many of the world's most prominent skeptics from the world of television, podcast and print media:  'The Amazing' James Randi, Skeptic Society Jr. Skeptic Editor Daniel Loxton, Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell, Alison Smith, Dr. Phil Plait, and Margaret Downey, just to name just a few.

Back by popular demand we will have live entertainment from the irrepressible George Hrab, and the cast of the "Skeptic's Guide to the Universe" to do another live recording on the convention floor.

For events as they unfold, to join in the discussion groups, and for more information about Skepticism, critical thinking and paranormal investigation visit Skeptrack on the web at Skeptrack. (www.skeptrack.org)

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Space

Director: Lorraine (rain) Glynn

SPACE -The Final Frontier! Those are the words that first introduced many of us to the idea of living in space. Cool ships and aliens! That's where I want to be!

Well, technically we, as in human beings from the planet Earth, ARE living in space, but not many of us. Well why the frak not?! It's almost 2010! It took us a little over 10 years to get from launching a satellite that could do nothing but beep to landing men on the moon and having them spend a couple of days there. That's a pretty big technological leap in such a short time but 40 years later and manned space flight hasn't progressed very far. So what HAVE we been doing and when are we going to get back to the Moon? What about Mars? The Space Track will enlighten you. We'll tell you about all the various probes exploring our Solar System and what they've been discovering. In a few years we'll even know what's really happening with Pluto, our 9th planet that's not a planet. You'll see images of space like you never thought it could be. The rings and moons of Saturn, Jupiter's ever growing number of red spots and, yes, we've not forgotten Mars, the only other planet or moon that we know for sure has and does have water. We'll show you stars of all sizes and colors. Remnants of what used to be stars. And galaxies far, far away. Check out our Live Astronomy sessions and see what's happening these days with our Sun and tell one of our large Earth based telescopes what you want to see. Live - (minus however many million or billion light years it took for the light to reach our planet!).

That's just some of the incredible stuff you can see. Do you believe that there is intelligent life somewhere else in the universe? So does Dr. Seth Shostak and he'll tell you about how the scientific community is trying to find it at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI). Every one's favorite space based telescope, Hubble, is getting a life extension but new space based telescopes have recently been launched or will be soon. Kepler launched in March and for the next 3.5 years will be searching for exo-Earths, the James Webb is getting closer to completion and we've got the people to tell you all about them. Did you know that many of our best sci-fi writers are science geeks themselves? Well it's true and one of the best, Timothy Zahn, will be teaming up with our own Les Johnson to talk about NASA, science education and MMO's!! We'll also bring back our usual cast of astronomical experts: Dr. William Keel, Dr. Keven Grazier, Dr. Pamela Gay and the Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait.

2009 is The International Year of Astronomy and there are events happening all over the world, all year long. Of course we're going to join in! Come check out the Space Track and we'll give you the universe!!

Keeping checking the Mad Scientist website for news updates and programing schedules as they are confirmed. Oh yeah, you can find information on jonnyX’s Science Track as well. See you in August. :-)

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Star Gate: Multiverse

Director: Jennifer M. Breland-Dykes

Celebrating 15 years of Stargate, the Stargate Multiverse Track returns in 2009 (replacing the former SGOWF track), bigger and better than ever!  Join us for four days of Stargate programming including panels, games and roundtable discussions ranging from the original 1994 film through SG-1, Atlantis, and the new SG:Universe series debuting this fall.

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Star Trek: TrekTrak

Director: Eric L. Watts

TrekTrak: The Star Trek convention at Dragon*Con... devoted to Star Trek in all its various forms, and to its fans, in all of their various forms!  Dragon*Con 2009 is proud to present TrekTrak for its seventeenth big year!  Whether we’re celebrating the original Star Trek, the animated series, the motion pictures, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, or even Enterprise, TrekTrak consistently sets the standard for quality fan programming with its wide variety of guest panels, discussion topics and unique presentations, such as the world-famous Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant.  Please visit www.TrekTrak.com for the latest information on guests, programming participants and programming events being planned for 2009!

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SWat DC

Director: Brandy Roatsey

Revamped for 2009, you may not recognize the new Star Wars Track. New name, new director, new staff, same room (Dunwoody), same Saga applicable to every part of your life. Whether you are a Sith, Jedi, Stormtrooper, Clone, Bounty Hunter, Senator, Hutt, droid, separatist, imperialist, rebel, or even a Jar Jar enthusiast…all are welcome to discuss our favorite Universe (so much more than just movies, books, comics, television…it’s too big to be categorized).

On tap this year:
• Star Wars Costume Contest
• Mr. Star Wars Fanboy Pageant
• The D*C Parade through downtown Atlanta
• Saber Idol
• Light Saber Exhibitions
• Saber School
• Prop Building
• Lightspeed Dating
• Discussion panels ranging from (subject to change):  the movies, comics, novels, collecting, Clone Wars, the science of     SW, fanvids, and FANBOYS the movie.
• And lots of interactions with the Star Wars Fan Groups and other Star Wars fans!

As always, check www.dragoncon.org for guest updates!

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at swatdc@dragoncon.org or come join our discussion group:  http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/SWatDC/?yguid=234410702

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Tolkien’s Middle-Earth

Director: Jean Baughman

One con to rule them all
One place to find them
One track to bring them all

And in Atlanta bind them

Welcome to Tolkien's Middle-earth! This track is for fans of JRR Tolkien's beloved Middle-earth fantasy works, including The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and the myriad of related works that comprise Tolkien's legacy.

We've got a fantastic schedule of events lining up this year and hope you'll drop by to visit. We are welcoming back John Noble who portrayed Denethor.   We will be screening a fan film, The Peril To The Shire, during the Sunday night panel, Board of the Rings; Lord of the Rings gaming.  If you enjoy costuming, this year, we will have four different panels covering everything from modifying modern patterns to crafting your own gelatin elf ears.  The One Ring dot Net will be back this year with their very informative insiders update on the upcoming movie, The Hobbit.  Jef Murray will be presenting panels on art in Middle Earth again this year.

Watch the main Dragon Con website for guest updates and the track website: www.tolkientrack.com for schedule updates; and if you want to chat with other Tolkien and Dragon Con fans, come join us on our new forum: www.tolkientrack.com/forum/

We look forward to seeing all of you in Tolkien’s Middle Earth this Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta.

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Whedonverse

Director: Wayne Hutchinson

Sunnydale has been destroyed.  Wolfram and Hart is no more.  The Alliance has been exposed.  Penny is Dead!  Now Actives from the so called Dollhouse are among us posing as our family and friends and they have no idea who they really are....and neither do we!  It's beyond conspiracy and we need your help to join us and tell the world just how incredibly awesome the works of Joss Whedon are.  Our Scoobies work hard all year long to bring you the best in guest Q & A's, discussion panels, games, live musical performances and much more all centered around your favorite Whedon Universe shows and writings.  Our verse is a wonderful place and it's needs shiny people like you to make it all the more wonderful.  The Whedon Universe - Your full service Whedon fan track.  GRRR!  ARRGH!!

Please take the time to check out www.whedonuniverse.com for updates!

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Writers’ Track

Director: Nancy Knight

It was a dark and stormy night . Many writers were gathered in the dungeon called Manilla/Singapore. Many faced one direction, a Few glared back from the other. Suddenly, one in the middle spoke, asked a question of the Few. Others behind the table spoke in turn, sometimes enthusiastically, interrupting each other. Wisdom passed from the Few to the Many…A storm rumbled overhead, but the writers paid little heed, for the discussion riveted their attention to the front of the room.

Suddenly, there was enlightenment. One of the Many rose and querried…One among the Few answered. Then another. And another. More wisdom transferred from the Few to the Many… And, thus, Writer’s Track sustained the Many thirsting after knowledge. And, it was good.

Come one, come all…Writer’s Track is the place to be if your ambition is to become a published writer in any genre. We take on all comers…comics, gamers, novelists, screenwriters…and more.

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X Track

Director: Leigh Bennett-Conner

XTrack is trilled to welcome back TAPS and Dean Haglund this year to D'Con. Additionally, we welcome John Noble and Jaliska Nicole from "Fringe" and Michael Biehr from "Aliens" to track main sessions.  We look forward to our numerous panels on your favorite fandom shows, including "Lost," "Supernatural," and even our old standbys, "The X Files" and "The Lone Gunmen."  Paranormal topics remain one of our attendee favorites and we will be hosting panels on Hypnosis, Parapsychology, and Paranormal Research, to name a few.  Scheduling is not done yet and XTrack staff look forward to seeing you at Con, with a few surprises and things that go bump in the night!

»  Back to Top (updated 08/28/2009)

Young Adult Literature

Director: Bev Kodak

The YA Lit Track will be hosting our first Twilight guests as Michael Welch and Peter Facinelli join us to kick off the 2009 convention. To keep rolling with the Twilight fun we're actually hosting a Twilight Vidding contest! (Look to our livejournal and our track website for details.) We are far from being about any one book or fandom, however. Back by popular demand, our Alternative Sexualities panel will again discuss GBLT literature, and we'll be dancing the night away at the Yule Ball and awarding prizes for the Costume Contest. Come join us with your recommendations for this and our other book discussions, including minorities in YA Lit, women warriors, Harry Potter, vampires and werewolves, and sci-fi in YA Lit. Can't wait till con to talk about it? Come on by our forums!

»  Back to Top (updated 04/23/2009)