Volume 12, Number 1 An Interview with Friday, Sept. 4 Charlaine Harris by Amy Herring Dragon*Con 2009 welcomes most of us little person. I was a Poe fan Charlaine Harris, the author don’t want very early in life! of the Sookie Stackhouse to. I feel I DD: This is your debut year Southern vampire novels. have the at to Dragon*Con. Where can best of all Daily Dragon (DD): Like fans find you at Dragon*Con p o s s i b l e Sookie Stackhouse, your char- this year? worlds; I acter who is both a barmaid have thrills CH: Wandering around in a and friend-sometime-lover to daze, most likely. Just look in vamps, you live something of a and chills through the books, and I have the peace and pleas- the program. I’m very faithful www.dailydragon.dragoncon.org double life: writer of exciting, about showing up on time! sexy books and mother of at ant chaos of my family life. least three kids. Do these roles (Read the complete interview DD: What fueled your inter- ever present conflicts? on the Daily Dragon website, est in other modes of contact and be sure to catch “An Hour Charlaine Harris (CH): I think between not only the living, with Charlaine Harris” on Friday all writers live double lives. Not but with the dead and the un- at 7PM, Cent. I; her autograph many of us can live up to the dead? signing Sat 5:30PM, M301–M304 drama in our books (or down (M); and her other appearances to it, as the case may be), and CH: I’ve always been a morbid at Dragon*Con!)

Kids Need to Read Arrives at D*C by Shannon O’Connor Kids Need to Read, which dis- Dragon*Con 2009. When space to tell him a joke.” tributes books to libraries, sold out too quickly, they ex- schools, and other institutions tended an offer to share their The Austin Browncoats will in need, was founded in 2007 double booth. also be conducting a Jayne hat by writer P.J. Haarsma, author “knit-a-thon,” with proceeds of The Softwire book series, As part of the foundation’s par- benefiting Kids Need to Read. and actor , best ticipation at D*C, Haarsma will In addition, a Kids Need to known to Dragon*Con attend- be signing his novels in booths Read calendar, featuring pho- ees as Captain Mal Reynolds of 1005 and 1007 Sat 11AM–1PM tographs of children immersed Firefly and Serenity. and 3PM–5PM. “Come to our in books, will debut during booth and tell P.J. a joke,” said D*C, and special editions of It’s thanks to the Austin Denise Gary, the foundation’s the foundation’s “Terrify’n Browncoats that Kids Need to executive director. “We have a Space Monkeys” stuffed ani- Read will be filling a booth at prize for everyone who comes mals will be available. Dragon*Con 2009 Public Service Blood Drive 2009 by Geoff Termorshuizen Announcement from Last year, the Dragon*Con Blood Blood Drive t-shirt, have your name Transylvania Television Drive made history when we were entered into a drawing for prizes at The creators of Transylvania the single largest blood drive ever at the World of Warcraft party, and the Television want to remind all a related convention. first 500 donors will receive a spe- Dragon*Con attendees to spay or neuter your ewoks! It’s the Let’s do it again this year! But if you cial collectible mug from Vampire only responsible thing to do. need more reasons to give blood, Dairies! Hours: Fri 10AM–7PM, Sat  we’re also giving away freebies 10AM–7PM, Sun 10AM–7PM, Mon and prizes: get a free Dragon*Con 9AM–3PM in A701–A702 (M). Thank You To the people who manage, pro- Hall Costume Contest duce, organize, promote, volun- teer, and otherwise put on the Participate in the only Dragon*Con have your picture taken. Children weekend for the rest of us to at- costume contest decided by popu- welcome! Pictures will be posted on tend and enjoy! lar vote. Come in costume to the Sun from 10AM to 5PM for every- ~Diva front of the Centennial Ballrooms in one to vote for their favorite. Win-  the Hyatt (in the alcove to the right) ners will be announced Sun at the Fri and Sat from 10AM to 5PM to Masquerade. To All the Browncoats and Jedi Attending this Night at the Georgia Aquarium for Year’s Dragon*Con Dragon*Con Attendees by Anne Chadwick A great BIG shout-out. Stay Shiny, Georgia Aquarium is the biggest in Book tickets in advance for $17, or The Daily Dragon The Daily Keep Flyin’, and May the Force Be the world, with 8 million gallons of see the aquarium representative With You! water! And on Sat from 7:30–11PM, who will be selling tickets for $20 ~Anthony “Tanthos” Foister Dragon*Con-goers will have exclu- at Dragon*Con’s registration desk sive access to this attraction. on Fri. Friday, September 4, 2009 The Daily Dragon Vol 12, Num 1, p.2

Schedule Changes *The default is the Hyatt if no hotel is indicated.

Additions “Dragon*Reading: Sean Shoshak” Sun Atrium Ballroom (M). Sat 10PM to Sat 11:30PM, L506-L507 (M). “Space Satellite and Telescope Insti- 5:30PM, University. “An Hour With Draco Malfoy” Mon Margaret H. Bonham’s autograph tute” with Laura Burns and Tyler Des- “Brain-machine Interfaces, or the 11:30AM, Cent II-III. signing moved from Sun 10AM to Sat jardins. Fri 11:30AM, 203 (Hil). Brain as a Machine” The current state Katherine Kurtz will not be on 5:30PM, M301-304 (M). “Designing Spaceships for Science of open-source hardware for biopoten- “Last Chance: Ask the Authors” Mon “An Hour With Draco Malfoy” moved Fiction and Fantasy” What makes a tial recording, machine learning, neu- 11:30AM, Cent II-III. from Sun 11:30AM to Sun 4PM, Atrium robiology, biological motor learning, great sci-fi spaceship? Jeff Carlisle dis- Sean H. Shaw will not be on “Peep- Ballroom (M). cusses. Fri 2:30PM, Hanover A-B. and brain-machine interfaces for pros- thetic (and other!) control. Sun 8:30PM, show” Mon 1PM, Hanover F. Adam Savage’s Sun 1PM autograph A.J. Hartley will be signing autographs 202 (Hil). “Holy War: Discovery Institute’s Assault signing will be in Cloak Room, 2nd Fri 4PM, M301-304 (M). floor (Hil). Ginjer Buchanan will be on “The Future on Neuroscience” Mon 1PM, 202 (Hil). Tracy Scoggins will be on “Babylon 5 of Urban Fantasy” Mon 11:30AM, Mon- Charlaine Harris will not be on “Plod- “Twilight Time” moved from Sun 4PM Guests” Fri 4PM, Reg VI-VII. treal/Vancouver. ding or Plotting?” Mon 2:30PM, Manila/ to Sun 11:30AM, Atrium Ballroom (M). “Film Festival: Action! Guns, Kicks, *NEW* “Australian Skeptics Study of Singapore/Hong Kong. “LARP Costuming and Props Exhibi- and Blood” Shootings, stabbings, and Paranormal and Pseudoscience Be- tion” moved from Sun 8:30PM to Sat schoolgirls. Starring Patrick Warburton liefs” A presentation of findings from a Corrections 11AM, Grand Salon B (Hil). and Ted Raimi. Fri 4PM, Learning Center. large study on what people believe and “Cassini: Past, Present and Future” “The Music of the Ainur” moved from *NEW* “Letters From The Destiny” why. Mon 1PM, 202 (Hil). will be Fri 11:30AM not 10AM, 203 (Hil). Sun 7PM to Sat 10PM, L506-L507 (M). Q&A with Stargate: Universe actors. Fri “X-Files Retrospective” R.W. Good- “British Media Gaming II” moved from Cancellations 5:30PM, A706 (M). Sarah Smyth and win (producer/director), Sheila Larken Sun 8:30PM to Sun 10AM, Valdosta (S). Andrew Dunbar. David Prowse will not be on “A (Margaret Scully), and Dean Haglund *NEW* “Film Festival: Unspeakable Clockwork Orange Remembered” Fri “Whoah! Devastator’s Got Nards!” Langly) reminisce about X-Files. Fri Acts” will be followed by 1.5 hours of 11:30AM, Cent II-III; “Meet the Stars of Discuss the pros and cons of the latest 5:30PM, M106-M107 (M). SF shorts. Mon 1AM, Learning Center. Star Wars” Sat 4PM, Regency VI-VII; and live-action installment of Transform- The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company “Meet the Stars of Star Wars” Sun 7PM, *NEW* “Being Human” moved from ers and rumors about Transformers 3. will present “The Call of Cthulhu” by H. Atrium Ballroom (M). Mon 10 AM to Sun 10PM, Valdosta (S). Presented by GMX with GMX prize give- P. Lovecraft and “Night Call” by Brian aways. Fri 7PM, Baker. Peter Facinelli will not be on “Twilight Phillips Sat 7:30PM, Atrium Ballroom *NEW* “Last Chance: Ask the Au- “Virginia Hey Visualization Medita- Time” Fri 2:30PM, Grand A-F (S). (M); and “Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: thors” moved from Cent I to Cent II-III, Mon 11:30AM. tion Workshop” 1 hr of discussion fol- “Unbelievable Flying Objects: The Art Enemies Within!” by Ron N. Butler and lowed by 1 hr of guided meditation. See and Science of Spaceship Design” Fri “Omnilingual” by H. Beam Piper Sun *NEW* “Sanctuary—Don’t Feed the Ms. Hey in the Walk of Fame for more 2:30PM, Hanover A-B. 7PM, Reg VI-VII. Monsters!” moved from Mon 1PM to info. (Extra fee to attend workshop.) Updates Mon 2:30PM. Sat 11:30AM, Piedmont (S). “Tobe Hooper: Iconic Director” Fri 4PM, Learning Center. “TrekTrak Presents Leonard Nimoy *NEW* “Seeker—The Truth Shall Lead “Star Trek Authors Cavalcade: The and William Shatner” moved from Atri- the Way” moved from Mon 2:30PM to Ladies” Star Trek writers and editors “Flynn’s Folly” Fri 5PM, Hyatt Concourse. um Ballroom (M) to Cent I-III, Fri 10AM. Mon 1PM, Cent I. discuss writing fiction in the Star Trek Scott Adsit will not be on “Animation Will be broadcast live on big screens in universe and the future of Star Trek ad- Voice Acting” Fri 5:30PM, Int’l North. Atrium Ballroom (M) and on DCTV. ventures in print. Ann C. Crispin, Susan Kate Mulgrew will not be on “Star Trek: “Babylon 5 Guests” moved from Fri Kearney, Terri Osborne, Josepha Sher- Voyager Stars I” Fri 5:30PM, Grand Ball- 10AM, Cent II-III to Fri 4PM, Reg VI-VII. Welcome Back, man. Sat 2:30PM, Savannah (S). room A-F (S), or “The TrekTrak Show” “Film Festival: Urban Wolf” An epi- Sat 1PM, Atrium Ballroom (M). “Dragon*Reading: Mike Resnick” Zombie Squad! moved from Fri 1PM, University to Sun sodic thriller as an American tourist is Tobe Hooper will not be on “Writing We’re glad to have you guys 5:30PM, Roswell. stalked by a hidden CCTV operator in for Film and Television” Fri 8:30PM, protecting us from the undead Paris. Q&A with director. Sat 2:30PM, Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong. “Spotlight on Terry Gilliam” will be 1 hr, shambling hordes at Dragon*Con Learning Center. “Making Your Costume Extraordi- not 2.5 hrs, Fri 1PM, Atrium Ballroom (M). again this year! “TrekTrak Presents Captain Janeway” nary” Sat 11:30AM, L506-L507 (M). “British Media Gaming I” will be 1.5 Q&A with Kate Mulgrew. Sat 4PM, Atri- hrs, not 2.5 hrs, Fri 1PM, Valdosta (S).  um Ballroom (M). “Live Long and Prosper: TrekTrak Presents Leonard Nimoy” Sat 4PM, “BSG—Launch Tubes Active!” moved Patty-cake: “Dragon*Reading: A.J. Hartley” Sat Atrium Ballroom (M). from Fri 4PM to Fri 5:30PM, Atrium 5:30PM, Roswell. Welcome to Dragon*Con! Friar Bryan Small will not be on “What is Ballroom (M). Love & Hugs! ~Desi *NEW* Hildy Silverman will be on “Al- Your Apocalypse” Sat 5:30PM, L504 (M). “Stargate: SG-1 Supergate Panel” ternate History Classics” Sat 5:30PM, moved from Fri 5:30PM to Fri 4PM, Piedmont. “Jumpgate Evolution” Sun 10AM, Au-  gusta (S). Atrium Ballroom (M). Claudia Christian will be on “Improv with *NEW* “SG:Interactive” moved from Fri To My Dear Con Virgins Dean Haglund” Sat 7PM, Hanover C-E. *NEW* Mary Robinette Kowal will not be on “Creating and Using Puppetry as 5:30PM to Fri 7PM, A706 (M). J & T “Planning your own ‘Long Expected Costume” Sun 11:30AM, M103-105 (M). “Is Mainstream Media Dying?” moved ... this ain’t no Jedi mind trick— Party’” Have you ever thought about or- from Fri 5:30PM to Fri 4PM, A704 (M). ganizing your own event? Come talk to *NEW* Annie Owens will not be on now you will understand the other fans and find out the why-tos and “Feminine Wiles—The Women of Pop “Intro to D*C LARPS” moved from Fri majic of D*C. And a very Happy wherefores. Sat 8:30PM, L506-L507 (M). Art” Sun 1PM, Hanover F. 5:30PM to Fri 5PM, Grand Salon B (Hil). Birthday to T! Rabbits frakkin Tommy Castillo will be on “Iron Artist” “Tobe Hooper on Short Film” Sun “Arthurian Legend in British Me- rock!!! Sun 9:30AM, Cent I. 5:30PM, Learning Center. dia” moved from Sat 11:30AM to Mon ~Chiana 10AM, Valdosta (S). “Film Festival: Religion, Free Thought, *NEW* William Faith will not be on  and Belief” Documentaries on the at- “Bleeding Into The Mainstream” Sun “Zombie Squad” moved from Sat tempt to put up an “Atheist Tree” and 8:30PM, Hanover C-E. 2:30PM to Sat 4PM, Int’l North. To Robio an actual reenactment of the crucifix- “Medical Device Development: Thrills, “What is Your Apocalypse” moved from Dragon*Con will not be the same ion—with nails. Q&A with filmmakers. Excitement, and Crazy Research!” Sun Sat 2:30PM to Sat 5:30PM, L504 (M). Sun 2:30PM, Learning Center. 8:30PM, 202 (Hil). without you. There will be a very “Fading of the Cries Preview” moved big manpretty void to fill. The “Teenage Bikini Vampires and Death” Charisma Carpenter Julie Benz and from Sat 5:30PM, Int’l North, to Sat Clique shall toast in your honor Filmmaker Devi Snively brings her mor- will not be on “Working with Joss” Mon 7PM, Int’l South. bid, twisted humor to three shorts of a 10AM, Crystal Ballroom (Hil). … many, many times. Maybe babysitting Death, a vampire who wants “YA Literature Team Trivia” moved from even with Patron. Joe Flanigan will not be on “Stargate Int’l South to A601-A602 (M), Sat 7PM. ~Love, Demmie a tan, and tap-dancing zombies. Q&A Multiverse Supergate Panel” Mon 10AM, follows. Sun 5:30PM, Learning Center. “Court The Late Night Muse” moved from