Table of Contents Welcome to Dragon*Con! .............................................3 Online Gaming (MMO) .........................................38 Walk of Fame ...........................................................58 Vital Information .........................................................4 Paranormal Track (PN) .........................................91 Dealers Tables ..........................................................60 Important Notes ....................................................4 Podcasting (POD) ................................................93 Exhibitors Booths ......................................................62 Courtesy Buses .....................................................4 Puppetry (PT) .....................................................94 Comics Artists Alley ...................................................64 MARTA Schedule ..................................................5 Reading Sessions (READ) .....................................95 Art Show: Participating Artists ....................................66 Hours of Operation ................................................5 Robotics and Maker Track (ROBOT) .......................96 Hyatt Atlanta Special Events ......................................................6 Sci-Fi Literature (SFL) ..........................................96 Hyatt Regency Hotel Map .....................................68 Fan Tracks Information and Room Locations ...................6 Science (SCI) ......................................................98 Hyatt: Ballroom Level ..........................................69 Other Important Room Locations .............................7 Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture (SILK) ..............99 Hyatt: International Level .....................................70 Hotel Floor Level Reference ....................................8 Skeptics (SKEP) ................................................100 Hyatt: Exhibit Level .............................................71 Fan Track Programming Space (SPACE) ..................................................101 Hyatt: Conference Level .......................................72 Main Programming (MAIN) .....................................8 Star Wars (SW) .................................................103 Hyatt: Embassy Hall ............................................73 Marriott Marquis Friday .............................................................8 StarGate Multiverse (SGM) .................................104 Saturday .........................................................9 Marriott Marquis Hotel Map ..................................74 Tolkien’s Middle-earth (TOLK) .............................105 Sunday .........................................................10 Marriott: International Level ..................................75 Trek Track (TREK) .............................................106 Monday ........................................................11 Marriott: Marquis Level ........................................76 Urban Fantasy (UF) ...........................................107 Alternate History (ALT) .........................................11 Marriott: Lobby Level ...........................................77 Video Gaming Track (VGT) ..................................108 American Sci-Fi Media (AMSF) .............................13 Marriott: Atrium Level ..........................................78 American Sci-Fi Classics (CLSF) ............................15 Whedon Universe (WU) .....................................110 Hilton Atlanta Animation (TOON) ...............................................17 Workshops (WKS) .............................................110 Hilton: Lower Level..............................................79 Anime/Manga (ANIME) ........................................18 Writer’s Track (WRIT) ........................................112 Hilton: First Floor ................................................80 Apocalypse Rising (AR) ........................................19 X Track (X) ........................................................113 Hilton: Second Floor ............................................81 Art Show Programming (ART) ...............................21 Young Adult Literature (YA) .................................114 Hilton: Third Floor ...............................................82 Autograph Sessions (AUTO) ..................................23 Special Events Hilton: Forth Floor ...............................................83 BritTrack (BRIT) ..................................................23 Armory Programming (ARM) .................................20 Sheraton Atlanta Comics and Pop Art (COMICS) ..............................25 Guests Alphabetical Listing ......................................116 Sheraton: First Floor ............................................84 Costuming (CSTM) ..............................................26 Sheraton: Second Floor ........................................85 Electronic Frontiers Forum (EFF) ...........................28 Pull-Out Section, page 39–90: Sheraton: Third Floor ...........................................86 Fantasy Literature (FL) .........................................29 Quick References ......................................................39 Westin Peachtree Filking (FILK) ......................................................30 Schedule Grids Westin Peachtree: Sixth Floor ...............................87 Film Festival and Film Track (FILM) .......................31 Friday ................................................................40 Westin Peachtree: Seventh Floor ...........................88 Gaming Programming (GAME) ..............................33 Saturday ............................................................44 Westin Peachtree: Eighth Floor .............................89 Horror (HT).........................................................35 Sunday ..............................................................48 AmericasMart, Building 1 Kaleidoscope (KT) ...............................................36 Monday ..............................................................52 First Floor ...........................................................61 Live Performances (LIVE) .....................................37 DC TV Schedule ........................................................54 Second Floor .................................................61, 63 Live Performances—Concourse (CONC) .................37 Film Festival Schedule ...............................................55 Dragon Con Footprint Map .........................................90 2 Dragon Con 2013 Welcome to the 27th Dragon*Con! Once again we have arranged an outstanding line All of the information that you are used to finding up of guests and professionals. Please respect in our pocket program plus much more will be the privacy of our guests and stars. They will be available on your smart phone. available for autographs in the Walk of Fame, or in the autograph area, but not on the convention Thursday night is Dragon Con at the Atlanta Braves game. They are offering special discounted rates on floor or in hotel restaurants. Some of our stars ask to tickets and will be contributing a generous portion of be photographed only in a controlled environment. ticket sales to the Dragon Con charities. Please see Many have photo ops that you can sign up for in the Dragon Con website for details. advance or at the show. We ask that you not take photos of the guests while they are autographing. Saturday night from 7:30 pm–11:00 pm, will be Please ask the stars or their agents what their photo Dragon Con night at the Georgia Aquarium. The policy is and adhere to it. Basically, please allow aquarium is set up to sell discounted tickets at the them to enjoy their Dragon Con experience too! Sheraton, outside of Registration. Speaking of allowing others to enjoy the experience, Because everyone cannot always get into all of the we have expanded our harassment policy with a most popular events, we will live broadcast select We are glad you are here. Labor Day is becoming more thorough definition of “being a jerk,” as well events from the Centennial Ballroom on Dragon Con Atlanta’s favorite holiday weekend. The people, the as enhanced the process to report instances should TV. We will also be videotaping select events in the memories, and the costumes all come together to they occur. Be sure to check out the Program Book Atrium Ballroom for later broadcast on Dragon Con make for the most wonderful four days of fun around. or website for those details. television. Please see the schedule in this Pocket Program or the app. This year we have more space for programming, more We will again be doing badge checks to control fans, and more fun than ever. We have relocated the access and occupancy of the hotels and will be On behalf of our 1800 volunteers, we wish you vendors to the AmericasMart, just one block from the expanding the hours to other high traffic times. a wonderful Dragon Con experience. Thanks for front door of the Hyatt and adjacent to the Westin, This is to insure that there is plenty of space for making us part of your Labor Day weekend. allowing us to expand to include even more great you members to move about. Please wear your opportunities for the shopping experience you love. membership badges in plain view whenever you are The Walk of Fame is now located in the Marriott’s in convention space or the public areas of the hotels. Marquis Ballroom filled with more celebrity