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Dragon Con: Tentative Schedule



Dragon Con is coming up quick and my tentative schedule is nothing short of exciting. I'll be all over the place and if you don't get to see me, it can't possibly be my fault because I'm doing all of the coolest stuff.

I will stress that this schedule is tentative and subject to change, but there is a lot of VERY cool stuff on here.

Friday 
What We Know About Episode VII Thus Far
2:30 pm - A706 Marriott
Rumors, theories, confirmed details, wishes, hopes, and fears. WE ARE GETTING A NEW MOVIE! Let's discuss!  (Tentative Panelists: Bryan Young)

Your Favorite Star Wars Authors
7:00pm - A706 Marriott
You love them. We love them. They'll be on hand to take YOUR questions!
(Moderator: Bryan Young Tentative Panelists: Aaron Allston, Kevin J. Anderson, Michael Stackpole, Timothy Zahn)

Totally Retro Toons
8:30pm - A708 Marriott
Do today's cartoons gag you with a spoon? Our discussion of 80's kids shows will be totally tubular. (Tentative Panelists: Bryan Young, E. C. Myers, Georgia McBride, Laurie S. Sutton)

Saturday
Reading - Bryan Young and Janine Spendlove
2:30pm - Roswell - Hyatt

Blogs, Podcasting, Vidding, and FanFic
7:00pm - A706-Marriott
They are your sources for new material, new interviews, and of course all of the latest news. Your favs will be on hand to discuss.(Tentative Panelists: Bryan Young)

Sunday
Geek Parents Unite!
11:30am - A708-Marriott
Exchange ideas & stories with other parents and nerds just like you. (Tentative Panelists: Janine K. Spendlove, Bryan Young)

From Page to Screen
1:00pm A707 - Marriott
How did our favorite YA books translate to the screen? Discuss recent &upcoming YA film adaptations. (Tentative Panelists: Bryan Young, Diana Peterfreund, Beth Revis, Tracy A. Akers, Jessica Khoury)

Read-A-Likes 
2:30pm - A708 - Marriott
Turn your child's love for TV into a love of Reading (Tentative Panelists: Davey Beauchamp, Janine K. Spendlove, Bryan Young, Tracy A. Akers, David Macinnis Gill)

Meet the Stars of Star Wars 
4:00pm - Grand Ballroom East - Hilton
You loved them in Episodes 2, 3, 5, &6, now bring them your best questions for this fabulous Q&A session!  (Moderator: Bryan Young; Tentative Panelists: Billy Dee Williams, Daniel Logan, Matthew Wood)

 Monday
How Important is Continuity? 
2:30pm - A706-Marriott
Continuity? What's that? Is Boba Fett dead? Darth Maul lives? Is there room for Episode VII, & can we just disregard the EU? Canon? What's canon now? (Tentative Panelists: Aaron Allston, Bryan Young, Michael Stackpole)

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