{"id":5912,"date":"2021-09-03T02:27:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T09:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dresan.com\/blog\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2021-09-03T02:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T09:27:28","slug":"back-to-dragon-con-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/03\/back-to-dragon-con-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Dragon Con!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Well, we’re back at a con at last! And as usual, I’m posting my schedule at the last minute. At least I got the chance to see some people I haven’t seen in person for two full years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here is my schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title:<\/b> Star Trek Essays
Description:<\/b> There are thousands of worlds within Star Trek, & thousands of topics to talk about. Where do we start? Join a panel of published writers & producers to discuss what’s worth discussing in Trek essays, articles, & videos.
Time:<\/b> Fri 11:30 am Location:<\/b> Galleria 2-3 – Hilton (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b> Kyle Mackenzie Sullivan, R Alan Siler, Anthony Francis)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

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Title:<\/b> Teaching Robots to Learn
Description:<\/b> When you tell a machine to learn, all bets are off on what it will learn to do. In this panel, we’ll discuss techniques used today to teach robots to recognize objects, to grasp them, to navigate autonomously around people, & even to imagine the future.
Time:<\/b> Fri 04:00 pm Location:<\/b> Atlanta – Sheraton (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b> Anthony Francis)<\/p>

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Title:<\/b> To Series or to Stand-Alone?
Description:<\/b> Fantasy readers fall in love with the characters & worlds we build. How do you sustain the interest in a series–or would this idea work better as a stand-alone?
Time:<\/b> Sat 10:00 am Location:<\/b> Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b> Anthony Francis, Moderator:<\/b> Nancy Knight, A. J. Hartley, J. Gregory Keyes, Seressia Glass, Dakota Krout)<\/p>

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Title:<\/b> Author Signings:
Time:<\/b> Sun 01:00 pm Location:<\/b> International Hall South 1-3 – Marriott (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b> Clay Gilbert, Patricia L. Briggs, Anthony Francis)

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Title:<\/b> Dead at the Keyboard
Description:<\/b> Panelists discuss strategies to combat writers’ block, stress, fatigue, boredom, insecurity, & deadline anxiety.
Time:<\/b> Mon 11:30 am Location:<\/b> Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b>Moderator:<\/b> Nancy Knight, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Anthony Francis, Peter David, Trisha J. Wooldridge)<\/span><\/p>

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Title:<\/b> My Favorite Author, Book, Series, Character…
Description:<\/b> Authors discuss their favorites among their own works & offer insights into their favorites in other authors’ writing.
Time:<\/b> Mon 01:00 pm Location:<\/b> Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length:<\/b> 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists:<\/b> Anthony Francis, Moderator:<\/b> Bill Fawcett, Trisha J. Wooldridge, James R. Tuck)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-the Centaur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. I have been drawing more or less every day, but I have also been moving, so you get a drawing another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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