{"id":9061,"date":"2026-08-21T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:11","slug":"going-to-worldcon-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/21\/going-to-worldcon-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"going to worldcon in los angeles!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hey folks! A lot has been going on on this boat … a lot a lot, and it’s been alot … but I have somehow survived and will be going to Worldcon next week. I’ll be at six panels, one talk (on the Shape of Science Fiction) and the Academic Poster Session!

The full programming guide is here https:\/\/guide.lacon.org\/<\/a> and my schedule should be linkable here: https:\/\/guide.lacon.org\/people\/05eb0286\/anthony-francis<\/a> :

By day, Anthony Francis creates intelligent machines and emotional robots; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. Anthony co-edited the award-winning anthology THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE: ALIEN ENCOUNTERS and wrote the award-winning urban fantasy FROST MOON and its sequels BLOOD ROCK and LIQUID FIRE, all starring magical tattoo artist Dakota Frost. His steampunk includes JEREMIAH WILLSTONE AND THE CLOCKWORK TIME MACHINE and stories in TWELVE HOURS LATER, THIRTY DAYS LATER, SOME TIME LATER and NEXT STOP ON THE #13. Anthony lives in South Carolina with his wife and cats but his heart belongs in Atlanta. Follow Anthony at dresan.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, August 27, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • 15:00 PDT \u2014 Humanoid Robots<\/strong>
    Malibu (Hilton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 16:30 PDT \u2014 Robots in Science Fiction: Who\u2019s Writing What in Robotics?<\/strong>
    Carmel (Hilton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Friday, August 28, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • 15:00 PDT \u2014 Robots at War: Drones, Big Dogs and Other Robots in Combat<\/strong>
      253B (ACC North)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 16:30 PDT \u2014 Uh-oh, Eye Contact: Neurodiversity in Science Fiction<\/strong>
      253B (ACC North)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Saturday, August 29, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • 15:00 PDT \u2014 The Laws of Robotics and Other Ways AI Might Learn from SF<\/strong>
        Huntington (Hilton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 16:30 PDT \u2014 Killer Robots and Rogue Computers in SF<\/strong>
        Palos Verdes (Hilton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Sunday, August 30, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • 14:00 PDT \u2014 Academic Poster Session<\/strong>
          257 (ACC North) – 90 mins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 16:30 PDT \u2014 The Shape of Science Fiction<\/strong>
          253A (ACC North) – 30 mins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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

          -the Centaur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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