Three days and counting until Nerdi Gras–ahem, I mean, Dragoncon begins.

My schedule this year for Dragoncon is pretty light. Three panels, one of which is the Baen Travelling Road Show, and a booth signing. Easy peasey.

FRIDAY

• 11:30 AM in the Hyatt Embassy AB — When Are We? Time Travel in SF: Time travel is a tried-and-true SF plot. Our panelists talk about the ins and outs of time travels as described by some of the masters of the field. With S. M. Stirling, Gini Koch, John Hudgens, Laura Hayden, Kathleen O’Shea David, and Jason Cordova
• 4:00 PM in the Hyatt Embassy AB — Science Fiction Was Hopeful… How Did We Become So Cynical?: A lot of early Science Fiction created a hopeful future. We don’t see a lot of that now. How did we get started on that road, and why? With David Weber, Anne Sowards, Steve Saffel, Les Johnson, Andrew E.C. Gaska, and Jason Cordova

SATURDAY

• 2:30 PM in the Hyatt International North — The Baen Travelling Road Show and Prize Patrol: Our friends at Baen talk about what they have planned for the future and answer questions. There will be prizes! With just about every Baen author attending Dragoncon this year (too many to list).

SUNDAY

• 4:00 PM in the Vendor Hall Floor 1 — Signing Booth: Come to the special author signing at The Missing Volume booth 1201. With Esther Friesner, Marisa Wolf, and Jason Cordova