{"id":4216,"date":"2017-07-31T12:44:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=4216"},"modified":"2017-07-31T12:44:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:44:46","slug":"armadillocon-time-ill-talking-reading-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2017\/07\/31\/armadillocon-time-ill-talking-reading-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s ArmadilloCon time again: Where I\u2019ll be talking, reading, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"

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It hasn\u2019t rained in forever, the mercury is hitting triple digits, and we\u2019re just passed the halfway point of the baseball season. It must be time for\u00a0ArmadilloCon<\/a>\u00a0once again!<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s con, the 39th such affair, takes place this coming weekend, August 4-6.<\/p>\n

Guest of Honor:\u00a0 Nisi Shawl<\/a><\/p>\n

Toastmaster:\u00a0 Don Webb<\/p>\n

Fan Guest:\u00a0 A.T. Campbell, III<\/p>\n

Artist Guest:\u00a0 Mark A. Nelson<\/a><\/p>\n

Editor Guest: Trevor Quachri<\/p>\n

Special Guest: Tamora Pierce<\/a><\/p>\n

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As I have for roughly the past 25 years or so, I\u2019ll be in attendance and because apparently the con organizers have learned nothing, I\u2019ll be sitting in on several panels.<\/p>\n

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Social Media for Writers<\/b><\/a>
\nSat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Ballroom E
\nRick Klaw, Alan J. Porter<\/em><\/p>\n

Tips and tricks for social media amplification<\/p>\n

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Movies You Should Have Seen<\/b><\/a>
\nSat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Ballroom F
\nA.T. Campbell, A. de Orive, D. Johnson, R. Klaw*, G. Oliver, P. Sullivan<\/i><\/p>\n

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ST\/TNG: A Generation Later<\/b><\/a>
\nSat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Southpark B
\nR. Eudaly, P.J. Hoover, R. Klaw, D. Liss, A. Porter*, H. Walrath<\/i><\/p>\n

It’s been 30 years. Seriously? What has aged well, what not? How does it stand up against later SF on TV?<\/p>\n

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Western and Noir Themed Speculative Fiction<\/b><\/a>
\nSun Noon-1:00 PM Southpark A
\nB. Crider, K. Hoover, G. Iglesias, R. Klaw, J. Lansdale*, A. Marmell<\/i><\/p>\n

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Reading<\/b><\/a>
\nSun 1:30 PM-2:00 PM Conference Center
\nRick Klaw<\/i><\/p>\n

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Hope to see everyone this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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