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Update #1 2008
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Progress Report
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CONTENTS
Announcements .......................................................................2
Featured Guests ........................................................................3
Additional Guests ...................................................................22
Fan Tracks................................................................................24
Registration Form...................................................................32
Host Hotels ..............................................................................33
Overflow Hotels ......................................................................34
Courtesy Buses ........................................................................34
Location Map ..........................................................................34
Dealers/Exhibitors List ..........................................................38
Live Performances ..................................................................40
Contests
Anime Music Videos .......................................................44
Art Show Awards .............................................................44
Comic Book Quick Sketch..............................................44
Cosplay Contest ...............................................................44
Costuming Contest ..........................................................45
Dawn Look-Alike Contest ..............................................45
Dragon*Con after Dark ..................................................45
Hallway Costume Contest ..............................................45
Masquerade Costume Contest .......................................45
Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant ...........................46
Star Wars Costume Contest ............................................46
Robot Battles...................................................................46
Convention Events
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Annual Dragon*Con Parade .....................................47
Art Show & Print Shop....................................................47
Autograph Sessions ..........................................................47
Blood Drive .......................................................................48
Charity Auction................................................................48
Comic Artists Exhibit ......................................................48
Guest of Honor Banquet .................................................49
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Independent Film Festival ......................................49
Late-Night Entertainment ..............................................49
Nuts on the Road: Gonzo Sound & Vision ...................50
Reading Sessions ..............................................................50
Video & Film Rooms .......................................................50
Walk of Fame ....................................................................50
Wrestling ...........................................................................50
Writers Workshop ...........................................................51
Convention Services
Child Care .........................................................................51
Disability Services ............................................................51
Fan/Band Concourse Tables ...........................................52
Hospitality Suite/ConSuite .............................................53
Information Desk .............................................................53
Tournament Gaming
General Information........................................................54
Board Gaming ..................................................................55
Collectible Card Gaming (CCGs) .................................56
Computer Gaming ...........................................................56
Game Panel Programming .............................................56
LARPS ...............................................................................57
Miniatures Gaming ..........................................................63
Online Gaming.................................................................63
Role-Playing, Campaign Gaming ..................................63
Role-Playing Gaming ......................................................64
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Dragon*Con Progress Report V August 29-September 1, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dragon*ConTV will be available in all four host hotels!

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D*CTV will be available at all four host hotels, and new this
year, many of the main programming events will be broadcast
throughout the convention! So stop standing in lineorder
room service, kick back and enjoy the show from the comfort of
your hotel room!
Shuttle Buses Traveling Between Host Hotels and Authorized

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Overflow Hotels, Only!
Dragon*Con will once again be providing shuttle buses between
the official host hotels (Hyatt Regency, Marriott Marquis,
Atlanta Hilton, and Atlanta Sheraton Hotel), and the authorized
overflow hotels (please check the website for the most up to
date list). The shuttles will run between these hotels only,
and a detailed map of the route will be provided in the Pocket
Program at the show.
Dragon*Con Will No Longer Provide On-site Guest

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Registration
All professionals wishing to attend
Dragon*Con as a Guest must apply
prior to the posted deadline in order
to be considered for Guest status at
Dragon*Con.
Photography Restriction Hours and

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Locations
Due to restrictions set by the Fire
Marshal, there will be no photography
allowed on the Centennial Ballroom
level of the Hyatt Hotel on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday evening
from 7:00 PM until Midnight.
This restriction applies ONLY to this floor and these hours.
Photography of Costuming Contest, Dawn, and the Masquerade
contestants will be available in a separate location. Please check
your Pocket Program for details.
Live Band Performance
Crowd at Fan Panel
Hyatt Lobby Visit us at www.dragoncon.org for the latest information!
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FEATURED GUESTS
Its only June and already Dragon*Con has 250 confirmed Guests! Dragon*Con
is proud to present the most talented writers, actors, comic book creators,
and artists in the sci-fi, fantasy, horror, media, pop-culture, and
everything in between universe!
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin is the author of more than ninety novels, forty-three of which
have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has
coauthored ten books in Frank Herberts classic Dune universe with
Herberts son, Brian, and he has coauthored a major bestseller with
Dean Koontz, Prodigal Son, which sold more than a million copies
in a single year. Recently, he worked with DC Comics to publish The
Last Days of Krypton, an epic science fiction novel that reveals the
never-before-told story of the end of Supermans planet. In all, he
has over twenty million books in print in thirty languages.
Sean Astin
Sean debuted on the silver screen as Mikey in The Goonies. He recently played
Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. While
working on The Two Towers, he persuaded a number of fellow cast and crew
members, including director Peter Jackson, to act in
or work as crew on his short film, The Long and Short
of It, which takes place on a street in Wellington, New
Zealand. The film premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival 2003, and appears on the standard edition
DVD of The Two Towers as an extra feature together
with a making of video.
Erick Avari
Ericks credits include leading roles in films from
Kevin Reynolds cult classic The Beast of War, as well
as commercial mega hits such as Planet of the Apes,
Stargate, Independence Day, and The Mummy. His
comedic skills have landed him starring roles in For Love or Money and Woody
Allens only TV film, Dont Drink the Water. On television, in addition to his
recurring role as Kasuf on Stargate SG-1, Erick has played notable roles on West
Wing, Law and Order, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Family Law, and NYPD Blue.
Morena Baccarin
Morena landed her first movie role in the improvised fashion world comedy
Perfume. This was followed by a lead role in the film festival hit Way Off
Broadway. Shortly before moving to Los Angeles, Morena appeared with
Natalie Portman and understudied for her role in the acclaimed Central
Park production of The Seagull. Firefly was her first television show, of which
she reprised her role from Firefly in the film Serenity. Morena also provided
the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated series Justice
League Unlimited.
Sean Astin
Erick Avari
Morena Baccarin 4
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Adam Baldwin
He robbed from the rich, and he gave to the poor. Stood up to the man and
gave him what for. Our love for him now aint hard to explain. The hero of
Canton the man they call Jayne. On television, Adam has played great all-
American characters, as in HBOs acclaimed Earth to the Moon, produced
by Tom Hanks; Smokejumpers; and In the Line of Duty. He starred in The
Cape and in F