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Dragon*Con Diary: My Two Favorite Science & Space Track Panels

September 20, 2012December 15, 2017Patricia Vollmer

As I’d mentioned in an earlier Dragon*Con Diary post, my family felt the most at-home at the Space and Science Tracks throughout our Dragon*Con weekend. While others had chances to meet such sci-fi stars as John Barrowman, and attend panels with the cast of True Blood, my family was not going to be as patient with those incredibly long lines and levels of uber-fandom that we don’t quite have. The Science and Space Tracks were perfect for us! Here are summaries of my two favorite panels from those tracks.

DragonCon Diary: A Family Who Cosplays Together Stays Together (at DragonCon)

September 10, 2012December 15, 2017Patricia Vollmer

We marched in the Dragon*Con parade, which is one of the highlights of the con and is one of the most family-friendly events the entire weekend. It takes place on the Saturday morning of Dragon*Con and is open to the public for viewing. This parade is so outstanding — very grassroots, with volunteers working diligently to make this a smooth experience for those of us marching as well as for the spectators.

DragonCon Diary: Taking the Kids to DragonCon

September 6, 2012December 15, 2017Patricia Vollmer

Due to our unique circumstances, not having family near us in Florida or Georgia to watch our kids, we knowingly took the risk. We bought Dragon*Con memberships for our 7- and 9-year-old sons. It had crossed our minds for me to go alone, but I’m very glad everyone was able to experience it. I’d be telling stories to my husband and sons for the next month if they couldn’t see it all!

Dragon*Con Diary: First Impressions

September 5, 2012December 16, 2017Patricia Vollmer

Just call me the Con N00b. Or the Con Virgin. Whatever you want to call me, when I offered to participate in the Geeky Parenting Panel at this year’s Dragon*Con, I didn’t realize how big an event it was. I could have tried a much smaller con first, but why would I want to do that when I had the chance to be part of one of America’s biggest geek parties?!?