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Dragon*Con Blood Drive

Dragon*Con Blood Drive 2012 with Revised Hours on Thursday

For LifeSouth, which serves more than 40 hospitals in the Atlanta area and more than 110 hospitals in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, Dragon*Con is a major undertaking. Last year, the drive collected 3,448 units, assisted by a crew of more than 60 people from all three states who descended on Atlanta to handle the flood of donors in costume. “We… Read more →

2012 Programming for the Younger Dragon*Con Crowd

The Kaleidoscope Track has once again compiled a list of panels and events (link opens a Google Docs spreadsheet) at this year’s Dragon*Con we think younger convention-goers would enjoy. It’s not the complete selection of events we think suitable for our younger attendees, but it’s a great starting place. As always, parents should employ their own best judgment.

Gaming Guide PDF Now Available for Download

Gamers, get yer 2012 Dragon*Con Gaming Guide PDFs! 2012 Dragon*Con Gaming Guide To save this file to your hard drive, right click and choose “Save Link As” or choose the “Save” icon in the bottom right corner of the document when it opens. The Gaming Guide will also be uploaded to the mobile app under “Show Documents” for your convenience.

Pocket Program and Schedule Grid PDFs Now Available for Download

The title says it all. The 2012 Dragon*Con Pocket Program/Schedule Grid PDFs are here! 2012 Dragon*Con Pocket Program 2012 Dragon*Con Schedule-Grids Only To save these files to your hard drive, right click and choose “Save Link As” or choose the “Save” icon in the bottom right corner of the document when it opens. These will also be uploaded to the… Read more →

Registration for the 2012 Dragon*Con Parade is Now CLOSED

Just in from the Parade director: Registration for the 2012 Dragon*Con Parade is now closed. The response has been amazing! All available space in the 2012 parade is now full. There will be no at-con signup again this year. Thanks to all who are going to make this another fantastic parade! If you have questions, please email the director of… Read more →

How to Shorten Your Wait Time at On-Site Registration

The overwhelming consensus among y’all is that the least fun ride at Dragon*Con is the waiting-in-line one (although some of you have managed to turn necessity into virtue by using the opportunity to do some prime people watching and socializing). If you have not preregistered and are paying on-site, here’s a tip for shortening the time you have to spend… Read more →