Our top story today: heat raving Dragon Con attendees almost ravaged a group of panelists who simply wanted to interact with fans of a dessert town radio show at Welcome to Night Vale in Hilton Grand West on Saturday at 4PM. It’s not every day a panel is introduced by a pre-recorded voice over from Cecil Palmer, radio host for… Read more →
Deep in the Hilton Galleria where all the Dragon Conners play, you’ll find the enchanted panel room of our childhood days during “It’s Winnie the Pooh’s Birthday Too!” that was at 11:30AM Saturday in Hilton Galleria 5. The panel intended for children actually drew a room full of kids at heart. Of the ~100 attendees, maybe 5 of them were… Read more →
Calling all digital content creators, teachers, corporate development facilitators, podcasters and anyone who has to teach anything to anyone! “Engaging Your Audience…With Learning! (But It Doesn’t Feel Like Learning)” in Hilton Galleria Friday at 2:30 PM gave sage advice on how to give your audience the information they need or want to know while keeping it palatable and engaging. Fruity… Read more →
In a world where AI is increasingly shoved down our throats and we’re made to integrate it into every aspect of our lives where it absolutely does not belong, something has to power it. This power comes from “hyperscale” data centers. Dragon Con attendees gathered to discuss these centers in “The Fight Against Hyperscale Data Centers in 2026” at 4:30PM… Read more →
Nothing but the truth now – a powerful number of Dragon Con Hunters and Prides showed up to help in sealing the Honmoon; so many that when it came time for the KPop Demon Hunters Fan Panel and Sing-Along in Hilton Galleria on Sunday at 5:30PM, a last-minute room change was needed to accommodate attendees and there was still not… Read more →
Think about this question really hard: What do you do in the skybridges, when they’re at a standstill and your next event is starting in 10 minutes? Bet your answer is something normal. Like maybe get slightly annoyed, or zone out while patiently waiting to get through? Please let it be that, and not lasering or speed running through everyone…. Read more →
In recent years, mental health has become an increasingly talked about subject – for good reason! Talking to our peers, getting perspectives from people who’ve been there, and building community through transparency are the best ways to beat the stigma of being open about mental health. Dr. Hope Dugan led the first of her three panels focused on opening the… Read more →
Any seasoned Dragon Con-goer will tell you it takes at least a few years to fully get the grasp of the monstrosity (dragon-osity?) of all that is Con weekend. Con elders gathered in the first panel of the Alternate and Historical Fiction track to help alleviate the pressure often felt by first-timers of doing ALL THE THINGS ALL THE TIME… Read more →
