I’ll be a guest at Dragon Con again this year! Come find me for signed paperback copies, free swag, and giveaways! Panels below:

Women in Science Fiction

Friday, 8:30pm, Hyatt Embassy AB

There are many more women writing sf of all kinds than there used to be. Our panelists discuss why and why they themselves have chosen the genre.

Panelists: Shami A Stovall, Marisa Wolf (moderator), Marie Vibbert, Lezli Robyn, Alison Tracy, Trisha J. Wooldridge

Philosophy in Science Fiction

Saturday, 11:30am, Hyatt Embassy AB

Philosophy is sometimes considered one of the "soft" sciences. Yet it plays a big part in a lot of our science fiction. Our panelists discuss this with examples.

Panelists: Shami A Stovall (moderator), Wil McCarthy, Jotham R Austin, II, Alison Tracy, Jeffrey Falcon Logue, Alyssa Askani

The Future of Food: Flexing With The Changing Earth

Saturday, 7pm, Hilton 209-211

Science Fiction loves the idea of future food. But today's technological advancements are becoming necessary and real, now! The shrinking world and global environmental changes require us to find alternative feed stocks and to design replacements for failing agricultures of the world.

Panelists: Jason Wallace (moderator), Karl Winkler, Alison Tracy, Sheryl Barbosa, Arras Marie Wiedorn

Post-Apocalyptic Fiction for Fun and Trauma

Sunday, 4pm, Westin Chastain G

A lively literary panel digging into why we're drawn to stories of ruin, resilience, and rebirth. Explore tropes, themes, and the catharsis of imagining worlds that break—and the hope, grit, and creativity that drive them to rebuild.

Panelists: Gail Z Martin, Wayland Smith, Charles E Gannon, Alison Tracy, Tara Lynne Walker (moderator)

Beyond Silicon: Advancements in Micro/Nano Electronics

Sunday, 8:30pm, Hilton 209-211

The future runs on tiny chips. We'll explore the latest advances in electronics and hardware, how chips are fabricated, why GPUs and TPUs are changing computing, and what it takes to fabricate billions of transistors on a single chip.

Panelists: Alison Tracy (moderator), Andrew Hirsch, Joseph Meany, Theda Daniels-Race PhD, Aaron Lanterman

Communicating Science: Training the Next Generation

Monday, 10am, Hilton 209-211

How do we train the next generation of scientists to be good communicators? How do we do it? What are the specific types of training we feel are necessary? What are the pitfalls and “gotchas” of Science Communication?

Panelists: Alison Tracy (moderator), Robert E Hampson, Seven Machina Rasmussen, Jennifer J Greco, Vaughan James