It's about that time again! Time for a 1632 mini-convention. This year we'll be at NASFIC/ReConStruction, August 5 - 8, in Raleigh, NC.
The website for more information is: http://www.reconstructionsf.org/
We've proposed a schedule of panels to the organizers, which is listed below. We hope to see you all there! Aside from panels, there's usually enough time to sit around and talk about the Gazette, the 1632 Universe, and the forthcoming books.
Thursday Afternoon:
Kevin Evans/Steam in the 1632 Universe
Karen Evans/Chocolate—Not As Easy As You Might Think
Friday Morning
Karen Bergstralh/Agriculture in 1632
Karen Bergstralh/Horses and the 17th Century
David Carrico/Music—No, Rock is Not Popular . . . Yet
Friday Afternoon
Rick Boatright/Weird Tech in 1632
Rick Boatright/Weird Tech in 1632 (Hugely popular topic, so we gave it two hours this year.)
Virginia DeMarce/Research, Research, Research—We Mean It.
Saturday Morning
Virginia DeMarce/Time Passed in the Past
Garrett Vance/Art in the Grantville Gazette
Karen Bergstralh and Virginia DeMarce/Demographics in Germany
Saturday Afternoon
Virginia DeMarce/Clothing of the Times
All of us/How to Get Published in the Grantville Gazette.
All of us/Snerking the Plots—Shhh!
Come join us!