Contents
- PREVIEW UPDATES AND PODCASTS
- SOME LOGISTICAL NOTES:
- MEDIA RELATIONS TOUR AND PUB CRAWL
- DRAGON CON EXPECTS RECORD 82,000 POP CULTURE FANS TO GEEK OUT IN ATLANTA
- DRAGON CON LAUNCHES DRAGONCONTV LIVE INTERNET STREAMING
- FEATURED FAN TRACK: BRITTRACK
PREVIOUS UPDATES AND PODCASTS
The DCMR updates are digests of announcements and other information. The podcasts allow us to go in depth on topics that are important to reporters. As always, if you have suggests about what you would like to know or hear about, drop us a line.
Updates
Podcasts:
- Podcast Four: Streaming (BONUS: Pub Quiz)
- Podcast Three: Tracks
- Podcast Two: Registration
- Podcast One: Interviews
- Previous Years’ Podcasts
Some Logistical Notes:
Where and When do I get my badge?
Badges may be picked up at Media Relations, located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Greenbriar Room.
| Aug 30 | Thursday | 12PM-10PM |
| Sept 1 | Friday | 9AM-9PM |
| Sept 2 | Saturday | 9AM-6PM |
| Sept 3 | Sunday | 9AM-5PM |
| Sept 4 | Monday | 9AM-3PM |
NOTE: All journalists must present photo identification on-site in order to obtain a badge.
Parking:
- Rates and information: https://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/parking-rates-and-info/
- Parking Panda Information: https://www.parkingpanda.com/dragon-con-atlanta-parking?ref=dragoncon
Hotels are still available, but not many:
- Find out more about hotels: https://www.dragoncon.org/?q=hotels_overflow
Reporter Events:
- Pub Crawl: We just wrote a new update on the pub crawl It is the can’t miss event
- Dragon Con Parade: A parade update will be coming soon, but in the meantime, consider joining us at the corner of Peachtree and Baker in the reporters’ corral September 2, at 9:30 AM for the parade. We will walk reports up and down the parade until the parade ends.
- Podcast Opportunity:
- Request podcast space
- There is electricity provided, but we are unable to provide internet access
- https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-podcast-space/
- Interview a Dragon Con Spokesperson:
- The request form will be open until 8/30
- https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-interview-with-dragon-con-director/
- New Reporters Tour:
- For reporters who are experiencing Dragon Con for the 1st or 2nd Time (or returning after an absence)
- Form stays open until August 30
- https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/new-reporter-walking-tour-friday-sept-2/
- Takes place September 1, tentatively scheduled for 11 AM.
- Starting location will be revealed via email August 31
- Special Press Conferences:
- First time Cosplayers Talk, including Media Relations Director Dan Carroll talking about costuming for the first time at his 12th Dragon Con (8/2 7PM, Fairlie Room Hyatt)
- Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive Press Conference: To talk about the massive success of the Dragon Con Blood Drive and our significant milestone
Media Relations Tour and Pub Crawl
Every year at Dragon Con, Dragon Con Media Relations welcomes reporters for a behind the scene tour and pub crawl starting at Twenty-Two Stories in the Hyatt Regency. This year the pub crawl is scheduled for August 30 at 7:00 PM.
After enjoying a time of camaraderie with fellow journalists and the DCMR volunteers at 22 Stories, we walk down to the Greenbriar Room for some updates on Dragon Con 2017, simple Q/A, and some background. Next we head to another of the hotel bars, while discussing the joy of Dragon Con and getting a behind the scenes peaks at Dragon Con being set up. Often we run into Dragon Con directors and volunteers who have a unique perspective on the event. Sometimes we even run into a guest or two. Our course is free and open so that we can explore new and interesting aspects of Dragon Con as they present itself. The tour itself lasts until roughly 10 PM, but reporters are free to continue to mingle all night.
All reporters are encouraged to attend. There is no charge for this event, but reporters are responsible for their own food and drink during the tour.
CORRECTION: REGISTRATION REMAINS IN THE ATLANTA SHERATON
During a recently podcast, Dragon Con Media Relations Director Dan Carroll erroneously stated that Dragon Con registration has been moved to the Atlanta Hilton. This is not true: REGISTRATION REMAINS IN THE ATLANTA SHERATON. We believe the error was caused by an alien invasion during a fever dream, as documented by Ray Bradbury. Please update your databanks with the correct information.
DRAGON CON EXPECTS RECORD 82,000 POP CULTURE FANS TO GEEK OUT IN ATLANTA
Cosplayers, Gamers, and Pop Culture Fans Return for Annual Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Gaming Convention
More than 400 Actors, Artists, Authors, and Creators Will Give Talks and Meet Fans.
ATLANTA – August 15, 2017 – More than 82,000 people are expected to pack downtown Atlanta over the Labor Day weekend as Dragon Con, the internationally known pop culture, sci fi, fantasy, and gaming convention, returns for its 31st year.
Dragon Con, making Labor Day Atlanta’s favorite holiday, is scheduled for the four-day weekend – Sept. 1 – Sept. 4 – with events and activities across AmericasMart Buildings #1 and #2 and five host hotels – Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree, and Sheraton Atlanta.
Dragon Con fans will travel from every state in the nation and several foreign countries to meet their favorite actors, artists, authors, and creators, make new friends, and talk about the stuff they love.
DRAGON CON LAUNCHES DRAGONCONTV LIVE INTERNET STREAMING
DCTV Live Stream_FINAL (PDF Version of Press Release)
Streaming Service Will Bring the Best of Dragon Con’s Panels, Costume Contests, and Other Events Directly To Your Device, Wherever, Whenever You Go
DVR Features Lets You Relive the Memories for Three Months
ATLANTA – August 8, 2017 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, will offer a live internet streamed version of DragonConTV’s start to finish coverage of the convention on a subscription basis for the 2017 convention.
Some 82,000 people are expected to attend Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, and sci-fi convention, in 2017, filling downtown over the four-day Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to Sept. 4, with events and activities across AmericasMart Buildings One and Two and five host hotels – Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree, and Sheraton Atlanta.
DragonConTV provides in-depth coverage of the four-day convention, delivering live broadcasts of guest panels, costume competitions, the Dragon Con Parade and other key events, one-on-one interviews with guests, and, of course, fan-produced comedy content including commercial parodies, music videos, sketches, and satirical bumpers.
Featured Fan Track: BritTrack
The BritTrack covers all pop culture-related fandom from the United Kingdom; from television shows (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Red Dwarf, Sherlock, Orphan Black, Monty Python, etc) to music to film (Edgar Wright, Hammer Horror, James Bond, etc) to literature (Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Warren Ellis, Ian Fleming, etc) to travel; if it is created in the UK we talk about it, share it, honor it, celebrate it, or show it.
Running from 10:00 a.m. until the wee hours of the next morning the Brittrack schedule is full of things to do at every hour from guest star panels, to academic discussions, to fan discussion panels, to late night sing-a-long/skits shows, to parties of around 2,500 people, to video viewing, costume pageants, or mini-concerts there’s always something to do at the BritTrack.
