Fan to Professional: The Making Of A Career As A Freelance Artist
Summary:
Donato Giancola, Gen Con 50's Artist Guest of Honor, will present a comprehensive and entertaining visual lecture on turning a hobby into an award winning professional career.
Gen Con's Artist Guest of Honor will take you on a retrospective walk through her career, told through images of her work and stories of her life as a fantasy artist.
This is your chance to talk with the Gen Con events department in person and give us your feedback directly.
Description:
Whether you are a player, GM, or event organizer, let us know what you thought of the events. The whole process, from submitting to managing to running to playing. Let us know what went well and what went poorly, so we know what to focus on and improve. Help us brainstorm and talk about new things we can try in the future.
Chronicles Brom's artistic journey through the past 30 years, from his childhood drawings, first commercial jobs, early D&D work to his present paintings and projects. Followed by Q&A.
This is your chance to give us feedback about the event process at Gen Con. Good or bad, questions or problems that we need to fix for next time - let us know so we can try to address it.
"The Russian Navy – It’s Still There, and Modernizing" National Security Lecture
Description:
Russian seapower. Naval policies, doctrines. Industrial base, geographical situation, technological capability, national tradition, and political resolve. Procurement from foreign sources. Platforms and systems.
Now is your opportunity to meet some of the key members of the Gen Con staff and share with us what worked and what didn't work at this years show. Bring your thoughts, ideas and suggestions for future shows.
Global War on Terror - 2007 Update: National Security Lecture
Description:
DoD professionals with long experience in the field will discuss what motivates Islamic terrorism, what groups are involved, what governments support it, and what can be done in response.