The following includes a list of activities I have performed in the service of academic conferences, fan and writing conventions, and other similar activities. Events include in-person, hybrid, and virtual programming and presentations.
Academic Conferences and Activities
- Academic Programming Head at Chicon 8 / Worldcon 80
- Provided web and programming support for the University of Florida’s EGO Conference
- I have chaired sessions at the following conferences:
- International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference
- Eaton Science Fiction Conference
- Precarious Subjects: Borders, Interstices, and Instabilities in Literature and Culture
- National Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference
- Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference
- University of Florida’s International and Minority Science Fiction in a Global World, Imagining Climate Change: Science & Fiction in Dialogue, and EGO Conference
Fan and Writing Conference Activities
Capricon (Wheeling/Chicago, IL)
- Programming Second for Capricon 42 (2022) and 43 (2023)
- Programming Support for Capricon 41 (2021)
- Conducted an interview with Tobias Buckell (Guest of Honor for Capricon 40)
- Program Participant (Invited) for Capricon 38-43
Worldcon (WSFS)
- Academic Programming Head for Chicon 8 / Worldcon 80 (2022)
- Program Participant at Worldcons 72 (London), 75 (Helsinki), 77 (Dublin), 78 (Wellington), 79 (Washington, D.C.), and 80 (Chicago).
World Fantasy Convention (2021)
- Programming Second
- Conducted interviews with Megan Lindholm (Lifetime Achievement Award winner) and Brandon O’Brien (Special Guest of Honor)
- Program Participant (Invited)
NASFiC 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (North American Science Fiction Convention)
- Conducted an interview with Tobias Buckell (Guest of Honor)
- Program Participant
Astronomicon 13 (2022)
- Media Guest of Honor
- Program Participant (GoH)
OASIS (Orlando Area Science Fiction Society Convention)
- Media Guest of Honor for The Skiffy and Fanty Show at OASIS 28 (2016)
- Program Participant (Invited) for OASIS 28 and 29 (2016-2017)