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A Tennessee Literary Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Les Johnson

STEM / Author
Les Johnson is a scientist, an author, and the NASA Principal Investigator for America's first interplanetary solar sail missions. When he's not designing spaceships or dreaming of going to the stars, he's writing science fiction for Baen or popular science books. His next popular science book, A Traveler's Guide to the Stars, will be published by Princeton University Press in October 2022.
Day | Start | Location | Name of Event |
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Fri | 2:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 7 | Reading: Les Johnson & Gini Koch |
Fri | 5:00 PM | CC - Ballroom E | Opening Ceremonies |
Fri | 6:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 6 (STEM) | Space Update |
Fri | 8:00 PM | M - Authors/Artists Alley | Authors/Artist Alley: Rich Weyand, Kevin Steverson, Les Johnson, Gini Koch |
Fri | 9:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 5 | The Regulation of Space Activities - An Update |
Fri | 10:00 PM | CC - Ballroom E | Give Me LibertyCon! and Onward LibertyCon! Roundtable and Mass Autograph Session |
Sat | 10:00 AM | M - Authors/Artists Alley | Authors/Artist Alley: John Hartness, Amie Gibbons, Les Johnson, Chris Kennedy, Martin Shoemaker |
Sat | 1:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 6 (STEM) | Establishing an Enduring Presence on Mars: The Ship (Will be Recorded) |
Sat | 2:00 PM | CC - Ballroom E | Baen Travelling Road Show |
Sat | 5:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 6 (STEM) | Interstellar Research Group (IRG) (Formerly TVIW) Update |
Sat | 6:30 PM | CC - Mtg Rms 9 & 10 | Baen Reception - Private Event |
Sat | 11:00 PM | CC - Mtg Rm 6 (STEM) | Mad Scientist Guest of Honor Edition Roundtable |
Sun | 12:00 PM | M - Plaza Ballroom | Autograph Session: Sarah and Daniel Hoyt, Robert Hampson, Les Johnson, David Boop |