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Robert Godwin
Apogee Space Books
Owner and Founder
Greg Bear
Author
David Brin
Scientist, Author
ERIC SUGGS, JR.
Animation Roots Studio
Founder
Aisha Matthews
Museum of Science Fiction
Director of Literature Programs at Escape Velocity
Peter Olotka
Future Pastimes
Game Designer
Kellie Gerardi
Project PoSSUM
Scientist-Astronaut Candidate
Greg Nicotero
The Walking Dead
Executive Producer / Director / Special FX Make-Up Designer
Lisa Thomas
Bigelow Aerospace
Deputy Program Manager
Peter McGrath
Boeing
Director, Global Sales and Marketing, Space Exploration Division
C. Alex Young
NASA
Associate Director for Science, Heliophysics Science Division
Lou Mayo
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Astronomer
Morgan Gendel
Screenwriter, producer, and futurist
Phil Frana
James Madison University
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
My Alien Mermaids
Circus Siren Pod
Speakers
Charles Adler
St Mary's College of Maryland
Professor
Robert Aldrich
Nick Allen
Troy-Jeffrey Allen
Carrie Anderson
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary Astronomer
Mermaid Charlotte (Stephanie Anderson)
The Water Dancer
EA
Eb Ariori
Giada Arney
MA
Maid Ayu
Adam Azmy
Brittany Azzato
Cosplay Dance Off
Winters_Cosplay
Jeffrey Barber
Integrative Strategies Forum
President
Tyrone Barnes
Vince Barrett
Creator/Writer/Producer
Lindsay Bartleson
Geek Diva Cosplay
Michael Bear
BAE Systems
Technical Director
Anna Bedford
LB
Logan Beveridge
Katie Brenholtz
Kate Monster Cosplay
AB
Abra Burkett
Tara Campbell
Sarah Canfield
Tracy Canfield
AC
Alexandro Cano
Laurie Carlson
TC
Tony Casperite
Edward Celarier
JC
Joshua Chambers
SC
Scott Chambers
JC
Jason Chang
Justin Coale
Philip Cook
Eagle Films
Producer/Director
GC
Gary Cooper
Anna Coughlan
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Crew
William Coughlan
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Associate Artistic Director
CC
Curtis Cox
Steven Danziger
BAE Systems
Senior Manager of Quality, Site Executive
Karina DarJuan
Jalondra Davis
Hillary Dennison
Naval Research Lab
Computational Astrophysicist
Nick DePinto
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Cast
Shawn Domagal-Goldman
Teresa Marie Doran
FLORA
Actress, Executive Producer, Art Director
Tony Dortch
Paranoia Boi
Joe Von Dühm
Bill Eberle
Bill Eberly
In Saturn's Rings
Lead SDSS image processor
Nari Ely
CE
Christian Evangelista
AF
Adam Feinberg
Paul Fenwick
DF
Damon Finley
VF
Vincent Finley
KF
Kenneth Fleming
AF
A.Z. Foreman
Katherine Garcia-Sage
HG
Hilton George
Boolean Girl
Molly Glover
Fantasy Flight Games Studio
Eric Gordon
American University
Audio Technologist
Rebecca Stone Gordon
Bio-Anthropologist & Horror Scholar
Garth Graham
Star Power Comic
Artist
HG
Heather Graham
Craig Greathouse
University of North Georgia
Professor of Political Science
Daniel Greenberg
George Mason University
Founder, Winterion Game Studios
PG
Pirate Greg
Eric Guadara
Dashing Cape Games
The Administrator of This Facility
Ricardo Guthrie
Erin Guydish
SH
Sarah Halley
Rey Dot Ham
Jandy Hanna
Andriel Hartwick
The Gerudo Vagrants
JH
Jason Harwell
In Saturn's Rings
Co-Producer and Lead Hubble/ESO Image Processor
JH
Jake Heagy
AH
Adam Hennessy
Dan Hepler
Tilak Hewagama
Charles Hildebrandt
Museum of Science Fiction
Production Counsel
D.J. Hinckle
DH
Dylan Hintz
Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe
Dean Howarth
The Natural Philosopher
JH
J.G. "Huck" Huckenpohler
Tom Hyre
MAGFest
Director of Panel Operations
Joe Sapienza II
Director
Holly Jackson
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
American University
Professor and Associate Dean
Ali Jennings
COLLABLAB
Co-Founder
Adam Johnson
JJ
Josh Jones
Steven Lyle Jordan
Despina Kakoudaki
NK
Nick Kelly
DK
Danny Keo
Carlos Keyes
Executive Producer
Kurenai Kiba
Kurenai Kiba
Owner
De Witt Douglas Kilgore
Jane Kinney
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Director of Business Operations
Jeremiah Kipp
Director
Michael Kirk
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Research Scientist
Jesse Kirkpatrick
George Mason University
Asst. Professor
MK
Maid Kiseki
Val Klavans
In Saturn's Rings
Co-Producer
Michael Klein
James Madison University
Associate Professor
Anastasia Klimchynskaya
PK
Pauil Kohberger
Ravi Kopparapu
Mark Lemley
Dan Lin
FLORA
Actor, Executive Producer, Vocalist
Jennifer Lobasz
Timothy Logue
Thales Alenia Space
Senior Director, Sales and Business Development
Ralph Lorenz
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Senior Professional Staff
Joe Loyacano
James Madison University
Instructor and Academic Advisor
Barry Luokkala
Carnegie Mellon University
Physics professor
KL
Keir Lyles
RL
Rachael Lynch
Barbara Mabie-McClain
The Museum of Science Fiction
Manager, Pop Culture Programs
JB
John Brent Macek
SM
Sarah Mackay
John Maestri
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Composer
Merman Finneas (Sean Mancho)
Gaudian of Atlantis
PJ Manney
PJ Manney
author
Bill Margol
PBS
Sr. Director of Programming & Development
Lynn Marie
Joe Marshall
BAE Systems
Global Engineering Fellow
Brahidaliz Martinez
Brittany Martz
CM
Chris Massari
Jason Matthews
Twilight Struggle
Designer
Silke Maus
Jesse Mayer
Calamity Crew
CEO
Carol McCaffrey
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Cast
Mark McDonagh
USN Captain (retired)
Jessica Mederson
MM
Maid Melody
Mermaid Seanna (Anni Mielke)
The Shenandoah Mermaid
MM
Maid Misa
TM
Tariq Monseur
SM
Shaena Montanari
NSF
Christian Moran
Writer, filmmaker, and futurist
Jonathan Moreno
University of Pennsylvania
Professor
Gary Morgenstein
Robert Mosher
US Foreign Service (retired)
Heff Munson
Sound Patterns
Erik Kristopher Myers
Writer/Director
GM
Grace Myers
CN
Chris Needham
Anime USA
Brent P. Newhall
Connor Nixon
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Research Space Scientist
DN
Dan Nokes
Mermaid Izriella (Madison Nunes)
The Abyssal Mermaid
RO
Rachel O'Connell
SO
Sten Odenwald
Paul Oehlers
Museum of Science Fiction
Director, Escape Velocity Film Festival
RO
Ronke Olabisi
Greg Olotka
Rob O’Malley
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Project Director
GP
Gregory Payne
University of Maryland College Park
Professor
MP
Maid Pepper
Bobby Petersen
Ghostbusters Tri-State Division
Founder and Event coordinator
AP
Amber Phillips
JF
Jay’s Fine Art Photography
LG Ransom
Carl Rauscher
Steve Ray
Jabberwocky Audio Theater
Cast
Jennifer Raydon
Michael D. Ostrolenk - WCD Recordings
Jack Reda
RR
rachel redding
Chrissy Rey
Pongos Learning Lab
Aki Roberge
NASA
Research Astrophysicist
Ivy Roberts
Merle Robinson
NSDMG
DoD Civilian Analyst (retired)
Kenneth Rogers
Montebello Elementary Middle School
English Teacher
Paul Romani
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Scientist
Douglas E. Rowland
Mark Schaffer
PS
Paul Scharre
ZS
Zach Scheinerman
James Scott
Information Warfare Author
Tyrone Selby
Spark-Flow Studios
C. Edward Sellner
Visionary Comics
Co-Founder / Co-CEO / Writer-Artist Chief Creative Officer
JS
Josh Shaine
DJ Shaleigh
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