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< Back Sonya Bleakley Content Creator Social Media Multilingual. Traveled quite a bit for some years. Baltimore native, lived in other countries. Went to school for International studies/Asian studies, currently steering towards healthcare. Have been in a car ride to near Canada, and also to Canada at least several times! Other Socials

< Back Jay Smith Literary Author When the Old Gods return and ask where to find him, the survivors clinging to the dying skin of planet Earth will respond with one voice: "Who?" And when those gods weep over their loss, they will be set upon by the horde. Like red ants they will swarm the gods to drink their tears and feast upon their alien bodies and in doing so will inherit the power t surf the deep and vast cosmic channels and remember the name and realize that Jay Smith was not honored or even respected by the gods. He merely owed them money. Other Socials

< Back Henry Gibbons Science Scientist Since 2008, Henry S. Gibbons, Ph.D. has been a Research Microbiologist at the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Chemical Biological Center, the Army laboratory charged with developing and testing non-medical protections against chemical and biological weapons. His group has employed a combination of genomics, bioinformatics, synthetic biology, and classical microbiological techniques to develop new techniques for characterizing biological and chemical threats. His group recently utilized microbial genetics and synthetic biology to create new, genetically tagged or “barcoded” strains of Bacillus thuringiensis for use as anthrax simulants and paired those strains with specific PCR-based detection assays to enable their tracking in the environment. Beginning in 2015, he co-chaired the DoD-wide technical working group that developed a standardized, validated method of inactivating B. anthracis spores by gamma-irradiation and currently serves as vice-chair of the Biological Select Agents and Toxins Biorisk and Safety Review Panel for the DoD. He is a member of the Chemical Corps Regimental Association’s Honorable Order of the Dragon, and in 2019 was awarded a Service Chiefs’ Fellowship from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In addition, he has authored or co-authored 27 primary scientific publications. Other Socials

< Back Bryant Keith O'Hara Literary Poet Bryant Keith O'Hara is a programmer, poet, and musician - not always in that order, sometimes all at once. His poetry has been published in Pandemic Atlanta 2020, Star*Line Magazine, and Eyedrum Periodically, as well as recognized in the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Poetry Contest, long form division. Bryant's debut poetry collection, “The Ghettobirds”, was published by Frayed Edge Press. Bryant lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia, with his wife Alice, two out of seven children, and one out of six grandchildren. To listen to more of Bryant's poems and other audio pieces, please visit https://soundcloud.com/bryant-ohara and https://intimateandintricate.com Other Socials https://soundcloud.com/bryant-ohara

< Back Iver P. Cooper Literary Author Iver Cooper has been an active contributor to Eric Flint's "1632" shared universe, with more than 20 short stories and more than 40 articles published so far. Iver's 1632 universe braided story anthology 1636: Seas of Fortune was published by Baen 2014-15. He is the co-author, with Eric Flint, of 1636: The China Venture, set in Ming China and expected to be published in 2019. Iver is an intellectual property law attorney with Browdy & Neimark, Washington, DC. He has received legal writing awards from the American Patent Law Association, the US Trademark Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and is the sole author of Biotechnology and the Law, now in its 20-something edition. In his spare time he teaches swing and folk dancing, and participates in local photo club competitions. Iver is married, with a son who is a public policy analyst, and a daughter working at Universal Orlando as a copywriter. Other Socials

< Back Daniel M. Kimmel Literary Author Daniel M. Kimmel is the 2018 recipient of the Skylark Award, given by the New England Science Fiction Association. He was a finalist for a Hugo Award for Jar Jar Binks Must Die… and other observations about science fiction movies and for the Compton Crook Award for best first novel for Shh! It’s a Secret: a novel about Aliens, Hollywood, and the Bartender’s Guide. In addition to short stories, he is the author of Time on My Hands: My Misadventures in Time Travel, Father of the Bride of Frankenstein, Can Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts? and (with Deborah Cutler-Hand) Banned in Boston. He is also a working film critic (NorthShoreMovies.net) and writes the “Take Two on the Movies” column for Space and Time magazine, spotlighting classic (and not so classic) SF films. Other Socials

< Back John Tilden Operations Heinlein Society In past years you saw John Tilden (or JT as he gladly goes by) as the coordinator for the Heinlein Blood drive, but he is sometimes moderator or panelist on Heinlein or related panels. He also has been reading and collecting comic books since a very young age. John is the current Operations Chair for the Heinlein Society and recognized as a Charter and Lifetime Member. He has enjoyed attending and participating with BSFS at Balticon since the mid-90s and became a Lifetime Member of BSFS in 2020....possibly the only good thing to come out of that year! John has published several poems in small press and had a poem used in the PBS show "Earthscape". Please stop by the Heinlein Society fan table during the con however it is set up and donate blood in your community if you can! Other Socials

< Back Hannah Fors Costuming Cosplay CA Army National Guard veteran, clothier/ textile artist, crocheter & knitter, traditional artist, photographer, belly dancer, weightlifter. Other Socials

< Back Jim Wilmerling Maker 3D Printer Tech I am a founding member of MACRObot (Maryland Area Combat Robotics). I have been 3d printing since 2015. I currently own 11+ 3d printers of various shapes and sizes. I enjoy helping others with their 3d printers and 3d printing projects. I have a basic knowledge and understanding of Fusion360. I have been a member of fandom since the 1990s. I attended my first Balticon in Hunt Valley at the Hunt Valley Inn when the gaming room was in the wine cellar. I have been on staff / volunteer at Balticon since 2006. Other Socials

< Back Gary Ehrlich Music Filk Gary Ehrlich stalks the hallways of Northeast conventions and assorted filk conventions. In mundania he is a mild-mannered structural engineer for a major trade association, representing them on material design standards committees and at building code hearings. At cons he can be found on a stage or in the filk room, offering songs of space flight, lunar colonies and hyperspace hotels. Gary is a three-time chair of Conterpoint, the DC area's incarnation of NEFilk, the Floating Northeast Filk Con, has filled other roles for Conterpoint and for 1997's Second Concerto, and is currently Balticon’s Director of Filk and Other Musical Mayhem. In April 2012 Gary was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame for his contributions to the filk community. Other Socials

< Back Friday Night Filk Circle TBA TBA The filk circles are your chance to share a favorite song or two. All songs are welcome: filk, folk, Celtic, SCA, and more. Or bring an instrument and play along. Join us to sing the night away, or just stop by for a listen!