From EverQuest2.com:
PAX Prime
When: August 30 through September 2, 2013
Where: Washington State Convention Center in Seattle Washington
Who: Linda “Brasse” Carlson, Trammel “TRay” Isaac, Rod “Dartok” Haza, Terry Michaels, Jeff “JButlerSOE” Butler, and Dave “SmokeJumper” Georgeson
Panels include “As Beta as You Wanna Be”, “The Future of Online Games”, careers in the game industry, “Live at PAX Prime”, and “Veterans in Gaming”.
Dragon Con
When: August 30, 2013 through September 2, 2013
Where: Hyatt Regency, Marriot Marquis, Hilton, Sheraton, and Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta Georgia
Who: Tony “RadarX” Jones, Aimee “Ashlanne” Rekoske, Colette “Dexella” Murphy, and Ted “Mepps” StoneDragonCon is a huge amalgamation of Sci-fi interests, including Star Trek, Doctor Who, Stargate, and much much more, spread over no less than FIVE host hotels.
Panels are presented by the Community team and include A Brief History of Online Gaming, EQ to EQNext, Heroes and Villains Ball, Kid-Friendly MMOs, Economics of Free-to-Play Gaming, and Dragon’s Prophet
Economics of F2P would be interesting: a chance to see some of the assumptions behind the models.