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Dragon Con (also Dragon*Con) is North America's largest science fiction convention, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. It was launched in 1987, as a project of a local science fiction and gaming group, the Dragon Alliance of Gamers and Role-Players (DAGR), founded by Ed Kramer. In 1990, Dragon Con launched the Atlanta Comics Expo and the Georgia Fantasy Convention, both of which are now part of the annual multi-media popular arts event that crosses over into fantasy, horror, gaming, and comics, with broad ranges which extend from books, art, and film to computer animation, special effects, and music. It is also the host of the Dragon Con Independent Short Film Festival and the Futura Award (paying homage to the Fritz Lang masterpiece Metropolis).
In 1998, Dragon Con established the Julie Award, in honor of Julius Schwartz, bestowed for universal achievement spanning multiple genres, selected each year by an esteemed panel of industry professionals. The inaugural recipient was science fiction and fantasy Grandmaster Ray Bradbury. Additional recipient awards, presented by Schwartz each year, included: Forry Ackerman, Yoshitaka Amano, Alice Cooper, Will Eisner, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Carmine Infantino, Anne McCaffrey, and Jim Steranko.
The 25,000 member convention is hosted by a volunteer staff and raises thousands of dollars each year for local and national charities.
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