This year SteamCon will be in Bellevue, just east of Seattle, on October 14-16. My other half, Gordon Frye, will be giving a few talks and hosting a few more. Here's his schedule:

Friday, 6-7 PM "19th Century Submarines, Fact and Fiction" (moderating)
Saturday, 10-noon, "19th Century Firearms"

Naval gatling gun at Pt. Gamble, June 2011

Saturday, 1-2, "Steamy Sailors" (moderating)
Sunday, 11-noon "Ironclads of the Civil War and the Race for Naval Domination"
Sunday, 2-3, "Confederate Privateers"

Hope to see you there!