September and October in the Dallas area are a little magical: it’s still hot compared to other parts of the world, but it’s not the mind-numbing blast furnace of August, so people brave starting to go outside without air conditioning support around the middle of September. If the first adventurers don’t burst into flames or scream as their lungs sizzle, everyone else follows, and the weekend social calendar is packed until the holiday season. Food, music, art, information: we have so many things to do before the end of November, and nowhere near enough weekends in which to see it all.
In a roundabout way, that’s how the Triffid Ranch ended up at SmallCon, a one-day event in Addison dedicated to encouraging girls to enter the STEM fields. As usual, attending any of the events required leaving the table, but considering the enthusiastic attendees, I picked up enough by osmosis. So…when is vendor registration for the 2018 event?
