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10, October 2012

The 2012 Philip K. Dick Festival Was A Success!

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2012 Philip K. Dick Festival in San Francisco on Sept 22-23. You helped make the festival a big success! Looking forward to Southern California in 2014. I am creating a history page on the philipkdickfestival.com site for the 2012 Philip K. Dick Festival similar to the one for theRead More …

21, September 2012

Philip K. Dick Festival Berkeley Walk Update

We’ll be starting at the North Berkeley BART station at 2pm. This is a change, as we’d previously planned to start at Moe’s Books. The walk is about four miles and we’ll probably stop for a snack at some point. Wear comfortable shoes.

18, September 2012

Philip K. Dick Festival Berkeley Walk Schedule Change

One minor change to the schedule. We will be leaving for our Berkeley walking tour at 2pm this Friday rather than noon in order to allow several more people to attend. Please let send David Gill an email at thetotaldickhead[at]gmail[dot]com if you plan to attend the walk.

18, September 2012

Philip K. Dick Festival Update 09/18/2012

If you’re coming to the festival, and you haven’t registered, you need to register before Wednesday, 09/19/2012 so there can be a good head count for the meals. You can do so on this site using Paypal – or you could bring cash, but you need to make the reservation now. Including grad student volunteers,Read More …

28, August 2012

Tentative, Finalized Festival Schedule

A tentative, finalized Philip K. Dick Festival schedule has been released. You can view or download the PDF (Adobe Acrobat needed to view) of the schedule.

28, July 2012

Register To Attend Online

You can now register to attend the Philip K. Dick Festival online by completing the form on this page: https://www.philipkdickfestival.com/2012-philip-k-dick-festival/register-to-attend/ or by completing the form on the right.

28, July 2012

Philip K. Dick Festival Update 06/24/2012

We are almost ready to begin taking your registration fees through Paypal. We hope to begin taking reservations sometime this week. After much research we have found three hotels located one short bus ride from the campus of San Francisco State University. 1)The Days Inn http://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/122680-San-Francisco/Deal-Days-Inn-San-Francisco-2600-Sloat-Blvd-94116 2) Roberts at the Beach Motel http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60713-d119632-Reviews-Roberts_At_The_Beach_Motel-San_Francisco_California.html 3) OceanRead More …

25, May 2012

Tentative Festival Schedule

A tentative festival schedule has been posted. The schedule has not been finalized and is subject to change.

24, May 2012

Attend the 2012 Philip K. Dick Festival

9, April 2012

An International Conference From 15-18 November, 2012 At TU Dortmund University, Germany

An International Conference from 15-18 November, 2012 at TU Dortmund University, Germany 2012 sees the thirtieth anniversary of the untimely death, at the age of 53, of Philip K. Dick – a figure whose cultural impact within and beyond science fiction remains difficult to overestimate. Dick’s academic and popular reputation continues to grow, as a number ofRead More …