I’m lucky to be attending Disney’s upcoming D23 convention and Pixar will certainly be in the spotlight with Bob Peterson’s The Good Dinosaur and many Pixar-centric panels.

Disney has released general summaries of each event with only Lasseter, MacLane and Susman formally announced, so my speculation of who might be attending is added below.

8/9 – Art and Imagination: Animation at The Walt Disney Studios - John Lasseter will host a look at the upcoming slate of animated fare. The Good Dinosaur will be amongst them. Hopefully some footage will be shown, but stay tuned…

8/9 – Pixar: Doing Our Homework – A look at the research done on various Pixar films. Guest speakers could be wide and varied on this one…

8/10 – The Art of The Good Dinosaur – I’m assuming a team of artists and the production designer will be on hand to discuss the look of the film with director Bob Peterson.

8/10 - Toy Story OF TERROR! and the Motivation Behind Pixar’s Short Form Content – Angus MacLane, director of Toy Story OF TERROR!, and producer Galyn Susman discuss the new TV special. Other shorts and/or artists could be featured as well.

8/11 – Women of Pixar – Female Pixarians share their stories and journeys. Hopefully this will include a bevy of female animators and producers.

There could be many other surprises in store. Stay tuned to the site and my Twitter feed as I’ll be very busy posting all the news the weekend of August 9 – 11th.