David G. Shaw has been Program Chair four times in the twenty one years that have elapsed since he attended Readercon 3, has designed eight Souvenir Books and eleven Souvenir Book covers, and has served on the general and program committees for seventeen consecutive cons — a level of activity that made him a World Fantasy Award finalist (Special Award, Non-Professional) in 2010. In his non-Readercon life he has managed to change careers from research biochemist to college multimedia publisher to founder of Belm Design, a graphic and web design company. Somehow he found the time to marry She Who Must Be Obeyed (B. Diane Martin) and have a son, He Who Will Not Be Ignored (Miles). His scientific research has been published in various academic journals, while his articles about interactive gaming have appeared in The Whole Earth Review and the proceedings of the Computer Game Developer's Conference. In his spare time he cooks and blogs about cooking. He lives and works in Somerville, MA.