You're half right, Wes. I did find a card at Dragon Con, though I didn't make the transhumanism panel. I was interested in it, just couldn't make it work. I actually found the card while waiting for a Writer's Track panel to start.
As far as mentoring through character creation, I guess any time? I've been tinkering on a character for a while, though I'm not sure if I should post the simple version or hunt down more details. So far, I've been making a Neko character, since they seem interesting and just enough out of my comfort zone.