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It’s ConCom time again! We now know that Penguicon 2021 will be completely virtual, and we are excited to focus on planning to make it awesome. Everyone is welcome to join us this Saturday, January 23 at 12pm for our first virtual-focused meeting. This is a great opportunity to create something cool for our community and we’d love to have you volunteer to help make it happen! After the meeting (around 2pm), join us for some fun and socializing. Feel…

Penguicon Family, We are sure you are eager to hear what will happen with Penguicon in 2021. As you may remember, last year we agreed with our hotel to move the contract from 2020 to 2021. Since then, our Convention Committee has been working on multiple scenarios simultaneously including an in-person event, a hybrid event, and a fully virtual event. We appreciate the very hard work they have put in to ensure that regardless of what may happen, Penguicon will…

It’s ConCom time! The Penguicon 2021 Convention Committee meets this Saturday, November 21, at 12pm and we’d love to have YOU join us. See all the stuff that goes into creating Penguicon and maybe even become a volunteer to help make it fabulous! Around 2pm, join us for some fun and socializing. Feel free to pop in then to say hi! This meeting will be virtual and may be recorded (but not the after-party). The Code of Conduct will be…

Join the Penguicon 2021 ConCom on October 17th at 12pm for a monthly meeting where Penguicon comes together! You can also learn how to become a volunteer to help create this great event. After the meeting, please join us for some fun and socializing… connect with your Penguicon friends and make new ones! This meeting will be virtual and may be recorded (but not the after-party). The Code of Conduct will be in effect for both. Join the Zoom Meeting…

At the heart of Penguicon is its hundreds of hours of amazing programming. And it all starts with the dedicated volunteers of the Programming Team. Join them this Saturday for their first 2021 meeting– and maybe become part of the team that makes our incredible programming happen! Topic: Programming Team meeting Time: Oct 3, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85616398602?pwd=a0JuanhlZU4rOWtpYzlWY2FoUE1LUT09 Meeting ID: 856 1639 8602 Passcode: pcon2021

Penguicon 2021! Come see it all start to come together and learn how you can become a volunteer to help make it happen. After the meeting, everyone is invited to join us for social time. Connect with Penguicon friends and make new ones! This meeting will be virtual and may be recorded– but not the after-party. The Code of Conduct will be in effect for both. Zoom meeting information Topic: Penguicon Virtual Concom Meeting Time: Sept 19, 2020 12:00 PM…

Penguicon’s programming– hundreds of hours in 2019– is an incredible feat of participant-led content, covering pretty much everything from AI to Zen Meditation. All this awesome means dedicated volunteers behind the scenes! Programming is looking for Track Heads to help create an unforgettable experience for: Anime, After Dark, Cosplay, Diversity, DIY, Food, Gaming, Life, Lit, Mayhem, Media, Science, Special Event, and Tech. Our tracks are what make Penguicon the wonderful community event it is! Running a track is a great…

Penguicon is seeking a leader to join our team and guide conversations about how we, as a community, can better serve and welcome our underrepresented populations- specifically the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC) communities. This is a non-voting Board Appointed Officer position that continues year over year. The Coordinator will work closely with the Chair, Convention Committee, and the Board of Directors, and should make every effort to attend or virtually attend relevant official meetings. For more information…

Join us on Saturday, August 15 at noon and see Penguicon 2021 start to come together. Plus, learn how you can become a volunteer to help make it happen! After the meeting, everyone is invited to join us for social time. Connect with Penguicon friends and make some new ones! This meeting will be virtual and may be recorded– but not the after-party. The Code of Conduct will be in effect for both. Zoom meeting information Topic: Penguicon Virtual Concom…

Greeting PenguiCommunity! The Penguicon Board of Directors is happy to announce Dave “Ska” Green as the Convention Chair for Penguicon 2021, to be held April 23-25, 2021 at the Westin Southfield Detroit hotel. We are excited to see what he will bring to the convention next year. Please join us in welcoming him to his new role! As always, please contact the Board with any comments or concerns at board@penguicon.org.