Winnipeg's Finest Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention

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• Art Show
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• Programming
• Mentors Program

Where

• Convention Hotel

When

• Games Day and Movie Night
• Keycon Steampunk Show & Dinner
• Hallowe'en Social

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• Purpose
• History

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• Register

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TICKETS Last Chance Discount! Visit Pendragon Games & Hobbies before May 19 to get your weekend pass for $50. Adult passes will be $60 at the convention - Youth 12-15 are $25; under 12 are free!

BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW $99 per night Call 204-956-0410 Keycon's got a special rate at the Radisson. Rooms are only $99 plus tax (GST, PST, 5% city hotel tax) per night during the con. Call the hotel directly (204-956-0410) and ask for Sandi or Tracy to get the deal.

ERRATA PR2 incorrectly stated that Barb Galler-Smith is an editor at EDGE/Tesseracts. She is in fact an editor at On Spec Magazine. Keycon regrets the error.

2011 Con Comm

Con Chairs

• Nancy Fetterman
• Levi Labelle
• LeAmber Kensley

Vice Chairs (Con Chairs 2012)

• Tim Hogue
• Carol Leblond

Art Show Team

• Phynix Caskey
• Linda Mansfield
• Manya Chochinov

Dealers Room

• John "The Bear" Speelman

Donations

• Justine Kay

Editor

• Laurie Smith

Extravaganzas

• Bodi Milljour

Gaming

• Pierre Leblond

Hospitality

• Diana P.

Hotel Liaison

• Kim May

Marketing

• Mark "DaGopher" Dobres

Operations

• Iain MacNair

Programming

• Tim Hogue
• Cooki Lumsden

Publications

• Shawn Marten

Registration

• Skye Carrette

Volunteers

• Ed Paradis
• Glen Hosea

Website

• Natalie Verge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Do We Do This, Anyway???

We've been doing this for 28 years now, so the question naturally arises... why? Why put in the immense amount of time and effort it takes to put on a science fiction convention?

The short answer is: We're all a little nuts.

The long answer is: Because we love the intelligence of fans, their creativity and playfulness, and the intricacies of fannish culture. We love providing a place where fans from many different walks of life can gather for two and a half wonderful days to celebrate their interests, their goals, and their dreams. We love seeing people show off their costumes; we love the late-night filking; we love the incredible discussions that arise in the con suites (terraforming Mars... how to get your novel published... the influence of the early Earth atmosphere on modern rocket technology... how do you make those horns stick to your forehead like that?); we love the glow on a fan's face when they get the chance to meet their favorite author, artist or actor.

The purpose of Keycon is to have fun, to make friends, and to learn new things. If we accomplish that, then our purpose has been fulfilled.