{"id":399,"date":"2021-11-28T17:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T17:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2021-11-28T18:49:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T18:49:22","slug":"what-is-keycon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/what-is-keycon\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Keycon?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"399\" class=\"elementor elementor-399\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f36c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f36c65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26b3101\" data-id=\"26b3101\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f23684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f23684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keycon is Manitoba\u2019s premier Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Literary Convention. It focuses on science fiction, fantasy and related literary genres in any form. It includes, but is not limited to, writing, visual arts, television and film. It is traditionally held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on the Victoria Day long weekend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5dfb6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5dfb6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4413af0\" data-id=\"4413af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffc7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cffc7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/TPeCBkHklPA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78cc59e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78cc59e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c07d60e\" data-id=\"c07d60e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8708eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8708eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keycon is an around 500-600 person convention. As a point of reference, we might compare it to a large comic convention like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/\">ComicCon<\/a>. Aside from the size, we share a lot of the same community, but the format is different. Keycon is far more personal of an experience.<\/p><p>The focus is more on panels and connecting our guests with the fans through informal contact. In past years we\u2019ve had panels with authors, artists, scientists, musicians, performers, armourers, costumers, blacksmiths, television personalities, game developers, and more (don\u2019t ask about the year Cthulhu rose from R\u2019lyeh).<\/p><p>There are a lot of other things at the convention that you are probably familiar with. We have a costume\/cosplay contest, an art show\/auction, a table top gaming room, and a marketplace to purchase that extra something for your costume, the out of pring book or game you\u2019ve been searching for, or something else that tickles your fancy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d996c0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d996c0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ed74d\" data-id=\"76ed74d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743a1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"743a1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/wBg2-cA4Xcs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b10e94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b10e94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d72d3b\" data-id=\"2d72d3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a7238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c2a7238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/dH5y6Z7b1-4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3feba8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3feba8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-466398e\" data-id=\"466398e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5898344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5898344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a couple other things that are special to Keycon: the Social and the Hospitality Suites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6505f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6505f56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eed0e3\" data-id=\"5eed0e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed2a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ed2a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2020\/what-is-keycon\/#social\">Social<\/a>\u00a0is a Manitoba tradition. It\u2019s our dance, a chance to strut your stuff, catch up with old friends and make new ones.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re from Manitoba, no further explanation is required.\u00a0 For our visitors from out of town, this is our dance.\u00a0 A chance to shake a leg and listen to great music all night long and participate in a late-night snack.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great way to spend a Saturday night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba094d0\" data-id=\"ba094d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafa392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafa392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/social-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/social-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/social-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/social-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/social.jpg 1457w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4b96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed4b96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d232bd\" data-id=\"3d232bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4953b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4953b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/consuite-1024x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/consuite-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/consuite-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/consuite-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.keycon.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/consuite.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462d9ac\" data-id=\"462d9ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2193755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2193755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Hospitality Suites are a set of hotel suites on the 15th floor that have been reserved for Keycon. Typically they are themed and most people should find something that suits their taste. During the day, they can be a place to sit down for a rest, catch up with a friend, play a game and more. In the evening they are far busier. You could find a filk-concert in one suite, a LAN-party in another suite, and the sky\u2019s the limit in a third\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1904f01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1904f01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff61533\" data-id=\"ff61533\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edb2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0edb2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important part of Keycon are the people, the fans. At Keycon, you will find fans of many genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and other Fandom. Everything from androids to zombies, from Artemis Fowl to Timothy Zahn. It\u2019s a great chance to make new new friends and talk about your favourite fandom. We have panels, table top gaming, larping, hospitality suites, art show &amp; auction, masquerade, socials, marketplace, and much, much more!<\/p><p>Ultimately, Keycon is what\u00a0<strong>you<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>make it<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7837b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7837b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-955f3b7\" data-id=\"955f3b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a73e81 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Come and meet the guests, and find out what makes opening ceremonies so special.<\/p><p>Opening Ceremonies is the kick off for the weekend. This is our first chance to see and hear from our guests and get a taste\u00a0 of everything that will be happening over the weekend. 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