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Con updates from the Crüe!

  • Ticket wave 1 is live!

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    The store is open, so grab your merch and tickets for Kawaiicon 4 - just click on the barrow icon and give us your hard-earned (or consultant-earned) dollarydoos!

    Or keep reading for more news and details -

    Our ticket prices are unchanged; still $99.95 for wages, and $29.95 for unwaged. If your company slash corporate entity is shocked by this news and are unsure what to do with the extra conference budget, may we recommend sponsoring? Or maybe a custom invoice? :D

    There will be at least two waves of tickets. We know that even if you start the annual ritual of procuring results from the procurement department now, then it may take weeks to perform, so please contact us early if you need us to reserve a block of tickets. Right now, we’re not sure when the second wave will go live, so keep an eye on our socials.

    From now on, we’re going to be going with Humanitix for ethical and feature reasons, but we also expect there will be some teething and shakedown problems, so please let us know if something is not working like you expect or want it to.

    No free ticket forms this year, but the community-supporting-community vibe is not gone. If you were hoping for an unwaged ticket and miss out or just don’t have the means, flick us an email.

    Sadly, we’ve had to put merch prices up. Things are just more expensive these days. As always, we’ve chosen to keep the design and screen printing local and the stock is the same old AS Colour so you know what you’re getting.

    RIP to our old barrow system, maintained with blood, sweat, and tears over the years long past its unnatural lifespan. Thanks (??) k5web and the long line of sysadmins for helping us get this far, and please don’t take it personally that we buried your source code at the crossroads with a stone on its chest to make sure we never, ever have to use it again.

    If you’ve got questions on sizing, cutoffs, or anything else merch related - check our FAQ first, chances are it’s answered there (and if not, it probably should be). If not, email us at kiwicon@kiwicon.org.

    The Kawaiicon Crüe ☆ﾟ.*・

  • The magical ritual to summon Kawaiicon 4 has begun

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    We are back, and we didn’t even need a 2-year hibernation this time!

    Kawaiicon is back for round 4 this year, haunting the Michael Fowler Centre with our presence on October 30 and 31st. The Crüe have begun the magical ritual that is getting all the things ready - so you lot can expect two whimsical days full of talks, events, and other shenanigans just like before.

    If you want to be part of the chaotic gaggle, may we recommend our Call For Participation? We are always open to clever ideas of hallway con events, satellite events, stage magic, lightening talks - and of course talks. Don’t be spooked by the form and get your ideas in as soon as you can.

    We can’t keep the ‘con accessible for the whole community without sponsorship, so if you want to fuel this bonfire then come sponsor us! We promise we won’t literally set your money on fire, but we will use your money to buy (sparkly) fire.

    We can already hear the chanting about tickets, and we promise they will open eventually! Perform your tech seance and channel our various socials to keep up to date on news and ticket drop dates, or just check back here for news!

    That is all for now! We are off - we have magic circles to draw up and fairy circles to tip toe around.

    The Kawaiicon Crüe ☆ﾟ.*・