I think I need to go to a con...

[reynardo]

It's called Continuum, and it's in Melbourne in June, and my dear friend 17catherines mentioned it, so I went poking.

I fell in love with the Code of Conduct. Almost every clause has its "simple version", eg:

No weapons are to be brought to, worn or carried at any time during the convention (including water pistols, real or replica guns, swords or knives), unless approved as part of an official event. Only the convention organisers may approve such weapons and their participation in any event. See the Maskobalo section (below) for more on costuming. Simple version: if the real life version of what you’re carrying can hurt people, check with us first.

To summarise the con:

Continuum is an annual Melbourne speculative fiction and pop culture convention celebrating creativity across genre and media.

I'm so going. Who else is in?

Comments

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to any general purpose conventions before, sounds like a nice alternative to the one-genre overload of furry or pony conventions.

[droxy.livejournal.com]

Do you know Just_Jeanetter? She's in Melbourne.

The weapons policy is the same as dragon con. However you will see star wars light sabres and vendors selling them. HP characters will have wands.

[kerravonsen]

Yes, I probably will.

My friend LizBee is in charge of the programming. \o/

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Sounds exciting. Geekish and interesting.

[mr-figgy.livejournal.com]

Sounds even wider in scope than the FanExpo that hits Toronto each year. FanExpo would be sci-fi, horror, gaming, anime, comics rolled into three days.