Author Archives: Con Chair

Hey folks, long time no see. The Genericon staff has emerged from our post-con hibernation to announce something pretty exciting: this year the convention attracted over 2000 attendees! That’s the highest attendance number since we’ve been keeping track! We want … Continue reading →

The conbook is off to the printer, so we’ve uploaded a handy PDF of the finished version, complete with descriptions of all our guests, events, artists, vendors, and more. But this year, we’re changing up the way our schedule works. … Continue reading →

Hey! You! Have you pre-registered for Genericon XXVI yet? You know that if you do, you’ll get $10 off your badge, right? (That’s non-RPI students only — RPI folks get a $10 badge either way.) We’re closing pre-registration THIS FRIDAY, … Continue reading →

Our guest announcements are all done, but the staff here at Genericon are pleased to unveil our Featured Panelist lineup for Genericon XXVI. For those unfamiliar, Featured Panelists are presenters with a proven track record of great panels whom we … Continue reading →

If there are any of you creative folks still out there in the wasteland and you want the chance to win a free badge and some awesome swag, come and submit your designs for Genericon’s Badge Art and/or Cover Art! … Continue reading →

Hey folks, I’d like to personally apologize for the delay in getting a lot of stuff up this year, but we’ve had some staffing complications and had to replace a lot of positions, so things have been a bit bumpy. … Continue reading →

It might be too late. I hope it’s not too late. Listen, everybody. The world is ending, just as the Mayans predicted. With the balls of fire raining from the sky and the breakdown of civilization and all that, I … Continue reading →

We’re now taking submissions for our annual badge art contest! [EDIT: And we just put up our Conbook Cover/T-Shirt Art Contest!] Submit your art for a chance to get free admission to Genericon XXVI and (obviously) have your art featured … Continue reading →