Category Archives: Genericon

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 →

The staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s annual student-run anime, sci-fi, and gaming convention, Genericon, regrets to announce that due to recent restrictions on the institute’s insurance policy, the band Uzuhi will not be allowed to play at this year’s con. … 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 →

Hey Genericon, your Video Game Coordinator here, and I’ve got some big news! This year, we will be holding our first-ever Genericon Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN event! Video gaming at Genericon has continued to grow over the years, and we thought … Continue reading →

The staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s annual student-run anime, sci-fi, and gaming convention, Genericon, are proud to welcome anime and video game voice actor Kyle Hebert to this year’s con. Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game … 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 →

The staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s annual student-run anime, sci-fi, and gaming convention, Genericon, are pleased to announce that Uzuhi and Jenny Blanchard will be returning to this year’s Genericon. Uzuhi has previously performed their unique form of J-pop infused … Continue reading →

The staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s annual student-run anime, sci-fi, and gaming convention, Genericon, are pleased to welcome the event’s newest guest, Bristol-based science fiction author Tim Maughan. In 2011, Tim published the award-winning Paintwork, a collection of three short … 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 →

We at Genericon are pleased to announce that Uncle Yo, the popular stand-up comedian whose work comprises all the reaches of the geek community, will be returning to Genericon once again! Armed with his giant D20, Uncle Yo celebrates all … Continue reading →

Hey folks, just a little reminder that our panel applications are online! If you’d like to run a panel discussion, lecture, workshop, or anything else like that, please fill out an application and send it to our Panels Coordinator. Click … Continue reading →

Are you interested in exhibiting your work in our Artists’ Alley or selling your products in our Vendors’ Room? If you said yes to either of those questions, send in your information ASAP! Artists’ Alley Registration Vendors’ Room Registration

Hey there folks, long time no see! I know it’s taken a little while to get the word out, but we’re proud to announce that we will hold our 26th convention the weekend of March 1-3, 2013. The theme for … Continue reading →

We’re proud to announce that we sold approximately 1700 badges at this year’s Genericon! We’re pretty excited about the high turnout, and we hope we’ll see many of you back next year!

Genericon is now on Guidebook, which means you can get full conbook information, including the schedule and lists of guests, featured panelists, vendors, and artists, on your Android or iOS device! Plus, the app allows you to make a custom … Continue reading →

ATTENTION GENERICONGOERS! WE NEED YOUR HELP! As you may know, our video game room runs on donations from charitable attendees. We are in greatest need of: -TVs -Current-generation consoles (Wii, Xbox360, PS3) -Controllers for aforementioned consoles -Games for tournaments (see … Continue reading →