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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

Penguicon 2004

/meat/life/ @ 00:02 on Tue, 2004-01-27

I just pre-registered for Penguicon 2004, a geek convention up in Michigan this April. Penguicon = StarTrek + Linux + Anime. From their description:

What is Penguicon?

To those of you familiar with the Linux and Open Source community, think of a weekend long Linux Users Group meeting with hundreds of other geeks which also just happens to have nationally acclaimed guests, its own wireless network, free caffeine and snacks always available, lots of folks talking about Science Fiction and Fantasy, situated next to a place to buy really cool t-shirts and buttons and such, and with some extra events like amateur singing, anime, a costume contest, and a fantasy art show.

To those of you familiar with Science Fiction conventions, imagine all the convention features you know and love, with the addition of wireless Internet access, computer gaming (including the fabulous Celebrity Frag Fest), non-stop Internet access, people who know about online publishing / books on demand / digital art, a programming track involving computing topics and another one focusing on the crossover between Science Fiction and computing.

I'll be going with Rym and Scott of the RIT Anime Club fame. Yes, it will be perhaps the single geekiest event I've ever been to, but that's part of the point, isn't it?

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