CONvergence (convention)
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| Science Fiction Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CONvergence |
| Dates: | 1999 |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Location: | Minnesota |
| Type: | science fiction, fantasy |
| Focus: | |
| Organization: | The Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy (MISFITS) (1999-2009), Convergence Events (2009-present) |
| Founder: | |
| Founding Date: | 1999 |
| URL: | CONvergence website |
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CONvergence is an annual fan-run sci-fi and fantasy convention that has been held in Minnesota since 1999.
History
CONvergence maintains an archive of information on past conventions.
CONvergence was founded in 1998 with the intention of creating a large, inclusive convention that covered a wide range of genres and fandoms across science fiction and fantasy.Its initial formation was in response to changes being made to Minicon, which had been the major SF convention on the local scene for decades. Minicon had intended to sharpen its focus on science fiction literature and to shrink the size of their convention, which had ballooned to over 3,000 attendees after 32 years. They did just that, and their convention is still held in the Twin Cities every Easter weekend.
CONvergence was never intended to copy or replace the “old” Minicon, but rather to take advantage of the perceived need to create something new. We hoped to provide a home for those that wanted the large, boisterous convention that Minicon was moving away from, while further broadening our convention’s focus to an even wider variety of genres and mediums connected to Science Fiction and Fantasy.[1]
Convention Years and Themes
- CONvergence 1998: The Future Through The Past
- CONvergence 1999: After All, It’s Just a Party
- CONvergence 2000: No One Can Tell You What CONvergence Is, You Have To Experience It For Yourself
- CONvergence 2001: Curiouser and Curiouser
- CONvergence 2002: If Adventure Has a Name…
- CONvergence 2003: Time Flies
- CONvergence 2004: Out of the Shadows
- CONvergence 2005: Snikt! Bamf! Thwip!
- CONvergence 2006: Boldly Go
- CONvergence 2007: Creature Feature
- CONvergence 2008: Ten Years
- CONvergence 2009: This Con Goes to 11
- CONvergence 2010: Bring on the Bad Guys
- CONvergence 2011: Tomorrow Through the Past
- CONvergence 2012: Wonder Women (in 2012, vidders hosted a panel about vidding)
- CONvergence 2013: British Invasion
- CONvergence 2014: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- CONvergence 2015: DoublePlusGood
- CONvergence 2016: …And How Do We GET There?
- CONvergence 2017: To Infinity and Beyond
- CONvergence 2018: Natural 20
- CONvergence 2019: The Next Celebration
Convergence 2012 Fanvid Panel
Panel description: Join local creators and fans for a primer on vids, a fan art form of setting media to music with over 35 years of history. We'll talk about how vids got started and how they compare to mashups and fan films there will be plenty of examples to watch. Panelists: Elizabeth B., Jessi S., Jo T.
| Fandom | Title | Artists | Vidder | |
| Star Trek | Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) | Katy Perry | Estalita11 | 1 |
| Mortal Kombat | Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat) | The Immortals | bradcpu | 2 |
| Doctor Who | Take On Me | A-Ha | greensilver | 3 |
| Firefly | (Out of) Classical Gas | Mason Williams | jarrow | 4 |
| 300 | Vogue | Madonna | luminosity | 5 |
| Multi-fandom | To Touch The Face of God (Nasivern Pi) | E.S. Posthumus | destina | 6 |
| Multi-fandom | Space Girl | The Imagined Village | charmax | 7 |
| Sherlock Holmes (BBC) & Doctor Who (BBC) | A Study In Time (Cracking the Code) | Posthatste Music | Di Wey | 8 |
| Doctor Who | Handlebars | Flobots | seah & margie | 9 |
| Inception | Teardrop | Civil Twilight | thisismycalling | 10 |
| Star Trek | Never Fade Away (Starlight) | Muse | Brian Smith | 11 |
| Star Trek Reboot | The Day The World Went Away | Nine Inch Nails | jsuit24 | 12 |
| Merlin | If I Was Your Girl | Janet Jackson | Danegan | 13 |
| due South | Flying Home (Rock Island, 1931) | Thomas Newman | Morgan Dawn | 14 |
| Community | Fire In The Hall | Morkos Nazeeh | A1BVids | 16 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Fix You | Coldplay | sdwolfpup | 17 |
| Joker | Gotham City (There's A War Going On For Your Mind) | Flobots | cherryice | 18 |
| Stargate Atlantis | Chanson de l'arbre | Autour de Lucie | newkidfan | 19 |
| Smallville | I Kissed a Girl | Katy Perry | bopradar | 20 |
| Oscar Wilde | Debauchery in the UK (Party In The U.S.A.) | Miley Cyrus | mresundance | 21 |
| Smallville | I Swear | All-4-One | dualbunny, greensilver, pipsqueak, sweetestdrain | 22 |
Links
References
- ^ "CONvergence Web Archive". Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved June 12, 2018.