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Mini-Con #2 Recording is Here!

Some of our amazing participants

A heartfelt thanks from BayCon to everyone who presented and attended our Zoom mini-con earlier today. We had amazing panelists and performers–a great time had by all.Thanks to Juliet Wade, Deborah J Ross, M Todd Gallowglas, Thaddeus Howze, Mark Gelineau, Carrie Sessarego, Leslie Light, Wanda Kurtcu, Maya and Jeff Bohnhoff, Gayle Roberts from Larkin Street Youth, and Community Guest of Honor Jean Batt.

For those who couldn’t make it, click to go to the recording of our event. We hope to do more of these events in the future. Stay tuned!

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BayCon 2020 Zoom Mini-Con Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is BayCon 2020’s virtual mini-con and we still have sign-up spots available! It will be hosted on Zoom.

The event begins at 11:00 AM with Cory Doctorow giving us a preview of his upcoming novel Attack Surface, set in the same world as Little Brother and Homeland. You won’t want to miss it!

We’ll also have a couple of panels, including an appearance by our Artist Guest of Honor Galen Dara, and a performance by Kristoph and Margaret Klover.

Click the button below to access the sign-up form. We’ll be sending out links by email tonight (or very early tomorrow morning). Can’t wait to see you!

Sign Me Up!

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BayCon 2020 Postponed

To our staff, guests and members,

The Board of Artistic Solutions, Inc. is aware that there have been a lot of questions about what’s happening in light of COVID-19 and we thank you for bearing with us as we find answers to protect the convention and our community. Our hotel liaison has been in talks with the Marriott for the last few weeks and we have finally come to an agreement and are signing an amended contract. 

BayCon 2020 has officially been rescheduled. We have made the decision to postpone so that we can proceed with a convention that we have looked forward to and worked hard on for months. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us on our new dates. BayCon 2020: The Future Is Now will take place November 6-8, 2020  at the San Mateo Marriott. It will be shorter than we are accustomed to, but we intend to pack those three days with wonderful programming, events and opportunities for our community to come together and reconnect.

We are delighted to inform you that our entire roster of Guests of Honor will be joining us on our new dates. The STARFLEET International Conference will also go forward as planned.

[Read more…] about BayCon 2020 Postponed

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BayCon 2020: Coronavirus Update

It has come to BayCon’s attention that today the San Mateo County Health office issued a press release that now bans public and private gatherings of 50 persons or more.

The restriction is effective until April 6, which is nearly 2 months before our event date. As of today we are still planning to hold BayCon 2020 over Memorial Day Weekend and will continue to monitor the situation as it develops.

Read the San Mateo County Press Release.

We promise to do our best to keep our members, guests, and staff safe and healthy as things move forward.

–BayCon Board of Directors

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BayCon at Loscon 11/29/19

It’s Thanksgiving again, so we’re joining our friends down south at Loscon 46, November 29 – December 1st, 2019 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel.

We’ll be there promoting our convention and our theme, The Future is Now. Come by Room 1745, our party suite, on Friday and Saturday night to learn all about what we’re doing up in the SF Bay Area, and what we have planned. We’ll be handing out promos and talking up our amazing guests. Hope to see you all there!