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Come explore our events including frank and often hilarious discussions of sex, kink, and other adult-oriented content. Must be over 18.

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the After Dark track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a After Dark track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

Don’t forget, the deadline for proposals is February 1st, submit your ideas today!

Mayhem is what happens when you leave the panels behind.  Play some giant Jenga, earn some con badges from the Scouts or get your fortune read.  There are lots of activities going on all convention long, look around and you’ll find some fun!

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Mayhem track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Mayhem track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

Don’t forget, the deadline for proposals is February 1st, submit your ideas today!

What goes into a costume? Whatever you want! It can be exactly what it says on the label,  but just like that thrift store find, with a bit of creativity (and maybe a hot glue gun) it can be whatever you want it to be.  The costuming track is a place to learn to create or modify costumes and props with a bit of makeup thrown in so you can really become your character.

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Costuming track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Costuming track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

Don’t forget, the deadline for proposals is February 1st, submit your ideas today!

Thinking of starting that short story or novel?  Want to know what’s hot in the field of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from Star Wars to Stephen King and all things in between? Writers working in the field of speculative fiction discuss relevant issues on everything from shop talk on the craft of writing to changes and standards in the world of publishing.  Come check out the Literature track!

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Literature track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Literature track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

Don’t forget, the deadline for proposals is February 1st, submit your ideas today!

From kitchen basics to imaginative ice cream, the Food track is the go to track for everything yummy. The Food track includes tastings and general demos on cooking and mixology, to demos on specialty processes like brewing and cheese making.

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Food track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Food track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

You, and your suggestions and proposals, are the heart of Penguicon’s programming. The deadline for all event proposals and suggestions is February 1st, 2016, in 3 short weeks!  This is a great time to tell us what you’d like to present, or suggest ideas our track heads can use, using our forms.

You can always find the links for submitting events and ideas right on the front page of the Penguicon website! We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

We’d also love it if you’d help us reach out beyond Penguicon, so we can get even more interesting and unique programming voices.  Please share this post, and encourage people who have something to bring to the community to check us out, whether or not they’ve been to Penguicon before.
If you know of groups or individuals we should reach out to, please contact our Programming team.  If you have any questions, send us an email!

(We will let everyone know if event proposals are accepted by February 27th, 2016)

Each year there is a chance for people who love making costumes and cosplay to show off their creations and passion.  If this applies to you then consider entering into our costume contest and get some bragging rights.  Not so interested in getting up in front of people to show off?  No Problem, you can enter into the “Hall Favorite” portion of the costume contest.  Throughout the weekend, N.U.E.T, better known as the Con Scouts will be running around asking people to enter both portions. So come on down for some fun, great costumes, and maybe even enter for a chance to win some cool prizes.

 

We put the Penguin in Penguicon. Tux the Penguin is the official mascot of the open source operating system Linux, and at Penguicon we bring you experts in all kinds of open source software and related topics like security and privacy to help you navigate the technical world. If you use a computer or a smartphone chances are you will find something useful to you in our Tech Track presentations. We schedule presentations in a variety of topics and at various levels of expertise, so even a relative novice will find something interesting and useful.

Tell us in the comments what you like best about the Tech track: your favorite panels and events, what you’d like to see in 2016 and the future!

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Tech  track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Tech track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

Previously the Film Track, the Media Track is a broader approach, combining video, film, social media (including YouTube), and other creative fields both online and offline for creators and fans of any medium. Panels for creators and entrepreneurs will have tips, tricks, and other information on screen writing, podcasting, and other mediums that are emerging into the media field. Local films will also be shown with Question/Answer periods with the creative minds behind them.

Tell us in the comments what you like best about the Media track: your favorite panels and events, what you’d like to see in 2016 and the future!

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Media track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Media track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!

If you want to learn how to survive the apocalypse, make friends as an introvert, sleep entirely with naps, or talk about spirituality, sexuality, gender in fandom, or geek lifestyle topics in general, this is the track for you!

Tell us in the comments what you like best about the Life track: your favorite panels and events, what you’d like to see in 2016 and the future!

We would love for you to submit a proposal for an event in the Life track that you intend to present!

If you have an idea for a Life track event you’d like to see at Penguicon but don’t want to present yourself, please suggest an idea for our track head to look into!