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http://www.fanexpocanada.com/

Now entering its 18th year, FAN EXPO CANADA™ showcases over 700 exhibits and sprawls to over 400,000 square feet and over 75,000 fans.

Each year the Expo has a phenomenal celebrity guest list who sign autographs, host presentations and conduct question and answer sessions with their fans. FAN EXPO CANADA™ has become one of the most famous and fan events in the world, the largest of its kind in all of Canada!

http://victoriasteamexpo.com/

Steampunk is the collision of history, technology, imagination, and attitude. Nineteenth-century sensibilities with impossible Jules-Verne-inspired technology. Teak-panelled computers, corsets and jetpacks, top hats and rayguns.

This year’s Victoria Steam Exposition is hosted by the magnificent 1890 mad-scientist lair of Craigdarroch Castle, a monument to the exuberance of the Victorian age. Its endless panelling, brass speaking-tubes and soaring spires with widow’s-walks lend the perfect backdrop to absinthe-inspired imaginings of time-travel and airship pirates. The show’s celebrity authors include Kaja and Phil Foglio, whose illustrative work and storytelling are legendary among comics fans and gamers.

The $50 weekend pass gives you access to the castle and its permanent collections, as well as steampunk jewelers, tinkers, corsetieres, milliners, leather and glassworkers, artisans and anachronists. Additionally there are continuous panel discussions on costuming, history, literary readings, and prop-making.

Headlining the Saturday evening event is San Francisco’s glam-noir siren Jill Tracy, who will conduct a seance communing with the spirits not of the departed, but of the castle’s nineteenth-century Steinway pianos. Burlesque dancers and gypsy folk music will intertwine with tattoo artists, brass goggles, and mad contraptions. The cabaret evening is included in the weekend price, although guests may be expected to stand given the constraints of the architecture.

Sunday features a Victorian picnic on the castle’s lawns, complete with period refreshments, entertainment, and a children’s costume contest.

Not your typical “con” or convention, Canada’s premiere steampunk event, VSE II is more intimate; a living art-show with evocative venues, and more oriented around conversation and sharing in an authentic Victorian atmosphere.

WEEKEND PASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! $50 each available for advance purchase now.
*Children 13 and under are free when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

FRIDAY EVENING VIP RECEPTION & ABSINTHE-TASTING TICKETS ($30) are likewise available now.

* Aether Class tickets ($200) include all admissions, reserved seating, and a basket of gifts in thanks for your superior support of this illustrious event.  Available only until Dec 23rd!

* Cabaret Burlesque Tickets ($20) will be available once we officially announce our guests.  Priority sales will be offered to holders of Weekend passes and Reception attendees, so there’s no danger of selling-out for VSE III guests.

http://www.comicontoronto.com

TORONTO COMICON as presented by FAN EXPO CANADA™ has now grown to become a spectacular 2 day event!

Located in the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the show will be boasting unique exhibitors, presentations, workshops and many celebrity guests.

Don’t miss out on spring’s #1 community event in Toronto!

Toronto Comicon is brought to you by way of Hobby Star Marketing Inc. HSM was founded in 1992 as one of Canada’s premiere sports and entertainment marketing agencies. The company first staked its claim in 1995 with the successful launch of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo. It has since been re-branded as Fan Expo Canada featuring Comic, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. The event has evolved into a spectacular, annual, multi-media even with prestigious acclaim, becoming North America’s 3rd largest event of its kind.

http://www.comicontoronto.com

TORONTO COMICON as presented by FAN EXPO CANADA™ has now grown to become a spectacular 2 day event!

Located in the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the show will be boasting unique exhibitors, presentations, workshops and many celebrity guests.

Don’t miss out on spring’s #1 community event in Toronto!

Toronto Comicon is brought to you by way of Hobby Star Marketing Inc. HSM was founded in 1992 as one of Canada’s premiere sports and entertainment marketing agencies. The company first staked its claim in 1995 with the successful launch of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo. It has since been re-branded as Fan Expo Canada featuring Comic, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. The event has evolved into a spectacular, annual, multi-media even with prestigious acclaim, becoming North America’s 3rd largest event of its kind.

http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

Welcome, nerds, nerdettes, comic book geeks, cult-classic enthusiasts, sci-fi freaks, anime-aficionados and horror buffs, to the website for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo – Western Canada’s largest pop culture convention and the 2nd largest in all of Canada!

If you’ve never been to our convention before then you’ve certainly come to the right place!  It is our objective to bring to you some of the best names in sci-fi, horror, comics, anime, cartoons, gaming and animation so that you can experience, first hand, the energy and electricity of what we like to call “full-frontal nerdity”.

Apart from rubbing elbows with celebs, you will have the opportunity to sit in on our many panels and workshops, dedicated to inform you about your area of interest. Whether it is voice acting, breaking into the comic book industry, improv sessions and everything in between – there is certainly something for you.

The Calgary Expo also offers special events such as after-show parties, screenings, costume competitions and various other goodies that are TBA so that your weekend is certain to be action packed from start to finish.

The 2011 expo had an attendance of 30,000 people so why not be a part of our 2012 convention to make it the biggest and best year to date? Join us from April 27th to the 29th for a weekend of full-frontal nerdity!

300 VIP passes will be available for purchase for the 2012 Calgary Expo. A VIP pass includes an exclusive 2012 artbook, badge & lanyard, bag, t-shirt, water service, faster access to celebrity guests and photo ops, and priority seating in the Stampede Corral. Passes are $295 each, and will be released in ticket blocks on December 1st, January 1st, February 1st, and March 1st at 10:00am MST.

http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

Welcome, nerds, nerdettes, comic book geeks, cult-classic enthusiasts, sci-fi freaks, anime-aficionados and horror buffs, to the website for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo – Western Canada’s largest pop culture convention and the 2nd largest in all of Canada!

If you’ve never been to our convention before then you’ve certainly come to the right place!  It is our objective to bring to you some of the best names in sci-fi, horror, comics, anime, cartoons, gaming and animation so that you can experience, first hand, the energy and electricity of what we like to call “full-frontal nerdity”.

Apart from rubbing elbows with celebs, you will have the opportunity to sit in on our many panels and workshops, dedicated to inform you about your area of interest. Whether it is voice acting, breaking into the comic book industry, improv sessions and everything in between – there is certainly something for you.

The Calgary Expo also offers special events such as after-show parties, screenings, costume competitions and various other goodies that are TBA so that your weekend is certain to be action packed from start to finish.

The 2011 expo had an attendance of 30,000 people so why not be a part of our 2012 convention to make it the biggest and best year to date? Join us from April 27th to the 29th for a weekend of full-frontal nerdity!

300 VIP passes will be available for purchase for the 2012 Calgary Expo. A VIP pass includes an exclusive 2012 artbook, badge & lanyard, bag, t-shirt, water service, faster access to celebrity guests and photo ops, and priority seating in the Stampede Corral. Passes are $295 each, and will be released in ticket blocks on December 1st, January 1st, February 1st, and March 1st at 10:00am MST.

http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

Welcome, nerds, nerdettes, comic book geeks, cult-classic enthusiasts, sci-fi freaks, anime-aficionados and horror buffs, to the website for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo – Western Canada’s largest pop culture convention and the 2nd largest in all of Canada!

If you’ve never been to our convention before then you’ve certainly come to the right place!  It is our objective to bring to you some of the best names in sci-fi, horror, comics, anime, cartoons, gaming and animation so that you can experience, first hand, the energy and electricity of what we like to call “full-frontal nerdity”.

Apart from rubbing elbows with celebs, you will have the opportunity to sit in on our many panels and workshops, dedicated to inform you about your area of interest. Whether it is voice acting, breaking into the comic book industry, improv sessions and everything in between – there is certainly something for you.

The Calgary Expo also offers special events such as after-show parties, screenings, costume competitions and various other goodies that are TBA so that your weekend is certain to be action packed from start to finish.

The 2011 expo had an attendance of 30,000 people so why not be a part of our 2012 convention to make it the biggest and best year to date? Join us from April 27th to the 29th for a weekend of full-frontal nerdity!

http://www.fanexpovancouver.com/

For the first time ever, Fan Expo Canada™ is extending it’s show westward!

Tickets on sale February 21, 2012

Highlighting celebrities, shopping, panels and workshops, you will be able to find the newest and hottest in Anime, Manga, Comics, Sci-Fi, Gaming and Horror.

April 21st-22nd 2012, come out and meet your favourite celebrity or creator and shop for the hottest or most rare in comic books, graphic novels, manga, toys, t-shirts and more!

Fan Expo Vancouver™ is brought to you by way of Hobby Star Marketing Inc. HSM was founded in 1992 as one of Canada’s premiere sports and entertainment marketing agencies. The company first staked its claim in 1995 with the successful launch of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo. It has since been re-branded as Fan Expo Canada featuring Comic, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. The event has evolved into a spectacular, annual, multi-media even with prestigious acclaim, becoming North America’s 3rd largest event of its kind.

http://www.fanexpovancouver.com/

For the first time ever, Fan Expo Canada™ is extending it’s show westward!

Tickets on sale February 21, 2012

Highlighting celebrities, shopping, panels and workshops, you will be able to find the newest and hottest in Anime, Manga, Comics, Sci-Fi, Gaming and Horror.

April 21st-22nd 2012, come out and meet your favourite celebrity or creator and shop for the hottest or most rare in comic books, graphic novels, manga, toys, t-shirts and more!

Fan Expo Vancouver™ is brought to you by way of Hobby Star Marketing Inc. HSM was founded in 1992 as one of Canada’s premiere sports and entertainment marketing agencies. The company first staked its claim in 1995 with the successful launch of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo. It has since been re-branded as Fan Expo Canada featuring Comic, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. The event has evolved into a spectacular, annual, multi-media even with prestigious acclaim, becoming North America’s 3rd largest event of its kind.

http://greatgamificationdebate.eventbrite.ca

Ayogo presents The Great Gamification Debate (#GGD) with hot button topics and an open bar.

The Debate
Part comedy competition, part performance and part informational, this Great Gamification Debate will settle, once and for all, these burning questions: What is gamification? What is it good for? And why does it matter?

The Debaters
Come hear the two leading minds in the city go head to head about gamification.

Michael Fergusson (@fergusson)
Michael has been a fighter pilot, a terraforming engineer, and a zombie hunter, and that was just this morning! He learned to touch type by hunting sharks, and has travelled the entire Oregon Trail without getting scurvy. He also believes that playing is one of the most meaningful and productive things we can do. Michael is the innovator, business poet and mastermind behind Ayogo Games, Inc., a company that was recently named Hottest Digital Media Company in Canada of 2010 by a jury at NEXTMedia for the work they did creating mobile and social games that improve people’s health in meaningful, measurable ways.

Steve Bocska (@pugpharm)
Steve is the founding president of Pug Pharm Productions, a company offering a cutting-edge online technology solution that simultaneously delivers Gamification, Item Collection Gameplay; and Social Matchmaking features. Steve has 10 years of direct experience in the video game industry, having worked for Disney Interactive, Black Box (E.A.), and Radical Entertainment. In 2006, he became the founding President and CEO of Hothead Games, winner of the Canadian New Media Association’s award for “Most Promising New Company of 2007.”

Moderated by Joe Nickolls (@nickolls)
Joe is an Executive Producer at Microsoft/Big Park. He’s a former EA Sports Producer, Radio Guy, Record Industry Marketing guy, and last year’s Vancouver TEDx host. Known for his wit and humour, there are some people who call him the Bill Murray of Games.

The Format
· Each debater will be preinfomed of the points of debate.
· Neither debater will know which side of the point they will have to defend.
· Each debater will get 2 minutes to defend their side, and 1 minute for rebuttals.
· The loudest audience cheers will decide the winner of each point.
· At the end of five rounds a winner will be declared!
· The debate will wrap up with a 10-15 minute Q&A, where the audience will get their chance to challenge the debaters with their gamification questions.