WHEN Friday, October 12th, to Sunday, October 14th. See the full schedule here. Registration opens at 12 on Friday and at 9 on Saturday. WHERE Sheraton Hotel in the heart of Ottawa – 150 Albert Street. WHO Our incredible array of Guests and Panelists will be there to greet an… Read more
Can*Con wishes to receive community feedback before it implements this change to its Code of Conduct. A consultation period of three weeks (until August 6, 9am ET) is now opened. Please email canconchairs@gmail.com with your feedback (only emailed feedback will be included in our final review). Feedback will be kept… Read more
Hi everone! We’re very pleased to announce the dates for Can*Con 2018! We’ll be back at the Sheraton in downtown Ottawa on October 12-14. Mark your calendars! We’re very happy with last year! We grew 40%, reaching 350 attendees (!), more than 10% of whom were students. We’re staying downtown… Read more
We knew we were in for something different when we checked our pre-registration numbers and saw that we had 100 more than last year. A hundred! And then people kept registering on site. We busted out of our venue, to say the least. People were kind and accommodating, but they… Read more
A huge thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to Can-Con. We hope you enjoyed your time as much as we did. We’d like to know what you liked and your suggestions for next year. Please use this form to send us your comments. Until next year! Loading… Read more
After the success of last year’s convention turned RPG (role-playing game), it is back and better than ever, thanks to all the feedback and suggestions we received last year. There are some major changes this year, such as adventurer vs adventurer skill challenges and quests, so buckle on your armour… Read more
As Co-Chairs of Can*Con, we are overwhelmed to have received our third straight Aurora Award nomination in the category of Best Fan Organizational. Can*Con is a little con that is consistently punching above its weight. Can*Con 2016 was proud to feature four Guests of Honour: Tanya Huff of DAW Books… Read more
Ottawa’s twice-Aurora-nominated literary science fiction, fantasy and horror conference will run 13-15 October, 2017 at the Sheraton in downtown Ottawa. The Sheraton is more accessible and has more space for us to grow, and we especially worked hard to get a larger dealer’s room. The Sheraton is 4 blocks from… Read more
We decided to try something a little different this year, a sort of in convention game. Can-Con is now not only a convention, but an RPG Game! Your name badges are now character sheets. There will be stations with dice so that you can roll up your character. And even… Read more
Are you a science fiction author looking to get published? May I offer a recommended package of programming activities at Can*Con to anyone gunning for the next level of their science fiction writing career? Friday Friday 7pm: Ursula K. Le Guin: Contributions and Legacy – this is a no-brainer. Ursula… Read more