Feel that? Yes, that is your sixth sense telling you: The Kawaiicon 2026 Call For Participation (CFP) is open! kawaiicon.org/cfp Want to be part of our chaotic gaggle and theatrical show? It could be a talk, or any flavor of whimsical fun for the hallway con or satellite events. CFP closes 7 Aug.

Kawaiicon is back for 2026 and while we get a lot done with volunteer help, Wellington City Council don't accept venue payment in high fives 🙏. The 2026 Kawaiicon Call for Sponsors is open! If you want a copy of our sponsor pack, throw us an email at [email protected].

kawaiicon.org Kawaiicon 4: October 30-31, 2026 let the magical con ritual begin!

Wanna re-live the ✨kawaii ✨ magic? Well lucky ducks, guess what we have prepared! All of the Kawaiicon 3 talks are up on YouTube! Check em out! youtube.com/@kawaiiconnz

If you wanna re-live the magic ✨ or catch a talk you missed: we will do *something* for recordings once we have cleared it with speakers and sorted them out! We shall update here once they are available!

Well, that's a wrap folks. The sparkles are gone, the llama is packed up. See you at Leroy's for the after party! 🤘

Good morning, hacker friends! See y'all soon for day 2! Cozy up to our camping llama buddy and be amazed by some legit codebreaking gear!

Time to relax, hacker friends! See you at the movies, or at our @cahoots.nz & Chill hangout in the Renouf!

If you wanna know more about your badge and how to recycle it after the con, check out the details here: kawaiicon.org/badges/ Or if you are NZ, plant it yourself! Just rip it up, plant it, and watch your hacker flowers grow.

If anyone wonders why Chris chose te kore for the walk on song here's the lyrics (with English translation). It's perfect for opening a conference! www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alien...

Kicking off soon, pals! We are streaming live if you are still in reg or cozy in your own hacker den: www.twitch.tv/kawaiiconnz

It's PRE REG DAY! Don't be on time - cause we are running late :D Pre-reg will start closer to 1pm. So grab some lunch, then come by MFC after 1pm!

It's con week! Ahh! Whether you have been coming since we were Kiwicon, or are a hacker con newbie, there's probs new stuff happening around the venue that you haven't heard of. Take a look! 🧵

The shop is closing up on 10 October! Use your discount code now if you want a personalised badge. Or get your ticket now if you want to come to the con! kawaiicon.org/news/

Two con updates that will make you go: Σ(°ロ°) - Our schedule is live! Take a gander at all the amazeballs speakers, and the exciting events happening in the hallway this year! - Our merch orders close 1 October! Get your orders in now, or miss out More details over at kawaiicon.org/news/!

We can't run Kawaiicon alone. We depend on a boost from our amazing team of volunteers to make it a success! Our Call for Volunteers is now open: kawaiicon.org/cfv/ Even if you just have a few hours to spare, we would love the help!

Last wave of tickets have been set free. Smash those keys and click that mouse to grab your tickets if you haven't! After this wave, we are sold out! Free unwaged and student tickets still up for grabs too! Go go go!

News hot off the press: kawaiicon.org/news/ Free unwaged/student tickets still up for grabs & final ticket wave up on Friday afternoon. Set your clocks, people! Now a word from our kawaii sponsors: ‎( ꜆-ࡇ-)꜆ ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁

Wave 1 gone! If you missed out, worry not. Another wave will open next week! Date and time to be announced here, so just keep your eyes peeled!

Wave 1 tickets, merch, and event tix are up, y'all: kawaiicon.org Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :D

The highly anticipated ticket update: kawaiicon.org/news/ tl;dr Ticket wave 1 is opening tomorrow @ 10AM NZ, and lots of other very good, very kawaii details in the latest news post! Go digest, and see you tomorrow!

Ok, so we were joking when we said our CFP *might* close on 1 August. It is actually 10 August! Sunday! Yes Sunday! NZT! Submit now, or forever... enjoy the con without the sense of speaker panic? kawaiicon.org/cfp/ (And yes, tickets are SOON.)

... are you STILL sitting on that talk idea for the Kawaiicon CFP? What if we told you it ended AUGUST 1st? Would you submit it then? Get to it! Go on, get! kawaiicon.org/cfp/

It is that time! Call for Participation (CFP) time! Got a talk in mind? Done some cool research? Want to do something for hallway con? Want to be able to summon sparkle pots on cue? Submit to our CFP! Closes eventually, so just get your submission in now! kawaiicon.org/cfp/

The con-organizing machine is gearing up for Kawaiicon 3! You know what helps us run? Aside from our wonderful volunteers? Money! If you or your org want to help us make Kawaiicon happen, hit us up at [email protected] for our sponsorship pack!

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