Minicon 50 is over. These pages remain as a historical reference. Please see the main Minicon page for information about the current Minicon.
About Minicon 50
What is Minicon and who is running it.
Minicon is Minneapolis's longest running science fiction convention! We hope you'll join us this year. You'll be in the company of about 1000 other fans of not only science fiction, but fantasy, horror, anime, gaming, music, and many other pursuits.
Minicon features panel discussions, readings, signings, costuming, films, gaming, an art show, a dealers' room, kids' programming, a teen lounge and teen programming, a science room, music, a consuite and bar, room parties, our Medallion Hunt, and various other special events. For all that, most people say they don't come for what we have scheduled, but because they want to hang out with others like them in a place that feels like home.
Minicon 50 will be April 2-5, a full day longer than usual.
Convention Committee
The convention committee (or concom) are the people that organize and run the convention. Anybody can help out on the committee as long as you're willing to put in the work to put on a great convention. If you'd like to help, please email inREMOVEfo@miniconTHIS50.mnstf.org.
- Chair
- Joel Phillips
- Assistant chair
- Matt Strait
- Art show
- Alec Phillips
- Badges and next-year registration forms
- Bill Christ
- Bar
- Susan Philbrook (head), Brian Lundgren
- Bozo Bus Tribune
- Thorin Tatge
- Ceremonies
- Dave Romm and Toni Brust
- Code of Conduct Committee
- Lydy Nickerson (head), Beth Friedman, Eric Forste, Rachel Kronick, Jen Melchert
- Consuite
- Kelly James (head), Ann Totusek (subhead)
- Costume Revel
- Amy Mills
- Dealer Dollars
- Pat Scaramuzza
- Dealers Room
- Lisa Freitag
- Electronic progress report delivery
- David Dyer-Bennet
- Fan Assistance Fund
- Matt Eppelheimer
- Films
- Michael Kingsley (head), Greg Larsen, Kathleen Culhane
- Gaming
- Matt McMillan
- Graphic Design
- Susan Philbrook and Pat Scaramuzza
- Green Room
- Karen Cooper
- Guest Liaisons
- Aaron Vander Giessen (head), Rick Snyder, Sari Hagen, Brian Hagen, Jody Wurl, Jory Phillips, Richard Mueller
- Hotel and party liaison
- Matt Weiser
- Insurance
- Lisa Freitag
- Light Show Master
- Richard Tatge
- Medallion Hunt
- Thorin Tatge
- Move in/move out
- Jim Porter (head), Matt "Duk" Whitman
- Music
- Chas Somdahl
- Next Generation/Teen Room
- Rhi McConnell (head), Jackie Schneider, Delia Ihinger
- Photo Collector
- David Dyer-Bennet
- Pocket Program
- Rachel Kronick
- Program Book
- Susan Philbrook and Brian Lundgren
- Programming
- Deanna Sjolander (head), Kelly Strait (readings), Eric Heideman (Krushenko's), Sharon Kahn (database)
- Progress Reports
- Matt Strait
- Progress Report 2 and program book printing
- Andra St. Arnauld
- Registration
- Clay Harris (pre-con), Carol Kennedy (at-con)
- Ride share/carpooling
- Laramie Sasseville
- Rumpus Room and kids programming
- Bonnie Somdahl and Graham Leathers
- Science Room
- Ben Huset
- Treasurer
- Matt Strait
- T-shirt
- Pat Scaramuzza
- Volunteers
- Ann Totusek (pre-con), Eric Forste (at-con)
- Webmaster
- Joe Pregracke