Ohayocon Is Suing Sekaicon Over Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets
It seems that Ohayocon is incapable of refraining from controversy. Some of you may remember that prior to last years
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Convention News
In depth reporting on issues and news within the Midwestern, North American, and (occasionally) World Convention Scene.
196. Triple Fail – ColossalCon North, Ohayocon, and Atomic Monster Weekend
There’s a lot to go over this episode. We start with Atomic Monster Weekend’s last minute, mysterious cancellation (that still has almost no signs of having happened on the internet). Then we go into an update on the ongoing Ohayocon situation and where things currently stand. Finally, we dig into the events at ColossalCon North a few days ago that led to the con’s cosplay contest staff abruptly quitting Saturday morning.
It’s a hell of a time.
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ColossalCon North’s Cosplay Contest Staff Quits Due to Alleged Mistreatment From Management
We’ve received multiple tips from people present, and from what we can tell at around 10:30am today (Saturday, November 18th),
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Atomic Monster Weekend Cancelled Last Minute (Not That You’d Know It)
If you go to the Facebook page or Eventbrite listing for Atomic Monster Weekend, you might assume it’s still happening
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195. Ohayocon Chaos
On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we are deep diving into everything that’s happened with Ohayocon over the last… week? It’s been a lot, from the firing/not firing of staff members, a lot about a logo, a volunteer staff on “strike,” and Melissa Phelps reportedly stepping down from the CESI board of directors — and it’s not even close to over yet.
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Ohayocon Senior Leadership and Volunteers on Strike After Removal of Con Chair Cody Marcum [Updated 10/10]
This is a breaking news story, and we will update it if we learn additional details. Last updated 10/10/2023 at
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Two Guys Stole Over $300K in Collectible Cards From Gen Con
There’s a lot of chaos in convention set up. A lot of folks moving merchandise and equipment around, people coming
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193. Ryan Kopf v. Nerd & Tie – The Full Story
https://media.blubrry.com/1336403/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/k366xd/193_Ryan_Kopf_v_Nerd_and_Tie_-_The_Full_Story7ry2o.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSRyan Kopf has been suing Nerd & Tie
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Streamer Adriana Chechik Breaks Back in Foam Pit at TwitchCon
Gen Prock said to me today that maybe any convention that has a ball pit is cursed. Technically it was
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