Con of the North Timeline

Important dates and deadlines will appear here.

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Magnetron Meeting
May
13

Magnetron Meeting

Join us at our May meeting we will cover:

  • 2024-2025 Finance Report - Actuals

  • 2025-2026 Budget

  • Website/Mail Vendor Update

  • We are also still looking for someone to fill the Marketing Magnetron position to complete the 2025-2026 term

If you have a proposal for the convention, please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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Magnetron Meeting
Jun
10

Magnetron Meeting

Join us at our June meeting we will cover:

  • Designated Space + Large Group Application Proposal

  • Health & Safety Discussion

  • Artist selection

  • T-shirt Color

If you have a proposal for the convention, please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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Magnetron Meeting
Aug
12

Magnetron Meeting

Join us at our August meeting we will cover:

  • Girl Scout Policy at Doubletree

  • Initial concept artwork discussion

If you have a proposal for the convention, please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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Magnetron Meeting
Sep
9

Magnetron Meeting

Join us at our September meeting we will cover:

  • Vendor Selection

  • Merchandising Update/Final Selection(s)

  • Final concept artwork discussion

If you have a proposal for the convention, please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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Magnetron Meeting
Feb
3

Magnetron Meeting

Our February meeting is As Needed. We will email and post on social media if we do have a meeting. But right now our plan is just for Magnetrons to have a work day for finalizing plans.

If you have a proposal for the convention, please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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On-Site Set Up
Feb
12

On-Site Set Up

Calling all Volunteers for help to set up the convention! Time is currently TBD, but we will need help getting our Registration Desk items organized and Programming will need help getting signs onto doors and tables.

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Vendor Move-in
Feb
12

Vendor Move-in

Vendor move in time: TBD. Keep an eye on your emails for news from the Vendor Magnetron, but we are hoping to have the ballroom open by 7pm.

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Con of the North 2026
Feb
13
to Feb 15

Con of the North 2026

Join us at our *NEW* location of the DoubleTree in Bloomington for Con of the North 2026!

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Blvd
Bloomington MN 55439

https://www.google.com/maps/place/7800+Normandale+Blvd,+Minneapolis,+MN+55439/@44.8615254,-93.3551634,811m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x87f623ec161340cf:0x8fd73536fa12021f!8m2!3d44.8615216!4d-93.3525885!16s%2Fg%2F11b8v43t7f!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Webpage with more details

If you have any issues/questions leading up to the convention, please send an email to info@conofthenorth.org or leave a message for us in Discord (This is also the best way to get ahold of us during the convention). https://discord.gg/hcPMAzhHz6

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On-Site Break Down
Feb
15

On-Site Break Down

Calling all Volunteers for help to take down the convention and put it away. Time TBD (usually around 3pm to approx. 8pm) we will need help doing merchandise counts for our inventory, packing up everything into bins, and possibly a few able-bodied people to help our Magnetrons take these items to our storage unit (which is only about 2 miles away).

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Magnetron Meeting
Apr
8

Magnetron Meeting

Our April meeting is setting up the timeline for our 2025-2026 convention, as well as electing a Marketing Magnetron to complete the 2025-2026 term.

If you have a proposal for the convention please email us your proposal by 11:59pm on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please email your proposal to info@conofthenorth.org.

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2026 Elections
Mar
8

2026 Elections

12 pm is the 2026 Elections for 4 departments: Administration, Finance, Programming, & Vendors.

1 pm is the After-Con Review. Did you like/dislike something about the con? Please come and let us know!

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