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CONvergence Minecraft Block Build

Help us expand our world (and earn CONvergence 2024 volunteer hours!)

Rain or Shine. Supplies provided. Please wear clothes to paint in.

Date: May 11 & 12 Time: 10am -5pm Location: St Paul MN (email decor@convergence-con.org for address)

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Brigitte Bako!!!

Brigitte Bako is a Canadian Oscar, Emmy, and Writers guild award nominee. She is the creator, writer, star, and executive producer of the hit Canadian cable series, G-spot. The show is one of the most loved and popular shows in Canada. It has been sold all over the world and has garnered numerous award nominations and including Best Comedy Series—three years in a row; Best Comedic Actress in a series; and Best Comedy Ensemble. As a voice actress, fans should recognize Brigitte as the voice of Angela in Gargoyles and Monique Dupre in Godzilla: The Series.

Read more about Brigitte Bako: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/brigitte-bako/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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This year's party application closes April 30th unless the CONvergence 2024 party block fills sooner! (Only 8 rooms left!)

If you’ve been wanting to come back and join the fun, this is the year to do it!

Some Party Host benefits you might not be aware of include:

Room Parties can qualify for a sleeping room in the Hyatt outside of the general public hotel block

Each party can receive 5 comped day passes for their staff.

Parties can receive 25 volunteer hours for each core staff member up to 6, and an additional bucket of 60 volunteer hours for the rest of your helpers. Those volunteer hours are redeemable for volunteer thank-you gifts and access to Volunteers Den.

Parties are able to load in and out via behind the-scenes-access to the hotel to ease the burden of moving.

If you’d like to learn more about parties at CONvergence, check out CONvergence Party Rules, Tips and Tricks Guide, and more information at cvgcon.org/partyhost

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Are you going to order a mid-year t-shirt? Or contribute to the CONvergence community quilt?

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Greg Weisman!!!

Greg Weisman is best known for his work in animation, creating and/or showrunning on such series as Gargoyles, W.I.T.C.H., The Spectacular Spider-Man, Star Wars Rebels, and Young Justice. Greg wrote both Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic books; The Amazing Spider-Man, Starbrand & Nightmask and The Spectacular Spider-Men for Marvel Comics; New York Times’ Bestselling Star Wars Kanan for Marvel and Lucasfilm; Young Justice and Young Justice: Targets for DC Comics, and the new Gargoyles, Gargoyles: Dark Ages and Gargoyles Quest comics. Gargoyles #1 was Dynamite’s best-selling comic ever.

Read more about Greg Weisman: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/greg-weisman/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Miss Shannan Paul!!!

Miss Shannan Paul is a Comedian, Radio and Television host, Keynote Speaker, Benefit Auctioneer, Voice Actor and Event Host. She has appeared on Nick Mom’s Night Out, Laughs TV, Hulu and as part of the SXSW Comedy and Music Festival. She has performed with Louie Anderson, Sinbad, and Christopher “Kid” Reid. She regularly brings her wit, whimsy and pop culture expertise to Twin Cities television as part of The Jason Show. You can hear Miss Shannan weekly on MyTalk 107.1, 830 WCCO, and on her podcast, Be Our Geek.

Read more about Miss Shannan Paul: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/miss-shannan-paul/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Susanna Malak!!!!

Susanna Malak is a regular player in the incredible Star Wars franchise. She has co-starred in three seasons of The Mandalorian as various creature characters, as well as playing a creature called Keteerian in Ashoka. She played as a member of The Lucky Three in the very first episode “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian.” She also played one of the Melitto, a species of insect-like humanoids as seen in the episode “Chapter 21: The Pirate.” She can also be seen as Gas Mask in The Book of Boba Fett, but she might be best known for her roles playing one of the infamous Jawas in numerous episodes of both series.

Read more about Susanna Malak: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/susanna-malak/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Carlos Hernandez!!!

New York Times Bestseller Carlos Hernandez is the author of the critically-acclaimed short story collection The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria (Rosarium, 2016), the novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Disney Hyperion, 2019), which won the 2019 Pura Belpré Award from the American Library Association, and its sequel, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (2020). He’s also written dozens of short stories, poems, and works of drama, usually in the SFF mode, which have found homes in magazines such as Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and many others.

Read more about Carlos Hernandez: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/carlos-hernandez/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Zehra Fazal!!!

Zehra Fazal is an actor, singer and voice artist who hopes to ignite and nurture the inner strengths, passions and imaginations of young people through storytelling. She has portrayed animated characters for many different beloved series. Notable animation credits include Amphibia, Big Hero 6 The Series, My Adventures with Superman, Young Justice, Batman: A Death in the Family, Bojack Horseman, Voltron Legendary Defender, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Star Trek Prodigy, and Beavis and Butthead.

Read more about Zehra Fazal: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/zehra-fazal/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited on THURSDAY ONLY!!

Keith David!!!

Keith David is a classically trained, multiple Emmy award winning actor. He is currently shooting a new series for producer JJ Abrams and HBO Max entitled Duster. He recently shot The Gray House, a drama series produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman. Keith was featured in Jordan Peele’s latest film Nope. He also recently starred in Black As Night for Blumhouse / Amazon. Keith’s work as a voice actor has made him a household name. His rich and powerful voice has been featured in national commercials, award shows, documentaries, video games, and animation. Voice acting credits include countless fan favorites such as Adventure Time, Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Spawn, and Gargoyles.

Read more about Keith David: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/keith-david/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Thom Adcox-Hernandez!!!

Thom toured with the biggest names in the dance world and featured in some of the most memorable music videos of all time with artists like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. As a voice actor, you have heard him as Lexington in Gargoyles and Gargoyles – The Goliath Chronicles, Dipstick in 101 Dalmatians, Simon in Steven Spielberg’s Invasion America (a role personally cast by Mr. Spielberg), Sammy in W.I.T.C.H, Phineas Mason in The Spectacular Spiderman, Klarion the Witchboy in Young Justice, Milo in Sophia the First, and many others.

Read more about Thom Adcox-Hernandez: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/thom-adcox-hernandez/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

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Being part of panels at CONvergence is one of the fastest ways to meet people and network at the convention, plus it is a lot of fun too. Panelist sign-ups for CONvergence 2024 are open now! Click here for more info.

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What possible panels do you hope make the final schedule for #CVG2024? Panels with 5 panelists signed up have the best chance!

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Help CONvergence reach our Give To The Max Day goal of 100 individual donations! Link at 👉 cvgcon.org/gtmd

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Help CONvergence reach our Give to the Max Day goal of 100 individual donations!

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We would like to invite you to the annual CONvergence Programming Brainstorming Sessions. Get your ideas on the panel sign-up for CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited, a celebration of diversity in our inspirations, our creative communities, and our fandoms. Represent!!!

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So far, we have only had one report of a positive COVID-19 test from a CONvergence 2023 attendee.

This attendee spent most of their time in Gaming. We would like to remind everyone to please test if you are feeling under the weather, and email directors@cvgcon.org to let us know if you think you were positive during CONvergence 2023. Please stay safe, everyone!