Con Report: Wonder Northwest

The Place Crown Plaza Hotel Portland Oregon

The Dates: 26 to 27 Mar 2012

Wonder Northwest is a multi-genre pop culture and anything geeky convention. Wonder Northwest is in its second year the second year and my first time I attended both days. While the con offers not much in the way of panels and events, still for the price it allows for a nice distraction.

Saturday: After going out for breakfast I went to the con site and picked up my badge. This you I took my big Chococat plush to the con. I attended Nerdfight live a panel of podcast who took on all geeky challengers’ questions. Next up I caught some parts of the Micromini Geek film festival, a film festival of local shorts and documentaries of SF, and other genre. The rest of the time I ran around the dealers den or took pictures. I had to leave early for a friend ordination to the Priesthood, so I called it a day.

Sunday: I rushed over tot eh con hotel after church to catch the last part of the Kaijucast a Godzillia podcast. Next and PDX Yar, the pirate group, instead of just telling us about pirate life in the 17^th century, PDX Yar employed role play by splitting the audience into six groups representing six functions of a pirate ship and compressing a three month voyage into a 45 minute one of the more interesting panels I attended. The rest of the time I practice my photograph. I went out for dinner and return to catch the Slats and Asian influenced indie band’s first set. I was disappointed the concert was sparsely attended.

The Good: a inexpensive diversion over the Memorial Day weekend, better than going the Indian Casino. Pdx Yar

The bad : Not really bad, but I wanted more, more panels more events more geek film festival.

The sparsely attend consort on Sunday, the Band were knocking themselves out; perhaps there need to be more promotion of it as a dead dog party or only on Saturday

Over all I felt Northwest Wonder was a good and well run convention I hope it can grow in the future.

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