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ConGlomeration
ConGlomeration
Status	Defunct
Genre	Multi-genre
Venue	Crowne Plaza Louisville
Location(s)	Louisville, Kentucky
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2001
Most recent	2019
Attendance	700
Website	www.conglomeration.info

ConGlomeration^[1] was an annual multigenre convention held in or around Louisville, Kentucky, between 2001 and 2019. ConGlomeration was an all-volunteer non-profit organization which, as part of its convention programming, conducted charitable activities on behalf of the American Cancer Society and Cabbage Patch Settlement House. With the unexpected closure of the convention's hotel in 2008, the operation of the convention was disrupted, but resumed in 2010. The final ConGlomeration, ConGlomeration 2020, was scheduled to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville on Easter weekend, April 10–12, 2020, but was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Activities

ConGlomeration was a fan convention,^[2] incorporating aspects of a gaming convention, science fiction convention and, in 2006, 2007 and 2008, a writing workshop run by Apex Magazine.^[3] A 24-hour staffed game room, a LARP, tracked author programming, a cosplay masquerade competition, a dealer's room, and a genre art auction are regular components of ConGlomeration's official activities.

Mascot

The convention mascot was a platypus that donned various disguises —- including a giant mecha robot, a homage to Gandalf, and King Kong—for his appearance on the official con T-shirt, which was given to staff and volunteers.

References

^ "Keep Calm and Geek On". Louisville.com. 2015-02-01. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
^ Holland Rains (2015-04-15), NorseMedia Goes To: ConGolmeration 2015, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2017-09-20
^ "conglomeration | a writer's vanity". jason-sizemore.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2017-09-20.