Author: Amber Raden

Help Us Host a Fan Feud!

CONsole Room is nearly upon us – and our schedule is nearly ready to launch – but we need help from you for one of our CONsole Room 2023 events!

CONsole Room this year will include a Doctor Who-styled “Fan Feud” game show event in the style of “Family Feud.” In order to play we need pre-populated survey results, and that’s where you come in!

Please take a few minutes to respond to our survey through Google Forms no later than Friday, January 13. We look forward to playing the game with you in a couple weeks!

December Update: One Month Left

Image Caption: “Everything ends, and it’s always sad. But everything begins again, too, and that’s always happy. Be happy.” – The 12th Doctor

From all of us at CONsole Room, we hope you are having the happiest of holidays this holiday season!

We have a little under one month remaining before the start of our 10th CONsole Room convention and have a few exciting announcements for you, including more guests, the launch of our commemorative shirt and new enamel pins, registration opening for #WhoItYourself events, and more. Take a look!

DECEMBER 26: VIP MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION CLOSES

Registration is OPEN for CONsole Room 2023, but registration for our VIP memberships will be closing soon on December 26!

VIP memberships give you access to all of the in-person and virtual fun all weekend and already includes our convention shirt for the year AND year 10 enamel pin. It also includes some special VIP-exclusive perks, such as access to our Thursday night mixer with our Guests of Honour and Featured Guests. If you were interested in a VIP membership, make sure you register no later than December 26!

Learn more about our VIP memberships, as well as our other membership offerings, on our REGISTRATION page. Pre-registration for all other in person and virtual options will continue through January 13 or until sold out.

JANUARY 1: COMMEMORATIVE SHIRT ORDERING DEADLINE (ROUND 1)

We’re thrilled to finally be ready to launch our commemorative shirt for ordering this year! For the best chance of arriving in time for the convention, the ordering window closes on January 1.

**Please note that if you are a VIP, you do not need to place an order separately through CustomInk. A shirt is included with your VIP registration.

Learn more on our COMMEMORATIVE SHIRT PAGE or order now through CUSTOMINK.

JANUARY 5: DEADLINE FOR HOTEL ROOM BLOCK ACCESS

CONsole Room returns to the HILTON MSP AIRPORT/MALL OF AMERICA HOTEL and our room block is open through January 5 or until full! Staying at the hotel is a great way to help the convention, but also gives you a home base for the weekend, a place to watch virtual panels, and easy access to local amenities.

Learn more on our HOTEL PAGE or go to the HILTON HOTEL WEBSITE to book your room now.

PLEASE WELCOME NEW GUESTS TO CONSOLE ROOM 2023!

We’re excited to announce our latest Featured Guests and Attending Professionals:

    • Miss Shannan Paul, comedian + show host
    • Anna Williams, astronomy
    • Greg Bakun, British TV + paranormal

You can learn more about our current guest list on our GUESTS page.

GIVE TO THE MAX DAY: THANK YOU!

Did you know CONsole Room Events is a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization? We are truly an event created by the fans for the fans, and our funding comes solely from donations and registrations to the event. To everyone that supported us by giving during Give to the Max Day, and to everyone who supports us throughout the year, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

NEW ENAMEL PINS CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF CONSOLE ROOM

As part of this year’s convention, we have created enamel pins celebrating all ten years of CONsole Room so far! Moving forward, we hope to make a new convention pin every year.

Learn more on our ENAMEL PINS page, or order now through SQUARE.

#WHOITYOURSELF EVENTS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

We brought #WhoItYourself into CONsole Room back in 2016, and we’re thrilled to be continuing this spotlight on Whovian creativity! In 2023, we’ll have three #WhoItYourself special events – Build-Your-Own Hydroponics Workshop, Seed Art Activity, and Painting with Plasmavores – and early registration is open. Additional details for some events are still being finalized, we will continue to share more details as we have them.

Learn more on our WHOITYOURSELF page, or register now through SQUARE.

ART SHOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Do you like art? Do you MAKE art or crafts related to science fiction or Doctor Who? Would you like to show these pieces off and/or possibly sell them to fellow Whovians

Enter the Art Show – submissions are now open! Learn more on our ART SHOW page.

Are you ready to celebrate 10 Years in the TARDIS with us? Our celebration begins now! We’ll be spending the next several months leading up to our 10th annual convention celebrating the conventions, characters, and community that have come before – and everything still to come at CONsole Room 2023 and beyond!

Stay tuned on social media, via email, and here on our website to make sure you don’t miss a thing, then get ready to join us in January either in-person or online.

Cyberman Day 2023: A Hybrid Celebration

Inclusive Connection From Everywhere

Happy Cyberman Day! CONsole Room is returning January 20-22, 2023 with our HYBRID format. This means that we will continue to have in-person AND virtual options for our 10th annual convention!

Last year we introduced our hybrid format for the first time. We are excited to continue to improve and refine our hybrid options in an effort to actively include all Whovians around the world, including those unable to attend our convention in person. Our two virtual tickets, CYBERMITE and CYBERMAN, provide two options for attendees to join us virtually.

  • Our CYBERMITE ticket is FREE for all and provides access to our Discord channel and limited access to virtual content.
  • Our CYBERMAN ticket is $35 per person and includes additional virtual content, including access to Guest of Honour and Featured Guest virtual panels and the opportunity to participate in the panels as they air live.

Register to join us virtually or in person by visiting the REGISTRATION PAGE on our website.

Try a Staycation with Virtual Access

Unable to join the events in person but would still like to feel like you’re on vacation? Consider a weekend getaway by staying at our convention hotel and participating in virtual content from the comfort of a hotel room!

Our room block is OPEN until January 5, 2023 or until the room block is full, whichever comes first. Learn more on the HOTEL PAGE on our website.