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Sir '''[[Douglas Mawson]]''' was an Australian geologist, [[Antarctic]] explorer, and academic. Along with [[Roald Amundsen]], [[Robert Falcon Scott]], and Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]], he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The Mawson Station in the [[Australian Antarctic Territory]] is named in his honor.
'''[[MicroCon 2022]]''' was a [[micronation]]al event that occurred from August 4 - 7, 2022 at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth conference to be held under the [[MicroCon]] banner. The event had initially been planned for Summer of 2021, but was delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted [[Westarctica]] and was a major event in the history of [[foreign relations of Westarctica]].


Mawson turned down an invitation to join [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s [[Terra Nova Expedition]] in 1910; Australian geologist Griffith Taylor went with Scott instead. Mawson chose to lead his own expedition, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, to King [[George V Land]], and [[Adélie Land]], the sector of the Antarctic continent immediately south of Australia, which at the time was almost entirely unexplored. The objectives were to carry out geographical exploration and scientific studies, including a visit to the [[South Magnetic Pole]]. Mawson raised the necessary funds in a year, from British and Australian governments, and from commercial backers interested in mining and [[whaling]].
On 4 August 2022, the MicroCon festivities officially began with a welcome party hosted at the private residence of [[Grand Duke Travis]] and [[Prince-Consort Dinny]]. Attendees were invited for a three hour get together in a casual setting. Approximately 50 guests enjoyed food and drinks provided by the royal couple while socializing in the house or lounging beside the swimming pool. The main conference occurred on Saturday, 6 August at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. Approximately 100 delegates and 10 members of the press were in attendance to learn from their fellow micronationalists during a series of 16 presentations covering every possible topic from art to politics. Originally, only 14 presentations were scheduled, but one nation dropped out and three others were added to fill the open space.


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Latest revision as of 16:33, 18 April 2025

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MicroCon 2022 was a micronational event that occurred from August 4 - 7, 2022 at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth conference to be held under the MicroCon banner. The event had initially been planned for Summer of 2021, but was delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted Westarctica and was a major event in the history of foreign relations of Westarctica.

On 4 August 2022, the MicroCon festivities officially began with a welcome party hosted at the private residence of Grand Duke Travis and Prince-Consort Dinny. Attendees were invited for a three hour get together in a casual setting. Approximately 50 guests enjoyed food and drinks provided by the royal couple while socializing in the house or lounging beside the swimming pool. The main conference occurred on Saturday, 6 August at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. Approximately 100 delegates and 10 members of the press were in attendance to learn from their fellow micronationalists during a series of 16 presentations covering every possible topic from art to politics. Originally, only 14 presentations were scheduled, but one nation dropped out and three others were added to fill the open space.


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