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'''MicroCon 2022''' is a [[micronation]]al event that will occur August 5 - 7, 2022 at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be 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 will be hosted [[Westarctica]].
'''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]].


==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Vegas Logo Micro.jpg|350px|thumb|Official logo of MicroCon 2022]]
Following the closed door sessions between [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]], [[Kingdom of Ruritania|Ruritania]], and [[Slabovia]] during [[MicroCon 2017]], it was decided that an organizing committee should be created to vet and approve any future events that use the MicroCon brand. This committee would be comprised of current and past hosts of MicroCons and give approval by voting on proposals received from hopeful hosts.
Following the closed door sessions between [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]], [[Kingdom of Ruritania|Ruritania]], and [[Slabovia]] during [[MicroCon 2017]], it was decided that an organizing committee should be created to vet and approve any future events that use the MicroCon brand. This committee would be comprised of current and past hosts of MicroCons and give approval by voting on proposals received from hopeful hosts.


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===Organizing Committee===
===Organizing Committee===
The Organizing Committee is responsible for planning and organizing the activities, venue, and date of MicroCon 2022. The members are:
The Organizing Committee was responsible for planning and organizing the activities, venue, and date of MicroCon 2022. The members were:


* [[Grand Duke Travis]]
* [[Grand Duke Travis]]
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The first planning meeting of the Organizing Committee occurred on 7 January 2020 at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA, only a few miles away from the site of the [[MicroCon 2015|first MicroCon]]. The event's official website was launched two days later to share the committee's proposed schedule.
The first planning meeting of the Organizing Committee occurred on 7 January 2020 at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA, only a few miles away from the site of the [[MicroCon 2015|first MicroCon]]. The event's official website was launched two days later to share the committee's proposed schedule.


==Registered Nations==
==Pre-Conference Activities==
As of 14 April 2022, the following [[micronation]]s are registered to attend:
[[File:Westarctica-Flandrensis.jpg|350px|thumb|Westarctica's delegation with Consul Georganna Gore from Flandrensis (center)]]
With each successive event since 2015, MicroCon organizers have added additional days to the schedule of conference activities. This was the first MicroCon to feature four days worth of events.
 
===Thursday Reception===
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.
 
===Diplomatic Reception===
On 5 August, the formal portion of MicroCon was ushered in with a four hour diplomatic reception located inside the Red Rock Ballroom at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. From 6:00pm - 10:00pm, attendees discussed matters of micronational importance with one another while shoring up their diplomatic ties with foreign nations.
 
Display tables sharing information and artifacts from each attending micronation, a common sight at previous MicroCons, were in place for the delegate's viewing pleasure.
 
When collecting their gift bags before the event, attendees were simultaneously honored with a knighthood in the [[Order of the Polar Cross]], an order of chivalry created by Grand Duke Travis to recognize friendship among micronations.
 
==Main Conference==
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.
 
Coffee was available and breaks were given every hour. From 12:00pm - 1:00pm, box lunches were served featuring five different kinds of sandwiches.
 
[[Queen Carolyn of Ladonia]] announced that her nation had won the bid to host [[MicroCon 2023]] in Chicago, Illinois.
 
After the presentations were completed, one hour was allotted for an "Awards Royale." During this time, attendees were encouraged to give one another medals and awards which might otherwise take up valuable time during the gala dinner awards ceremony.
 
==Presentation Topics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Nation'''
|'''Presentation Title'''
|'''Presenter'''
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]]
|''Opening Remarks''
|[[Grand Duke Travis]]
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} [[Pibocip]]
|''Sovereignty of Micronations''
|Prince Philip
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Ladonia.png}} [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
|''Safeguarding Your Micronational Legacy''
|[[Queen Carolyn of Ladonia]]
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of West Who.jpg}} [[West Who]]
|''Micronations in Space''
|Minister John Farr
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Amethonia flag.png}} Kingdom of Amethonia
|''The King's Speech''
|King Emmanuel
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]]
|''What is a Nation''
|King Ben I
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag-zaqistan.jpg}} [[Zaqistan]]
|''Zaqistan''
|Zaq Landsberg
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Aeternia Flag.png}} Empire of Aeternia
|''Cooperation Between Micronations''
|Emperor AP
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]]
|''The Micronational Hall of Excellence''
|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]]
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Pontunia Flag.png}} Kingdom of Pontunia
|''Micronational Diplomacy''
|King Andrew I
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]]
|''Climate Change From A Farmer's Perspective''
|Consul Georganna Gore
|-
|{{flagiconstart|UT Flag.gif}} University of Toronto
|''Scripting a Nation''
|Robert Motum
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Slowjamastan.png}} [[Republic of Slowjamastan]]
|''This is Slowjamastan''
|Sultan Randy Williams
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Raph Transitional Flag.png}} [[Raphania|Grand Emirate of Raphania]]
|''Micronations and History''
|Grand Emir Charles I
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag North Barchant.png}} Kingdom of North Barchant
|''The Kingdom of North Barchant''
|Prime Minister Beloff
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png}} [[Republic of Molossia]]
|''Let's Micronation Like It's 1999''
|[[President Kevin Baugh]]
|}
 
==Gala Dinner==
[[File:Terra Excelsior Republic.jpg|350px|thumb|President Kevin Baugh of Molossia meeting delegates from the Terra Excelsior Republic]]
The formal gala dinner took place on Saturday evening following the main conference presentations. This dinner launched at 7:00pm, after a few minutes were set aside to take the ever-popular MicroCon group photo, which was snapped inside the beautiful green atrium of Sam's Town.
 
===Dinner===
The dinner theme was "Food For Thought," featuring the following menu:
 
*Salad
**Tossed Garden salad with Ranch and Italian Dressing
**Classic Caesar Salad
 
*Entrees
**Chicken marsala
**London broil with natural au jus
**Sautéed salmon in lemon butter
 
*Accompaniment
**Chef’s Fresh Vegetable Selection
**Vegetable Rice Pilaf
**Oven-Roasted Herbed Potatoes
**Assorted Dinner Rolls & Butter
 
*Dessert
**Chef’s sweet table with assorted cakes and mini pastries
 
===Awards Ceremony===
[[File:MicroCon Group1.jpg|400px|thumb|Group photo of all attendees of MicroCon 2022]]
The awards ceremony was broken into two parts: the first was the [[Micronational Hall of Excellence]] whereby [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Prime Minister Jordan Farmer]] inducted the first eight awardees. Two recipients were on hand to accept their award in person and two others were accepted on the awardees behalf by someone from their micronation.
 
During the second part of the awards ceremony, attendees bestowed the highest award from their nations upon other attendees. In previous MicroCons, this ceremony sometimes took hours to complete, but utilizing the new format, it was wrapped up in a brisk 45 minutes due to the great success of the Awards Royale earlier in the day.
 
===Pub Trivia===
As the gala began to wind down, Commodore Miller from Molossia took to the stage and hosted a wildly popular MicroCon Pub Trivia event.
 
==Post-Conference Bowling==
On Sunday, 7 August, 31 delegates met together for an informal bowling tournament at the Sam's Town Bowling Center. Matthew Salzer of Ladonia kept track of the scores and awarded the top three bowlers with certificates of achievement.
 
The top bowler, representing the micronation [[Beatus Cras]], also received a .999 silver coin from the leaders of North Barchant.
 
==Attending Nations==
The event was attended by 30 [[micronation]]s:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]]
|5
|7
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Ladonia.png}} [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Ladonia.png}} [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
|8
|13
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Pavlov.jpg}} [[Pavlov]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Pavlov.jpg}} [[Pavlov]]
|2
|2
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Obscurium-Icon.png}} [[Obscurium]]
|1
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} [[Pibocip]]
|{{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} [[Pibocip]]
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|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg}} [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg}} [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]]
|2
|2
|-]
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]]
|{{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]]
|1
|1
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|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png}} [[Republic of Molossia]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png}} [[Republic of Molossia]]
|3
|5
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]]
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Slowjamastan.png}} [[Republic of Slojamastan]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Slowjamastan.png}} [[Republic of Slowjamastan]]
|2
|14
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Volletnia Flag.png}} [[Kingdom of Volletnia]]
|1
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Shiloh.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Shiloh]]
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Shiloh.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Shiloh]]
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|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{flagiconstart|Sancratosia-Flag.png}} Principality of Sancratosia
|{{flagiconstart|Sancratosia-Flag.png}} [[Principality of Sancratosia]]
|1
|1
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Terra-Excelsior-Flag.png}} Terra Excelsior Republic
| {{flagiconstart|Terra-Excelsior-Flag.png}} Terra Excelsior Republic
|4
|5
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Raph Transitional Flag.png}} [[Raphania|Grand Emirate of Raphania]]
|1
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Cycoldia.jpg}} [[Grand Republic of Cycoldia]]
|1
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Th Flag.png}} Technocratic Republic of Aethodia
|1
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of St. Castin.jpg}} Newgraviate of Saint-Castin
|1
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Flag North Barchant.png}} Kingdom of North Barchant
|3
|-
| {{flagiconstart|GaplaflagClear.png}} Federated States of Gapla
|2
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Obsidia.png}} Ambulatory Free States of Obsidia
|2
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Soundland-Flag.png}} Republic of Soundland
|2
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Aeternia Flag.png}} Empire of Aeternia
|3
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Amethonia flag.png}} Kingdom of Amethonia
|2
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Pontunia Flag.png}} Kingdom of Pontunia
|2
|-
| {{flagiconstart|Flag-zaqistan.jpg}} [[Zaqistan]]
|5
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.microcon2022.com Official website]
* [https://www.microcon2022.com Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/503775826931218/ Official FaceBook Group]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMqYItBftto All 16 video presentations]
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;text-align:center;"
!style="background:#c5dae3;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"|[[MicroCon|MicroCon Events]]
|-
|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"|'''Previous Event'''
|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"|'''This Event'''
|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"|'''Next Event'''
|-
|[[MicroCon 2019]]
|[[MicroCon 2022]]
|[[MicroCon 2023]]
|}


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Latest revision as of 00:21, 4 May 2024

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.

Delegates from Slabovia and Molossia gathered for the Gala Dinner

It was hosted Westarctica and was a major event in the history of foreign relations of Westarctica.

Background

 
Official logo of MicroCon 2022

Following the closed door sessions between Molossia, Ruritania, and Slabovia during MicroCon 2017, it was decided that an organizing committee should be created to vet and approve any future events that use the MicroCon brand. This committee would be comprised of current and past hosts of MicroCons and give approval by voting on proposals received from hopeful hosts.

Immediately following MicroCon 2017, Grand Duke Travis and King Timothy of Shiloh discussed the possibility of jointly hosting a summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas was selected due to its cheap flights, wide array of hotel options, and first class entertainment. Grand Duke Travis wrote the proposal and submitted it to the MicrCon committee in May 2019. It was approved two months later while the Grand Duke happened to be in Vegas with the Prince-Consort. The official announcement that Westarctica would be serving as host and the location of Las Vegas was announced by King George II of Slabovia at the conclusion of MicroCon 2019 to great fanfare from the audience.

By the end of 2021, Shiloh had stepped back from planning the event leaving Westarctica to have sole hosting duties.

Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee was responsible for planning and organizing the activities, venue, and date of MicroCon 2022. The members were:

Planning process

The first planning meeting of the Organizing Committee occurred on 7 January 2020 at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA, only a few miles away from the site of the first MicroCon. The event's official website was launched two days later to share the committee's proposed schedule.

Pre-Conference Activities

 
Westarctica's delegation with Consul Georganna Gore from Flandrensis (center)

With each successive event since 2015, MicroCon organizers have added additional days to the schedule of conference activities. This was the first MicroCon to feature four days worth of events.

Thursday Reception

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.

Diplomatic Reception

On 5 August, the formal portion of MicroCon was ushered in with a four hour diplomatic reception located inside the Red Rock Ballroom at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. From 6:00pm - 10:00pm, attendees discussed matters of micronational importance with one another while shoring up their diplomatic ties with foreign nations.

Display tables sharing information and artifacts from each attending micronation, a common sight at previous MicroCons, were in place for the delegate's viewing pleasure.

When collecting their gift bags before the event, attendees were simultaneously honored with a knighthood in the Order of the Polar Cross, an order of chivalry created by Grand Duke Travis to recognize friendship among micronations.

Main Conference

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.

Coffee was available and breaks were given every hour. From 12:00pm - 1:00pm, box lunches were served featuring five different kinds of sandwiches.

Queen Carolyn of Ladonia announced that her nation had won the bid to host MicroCon 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

After the presentations were completed, one hour was allotted for an "Awards Royale." During this time, attendees were encouraged to give one another medals and awards which might otherwise take up valuable time during the gala dinner awards ceremony.

Presentation Topics

Nation Presentation Title Presenter
  Westarctica Opening Remarks Grand Duke Travis
  Pibocip Sovereignty of Micronations Prince Philip
  Ladonia Safeguarding Your Micronational Legacy Queen Carolyn of Ladonia
  West Who Micronations in Space Minister John Farr
  Kingdom of Amethonia The King's Speech King Emmanuel
  Kingdom of Fergus What is a Nation King Ben I
  Zaqistan Zaqistan Zaq Landsberg
  Empire of Aeternia Cooperation Between Micronations Emperor AP
  Westarctica The Micronational Hall of Excellence Duke of the Bear Peninsula
  Kingdom of Pontunia Micronational Diplomacy King Andrew I
  Grand Duchy of Flandrensis Climate Change From A Farmer's Perspective Consul Georganna Gore
  University of Toronto Scripting a Nation Robert Motum
  Republic of Slowjamastan This is Slowjamastan Sultan Randy Williams
  Grand Emirate of Raphania Micronations and History Grand Emir Charles I
  Kingdom of North Barchant The Kingdom of North Barchant Prime Minister Beloff
  Republic of Molossia Let's Micronation Like It's 1999 President Kevin Baugh

Gala Dinner

 
President Kevin Baugh of Molossia meeting delegates from the Terra Excelsior Republic

The formal gala dinner took place on Saturday evening following the main conference presentations. This dinner launched at 7:00pm, after a few minutes were set aside to take the ever-popular MicroCon group photo, which was snapped inside the beautiful green atrium of Sam's Town.

Dinner

The dinner theme was "Food For Thought," featuring the following menu:

  • Salad
    • Tossed Garden salad with Ranch and Italian Dressing
    • Classic Caesar Salad
  • Entrees
    • Chicken marsala
    • London broil with natural au jus
    • Sautéed salmon in lemon butter
  • Accompaniment
    • Chef’s Fresh Vegetable Selection
    • Vegetable Rice Pilaf
    • Oven-Roasted Herbed Potatoes
    • Assorted Dinner Rolls & Butter
  • Dessert
    • Chef’s sweet table with assorted cakes and mini pastries

Awards Ceremony

 
Group photo of all attendees of MicroCon 2022

The awards ceremony was broken into two parts: the first was the Micronational Hall of Excellence whereby Prime Minister Jordan Farmer inducted the first eight awardees. Two recipients were on hand to accept their award in person and two others were accepted on the awardees behalf by someone from their micronation.

During the second part of the awards ceremony, attendees bestowed the highest award from their nations upon other attendees. In previous MicroCons, this ceremony sometimes took hours to complete, but utilizing the new format, it was wrapped up in a brisk 45 minutes due to the great success of the Awards Royale earlier in the day.

Pub Trivia

As the gala began to wind down, Commodore Miller from Molossia took to the stage and hosted a wildly popular MicroCon Pub Trivia event.

Post-Conference Bowling

On Sunday, 7 August, 31 delegates met together for an informal bowling tournament at the Sam's Town Bowling Center. Matthew Salzer of Ladonia kept track of the scores and awarded the top three bowlers with certificates of achievement.

The top bowler, representing the micronation Beatus Cras, also received a .999 silver coin from the leaders of North Barchant.

Attending Nations

The event was attended by 30 micronations:

Nation Delegation Size
  Westarctica 7
  Ladonia 13
  Pavlov 2
  Pibocip 2
  Nordale 2
  West Who 4
  Beatus Cras 2
  Principality of Aigues-Mortes 2
  Kingdom of Fergus 1
  Slabovia 7
  Republic of Molossia 5
  Grand Duchy of Flandrensis 1
  Republic of Slowjamastan 14
  Kingdom of Shiloh 1
  Kingdom of Ruritania 3
  Principality of Sancratosia 1
  Grand Republic of Moontonia 2
  Terra Excelsior Republic 5
  Grand Emirate of Raphania 1
  Grand Republic of Cycoldia 1
  Technocratic Republic of Aethodia 1
  Newgraviate of Saint-Castin 1
  Kingdom of North Barchant 3
  Federated States of Gapla 2
  Ambulatory Free States of Obsidia 2
  Republic of Soundland 2
  Empire of Aeternia 3
  Kingdom of Amethonia 2
  Kingdom of Pontunia 2
  Zaqistan 5

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