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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 by Westarctica and was a major event in the history of foreign relations of Westarctica. The total attendance figure was 116 people, setting a new record for the largest gathering of micronationalists at that time.

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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-His Grace, the '''[[Duke of Goldstream]]'''  was a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] and served as [[Foreign Minister]] on the [[Royal Council]] from February 2018 to February 2021. He was also the Captain of the Goldstream Guards. The Duke's title came from [[Goldstream Peak]] in the [[La Gorce Mountains]] of [[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 by [[Westarctica]] and was a major event in the history of [[foreign relations of Westarctica]]. The total attendance figure was 116 people, setting a new record for the largest gathering of micronationalists at that time.
-In his capacity as Westarctica's Foreign Minister, the Duke was been extremely active and helped inspire the international members of the [[Honorary Consular Corps]]. With [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree RD-2021-001]], [[Grand Duke Travis]] gave the Foreign Minister nearly autonomous authority over his office to help speed activities without waiting for approval from the Crown. On 11 February 2021, the Duke of Goldstream resigned from his position as Foreign Minister and became a private citizen of [[Westarctica]].
+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.
-The Duke's candidacy for [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]] in the [[2019 Prime Minister election|2019 election]] was announced on 9 January of that year. His Grace received 26.5% of the popular vote. His death in 2023 marked only the second passing of a Westarctican peer in the 22 year history of the nation.
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