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[[File:Vegas Logo Micro.jpg|350px|thumb|Official logo of MicroCon 2022]] | [[File:Vegas Logo Micro.jpg|350px|thumb|Official logo of MicroCon 2022]] | ||
'''MicroCon 2022''' was a [[micronation]]al event that occurred from August | '''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]]. | It was hosted [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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===Planning process=== | ===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 [[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. | ||
==Pre-Conference Activities== | |||
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. | |||
==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 presentations covering every possible topic from art to politics. Coffee was available and breaks were given every hour. From 12:00pm - 1:00pm, box lunches were served featuring five different kinds of sandwiches. | |||
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. | |||
==Gala Dinner== | |||
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 to include assorted cakes and mini pastries | |||
===Awards Ceremony=== | |||
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. This ceremony, sometimes taking hours to complete, 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. | |||
==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 | |||
|Micronational Diplomacy | |||
|Emperor AP | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]] | |||
|The Micronational Hall of Excellence | |||
|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] | |||
|- | |||
|{{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}} 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 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png}} [[Republic of Molossia]] | |||
|Let's Micronation Like It's 1999 | |||
|[[President Kevin Baugh]] | |||
|} | |||
==Registered Nations== | ==Registered Nations== | ||
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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]] | ||
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