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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
During [[MicroCon 2023]]'s gala ball, the host and location for MicroCon 2025 was announced. It was due to be the first MicroCon that was hosted by three [[micronation]]s. | During [[MicroCon 2023]]'s gala ball, the host and location for MicroCon 2025 was announced. It was due to be the first MicroCon that was hosted by three [[micronation]]s. | ||
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During the initial the announcement at MicroCon 2023, Emperor Eric of the Aerican Empire and Princess Cloe of Sancratosia gave a brief presentation extolling the virtues of Montreal. A few weeks later, at [[MicroCon EU 2023]], Dominic Desaintes-Bellemare from Saint-Castin shared more details about the planning committee's thoughts on the event including the proposed venue and dates. | During the initial the announcement at MicroCon 2023, Emperor Eric of the Aerican Empire and Princess Cloe of Sancratosia gave a brief presentation extolling the virtues of Montreal. A few weeks later, at [[MicroCon EU 2023]], Dominic Desaintes-Bellemare from Saint-Castin shared more details about the planning committee's thoughts on the event including the proposed venue and dates. | ||
In mid-June 2025, just a week before the event was scheduled to commence, the three hosts had a falling out leading the Principality of Sancratosia and the Newgraviate of Saint-Castin to withdraw from the planning committee. The Aerican Empire then assumed full hosting duties. | |||
== | ==Pre-conference activities== | ||
On the evening of Thursday, June 26th, a casual welcome reception was held in the Seville Room for the newly-arrived delegations. Food and drinks were served while attendees mingled and introduced themselves to one another. | |||
The Micronational Trivia Game, expertly hosted by Commodore Jonathan Miller of [[Molossia]], began at eight o'clock. The entire room was divided into teams who competed against each other for bragging rights and for medals in the Nemean Games (trivia having been included as a part of the Nemean Games starting with [[MicroCon 2023]]). Gold Medals were awarded to the four nations of the Desert Penguins ([[Westarctica]], Molossia, Ironland, and Aethodia), the winning team which took first place by a shocking margin of nearly 100 points. | |||
=== | ===The Nemean Games=== | ||
The following afternoon, on Friday, June 27th, attendees joined together in a nearby park to test their athletic ability in fierce competition in the Nemean Games, hosted by Matthew Salzer of [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]. Participants included Molossia, North Barchant, [[West Who]], [[Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia|Karina-Ruthenia]], the [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]], and the Quackers Kingdom. | |||
=== | For the first time, Australian Break Dancing was included as a competitive sport. | ||
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===Diplomatic Reception=== | |||
On Friday evening, the [[Aerican Empire]] hosted a formal diplomatic reception in the Hong Kong room. Attendees were invited to mingle and get to know one another while food and drinks were served. | |||
During the reception, Westarctica's delegation of 11 people took a moment to hold a private awards ceremony for their members. [[Grand Duke Travis]] bestowed knighthoods in [[Orders of Westarctica|Westarctica's Orders of Chivalry]] upon the delegates and highlighted some of the special work they have done over the previous year. His Royal Highness also granted military promotions to the members of the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]] and appointed two members into his [[Royal Household of Grand Duke Travis|Royal Household]]. | |||
==Main conference event=== | |||
On Saturday, 28 June, the main MicroCon conference began with registration at 8:00am in the Singapore Room. Each delegation set up a table display to show off the artifacts and ephemera associated with their [[micronation]]. The entire perimeter of the room was filled with displays and additional tables had to be added to accommodate all the nations. | |||
Attendees were treated to a continental breakfast buffet as part of the conference with coffee breaks in between each presentation. Following the individual presentations, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]] moderated a one hour panel discussion titled ''10 Years of MicroCon: The Show Must Go Wrong'' featuring four previous [[MicroCon]] hosts discussing the challenges and joys of hosting a MicroCon. | |||
The panelists were: | |||
* [[MicroCon 2015]]: [[President Kevin Baugh]] and First Lady [[Adrianne Baugh]] of [[Molossia]]. | |||
* [[MicroCon 2017]]: Grand Duchess Julianna of [[Kingdom of Ruritania|Ruritania]]. | |||
* [[MicroCon 2019]]: [[King George II of Slabovia]]. | |||
* [[MicroCon 2022]]: [[Grand Duke Travis]] of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
==Presentation topics== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nation''' | |||
|'''Presentation Title''' | |||
|'''Presenter''' | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Belmoore Flag.png}} Circle of Belmoor | |||
|''Heraldry: A Primer For Micronations'' | |||
|Anna Ralls-Ulrich | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg}} [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]] | |||
|''The Role of Micronations in Sensibile Humanitarian Causes'' | |||
|Prince Jean-Pierre<br>Jennifer Rioux | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} [[Pibocip]] | |||
|''The Sovereignty of Micronations'' | |||
|Prince Philip, PhD | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]] | |||
|''Educational Importance for Teaching Micronations'' | |||
|Dr. Elaine Holden | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]] | |||
|''The Capricious Nature of Nationhood'' | |||
|King Ben I | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Slabovia.jpg}} [[Slabovia]] | |||
|''Staying Legal'' | |||
|[[King George II of Slabovia]] | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Soundland-Flag.png}} Republic of Soundland | |||
|''Crafting a Micronation That Serves'' | |||
|President Clark Morber | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Aerica.jpg}} [[Aerican Empire]]<br>{{flagiconstart|Formori Flag.png}} Formori Community | |||
|''From Myth to Identity'' | |||
|Emperor Eric Lis, PhD<br>Sogoln yg Ysca | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of Slowjamastan.png}} [[Republic of Slowjamastan]] | |||
|''A Car Fit For a King'' | |||
|Mark Corona | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Curnon Flag.png}} Unitary Republic of Curnon | |||
|''The Fun Way to Freedom'' | |||
|Asa Ward | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Flag of West Who.jpg}} [[West Who]] | |||
|''Does Your Micronation Need a Justice System?'' | |||
|Minister Michael Farr | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Unknown Flag.jpg}} Principality of Bir Tawil | |||
|''About The People of Bir Tawil'' | |||
|Princess of Bir Tawil | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagiconstart|Unknown Flag.jpg}} Nolandia | |||
|''Words From Gary'' | |||
|Gary | |||
|} | |||
==Gala Dinner== | |||
Following the main conference, delegates were given two hours to rest and change into black tie formal wear for the Gala Dinner. | |||
The menu served included: | |||
* Butter chicken | |||
* Salad | |||
* Pasta | |||
* Salmon | |||
* Happy Face Flan | |||
After dinner, Jordan Farmer inducted four new members into the [[Micronational Hall of Excellence]]: | |||
* Emperor Eric of the [[Aerican Empire]] | |||
* Richard Booth of Hay-on-Wye | |||
* [[King George II of Slabovia]] | |||
* John Farr of [[West Who]] | |||
==Post-conference activities== | |||
To cap off MicroCon 2025, Emperor Eric hosted a bowling tournament at Quilles G Plus Rose Bowl. This event, which some delegates thought had been cancelled, went ahead with 12 participants. | |||
==Attending nations== | ==Attending nations== | ||
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* {{flagiconstart|Curnon Flag.png}} Unitary Republic of Curnon | * {{flagiconstart|Curnon Flag.png}} Unitary Republic of Curnon | ||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of Cycoldia.jpg}} [[Grand Republic of Cycoldia]] | * {{flagiconstart|Flag of Cycoldia.jpg}} [[Grand Republic of Cycoldia]] | ||
* Eldonian Empire | |||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]] | * {{flagiconstart|Flag of Flandrensis.png}} [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]] | ||
* {{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]] | * {{flagiconstart|Fergus-Flag.jpg}} [[Kingdom of Fergus]] | ||
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* {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]] | * {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg}} [[Westarctica]] | ||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of West Who.jpg}} [[West Who]] | * {{flagiconstart|Flag of West Who.jpg}} [[West Who]] | ||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag-zaqistan.jpg}} [[Zaqistan]] | |||
===First-time MicroCon attendees=== | ===First-time MicroCon attendees=== | ||
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* {{flagiconstart|Avant-Garde-Irz-Flag.png}} Tsardom of Avant Garde Irz | * {{flagiconstart|Avant-Garde-Irz-Flag.png}} Tsardom of Avant Garde Irz | ||
* Kingdom of Baustralia | * Kingdom of Baustralia | ||
* Circle of Belmoor | * {{flagiconstart|Belmoore Flag.png}} Circle of Belmoor | ||
* Principality of Bir Tawil | |||
* Republic of Checkland | * Republic of Checkland | ||
* {{flagiconstart|Dracul Flag 2023.png}} [[Dracul]] | * {{flagiconstart|Dracul Flag 2023.png}} [[Dracul]] | ||
* Rice of Engledom | * Rice of Engledom | ||
* Formori Community | * Formori Community | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.microcosme.info/post/microcon-2025-a-record-edition-under-the-banner-of-kindness-and-creativity ''Microcosme'' article on the conference] | |||
* [https://microcon2025.com/ MicroCon 2025 official site] | * [https://microcon2025.com/ MicroCon 2025 official site] | ||