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Penguicon is a convention in the midwestern United States designed originally to mix the communities of science fiction fandom and Linux User Groups.〔''(Rob Landley - History of Penguicon From One of the Co-founders )''〕 In addition to educational panels on science fiction in the media, attendees participate in professional and beginner-level panels on Linux and Open-source software. Penguicon expanded its focus over the years to include panels and events for foodies, cosplay, filk music (the folk music of science fiction fandom), gaming, and makerspaces.〔''(Penguicon Convention 2012 Mixes Science Fiction, Linux, And DIY Exploration )'', Huffington Post〕 Penguicon is a place where "hackers, makers, foodies, open source software junkies, anime buffs, and science fiction fans of all ages and backgrounds come together in a hotel for a weekend and totally blow the roof off."〔''(Episode 78: Penguicon, Bebop Art, Kosmic Kasey )'', IT in the D〕 Along with the panels, the convention hosts a "geek prom", a film room, swordfighting demonstrations, a cosplay contest, OpenCola (open source soda making),〔''(After Report )'', Disjointed Images〕 live action role-playing game, computer, board and cards.〔''(About Penguicon )'', penguicon.org〕 Working alongside local makerspaces i3Detroit and All Hands Active, Penguicon has offered instruction in learning to solder electronic components, which allowed attendees to create their own LED badges.〔''(PenguiCon Boot Camp! )'', All Hands Active〕 Over a thousand participants have attended past conventions, which have featured Guests of Honor from Neil Gaiman〔''(If This Is Saturday It Must Be ... Where Am I? )'', journal.neilgaiman.com〕 and John Scalzi〔''(And Now, My Penguicon Guest of Honor Bio )'', whatever.scalzi.com〕 to Jon "maddog" Hall and Eric S. Raymond. == Guests of Honor (2015)〔''(Penguicon Guests of Honor )'', Penguicon wiki〕 == * E-Nabling the Future (Hack of Honor, represented by Jen Owen and Ivan Owen) * Albert Manero, creator of a $350 3D-printer myoelectric arm * Charlie Jane Anders, Editor-in-Chief of io9.com * Annalee Newitz, Editor-in-Chief of Gizmodo.com * Aral Balkan, founder and lead designer for ind.ie 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penguicon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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