Join our Panel and Event Brainstorming Session

It is time to start planning our panels and events for the 2025 CONsole Room convention.
Join our brainstorm session on Saturday, September 14 from 1-3pm CDT to share your panel ideas for CONsole Room 2025.
What ideas do you have for panels and events that you’d like to see happen at this year’s convention? Got suggestions for panels featuring our guests? Other ideas that cover all aspects and areas of Doctor Who and related topic areas: music, tv shows, books, British TV, movies, audios, comics, podcasts, etc. Come and let’s talk about it!

The session will be hosted VIRTUALLY via Zoom.
To join the Zoom meeting, please click the link below to provide basic contact information, and the meeting link will be emailed to you.
Sign Up Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rde-opzkjH91a2hn8gyoz0Hi7syNoxIzr

Not able to attend the live session? You can still share your ideas with our programming team by emailing programming@console-room.org.

One Week Away: Newest Guests + Schedule

Image Caption: “People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but, actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey… stuff.” – 10th Doctor

We are just ONE SHORT WEEK away from CONsole Room 2024: Bigger on the Inside! We’re still wrapping up everything we need to create the best start to your year in convention form. However, we have a few more updates for you before we wrap up our final guides and reminders, including MORE guest updates, the preliminary schedule, and more!


PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST GUESTS!

We are so thrilled to be welcoming our latest Guests of Honour, Featured Guests, and Attending Professionals! Take a look below at a summary at the newest guests you can expect to see at con.

    • We had one companion, but how about two? Guest of Honour Sophie Aldred, who played 7th Doctor companion Ace, will be joining us remotely on the Sunday of our convention!
    • Featured Guest Jody Houser, New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated comic writer.
    • Featured Guest M2O, geek-inspired musical duo.
    • Featured Guest Victorian Lady Doctors, costuming group.
    • Attending Professionals Margret Blaylock, Matt Dooyema, Gabby Ok, Randall Reid, and Drew Schingen, local comedians who will be joining us Saturday only for the newest edition of Ga-LAUGH-ray.

Learn more about our guests on our Guests page.

REGISTRATION: IN PERSON PRE-REG ENDS TODAY (JAN 5)

Pre-registration for in-person attendance at CONsole Room 2024 ends TODAY, January 5, 2024. Registration for remote attendance and at-the-door registrations will still be available after today.

Learn more about our registration options on our Registration page.

HOTEL: ROOM BLOCK CLOSES JAN 7

The TARDIS has been expanded! Our room block has re-opened and will remain open through January 7 or when the room block is full, whichever comes first. Staying at the hotel is a great way to support the convention AND stay close to all the fun.

Learn more on our HOTEL PAGE or go to the HILTON HOTEL WEBSITE to book your room when they are available.

ART SHOW: ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY (JAN 5)

The Art Show is returning in 2024, and registration is now open! Register your art online by the end of the day TODAY, January 5. Walk-in space will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Learn more about our Art Show and submit your art now on our Art Show page.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

We’re still tweaking and uploading panels and room hours to our online schedule, but the preliminary schedule is now available! Take a first look at what programming you can expect this year.

Learn more on our Schedule page.

We’ll be sharing all kinds of updates, announcements, and Whovian fun over the coming months while we ramp up to our 11th annual convention.

Stay tuned on social media, via email, and here on our website to make sure you don’t miss a thing, then get ready to join us in January either in-person or online!

December Update: Newest Guests, Commemorative Shirts, Art Show

Image Caption: “On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact midpoint, everybody stops, and turns, and hugs, as if to say ‘Well Done. Well done, everyone! We’re halfway out of the dark.” – Kazran Sardick

The holidays are upon us, which means CONsole Room is just three short weeks away!

While we’ll have much more to share in the coming months, take a look at some of the upcoming deadlines and updates for CONsole Room 2024: Bigger on the Inside, including guest updates, commemorative shirt ordering, and more!


YOU GAVE TO THE MAX! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

CONsole Room Events is a nonprofit organization, dependent on ticket sales and donations to host this convention for the community every year. Thank you so much for everyone who supported us during this year’s Give to the Max Day, whether through a donation or sharing our convention. We appreciate your support!

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST GUESTS!

We are so thrilled to be welcoming our latest Guests of Honour, Featured Guests, and Attending Professionals! Take a look below at a summary of who is attending, then stay tuned because we still have a few more guests up our sleeves.

    • Guest of Honour Lisa Bowerman, who played 7th Doctor companion Professor Bernice Summerfield.
    • Guest of Honour Jon Davey, who has played multiple Doctor Who monsters, including Daleks and Cybermen.
    • Featured Guest Christopher Jones, comic book artist and illustrator.
    • Attending Professional T. Aaron Cisco, bestselling author, award-winning TV producer, touring musician, and unrepentant Blerd.
    • Attending Professional Dave Wheeler, comic inker, colorist, letterer, writer, and book designer.

Learn more about our guests on our Guests page.

REGISTRATION: HOLIDAY GIFTING CAN BE BIGGER ON THE INSIDE

You know what makes the convention even more special? When you bring a friend! Whether you’re attending online or in person, registration is just a few clicks away.

Online registration for in-person attendance at CONsole Room 2024 is open through January 5, 2024.

Learn more about our registration options on our Registration page.

HOTEL: WE ARE WORKING TO EXPAND THE TARDIS

Our room block is currently full for the 2024 convention, but stay tuned! We are working with the hotel to add more hotel rooms and are sharing updates regularly on social media and on the hotel page on our website as the room block is updated.

Learn more on our HOTEL PAGE or go to the HILTON HOTEL WEBSITE to book your room when they are available.

WEAR YOUR MEMORIES ON YOUR SLEEVE

Our commemorative shirts are now available for ordering for the best chance of receiving before or at the convention! Ordering will be open through Monday, December 25, and we typically open a second ordering window once the first has concluded.

Learn more about our shirt ordering on our Commemorative Shirt page.

JOIN OUR 2024 ART SHOW

The Art Show is returning in 2024, and registration is now open! Register your art online by January 5, 2024. Walk-in space will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Learn more about our Art Show and submit your art now on our Art Show page.

#WHOITYOURSELF LIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Gather together while far apart! Watch along on your own devices/streaming services for two upcoming comment-alongs on our YouTube channel and Discord for new and well-loved holiday specials:

    • Tuesday, December 26 at 7 PM Central Time on Discord | “The Church on Ruby Road”
    • Wednesday, December 27 at 7:30 PM Central Time on YouTube | “The Runaway Bride” EDIT as of December 27: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this WIYLIVE event has been postponed. We’ll let you know when it’s been rescheduled!

Learn more about our updates on our Policies page.

POLICY UPDATE: COVID-19 POLICIES FOR 2024

Our COVID-19 policy was updated as of December 3, 2023. Please make sure you have reviewed our 2024 COVID-19 policy so that you know what to expect when our convention arrives. Thank you for your continued support of our convention and community!

Learn more about our updates on our Policies page.

We’ll be sharing all kinds of updates, announcements, and Whovian fun over the coming months while we ramp up to our 11th annual convention.

Stay tuned on social media, via email, and here on our website to make sure you don’t miss a thing, then get ready to join us in January either in-person or online!