Cleveland ConCoction
2022 Convention | March 4-6
Bertram Inn & Conference Center
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Behind the Scenes update...

12/3/2019

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Cleveland ConCoction's  Staff is working on dates/information for:

  • Winter Game Day & Food Drive 2020 
  • Extra Life Day 2020 

​If you are interested in helping us with either of these future events, let us know. More details coming soon!
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Thank you for supporting us!

2/20/2019

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Being a 501(c)(3) organization every little bit counts towards our group giving back to our community and the charities we support. 

Through Amazon Smile in 2018 we raised just over $32 in donations through purchases people made every day. These funds will go back into making these events work better for our members and volunteers, as well as our visiting guests and the charities we support. 

If you would like to donate to us in 2019, just go to smile.amazon.com and lookup Cleveland ConCoction to start donating to us today. 

Don't want to shop Amazon, but want to donate directly to ConCoction?  There are several ways to do so! 
  • There is a PayPal link at the bottom of the main page of our website 
  • We do accept most donations in the form of goods, such as unopened food donations to our ConSuite or other tangible items that can be used at our events 
  • Donations can be accepted in the Registration Dept. during ConCoction 2019 
  • Volunteer help is always welcome and appreciated! 

Every bit goes a long way.
​Thank you for your continued support! 
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How to help your local convention...

1/9/2019

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We often get asked "How can I help ConCoction?" 

ConCoction is an all fan-run, volunteer run convention here in NE Ohio, which is as we like to say "By the Fans, For the Fans" and has been since its formation in November of 2012. 
The best ways you can help your local convention are simple but may require some time if you're interested.  
  • Volunteer : Not just just during the convention, but before and after, at other fundraising events like our Game Days, or become part of the convention volunteer staff and be a year round volunteer.

  • Pre-Register : One of the ways we can do more every year is by having pre-registration memberships rather than at the door memberships. By registering for the convention, you are a member of the convention. You are welcome to vote in Board Elections in addition to attending our monthly meetings. By being a member of ConCoction this is your convention.  

  • Tell A Friend : The best way for ConCoction to continue to grow is by word of mouth. Tell your friends and family about us and if you had a good time. If you didn't, please tell us!

  • Sponsorship : Do you or does someone you know have a business that might be a good fit for a sponsorship? Do you know of a charity we should look at assisting? 
    Being a 501(c)(3) organization and all volunteer driven, we are always looking for sponsorships that can best benefit our members and our events, as well as charitable organizations we can assist towards our goals of benefitting the arts, education, STEM, and awareness in NE Ohio. 

There are many ways to help your local convention community grow and thrive, and we thank you for 5+ fantastic years here in NE Ohio! 

Cleveland ConCoction - By the Fans, For the Fans! 
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Sponsorships in 2018

11/20/2017

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Would you or your business be interested in sponsoring ConCoction 2018 and running an Ad in our Program Book? 

Below is the information to date for placing an ad with Us including demographics and pricing.
​Additional information is also listed on our Publications & Media Page under Publicity in the website's Main Menu.  

If you have any questions, please send them in email to our ConChair. 

Publication due date for Our 2018 Program Book is February 2nd, as published on our Calendar of Events Page.
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What are we not?

11/9/2015

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People often ask us “What kind of convention is ConCoction?” We are not a large, commercial, for-profit convention - These cons are run by large companies, travel the country, and come to our area once or twice a year (if you include Columbus). I feel they’re like the circus.. they’ll come to town and give you a big show, with lots of guests and vendors, some cosplay, gaming and panels, but ultimately they pack up and leave town. 
Admission prices are similar to ours to start, but the add-ons for the “total experience” can get to be quite pricy. Cleveland isn’t a community for them, it’s a marketplace. A week after their event, they won’t be drinking at the nerdy bar, going to the midnight movie opening, or hitting a local comic shop on Wednesday. I respect the effort, but that’s not what ConCoction wants to be.  


We are not a comic-con - We totally enjoy and support these small to mid-size local cons that are very focused on the comic fandom, but we aren’t one of them. The smaller versions tend to be one-day only, very cheap compared to us, and have a great selection of vendors and artist tables. There may or may not be a cosplay contest and some panels.
They’re totally focused on their community, and we support them for it. But ConCoction is designed to be more across-the-board, and appeal to all kinds of fandom, no matter the media involved.


So we’re not the Big Guys, and we’re not a one-day Con. What are we?
We’re the in-between ground. We’re a small, local, not-for-profit, volunteer-run fandom convention. We’re half-gaming, half-everything else. We’re the everything con, and we’re proud of that fact. Our goal is to be part of the local geeky/nerdy community all year long, and we support all the local geeky events we can. We will throw you a weekend full of fun, but we don’t pack up and leave town. We support our local charities, local vendors, local artists, local authors, and all the attendees who make ConCoction such a wonderful mashup of the weird and wonderful. We intentionally refuse to specialize into any one fandom.
​Each year, we will mix it up, mash it up, and celebrate what comes out of it. We’re a ConCoction, and we’re proud of it. We hope to see you at ConCoction 2016, and at all the other geeky events before and after!   
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