VCON 44
For almost half a century, VCON (Est. 1971) was part of British Columbia’s speculative fiction history.
Now, VCON is back!
On Saturday, November 14, 2026, WCSFA will host VCON 44 at BCIT Burnaby: a one-day convention focused on speculative fiction, fandom, creativity, and fan community, and the futures, pasts and presents we imagine, resist, build, and survive together.
Our theme — Pick Your Punk: Living Through the 21st Century — invites us all to come explore the futures we fear, the futures we hope for, and the weird, scrappy, inventive worlds that we build along the way. Whether it’s cyberpunk, solarpunk, steampunk, dieselpunk, hopepunk, biopunk, stitchpunk, nanopunk, lunarpunk, or any other “punk”, bring us your goggles, your circuits, your seedlings, your cautionary tales, and your visionary futures.
This year’s event is a deliberate rebuilding step, and it won’t attempt to recreate every part of our past three-day VCONs all at once. Instead, VCON 44 starts from what our community told us matters most: strong programming, shared fandom culture, meaningful conversations, and the chance to connect with other fans.
Guests of Honour
Special Guest Appearance
The Father of Cyberpunk
(Neuromancer, Virtual Light, Pattern Recognition)
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What Punk Will You Pick?
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Help Build VCON 44
If you want to help shape the return of VCON, we want to hear from you. We will need help with programming, workshops, gaming, art, vendors, hospitality, promotion, accessibility, logistics, and more.
VCON is back. Help us build what comes next.
For details about other WCSFA events,
visit their Events webpage