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New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨
October 30-31, 2026 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington, New Zealand)
Websitehttps://kawaiicon.org/
IRCircs.kiwicon.org:6697/#kiwicon

Feel that? Yes, that is your sixth sense telling you: The Kawaiicon 2026 Call For Participation (CFP) is open! https://kawaiicon.org/cfp

Want to be part of our chaotic gaggle and theatrical show? It could be a talk, or any flavor of whimsical fun for the hallway con or satellite events.

CFP closes 7 Aug.

Kawaiicon is back for 2026 and while we get a lot done with volunteer help, Wellington City Council don't accept venue payment in high fives 🙏.

The 2026 Kawaiicon Call for Sponsors is open!

If you want a copy of our sponsor pack, throw us an email at [email protected].

 https://kawaiicon.org/

let the magical con ritual begin!

Kawaiicon 2025

Infosec, but cuter.

Kawaiicon 2025

Wanna re-live the ✨kawaii ✨ magic? Well lucky ducks, guess what we have prepared!

All of the Kawaiicon 3 talks are up on YouTube! Check em out!

Maybe teach granny how to pop a Sonos smart speaker over Christmas lunch? Or entertain the cousins with stories about how malware is made? It's fun for the whole family!

https://youtube.com/@kawaiiconnz

Kawaiicon NZ

New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨

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If you wanna re-live the magic ✨ or catch a talk you missed: we will do *something* for recordings once we have cleared it with speakers and sorted them out!

We shall update here once they are available!

Well, that's a wrap folks. The sparkles are gone, the llama is packed up.

See you at Leroy's for the after party! 🤘

Good morning, hacker friends! See y'all soon for day 2!

Cozy up to our camping llama buddy and be amazed by some legit codebreaking gear!

Time to relax, hacker friends!

See you at the movies, or at our Cahoots & Chill hangout in the Renouf!

If you wanna know more about your badge and how to recycle it after the con, check out the details here: kawaiicon.org/badges/

Or if you are NZ, plant it yourself! Just rip it up, plant it, and watch your hacker flowers grow.

If anyone wonders why Chris chose te kore for the walk on song here's the lyrics (with English translation).

It's perfect for opening a conference! https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alienweaponry/tekore.html

Alien Weaponry - Te Kore Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

Alien Weaponry "Te Kore": Tuatahi ko te kore Te kore tuatahi Te kore tuarua Te kore nui Te kore roa Te kore para Te kore whiw...