Rubi-Con was a

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vention that took place in

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from 1999 to 2003 inclusive. After folding in its fifth year, Rubi-Con organizers managed to destroy its name through
creative website prank
thereby preventing others from using the reputation to build their own events. This tactic was only partially successful, as the organizers of

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have historically used Rubi-Con in their own self promotions.{{citation needed, date=July 2007 Rubi-Con was known for being a no-holds-barred, anything goes event, where speakers were free to speak their minds, and where fun was the order of the day above all else. Occurrences included indoor pyrotechnics during presentations (2002) and a conference organizer being hospitalized for

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(2001).

Notable Quotations Overheard at Rubi-Con

* "This isn't fucking

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, I want you to break something." —Denis A. Baldwin (Conference Organizer), Rubi-Con 2002 *"Subvert me not, boy...I will not submit to your filthy propaganda." —Myrone Bagalay aka enorym/rü$╫ (Conference Organizer and founding member), Rubi-Con 1999–2003

Rubi-Con History

* 1999: The

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, Dearborn, Michigan (May 28–30) * 2000: The Wyndham Garden Hotel, Romulus, Michigan. (Changed its name to Clarion Hotel the night before the event, making it difficult for many attendees to find.) (April 28–30) * 2001: The

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Hotel, Detroit, Michigan (Across the street from a local

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office) (April 6–8) * 2002: The

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, Romulus, Michigan (April 5–7) * 2003: The

, Dearborn, Michigan (March 28–30)

Notable Quotations Overheard at Rubi-Con

Rubi-Con History

See also