Kawaiicon

awesome sauce! 🤘

We couldn't agree more!

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!

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

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!

youtube.com/@kawaiiconnz

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!

We are so glad you came!

Yes! Once we figure out where, we will post a message here!

Michael Fowler venue without nice stage dressing

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

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

Should be sorted now! Let us know if not

RIP my phone notifications (I say in jest, we appreciate the live posting)

Stuffed llama in camping gear

Enigma machine

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!

Conference stage showing Sneakers movie title screen

Time to relax, hacker friends!

See you at the movies, or at our @cahoots.nz & Chill hangout in the Renouf!

Badges - Kawaiicon 2025 Your Kawaiicon 3 badge was laser etched and cut from recycled paper with wildflower seed mixture. It was kindly handmade for us by the Papermill in Whangārei.

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! www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alien...

KawaiiconNZ - Twitch New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨The weirdness returns: November 6-8, 2025

Kicking off soon, pals!

We are streaming live if you are still in reg or cozy in your own hacker den: www.twitch.tv/kawaiiconnz

Oh odd - got a screenshot or wanna email us?

It appears to load fine: co2.kawaiicon.org/public-dashb...

Sure!

We will have cards around reg desk or somewhere with details. Also will post on ze website :D

I have the seed details - they are NZ wildflowers. If they give me an email to contact, I'm happy to share.

FWIW been trying to reach them for reasons, and they haven't responded

It's PRE REG DAY!

Don't be on time - cause we are running late :D Pre-reg will start closer to 1pm. So grab some lunch, then come by MFC after 1pm!

Hallway con - Kawaiicon 2025 Kawaiicon is more than just the main talk track over the two days. We know a lot of people come to the con to see each other, hangout, and cause some hacker mischief. That is why we have a hallway con...

See, knew I was missing something :D

We have another event: Cahoots & Chill!

The badass folks of @cahoots.nz will be running a chill space for women and gender minorities on Friday night. There will be cool vibes, comfy chairs, and nerdy activities. Come hang!

kawaiicon.org/con-events/#...

This is the best bribe.

a man pushes a toy fire truck with a dog on top ALT: a man pushes a toy fire truck with a dog on top

Is that it? Probably not! But we have llamas to dress, and (literal) badge laser cutting fires to address.

See you all soon!

Livestream - Kawaiicon 2025 Infosec, but cuter.

If you can't make it to the con or can't safely attend - there's still a way to participate!

This year we are live streaming to Twitch. So come hang out with us in cyber space instead: kawaiicon.org/livestream/

We also have CO2 monitors throughout the venue, and you can check levels before you come to the con to make your own risk assessment.

You can find those reading here (once we actual set them up in the venue for Friday morning): co2.kawaiicon.org

Health & Safety - Kawaiicon 2025 We wanted to make sure that everyone had all the information they needed to make their own risk assessment on 'if' and 'how' they attended the con.

Health & safety looks way different too! We made sure it was clear how folks can get the best con experience possible based on their own personal threat model. You can check out that context here: kawaiicon.org/health-and-s...

At the end of day 1 (Friday), if you don't have any plans or are all socialized out, hang out with us back in MFC for a movie - starting around 7pm!

This year we are showing Sneakers - and you KNOW I'll be there front row with my Oodie on.

If you get peckish, we will have coffee/tea in the venue and Rock Yard parked right outside the front doors serving up some delicious Vietnamese food.

Otherwise, walk literally in any direction and surely you'll find something.

Hallway con - Kawaiicon 2025 Kawaiicon is more than just the main talk track over the two days. We know a lot of people come to the con to see each other, hangout, and cause some hacker mischief. That is why we have a hallway con...

The party starts before Friday too:
- Nature and bird enthusiasts rejoice because Kākācon is back on Thurs 1:45pm at Zealandia!
- Girl Geek Dinner is happening on Thurs 5:00pm where there will be glorious snacks and craft crimes galore.

Deets are here: kawaiicon.org/con-events/#...

Hallway con - Kawaiicon 2025 Kawaiicon is more than just the main talk track over the two days. We know a lot of people come to the con to see each other, hangout, and cause some hacker mischief. That is why we have a hallway con...

We also run a kids hacker con, called Kuracon, on the Saturday!

If you missed out on getting a ticket for your lil hacker, flick us an email.

More deets here: kawaiicon.org/con-events/#...