Coming Soon • July 2020 • Location TBA
Join Us for a Celebration 🎉 of All Things Emoji!
#emojicon
Emojicon 2020 🗽
"Emojicon blended the highbrow and lowbrow, from smiling piles of poop to art theory, from vegetable-shaped sex toys to questions of racial inclusion." - Buzzfeed
About Emojicon
THE FIRST EMOJICON took place in San Francisco in November 2016, attracted 1,000 people across all of its events. The second one took place in New York City in July 2018.
Participants have traveled from four continents to attend Emojicon. Attendees hailed from Australia, China, Japan, Great Britain, Finland, India, Sweden, Hong Kong, and Germany.
Speakers and guests have included many notable emoji figures: members of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee, the founder of Emojipedia, and a digital curator from MoMA.
Emojicon will draw a mix of emoji aficionados across the spectrum: artists, programmers, academics, marketing folks and emoji enthusiasts.
Emojicon Features
🎉Emoji-themed party (featuring exclusively emoji food items)
🎓Conference exploring the cultural and technical world of emoji🎨 Art exhibit
🎲 Emoji Spelling Bee, Emoji Karaoke and more!
PRESS 📰
Emojicon has received extension coverage in the media, with journalists coming in from around the world. Here are some highlights.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Secrets of the Emoji World, Now With Its Own Convention."
November 9, 2016
SLATE
Shruggies Are Not Good Enough in an Emoji Spelling Bee
July 16, 2018
MASHABLE
"There was an emoji conference and smiling poop was everywhere."
November 6, 2016
BUZZFEED
"Here’s What We Learned At The First Ever Conference For Emoji."
November 7, 2016
TIME
"What It's Like Inside the World's First Emoji Convention 😜."
November 6, 2016THE OBSERVER
Why There Are No Interracial Emoji Couples, And Everything Else I Learned at Emojicon
July 17, 2018
COMEDY CENTRAL
Midnight with Chris Hardwick (final segment)
November 1, 2016
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Take a break from the election and read this story about emoji karaoke." November 6, 2016
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Emojicon brings familiar text-message characters to life."
November 6, 2016THE GUARDIAN
"Emoji diversity: how 'silly little faces' can make a big difference." November 7, 2016
CNN
"Emoji fans meet up in San Francisco to celebrate the tiny icons."
November 5, 2016
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
"*Smiley Face* First-ever Emojicon opens in San Francisco."
November 7, 2016.
FAST COMPANY
Emojicon is coming to New York, and it’s the ~fire~ of the summer
NATURE
"I can haz more science emoji? Host of nerd icons proposed."
November 8, 2016
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Everything You Need to Know About Finland—In Four Emojis."
November 10, 2016
Contact Us
Questions? Send us a message here!
© 2018