KisMet (convention)

KisMet is a small fan-run slash convention held in the UK. 
Its primary focus is K/S and Star Trek fandom. 
The first convention was held in 2007. The second convention was scheduled for 2009 but had to be canceled; it was however, rescheduled for 2011. A third was held in 2013, a fourth in September 2016, and a fifth in 2018. 
The convention also publishes a convention zine (ex. the 2007 convention zine featured "A Yeoman's Tale" by K'Chaps that was later re-published in T'hy'la #28).
 
==The 2009 Con Was Canceled==
==2007==
August 17-19, 2007 Friday 17 at Hebden House, Hebden Bridge, UK.
From a flyer: 
===2007: Con Reports===
==2011 Convention==
The 2011 convention was held on August 19, 2011 in York, England. People from the UK, the US, Belgium, Germany, and Czech Republic attended.
From the 2011 flyer: "This convention will concentrate and clearly focus on TOS and offers panels as well as quizzes, caption competitions, bring & buy, raffle, episodes, movies, a zine library – and much more! There will be also a Con zine and contests - best K/S drabble * best K/S limerick * best K/S cartoon." , dated October 1, 2010.
===2011: Con Zine===
See 2011.
===2011: Con Reports===
==2013 Convention==
Kismet 2013 was held the weekend of August 9–11, 2013 in Buckinghamshire, UK.
It's possible there was a US counterpart that year: "Blackbirdsong is planning to hold KiScon in or near Boston sometime in mid-October to mid-November in 2013. I’ll include more details when available." from The K/S Press #191 
===2013: Con Zine===
See 2013.
===2013: Con Reports===
 
==2016 Convention==
2016 con
Kismet 2016 was held in High Wycombe, 2-4 Sept 2016. Attending members came from the U.K., Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US, Belgium, and Austria. Highlights of the convention were a Trek-themed concert on Friday night, the great Kismet quiz and the vidshow on Saturday night, an art show and auction, a large raffle (the proceeds of which were going to The British Lung Foundation in memory of Leonard Nimoy who died of COPD), and several competitions. A zine library and a book browsing box were available throughout the weekend.
===2016: Programme===
Friday, 2 Sept 2016:
* Every Kink But The Kitchen Sink (Presented by: Angel Grace)
* Yes, I have! Here's the opportunity to meet and get to know everyone in the group. Can you say "Yes, I have"?
* Opening Ceremony (with an especially created vid by Rhaegal)
* The Kismet Concert: Listen, laugh, cry, and sing-a-long! (Performances by Soral, Samy and Blackbird Song)
Saturday, 3 Sept 2016:
* Always Number One: has Spock always been "number one" for Kirk? (Presented by: Anne)
* Cracking Up: Humour in Star Trek & K/S (Presented by: Soral and Tydomin)
* Remembering Leonard Nimoy: bring your favourite memories of our best beloved Vulcan to share (Presented by: Blackbird Song)
* Vidding Workshop: always wondered how it's done? Dying to give it a go? Come along and find out all the secrets to making a good songvid! (Presented by: T'Lara & Rhaegal)
* Alternative Session for those with no technological abilities or interests! A fun game (created by Arwen)
* We DO Speak of it amongst ourselves – writing Pon Farr: a look at how (and how well) writers have tackled this ever fascinating topic (Presented by: Dunyazad)
* Histories, Mysteries and Lover Victories: K/S was the first slash fandom. How was it in the beginning and how does it stack up against other "/" fandoms now? (Presented by: Elise Madrid)
* Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Modern K/S Fandom (But Were Afraid To Ask): We're not afraid to tell you! (Presented by: Arwen)
* Gene Genie: Medicine in the 23rd Century (Presented by: Lynn)
* The Kismet Quiz: sharpen your pencils and your brains and show off your knowledge – if you can! Prizes for the winning team members!
* The Kismet Vid Show!
Sunday, 4 Sept 2016:
* The Search for Plot: Can every story really fit into one of a limited number of plots? (Presented by: Chrissy)
* Logical or Highly Illogical? Are the Vulcans really what they say they are? (Presented by: Samy)
* The Yin & Yang of Kirk & Spock: the blending of similarities and differences that make the K/S magic (Presented by: Caren P)
* Good & Bad Sex Scenes (Presented by: Ilana and Blackbird Song)
* The Science of Star Trek: as entertainingly explained by a real live scientist (Presented by Rhaegal)
* The Kismet Art Auction: a chance to buy some of the glorious pieces that have been on show all weekend! (Presented by: Samy and Caren P)
* The Closing Ceremony (with an especially created vid by T'Lara), followed by prize giving and raffle draw
* K/S Art Slide Show: wallow in some of the gorgeous K/S artwork produced in recent years (slideshow created by T'Racionn)
===2016: Vid Show===
List of all vids shown at the con in order of appearanceVid curator's notes, dated September 7, 2016. 
Opening Ceremony, Friday, 2 Sept 2016:
Rhaegal: I Gotta Feeling (premiere)
Vidshow, Saturday night, 3 Sept 2016 (VJ: Larissa Bernstein):
* Mortmere: Jeeves Trek
* Bellizaria: A Thousand Years
* T. Jonesy & Killa: Falling in Love (not online)
* Joe Eva: Oblivion
* Zi (YT: Lys Blanche): We’ll Never Die
* Jess Brown & Fiona Graves: Friend in Me (not online)
* Rhaegal: Landslide
* AnnaKnitsSpock: Fight Song
* Ashayavar: Hey Jealous Lover
* BrTutty: Crazy in Love
* Killa & T. Jonesy: Knights of the Round Table (not online)
* Silver-Thyla: I’ll Never Find Another You (premiere)
* Here's Luck: The Test
* Bluefairy1113: All I Need (vid on YT is unfortunately muted)
* Starcrossedgirl: White Rabbit
* BrTutty: Say You’ll Never Let Me Go
* T. Jonesy: You're So Vain (not online)
* Indrikhole: Brothers Under the Sun
* Putnik68: The Bad Touch
* Kerinaty: HeadLOCKhearT
* Chris Soto: Wind Beneath My Wings (not part of the competition) (VCR-era vid; not online)
* EimeoMoon: Save the Last Dance
* MissSheenie: Spock’s Down on his Knees (not part of the competition)
* Helen & Virginia Sky: Hello Again (not online)
* Yorki (YT: parapandaful): Officer’s Tango
* T'Guess: Desert Rose
* MissSheenie: Spock's Fantasy
* Jess Brown & Fiona Graves: Hero (not online)
* Severny Sneg: Home is Where the Heart is
* Imaginary Sanity: Can’t Help but Love You
* Melodysheep: The Good of the One (Nimoy tribute)
* MissSheenie: Tik-Tok
* RDJrAdmirer: Cosmic Love
* Mortmere: Touch Me
* Nessa: You (download from vidder's site)
* Severny Sneg: The Road is My Home
* Rhaegal: Hello (not online)
* T. Jonesy & Killa: When I'm 64 (not online)
* Qingniao: My Body is a Cage
* T’Lara: Kirk Fu
* Lithaveta: The Lightning Strike
* Xkelociraptor: Time Will Tell (not online)
Closing Ceremony, Sunday, 4 Sept 2016:
T’Lara: L’Amour Toujours (premiere)
KISMET VID COMPETITION: The Search for the Best Songvid
All songvids that were shown during the con weekend were eligible (unless otherwise noted) for the songvid competition and were voted on by the attendees at the end of the con.
There were two categories. The overall tone of the vid determined its category.
▪ “Humour”: upbeat and fun vids, angst-free, comedy
▪ “Drama”: vids with a more serious tone, character studies, including all kinds of angst
Winners
... in the category "Humour": Putnik68: The Bad Touch
... in the category "Drama": Qingniao: My Body is a Cage
===2016: Con Zine===
This year the con zine was published in digital form only. The authors were only disclosed after the convention to keep the voting anonymous.
See 2016 Con Zine.
===2016: Costume Competition===
Costume competition
Rhaegal won Best Costume for her Kara, the Eymorg from "Spock's Brain".
===2016: Art Competition===
Winners:
... Best Photomanip: T'Racionn
... Best Original Artwork: Samy
... Best Photomania: Caren P
===2016: Wall Quizzes===
Winners:
...Hats: spockshair
...Uniforms: Jess
==2018 Convention==
KiSmet 2018 was held in High Wycombe, 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2018.KiSmet - The Kirk/Spock convention in the U.K. by kismetcon, Tumblr. Posted Sep 20th, 2017 (Accessed May 22, 2024).
===2018 Vid Show Playlist===
KISMET 2018: THE VIDSHOW PLAYLIST:Vid curator's notes, dated September 13, 2018.
KiSmet 2018 was supposed to have a vid competition with the theme humour. Unfortunately there were not enough entries to actually go through with the competition, so the vidshow curator decided to feature these premieres in the vidshow and in the closing ceremony instead. Humour is, as Saavik put it, a difficult concept...
Nevertheless, the VJ curated the vidshow with this theme in mind; the playlist was therefore a mix of humorous vids, upbeat party songvids, and a dose of silly WhatTheFuckery thrown in for good measure.
Opening Ceremony on Friday Night (31 Aug 2018):
T'Lara: Carry On Trekking (premiere)
Saturday Night Vidshow (1 Sept 2018) (VJ: T'Lara)
* T'Lanza: I Got It from Agnes (premiere) (not online)
* T'Lara: Loverboy (premiere)
* Killa & T. Jonesy: Knights of the Round Table (not online)
* Estalita11: TGIF
* EimeoMoon: Save the Last Dance
* AnnaKnitsSpock: Fever (not online)
* Mortmere: Jeeves Trek
* Ashayavar: Hey Jealous Lover
* MissSheenie: Spock's Fantasy
* Mary Crawford: Swing
* BrTutty: Boring!
* DPAK416: Here We Go Again
* electra.fied.26: Star Trek Gay Sex
* Mortmere: Kirk/Spock - The Movie
* BrTutty: Addicted
* EvilPiranha11: For Your Entertainment (not online anymore)
* ImaginarySanity: Do a Barrel Roll, Kirk!
* MissSheenie: Tik Tok
* ImaginarySanity: Kirk: A "Man's Man"
* T'Lara & Rhaegal: The Private Life of Vulcans
* Insolitus: There! Right There!
* Mortmere: The Prize (or: The Whipped Cream Maneuver)
* William Shatner: Keep it Gay (Mike Douglas Show)
* Killa: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
* GoodGirlVideosA1: Star Trek Ghostbusters
* Mary Crawford: Mystery Dance (pwd: kirk)
* MissSheenie: Captain Kirk Jizzed in his Pants (not online anymore)
* Paul Heriot: Lucy in the Sky
* T'Lara: Kirk Fu
* MissSheenie: Spock's Down on his Knees
* MonteIncendio: Evil Kirk - Internet is for Porn (not online anymore)
* T'Lara: 12 Gays of XXXmas
* MonteIncendio: Touch-a Touch Me, Spock! (not online anymore)
* Killa, T. Jonesy, Hafital: Razzle Dazzle (not online)
* BrTutty: Girlfriend
* Fall On Your Sword: Shatner of the Mount
* Putnik68: The Bad Touch
* ImaginarySanity: The Nipple Pinch
* Rhaegal: Pon Farr (not online)
* TheCommodore1: Shatner Eats Pudding
* xStarCastle: Sexy Naughty Bitchy Me - Spock
* Starcrossedgirl: White Rabbit
* T'Lanza: Yakety Yak (not online)
* Mortmere: Spock in Love (Slash Parody - Kirk/Spock/other)
* T'Gin: Kiss Mr Spock!
* TheJAMFactor: Common People (W. Shatner's version)
* T. Jonesy & Killa: Falling in Love (not online)
* Valoise: Fashion is Danger
* T'Lara & Pamdizzle & ivycross: Fun with Jim and Spock
During the Closing Ceremony on Sunday (2 Sept 2018) the three premieres were shown one more time.
The concom decided against a con DVD (so many people don't even own a DVD drive anymore) and went with USB flash drives in its place; instead of a shorter selection, attending and supporting members received the full playlist.
===2018 Fundraising and Charities===
Kismet raised £658 for charity - £221 MORE than raised in 2016. £608 has gone to The British Lung Foundation (Anne Gift Aided it so it increased to £729.60) and £50 has gone to keep the K/S Archive up
The Art Auction, organised by T’racionn with Trekker and Angel Grace ...the auction raised an incredible £265 for the charity. Many donated works, especially Shelley Butler's which raised over £200 alone
Raffle: £164.50.
Charity Table: £99.76.
Supporters : £10 (1 from each supporting registration went to charity)
Other generous donations: £118 (percentage of Art & other sales and other donations)
==References==
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