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Thanks to everyone for joining us at the first ever Emojicon

in San Francisco from November 4–6, 2016.


Stay tuned for announcements about the next one!

 

The 2016 program is available online.

  

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Welcome to Emojicon, a boundary-pushing celebration of all things emoji. The conference is the brain child of Emojination, an organization of emoji-lovers who hope to raise awareness about emoji's many possibilities. Our motto is, "Emoji by the People, for the People."

 

With activities ranging from emoji improv to an emoji film festival, Emojicon is equal parts hackathon, political activism, and whimsical hilarity. More than a thousand emoji enthusiasts attended Emojicon 2016 in San Francisco, and the event received extensive coverage from notable press outlets like Time, CNN, The New York Times, SF Chronicle, the LA Times, Mashable, and Digiday, to name a few. Artists, designers, computer scientists, and some of the greatest thinkers in the online communication space came together for collaboration, inspiration, thoughtful dialogue, and, of course, emoji-themed food.

 

Even though emoji is a form of communication that touches literally millions of internet users worldwide, the emoji review process is controlled by an entitity called the Unicode Consortium, which is dominated by a handful of American tech corporations. We want to open the conversation up to everybody. Together we can turn emoji into a more diverse, more representative, and more vibrant visual language.

 

Emojination has led the charge in making the dumpling emoji and the hijab emoji a reality. We also created the emoji proposals for the pretzel, baseball cap, broccoli, and fortune cookie emoji, among others. Emojicon is yet another step toward emoji inclusiveness. 

 

Come see what all the buzz is about. Join us in our mission to shape the future of emoji!

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In The Press

Emojicon received extension coverage in the media, with journalists coming in from around the world.

The New York Times

"Secrets of the Emoji World, Now With Its Own Convention."

November 9, 2016

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, 2016

Comedy Central

Midnight with Chris Hardwick
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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, 2016

The 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. 

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


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Nov 5th, 6:58PM
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RT @sashajol: It's gonna be alright. 👌#EmojiCon https://t.co/hoV6JRfYFp
@Alli McKee
Nov 6th, 11:22PM
#emojicon
What would Gustav Klimt say? "The Kiss," in emoji @emojiconco @KCRWGoodFood https://t.co/rANJf8Vc66
@Abbie F. Swanson
Nov 5th, 7:02PM
#emojicon
RT @janesolomon: I should have known that the cupcakes at #EmojiCon would be anthropomorphic piles of poop. 💩💩💩 https://t.co/c5S1frimRu
@Kristen Ounanian
Nov 7th, 2:06PM
#emojicon
Poo emoji shirt from Betabrands

Nov 12th 4:35AM
#emojicon
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@Emojicon
Nov 5th, 5:24PM
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@Craig Hickerson
Nov 7th, 11:09AM
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Mark Bramhill @mcbramhill
RT @TextKarmies: Lost that 💜 loving feeling? Emoji's can 👷with that - via Joe Rideout of @Kik #EmojiCon https://t.co/FBpeiLm6g8
@Steve Ridling
Nov 6th, 11:05PM
#emojicon
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@aino huxley
Nov 6th, 2:54PM
#emojicon
RT @Nexmo: Getting serious with Nexmo SMS API at #EmojiCon Hackathon 😍 SMS + Emoji go together well 📱🎉 https://t.co/fStF5AQfjG
@Ari Zilnik
Nov 7th, 2:56PM
#emojicon
Some photos from #Emojicon opening night party! @emojiconco https://t.co/29NK3wn3gb
@Renee Senogles
Nov 5th, 1:00AM
#emojicon
RT @emojiconco: It begins... 💩💩💩 #Emojicon 🎉 https://t.co/4ollomCc3N
@Yvonne Ng
Nov 5th, 1:25AM
#emojicon
RT @sashajol: I only use the poop 💩 emoji, #EmojiCon attendee James Che says https://t.co/F6AfkmkxKk
@Hokutosei
Nov 7th, 3:53AM
#emojicon
If you've ever wanted your Chia Pet to have a little more personality... 😉😍😃 #EmojiCon #technology @emojiconco https://t.co/cZFaFrTd21
@Alex Orlando
Nov 6th, 2:35PM
#emojicon
RT @saikofish: Adventures of cool smiley #4: airtrain!! #emojicon https://t.co/2uDRlyf7pU
@alyssa wright
Nov 7th, 6:05PM
#emojicon
@emojiconco #chiaemoji https://t.co/X3PJodZz5R
@tom cho
Nov 5th, 6:04PM
#emojicon
RT @karissabe: As if we didn't already know, emoji are extremely popular, this place is packed #EmojiCon https://t.co/xakxosExua
@AhaText
Nov 7th, 11:34AM
#emojicon
RT @TextKarmies: There's #emoji fun and then there's #EmojiCon 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾<<<{😛}>>> https://t.co/F6GwZFRtcO
@Steve Ridling
Nov 8th, 11:13AM
#emojicon
The Breaking Bad mug. The pilot episode told only in emoji!
-Jennifer 8. Lee
Nov 12th 4:33AM
#emojicon
RT @KatieKowalsky: When @witchradio is magically ✨🔮 at #EmojiCon: 💖😎👏 https://t.co/9nksDTIGcm
@Shewolfe & Beatrix
Nov 7th, 12:04PM
#emojicon
RT @jenny8lee: The process of creating #emerji, emergency-related emoji, by @_saraedean at #emojicon. https://t.co/5RAwNXdUWY
@Sara Dean
Nov 6th, 11:03PM
#emojicon
Geekin' out all weekend @emojiconco 🤓💕🎉 #💩💩💩 https://t.co/3OIpVEuGVN
@Tiffany Sun
Nov 4th, 11:41PM
#emojicon
"To everyone who said too many kind things at #EmojiCon, thank you! + Congrats to all the great speakers and @Emojicon organisers 😘☺️👻😺🐥"
Jeremy Burge @jeremyburge
"In emoji, we view things not as we are but as we expect them to be." Paul Hunt on emoji and gender at @emojiconco 👫 https://t.co/u7e2dK6PDe
@Alex Orlando
Nov 6th, 2:06PM
#emojicon
RT @sashajol: Emoji balloon artist makes the poop emoji - most popular request, she says 💩#EmojiCon https://t.co/DQ79XHLM50
@Lucy Robson
Nov 7th, 8:30PM
#emojicon
RT @_saraedean: Learning about @KimojiApp and @KevMojiiOS at @emojiconco https://t.co/6sglDi2VXv
@Emojicon
Nov 6th, 6:55PM
#emojicon
RT @Sydell: #EmojiCon even the soap is Emoji https://t.co/e6vLv2hNyU
@Lisa Johnson
Nov 6th, 10:15PM
#emojicon
RT @dearabbie: What would Gustav Klimt say? "The Kiss," in emoji @emojiconco @KCRWGoodFood https://t.co/rANJf8Vc66
@Good Food
Nov 5th, 7:03PM
#emojicon
RT @sashajol: It's gonna be alright. 👌#EmojiCon https://t.co/hoV6JRfYFp
@Hokutosei
Nov 7th, 12:37AM
#emojicon
Some photos from #Emojicon opening night party! @emojiconco #cakemoji https://t.co/OjlDKXTDIS
@Renee Senogles
Nov 5th, 1:01AM
#emojicon
RT @sashajol: The Kiss, Scream and Mona Lisa get emojified 🎨 #EmojiCon https://t.co/0XXBmeRAM4
@Lucy Robson
Nov 7th, 8:29PM
#emojicon
RT @MackFlavelle: #EmojiCon https://t.co/ye8KokQ9AV
@Emojicon
Nov 7th, 11:25AM
#emojicon
Adventures of cool smiley: time to get this home #emojicon https://t.co/zceA49we2J
@Lou Huang
Nov 7th, 10:12AM
#emojicon
"I got second place in #EmojiKaraoke at #EmojiCon (@mathowie was the champion). Here are some of my favorites. Can you guess the songs?"
Mark Bramhill @mcbramhill
RT @karissabe: As if we didn't already know, emoji are extremely popular, this place is packed #EmojiCon https://t.co/xakxosExua
@AhaText
Nov 7th, 11:34AM
#emojicon
RT @dearabbie: Yep, lunch @emojiconco features already emoji-fied food: 🌮🌮and 🌯🌯, courtesy of @tacobell. https://t.co/CwiGKFZoCm
@Good Food
Nov 5th, 3:50PM
#emojicon
"#Emojicon was great! New people, new ideas, new projects, renewed enthusiasm about the 🌎. Thx, y'all!"
Jessica Morrison @ihearttheroad
RT @janesolomon: I should have known that the cupcakes at #EmojiCon would be anthropomorphic piles of poop. 💩💩💩 https://t.co/c5S1frimRu
@Kristen Ounanian
Nov 7th, 2:06PM
#emojicon
Saturday lineup @EmojiConCo #EmojiCon #SF 👌🏻🙂 https://t.co/QJ1sbZhu4X
@Lauren Grieco, PhD
Nov 5th, 3:19PM
#emojicon
Adventures of cool smiley: time to get this home #emojicon https://t.co/zceA49we2J
@Lou Huang
Nov 7th, 10:12AM
#emojicon
by @YiyingLu, pop up gallery at #emojicon! https://t.co/FJ3z47DQOF
@Rêv de Presse
Nov 6th, 11:00PM
#emojicon
Need event footage from #Emojicon? Contact me, I have video available! https://t.co/3g9Y2fKYW5
@Craig Hickerson
Nov 7th, 11:09AM
#emojicon
RT @Alex_E_Orlando: .@baybandwidth reporter @sofia_adriana_m getting in the #EmojiCon spirit! 😂 @emojiconco https://t.co/uPXsrnxcJi
@Emojicon
Nov 6th, 3:00PM
#emojicon
RT @MackFlavelle: #EmojiCon https://t.co/ye8KokQ9AV
@Emojicon
Nov 7th, 11:25AM
#emojicon
RT @jenny8lee: Final round of #emojikaraoke. Siri reads the emoji as lyrics using the descriptors. At #EmojiCon. https://t.co/QbapayB8xW
@The Brown Institute
Nov 6th, 8:05PM
#emojicon
RT @jmfbrooks: Coming soon: the dumpling emoji! Designed by @YiyingLu #emojicon https://t.co/hQckgSaUBF
@Javier CHINA (吉瑞)
Nov 12th, 6:27AM
#emojicon
RT @jenny8lee: The finals of the #emojispellingbee is underway at #emojicon! Grand prize is trip for 2 to Finland. https://t.co/wCqhfc16NO
@Cornucopianthony
Nov 6th, 2:18PM
#emojicon
Emoji Spelling Bee winner
-Jennifer 8. Lee
Nov 12th 4:32AM
#emojicon
"Felt privileged to meet so many people who love emoji as much as I do! 😄😄 thanks @emojiconco for an awesome night!… https://t.co/UsERV0Tfgx"
Nicole Bleuel @NicoleBleuel
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Emojicon Activities

Clear your calendar—it's going down! Splash Blocks kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

Emojicon Opening Party

 

 Emojicon kicked off with a celebration of all things emoji: emoji costumes, emoji caricatures, emoji tattoos, emoji photo booths, and emoji food.

Emoji Film Festival


Our friends over at Disposable Film Festival curated and presented the best emoji-centric short films from around the world, for 2 hours of primetime emoji movie-watching.

Emoji Spelling Bee

 

 How do you spell "San Francisco" with emoji? Over 70 brave participants took their best guesses. This year our first-place winner received a trip for two to Finland, courtesy of the Finnish government.

Emoji Karaoke


Artistic emoji translations usually come from a combination of time and creativity. We wanted to see what happens when time is removed from the equation. Enter Emoji Karaoke. It wasn't pretty, but it was at least entertaining.

Emoji Improv


Emojimprov combined the world’s two undisputed greatest forms of art—emoji and improv comedy—into a hilarious fast-paced show based on audience suggestions. There was 😂, there was 😭, and sometimes there was 😳.

Emoji Hackathon


Throughout the conference, hackathon participants designed and tinkered with emoji technology. On the final day of Emojicon, they presented their brilliant creations on the Emojicon Main Stage. One group of hackathoners invented Emoji Salad, an SMS-based emoji pictionary game. And leave it to a group of scientists to create petri dish, fire extinguisher, and safety goggles emoji.

 Bespoke


 

Travel Stipends


Thanks to everyone for joining us at the first ever Emojicon

in San Francisco from November 4–6, 2016.


Stay tuned for announcements about the next one!

 

The 2016 program is available online.

  

•••

 

Welcome to Emojicon, a boundary-pushing celebration of all things emoji. The conference is the brain child of Emojination, an organization of emoji-lovers who hope to raise awareness about emoji's many possibilities. Our motto is, "Emoji by the People, for the People."

 

With activities ranging from emoji improv to an emoji film festival, Emojicon is equal parts hackathon, political activism, and whimsical hilarity. More than a thousand emoji enthusiasts attended Emojicon 2016 in San Francisco, and the event received extensive coverage from notable press outlets like Time, CNN, The New York Times, SF Chronicle, the LA Times, Mashable, and Digiday, to name a few. Artists, designers, computer scientists, and some of the greatest thinkers in the online communication space came together for collaboration, inspiration, thoughtful dialogue, and, of course, emoji-themed food.

 

Even though emoji is a form of communication that touches literally millions of internet users worldwide, the emoji review process is controlled by an entitity called the Unicode Consortium, which is dominated by a handful of American tech corporations. We want to open the conversation up to everybody. Together we can turn emoji into a more diverse, more representative, and more vibrant visual language.

 

Emojination has led the charge in making the dumpling emoji and the hijab emoji a reality. We also created the emoji proposals for the pretzel, baseball cap, broccoli, and fortune cookie emoji, among others. Emojicon is yet another step toward emoji inclusiveness. 

 

Come see what all the buzz is about. Join us in our mission to shape the future of emoji!

say hello!


 If you have a question about Emojicon, feel free to shoot us an email at hello@emojicon.co. We're always eager to discuss fresh emoji-related ideas, and we happily welcome new sponsors and partners.

 

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