Kick Off the Cons is a convention for conventions and the fans who love them. There are so many pop culture and science-based conventions across the Pacific Northwest that organizers with Renton City Comic Con decided to host a networking event -- a convention for conventions. MyNorthwest's Dyer Oxley explains more about the region’s rise of geek and nerd culture and the array of activity around it.

<p>Kick Off the Cons is a convention for conventions and the fans who love them. There are so many pop culture and science-based conventions across the Pacific Northwest that organizers with Renton City Comic Con decided to host a networking event -- a convention for conventions. MyNorthwest's Dyer Oxley explains more about the region&rsquo;s rise of geek and nerd culture and the array of activity around it.</p>

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

<p>Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. </p>

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