Hundreds of self-professed nerds will swarm campus the first weekend of October for the first Geek.kon convention, organized by the student organization of the same name.

The event is billed as for anyone who enjoys activities such as "role-playing, video gaming, dressing up in costume, rocking out to 'Guitar Hero,' or reading science fiction, anime or fantasy novels." Let's not forget the latest inexplicable geek craze: Dance Dance Revolution.
About 600 students have pre-registered for the event. Who are these people?

Among those slated to appear:

• Monte Cook (designer of Dungeons and Dragons)
• Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda (creators of online video series "Chad Vader")
• Luke Ski (comedy singer whose pop culture musings include the likes of "Star Wars" to Keanu Reeves)

To each his (and her...) own.