Wizard World, Inc. announced the establishment of a new SocialCon™ Operating Unit within Wizard World. SocialCon™ will produce a series of conventions that will feature meet-and-greets, live performances, Q&A panels, autographs, photo ops and more with many of today's most-followed social media influencers. The first SocialCon™ of 2017 will be held on February 17-18, in conjunction with Wizard World Comic Con Portland at the Oregon Convention Center.

SocialCon™ will be led by Mike Abrams, founder and CEO of KLiK events. Abrams will be overseeing all of Wizard World's new social media influencer initiatives, which will be numerous and noteworthy.