DemiCon has a wonderful mix of people - friends and family that sometime attend in a herd... ah group. Please take a look at some of these groups that help make DemiCon even more special.
- Des Moines Science Fiction Society or DMSFS is your host for this convention. We are an organization that seeks to work cooperatively with local individuals, organizations, and media to promote a variety of causes. Basically,we are a gathering of central Iowa science fiction and fantasy fans that support the arts of books, theater, costuming, writing, reading and so much more.
- The BrassGears Adventurers Society - This group are for those stylish women and men, of the Steampunk World, that crave adventure and Victorian excitement. BAS puts on one heck of a radio show on Sunday besides helping out around the convention any way they can.
- Iowa Steampunk - This group is for people with an interest in Steampunk in and around Iowa. They can be found at DemiCon on Steampunk panels or leading the charge for the right to vote for women.
- The Royal Manticoran Navy - HMS Shiva, BC-430, under Capt. Cindy Jeffers, is one of the Midwest Chapters of the fan association for Honor Harrington and David Weber's Honorverse. As a fast-growing fan association, they have good resources in place to support their members.
- The Barony of Coeur d'Ennui, a branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., is a group that re-enacts the Medieval times as history should have been.
- The Trans-Iowa Canal CompanyTM - TICC is an eclectic collection of science fiction fans that enjoy parodying science fiction literature, tv shows, movies, and fandom in general. Originally formed in Iowa City, in 1980, its first performance, at ICON VI in 1981, was entitled "Smart Trek." In the past thirtyone years the troupe has grown, with both a Western company, based in Des Moines and an Eastern company, based in Iowa City. Over 170 actors, two stuffed fish, and an inflatable doll have participated in more than 65 performances at science fiction conventions.
- UNIT - A group of Iowans (in body or heart) that have come to recognize and at times celebrate the fact that the enjoyment of Doctor Who is all of its divergent forms creates a cerebral, singular, and fantastical sensation that one should not miss or additionally, fail to share with others as we briefly travel together contemplating the mysteries of our collective and communal experiences in this quadrant of the galaxy.