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ellen_fremedon posted: BARRICADES: A Les Mis Con

Barricades: A Les Mis Con will take place online on Zoom and Discord April 22-24. We have some fantastic programming lined up--a fan track and an academic track, and a lot of panels and presentations which cross over between the two. There are program sessions on the Brick and its reception; the musical; the fandom and fanworks, including fic, fanart, cosplay, and fan film; and the history of the June Rebellion and Hugo's circle of Romantic authors and artists.

Important note about online conventions:
1. Find out what their 'con-time' is - if the convention is held in the US and you are based in the EU, you may miss programming
2. Push the organizers to be upfront exactly what will be recorded so that if you are in another time zone, you can watch later. Many will be vague say "some things will be available for playback" or "we will decide this 2 days before the convention starts". But in many cases all that will be available will be the vidshow or a 20 minute pre-recorded slideshow presentation. Which is fine for many, just be aware.

Also, most of the conventions below will be using Discord to conduct all convention chat. Many will be using Zoom as well. Check to see you computer and Internet can handle the bandwidth and programs

Finally, the conventions that will be hosting hybrids - online and in person -- will be doing this for the very first time. If the convention membership is small (under 150 ), you can expect activity and options to be weighted either towards in person or online because there may not be enough members doing both.

Multi-Fandom Conventions

fanworkscon 1 day event on April 9 (purely online), in person event in Chicago, August 12-14, 2022
https://fanworkscon.com/

escapadecon - hybrid in person/online, April 29-May 1, Los Angeles, CA

vidukon_cardiff (fanvids) - hybrid in person/online, 10-12 June 2022, Wales
https://vidukon-cardiff.dreamwidth.org/50758.html

Single Fandom Conventions

kiscon - Star Trek, Nov 4-6, 2022

sharecon - Starsky & Hutch, October 14-17, 2022 - in person with some online (TBD), Maryland, USA
https://sharecon.net/

More fandom events/challenges at

fandomcalendar
https://fandomcalendar.dreamwidth.org/

bonibaru posted: signal boost

Boosting the signal for RevelCon 32: calling for vids for the vidshow! Info here: https://revelcon.com/songvid-show

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marthawells posted: PSA

WorldCon is also looking for online volunteers to help with the virtual event track:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI05FPflQIktKGcNwKXHWOiOAFCjZQcCvII254bdAFTNSK2w/viewform

As a heads up, signing up for 12+ hours of volunteering over the course of the weekend will get you a virtual pass to the convention as well as an unpublished novel from Mary Robinette Kowal.

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Will there be a virtual or in person Wiscon this tear? Or will they skip 2021 and hold an in person event in 2022?

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escapade_con posted: Vid Show Information and Panel Ballot Open! [Escapade Con]

The Escapade Vid Show will be live-streaming this year on Vimeo, then will be available to re-watch at your convenience. We want everyone, including festivids participants (https://festivids.dreamwidth.org/) to submit vids to the Escapade vid show. We are open for vid submissions through February 10. It will be a simpler process (no FTP). Check out the details here: https://escapadecon.net/vid-show/submit-vid/ and email vids@escapadecon.net if you have questions.

The Panel Ballot is open for voting through February 1. We received almost 100 suggestions, so this is your chance to let us know what you'd like to see on the schedule. If you think there's still something missing, you can submit a write-in panel suggestion. Go here to vote: https://escapadecon.net/panels/panel-ballot/ You can come back and update your choices until the voting closes on February 1.

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escapade_con posted: Tech Information and Call for Volunteers [Escapade Con]

How do I connect to Escapade 31?
Our plans are to have panel conversations (video optional) on Zoom, text chat on Discord, video streaming on Vimeo, and the art show on Tumblr. If you have any concerns about accessing the virtual convention, we will be running a "test drive" session on Saturday afternoon before the convention (February 13) with activity on all platforms. You will be able to try out your system, and get live tech support from convention staff. We want everyone to be connected and confident before the convention launches on February 19.

Do I have to buy hardware or software?
No. All of the applications we are planning to use are free on the user's side. If you want to speak in panels (via Zoom) but your computer doesn't have a microphone, you can connect via phone or tablet. If you don't have a phone or tablet, you can still participate via text chat in Discord. If you want to show your face in Zoom, but your computer doesn't have a camera, you can use a tablet or smartphone.

How can I help?
Thank you for asking! If you're comfortable (or willing to get comfortable) with Zoom, we'd like to have a "tech mod" in each panel to watch the text chat, gather raised hands, etc. and pass that information to the rest of the mods. You'll be able to pick panels you wanted to attend anyway. If you help out at 4 or more panels, we'll refund your reg or credit it toward next year.

We will also be running a consuite channel, open during convention hours (or as long as we have someone to host it) as a place to hang out and chat with other fans. It should be pretty mellow. You don't even have to make cucumber sandwiches (unless you want to).

If either of these appeal to you, please email volunteer@escapadecon.net.

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There are many fan-run conventions that might be interested in this. Also, the OTW might want to consider offering grants

There is a conference system called Remo that allows organizers to set up rooms with 'tables" with 6 seats where people can join and chat informally. It is the closest I've ever come to creating the convention experience but for online. If you see an open seat, you can drop in and have a video chat, then move on. This is in addition to the standard video presentations/panels etc. If a group of conventions where to join together, they could buy an annual plan and rotate their conventions. Otherwise the cost is $450 for a one month subscription for an event up to 200 people. Non-profits get an additional 15% off

This could be used in connection with a chat platform like Discord

@escapadecon @fanworkscon @vidukon @kiscon @con-txt @confabcon @revelcon

https://remo.co/conference/

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Here is a list of fan-run, professional and semi-professional virtual conventions for the rest of 2020. This is not a comprehensive list, feel free to drop a link below (Name; URL; dates; type; whether the event is free or charges a fee)

https://tinyurl.com/virtual-cons

I am also posting an essay written by Claudia Rebaza with her permission

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Many fan conventions aren't being held this year but some are going virtual. Surprise -- this isn't actually new!

by Claudia Rebaza

Pandemic restrictions have meant that many events are moving to some kind of online equivalent, but fan conventions have offered online alternatives for a very long time. What's more, conventions have only been one type of activity fans can take part in online with other fans.

Although numbers are hard to agree on, there's little doubt that fan conventions have never been more popular. But while it's possible to find a fan gathering in most cities (or even on the ocean!), there are still barriers that keep many people from participating. Whether it's because of high costs, difficult travel schedules, physical disabilities, or social anxiety, many people have found themselves on the outside when it comes to fandom events. However fans have always been inventive, so the virtual convention developed decades ago. These virtual cons might mean:

an entire convention held online
live streaming of a physical gathering
activities taking place online at the same time as other fans were meeting in person

The 2000s Say Hello

Yuri Con began in 2000 not as an in-person gathering, but an online fan community. A few years later it sponsored a three-day anime and manga convention in Newark, NJ. The convention brought together fans of Yuri with panels, an academic lecture series, games, vendors and video programming. This was similar to FemSlash Con, which ran from 2012-2017. Femslash, which is art, fiction and more involving female/female romantic pairings, was celebrated with panels for different TV shows as well as workshops for the creation of fanworks.

In the UK, VidUKon has been held since 2008. The convention focuses on the making and sharing of a style of fan videos called vidding, and features showings, panels, and workshops. People who can't attend can still follow along with events through the use of convention memberships, which allow access to real time streaming as well as access to content after the convention ends.

But if an event isn't online or doesn't offer access to drop into the in-person event, there's a third option. For example, the Starsky & Hutch fandom's Share Con began in the 1980s and is now held every other year. Like many conventions it has a mailing list and a Facebook group, but some fans also held a Virtual ShareCon from 2012-2016. The virtual con was a side event that took place at the same time as the physical gathering for people who couldn't meet up in person. At the virtual con, members met at a community on LiveJournal, with an organizer making posts and people commenting. They watched an episode of the show together, watched fan videos together, played a trivia game, had panel discussions, and had a drawing for prizes. Attendees also contributed to the creation of a virtual goody bag with pictures of Starsky & Hutch items.

Virtual con attendees also used the opportunity to prompt one another to create fan art and fanfiction in what has become a common practice among fans -- the challenge or fest.

Challenges and fests

Given that not all convention activities are free, and many a fan is having a particularly hard time economically this year, there are fan events that don't cost a thing. They do, however, require some time and creativity. A fanworks challenge or fest, is an organized event that prompts participants to create fanworks. These events can take many forms, one of which is the "challenge" where people create fanworks to fit certain criteria, or an "exchange" where people create fanworks to order for one another. The fandom wiki Fanlore lists nearly 800 entries on fests that have been held for a wide variety of fandoms over the decades, with many more out there.

The fest is a typical option for a virtual con, so that fans who are not going to an in-person gathering can celebrate as well. In some cases people sign up ahead of time to create fiction, art, videos or other fanworks to share on an assigned day. In others, people respond randomly to prompts from the fest organizers or other participants in a more game-like activity. But in the case of a virtual con, the fest is important for both keeping people engaged, as well as producing new content that outlasts the few days during which the con is held. That way the benefits can be shared with people who couldn't attend the virtual con due to its timing.

Sometimes virtual con events are held at the Archive of Our Own which includes a feature for fanwork collections and tools for creating specific types of fests. Some virtual convention contributions that can be found on the site include fanworks for Due South, The Closer, Shadowhunters, Game of Thrones, Highlander, and the K-pop group B.A.P.

The con on your laptop

With large public gatherings prohibited almost everywhere, many fan conventions have been cancelled or postponed, including the mega-popular San Diego Comic Con. But other organizers and fans alike are still trying to keep fan activities going. As a result some events are still being held, only online, and sometimes at no charge.
May saw Balticon 54, WisCONline/WisCON 44, ConCarolinas, and the 2020 Nebula Conference go virtual. July will see more taking place from smaller events such as CON.TXT 2020 (free) on July 24-26, to major cons like CoNZealand (WorldCon 78), host of the Hugo Awards, on July 29-August 2. Just as with the early virtual cons, these events will adapt activities to online space, and not just for panels and vendor rooms. In the past many fans have paid to shake hands with their favorite artists, writers, or actors in quick meet-and-greets, photo or autograph sessions. Some events are shifting these bookings to one-on-one video chats, where each person has a few minutes in which to spend some face time with those celebrities.

What about next year?

Researcher Dr. Naomi Jacobs published an article on virtual conventions in 2018. Discussing the future of such events, she said "I think that as the barriers between online and offline fandom become more fluid, and as technology improves, we might see new ways that conventions become digital spaces as well as physical ones. Conventions are about fans coming together to share experiences, to ‘convene’, and it is no longer the case that this has to involve a face to face meeting."

Jacobs studied fans' experiences at Supernatural conventions and found that, while most of them preferred meeting in person, there were various reasons why virtual attendance was important. For some fans who go to many conventions a year, attending them is a part of one's social activities and a way of staying up to date on happenings in their community. Jacobs said, "Being part of the digital space during a convention seemed to be almost as important as being at the event, particularly because there were so many conventions each year and many people attend several, but very few could go to them all."

For fans whose favorite part of attending a convention is meeting celebrities, a virtual con might not seem like much of an alternative. But for many fans, the principal draws of a convention might be interacting with other fans, shopping, or sharing information about their fandom interests through meet ups or attending panel discussions, all things that could be done in other ways. There are many conventions whose principal draw is activities rather than celebrity guests -- although even celebrity appearances will be going virtual in some cases.

For example, one staple of conventions that has become a central part of many fans' experience is cosplay. While you'd think that this kind of fanwork would be something missing at a virtual con, being online doesn't have to be a barrier to sharing one's costuming skills. A lot of cosplay experience has already gone virtual. For example, in 2015 Nicolle Lamerichs wrote about the rising popularity of cosplay music videos (CMV) which are created and shared after the event. In discussing common factors for the videos, Lamerichs notes that "the videos are usually shot at the fan convention and are also a means of preserving the performances and making them accessible to a wider audience." The practice has developed to the point that "some CMVs are also fan works in their own right."

Is it for you?

While the virtual con may not replace the experience of an in-person gathering for the majority of fans, it does address the importance of these events for both specific fandoms as well as fans as a whole. When writer/producer Alison Zeidman wrote that comic books changed her life, the examples she gave were of personal experiences surrounding comic books, such as attending a fan convention. "At Wondercon, I was the most relaxed I’ve been in years, but it was also so incredibly creatively stimulating and inspiring. And I realized that how I felt on that exhibition floor is how I want to feel every day of my life: constantly learning, seeking out new experiences and meeting new people — whether or not they’re dressed in a custom-made Captain Marvel uniform." Whether in-person or online, many fans share that feeling.

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I am looking for links to /recs for virtual fan conventions - fan run vs for profit. My focus is mainly on TV and movie tie in, but anime is welcomed as is book and fanvids. Many of the old school in person fan run conventions are now being held online so this is opening up access to many fan

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A list of the vids that were shown, only Youtube vids are included. This is my own personal playlist of vids, nothing official. Check out the wiscon_vidparty community

Watch on YouTube

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purplefringe posted: Vidukon Programming!

In exciting and only-slightly-terrifying news - I have joined the VidUKon ConCom this year! \o/ I'm . . . not entirely sure how this happened?? I definitely remember offering last summer to help cosmic_llin with things behind the scenes if she needed, and then suddenly I found myself in co-charge of programming. But it's exciting! Continuing my running trend of making the con slightly more challenging for myself every year.

SO, on that note: please submit your programming ideas! It would be super awesome to have some, you know, actual content at this con. Otherwise it's just going to be three days of Vid Roulette from the (several hundred) vids I have saved on my laptop, and whilst I'm not saying that wouldn't be enjoyable, it could lead to some serious emotional whiplash. Here are the kinds of things we're looking for:

VIDSHOWS:
PANELS:
PREMIERES

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bitchinparty posted: BP 2020 Main Con Info Post

When is Pacificon 2020?

April 4 and 5, 2020, with an optional movie night and other activities on the evening of April 3.

Sign up to submit premiere vids iby Feb 20 and submit them by March 20

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1721288.html

fanworks posted: FanWorks digital con details

Schedule and Streaming Vidshows

The con zine, featuring fic, art, and podfic, will go live on Thursday night, as will a full copy of the con program. Streaming vidshows will go live individually, timed to start when the vidshows start at the con. (For example: Introductions, which starts Friday at 1:00PM at the con, will be available for streaming starting Friday at 1:00PM Eastern.)

Once vidshow streams have gone live, they will be available on demand; any vidshow that has debuted at the con will be available for playback at any time.

All digital content will remain available for at least 90 days following the con.

How to Purchase a Digital Membership to FanWorks

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1710375.html

[Bad username or unknown identity: Video Vidding 101 - So, you're interested in trying to smash together some moving pictures and musical notes? Let's talk about where you could start. Identity and Vidding - How does our identity (sexual, gender, romantic, or other) affect the choices we make when it comes to vidding? A discussion about how anything between clip choices and relationship focus in our own catalogue of vids is informed by who we are. Long Form Vidding - Videos that go longer than 6-10 minutes - Why and how? Also again WHY? How to develop an idea - how to organize that much source - and how to feel okay about it when you’ve had “edit that song down” drilled into your brain your entire vidding life The Language of Vidding - Have you ever watched a fanvid and thought, "I...think that was cool, but I'm not sure I understood it?" Understanding the narrative of vids can sometimes be a little bit like learning a new language. Let's break down a few vids and talk about the skill of parsing fanvids. Changes in Vidding Technology - People are now vidding on their phones, editing programs are constantly churning out new interfaces, and MPEG Streamclip hasn't updated since 2012. Halp! A panel on how to keep up with technology, what the future looks like, and how these changes affect our vidding processes and our vids themselves. Song Editing - An instructional panel on editing songs for fanvids. What are the different programs that can be used, and how do you cut a song down without making it sound choppy? Premieres Discussion] posted: FanWorks 2019 Panels!

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constrictcon posted: Zine, Vid Show, Programming, Random Thoughts

If anyone is vidding for the show, please let me know, so I can plan appropriately.

I definitely need panel ideas. What do you folks want to talk about?

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fanworks posted: FanWorks 2019 Panels!

Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for panel programming this year! The wait is finally over - selected panels are listed below! More information about the mod selection process will be coming soon.

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1691388.html

connexions_so posted: ConneXions Registration

We decided to keep the registration price down for the rest of May to allow more people to be able to register at the lower rate! Help us spread the word to other slash fans!

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1691020.html

walkthegale posted: Vid Rec Gathering - Monsters

Hello friends! As pretty much always at this time of year, I am looking for vid recs! I'll be VJing at vidshow at this year's vidukon_cardiff and my theme is Monsters.

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calvinahobbes posted: Call for recs: behind-the-scenes vids?

You see, I am going to VIDUKON for the first time with kabal42 and Heidi this year!!! I am so excite!!! I honestly am looking so much forward to meeting all these people from inside my computer/phone (mostly phone these days) and geeking out with them <3

And just because we don't know how to do stuff halfway, Heidi and I took a spur of the moment decision and volunteered to VJ a show. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now we aren't sure how to fill up 45 minutes (I know, incredible, right?) and so we hope you all can help us???

We are looking for vids about behind the scenes stories. Like, specifically vids that focus on how the media source is made or what the cast and crew get up to behind the camera. We want to try to keep the emphasis on TPBT creation rather than fan creation, if that makes sense. So, more Long Live than Pressure.

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1681028.html

dorinda posted: Connexions 2019 is looking for vids!

Connexions, a little every-other-year slash con held just outside Washington D.C., is seeking vids made between August 2018 and August 2019 for its vidshow.

The call for vids says they're looking for vids "that are a) slash and b) multimedia"--I assume they mean both at once maybe? But if you want to ask for any clarification, it looks like the person to contact is Ker at dcmf.office@gmail.com .

For more details on the con, see their website at http://www.connexions-south.com/. The page on their site that focuses on the vidshow specifically is here.

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1679872.html

vidukon_cardiff posted: What's Coming Up at VidUKon 2019?

There are just about three months left before VidUKon 2019, so if you're thinking of joining us in Cardiff on June 14-16, here's a taste of what's on the schedule for the weekend:

We've got vidshows aplenty. From regulars like Vidder's Choice, Best of CreaSpace and highlights from Festivids 2018 to themed shows, with topics including monsters, a 2009 retrospective, stories, be gay do crimes, found footage films, masculinities and behind the scenes.

On Saturday night, check out the big event, the annual Premieres show, showcasing brand new vids from all kinds of fandoms.

Plus there will be panels, including Anatomy of a Vid, the Year in Vidding discussion and a look at some exciting tech developments.

For the third year running, you can take part in the (in)famous group vidding workshop - join a team to vid a section of a song in just three hours, then stitch the pieces together! (No vidding experience required, all groups will have at least one confident vidder.)

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1678159.html

***Please feel free to signal boost***

Escapade is the longest running slash convention in the US. Every year it hosts a vid show of fanvids in front of a live audience. This year, fans have put together a streaming playlist of the vids that were shown over the weekend. Just click on this link and the vid show should start playing. https://www.viddercon.com/forward/42

Caveat: the first vid is a password protected vid. When you run into a password protected vid, the password can be found be in the info box below the vid. You will enter it, hit play and the playlist should start. If a vid pauses, no worries. Just click play and the playlist will resume.

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Please leave feedback to the vidders by clicking on the blue button "Comment On My AO3" page. If there is no AO3 page, please click on on the logo (usually in the lower right hand corner) and it will take you to where the vidder has uploaded their vid and you can leave your feedback there.

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Finally, not all vids are included in the Escapade 2019 vid playlist.

Bridges Burn - Jill, Kathy, and Kay - Rejseholdet (Unit One): http://pteropus.com (download only)
Fire and the Flood - kat-byrd - The Professionals. A streaming version is here: https://www.viddercon.com/vid/15699520/
All Goes Wrong - kat-byrd - Starsky & Hutch. A streaming version is here: https://www.viddercon.com/vid/15699522/ (warning: flashing/flickering images)

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Bonus! Escapade received so many vid submissions this year that they were able to offer a 1 hr Overflow vid show. The playlist for the overflow vid show is here: https://www.viddercon.com/forward/41

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Coming soon : a vid playlist for the Escapade Dance Party.

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About the playlist host site Viddercon:

Viddercon is brand new site (many months in the making) that allows fans to build playlists across multiple streaming video platforms. Playlists on this network allow for a mix of vids from You Tube, Vimeo, Peertube, Tumblr, etc. This site is a proof of concept and currently in its very early stages. It is being built by fans for fans. Fans currently working on the project are vidders Garfield (VidderKidder) and Morgan Dawn (MeeeDeee).

As you wander through the site, you may come across other convention vids shows, vid challenges or personal recommendation playlists. The convention vid shows are unofficial collections that the site has been using to test playlist creation and embedding under "real world" conditions. All playlists have been created using publicly posted info and all have been clearly marked as "unofficial".

Read more about the site via the FAQ: https://www.viddercon.com/read/about-us/5/

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fanworks posted: 2019 Sparkle Motion Vid Sign-ups are Open

We're having a dance party and we'd love to show your vids! Sign-ups are now open for vidders who wish to make premiering vids for the Sparkle Motion dance party at this year's FanWorks convention.

Sign-ups allow us to make sure we don't have two vids to the same song and also allow us to check the song to see if it's danceable. It's not likely that we'll reject your song choice but it's best to know now that we don't think it will work on the dancefloor than to find out after you made the vid.

The deadline for submitting Sparkle Motion vids is:

Sunday, June 2nd at midnight EST!!

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1672300.html

I am looking for copies of the vid shows from

Kiscon 2001
Kisocn 2004
Kiscon 2008
Kiscon 2010
~~Kiscon 2012~~
~~Kiscon 2017~~

I am also looking for basic info (playlists etc) for the Kiscon vid shows

Kiscon 2001
Kiscon 2004
Kiscon 2008
~~Kiscon 2017~~

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Who all is coming to San Jose for World? Even if we are not able to attend, I'd love to try to meet up with people (health permitting).

PS. Single Day Memberships should be available.

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Fun was had! We're home.

xlorp has come down with her predictable travel cold and so is wandering the house miserably. But we planned for it this time and she has a few vacation days to recover. Our plans to see Black Panther will be delayed.

Crossposts: https://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1594815.html

If anyone is going to fandom conventions and wants to help promote Fanlore, I have two flyers from 2011 that were approved by the Wiki Committee to hand out.

I also have flyers for other projects - Fanzine Preservation (multiple universities), the Sandy Hereld Digitized Fanzine Archives at TAMU, the Media Fandom Oral history project, the online zine about vidding, Videlicit etc. PM me or email me at morgandawn @ gmail.com and I can email you the flyers.

August
Vividcon - Aug 4-7, 2017 - Chicago (vidding)

morgandawn

WorldCon Aug 9-17, 2017 - Finland - anyone going?

Confluence 4-6 August, 2017 - Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel - anyone going?

September
Dragon Con -- 1-4 Sept, 2017 Atlanta, GA - anyone going?

World Fantasy Convention 2017 -- 2-5 November 2017 San Antonio, TX. - anyone going?

Other lists of conventions:

https://www.findcons.com/sci-fi/

http://fancons.com/events/

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CreaSpaceRu- a random collection of vids submitted to the CreativeSpace contest over the years. A different vidding aesthetic than the one I am used to. Thanks to VidUKon for putting on a vid show just for the CreaCon contest vids year after year.

Watch on YouTube

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Watch on YouTube

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Of the vids currently on Youtube. If there is a vid on Youtube I am missing, please add it to the playlist.

Complete list.

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Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/2j1QRZ6 on January 10, 2017 at 10:31AM

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Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/2iFIguH at January 04, 2017 at 07:29PM
escapadecon:

A new scholarship for 2017 has been endowed through the efforts of our transgender mistresses of technology, Evelyn D.

The scholarship is need based and applications are open to anyone identifying as non-binary or transgender.

To apply or nominate a fellow fan email EscapadeEvelynScholarship@gmail.com with name and preferred pronouns of the potential recipient, the best way to contact them, an introduction, and one thing Escapade or slash fandom in general could do to improve visibility or awareness of gender non-conforming issues. The ideas will be shared with the fan community so be sure to let us know if you do not wish to be credited.

Please limit applications and nominations to those who would otherwise be unable to attend for financial reasons.

Please reblog, retweet, and otherwise help signal boost!

Escapadehttp://ift.tt/2iFxp47

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Tags:escapadecon, fan conventions, slash convention, lgbtq, DWCrosspost
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Does anyone who attended Zebracon or Mediawest in the 1980s or 1990s (through 1994) have copies of their progress reports or program guides? W're trying to track down some vidding history.

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1501572.html

One of the things I really miss at Vividcon is having a "State of Vidding" panel where we gather to talk about events and items of vidding interest from the previous year. I have suggested to VVC that they resume offering it as an annual panel idea. But here are some of the topics that came up in my private chats with people. Please feel free to offer up links to any posts, discussions or articles in the comments below. Also feel free to link to this post on tumblr or twitter or elsewhere. Final note: this is a stream of consciousnesses post so most of the nuances and details are missing. These are comments I overheard and they are being offered up without edits, they may be garbled. conflated or may be wholly inaccurate. Memory lapses, typos and grammar errors abound. Typing remains difficult for me.

Vimeo

There was some discussions about it becoming harder to upload vids to Vimeo in the past year due to their content matching system. Someone else said that they had "grandfathered" in existing vids, and the problems were mainly for newer vids. Since Vimeo is the platform of choice for many vidders in our community, I'd like to hear more. Could not find any posts about this, but with our vidding community continuing to be decentralized, not surprising.

Vidding Outreach

This was the result of several vague conversations where members expressed a desire to connect with other vidders outside the well worn paths. Reasons: Survivalbility (new members promote growth) as well as supporting creative growth (new vidding techniques and styles). Plus: more chance to garner squee for your fanworks. Youtube was mentioned frequently as a place where Vividcon and the Vividcon attendees need to have a greater presence. See the Youtube section below for some of the ideas. Example of one step to take now: start subscribing to each others Channels on Youtube. The other idea is to include basic text whenever we post a VVC premiere: "Premiered at Vividcon, a fan run convention about fan vids held in Chicago each August. Vidders and fans of fan vids are both welcomed."

Vividcon should also start using their existing YT channel to start promoting vids that were shown at VVC that year (showcased with Vidder permission) including linking to a week/monthly VVC Premiere vid as part of a featured vid or playlist.

Finally there was discussion of cross-promotional advertising at existing fan run conventions (ex: there is Kiscon convention with a vid show in LA in Sept 2017. There will be a femmeslash convention with a vid show in LA in 2017. Both VVC and our community could be mentioned by the convention organizers, flyers created etc). Outreach might also include going to larger conventions that focus on broader aspects of video editing like Vidcon. Getting vidders onto a existing Vidcon panel would be a great start, or getting a few vids into one of the shows. Other possibilities: offering a room party or staffing a table.

These outreach efforts do not have to be tied to Vividcon and in fact it might be better if they were not. The outreach could be part of an OTW outreach or even individual vidder community outreach depending on what is needed to gain access to the other communities (Ex: Vidcon panel might need the weight of the OTW to happen). While VVC is a focal point for our corner of vidding fandom, we need to think larger and offer multiple ways of hooking up with one another and reach out to newer vidding boards/communities in places like Youtube, Tumblr, imzy (see below) or pillowfort.io (when out of beta).

On that note of outreach, Vividcon has playlists for the fanvids that were shown, some with links: http://www.vividcon.info/ To send them a link to your newly uploaded vid go here: And check out the wonderful Fandom Life vid show playlist. Here is the partial unofficial Youtube version

Vidding Newsletter
A few people thought that it would be great if someone would re-start the periodic Vidding Meta/News Roundup, cross-posted to tumblr and the Vidding LJ/DW communities. Less content now on DW/LJ so it would be easier to track. Using the tumblr vidding tags is also doable. (I edged away from this part of the conversation lest anyone look in my direction).

Festivids

There was some meta discussion going on in the Festivids community as to what constitutes a "fanvid" for the purpose of excluding a fandom from the exchange. (Festivids is similar to Yuletide where the greater the number of existing vids, the less chance the fandom has to be included). Are 6 second "Vines" a fanvid? Are trailers a fan vid? More here. If anyone has other links or summary posts, please drop them below.

Imzy

A new platform, has been created - a cross between LJ and Redditt. You can set privacy controls, it allows threaded discussions, you can have multiple pseuds and other fandom friendly features. Possible tumblr alternative when Tumblr implodes, also a great place to have discussion like discussions. It is currently invite only but more and more vidders are joining and there are invites floating around. Someone suggested we should start a vidding community there. Again, any roundup or summary links welcomed.

Youtube

Lots and lots of discussion here. Uploading your vids to YouTube allows both you and the community greater outreach as well exposes us as vidders to new ideas (and vice versa).

**Youtube Copyright

Always an ongoing issue. Many issues can be circumvented except for the formal DMCA take down request. You are still limited to 3 DMCA take down requests. Third strike and your account is deleted but you can contest and if you win, it does not count against you. Someone said that the OTW offers updated template language to contest. Does anyone have a link? Those who use YT can comment below but there are existing strategies to deal with 3 Strikes Account Deletion - create a backup channel with a notice on the main channel ("if my account is ever deleted you can find me here"). Create a dummy channel and test upload vids beforehand. Other issues are country and platform blocking (many vids are blocked on phones). Again there are multiple strategies - link to a proxy website in the notes section of the YT vid directing blocked people where they can view the vid, offer a Vimeo link, or better yet link back to an AO3 placeholder post where you can list the multiple ways to view your vid. Again, people more familiar with with recent YT policies and workarounds, please feel free to weigh in below. lim has two great posts about Youtube which I have reblogged here and here

(on a personal note: when vidders kept saying they were "contesting" Youtube I could not tell if they were talking about a "3 Strikes Take Down" or a platform/country block based on the music of video.)

**YouTube Playlists

Great way to compile a list of recommended vids and they are infinitely embed-able. Conventions should be using them to create playlists of vids to showcase both the vidder and the convention. Individual vidders can also create playlists and you can copy someone else's playlist. Advantage: YT is now accessible to many more Smart TVs allowing people to watch your vids on a big screen in their living room with friends. Examples of individual playlists are: Astolat's VVC 2016 Playlist, my 2016 VVC Playlist, my Escapade 2016 Playlist, My Kiscon 2015 Playlist etc....Downside: Youtube blocks playback for some vids playing on mobile devices (which includes Smart TV) and those missing vids don't show up as missing. Ex: my YT VVC 2016 Playlist has 23 videos on my Android phone but only 18 on my Smart TV. Confusing.

AO3

A reminder that you can create a AO3 placeholder for each fanvid and then link to multiple streaming/download locations (if you are blocked on YT or Vimeo). That way if or when you have to move your vids, you only need to update links and embeds in one place. Plus, any AO3 comments or kudos won't disappear if the vid is deleted.

Speaking of Youtube comments: you can archive your vids (or any vid on YT) plus all comments with Firefox plugin Youtube Saver. If you want to avoid those pesky YT comments there are other Firefox plugins: No Youtube Comments. Additional YT tools and tips welcomed

Vidders.Net/VidderTube

Some vidders have started uploading high quality uploads under the paid plan. People like the quality of the HD streaming. Subscription process is confusing and fans still struggle to differntiate between Vidders.net (the legacy site containing 18,000 older 15fps vids) and Vidder Tube (the newer site with HD playing at 30fps). Is not clear if the newer Vidder.Tube has been authorized for embedding on AO3 (Vidders.net is still listed as authorized). Questions about sexually explicit footage being allowed and/or if allowed, what notices and warnings need to be placed on the vids (this last part was muddled - I think sexually explicit material is allowed but must be manually approved by the moderator. And I have no clue what is considered sexually explicit.). I suggest that people contact the admin directly for clarification of any and all above: admin@viddertube.com

Vancouver Mashup Exhibit

Francesca curated an display about vidding as part of a Vancouver, Canada museum exhibit about modern culture. Several vids were shown and she wrote an essay that was included in the museum book. bironic's vid "Starships" was among the vids shown and she brought her copy of the museum book to Vividcon and made photocopies of the vidding article available. I also have copies the essay in PDF format and have been given permission by the author to hand it out ,so email me if you are interested: morgandawn @ gmail.com bironic attended the event in person and has a write-up here .

I will update this post as I remember more topics discussed.

edited 8/20/2016

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1496521.html

I came back from Vividcon* with lots of ideas. one is how to get our niche of fandom to post more vids on Youtube (for various personal and strategic reasons, which I may post about later). But I figured I should walk the walk first and started uploading my older vids (or at least those that might still hold up today).

So ...Dear Diary, today I learned the difference between “Your video has copyrighted content and you cannot monetize/ads may appear” vs “Your video may have copyrighted content and may be blocked in some countries” and “Your video has copyrighted content and has been taken down and this is your X strike.” Only the latter has serious repercussions for fan vidders. I am not happy with the first, but if that is the price we “pay” to play for now, I can handle it. The second (blocked in some countries) proved to me more tricky, but I’ve added a note about proxy services that viewers might use: “You can try to use a proxy service such as https://www.proxfree.com/youtube-proxy.php but proceed at your own risk. If you are using Firefox, you can install ProxyTube, a free add on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxtube/"

Are there any other YouTube proxy services I can mention?

*Vividcon is a fan run convention about fanvids held in Chicago each August. Both vidders and fans of vids are welcomed

edited to add the ProxyTube suggestion

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1496055.html

Inquiring minds want to know,

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1493874.html

Mediawest is one of the oldest media (TV/movie/book) conventions in the world. The event is fan run (no paid speakers or actor-guests and run by volunteers) and held in Michigan each May. They offer 4 days of panels with fandom, meta and technical tracks, an art show and a vid show. The vid show has declined over the years for a variety of reasons. Last week one attendee posted the following and asked me to spread the word:

"For those who attend MediaWest, it's no secret the vid show is slowly sinking into oblivion. Last year, there were only a few slash vids, and even the gen vids weren't very numerous. Sadly, the My Little Pony fandom had a better showing that most of our usual fandoms.

If you are a vidder, and would be willing to make a vid, or share a recent vid, even if you're not attending, I would be glad to take the DVD with me and deliver it to the vid show coordinator. Even if you are attending and don't want to mess with it, I'll take it. :-) If you have something you'd like me to take and submit for you, e-mail me for my mailing address.

The vid show rules are here: http://mediawestcon.org/fanvid.htm

If you want to get in touch with the volunteer, email me at mdawn6 @ yahoo.com

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1489966.html

One downside of the OTW event calendar is that (a) they don't get many submissions about conventions and (b) when they do, they only post about it in the month the event is happening so it gives no time to plan.

So here is my list of known conventions. It is not comprehensive - the event has to be fan run with a focus on media fandom and no Creation Cons or actor cons. As always caveat emptor, especially with events that don't have a track record.

Multifandom Gen
Mediawest (also has slash programming). May 2016, Lansing, Michigan USA
Southern Media: http://southernmediacon.org/ (Southern USA)

Multifandom Slash
CON.TXT, July 2016, Arlington VA (mostly slash, gen welcomed)
Connexions - 2017? (East Coast, USA)
Escapade - Feb 2016, Los Angeles, CA USA
Get/Together - http://get__together.livejournal.com - Wellington, New Zealand, usually early October, multifandom slash focus
PacificCon - April 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (slash and some gen)
Revelcon: http://www.revelcon.com/ March 2016, (Houston, Texas)
Sinpozium - http://sinpozium.livejournal.com - Sydney Australia, usually early June, multifandom slash focus
Slash/Night - Feb 2016, part of the Brighton Digital Festival, UK
TGIFemslash - Feb 2016, Los Angeles, CA USA
Tribal Forces: http://tribalforces.net/ (Pennsylvania, USA)
Wincon (also has gen programing) - moves around the US, 2016 dates and location not yet announced

Doctor Who
Coal Hill Con - May 2016, New Hampshire, USA

Harry Potter
Misti Con (next one in May 2017), New Hampshire, USA

My Little Pony
Everyfree - May 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (note: this event has paid guests, including actors and may be more commercial than fan focused)

The Professionals Slash
Pros: http://bistocon.livejournal.com/profile (somewhere in the middle of the USA)

Sherlock Holmes
221BCon - April 2016, Atlanta GA (note: this event has paid guests, including actors)
Sherlock Seattle - Oct 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (this event is still seeking funding - check out their fundraising page)
A Scintillation of Scions, June 2016, Maryland, USA: http://www.scintillation.org/ (pn thier page they also link to another Washington DC event, Gridlock DC that was held in 2015)

Starsky & Hutch Slash
Starsky & Hutch: http://www.sharecon.net/ (Maryland)

Star Trek Slash
Kiscon 2015 - USA - just ended so keep an eye out for the next one
Kimset UK - Sept 2016 - Buckinghamshire, UK

Supernatural
Destielcon Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - (held in 2015 in the USA and they're doing a survey to see if they can host one in 2016)

Vidding
Vividcon - Aug 2016, Chicago, IL, USA
VidUKon - June 2016, Cardiff, Wales, UK

I am certain there are more events, so I will use this post as a master list that you can link to. Drop a comment or send me an ask if you know of any other fan run, non-actor conventions.

EDITED: This list will focus on media fandom conventions. Many general sci-fi events have some media fandom panels, but I'd like to keep this list focused on TV, movie and anime fandoms and events which do not featured paid guests (actors, authors, show runners, celebrities etc). Please include a link to the convention's website/tumblr/blog.

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1481940.html

"Icarus | Jim Kirk [HD]" (Watch on YouTube)

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1QpnDNm at November 09, 2015 at 08:01AM
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcW8IjEQ7k0)

This vid was shown at Kiscon 2015.

Vidder: Yunuen

Tags:kiscon, star trek, vidding, fanvid, DWCrosspost, vidder:Yunuen, Kirk/Everyone
Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1477108.html

"Common People-Kirk/Spock (Top Ten in Ship's Closet Video Contest :)" (Watch on YouTube)

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1kho14j at November 07, 2015 at 10:00AM
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ZNGzEIwUg)

This vid was shown at Kiscon 2015. It starts off very funny and then takes shift to pathos.

The complete list of vids shown at Kiscon 2015 is here: http://ift.tt/1SqKyHa

Vid by TheJAMFactor

Tags:vidding, fanvid, kiscon, star trek, vidder: TheJAMFactor, DWCrosspost
Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1475155.html

"[Star Trek] Kirk/Spock - another place and time" (Watch on YouTube)

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1Q8m47f at November 06, 2015 at 06:00AM
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Qc_JHU6Ug)

This AU vid was shown at Kiscon 2015. The full list is here: http://ift.tt/1SqKyHa

Vidder: MorraMorgenstern

Tags:vidding, vidrec, fanvid, kirk/spock, kiscon, vidder:MorraMorgenstern, DWCrosspost
Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1474061.html

"【Star Trek】Spirk-Counting Stars" (Watch on YouTube)

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1WARHuk at November 05, 2015 at 10:00PM
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LShCkPKgExE)

This vid was shown at Kiscon 2015. The full list is here: http://ift.tt/1SqKyHa

Vidder:Joe Jojo

Tags:vidrec, vidding, star trek, fanvid, kiscon, vidder:Joe Jojo, DWCrosspost, Kirk/Spock
Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1473762.html

"Spock's Down on his Knees (K/S)" (Watch on YouTube)

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Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1NvVXpf at November 05, 2015 at 08:24PM

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZBJdWcOLE)

vidder: MissSheenie

Tags:kiscon, vidding, fanvid, DWCrosspost, kirk/spock, star trek, vidder:MissSheenie

Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1473291.html

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Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1MmOecb at November 05, 2015 at 08:06PM

larissabernstein. KiScon 2015 - All the vid shows!:

I will be reblogging a few of these vids each day for the next week. Should be over by Tuesday.

Tags:kiscon, vidding, fanvid, DWCrosspost, star trek

Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1473078.html

escapadecon:

We are ramping up for Escapade 26 and are working to finalize our contract with an LAX-adjacent hotel.
Dates: We are 95% certain that Escapade 26 will be held February 26-28, 2016 (with early check-in on the evening of the 25th). If you are already registered, and the final dates selected don’t work, let us know promptly and we will refund your membership or roll the full amount to 2017.
Hotel: TBD, but it will be on the LAX strip (Los Angeles, CA), with a free airport shuttle and available self-parking. We will post an update and hotel reservation link within the week.
Extended Discount: Because hotel negotiations are taking longer than expected, we are extending the discounted registration price of $110 through November 10th. Please take advantage of the discount and register now.
Website: We have re-worked the Escapade site to better support membership information, dealers, artists and vidders. The member information requires a login, which will allow you to view and update all your own information. If you have any questions, Ellie is available to assist you. Her email is: ellie@escapadecon.net
Already registered for 2016? If you registered in person at last year’s convention (or volunteered), we have pre-registered you to the website and credited the appropriate amount toward your membership for Escapade 26. Go here to generate an email link & set your own password: http://ift.tt/1PcIXGn You can either enter the email you gave us last year, or your badge name (without any spaces). If you have any trouble getting logged in, Ellie will be happy to help. Her email is: ellie@escapadecon.net

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1472240.html

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Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1Hql6v1 at November 03, 2015 at 08:54PM

deansangelicpurity:

I finally get it. I finally understand what bugs the haters so much about DestielCon. This is gold.
They keep making the argument “Why can’t you just do that in your pjs over Tumblr? Why can’t you just go out to eat and hang out? Or Skype? You’re paying to see your friends that’s so obsessive and weird.”
They honestly have no earthly idea how many Destiel shippers there actually are. They’re either completely ignorant of it or are choosing to not look into it. Because those suggestions are all fine and dandy when there’s like, fifteen of you or something. Hell even like twenty.
But there’s WAY more than that. There was over a hundred people that came to the con last year, THE FIRST ONE EVER, which is entirely UNHEARD OF when it comes to fan made cons to have those kind of numbers on its first run-through. I don’t know the count from this year’s con, but it’s likely more than last year.
You can’t fucking Skype with over a hundred people at a time. You can’t just go out to eat with a hundred people, especially since they’re scattered everywhere across the country. Those suggestions are absolutely ludicrous to consider when you have THAT MANY people that want to convene and have fun together.
I can’t stop laughing I mean, this is hilarious. They’ve been telling themselves Destiel fans are so small and only 1% etc etc for so long that they literally cannot wrap their head around the fact that our numbers REQUIRE a convention environment if we want to all convene and celebrate with each other at the same time. Like come on. That’s fucking brilliantly ignorant.

caswouldratherbehere:

140 this year. And yes, that’s a very, very tiny fraction of the destiel fandom. I’d guess the bulk of the destiel fandom still doesn’t know about the con, and of those that do, even more can’t make it to due to schedule conflicts, traveling expenses, or just being way too far away to be able to consider it. There a plethora of reasons someone might not be able to make it. Then there are some aren’t in to the idea, and that’s fine too.

140 sounds small but in context to other fan conventions, that it only just finished its second year, and other outside factors, that’s huge.

And yeah, I’d like to see a Skype call with 140 people. Epic.

meedee:
As someone who started participating in fandom both online and going to in person events, it seems odd to favor only one way of interacting with fellow fans. I love both types.

Tags:fan run conventions, conventions, destielcon, DWCrosspost

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Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1470174.html

"" (Watch on YouTube)

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GgzrxwhIqw)

One of the vids that premiered at VidUkon 2105 a few weeks back. Vidder is fryadjacent

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1433759.html

From the convention organizer

"Escapade is in 9 days, 20 hours, and 20 minutes. I am--I'd say "unreasonably," but it's completely reasonable--excited about this, our 25th anniversary convention.

http://www.escapadecon.net/

For regular attendees, much is familiar: same hotel, many familiar friends, hot topics with scintillating discussion, and a certain amount of kvetching because there isn't room on the schedule (or in a day or a weekend) for every panel topic we wanted to discuss.

Some things will be different. We have more new people this year, and some old friends are joining us again. With 25 years behind us, we're celebrating how we got here. With 25 years before us (yes, we're up for 25 more), we're looking at ourselves and the world around us through different lenses, and we expect spirited and enthusiastic debate.

We have a few spaces left. If you're on the fence, now is the time to take action. Wednesday, February 25 is the last day to get hotel rooms at the con rate. We look forward to seeing you.

Please link/forward/share this post. Thank you."

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1424181.html

I know this was a US slash convention and was in the late 1990s or early 2000s. Links should take you to the full size version/.

edited:

Possible candidates (1998-2000)
*Connexions - one fan remembers this as being the 1998 program
*Eclecticon
*Friscon
*Mountain Media Con
*Revelcon

Crossposts: http://morgandawn.livejournal.com/1421215.html

Many fan conventions aren't being held this year but some are going virtual. Surprise -- this isn't actually new!

The 2000s Say Hello

The con on your laptop

What about next year?

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