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CON.TXT 2020 starts tonight at 8PM EDT with informal Zoom hangs and Small Fandom Speed Dating! Some reminders:


Registration

Are you registered on Conline? If not, you have until midnight tonight (EDT) to do so! But please don't wait that long, because ur friendly neighborhood concom would prefer not to send out emails at 1am. Also, you'll also miss out on Friday night hangs!

To join, sign up here and join CON.TXT here (click Join in upper right). Joining CON.TXT is not the same thing as being registered for CON.TXT 2020 specifically - that will happen once a concom member manually processes your registration.


Discord

Discord server invites went out last night to everyone registered on Conline, and they will continue to go out as part of the confirmation email to all new registrations as they are processed.

If you didn't receive your invite, check your Conline account to check or edit the email you registered with (also check your spam). You can also email registration@con-txt.net (or contxtcon@gmail.com if you're writing from a Yahoo or AOL email address).

You don't have to join the Discord server if you don't want to! All activities can be accessed from the schedule page on Conline. But if you'd like to chat with fellow attendees, we encourage it!


Badge Names

Are your Conline and Discord badge names set the way you want? On Conline, click your username on the right side of the Conline menu bar and go to Account to change your display name (or email!)! On Discord, right click on any of your messages and select "Change nickname."

Is your Zoom name set the way you want? If you're concerned about the separation of your wallet name and fannish identity, please set your Zoom display name on the Zoom website or through the Zoom app before clicking the link to join any of the CON.TXT panel tracks. If you go directly to the Zoom meeting, you won't be able to change your display name until after you join. Zoom sometimes defaults to your original account name even if you set it differently, so please check your display name immediately on joining a Zoom meeting just in case!

Yay, see you tonight!

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With CON.TXT just a few days away, here's a quick checklist to see if you're ready!
  • Are you signed up for the con on Conline? If not, you have until midnight (EDT) Friday, June 24th to do so! But please don't wait that long because ur friendly neighborhood concom would prefer not to send out emails at 1am. Also, you'll also miss out on Friday night hangs!
To join, sign up here and join CON.TXT here. You will receive an email when your registration is processed.
  • Is your Conline badge name set the way you want? Click your username on the right side of the Conline menu bar and go to Account to change your display name!
  • Is your Zoom name set the way you want? If you're concerned about the separation of your wallet name and fannish identity, please set your Zoom display name on the Zoom website or through the Zoom app before clicking the link to join any of the CON.TXT panel tracks. If you go directly to the Zoom meeting, you won't be able to change your display name until after you join.
  • Do you want to play Small Fandom Speed Dating? If so, sign up!
  • Discord server invites will be going out Thursday, July 23rd to those signed up on Conline. If you're not signed up on Conline by the time that email goes out, you'll receive the invite with your registration confirmation. You don't have to join the Discord server if you don't want to - all activities can be accessed from the schedule page - but if you'd like to chat with fellow attendees, we encourage it!

We're so excited to see you on Friday and Saturday!
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Hi everybody, your concom here.

We wanted to give you a quick update on the status of the con. We are currently in discussions with the hotel about the details of our contract. Depending on the outcome, we may decide to postpone the con sooner rather than later. We know that many of you may be in the process of making travel plans right now, or will need to very soon.

We'll let you know as soon as possible--by the end of this month--how we decide to move forward. In the meantime, we have temporarily suspended new registrations.

If the con is postponed, we will post new con dates and registration refund/rollover information as soon as possible.

For now, we hope you're all staying safe! Concom out.

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CON.TXT 2020 will be held July 24-26th, 2020. We’re back at the Residence Inn - Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia!

We are once again partnering with Eventbrite to handle our registration process. Click the orange button on the CON.TXT website to register. If you pre-registered at CON.TXT 2018 we will automatically register you, and you will get a confirmation email at the address you gave us when you originally registered. If you do not receive that confirmation by November 15th or are unsure if you already pre-registered, please email us at registration@con-txt.net.

The price for a full weekend membership is currently $100. This price will increase to $110 on January 15, 2020, and it will increase again on May 1st, so don't procrastinate too long.

Introducing our theme for CON.TXT 2020: Recharge!

We hope you’ll join us to relax and recharge in the company of old and new friends. Whether you're an MCU monofan or a a fannish butterfly who spent last weekend mainlining The Untamed, a Good Omens newbie or a Star Trek old-timer, a craftsperson or a window-shopper, you are invited to talk, listen, hang out, dance, play games, and enjoy.

We look forward to seeing you all next summer!

--Your concom for 2020
cinco, deerang, Ellen Fremedon, JRho, maralenenok, salvamisandwich, and Trixie