con_txt | Entries tagged with 2023

Today is the first day of CON.TXT! Everyone who has completed registration should have received a welcome email from us (subject line: Welcome to CON.TXT 2023!). If you haven't received the email, please check your spam folder first. If the email isn't there, please contact us at info@contxt.club.

The welcome email contains important information about the con, including your Discord invite.

Our first programming starts at 6 PM EDT tonight. See you there!

ainsley

CON.TXT begins Friday! We have a lot of fun events and fantastic programming planned, and you can check our full schedule to start planning your weekend. We will be sending a welcome email with the Discord link on Thursday night (late registrants will receive the email Friday morning).

We are offering nine DIY panel slots this year! ( Read on if you’re interested in signing up. )

It's not too late to register! You can register on Conline through midnight Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, June 22nd. We hope to see you there!

everyfragment

Hi everyone! We're hard at work putting together the CON.TXT 2023 vid shows. One of the shows is just going to be some vids we like, and we would like your help. Tell us about the vids you love in new and old fandoms.

To nominate a vid for inclusion in the show, fill out this form. We might not be able to include all of them, but we appreciate every vid you suggest. Self-nominations are very welcome! The deadline for vid nominations is Sunday, May 21st, 2023, at 11:59 PM EDT (what time is that for me?).

As a reminder, submissions to Premieres and Nearly New are due this Sunday, May 14 at 11:59 PM EDT. Learn more about submitting those vids.

Questions? Email us at vids@contxt.club or comment on this post.

Reminders

Premieres and Nearly New vid submissions are open through Sunday, May 14
Regular registration pricing is open through June 15, 2023
Apply for a scholarship by emailing registration@contxt.club by Friday, June 16th, 2023

alpheratz

We have extended the regular registration ($25 price tier) registration deadline for CON.TXT 2023 through Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 11:59pm Eastern Time (what time is that for me?). Gift bags can be purchased up to May 31st. Late registration will open from June 18 through June 22. Read more about registration, gift bags, and scholarships in our previous post.

Reminders

Premieres and Nearly New vid submissions are open through Sunday, May 14
Gift bags are available through May 31, 2023
Regular registration pricing is open through June 15, 2023
Apply for a scholarship by emailing registration@contxt.club by Friday, June 16th, 2023

alpheratz

Recently, CON.TXT was asked about Code of Conduct sanctions against Franzeska.

In 2020, CON.TXT instituted an open-ended ban from the con for Franzeska based on a pattern of racist posts outside of convention spaces. While we don't generally monitor behavior outside of con spaces, the posts met our standard for repeated and egregious behavior.

We did not publicize the ban at the time both because it wasn't incited by a recent incident and because our general policy is to keep all individuals in Safety reports anonymous. However, after the recent questions and internal discussion we have decided that it's important to share the action we took.

We made this decision because:

Franzeska is a prominent figure in fandom
The posts in question were and still are highly visible
The ban was not based on a Safety report but on behavior CON.TXT staff observed firsthand

Our goal for our Code of Conduct and Safety procedures is to foster a safer, welcoming, and enjoyable space for all attendees rather than to be punitive. In this case, we weighed privacy concerns against placing an additional burden on fans trying to determine if our space was friendly to them and decided we needed to be transparent about this sanction.

If you have questions or concerns about this decision or our Safety procedures, or if you would like to make a Safety report, please contact us at safety@contxt.club.

corbae

We're now accepting vid submissions for the Premieres and Nearly New shows at CON.TXT 2023!

Vids for both Premieres and Nearly New will be due by 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, May 14 (what time is that for me?). This deadline is firm. There is a slight chance that we may be able to grant a very short extension, so if you think you may need one, please email us at vids@contxt.club as soon as possible.

You don't need to be registered for CON.TXT 2023 to submit vids to either show, but vids from registered attendees will be prioritized if we receive more vids than will fit in the show. You will need to create a Conline account and join the CON.TXT Conline page to submit your vids.

PREMIERES INTEREST POLL

To help us gauge how many premieres we should plan for, please fill out this quick interest poll. This step is optional and doesn't commit you to anything!

PREMIERES GUIDELINES

We accept premieres for any fandom and with any type of content, but if it would be helpful to you to get a sense of the typical tone of CON.TXT vid shows, you can check out the 2021 playlist. Vidders may submit up to 2 premiering vids, or up to 3 if one or more of the vids is a collaboration with another vidder.

Prior to submitting, please remember that a premieres USB and/or DVD will be distributed as part of optional con bags, and by submitting a premiere you're allowing it to be included on this USB/DVD.

Full requirements and instructions for upload are listed below. In brief, we will need a YouTube or Vimeo upload and a downloadable copy to be included in the con bag USB/DVD.

NEARLY NEW GUIDELINES

Nearly New vids are those first posted online or shown at a con in the last year (on May 1, 2022 or later). Vidders may submit up to 2 vids to Nearly New, or up to 3 if one or more of the vids is a collaboration with another vidder.

Instructions for upload are listed below.
( UPLOADING YOUR VID )( ADDING A VID TO IVDb )

QUESTIONS?

If we’ve left anything out, or if you’d like to know more about the con or the vid show, please ask! You can reach us at vids@contxt.club or comment on this post.

Reminders

Panel voting has been extended and is open through Monday, April 17, 2023.
Regular registration pricing is open through May 26, 2023
Apply for a scholarship by emailing registration@contxt.club by Friday, June 16th, 2023.
Contact email: info@contxt.club

ainsley

Panel voting is now open! This is your chance to vote for the panels you'd like to see at CON.TXT 2023! You may vote for as many or as few panels as you like. Voting closes on Monday, April 10, at midnight Eastern Time (what time is that for me?).

You can also choose which of the Open panels—panels in need of mods—you would like to volunteer to moderate, by ranking up to five of your top choices. (Don’t worry—we won’t assign you to five panels!)

We have a lot of Open panels this year, and a lot of chances to get involved! You don’t need to have modded a panel before—we’ll have guidance and resources for new mods.

If you suggested or volunteered to mod a panel in the panel proposal post and see it listed in the poll as an Open panel, please select it as one of your mod choices in the poll if you are still interested!

If you suggested a panel and made arrangements in the panel proposal post to co-mod it with another person, you will still see it listed as an Open panel unless you specifically edited or commented on your post to mark it as Closed. We will contact you to find out if you still need additional co-mods before we assign any more people.

We strive to offer a well-balanced and wide range of panel topics. The voting tells us which panels are the most popular, but it also helps us choose among similar panels and decide which suggestions might be better combined. We don't use a strict numbers cut-off to determine our programming.

We're looking forward to seeing you all (virtually) at CON.TXT 2023! Vote now for your preferred panels.

Reminders

Themed vidshow suggestions are open through Sunday, March 26, 2023
Early-bird registration pricing is open through Friday, March 31, 2023
Panel voting is open through Monday, April 10, 2023
Nearly New vid submissions are open through Friday, April 14, 2023
Vid premiere drafts are due Sunday, May 7, 2023
Apply for a scholarship by emailing registration@contxt.club by Friday, June 16th, 2023
Contact email: info@contxt.club

alpheratz

Mark your calendars: CON.TXT 2023 will be held online June 23-25, 2023!

We originally had plans to hold an in-person con, but various factors including the ongoing pandemic, a possible recession, and the state of the hotel and convention industry mean a virtual convention is the best choice for us right now. We're really excited, though, and have lots of ideas for how to make this the best virtual CON.TXT yet!

Specifics will be coming in early 2023. We look forward to seeing you all again next summer! In the meantime, we'll keep you posted here and on Twitter. You can also join our mailing list to get updates.

CON.TXT

Entries tagged with 2023

Welcome to CON.TXT 2023!

DIY Panel Information (3 days to go!)

Seeking Some Vids You Like!

2023 Regular Registration Extended Through June 15

Statement on Code of Conduct sanctions against Franzeska

CON.TXT 2023 Premieres and Nearly New Submissions

PREMIERES INTEREST POLL

PREMIERES GUIDELINES

NEARLY NEW GUIDELINES

QUESTIONS?

CON.TXT 2023 Panel Voting is Open

Announcing CON.TXT 2023

Profile

Tags

Syndicate

Style Credit