We want to thank everyone who took our post-con survey or gave us feedback on this year's con, either at the Dead Duck or in person to a member of the concom. We know that there were an awful lot of changes this year and change can be difficult, so it's really gratifying to know that everyone had such a good time. The truth is, no matter how hard ( Read more... )

We hope everyone is surviving the post-con comedown! Don't forget to take our Exit Poll, so we have lots of feedback for 2018. If you have taken the poll and requested a response to something, please give us a week to decompress but we will get back to you.

We have a couple of items that ended up in Lost and Found. You can see them here. Let us ( Read more... )

If you've posted a con report or put together resources from a panel from CON.TXT, we'd love a comment here linking us to it!

Note: you may also want to check for links on the companion Dreamwidth post!

There are also two unofficial communities which have been set up for you all to talk amongst yourselves: is the Dreamwidth community and is the ( Read more... )

If you're arriving at the con hotel on Thursday night, you can check in and pick up your badge and program between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm in the hotel lobby. We'll be located in the breakfast/reception area to the right of the front door. Once you've picked up your packets, you can hang out, do some arts and crafts, or play CON.TXT Bingo with us.

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Are you ready for the con? Here's some handy links for you:

* Want to start planning out your con weekend? Here's the schedule. If there's something you don't see on the schedule that you want to talk about, think about planning a DIY panel!

* Check out the ride sharing post and the room sharing post* If you make art or crafts, or have other ( Read more... )

There's still time to donate prizes for the charity Raffle (all proceeds go to Planned Parenthood ( Read more... )

WeatherThe weather in the DC area this week is expected to be hot and muggy! Please check the weather before you pack, but it's a good idea to plan to wear light, loose clothing. Conversely, don't forget to bring a sweater in case our new hotel is on the cold side. And it’s important to stay hydrated! We’ll have water available in the con space, ( Read more... )

Here are a few updates to help with your planning:

DC Metro: For the con weekend there is no planned track work scheduled on the Yellow or Blue lines, which will take you from Reagan National Airport to the con hotel at Pentagon City. If you're coming from another location there may be delays - please check the WMATA website for more information ( ( Read more... )

Did you miss the deadline to buy a CON.TXT 2016 membership? Or are you not able to make it for the whole weekend, or just want to come by to hang out at the dance party on Saturday night? You're in luck! All of the following options will be available at the door ( Read more... )

For Friday night's vid show, we'll offer two programs at the door: one that simply lists the vids that make up the show, and another that lists the vids and also includes warnings for the triggers listed below. (Note that the triggers listed here do not necessarily appear in the vid show! These are things we will warn for IF they appear -- but they ( Read more... )