Well, it's been an interesting year, hasn't it? Feel like talking about technology or security? Unfortunately, Pumpcon is happening this year. Pumpcon has a strict no recording policy. We've hosted talks on all sorts of technical, security and hacker things.
INIT HELLO is “an accidental conference.” In 2025, community member Kate “Cat” Szkotnicki had the idea to “get some people together for a small weekend gathering in a hotel ballroom or party suite.” Well, scope creep happened, and INIT HELLO was born! INIT HELLO is another opportunity for members of the Apple II community to get together and celebrate our favorite retro computer!
My name is Olivia (Papaya Badger) and I make enamel pins, tote bags, acrylic keychains, blankets, and I specialize in laser cutting and engraving. I have also recently branched out into designing and producing plushies. Oniigan, a mischievous color-changing panda, is my mascot and latest creation.
The thing of real interest here is the consent badges that folks wear sometimes. Okay with being photographed or not? Huggable or not? Social or completely out of? Pronouns? Disabilities? They're here.
We're an online convention that you can attend from home on any screen that has internet access!Registration is FREE! All fandoms/industries welcome! Check out the Vendors, Panels, DJs, Events and more! We welcome all creators, from 2D, to 3D, crafters, jewelers, fashion & apparel, musicians, performers, game and web developers and more.
Retro Con is a pop culture and memorabilia show catering to anything considered “retro”, especially the 80’s! Transformers, Star Wars, GI Joe, Ghostbusters, He-man, classic video games, etc.. We’ve got 275+ tables of collectibles and art for sale, special guests, video games, a costume contest, raffles, a trivia contest, panels, replica props, and much more!
Even seems affordable. Explicitly cosplay friendly.
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For over 15 years we’ve turned fans into heroes as The Harry Potter Alliance. Now we’re entering a new era as Fandom Forward.
The Harry Potter Alliance was founded with a simple idea: what if fans used their passion and creativity to make the world a more loving, equitable place? That idea has driven hundreds of thousands of fan activists to do exactly that, and the world is demonstrably better for it.
But this place we’ve built? It doesn’t belong to just one fandom. No singular story can hope to represent every time, every question, or every lived experience. This movement is for anyone who believes in the power of stories and the communities that love them to change the world. It’s for everyone, and our name should reflect that. So on June 8th, 2021 we officially changed our name to Fandom Forward.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already rising tide of disinformation campaigns and fear-based, ultra conservative leaders whose message is grounded in white supremacy and oppression of people of color, women, and LGBTQIA+ people. It’s an onslaught that has led the United States and much of the world to high levels of division, disinformation, and trauma. We desperately need a revitalization of civic imagination, and we know fan activism can rise to this challenge.
Fan activism is an organizing strategy that draws parallels between beloved pop culture and real world issues of inequity to mobilize fans for social good. Fandom Forward has been a leader of the field for over 15 years, and our proven track record demonstrates the efficacy of this power-building methodology. We approach our work in three ways: providing accessible training, engaging fans in campaign experience, and building community.
The LHC is a loose collective of people interested in hacking. LHC began on /r/defcon as a way for people attending DEF CON ‘alone’ to meet up with other people.
Operation Hammond is an international, non-profit organization, of like-minded individuals within the anime, sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture convention community. We are dedicated to bringing awareness of first aid, emergency preparedness, and training to people who attend, and staff anime, sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture conventions. The diversity, and social dimensions of this social scene are unique. We are nerds helping nerds in times of need.
Our members, and senior staff have the equipment, experience, and know-how to effectively deal with medical emergencies, social needs, and the unique requirements of those who attend pop culture events and conventions. We are a social medical organization. This means that we are able to carry out public safety, convention first aid, and first responder duties at pop culture, fan events, and conventions at the American Red Cross First Aid level.