alt.gothic Convergence is the annual party which was originally put on by the denizens of alt.gothic and has since grown to include members of the myriad Gothic/Industrial online and social media groups it spawned. Hundreds of net.goths from around the globe squish into a single city for a weekend of IRL socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.

It started out in 1994 when the regular posters on [[alt.gothic]] decided that meeting up was a good idea.

Since then, every year a bunch of people from different cities put together [[Bids | bids]] to host the thing (I pity the fool...). The bids are then [[Voting | voted]] on, and the winner gets the job of doing all the work so that the rest of us can have fun (some people have a strange definition of 'win')

Some of the [http://altgothic.com/priorbids.php old bids] have survived.

Some of the attendees put pictures on the internet. [http://altgothic.com/faqs/galleries.php Take a look.]

The official drink is a [[Better Martini]]. Just in case you were wondering.

Communication about convergence officially happens on this Wiki, [[alt.gothic]], the [[Afterglow]] mailing list, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/168159947361 the Convergence Facebook group], the [http://community.livejournal.com/convergence/profile Convergence LiveJournal Community], it rough order of officialness. During the event, and for a small window around it, [http://twitter.com/convergtwit ConvergTwit] twitter account is used for communication of changes in locations and schedules, calls for public aid, ad hoc events, etc.



===Future Convergence===

Bidding and voting for C28 is under discussion and will happen soon.

Updates will posted on here, [news:alt.gothic alt.gothic], on the book of face, and other places.

===Usenet - why do we still use it?===

Usenet is old, unloved and barely used. Nearly all the net.goths have moved on to newer, shiny places like FB, LJ, Reddit, Twitter, Tumblr, Myspace, etc., etc. so you may want to know why we insist on keeping the alt.gothic Usenet group as the official home of C*.

There are four major reasons:

# History. That's where we started, it's our home. In these days of constant change a bit of continuity is a good thing.
# Usenet is a distributed network, not a proprietary website. It can't disappear overnight. The corporation that owns it can't delete the group or prevent people from accessing it.
# You don't have to give a corporation private information to access it.
# No one has to run a Forum on this website for us to hold the discussions on.

===LiveJournal===

the [[https://convergence.livejournal.com/ Convergence Livejournal group] was very popular in it's time. [http://altgothic.com/convergence_lj.pdf here] is a PDF of it as of 2022-04-30.

===The Convergence That Wasn't===
The [[C26 | Convergence XXVI]] vote was won by the Louisville Kentucky bid [http://www.altgothic.com/c26sdf].
The event was postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic because we are sensible people and subsequently has yet to occur, being superceded in 2025 by C27. It may return sometime in the future, causing timeline disruption and pandemonium.

===Previous Convergences===
*[[C27 | Convergence XXVII - Denver, CO]]
*[[C25 | Convergence XXV - Boston, MA]]
*[[C24 | Convergence XXIV - Detroit, MI]]
*[[C23 | Convergence XXIII - Dallas, TX]]
*[[C22 | Convergence XXII - New Orleans, LA]]
*[[C21 | Convergence XXI - Hollywood, CA]]
*[[C20 | Convergence XX - Chicago, IL]]
*[[C19 | Convergence XIX - Austin, TX]]
*[[C18 | Convergence XVIII - Buffalo, NY]]
*[[C17 | Convergence XVII - Cozumel, Mexico]]
*[[C16 | Convergence XVI - Park City, UT]]
*[[C15 | Convergence XV - Long Beach, CA]]
*[[C14 | Convergence XIV - Ybor City (Tampa), FL]]
*[[C13 | Convergence XIII - Portland, OR]]
*[[C12 | Convergence XII - New Orleans, LA]]
*[[C11 | Convergence XI - San Diego, CA]]
*[[C10 | Convergence X - Chicago, IL]]
*[[C9 | Convergence IX - Las Vegas, NV]]
*[[C8 | Convergence VIII - Montreal, QC]]
*[[C7 | Convergence VII - New York City, NY]]
*[[C6 | Convergence VI - Seattle, WA]]
*[[C5 | Convergence V - New Orleans, LA]]
*[[C4 | Convergence IV - Toronto, ON]]
*[[C3 | Convergence III - San Francisco, CA]]
*[[C2 | Convergence II - Boston, MA]]
*[[C1 | Convergence I - Chicago, IL]]

==Other Convergi==
Convergence has been used as a name for a few other gatherings
* [http://www.convergence-con.org/ CONvergence SF Con]. A yearly SF convention in Bloomington, MN
* [http://www.weavespindye.org/ HGA Convergence] A biennial international conference sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America

==Links==
[[User:Siobhan | Siobhan]] had a reasonable summary of many Convergences [http://www.virulent.org/converg4/past.html on her website].
But then A Bad Thing happened, and all the data was lost forever.

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== Convergence ==
This is most likely why you are here.

Bidding and Voting for Convergence 28 will be announced shortly, we're trying to get our shit together.

[[C27|Convergence 27]] was held in Denver, CO, in August of 2025.

[[C26|Convergence 26]] may someday be in Louisville, KY. It also may be the Convergence that wasn't, having been put on unfortunate pandemic hiatus.
http://www.altgothic.com/c26sdf/

Further updates can be found in [[Convergence_News]], and on other websites.

Information about past Convergences can be found on the [[Convergence]] page. Links to sites with photos from past Convergences can be found under [[Gallery_sites]].

If you are looking to VOTE, register to vote, anything to do with voting, please go back three spaces, I mean [http://www.altgothic.com/voter/ go directly to the voter page].

== So What's This All About Then Anyway? ==
<big>'''The [[alt.gothic]] wiki'''</big> also known as ''alt.gothic's Wiki featuring Axel (Where Sloot and kest Write All the Pages and Do All the Work)''

Wherein we explain what [[alt.gothic]] and its well loved child [[Convergence]] are all about, how they work, who did what to whom, where, when & how.

Possibly with [[Gallery sites | incriminating pictures]].

This isn't [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] so don't write the way you would there. Check out the [[Alt.Gothic Wiki Style Guide]] for how to do things, or just write. The result is likely the same.

Brought to you in part by:
* [[User:Carrie_Monster | Carrie Monster]] - Chief Bullseye, herds the goths, does the talking, gets all the shit, doesn't get appreciated.
* [[User:Hellsop | Peter H. Coffin]] in aeternum
* [[User:kest | kest]] is avian.
* [[User:Jola | Jola]] is a jerk but she does stuff.
* [[User:spacekadt | Spacekadt]] is helpful.
* [[User:Sloot | sloot]] - runs around editing shit without thinking or asking for approval.
* [[User:Ashbet | Ashbet]] - retired Bullseye
and others who stay in the shadows.

Retirees:
* [[User:Axel | Axel]] - retired from being the Bullseye to spend more time with his [[Better Martini]] collection, but occasionally pops in to edit things, like a less hairy [[User:Sloot | sloot]]!
* [[User:Siobhan | Siobhan]] - retired from being the Bullseye to better save her incipient geezerhood.
* [[User:Macross | Macross]] - retired from being the Bullseye to learn about the birds, the bees and barbecued meat.
* [[User:Xthlc | Xthlc]] - handed the reins to Macross.

Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

== Getting started ==

* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

== CONvergence SF Con ==

For information about the science fiction convention CONvergence held annually in Minnesota, please visit the [http://www.convergence-con.org/ CONvergence-con ] website.

== Notes ==
<references />

Voting

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==How do I Vote?==

Go here: http://www.altgothic.com/voter/
This is where you can vote when voting is open, or register to vote if voting is not currently open.

==What Is alt.gothic Convergence℠?==

[[Convergence]]℠ has it's own page which explains, but [[The_C*B*L | we]] feel it's worth reiterating the core purpose here. [[alt.gothic]] [[Convergence]]℠ is the annual party put on by the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] for the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] and ALL their friends that squishes together hundreds of [[net.goth]]s from around the globe and their friends into a single city for a weekend of socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.

==Bid Selection Process==
There are 4 steps to getting a bid chosen to be a [[Convergence]]:
# [[Bids]] are entered.
# [[The C*B*L]] vet the [[bids]] to ensure they are within the bounds of reason<ref>We may well look askance at a bid that looked like [http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/ Glastonbury] for example</ref> and fulfill the requirements.
# [[alt.gothic]] [[Ratification | ratifies]] the bids.
# The voters [[Voting | vote]] for the bid they want to go to.

The events occur on the dates laid out in the [[timeline]]

==Voting Overview==
Every year [[net.goth | we]] have to decide where to hold the next Convergence. Some poor mad fools take it upon themselves to put together bids to host it in various cities. If more than one group that wants to put it on is [[Ratification | ratified]], then there's a vote. This page covers off what you need to know when that happens.

==The Discussion Period==

The discussion period, in which the public will endlessly debate every little detail about every proposal, will begin as specified in the [[Timeline]].

The 'Afterglow' mailing list also exists for discussions concerning Convergence.

==Voting System==
Upon logging in during the vote period, voters will be able to log in to [http://www.altgothic.com/voter Convergence Voter Database] and place their vote.

Usually there is the option to choose both a first choice and a second choice from among the available bids plus Boo's Pants. (We have no idea what happens if Boo's Pants ever wins.)

==What Is The Email "Ping"?==
A way we used to remind people who can vote that a vote is about to happen.
It's also a way for people who want to vote but can't to find that out too, with time for us to fix that.

It doesn't happen any more 'cos it's work and we have booze to be drinking. Look for updates on your favorite social media instead.

==Who Is Eligible To Vote? How Do I Register to Vote?==
In order to be eligible to vote for the location of Convergence, you will need to be a Registered alt.gothic Convergence℠ Voter.

You get into the database by either:
# Being friends of the C*B*L. If we know you, and you want to be part of Convergence then all you have to do is buy us booze. This is about friends after all.
# Asking to be included (preferably while buying us a beer) and having someone we know vouch for you.
# Going to Convergence, and the organizers sending us your information after the fact. If the organisers of a given Convergence do not send us your info, we’re not psychic.

If you are eligible, you should be able to register on [http://www.altgothic.com/voter the voting page] by entering your e-mail address under the heading '''I'M NEW!'''.

If you're having trouble, contact [[Peter H. Coffin]].

==How Can I Tell If I Can Vote?==

Log in to the [http://www.altgothic.com/voter Convergence Voter Database]

==When Is The Convergence Voting Period?==

This changes every year and so is on a separate page, conveniently enough named [[Timeline]].

==Continuing Reform==

This voting procedure is obviously not perfect. As with all aspects of Convergence, it is a work in progress and everyone involved is intent on improving this process, as well as all aspects of Convergence as it continues to evolve. We hope as time goes on that those of you who attend and enjoy Convergence will work with us to continue this evolution, from the initial manual, Usenet public vote that we did for Convergence 1.

==Questions and Contact==

If you have any questions about past Convergences or the voting process, feel free to either post to alt.gothic, alt.gothic.convergence.
Links and reference resources are available in [[Main_Page | this here wiki]]

==Footnotes==
<references />

C25

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Convergence XXV bidding and voting schedule was posted to the [[Timeline]]

==The Bids==

[[Bids|the Bid Process]]

Boston vs Boo's Pants

==The Voting==

Boston wins in a landslide. C25 will be held May 3-5th 2019

GO HERE FOR THE ALL THE INFO: http://www.altgothic.com/c25bos/

==The Committee==

==Others Not Officially On Committee But Who Were Invaluable In Their Help==

==The Drama==

==The Party==

===The Bands===

===The DJs===

===Vendors===

===The Official Events===

===The Unofficial Events===

==The Photos==

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This page is for news about [[Convergence]]. A large portion of it is dictated by the [[Timeline]].

=Convergence 23=

Coming soon to a city near you? Get your bids together!!

=Convergence 22=

C22: New Orleans March 25th-28th
http://www.altgothic.com/c22nol

[[C22 | Convergence XXII]]

=Convergence 21=
C21: Hollywood May 1-3 2015
http://www.altgothic.com/c21hol

==August 12, 2014==

Bids:

[http://www.altgothic.com/c21nol/ Dr. Frank N Furter (scientist) and friends present New Orleans, LA]

[http://www.altgothic.com/c21hol/ Miss Stasha, Voodoo and friends present Hollywood, California]

[http://www.altgothic.com/voter/index.php Voting] has begun.

=Convergence 20=
C20: Chicago 2014
[[C20 | Convergence XXII]]
==June 16 2013==

Bids:

[http://www.altgothic.com/c20was/ Washington DC]<br>
[http://www.altgothic.com/c20chi/ Chicago IL]

==June 2 2013==
[[Timeline]] page has been updated with dates for C20 bids and voting.

=Convergence 19=
C19: Austin Tx April 19-21 2013
http://www.gatheringovbats.net/

=Convergence 18=
==Feb 29, 2012==
C18: Buffalo June 15 - 17, 2012.
http://www.altgothic.com/c18buf/

==June 17, 2011==
We have a bid - [[Razorjak]] [[Digital Enigma]] and [[DJ Storm]] present [[C18_Buffalo | Buffalo, NY]].
June, 2012 Buffalo, NY. It'll be great.

==April 28, 2011==
Anyone want to bid?
I really don't want to have to go to Boo's Pants ya know.

=Convergence 17=
==April 11, 2010==
THe votes are in. Cozumel, Mexico will be the site for Convergence in 2011.

==November 30, 2009==
The [[Timeline]] for the C17 Bid Selection process is up

=Convergence 16=

==April 3, 2009==

Unsurprisingly, Parks City, Utah won the vote.
67 for Park City
17 for Boo's Pants

==March 22, 2009==

One bid has been recieved this year - [[Madelyn Boudreaux]] and [[Wookie]] present [[C16_utah_bid | Park City, Utah]].

As per the [[Timeline]] = ratification ends at midnight tonight.
Voting begins on March 26th and runs to April 2nd.
Pings have been sent to the voter database, so if you haven't recieved one, post to [[alt.gothic]] right away.

==September 07, 2008==
Bid proposal's for Convergence 16 should be submitted to Siobhan between the 7th and 28th of February 2008. Details are in the [[Timeline]] and [[Bids]] pages.

=Convergence 15=

==September 03, 2008==
The vote results are in. Eilis, Laura and Shannon's Convergence on a Ship, a <b>Fucking Ship</b> mind you Bid in Long Beach, CA won decisively with 63% of the first round votes.

For some reason the table showing the votes insists on being at the bottom of the page. I'm sure someone with better Wiki-Fu than me will fix it up eventually.

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== C15 Vote Results ==

|-
!Bid !!1st Round Votes !!2nd Round Votes
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|Boo's Pants || 3 || 18
|-
|Long Beach, CA ||104 ||43
|-
|Omaha, NE ||16 ||59
|-
|Seattle, WA ||40 ||34
|}

==August 26, 2008==
All three bids were ratified, time was allowed to clarify the websites and now it is time to [http://altgothic.com/voter vote]

== August 19, 2008 ==
Added 3 days to the process to allow bid committees to update their bid sites at the end of Ratification and for the C*B*L to validate that the changes are appropriate.

== August 13, 2008 ==
Proposal submission and modification is over.
Bids have been recieved from
* [http://www.altgothic.com/c15omaha alt.gothic's Finest featuring Axel for Omaha]
* [http://www.altgothic.com/c15longbeach Eilis, Laura Spacekadt and Shannon Eveofdstruction for Longbeach].
* [http://www.altgothic.com/c15seattle Carlee Noxenlux, Kerry Designmonkey, Erica Vomvamuse, Robert DJ Sprockets and Mike Wimer of MusicWerks for Seattle]

Now it is time for the denizens of alt.gothic to ratify the proposals.

== August 10, 2008 ==
The process for selecting who will host Convergence has changed. A new step has been added whereby the denizens of alt.gothic and their friends will [[ratification | ratify]] all [[bids]] prior to them being submitted to the [[voting | vote]].

== Interim ==
[[http://www.altgothic.com/c15longbeach Long Beach]], [http://www.altgothic.com/wiki/index.php/C15_omaha_bid | Omaha] and [[http://www.altgothic.com/c15seattle Seattle]] have entered bids.

== Sometime in July 2008 ==
The [[C15]] selection process is underway.
See the [[Main Page]] for more.

C23

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Convergence XXIII bidding and voting schedule was posted to the [[Timeline]]

==The Bids==

[[Bids|the Bid Process]]

==The Voting==

==The Committee==

==Others Not Officially On Committee But Who Were Invaluable In Their Help==

==The Drama==

==The Party==

===The Bands===

===The DJs===

===Roll Call===

===The Official Events===

====Thursday====

====Friday====

====Saturday====

====Sunday====

====Post-Party====

===The Unofficial Events===

====Friday====

====Saturday====

====Sunday====

==The Photos==

MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Convergence

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alt.gothic Convergence is the annual party put on by the denizens of alt.gothic for the denizens of alt.gothic and ALL their friends that squishes together hundreds of net.goths from around the globe into a single city for a weekend of socializing, [[booze]], musical events and sweet debauchery.

It started out in 1994 when the regular posters on [[alt.gothic]] decided that meeting up was a good idea.

Since then, every year a bunch of people from different cities put together [[Bids | bids]] to host the thing (I pity the fool...). The bids are then [[Voting | voted]] on, and the winner gets the job of doing all the work so that the rest of us can have fun (some people have a strange definition of 'win')

Some of the [http://altgothic.com/priorbids.php old bids] have survived.

Some of the attendees put pictures on the internet. [http://altgothic.com/faqs/galleries.php Take a look.]

The official drink is a [[Better Martini]]. Just in case you were wondering.

Communication about convergence officially happens on this Wiki, [[alt.gothic]], the [[Afterglow]] mailing list, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/168159947361 the Convergence Facebook group], the [http://community.livejournal.com/convergence/profile Convergence LiveJournal Community], it rough order of officialness. During the event, and for a small window around it, [http://twitter.com/convergtwit ConvergTwit] twitter account is used for communication of changes in locations and schedules, calls for public aid, ad hoc events, etc.



===Future Convergence===
CXXII is being held in New Orleans March 25-27, 2016
More information here: http://www.altgothic.com/c22nol/

Updates will posted on [news:alt.gothic alt.gothic] and other places.

===Usenet - why do we still use it?===

Usenet is old, unloved and barely used. Nearly all the net.goths have moved on to newer, shiny places like FB, LJ, Reddit, Twitter, Tumblr, Myspace, etc., etc. so you may want to know why we insist on keeping the alt.gothic Usenet group as the official home of C*.

There are four major reasons:
[list]
# History. That's where we started, it's our home. In these days of constant change a bit of continuity is a good thing.
# Usenet is a distributed network, not a proprietary website. It can't disappear overnight. The corporation that owns it can't delete the group or prevent people from accessing it.
# You don't have to give a corporation private information to access it.
# [[User:Hellsop | Peter H. Coffin]] doesn't have to run a Forum on this website for us to hold the discussions on.
[/list]

===Previous Convergences===
*[[C21 | Convergence XXI - Hollywood]]
*[[C20 | Convergence XX - Chicago]]
*[[C19 | Convergence XIX - Austin]]
*[[C18 | Convergence XVIII - Buffalo NY]]
*[[C17 | Convergence XVII - Cozumel, Mexico]]
*[[C16 | Convergence XVI - Park City, UT)]]
*[[C15 | Convergence XV - Long Beach, CA)]]
*[[C14 | Convergence XIV - Ybor City (Tampa)]]
*[[C13 | Convergence XIII - Portland, OR]]
*[[C12 | Convergence XII - New Orleans]]
*[[C11 | Convergence XI - San Diego]]
*[[C10 | Convergence X - Chicago]]
*[[C9 | Convergence IX - Las Vegas]]
*[[C8 | Convergence VIII - Montreal]]
*[[C7 | Convergence VII - New York City]]
*[[C6 | Convergence VI - Seattle]]
*[[C5 | Convergence V - New Orleans]]
*[[C4 | Convergence IV - Toronto]]
*[[C3 | Convergence III - San Francisco]]
*[[C2 | Convergence II - Boston]]
*[[C1 | Convergence I - Chicago]]

==Other Convergi==
Convergence has been used as a name for a few other gatherings
* [http://www.convergence-con.org/ CONvergence SF Con]. A yearly SF convention in Bloomington, MN
* [http://www.weavespindye.org/ HGA Convergence] A biennial international conference sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America

==Links==
[[User:Siobhan | Siobhan]] has a reasonable summary of previous Convergences [http://www.virulent.org/converg4/past.html on her website].

Contact

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Contact Altgothic.com

[http://www.altgothic.com Altgothic.com] is maintained by bunch of sweethearts, including:

;[http://www.modernangel.org/ Fross] : Site design and flash wizardry
;[http://www.ninehells.com/ Peter H. Coffin] : more miracles
;[mailto:der.axel@gmail.com Axel] : Plays around with the Wiki
;Carrie Monster
;[mailto:jbiniek@yahoo.com Jola]
;[mailto:kest@nettrip.org kest] : codes things

Contact

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Main Page

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== So What's This All About Then Anyway? ==
<big>'''The [[alt.gothic]] wiki'''</big> also known as ''alt.gothic's Wiki featuring Axel (Where Sloot Writes All the Pages and Does All the Work)''

Wherein we explain what [[alt.gothic]] and its well loved child [[Convergence]] are all about, how they work, who did what to whom, where, when & how.

Possibly with [[Gallery sites | incriminating pictures]].

This isn't [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] so don't write the way you would there. Check out the [[Provisional approach]].

Brought to you in part by:
* [[User:Carrie_Monster | Carrie Monster]] - Chief Bullseye, herds the goths, does the talking, gets all the shit, doesn't get appreciated.
* [[User:Hellsop | Peter H. Coffin]] - Makes the technology go.
* [[User:kest | kest]] is avian.
* [[User:Jola | Jola]] is a young upstart shaking up the place.
* [[User:Spacekadt | Spacekadt]] is helpful.
* [[User:Sloot | sloot]] - runs around editing shit without thinking or asking for approval.
* [[User:Ashbet | Ashbet]] - retired Bullseye
* [[User:Axel | Axel]] - retired from being the Bullseye to spend more time with his [[Better Martini]] collection.
* [[User:Siobhan | Siobhan]] - retired from being the Bullseye to better save her incipient geezerhood.
* [[User:Macross | Macross]] - retired from being the Bullseye to learn about the birds, the bees and barbecued meat.

Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

== Convergence ==
Updates about the Convergence Bid, Ratify and Vote Process can be found in [[Convergence_News]].

Information about past Convergences can be found on the [[Convergence]] page. Links to sites with photos from past Convergences can be found under [[Gallery_sites]].

If you are looking to VOTE, register to vote, anything to do with voting, please go back three spaces, I mean [http://www.altgothic.com/voter/ go directly to the voter page].

== Getting started ==

* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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== CONvergence SF Con ==

For information about the science fiction convention CONvergence held annually in Minnesota, please visit the [http://www.convergence-con.org/ CONvergence-con ] website.

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