ConFusion
(Did you mean a different Confusion?)
Eastercon 72, ConFusion, was to be held in the Birmingham NEC Metropole from April 2–5, 2021, but instead was held online due to Covid-19. GoHs: Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, Dave Lally, chaired by Vanessa May. It charged £50, a high price for a virtual con, for membership. Among other things, its Code of Conduct prohibits “use of bad language” and “disorderly behaviour of any sort.”
The event was criticised in advance for poor communication and not addressing Access issues, particularly with Gathertown, the main social platform, not used in Fandom before.
The lashup of solutions had many technical problems, and staff members inventing ad-hoc solutions did not feel they had the support of the senior committee members.
Reclamation was voted in as the 2022 Eastercon with no dissent, but for 2023 Alison Scott invented a pseudo-bid to give a platform for her concerns about the Persistence bid proposed again by Vanessa May, urging people to hold over the decision. The final vote was: Hold over: 69% Persistence 2023: 16%, Alison Scott please: 10%, Abstain: 4%.
Convention report by Farah Mendlesohn
| Concentric | Eastercon | Reclamation |
| 2021 |
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