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Here's to Spider Robinson And the Callahanicon We're gonna sing this song till dawn And then we'll break for chocolate! --Sorrowsbane (Zeke Hoskin), at Callahanicon '98

What Is It?

Callahanicon is the annual get-together for Callahanians of all sorts. Nashville 1997, Seattle 1998, Denver 1999, Toronto 2000, Austin 2001, the "Callanotacon" 2002 Annexes, Portland 2004, and San Francisco 2005 were smashing successes. Join the Callahanicon mailing list to volunteer your time, provide information and feedback, or just keep up to date.

There's nothing like travelling 700 miles to find that you've come home.
Nothing like meeting 50 dear friends you've known for years,
all for the first time. Thank you. Thank you all so very much.
--technopup, after Nashville Annex '01

2006 Callahanicon/Annexes

July 14-16

Con Annex/RS in Raleigh North Carolina (see the web site at www.jrcsdevelopment.com/annex2006/ for details)

A postcard from Callahanicon '59?

Why attend a Callahanicon or Annex?

Putting faces to names.
Meeting the people behind the posts.
Being surprised that the person you thought was behind the posts is different than what you expected.
Being surprised that the person you thought was behind the posts is just like what you expected.
Making new friends.
Creating new understanding.
Making apologies that should be done face to face.
Learning.
Doing.
Just being.
--Freyja, after Callahanicon '01

Where Is It?

In response to frequent requests, the TENTATIVE list of future C'con locations is as follows:

All of this is 100% subject to change, though the general geographic distribution should be about the same. There is no list of future Annexes because anyone can host one anywhere. (What's an Annex? Look at info and pictures from the 2001 Nashville Annex to find out.) Join the Callahanicon mailing list if you'd like to host a C'con or Annex in your city (whether or not it's listed) or have other suggestions about future locations.

Unfortunately, due to disk space limitations, we can no longer host picture collections here. If you would like us to add a link to your C'con picture page, drop us a line!

Please remember that this gathering is intended primarily for past and present (and future, if you want to bring your kids) patrons of the alt.callahans newsgroup and #callahans Undernet IRC channel. If you have never been a participant in either group--meaning actively contributed to a conversation or thread--then you may feel a bit lost. This is not a convention for fans of Spider and/or Jeanne Robinson and/or their writing. It's a lot more like a family reunion. You're welcome to come show up anyway, but it is very strongly recommended that you read the alt.callahans Allabout and the #callahans FAQ at the very least, and preferably spend some time with us either online or at a smaller RealSpace in your area (watch for announcements of gatherings of that sort on alt.callahans or the #callahans mailing list). You might also want to join the Callahanicon mailing list and participate there, so that people can get to know you a bit. If you can spare a whole weekend of RL, you can certainly spare a bit of time to hang out with us in VR.

And in case you're wondering why the mailing list gets mentioned so much, it's because this page is updated very rarely; all the information that anyone needs is in the list archives, and those are only accessible to listmembers. Besides, the ConCom really truly wants feedback from people who've been to past C'cons and those planning on attending future ones. This way, we get fewer complaints afterwards, which means that everyone's happier! Makes sense, right?

Last updated 4/28/2006 by Butterfly.

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