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A fan-run SPN con focusing on fanworks, meta & more.

Joined September 2021
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In light of recent public revelations regarding fandom bullying, AMPCon would like to reiterate that we are fully opposed to bullying in any forms (whether rude DMs, threats, pressure campaigns, etc.) and are fully committed to accessibility for disabled fans.
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We regret sincerely the hurt & disappointment disabled fans felt in the wake of the AMPCon blow up & hope others hands will be inspired to get fan-run, fanworks-focused cons into the world again.
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The link to the docs and video from last night is available at the end of this thread--it is long and gets into a lot of detail but one of the criticisms has been lack of transparency so wanted to lay out all the facts as we understood them. Heather, the interim director read
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Plan forward outline in coming weeks and months - Recruitment of new volunteer team, including leadership team - Volunteer positions will have job descriptions and clear chain of command - Revised code of conduct with clear guidelines for violations
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Training and strengthening understanding of accessibility issues - Team leaders for accessibility, technology, communications - Determining feasibility of scaled down virtual event - Determining feasibility of in-person event in Ohio in late 2023
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Two separate issues that became interconnected-- 1) ln private DMs Pandora insulted Val using unacceptable language. Val insisted that Pandora be dismissed, and we handled that very badly. 2) there were accessibility issues with using Discord for some of the panels focused
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Heather will post the text links to her prepared statement later--she is returning from her mother's funeral at the moment.
The recording of the statement from tonight will be posted with captions when Zoom is finished processing it--like Monday or Tuesday.
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Video statement starting soon for info on future of A More Profound Con --starting in 3 minutes.us02web.zoom.us/j/8750499382… No registration.
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Just in case Twitter is dissolved or dissolving by Sunday 11/20 at 8 pm Central, here's a link to the webinar. us02web.zoom.us/j/8750499382… As soon as the recording becomes available from Zoom we will post it here and/or our website. No registration.
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AMPCon appreciates the fandom’s patience while we took the time to fully assess the situation that led to the cancellation of the November event. As an organization
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Feel free to comment in replies your wishes, concerns, questions and hopes and we will address them after the announcement.
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The link for the webinar will be posted here shortly before 8 pm Central Time on 11/20/22.
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