Connexions

ConneXions was a slash multimedia convention that ran from 1998-2005 and then from 2015-2019.https://web.archive.org/web/20150724132435/http://connexionssouth.dreamwidth.org/profile ConneXions was started as an annual convention, held each April in Baltimore, MD (1998-2005). After a long hiatus, the con was revived in 2015 and relocated to Northern Virginia.https://web.archive.org/web/20150724132435/http://connexionssouth.dreamwidth.org/profile The revived con ran again in the summer of 2017 and 2019.https://web.archive.org/web/20161025082939/http://sites.connexions-south.com/news/savethedateforconnexions2017; https://x.com/dcslash/status/1157016515599896577 For 2020 onward, see DC-Slash. The con was for fans 18 and over. 
As a fan run convention, it did not have professional guests (writers/actors) and all programming was created by fans for fans. It operated as a non-profit and on an all volunteer basis. 
The convention ran for three days (Friday - Sunday) and offered one track of fan run panels, a fanzine dealer's room, an art show and art auction, a print show where fans could buy copies of the displayed art, a vid show were fans could show their songvids before a live fan audience and a formal dress Saturday banquet. In later years the formal dress was expanded to allow fans to wear costumes. In some years a fan written comedy play would also be performed.
==Relationship with DC-Slash==
At the 2019 convention, the organizers announced that there was not enough interest to financially sustain a physical convention, stating "At this time, we don't have plans for a 2021 Con, but we hope to grow in size and be large enough for this to be possible again in the future."connexions_so's Journal accessed 14 April 2020.. 
Instead the convention shifted to being a primarily online/virtual presence. As part of this move, ConneXions renamed itself DC-Slash, creating new social media accounts.
==Overview/History==
ConneXions began in 1998 when April Valentine and her friend Marion McChesney decided to put on a East Coast slash convention. At that time, the main slash conventions where held in Chicago (Zebracon) and California (Escapade and Friscon). While the East Coast had several other fan run multimedia conventions (Shore Leave and Eclecticon) none were slash specific.
The convention had to weather several rounds of tragedies: in 2001 Marion passed away suddenly. The following year April Valentine's husband died after a long illness. As a result there were difficulties and delays running the convention. In 2005, the remaining convention organizers decided to take a break and a new East Coast slash convention Con.txt sprang up in its place. 
When ConneXions was revived in 2015, it was designed to run biannually and in parallel with CON.TXT. ConneXions would run on odd-numbered years and CON.TXT on even ones, with some overlap between attendees. The current primary convention organizers are Kerguelen Avon and Aaronantium.
==Songvid Show==
A songvid show was put on with fans submitting their songvids to be shown before a live audience. Non-attending vidders could mail their vids and, if they gave permission, the vids would be collected onto a single videotape which was then sold to convention attendees. Like many fan run video shows of the time, vids were initially played on a VCR and large screen TV, with the convention switching to DVDs and projection screens in later years.
Very little information was tracked or kept by the convention on the details of their video shows. However, in 2002 one fan compiled a list. Another fan took limited notes in 2003. Vidders in 2004 offered links to their vids at the Connexions Livejournal [http://community.livejournal.com/connexions/10587.html ConneXions
they are sooo doin' it!]; archive link </ref> 
Starting with its revival in 2015, the songvid show remains as part of the Convention. Vid submissions are solicited and, after receiving permission from the creater vidders, gathered into a single vid digital show. It possible to contact the DC Slash organizers to receive a detailed list of the vids shown. More information, including about content warnings given, can be seen at the con's vid show page.
==Programming: Plays==
In some years, fans would write and stage a play, often poking fun (gently) at their favorite TV shows and one another. The 1998 play "It's All In Our Heads" was written by Judy Toth and Kim Smith. In 1999, Judy and Kim returned to write the play "Strangers In A Strange Land." In 2000, the comedy play, A Hard Drive's Knight was written especially for Connexions by Paula Smith and was directed by Kath Sanders. 2001 saw the return of Judy and Kim wrote "Jill and Trace." In 2002, Genetic Fen Productions wrote and produced "Beat Da Geeks" a hilarious parody of the Comedy Central game show, styled for slash fans, by slash fans.
Some of the plays were videotaped (1998-2001) and were put on the convention vid show videotape con tape and distributed to the members.
==Charity==
In its original incarnation the convention raised funds to support a variety of charities:
* 1999 - half to the Baltimore County Health Council (which provided support to people living with HIV and AIDS), and the other half to buy bonds for a deceased fan's children.
* 2000 - Baltimore County Health Council
* 2001 - half to the Howard County Fire and Rescue which responded to the 911 call made by Marion McChesney the night she passed and the second charity was the Michael J. Fox Parkinson Foundation.
* 2005 - Reading Is Fundamental
==Awards==
After the passing of Marion McChesney, the convention decided to honor her memory by creating a series of awards that would recognize fanzine writers, editors and artists. The Sizzler Awards or ('Slash In Zine Literary ERotica') were first held in 2001. The awards were held annually and only members and supporting members of the con were eligible to vote. The awards were divided into fandom specific categories, but there was also a special category recognizing new zine editors, The Marion McChesney Award for Best New Zine Editor.
The awards were last given out in 2005. More info can be found at Sizzler.
==Slasher Hanky Code==
The Slasher Hanky Code was first developed at a 2004 Connexions panel led by zvi. More here at Slasher Hanky Code.
==Sample Programs, Vid Shows, and Con Reports from prior years==
===1998===
:April 3–5, 1998
:Embassy Suites Hotel
:Hunt Valley (Baltimore), Maryland
: con committee: Marion McChesney (registration, PRP), April Valentine (panels/programming), Shoshanna (art show), K.C. Klienman (dealers' room), NJ Kippax (con suite, hospitality helpers), Jan Daves (orphan zine table)
: Stacy Doyle (song vid show), Kim Smith and Judi Toth (production of the play "It's All in Their Heads")
: "Smoking: Connexions is a smoke-free convention. You can, of course, smoke in your room, the hallways, and the bar, but not in any convention room. This includes the hospitality suite."
: 124 attendees listed by name in the program book, 11 supporting members
From a flyer: 
 
====1998: Con Skit====
 
====1998: Programming/Panels====
The art show: 
====1998: Vid Show Playlist====
The song vid show was run by Stacy Doyle on a "seven-foot projection screen."
 
File:1998 Connexions Vid Show.jpg| 1998 Vid Show Playlist, click for larger version 
 
 
====1998: Con Reports====
===1999=== 
====1999: Programming/Panels====
 
Non-fandom specific panels
* 1. Slash in Comedy
* 2. Slash and Religion—Guilty Pleasure or Just Guilt?
* 3. How do Multiple Hero Shows Develop Shash Fandoms?
* 4. Minor Character Slash
* 5. Angst vs. Mush
* 6. Can They Really Do That? (Minotaur)
* 7. How Do You Keep the Fandom Alive After Your Show Has Left the Airwaves?
* 8. His One True Love—is it possible to pair a hero with another character
* from the show?
* 9. He Hit Me—And It Felt Like a Slash Scene—why enemies attract
* alternately Ally vs. Antagonist)
* 10. S&M and B&D
* 11. How I Got Into Slash
* 12. History of Fandom
* 13. Website Workshop
* 14. Vidding Workshop
* 15. Writer's Workshop
* 16. Pro writing
* 17. Switch-Hitting—can some characters be tops, bottoms or both?
* 18. Fanon vs Canon
* 19. Canon—Perception vs Fact
* 20. Editing panel
* 21. What the Heck Does FIAWOL Mean? -- fannish vocabulary explained
* 22. Hottest Sex Scenes—why are they so hot?
* 23. Getting Your Historical Time Frame Correct
* 24. Men as Slash Fans?
* 25. Why is Slash So Addictive?
* 26. Salt & Pepper combos—why isn't there more slash?
Fandom Specific Panels
* 1. X-Files -- "The Schmoop is Out There"—increasingly romantic eps in
* this very dark universe
* 2. Sentinel -- "Jim Ellison -- Top or Bottom and Why?"
* 3. UNCLE -- "New Directions in UNCLE Fanfic"
* 4. UNCLE -- "Why is Illya Always Written Submissive?"
* 5. Sentinel—Now That We Have it Back
* 6. Sports Night (needs topic)
* 7. Miami Vice -- "Castillo or Tubbs – Who's a Better Fit for Crockett?"
* 8. Due South -- "How did Paul Gross knowing about slash and putting it into
* the show in season 3 affect fans and the show's dynamic?"
* 9. Homicide—Introduction to Homicide (clip tape and discussion)
* 10. Starsky & Hutch -- "What We Want in Fanfiction"
* 11. Starsky & Hutch—Charades
* 12. Professionals -- "I Was A Runaway Teenage Impoverished Rent-Boy Working-
* Class Aristo With A Happy Homelife Who Was Regularly Beaten"—or why the
* lack of canonical backgrounds for Pros characters helps makes Pros fiction so
* diverse.
* 13. Highlander (needs topic)
* 14. Wiseguy – "Beyond Sonny Steelgrave"
====1999: Vid Show Playlist====
[Reviews on the vid show welcomed]
===2000=== 
:CONNEXIONS 2000
:A slash con
:March 31, April 1,2, 2000
:SHERATON COLUMBIA HOTEL
:COLUMBIA, MD 21044
From the 2000 flyer:
====2000: Con Skit====
This play was also performed at ZebraCon.
====2000: Programming/Panels====
 
The following panels were suggested in the second progress report
Non-fandom specific panels
* 1. Slash in Comedy
* 2. Slash and Religion—Guilty Pleasure or Just Guilt?
* 3. How do Multiple Hero Shows Develop Shash Fandoms?
* 4. Minor Character Slash
* 5. Angst vs. Mush
* 6. Can They Really Do That? (Minotaur)
* 7. How Do You Keep the Fandom Alive After Your Show Has Left the Airwaves?
* 8. His One True Love—is it possible to pair a hero with another character from the show?
* 9. He Hit Me—And It Felt Like a Slash Scene—why enemies attract
* alternately Ally vs. Antagonist)
* 10. S&M and B&D
* 11. How I Got Into Slash
* 12. History of Fandom
* 13. Website Workshop
* 14. Vidding Workshop
* 15. Writer's Workshop
* 16. Pro writing
* 17. Switch-Hitting—can some characters be tops, bottoms or both?
* 18. Fanon vs Canon
* 19. Canon—Perception vs Fact
* 20. Editing panel
* 21. What the Heck Does FIAWOL Mean? -- fannish vocabulary explained
* 22. Hottest Sex Scenes—why are they so hot?
* 23. Getting Your Historical Time Frame Correct
* 24. Men as Slash Fans?
* 25. Why is Slash So Addictive?
* 26. Salt & Pepper combos—why isn't there more slash?
Fandom Specific Panels
* 1. X-Files -- "The Schmoop is Out There"—increasingly romantic eps in this very dark universe
* 2. Sentinel -- "Jim Ellison -- Top or Bottom and Why?"
* 3. UNCLE -- "New Directions in UNCLE Fanfic"
* 4. UNCLE -- "Why is Illya Always Written Submissive?"
* 5. Sentinel—Now That We Have it Back
* 6. Sports Night (needs topic)
* 7. Miami Vice -- "Castillo or Tubbs - Who's a Better Fit for Crockett?"
* 8. Due South -- "How did Paul Gross knowing about slash and putting it into
* the show in season 3 affect fans and the show's dynamic?"
* 9. Homicide—Introduction to Homicide (clip tape and discussion)
* 10. Starsky & Hutch -- "What We Want in Fanfiction"
* 11. Starsky & Hutch—Charades
* 12. Professionals -- "I Was A Runaway Teenage Impoverished Rent-Boy Working-
* Class Aristo With A Happy Homelife Who Was Regularly Beaten"—or why the lack of canonical backgrounds for Pros characters helps makes Pros fiction so diverse.
* 13. Highlander (needs topic)
* 14. Wiseguy - "Beyond Sonny Steelgrave"
==== 2000: Vid Show Playlist ====
	2000 Vid Show Playlist page 1, click for larger version
On the convention tape:
Fandom 	Song Title 	Singer 	Videoist
SH 	Living La Vida Loca* 	Ricky Martin 	Flamingo
SH 	The Bad Touch (Discovery Channel)	Blood Hound Gang 	Flamingo
Multi 	Do Me! 	Bel Biv Devoe 	Ishyko
Sharpe’s 	Leave You Far Behind 	The Matrix 	Ishyko’s husband
H:TLJ 	Now You’re A Man 	DVDA 	Dementia, Ink
Vger 	So Good 	Al Jerreau 	Central Consortium
Labyrinth	instrumental 	From the movie Orlando	Lynn C.
HL 	We Could Leave Right Now 	Oyster Band 	Lynn C.
HL 	Don’t You (Forget About Me) 	Simple Minds 	Lynn C.
HL 	The World That We’re Living In 	Violent Femmes 	Lynn C.
DS 	From Where I Stand* 	Ricky Martin 	Kathy M.
SH 	Don’t You Want* 	Melissa Ethridge 	Morgan Dawn
WG 	As Long As You Love Me* 	The Backstreet Boys 	Stacy Doyle
Oz 	Frozen* 	Madonna 	Stacy Doyle
Not on the convention tape but shown:
Fandom 	Song Title 	Singer 	Videoist
Multi 	Hair 	Original Broadway Cast 	Media Cannibals
Buffy 	The Odd Couple 	TV Series recording 	Media Cannibals
Buffy-Spike	California 	 	Media Cannibals
SH 	After All This Time 	 	Beth Cambre
SH 	Total Eclipse Of The Heart 	Bonnie Tyler 	Beth Cambre
SH 	Let’s Dance 	 	Beth Cambre
SH 	That Was A River 	 	Beth Cambre
SH 	Hero 	 	Beth Cambre
H C Logo 	 	 	
Vger 	Comfort Zone 	Vanessa Williams 	Central Consortium
Sent 	Blue Monday 	Orgy 	Central Consortium
AN 	The Hardest Thing 	98* 	Central Consortium
UN 	Never There 	Cake 	Central Consortium
B5 	You Sexy Thing 	Senxy Chadate-Full Monty	Central Consortium
UN 	After All 	 	
UN 	I’ll Be (the greatest fan of your life)	Edwin McCain 	Dementia, Ink
====2000: Con Reports====
In 2000 Shoshanna posted her comments on the vid show to the Vidder mailing list. It is reposted here with permission: 
A Man from UNCLE-centric review by Jane Terry, from Z.I.N.E.S. v.2 n.2: 
From a fan on The Pits Mailing List: 
Just a note to let you all know I survived my second con! <g>
I couldn't go on Friday, so missed out on a whole day, but was glad to get
there about 8am on Saturday. The weather was cloudy, and a bit misty, but
really not too bad for driving up and around D.C. and I didn't even get lost
once.
Didn't really have any arranged meetings, so walked up to some people who
were outside the hotel, talking, one with a S&H t-shirt on. I figured they
were safe to approach. <g> We talked and got aquainted. I got a bit of the
continental breakfast and then one of the ladies took me up to her room to
introduce me to her room mates and we watched the "Bitter Wine" tape that I
had brought. Always nice to see Paul, he suffers so well!
Later I went down to check in, found my room ready, and brought my bags and
my Connexions poster inside. Really nice room. I had two beds in case
someone needed a place to crash, but ended up by myself, which was kind of
nice too. Gave me a whole bed to spread my stuff out on. Then made my way
down to the con room. Got signed in and got my con packet.
Very nice packet! It contained a bright red folder, a "Starsky & Hutch
Lives" red and white pen, and Episode Gude & Checklist, the story listings
and the programing schedule, my choice of keychain and some Hershey's
kisses. Last, and not least, was the Con Zine, which has a really snazzy
cover and looks wonderful inside and out! Can't wait to dive into it!
The con room was really nice. It was two rooms, the kind divided down the
middle by those folding type of walls. One side was the check in, two
tables for the panels with S&H scrap books on them, and on the other side of
the divider a tv, vcr, chairs and a box of tapes. Around the walls were the
check-in table, the table for the Brass Bed drawing, posters and artwork,
then tables for the dealers around the walls. Flamingo was over in one of
the corners, doing all the things pink bird have to do to keep a con going.
And she wasn't the only one working hard! There were a lot of wonderful
people that really worked hard to keep things going and running well.
In a corner table was A Jacket and The Sweater, along with the S&H outfits
given to Paul and Elizabeth. I couldn't believe they were actually there!
I kept wondering back by once in awhile to marvel that I was actually that
close to them. <g> The jacket wasn't the one with the bullet holes, but had
been worn in the series. There was a nice booklet there that had the
history of that leather jacket and what episodes Paul wore it in. (I don't
remember right off which ones they were.) The jacket was inside a plastic
case, hanging inside so that you could see the front and back. The others
were in plastic clothing bags where you could lean over and see them up
close. Wow! I really enjoyed seeing them, and sure appreciate the effort
it must have taken to get them there for us. It was like having famous
people there. <g> I kept going back by to say 'hello' to them through out
the day.
I enjoyed browsing, and picked out a few things here and there. I enjoyed
seeing all the S&H zines laid out, and almost wished I didn't have them so I
could buy them again! <g> Some of those covers are just evil, they way they
talk to you as you pass by, trying to get you to buy another copy. Don't
you just love evil zines? LOL!
There were all kinds of things there, from t-shirts and totes, zines, mugs,
pictures and collectibles. I picked up a mug, and enjoyed watching the
creation process when some others were made with the buyer's choice of S&H
pictures.
Now, my timeline will be off here, 'cause I'm not sure what order I did
everything. But after browsing and talking and watching some interviews
there was a panel on eBay that was interesting. Enjoyed that. Watched the
tail end of a game of Pictionary and enjoyed that. Talked with Flamingo and
Anne for awhile about a computer problem.
Later, I found that there was a lady selling 'other fandom' zines from her
room, so I hit that room and came home with quite a few used zines that
weren't S&H, then dumped them on my second room and went downstairs.
A group of us went to dinner at the Olive Garden, where the company was
wonderful, but the salad arrived with a bit of strange material in it.
(Bubble wrap, or something like it.) I wasn't quite brave enough to try the
second salad they brough to replace it. But the company was great, so the
food didn't much matter to me. My chicken was fine and I enjoyed the walk
back and forth.
Later there were the awards ceremonies, in which I think everyone got
something. I brought hubby home a "SPERM" award for being supportive, in an
invisible sort of way, and I was awarded a "Golden Boy" award for reuniting
lost and lonely S&H dolls. <vBg> The certificates were great looking, and
the "Golden Boy" award has to been seen to be believed! There's nothing
quite like spending the evening with small, but well formed, golden-colored
male genitals in your hands. I never have gotten brave enough to actually
wear the pin yet. But Hubby liked his certificate, even if he did decide I
could keep it for him. LOL!
Then we had the vid show, which I *really* enjoyed. Flamingo threw in a bit
of vid history as she went along, so we could see how technology had changed
vidding over the years. The Tech may be changing, but it's wonderful to see
how even the first vids could really pull your heart strings. There was a
nice mix of the fun and serious vids chosen, so there was a really nice
representation. We got to see two vid debutes, which was exciting too.
The evening seemed to go too quickly before we had to have the Brass Bed
drawing, which I didn't win but can't remember who did win it, and the room
had to be emptied and cleaned up for something else the next day. I had
given my Connexions poster to another fan, so didn't have to remember to
pack it. When it comes to packing up a room, you can tell that a lot of
these people have it down to an *art*. I just tried to stay out of the way.
Later, I went back to my room, called and talked to my hubby for awhile, and
pretty much fell asleep. I guess I'm still a con weenie, when it comes to
staying up all night, so I guess I need to attend more cons and build up my
endurance. Doesn't that sound awful? ; )
Slept until 8am. Got my act together, (which isn't pretty, I'm not a
morning person) and met fans downstairs for breakfast. Had some really nice
visits, but about 10am I was still tired and felt that I wanted to head on
home before traffic got too bad. Missed saying goodby to Flamingo, and
missed some people I wanted to catch up to, but headed on home anyway. Took
me a bit longer to get home then it did on the way up, but it does that when
you hit rain on the highways around here. Made it home in one piece.
For a second con, it was actually nice that it was smaller than the first
one. Connexions was great and exciting, but I did like the cozy feeling
this one had, and the chance to have a lot of spontaneous conversations.
It was really nice to have two different kind of con experiences.
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard all weekend. I had a wonderful time and enjoyed myself no end! quoted anonymously from VenicePlace Mailing List (Sep 25, 2000) }}
In 2000, Shoshanna posted her convention report to the Connexions mailing list. It is reposted here with permission:
===2001=== 
====2001: Progress Report==== 
====2001: Vid Show Playlist====
A playlist for the 2001 vid show is below. Click twice to see the larger version. The convention vid show tape (contape) has a beautifully designed box. The contape included both the Friday and Saturday vid shows, along with a skit performed by Genetic Fen Productions.
File:Connexions4 2001-1.jpg|2001 Playlist, page 1
File:Connexions4 2001-2.jpg|2001 Playlist, page 2
File:Connexions 2001 VidShow Front.jpeg|front of the VHS box. Artist is uncredited at the source.
File:Connexions 2001 VidShow Spine.jpeg|the box spine
File:Connexions 2001 VidShow Back.jpeg|back of the VHS box
====2001: Con Reports====
In 2001 Shoshanna posted her comments on the vid show to the Vidder mailing list. It is reposted here with permission: 
Flamingo also posted her own vid show review to the Venice Place mailing list, focusing exlusively on the Starsky & Hutch vids. It is reposted here with permission and has been edited for brevity:
* viedma lets everyone know that If you don't like long journal entries, skip this one cuz it goes all over the map (Day 2) dated April 2001reference link.
* a fan writes:
Lyrebird's con report: Connexions 2001: a slash convention report
===2002=== 
* April 5–7
* "VB attends Connexions, where she meets many fellow fans and LJ friends... VB speaks with a fake British accent. The less said about Connexions, the better, probably." 
====2002: Vid Show Playlist====
Flamingo
* "Get This Party Started" (S&H)
Anonymous, Song? (Oz)
Diana Williams
* "Please Remember" (X-Files)
* "Material Girl" (multimedia)
* "This Kiss" (Sentinel)
* "It's a Kind of Magic" (Highlander)
GloRug (all Sentinel)
* "By Your Side"
* "Dela"
* "Bitch"
* "I Wanna Be Sedated"
* "The Way You Look Tonight"
* "To Make You Feel My Love"
Pam Smith (all SG-1)
* "Get Off"
* "Dead"
sockii (all Brimstone)
* "Satan is my Motor"
* "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"
* "Tricky Brains"
* "Proud"
* "Shaolin Soccer"
Selkie
* "Strangers in Paradise" (Fandom ?)
Vidder??
* "You Gave Me the Answer" (Star Trek (Kirk/Spock)
Victoria Bitter (8 LOTR videos)
* "Brothers in Arms" (Lord of the Rings)
Source: Morgan Dawn, personal notes (2002).
====2002: Con Reports====
===2003===
 
====2003: Panels/Programming====
Panel schedule: 2003
====2003: Vid Show Playlist (partial)====
Friday Vid Show (partial)
sockii
* (vid about a cop and robber with an eagle?) - (fandom might have been "Once Upon a Time in China"?)
* One Step Closer" (Brimstone)
Sorka
* "On the Sea" (Horatio Hornblower - Hornblower/Pellew)
* (title not mentioned in notes) (Batman Beyond (animated))
(vidder name not mentioned in notes)
* "I'm a Believer" (Starsky & Hutch)
Diana Williams
* "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (Highlander)
* "Don't Let Me Get Me" (The Sentinel)
* "Immortality" (Highlander)
Becky Moon
* "My Best Friend" by Harry Nilson (Askewniverse)
Flamingo and Crow
* "I can be your Hero" (Starsky & Hutch)
Flamingo
* (Discovery Channel vid) (Starsky & Hutch)
Source: Elke Tanzer, personal notes (2003).
Saturday Vid Show Playlist (partial)
The Central Consortium
* (title not mentioned in notes) (Farscape - John Crichton/Scorpius)
(vidder name not mentioned in notes)
* (an Aretha Franklin and George Michael song) (Stargate SG-1 - Jack/Teal'c)
Sorka
* Where Are You Going (Lord of the Rings - Sam/Frodo)
Kyle McLogin vids QaF
It's A Beautiful Life Acacia
Diana Williams
* Respect by Pink
slashcity (???)
(Queer as Folk vids)
(Smallville vids)
(Babylon 5 vid)
Killa
(three vids; at least one was in Horatio Hornblower)
Source: Elke Tanzer, personal notes (2003).
====2003: Con Reports====
* bethbethbeth offers her Convention report; archive link, dated April 7, 2003 
* justacat talks about The Start of a New Era; archived link dated April 9, 2003 
* Natlyn offers her perspective on Friday night; archive link and Saturday night; archive link, dated April 6, 2003 
* qurinas's Connexions 2003 Report!; archive link, dated April 10, 2003 
* slashmommy serves up a series of reports: Con Report, 1st Panel Related Ramble, and Post Con Panel Ramble #2 - MPREG, dated April 10, 2003 
* thebratqueen offers a humorous report in There are 6 strange people in the room, dated April 7, 2003 
* widget285 carols A conning we will go...part I and part II, dated April 14, 2003 
* kestralsan offers Connexions, day 1 and connexions, days 2 and 3, but not really 
* taffimai talks about panels and the vid show here. 
* justhuman reports after returning Home Again 
* short report by Kat Allison: (scroll down)
===2004===
====2004: Con Reports====
* bethbethbeth finally gets around to panels and songvids, dated April 4, 2004 
* isiscolo talks about the panels and the planned activities, dated April 8, 2004 
* justacat's Connexions Part I, Part II: People, Parties, & Porn, and Part III: Porn clothes & disco & parting is such sweet sorrow ..., dated April 7, 2004 
* minotaur's brief convention report, dated April 6, 2004 
* Natlyn talks about her Connexions experiences, dated April 5, 2004 
* slashmommy has a two part report: Part 1 and Part 2, dated April 7, 2004 
* qurinas discusses some of the panels she attended, dated April 9, 2004 
* Wolfling's focus is on the vid shows in part 1 and part 2, dated April 7, 2004 
===2005===
2005
 
===2015===
====2015: Vid Show Playlist====
====2015: Con Reports====
* 
* bethbethbeth's Post-ConneXions Songvid Thoughts 
* Cori Lannam Something resembling a Connexions report? 
* MamaDeb talks about ConneXions 
* ReginaGiraffe's Connexions 2005 con report 
* Justacat's Connexions ... mostly! report 
* kimberlyfdr's Con Report 
===2017===
====2017: Con Reports====
 and Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRX0tUPMxEGJgsdsOajW-C4a9uOSPDY8
===2019===
====2019: Con Reports====
 and Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbI8SLoxNxpYEvlQvrYGluD8ZAi6PV5rU
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