concom
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of convention + committee.
Noun[edit]
concom (plural concoms)
- (fandom slang) The group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.
- 1986 June, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, “GoB Criteria”, in The Mad 3 Party[1], number 12, page 18:
- I would tend to look askance at the fan who's focussed all their activities into one area of fandom, whether it's fanzines, masquerade costuming, or conrunning. On the other hand, often the fan who's mostly known as, say, a fanzine fan, has in fact quietly helped out in a variety of other areas. So a concom has to look twice, ask around, and gather information judiciously.
- 1994 July 30, David E Romm, “Re: Usenet GoH”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom[2] (Usenet), message-ID <71443.1447-300794084342@dialup-2-155.gw.umn.edu>:
- Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.