Category: Weekly digest

Doxacon Seattle's weekly digests - posting Doxacon Seattle news and neat geek facts for the current week

Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (February 18-24)

A painting of British inventor and mining engineer Reichard Trevithick by John Linnell (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for Doxacon Seattle 2024! Special thanks to our keynote speakers (J.D. Henning and Deacon Jeremiah Webster) and our presenters. And if you didn’t get a chance to see all the wares of our presenters, you can still check them out online (social & storefront information …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (January 14-20)

The Wikipedia logo (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Happy New Years all! We hope you had wonderful celebrations of the Nativity and the New Year. Before getting into business, we want to take a moment now to offer to our Orthodox brethren what we couldn’t last week (due to several of us catching the holiday cruds): Christ is born! Let us glorify Him! …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (December 17-23)

A drawing of the Brothers Grimm (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Its the last week of Advent and all through the house, everyone is stirring….. or so it seems as we all try to lockdown final Christmas details! May this run-up to the Nativity of the Lord be as peaceful as possible for you and your loved ones. For your enjoyment (and maybe a bit of …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (December 10-16)

A painting of Beethoven (image courtesy Wikipedia)

In case you missed it, we had a couple of announcements last week. Foremost, our presenter application deadline has been extended to December 31 – if you’re interested in speaking at our 2024 convention, be sure to share your proposal! Doxacon Seattle also recently updated its inclusion statement. This has been the fruit of much …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (December 3-9)

A photo of the 13th Amendment, signed b Abraham Lincoln (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Convention preparation continues! In addition to attending, there are some opportunities to take part: And of course, we want to encourage everyone to get their ticket! Doxacon Seattle 2024 will take place on February 10, 2024 at the Brightwater Center in Woodinville. If you’d like to get your ticket, you can do so at Brown …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (November 26-December 2)

An image of the Nobel Prize (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

We have a few irons in the fire that you might enjoy being part of: And of course, we want to encourage everyone to get their ticket! Doxacon Seattle 2024 will take place on February 10, 2024 at the Brightwater Center in Woodinville. If you’d like to get your ticket, you can do so at …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (November 19-25)

A photo of the plaque commemorating Saint Martin's Theatre and the world's longest running play 'The Mousetrap' in Covenant Garden, London (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

We hope you all are gearing up well (and as calmly as one can!) for Thanksgiving. This last week we put out our call for volunteers for Doxacon Seattle 2024. As always, our convention relies on the help of many to be a success! And of course, many hands make for light work – we …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (November 12-18)

A photo of Albert Einstein during a lecture in Vienna in 1921 (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to this week’s digest. As we continue our preparations for Doxacon Seattle 2024, we’re kicking off a new effort this year – posters! At the suggestion of prior year attendees, we’ve produced a couple of different posters for interested folks to put up. If you’re interested in doing so, check out this recent post …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (November 5-11)

A photo of the train on which the armistice ending World War I was signed (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to this week’s digest! Even as we prepare for our convention, we want to give a shout out to Grit City Comic Show, taking place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center this weekend. Check it out at their website! Doxacon Seattle 2024 preparations continue on for us – we’re eagerly anticipating our convention on …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (October 29-November 4)

A photograph of the Tutankhamun (or 'King Tut') mask at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to this week’s digest! Before we kick off, we want to give a shout out to Doxacon, from whom we got our inspiration to start Doxacon Seattle. This year they are celebrating ten years of conventions, with their tenth gathering taking place this coming weekend. Though we’re on the other side of the country, …

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