Relaxacon

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A relaxacon (sometimes relaxicon) is a science fiction convention which has little formal programming and very few organized activities, as the point is that the organizers can relax during the convention.^[1] Though informal, relaxacons can occur on a regularly scheduled basis, such as Arisia Inc.'s Relaxacon, which was held yearly from 2006 through 2019.^[2] Starting in 2021 the running of the Arisia Relaxacon was taken over by Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc. (MCFI) with an attempt to make it more of a general Boston and east coast area Relaxacon.^[3]

Relaxacons are generally small, ranging from 50 to 200 attendees. They are often invitation or word-of-mouth only. They are a chance for the organizers of a large convention to get together with the other organizers and relax once the convention is over, and are held a month or more after the regular convention.^{[citation needed]} Some large conventions use relaxacons as a reward for volunteers,^[4] and as a way of using up leftover supplies (similar to a dead dog party). This can be seen as contributing to SMOF-ish behavior, which some members of the fandom can find off-putting.^{[citation needed]}