[SF faNdom] A scieNce-fictioN coNveNtioN. Not used of other sorts of coNveNtioNs, such as professioNal meetiNgs. This term, uNlike maNy others of SF-faN slaNg, is widely recogNised eveN by hackers who areN' t faNs. "We' d beeN correspoNdiNg oN the Net for moNths, theN we met face-to-face at a coN." [JargoN File]