Intervention (convention)
{{Infobox Convention
| name = Intervention
| image = 100px
| caption = Intervention logo
| status = Defunct
| genre = Internet Culture
| venue = Hilton Rockville/Washington D.C.
| location = Rockville, Maryland
| country = United States
| first = 2010
| last =
| organizer = Onezumi Events Inc., Olivia Durant
| attendance = 905 in 2013
| website = http://www.interventioncon.com
}}
Intervention was a yearly Internet culture convention held in Rockville, Maryland. Intervention (a combination of the words "Internet" and "Convention"){{cite web | url = http://www.interventioncon.com/contact | title = Intervention web site | accessdate = 2010-12-08 | publisher = intervention | archive-date = 2010-11-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101123161309/http://interventioncon.com/contact/ | url-status = dead }} highlighted independent artists from all spectrums of creative output who use the Internet as their primary distribution method. The convention hosted panels, workshops, movie showings, music concerts, open gaming, and dance events. Later events added a children's track and live musical performances. Following the 2016 event, organizers placed the convention on hiatus and said a plan would be developed for its return,{{cite web |url=https://interventioncon.com/2016/12/12/intervention-8-news/ |title=Intervention 8 News | Intervention: The Convention for Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Future Media |website=interventioncon.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826085218/https://interventioncon.com/2016/12/12/intervention-8-news/ |archive-date=26 August 2018 |url-status=dead}} but this was made impossible following the abrupt failure and bankruptcy of its parent corporation, Onezumi Events.{{cite web | url=https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2019/07/10/whatever-happened-to-the-regeneration-who-convention/ | title=Whatever Happened to the ReGeneration Who Convention? | date=10 July 2019 }}{{cite web | url=https://fandomspotlite.com/concerns-still-surround-regeneration-who-5-cancellation | title=Concerns Still Surround ReGeneration Who 5 Cancellation > Fandom Spotlite | date=26 March 2019 }}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190530083922/http://www.interventioncon.com/ Final archived version of the official website before it was taken offline]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082059/http://www.bomb-shelter-radio.com/intrvmmx Bomb Shelter Radio - Intervention 2010 Presentations and Audio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100919084614/http://charmcitycurrent.com/bmorenerdy/2010/08/17/giving-the-internet-an-intervention-a-qa-with-onezumi/ Charm City Current: Giving the Internet An INTERVENTION: A Q&A With Onezumi]
- [http://comixtalk.com/meeting_aa_during_intervention_doesnt_mean_what_you_think ComixTalk: Meeting in AA During Intervention Doesn’t Mean What You Think]
- [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/09/03/meet-a-local-con-organizer-a-chat-with-onezumi-hartstein-of-intervention/ Washington City Paper: Interview with Onezumi about Intervention]
- [http://otakugeneration.libsyn.com/otaku_generation_show_273_intervention_con Otaku Generation: Show #273]
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Category:Defunct multigenre conventions
Category:Defunct comics conventions
Category:Recurring events established in 2010