Wanted to share with everyone a new event that is taking place this year, with a lot of crossover to various vintage technologies and held at none other than the Computer Museum in Hunt Valley: PhoneCon 2026, the Mid-Atlantic Historical Telephony Conference & Expo When: Sat/Sun July 25-26, 2026 Where: The Computer Museum in Baltimore (Hunt Valley) MD Who: Anyone interested in the history and progression of telephony What: Presentations and talks on telephone history, collecting, and phreaking; displays and exhibits; telephones for sale; tours of the Computer Museum; opportunities to socialize. With something for everyone, it is should appeal to a wide range of age groups and interests. Why: To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the telephone and telephone technologies up to the present day How: Come either Saturday, Sunday, or both; those within 3-4 hours of Baltimore will only need to stay one night in a hotel for traveling convenience. PhoneCon is right off I-83 and fully transit accessible via light rail from Baltimore Penn Station and BWI Airport. Schedules and other event information is available at https://phonecon.org Registration is not open just yet but planned to be opened later in April, along with discounted hotel blocks; we'll share an update then. Call for Speakers We are currently looking for speakers to propose presentation topics. If you think you have something interesting to share with an audience, please consider submitting your talk ideas at https://phonecon.org/cfp - we can help you flesh out your ideas as well, so don't worry if it's not perfect just yet! Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to help with every aspect of the event, including publicity. Please email the organizing team at contact@phonecon.org if you would like to help, and feel free to forward/redistribute to other groups of interest as you see fit. Thank you!