The History of X-CON

It started with an X-Phile's' vision: an X-Files convention on German soil. Organised by fans with the help and support and for fans.

 

In the beginning of 2009 the project started: On the most active and largest message board of German Phile community xfiles-mania.de fellow campaigners were looked for and found.

 

After the "okay" by 20th Germany Fox Home Entertainment the work load for the organizing team and the volunteers on-site rose astronomically:

Potential locations had to be scouted, legal matters had to be sorted out, a homepage needed to be setup, supporters had to be acquired and so on.

 

Thanks to the never-ending hard work of participants, the first X-CON was held at the Hotel Mercure Berlin Tempelhof Airport on October 17th and 18th 2009.

 

The positive feedback from the attendees and guests showed that even 7 years after the last episode of "The X-Files" aired - the X-Philes are still out there and the X-Files Fandom is more alive and active than ever.

X-CON 2009 was first X-Files convention on German soil organized by fans for the fans with international guest stars. More than 150 Philes from all over the world traveled to Berlin, one attendee journeyed  over  5.419 miles from South Africa all the way to Berlin.

In the end, almost € 600 has been raised for Charity. Some of the raised money was used for the 2009 summer camp of the Neurofibromatose Association Berlin-Brandenburg. Two projects supported by actress Gillian Anderson were also supported.

2010 - The Field Trip

Soon after the X-CON 2009 took place, the organizing team was between the devil and the deep blue sea:

There was no time for organizing a new convention. That was the time when the idea about a smaller, more intimate fan gathering occurred.

 

People had the opportunity to choose for one of the following cities: Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt/Main and Cologne. Hamburg won by landslide.

 

The Field Trip was hold on August 20th to August 22nd 2010.

Circa 30 Philes went on a safari with Olivia Jones on Hamburgs famous St. Pauli District, conducted a scavenger hunt and visited various sights in the Germany's second largest metropolis.

The Future

Like all other X-Philes around the world we too are hoping for a greenlight for the third X-Files movie. We keep all our fingers and toes crossed.