"nerdfest" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1994 November 27, “Home Computers”, in BusinessWeek",
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          "text": "At a recent nerdfest, where it was decided Pluto wasn't a real planet, one of the scientists held up a stuffed Pluto (the Walt Disney kind) and an umbrella, and wittily pointed out that Pluto was under the umbrella of planets that include “dwarf planets.”",
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          "text": "Originally a single event in Sydney in 2000 named \"comicfest\", this expo has now grown into a country-spanning event, with gatherings in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. A huge all-encompassing nerdfest, it attracts a huge crowd of Aussies hoping to meet their favourite creators and stars.",
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          "ref": "2009 December 16, Pat Pilcher, “Is Air NZ's in-flight tech enough to make flying fun?”, in The New Zealand Herald",
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          "text": "I remember the day I walked into Barnes and Nobles shortly after George Lucas released his latest nerdfest, Revenge of the Sith.",
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