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In this post we will update you on our convention as it evolves. We will post summaries of our announcements relevant to your community and answer questions you have. We hope you find this of benefit and we look forward to seeing you at GottaCon 2010.
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GottaCon 2010 is a Canadian gaming convention to be held in Victoria British Columbia on February 5, 6 and 7, 2010 with over 20,000 square feet of gaming space. The convention doors open at 5:00pm Friday and do not close until 7:00pm Sunday.
GottaCon is a broad spectrum gaming convention to be held annually that embraces the science fiction and fantasy genres, covers many related hobbies and offers a one stop experience for the fans and enthusiasts of those genres. The vision of GottaCon is to host something for everyone including tournaments in collectible/non-collectible miniatures, collectible trading cards, role-playing games, board games, and electronic games as well as special guests, demonstrations, contests, information sessions, workshops, a variety of vendors and sponsors. Our goal is to deliver a high quality and exciting environment that will establish GottaCon as an annual destination that participants will return to for years to come. February 5th, 6th and 7th of 2010 will be our second show and will continue to take place annually on the first weekend in February for the years to come.
GottaCon 2009 saw over 600 people – an amazing turnout considering it was its inception year. GottaCon intends to deliver another successful year and is projecting attendance levels to be between 750 and 1000.
Where will it be held?
GottaCon will take place at Pearkes Recreation Centre at 3100 Tillicum Rd. Victoria BC with approximately 20,000 square feet of floor space.
Who do I contact about getting my school/club/community involved?
Please contact Evan Hatch - ehatch@gottacon.com
Who do I contact about running events at GottaCon 2010?
Please contact Evan Hatch - ehatch@gottacon.com
Who do I contact about becoming a sponsor at GottaCon 2010?
Please contact Michael Lum - mlum@gottacon.com
Who do I contact about becoming a vendor at GottaCon 2010?
Please contact Michael Lum - mlum@gottacon.com or Evan Hatch - ehatch@gottacon.com
Who do I contact if I want to volunteer at GottaCon 2010?
Please contact Carson Upton - cupton@gottacon.com
Where can I see a list of events being run at this convention?
Please stay tuned to our website and message board for our events listing.
For more information on our convention please visit us at www.gottacon.com or send us an email. Also follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/GottaCon.
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GottaCon 2010 Tickets and New Membership Package Now On Sale
As of today, GottaCon tickets are now available for purchase from our http://www.gottacon.com website as well as our http://warhorn.net/gottacon2010 website. There are different prices for each day as well as a full weekend pass price, family package prices, special packages which include entry into some of the major events as well as our new membership package (more on this later). There are a number of reasons why you should get your tickets in advance of the big show.
Here is the ticket pricing and special packages available (all pricing in Canadian dollars):
*Full weekend preregistration: $30.00
*Full weekend registration at the door: $40.00
*Friday admission only: $15.00
*Saturday admission only: $20.00
*Sunday admission only: $15.00
**Single Day Family Pass: $50
**Full Weekend Family Pass: $100
*Special Package 1 - Full Weekend Pass + VIMC MTG Open Tournament: $55
*Special Package 2 - Full Weekend Pass + World of Warcraft TCG Realm Qualifier + WoW TCG GottaCon Champs: $60
*Special Package 3 - Full Weekend Pass + Warhammer 40K Invitational to North American Championship: $40
*Special Package 4 - Full Weekend Pass + Warhammer Fantasy Invitational to North American Championship: $40
*Special Package 5 - Pokémon Pre-Release: $10
We also have a new membership package
Local participating retail locations where tickets can be purchased:
- Skyhaven Games
- Evo Games
- Dragon Impact
- Dice Bag Games
Please check our forum for more details.
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GottaCon 2010 to Host Ticket to Ride Western Canada Qualifier
GottaCon is pleased to announce that it will host the Western Canadian Regional Qualifying Tournament for the North American Ticket to Ride Championships.
For more information see our forum.
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Howard Johnson Hotel Victoria Exclusive Hotel Sponsor of GottaCon 2010
GottaCon Conventions is pleased to announce that Howard Johnson Hotel Victoria (http://www.hojovictoria.com) is our official accommodations sponsor for GottaCon 2010. The Howard Johnson has provided our convention goers with special rates on their rooms as well as at their restaurant and pub. The GottaCon 2010 room rates are as follows:
Standard Room - $55/Night (plus taxes)
for more information see our forum.
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Off Island Incentive Packages for GottaCon 2010
It is no secret that travel to and from Vancouver Island can be expensive and GottaCon Conventions recognizes that. In an effort to aid off island gamers in attending our convention GottaCon is offering the following incentives to those that must bare the expense of traveling to and from Vancouver Island to attend our convention on February 5th to 7th 2010.
For more information please see our forum.
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GottaCon 2010 Warhammer Lineup
GottaCon is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Fantasy tournaments at GottaCon 2010 on February 5 to 7, 2010. Come take part in what will surely be the largest Warhammer event ever to have been run on Vancouver Island.
For more information please see our forum.
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Magic: The Gathering Tournament Line-up for GottaCon 2010
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Mike MacPhee and his team of certified DCI judges will be returning and running most of our Magic: The Gathering events at GottaCon 2010. Mike will be coming over from Vancouver with his operation and staff to ensure that all our events are run smoothly and professionally. Besides Mike two other judges will be running the show. There will be one level two DCI judge, Max Knowlan, and one level one judge, Niko Skartvedt overseeing the operations.
What does this mean? It means all major events, such as the Worldwake launch parties as well as the Vancouver Island Magic Community (VIMC) M:TG Open will be run at a rules enforcement level of competitive. Also we will have three official Worldwake launch parties with promos, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Mike and his team bring experience, professionalism and a reputation which are sure to attract a larger player base.
Below find a brief list of the Magic: The Gathering events you will find at GottaCon 2010. There will be thousands of dollars in prizes to be won in our MTG line-up. If you would like to see more in depth information on these events please stay tuned to our website for when we release our event listing.
For more information see our forum.
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Video Gaming at GottaCon 2010
Today we announce our electronic gaming line-up planned for GottaCon 2010.
This year casual play on all GottaCon provided computers and consoles will be free with purchase to the convention. All tournaments will have a small entry fee.
This year we are pleased to announce that Silver City Theatre and Future Shop are our major sponsors for the video gaming area. Both of these fantastic companies have provided substantial support in the way of prizes.
First let’s start with the Local Area Network (LAN) we have planned and the games and tournaments available.
GottaCon will host a LAN that will be able to connect up to 40 computers. Six to eight computer systems with games will be provided by Stain Internet Café with an additional one or two provided by GottaCon Conventions. These stations will be considered public stations and attendees will be able to use them for casual play at no charge. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own systems and hook up to our LAN at no extra cost.
Major LAN Events:
Counter-Strike Source Deathmatch Tournament Day: Friday Time: 8:00PM
Warcraft III Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Tournament Day: Saturday Time: Noon
Left 4 Dead: 2 Team survival Challenge Day: Saturday Time: 8:00PM
Console games will be provided and run by Evo Games (http://www.evogaming.ca). Evo will be setting up gaming stations which will consist of 16 Xbox 360’s, two to four PS3s and one Wii.
In addition to Evo Games, Sony PlayStation will be back and setting up a booth on Saturday where they will show off their PlayStation 3 and PSPs. Check them out as there may be some swag in it for you!
Major Video Game Events(all on Xbox 360):
Street Fighter 4 at Silver City Cinema 2 – Sponsored by Silver City Day: Saturday Time: 9:00am
Halo 3 - 3 vs. 3 Teams Tournament – Sponsored by Future Shop Day: Saturday Time: 8:00PM
DJ Hero Spin-off at Silver City Cinema 2 – Sponsored by Silver City Day: Sunday Time: 9:00am
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 – 4 vs. 4 Teams Tournament – Sponsored by Future Shop Day: Sunday Time: 1:00PM
For a full list of events and more information please check out our forum.
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Event Listing and Pre-Registration of Events Now Available
The event listing is now available on our website in Excel and PDF format as well as on our warhorn site located at http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon2010. Please keep in mind that the event listing will have events added to it over the weeks to come and we will provide updates on what was added on the sites listed above.
In order to pre-register for events you must first purchase a ticket to our convention. To do this please visit our website at http://www.gottacon.com or see the Pricing and Payment section of our Warhorn site or visit one of the four retail locations selling our tickets (details on websites mentioned).
How to Pre-Register for Events:
1) Go here - http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon2010/attendee/new.php
2) Create a user account
3) Wait for GottaCon Staff to clear you (only people who have purchased tickets can pre register for events). You will receive an email letting you know.
4) Once you have been cleared, you browse the event listing (while logged in) by going here - http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon2010/schedule/day.php
5) Then you sign up for the events you want.
If you are organizing an event or are a vendor at our show please let us know which event or which vendor and we will clear your account.
If you don't get a chance to pre-register for events, there will be a registration desk at GottaCon where you can sign up for the event you want. But why wait when you can sign up now and secure your seat at the games you want to play!
Request for Event Coordinators
We are putting out the call for event submissions for GottaCon 2010. If you would like to run an event at GottaCon 2010 (become an event coordinator) please contact Evan Hatch at ehatch@gottacon.com letting him know. He will send you an email containing information on what to do next.
Benefits for event coordinators will be the same as last year which was get $10 off the $30 entry fee for each slot of events you run. Run three or more get in free. If you are attending for the full weekend you will also receive a swag bag and be granted early access to the convention Friday if you show up between 4:30pm and 5:00pm. This is in an effort to get you in before the rush which will allow you time to check out the vendors and the rest of the convention.
This year we will be awarding draw tickets to those people that participate in events labeled as a Demonstration in an effort to get people trying out a variety of games. These draws will happen at the end of each slot (from 9am to 11pm each day) on top of the door prize draws and other giveaways.
Thank you and if you have further questions please contact Evan Hatch at ehatch@gottacon.com.
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A Call Out to Volunteers for GottaCon 2010
GottaCon is looking for a few good men and women to for GottaCon 2010! Our last convention in 2009 was a success thanks in large part to the efforts of our volunteers. They helped to make the event happen and we can’t thank them enough for all their hard work and dedication!
To continue this momentum we are looking for motivated individuals to come join the team that will form the backbone of the convention.
Volunteering has its benefits with GottaCon. Volunteers get $10 off the $30 entry fee for every 4 hours of time given. Put in 12 or more hours and you get a free weekend pass. But that is not the only benefit you will receive. Depending on the amount of time given, volunteers will receive one or more free meals, the option of buying a GottaCon T-Shirt at cost (request must be received by January 21, 2010), and other potential benefits.
If you are eager to help GottaCon out, or maybe just a bit cash strapped but still want to come out to the largest gaming event on the island, then volunteering is for you. If you are interested in helping out please contact Carson Upton at cupton@gottacon.com. For more information visit our volunteer section on our website and/or download our Volunteer Information Packet here http://www.gottacon.com/components/volunteerinfopack2010.pdf .
If you have any questions let us know! We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note we prefer our volunteers to be at least 16 years of age.
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