Previous Topics In Conventions 10/22/2004 btrc: Convention thoughts Robin Laws posted an interesting bit about booth management on his web site:
http://www.dyingearth.com/pagexxoctober.htm
It's worth the time to read it.
Greg
BTRC In Conventions Participants: btrc, daMoose_Neo, Mike Holmes, abzu, TonyLB.
10/18/2004 Helvetian: Dreamation 2005 I'll be sending out more personalized invitations Real Soon Now, but I wanted to put the dates in peoples' heads ASAP.
I would love to have a strong Indie presence… In Conventions Participants: Helvetian, timfire, Grand_Commander13, JamesSterrett, Dregg, Michael S. Miller, abzu, TonyLB.
10/18/2004 abzu: Ubercon 4, Oy vey Just waking up from my post-con crash. This time around the nerds and I were at Ubercon 4 in Secaucus, NJ at the Meadowlands Crown Plaza.
Let's start with the… In Conventions Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Thor Olavsrud, M. J. Young, LordSmerf, rafial.
10/8/2004 M. J. Young: Ubercon IV Things have been going so crazy around here I've not had a chance to mention that I'm slated to be at Ubercon IV next weekend, October 15-17. I've still got… In Conventions Participants: M. J. Young, inthisstyle, abzu, Tav_Behemoth, Dregg, Michael S. Miller.
10/6/2004 oversoul01: Mid Atlantic Winter Cons?? Hey all I am looking to find out any information as to any winter con in the mid atlantic area (VA, DC, MY, and possible NC) I live in Virginia… In Conventions Participants: oversoul01, abzu, M. J. Young, stove, Tigger, Vaxalon.
10/4/2004 Jasper the Mimbo: GenCon booth construction If someone could get me space layout and a few specifics (two story or not, arch/frame, open from howmany sides, ect.) I could build a booth that could be put… In Conventions Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Blankshield, Andy Kitkowski, Michael S. Miller, LordSmerf, jrs, Mike Holmes, daMoose_Neo, timfire.
10/1/2004 daMoose_Neo: "Final Twilight - All Hallows Eve" Event Planning! [url=http://final-twilight.neoproductions.net/news.php?p=10012004]Check the press release/announcement here[/url]
Alright!
I'm gearing up for our first organized event, slated to take place Halloween weekend (30th or 31st, at shops convience).
I'm hitting up shops… In Conventions Participants: daMoose_Neo.
10/1/2004 lumpley: UNY-Con Seminar: Understanding Roleplaying I'm running a seminar at UNY-Con this fall. "Understanding Roleplaying," and here's the description:Lets open role-playing up and muck around in its guts. I'll lay out a state-of-the-art description of… In Conventions Participants: lumpley.
9/30/2004 Michael Hopcroft: GameStorm 2005 I'm trying to find otu how much a booth at Game Storm 7, a game con in portland that will be held in march of 2005, will cost me. Since… In Conventions Participants: Michael Hopcroft, jdagna.
9/27/2004 epweissengruber: Phantasm Con. Report The top floor of Peterboro's old town hall. A set of risers faced a stage, creating a nicely sheltered area for the players. A weekend-long Battletech demo occupied the stage.… In Conventions Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.
9/19/2004 Grand_Commander13: Average sales Hey... This is my first post here everybody (*smile* *peace sign*).
Anyway, like everybody here, I'm looking to hawk my indie RPG at GenCon (Indy 2k5), but it'd be great… In Conventions Participants: Grand_Commander13, abzu, Valamir, GB Steve, jerry, jdagna, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn.
9/17/2004 epweissengruber: Phantasm Con. in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: 9/25-26 Sci-fi / Fantasy Role Playing Convention
September 25th & 26th, 2004
Saturday 10am - Midnight, Sunday 10am - 8pm
Market Hall, 336 George Street
Peterborough, Ontario
$ 25 for a… In Conventions Participants: epweissengruber.
9/16/2004 Andy Kitkowski: NC Gameday: Sept 25th in Raleigh Hey all, this is my second gameday. It's been a big success for the past year or so. About 2-3 times a year it goes down at NC State University,… In Conventions Participants: Andy Kitkowski.
9/5/2004 Helvetian: Convention? Trade Show? Is GenCon considered a convention, or a trade show? And what do people considered the difference? I was under the impression that GenCon and Origins are more trade shows, at… In Conventions Participants: Helvetian, Valamir, Ron Edwards.
9/3/2004 lumpley: Sad GenCon I have never seen so many unhappy people in one place as at GenCon.
What's up with that? You look at the people passing by and they frown all the… In Conventions Participants: lumpley, ffilz, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Blankshield, Ben Lehman, JSDiamond, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Chris_Chambers, jdagna, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes.
9/2/2004 tldenmark: Conquest 2004 Any Forge folks attending?
I'll be there all weekend if someone wants to get together for some gaming. I'll play yours if you'll play mine. ;)
Thomas Denmark In Conventions Participants: tldenmark, Gordon C. Landis.
9/2/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge Booth at GenCon SoCal 2004 Twisted Confessions (Alexander Cherry) and Anvilwerks (Clinton R. Nixon) are spearheading a Forge booth at GenCon SoCal 2004, Dec 2-5.
This booth will be smaller than the Indianapolis booth: we… In Conventions Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, daMoose_Neo, Adorame, Jasper the Mimbo, Tav_Behemoth, Jared A. Sorensen.
9/2/2004 lumpley: A GenCon Story. Contains Swears. GenCon '04.
Here's a story: this guy comes to the Forge booth. It's Saturday before noon and he's already been drinking a bit and plus he's a real asshole. He… In Conventions Participants: lumpley, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, jrs, Ben Lehman, abzu, Satyrblade, Ed Cha.
8/31/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Convention-X ?? Anyone know anything about Convention-X in November in Minnesota? Here is the website:
http://www.convention-x.com
The prices seem way, way high for a "small" Con. They are charging more than GenCon… In Conventions Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, ffilz.
8/28/2004 Helvetian: Southern Exposure 2004 Hey there, all!
Double Exposure would love to have a strong indie presence at Southern Exposure 2004, September 30-October 3, at the Clarion Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Our… In Conventions Participants: Helvetian.
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MACE 2004 · Radisson Hotel, High Point, NC · November 12-14, 2004
Game List:
http://www.justusproductions.com/gaming/gamelist.cfm
Luke is gonna be running demo sessions all damn day long on Saturday, now's… In Conventions Participants: Andy Kitkowski, abzu, Jeph.
11/3/2004 Michael S. Miller: Indie RPG Explosion at Dreamation 2005 In this thread, we'll be putting together the Indie RPG Explosion at Dreamation '05 in January in New Brunswick, NJ.
What are our goals?
As Double Exposure has generously offered… In Conventions Participants: Michael S. Miller, timfire, Helvetian, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, TonyLB, abzu, inthisstyle, Dregg, Tav_Behemoth, lumpley, Jared A. Sorensen, Bill_White, LordSmerf, Eero Tuovinen, devilbunny, Ron Edwards.
11/4/2004 Judd_da_GM: TechWoodCon (Atlanta, GA) : January 7 - 9, 2005 For those of you interested in a gaming convention in Georgia that is affordable and fun, please consider browsing to www.techwoodcon.com to check out TechWoodCon 2005.
The con is located… In Conventions Participants: Judd_da_GM.
11/5/2004 Bryant: Convention Bookmobile The Internet Bookmobile is a mobile printing and binding station that travels around printing public domain books in an effort to raise the awareness of the value of the public… In Conventions Participants: Bryant.
11/6/2004 daMoose_Neo: [GenCon SoCal] Anyone want to pimp Twilight? I checked in with Clinton about possibly having my customizable card game, Final Twilight, at the SoCal booth, but I want to make sure I have someone there who can… In Conventions Participants: daMoose_Neo.
11/8/2004 Paul Czege: Genghis Con advertising Heather Barnhorst, who recently wrote a review of My Life with Master, has asked me to extend an invitation to the Forge community. It seems that she runs Genghis… In Conventions Participants: Paul Czege.
11/9/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Chicago Game Conclave http://www.chicagogamecon.org/CGC_Home/home1.htm
Anyone going?
Saw a couple of small press games listed in RPGs, but I don't know who is running them. I've heard good and bad things about the Con,… In Conventions Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, timfire.
11/9/2004 Revontuli: Knutepunkt 2005 The European English-language progressive roleplaying event Knutepunkt is coming once again. With perhaps more focus on roleplaying theory than any other convention in the world!
http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/html/index.asp
February 24th-27th, in Norway… In Conventions Participants: Revontuli, Ole Peder Giæver, J. Tuomas Harviainen, matthijs, Eirik Fatland.
11/16/2004 abzu: MACE after action report I was at MACE in Highpoint, NC this weekend. To my eyes it was a well-run small con. Attendance was probably 300-400 people. The overwhelming emphasis seemed to be on… In Conventions Participants: abzu, Andy Kitkowski.
11/24/2004 Troy_Costisick: GenCon booth construction (split) Heya,
Some thoughts on construction that might make it easier to transport. From where I sit, the framwork must have two properties: transportable and disassembleable (that a word?). Think about… In Conventions Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards.
12/1/2004 TonyLB: [Dreamation 2005] Logistics of Explosion We've got quite the crew of people showing up for Dreamation, to take up Double Exposure's offer of hosting an Indie RPG Explosion. There are, naturally, a whole host of… In Conventions Participants: TonyLB, John Wick, Tav_Behemoth, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael S. Miller.
12/6/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: GenCon SoCal after-action report I just finished GenCon SoCal and it was a physical beat-down. Four days on my feet was wearing.
So, how'd it go?
I think I can safely say that no… In Conventions Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, abzu, rafial, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Jared A. Sorensen, Lxndr, Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, John Wick, Tav_Behemoth, Valamir, JSDiamond, razorwise.
12/10/2004 epweissengruber: HeroQuest and Sorcerer at Pandemonium 22 (Toronto, Canada) THE ROLE PLAYING & GAMING CONVENTION
Pandemonium 22
Location DELTA TORONTO EAST
2035 Kennedy Road
Toronto On
Date: February 25,26,27 2005
Here is what I am offering:
#1 Hero Quest:… In Conventions Participants: epweissengruber.
12/14/2004 GaryTP: Forge or Indie RPG Online Convention - Feedback Please The Forge or Indie RPG (probably the second) could host an online convention for creator-owned works. What do you think of the idea.
Put up a site page with icons… In Conventions Participants: GaryTP, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Jasper, Nathan, daMoose_Neo, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Nathan P..
12/14/2004 Dev: VeriCon 2005 [i]See also [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=9595&highlight=vericon]Vericon 2005 wrapup[/url].[/i]
So, VeriCon 2005 is happening, Jan. 28 (Friday) - Jan. 30 (Sunday). This year, I'm the contact person for RPGs, and I would like to… In Conventions Participants: Dev.
12/20/2004 jknevitt: PotConMaine 2005 Yes, I know it's a ways off, but who's going? I'd like to see if we can get a New England Indie pack together. In Conventions Participants: jknevitt, abzu, Ron Edwards.
12/28/2004 Michael S. Miller: [Dreamation 2005] Promoting the Explosion Now that we've got the schedule finalized, we need to let people know about this little shindig. I've created a quick flyer about the Explosion. I know it's not pretty,… In Conventions Participants: Michael S. Miller, Jared A. Sorensen, Helvetian, inthisstyle, Dregg.
1/11/2005 btrc: GenCon booth alert Hey guys:
Someone should take a look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29945&item=3775066324&rd=1
And if the link doesn't work, it is item #3775066324. Auction ends 01/16/2005.
Anyway, if a Forgite is in that geographical… In Conventions Participants: btrc.
1/16/2005 sinister: Friends of Gen Con in Indianapolis Hey all,
We have a club of about 100 people that meets monthly, to play a variety of games.
Recently we have started a program to help GM/DMs get better… In Conventions Participants: sinister.
1/16/2005 TonyLB: [Capes] Promoting at Dreamtion 2005 Okay, I've got my big print debut coming up at the Indie Games Explosion, in Dreamation 2005. Naturally I'm as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking… In Conventions Participants: TonyLB.
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