Comments for con-news.com http://con-news.com serving the convention community since 2007. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Kumoricon 2010 wrapup by Proz http://con-news.com/?p=4652&cpage=1#comment-6548 Proz Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:48:13 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4652#comment-6548 "though I understand some less fortunate people waited up to 4.5 hours to get to the pre-registration desk (which, unfortunately, is pretty common for anime cons of Kumoricon’s size)." I beg to differ as were able to get people processed within 1 hour at peak times and down to 10-15 minutes even for walk-ups. We are actually larger than Kumoricon but we've put in a custom digital registration system. It all greatly depends on the registration system. It doesn't necessarily have to be digital either as we used a paper registration system for the first two years and it still wasn't 4.5 hours even at peak times as it rarely went over 1.5 hours then once we had processed the initial rush of pre-reg it was under 5 minutes. Even A-kon in Texas with 17k total attendees and 9k pre-reg which on-site still uses paper registration was taking no more than 2 hours at peak times. If a convention is taking more than 2 hours to process their registration then they need to seriously look in what needs to be to improve their reg system. “though I understand some less fortunate people waited up to 4.5 hours to get to the pre-registration desk (which, unfortunately, is pretty common for anime cons of Kumoricon’s size).”

I beg to differ as were able to get people processed within 1 hour at peak times and down to 10-15 minutes even for walk-ups. We are actually larger than Kumoricon but we’ve put in a custom digital registration system. It all greatly depends on the registration system. It doesn’t necessarily have to be digital either as we used a paper registration system for the first two years and it still wasn’t 4.5 hours even at peak times as it rarely went over 1.5 hours then once we had processed the initial rush of pre-reg it was under 5 minutes.

Even A-kon in Texas with 17k total attendees and 9k pre-reg which on-site still uses paper registration was taking no more than 2 hours at peak times. If a convention is taking more than 2 hours to process their registration then they need to seriously look in what needs to be to improve their reg system.

]]> Comment on 4 more con dates. by Erin http://con-news.com/?p=4595&cpage=1#comment-6535 Erin Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:10 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4595#comment-6535 hey dude, thanks for posting about Steampunk! Quick correction on the dates. They are "May 20-22nd, 2011". (Unless people REALLY want to attend a con Sun-Tues heh) Thanks! hey dude, thanks for posting about Steampunk!

Quick correction on the dates. They are “May 20-22nd, 2011″. (Unless people REALLY want to attend a con Sun-Tues heh) Thanks!

]]> Comment on Conventions this Weekend 9/9-9/12, 2010 by Onezumi http://con-news.com/?p=4648&cpage=1#comment-6516 Onezumi Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:21:32 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4648#comment-6516 Thanks for listing Intervention! :) Hope maybe you can come! :D Thanks for listing Intervention! :) Hope maybe you can come! :D

]]> Comment on Chain Letter premiers by Trophic http://con-news.com/?p=4642&cpage=1#comment-6483 Trophic Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:33:57 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4642#comment-6483 Going to see this day one! Cast looks great and Deon is a great new up and coming writer/director! Let's show some support! Going to see this day one! Cast looks great and Deon is a great new up and coming writer/director! Let’s show some support!

]]> Comment on Chain Letter premiers by Jilly http://con-news.com/?p=4642&cpage=1#comment-6481 Jilly Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:57:13 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4642#comment-6481 Can't wait for the sneak preview and the movie!! Can’t wait for the sneak preview and the movie!!

]]> Comment on More October conventions. by Petrea Mitchell http://con-news.com/?p=4612&cpage=1#comment-6424 Petrea Mitchell Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:27:01 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4612#comment-6424 Funny, I just picked up some of the items in my listing from the sidebar here. :-) Funny, I just picked up some of the items in my listing from the sidebar here. :-)

]]> Comment on Starbase Indy news. by Clara Trout http://con-news.com/?p=4567&cpage=1#comment-6384 Clara Trout Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:29:23 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4567#comment-6384 Kim & Crew I loved your write up regarding everything! Great Job. Only thing the links didn't work on when it said click here for further info. Kim & Crew I loved your write up regarding everything! Great Job. Only thing the links didn’t work on when it said click here for further info.

]]> Comment on World Fantasy 2012 in Toronto by 20 Twelve Games » World Fantasy 2012 in Toronto : con-news.com http://con-news.com/?p=4558&cpage=1#comment-6254 20 Twelve Games » World Fantasy 2012 in Toronto : con-news.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:55:36 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4558#comment-6254 [...] reading here: World Fantasy 2012 in Toronto : con-news.com Tags: calendar, clusion-seattle, listing-write, page, page-going, seattle, the-calendar-, [...] [...] reading here: World Fantasy 2012 in Toronto : con-news.com Tags: calendar, clusion-seattle, listing-write, page, page-going, seattle, the-calendar-, [...]

]]> Comment on 11 new dates for 11 by Chad Bergeron http://con-news.com/?p=4457&cpage=1#comment-6233 Chad Bergeron Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:48:23 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4457#comment-6233 Just a note that Intercon K is actually in Waltham, MA this year. In prior years it was in Chelmsford. Just a note that Intercon K is actually in Waltham, MA this year. In prior years it was in Chelmsford.

]]> Comment on Conventions this Weekend August 19th-22nd, 2010 by justin http://con-news.com/?p=4533&cpage=1#comment-6204 justin Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:04:57 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4533#comment-6204 I am off to chicago to rip it up in the artists alley! woot! very excited- as this will be my first "big" comic con experience. I am off to chicago to rip it up in the artists alley! woot!

very excited- as this will be my first “big” comic con experience.

]]> Comment on KC tries for Worldcon again by Shawn Scott Smith http://con-news.com/?p=4523&cpage=1#comment-6140 Shawn Scott Smith Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:36:33 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4523#comment-6140 I hope they know where they will host it. My time in the midwest Kansas City didn;t have the best hotel facilties. I hope they know where they will host it. My time in the midwest Kansas City didn;t have the best hotel facilties.

]]> Comment on Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More! by Tweets that mention Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More! : con-news.com -- Topsy.com http://con-news.com/?p=4517&cpage=1#comment-6139 Tweets that mention Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More! : con-news.com -- Topsy.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:21:31 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4517#comment-6139 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by confinder, NewsLine. NewsLine said: Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More ...: ... Howard Chaykin (Black... http://bit.ly/cZAhV3 http://bit.ly/auIein [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by confinder, NewsLine. NewsLine said: Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More …: … Howard Chaykin (Black… http://bit.ly/cZAhV3 http://bit.ly/auIein [...]

]]> Comment on Gamers Find A Haven Through SFX360 At Wizard World Chicago Comic Con by Deon http://con-news.com/?p=4378&cpage=1#comment-6075 Deon Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:29:19 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4378#comment-6075 tell me when the halo 3 tourne ys r and prodigy will go DOWN tell me when the halo 3 tourne ys r and prodigy will go DOWN

]]> Comment on NEW YORK COMIC CON ANNOUNCES 300 GUESTS IN ARTIST ALLEY AND THE LIST IS GROWING! by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz Working on Thunderstrike Mini | A Fanboy's Online Resource http://con-news.com/?p=4444&cpage=1#comment-5953 Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz Working on Thunderstrike Mini | A Fanboy's Online Resource Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:11:50 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4444#comment-5953 [...] thanks to CBR, Comicboards and Con-news addthis_url = [...] [...] thanks to CBR, Comicboards and Con-news addthis_url = [...]

]]> Comment on Conventions this Weekend Aug 5th-8th, 2010 by Shawn Marshall http://con-news.com/?p=4460&cpage=1#comment-5943 Shawn Marshall Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:54:13 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4460#comment-5943 Going to Star Trek Las Vegas for the first time! Really looking forward to seeing what it's like. Being so much smaller, it should be a good way to mainstream back into society after the craziness of San Diego Comic-Con :-) Going to Star Trek Las Vegas for the first time! Really looking forward to seeing what it’s like. Being so much smaller, it should be a good way to mainstream back into society after the craziness of San Diego Comic-Con :-)

]]> Comment on SHINICHI WATANABE TO APPEAR AT SUGOICON by Richard Keefe http://con-news.com/?p=4422&cpage=1#comment-5839 Richard Keefe Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:26:41 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4422#comment-5839 It's a shame part of the proceeds will be wasted on the Southern Poverty Law Center, as NOT ONE of the SPLC's top ten, highest paid executives is a minority, much less an Asian. http://wp.me/pCLYZ-3r While the SPLC displays a "diverse" Board of Directors on its website, all of the Directors, with the exception of SPLC co-Founder Joe Levin, are unpaid advisers with no impact on SPLC policy or personnel. It's nothing more than simple PR "brown-washing". http://wp.me/pCLYZ-p The SPLC also has nearly $190 MILLION donor-dollars in cash on hand. Of the $31 MILLION donor dollars it took in last year, the SPLC spent only $1.1 million on "legal case costs," which is less than 4 cents of each dollar. Compare that with the $5.3 million they spent on fund-raising printing and postage costs or the $12 million they spent on salaries. Sugoicon could certainly find needier and more deserving charities to support than the white millionaires at the bloated SPLC. It’s a shame part of the proceeds will be wasted on the Southern Poverty Law Center, as NOT ONE of the SPLC’s top ten, highest paid executives is a minority, much less an Asian. http://wp.me/pCLYZ-3r

While the SPLC displays a “diverse” Board of Directors on its website, all of the Directors, with the exception of SPLC co-Founder Joe Levin, are unpaid advisers with no impact on SPLC policy or personnel.

It’s nothing more than simple PR “brown-washing”. http://wp.me/pCLYZ-p

The SPLC also has nearly $190 MILLION donor-dollars in cash on hand. Of the $31 MILLION donor dollars it took in last year, the SPLC spent only $1.1 million on “legal case costs,” which is less than 4 cents of each dollar.

Compare that with the $5.3 million they spent on fund-raising printing and postage costs or the $12 million they spent on salaries.

Sugoicon could certainly find needier and more deserving charities to support than the white millionaires at the bloated SPLC.

]]> Comment on Conventions this Weekend July 30th-Aug 1st, 2010 by Shawn Scott Smith http://con-news.com/?p=4415&cpage=1#comment-5836 Shawn Scott Smith Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:57:26 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4415#comment-5836 Awesome Mike. Please be sure to report in on how the convention goes! Awesome Mike. Please be sure to report in on how the convention goes!

]]> Comment on Conventions this Weekend July 30th-Aug 1st, 2010 by Mike Chomko http://con-news.com/?p=4415&cpage=1#comment-5828 Mike Chomko Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:20:07 +0000 http://con-news.com/?p=4415#comment-5828 No, I'll be at PulpFest 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. No, I’ll be at PulpFest 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.

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