zircon Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Otakon is the largest anime convention in the US. This year, it is taking place in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Convention Center near the harbor. The dates are July 20 through the 22nd (Fri-Sun). OCR will be going there officially to run a panel, and we will also be having meetups throughout the weekend. www.otakon.com PANEL INFO: "OverClocked ReMix: Game Music Evolved" Friday July 20 @ 10 AM to Noon Location: Panel 4, Ballroom 2 REGISTRATION: If you are coming, you should pre-register well in advance. Registration at the con itself is horrendous in terms of wait times. It's $50 per person. Also, don't forget to get your badge EARLY... the lines are really long and you don't want to arrive at 9:30AM Friday only to spend 2 hours waiting for your badge and miss the panel! TRANSPORT: * More info here as we figure out who is driving etc. * For those in the Baltimore area, the lightrail travels right near the convention center. * Greyhound and Amtrak run to locations that are within reach of a lightrail, which will in turn get you to the center. ACCOMODATIONS: No one in the area has offered housing, so you MUST FIND a hotel! Xerol noted that you can get one outside of Baltimore and take the light rail in daily, which will likely be much cheaper than getting one near the harbor. Might add a 30-45 minute commute every day, but it should be worth it. STUFF TO DO: For one thing, the panel itself It will be lots of fun with trivia, giveaways, live performances, exclusive debuts, etc. Otakon itself has lots of stuff to do as well, even for non-anime fans, and the general Baltimore area has a good amount of places to eat and shop. There's always hangin' out in the hotel rooms and playing games if someone wants to bring a Wii or something. Meetup #1 Friday, July 20th - Directly following our panel, which ends at 12:00 noon We will congregate outside of the panel room and make our way to the harbor. If there are any people like Xerol who can only come for an outside meetup, wait at the big fountain (it's a multi-level thing directly to the left of the harbor). We should be there by 12:30 or so, and then we'll all head off to lunch. Meetup #2 Saturday, July 21st - 12:00 noon at the big fountain Same fountain as described above. We'll all hang out and get lunch somewhere in the harborplace. DEFINITE ATTENDEES: zircon pixietricks djpretzel Liontamer Ninja-san Kizyr Dyne + Friend Ferret DJ Sammy G starla The Green Tentacle Jiggles McPuff tgfoo Jose the Bronx Rican Xerol Arrowned AMVTeknoBoy Upthorn Xaleph Sindra sgx PosiBolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemophiliac Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 there's a good chance that i may be coming from CA for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I'm really considering...but if this is anything like MAGfest, my wallet would get raped again, and I don't know if I could absorb this cost. We'll see what happens. One of my friends might be able to help some of you people out though (with a place to stay). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 maaaaaaaaybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerol Oplan Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I will most likely not be coming unless there's something arranged OUTSIDE of the con (like a lunch downtown or something), I'll be living in Delaware by then and need all the cash I can get. However, I can at least provide some advice. There's a Holiday Inn in Timonium (about 15 miles north of downtown) which is about a 5 minute walk from two Light Rail stations. The Light Rail goes directly to the convention center (well, across the street, but pretty much directly) so if you buy a weekly pass (for around $7) you can save at least $200/night on a room. The rooms at the Holiday Inn are around $130-150 a night during that period, so anyone doing room sharing might want to look into that. Even at 2 to a room it's cheaper than downtown. Keep in mind that the Light Rail isn't a bullet train and makes lots of stops, so the only downside is you'll have to leave about an hour earlier than you normally would to get to things on time. Yahoo Travel Link - The picture is of downtown, the hotel itself is about 15 miles north of where that picture was taken. Plus you'll be a mile from my house so if I'm home that weekend we could have a cookout one evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 who cares what about ax? since i am being forced to go *gettin payed 400 so eh* i would like to see some representation there maybe analoq will host a panel or something iono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analoq Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 maybe analoq will host a panel or something ionohahah, i could just imagine that:You see kids, you listen to the J-POP which gives you the BRAIN DAMAGE. With the bippin' and a boppin'... i may be going to AX again this year, because my sister hates me. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 good i will be needing some company there please dont leave me alone there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 As I've said in #ocremix, I WILL be at Otakon. Oh yes...Dyne is coming to town...HIDE! Just kidding. I'm looking forward to a good time at Otakon. If you need any help setting up for your panel please, by all means, let me know what you need, I'd love to help you guys out Zircon. As far as what to talk about on the panel...good question. I'll get back to you on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'll definitely be attending again this year. And now that I have an OCR shirt I'll definitely be wearing it, too. If I decide on going in costume, look for me in a green suit with blond hair and a raygun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Dammit! I got other commitments that weekend. Also, might I remind you that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" comes out on July 21st. For all of you that wanted to pick it up at midnight there might be a conflict of interests... Either that or sheer pandemonium on Saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjSammyG Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 i am going to octagon okay guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I look forward to it! I missed it last year because I didn't check the schedule in advance (most of my concern was with partly hosting the Lunar panel that was on the prior night). I'm still kicking myself over it. But anyway, I look forward to coming in this year. I'll just have to make sure to get up early if it's Saturday morning again. EDIT: Some help if it's your first time going... Regarding registration, the wait times are only awful at certain times of the convention. Friday afternoon it tends to taper down. Pre-reg (and early pickup) is strongly recommended if you're coming in from out of town, though. (Another edit: Saturday morning also tends to be a peak time with long lines for registration, so don't wait until then, especially if the panel is that morning). If one of the Inner Harbor hotels isn't in your budget, then anything along I-95 between BWI (airport) and Baltimore will be significantly cheaper and, assuming you have a car or a rental, just as convenient. On that note, if you're driving in, then the best place to park is a garage about two blocks north of the BCC (really, any of the garages along that street are good). If I remember right, they're only $5 or $10 a day, and I've never dealt with it being too full. (If the construction around Camden Yards is gone--beside the BCC--then that's another good place to park, but it fills up early). KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Ill be at otakon as always. I may be selling stuff at the alley if anyone wants to buy stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Bah, its times like these I'm bummed that I don't live in the US. I'd love to play some geetar at events like these. Nerdin' things up, rawk style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 With no free lodging and no free entry, I doubt I'll be able to come this year. Post pics/videos/recordings/tentacles! And if you run into the katamari damacy chick again, tell her my offer to wad her up into my life still stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José the Bronx Rican Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well, I already put in my floating holiday allotment for this thing, so I'm comin'. I dunno enough Baltimore, so keep working out the lodging, folks: I'm willing to cover a good percentage for one group if we come up with the best balance between cost and convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 So as of now, Otakon is looking pretty expensive for me, factoring in hotel costs, cost of travel, and food. I'm probably going to have to pass unless someone can come up with an awesome housing solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 *BUMP!* Just wanted to remind everyone that Otakon is less than 2 and a half months from now. Anyone that's still interested in coming should make sure they have all their arrangements ironed out, becasue as people have told me, and as I'm telling you from said people, it's EXTREMELY difficult to find a hotel at the last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 so apparently at ax my friend and i are going to sell stuff we bought blank 3 dollar walmart shoes and drew animu stuff on them so far we sold 5 pairs here in sac for 10 each can anyone say $ ahh yeeaaa animu fans are easy prey to anything animu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I think it is probably illegal to sell shoes with animu drawn on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 otakon maybe but not ax money money money moooneeeey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 BUMP - don't forget this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 BUMP - don't forget this! Agreed! Come join in on the fun! You know you wanna!!! WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José the Bronx Rican Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 *ahem* I repeat: I'm comin. *grin* And this non-driver who never had a need to book a hotel in his life might need something worked out soon. More later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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