GottaCon 2011 Gaming Convention - February 4 to 6, 2011

[Carson Upton]

GottaCon is a three-day broad spectrum gaming convention that is held annually on the first weekend of February in Victoria, British Columbia. GottaCon celebrates the science fiction and fantasy genres, covers many related hobbies and offers a one stop experience for the fans and enthusiasts of those genres. This year GottaCon 2011 takes place on February 4 to 6, 2011 with the convention doors open at 5:00pm Friday and they do not close until 7:00pm Sunday. That is 50 hrs of non-stop gaming. GottaCon will have all you need to make the experience great: contests, tournaments, vendors, demonstrations, and all types of games.

GottaCon 2011 will take place at Pearkes Recreation Centre at 3100 Tillicum Rd. With
approximately 24,000 square feet of floor space. You can check out the facility here:
http://www.saanich.ca/parkrec/recreation/pearkes.html

GottaCon 2010 saw just under 900 people - which was an amazing 50% growth from GottaCon
2009. GottaCon intends to deliver another successful year and is projecting attendance levels to be between 1200 and 1500.

For more information visit http://www.gottacon.com. I will also be posting more exciting information about GottaCon in this thread, so check back now and then.

You can also follow us on:
Twitter at http://twitter.com/GottaCon
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wal ... 3735751473

[Carson Upton]

Today we announce that we have finished updating our website from Flash to a WordPress format. The new site looks very much the same but can now be viewed with smart phones and devices. The site also loads faster and includes the ability for the public to comment/discuss announcements we make. If you have questions, comments or suggestions regarding our site please respond by visiting our website and commenting under the “New Website for GottaCon” post. We will continue to improve our site over the months and years to come.

We will also be making numerous announcements over the next few weeks around sponsors, events and developments so please keep an eye on our website, facebook group and twitter account to stay up to date.

[Carson Upton]

This announcement is a quick update on the status of our vendor booth availability, sponsorship/advertising options and a first look at our preliminary floor plan for GottaCon 2011.

GottaCon Conventions is excited to release the preliminary floor plan for GottaCon 2011. As you can see, via the link below, this year we have expanded our space and now occupy over 24,000 square feet! Some of the features new to GottaCon 2011 that you might notice from this floor plan are as follows:

We have expanded our TCG and board game areas to keep up with demand.

Warhammer 40K, Fantasy and LoTR championship qualifiers are back and bigger than ever!! We have upped our capacity significantly and as such the prize pool has as well.

Warmachine/Hordes will make a début at GottaCon 2011 in a big way with sponsorship by Privateer Press.

Video games were a huge hit last year and in response to that we have dedicated a lot of effort this year into improving it. This year the Xbox 360 LAN will be back and hosted by Evo Games who will facilitate lots of great tournaments and freeplay. We have expanded our computer LAN capacity and will host a few dedicated servers this year as well. As always attendees are encouraged to bring their own systems and jack into our our LAN at no extra cost. Tournaments and freeplay will be in full swing. Discussions with Play n Trade and the PlayStation events crew are underway in an effort to bring you even more exciting attractions.

http://www.gottacon.com/components/imag ... orplan.png


GottaCon Vendor booths are now over 50% sold out. If you are interested in promoting your business and the many fine items you have for sale at our 2011 show please contact us before it is too late!! Also if you know of a business you would like to see at GottaCon 2011 please let us know and we will contact them. Below please find a link to our vendor information package.

http://www.gottacon.com/components/vend ... e_2011.pdf

Are you thinking of ways to market your business/product to the gaming world? Well becoming a sponsor of GottaCon 2011 is a great way to do just that. Our sponsorship/advertising packages are very affordable and reach the audience you desire. For more information please see our sponsorship and advertising information package.

http://www.gottacon.com/components/gott ... t_2011.pdf

As always please visit our website for more information on our 2011 event! See you on February 4, 2011.

[Carson Upton]

GottaCon is happy to be teaming up with Anime Evolution again this year and we will be attending their hugely successful convention this coming weekend (August 13th to 15th, 2010). GottaCon will host a booth in the exhibitor area and be schmoozing it up with all the fantastic attendees and guests of Anime Evolution 2010 (http://www.animeevolution.com/).

Anime Evolution is Vancouver’s premier event celebrating Japanese animation, manga, gaming, and every kind of related fandom. Their featured activities include interactive panel discussions with industry guests, cultural demonstrations, 24-hour video rooms, cosplay contests, an AMV contest, a charity auction, evening dances, and creative workshops. They also offer LAN, tabletop, LARP, and console gaming rooms.

Anime Evolution will also be returning to GottaCon 2011 and hosting our costume contest with a variety of categories and prizes to be won. More details on the costume contest will be released in the fall so stay tuned.

As always please visit our website for more information on our 2011 event! See you on February 4, 2011.

[Carson Upton]

GottaCon is pleased to announce that it will once again be hosting North American qualifier tournaments in Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy and new this year Warhammer Lord of the Rings at GottaCon 2011 on February 4 to 6, 2011. Come take part in an even larger Warhammer event then last year. The prizes will be even better than last year! Please see below for event details.

On opening night, Friday February 4 come out and take part in a free 40K Apocalypse event where you will have the chance to battle against others in an effort to grab and/or hold objectives and win prizes. This event is a great way to warm up for the major Warhammer events that will begin on Saturday February 5 and continue into Sunday February 6.

New this year on Friday night we are hosting a Lord of the Rings “War of the Ring” qualifier tournament which will start at 6pm and last three rounds. There will be a seating limit of 20 players and the top two will receive invitations to the NA Championships held in Las Vegas as well as additional prizes plus prizes to best painted army and best sportsmanship. Army point limit is 1000.

Or just show up and battle against a friend on one of our tables to sharpen your skills for the fun that begins on Saturday.

Starting Saturday morning at 10am our two feature Warhammer events begin. A two day Warhammer 40K event will run both Saturday and Sunday starting at 10am each day. Day one will see three rounds of play and day two will see the final two rounds of play. Army point limit is 1750 (no Forge World models). Prizes will be awarded in the following categories; first, second, third and fourth overall score, best painted army and best sportsmanship. Also the top two players will receive invitations to the NA Championships held in Las Vegas. Armies will be formed according to the standard points costs, restrictions and rules presented in current Games Workshop army books and codexes. Seating limit of 50 players and last year we sold out before the end of January. Tickets will go on sale in October and will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Also starting Saturday morning at 10am a two day Warhammer Fantasy event will run both Saturday and Sunday. Day one will see 3 rounds of play and day two will see the final 2 rounds of play. Army point limit is 2500. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories; first, second, third and fourth overall score, best painted army and best sportsmanship. Also the top two players will receive invitations to the NA Championships held in Las Vegas. Armies will be formed according to the standard points costs, restrictions and rules presented in current Games Workshop army books and codexes. Seating limit of 50 players, Tickets will go on sale in October and will be sold on a first come first served basis.

The price to gain access to GottaCon all weekend long and enter into any of our feature Warhammer events is only $40 +HST. Stay tuned to our website as we will announce when tickets for GottaCon go on sale and where you can get them. If you have any questions please send them to ehatch@gottacon.com. Thank you.