05-26-2011, 08:54 PM
Otakon
http://www.otakon.com/
Baltimore Convention Center (Close to Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
July 29-30, 2011
This is a HUGE con (~29,000 in attendance for 2010). I went last year for a day, stayed late and loved every minute of it. It would be awesome to get a BRB.u meetup here.
Registration
Otakon doesn't do single day passes, it only sells multi-day "memberships" and those are non-refundable
- $65 for a pass if you pre-register online before June 6
- $75 for a pass if you pre-register online before June 16
- $75 for a pass at the door (Roommate and I walked in Saturday Morning last year, 15 minute wait)
Hotels
There are a ton of hotels around it and the going rate for rooms is around $160 per-night at the con rate. Go here to get the con rate: http://www.otakon.com/hotels.asp
EDIT: A bunch of the con-block rooms are already sold out
Activities
There are late-night panels and a ton of stuff going on, check the website for details
Getting There
Directions to the convention center: http://www.bccenter.org/index.php?target=60
If you're flying in, the nearest airport is BWI. Light rail will get you to the convention center, otherwise it's a 15 minute drive. (I'll be driving in.)
If you are interested, please post in this thread. The sooner we can prepare, the better.
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Potential crash-zone apartments:
- At0m (Lutherville, MD - 20 min drive from the North)
- Live-Free-Or-Pie (Silver Spring, MD - 45 min drive from the south)
Interest List:
Live-Free-Or-Pie
Evil Cheese
at0m
Caffeine
http://www.otakon.com/
Baltimore Convention Center (Close to Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
July 29-30, 2011
This is a HUGE con (~29,000 in attendance for 2010). I went last year for a day, stayed late and loved every minute of it. It would be awesome to get a BRB.u meetup here.
Registration
Otakon doesn't do single day passes, it only sells multi-day "memberships" and those are non-refundable
- $65 for a pass if you pre-register online before June 6
- $75 for a pass if you pre-register online before June 16
- $75 for a pass at the door (Roommate and I walked in Saturday Morning last year, 15 minute wait)
Hotels
There are a ton of hotels around it and the going rate for rooms is around $160 per-night at the con rate. Go here to get the con rate: http://www.otakon.com/hotels.asp
EDIT: A bunch of the con-block rooms are already sold out
Activities
There are late-night panels and a ton of stuff going on, check the website for details
Getting There
Directions to the convention center: http://www.bccenter.org/index.php?target=60
If you're flying in, the nearest airport is BWI. Light rail will get you to the convention center, otherwise it's a 15 minute drive. (I'll be driving in.)
If you are interested, please post in this thread. The sooner we can prepare, the better.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Potential crash-zone apartments:
- At0m (Lutherville, MD - 20 min drive from the North)
- Live-Free-Or-Pie (Silver Spring, MD - 45 min drive from the south)
Interest List:
Live-Free-Or-Pie
Evil Cheese
at0m
Caffeine