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Taken by Ric Pittman.
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Photos from DualCon
Current Convention Situation
I have some news on next year. It is not good news though.
The convention center will not let us book the convention center this far out. We will have to wait four months to properly book the center for next February.
I am looking at other places we could book, but they are all smaller. It would mean having to drop some things (panels, fighting demos) depending on what we are allowed to do and the space. Also we would not be able to add much new stuff to the convention.
I want to book February 10, 2024. Do I hold off and just book the Convention Center when I can and hope that date is open or just book another location.
What does everyone think. What would you like to go with: bigger space but unsure date or sure date but less space.
Thank You
It has been a few days since the convention and I finally have gotten everything sorted out so now I can thank you all for coming. Thank you for making it a success. Thank you for having fun when I was too stressed out to have any of my own.
The con was not all I wanted it to be, but that did not seem to matter to anyone but me.
Now for some house keeping.
There was 245 paid attendees and all the vendors, guests, staff, and events runners.
We raised $1056 for the AFSP from the auction and raffle. Which I think is amazing.
Someone left a beige jacket tat the convention. Let me know if you think it is yours’s.
I want to make sure Third Floor Comics and WV Pop Con get a mention here since they were only unable to show up at the last minute but helped us out.
I want to know what you all think and learn to be better. Share your thoughts please. Send any complaints, feedback, or suggestions to Admin@DualCon.net
I have some people I want to give special thanks to. I am not very good at expressing myself at writing, too many thoughts in my head trying to get out at once, but I will try.
Special Thanks To:
Outer Rim, Anthony, Horror of Babylon, and Final Boss Con for being early and frequent supporters of me and the convention.
To all who helped spread the word of the event.
To all who ran games, sat on panels, and anything else to make the convention more interesting to be at.
Kat, Mossy, Paige, and those that stepped in whose names I do not know for handling the Cosplay Contest for me. I know you had to
Aaron for coming out and watching over the video games for me. You put in dedication to watching over everything. A true friend.
Jeramiah and Jessica for all your help in setting up and directing everyone.
My family who came out to help me, even if I was not the best at showing my appreciation or giving you directions: my mother, father, step-mother, my aunts (one paternal, one maternal), cousin, sister in law, and basically my second mother.
I hope you all will join in next year as well.
And the Adventure Continues
Eating at DualCon
I want to share some information about grabbing a bite to eat during the convention. Now the convention center does not allow outside food, but there are some options.
The convention center will have their concessions stand open from 11am to 3pm for snacks and drinks. Are vendors Yojimbu Inc will be selling Japanese snacks as well.
The Town Center Mall next door has a food court with some options. There is also a Shoney’s with in walking distance
Charleston has several unique and tasty restaurants around town to check out as well.
Parking at DualCon
Wanted to let everyone about where they can park for the convention. Parking at the convention center is $5 and with Disney On Ice there I have a feeling it will get crowded. There is also parking at the Town Center Mall across the street for $2. I have also seen people being able to park at Shriner’s next to the convention for $5, but I do not know how they work or are open.
The Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department has some info on other places to park in Charleston. Just might want to figure out how far from the convention center it is though.
Quick Chat About Passes
Just wanted to let everyone know what wristbands for the con. We are using color paper wristbands to denote everyone’s status at the con.
Red – Guests,
Orange – GMs, Clubs, and Cons
Yellow – Staff and Volunteers
Green – Video Game Supporter
Blue – Table-Top Game Supporter
Purple – Vendors
Now you will be able to tell what everyone else is at the convention.
Oh and I forgot to mention this yesterday. In case you do not, Disney on Ice will be in the arena of the convention. They will be doing shows through out the day so people who are not part of the convention will around. Please be nice to the norms.
Convention Update
A few updates to go over.
- I have not been able to gather as many people to bring games and set-up. If I had gone with the original plan space layout we would have ended up with a lot of open unused space. So I have chosen to cut back on how much of the convention center we will be using. We still have games to play. We will have video game free play, tournaments, Paint & Take, pinball, cosplay contest, plenty of panels with guests, charity auction, hang out space to meet fellow games, and more. I still feel their is still value to coming. I mean the best part of a convention is just meeting other fans.
Though cause there will not be as much as I hoped, I am not going to charge on site fee of $15. It will be $10. - The schedule is coming along. I am still waiting for some groups to submit their games.
- Ticketing for events is now on. You can sign up for events in the schedule if you have pre-registered.
- Check under the Headers of the page to see more info about what will be at the con.
- I will make posts with information about the various things around the convention over this week so everyone knows what is going on.
- Just so you now, the Video Game Supporter is leading in sales.
Let It Begin
Call for Volunteers
DualCon is looking for people to join running the convention.
Are you interested in helping to run DualCon? Contact the con and let us know how you want to help. No experience is necessary.
We will need people to set-up, tear down, and run the con on the day. If you just want to do some simple work to get a pass for the con this is for you.
As far as compensation goes, DualCon can not really offer much right now. A lot of work for a cheap badge, but you will get in the ground floor and can help the con grow.
Contact the convention at staff@dualcon.net about joining the con.
Gaming Submissions Open
You can now submit games to DualCon on the Tabletop.Events site.
You do not have to have a badge to the convention to submit an event, but you do need an account to Tabletop.Events, which allows you to sign up to any event on their site. They work with conventions all over the country.
We are looking for board games, RPGs, card games, miniature games, video games, and anything else you can run.
You can also put in panels submissions.
Deadline for submissions is a week before the convention.
If you have any questions about games you want to submit or have a problem submitting it, please email Gaming@DualCon.net. Questions about panels or the like send to Entertainment@DualCon.net. If you do not see a response in a day check your spam filter.
Open Call for Staff Members
DualCon is looking for people to join in planning and running of the convention.
Are you interested in helping to plan DualCon? Do you have an idea about how to run something at the con or want to be the person in charge of a section of the convention? Contact the con and let us know how you want to help. No experience is necessary, just have drive and a vision. Computer technical skills and graphic design are in high demand.
We are looking for people to help in the promotional work for the con. Mostly for people willing to travel to other conventions to work promotional tables and interact with fans.
The work doesn’t stop at the con. We will need people to set-up, tear down, and run the con on the day. If you just want to do some simple work to get a pass for the con this level is for you.
As far as compensation goes, DualCon can not really offer much right now. A lot of work for a cheap badge, but you will get in the ground floor and can help the con grow.
Contact the convention at staff@dualcon.net about joining the con.
The Adventure Continues 