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News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:03 am

The latest Transformers Club Magazine has some news about BotCon 2008. The organizers are targeting Spring for the convention. They are looking at the end of April/start of May. No information on WHERE the show will be held.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:11 am

I vote for somewhere outside the USA.

-EDIT-
I forgot that spring in the USA is March-May #-o

I feel extra stupid.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:16 am

Uhm...wow, Spring is soon...

by **skyrinkfusion** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:24 am

come onnnnnnnn 'somewhere near the Canadian border along Ontario ' ***crosses fingers***

i wanna attend my first botcon!

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:25 am

Has it been on the west coast yet?

News Credits: 3 · by **Collector Maximus** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:37 am

tech348 wrote:Has it been on the west coast yet?

Yes, Botcon 98 was in Anaheim, Ca, I was there!

They have not been to the south yet...Bring it down to Atlanta please.

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:45 am

Collector Maximus wrote:
They have not been to the south yet...Bring it down to Atlanta please.

Lexington Kentucky isn't the south?

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:16 am

I'm hoping seattle. Or Vancouver BC.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:22 am

That's just ridiculous.

I can't go to this one either now.

Now, let's see what spirit-crushing exclusives they've got in store for a very small percentage of the fandom.

by **osubot20** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:26 am

I would be like to see it in Ohio

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:14 am

Mkall wrote:I'm hoping seattle. Or Vancouver BC.

Seattle's your best chance. I doubt they'd ever do a foreign hosted BotCon. (I know there was a BotCon Europe, but I believe it was handled by different people, seeing as it had it's own exclusives and ran at a completely different time frame than the US version.)

The US hosted BotCon has always been within our borders (lower 48 to be exact) and I'm pretty sure they'll keep it that way too.

Heck, I doubt there will ever be one in Alaska or Hawaii (too far away from the mainland, and too expensive.)

But, this is all a moot point in speculating until they give us the final date and location.

osubot20 wrote:I would be like to see it in Ohio

This wouldn't be a bad idea. Cleveland and Columbus are large enough to accommodate such a convention, plus it's local to a lot of the posters here (many complain it's never close enough, and they're right.) Frisco Texas was one of the locations, wasn't it? I mean...come on!

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:33 am

Bring it to Japan!

by **Nemesis Cyberplex** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:49 am

I Probably won't be able to go, but being closer to tax refund time would mean it'd be mroe likely that I could afford to get the exclusive set this year.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:53 am

Is it just me, or do the BotCon conventions keep getting earlier and earlier? :-?

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:54 am

This should be done like the Olynpics. In a different country every year.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:02 am

Maybe I will go. It would be my first botcon ever. :-?

And if I don't like the exclusives I could always sell them on ebay for megabucks. :ic$:

Or... donate them to random stranger who couldn't afford them. :grin:

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:48 am

I predict Detroit due to auto production, we've been really good at hosting some big events lately, some of the scenes from the movie were filmed here, and WE ARE THE SETTING FOR THE NEW CARTOON!

Just guessing though.

East--Rhode Island
South-- Kentucky
Mid-Central-- Texas
West Coast-- California
Mid west-- Chicago

They've hit many major population centers. I'm thinking Phoenix, Indy, Detroit, or Orlando.

I would imagine they would save their next West Coast swing for the release of TF THE MOVIE 2, Hollywood...

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:25 am

Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, DANGIT! :PRAY:

I could die a happy fangirl if they had a Botcon in my "backyard"...

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:27 am

Anywhere between Norfolk and Baltimore would suit me *crosses fingers*

Still, Spring of 08? They've been pushing this thing forward considerably lately.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:42 am

Windracer wrote:Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, DANGIT!

I could die a happy fangirl if they had a Botcon in my "backyard"...

So they'll feature Seaspray and other boat-bot toys?

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:47 am

I hope Orlando, since I'm in Florida! But that is a completely selfish wish.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:03 am

I been saying this, I wish BotCon was a traveling convention. Almost like a traveling fair, or ice show.

This past year it was in RI, I bet alot of people in Oregon missed out.

Every area would have it's own vendors, but how much would it hurt to ship around the features. I know there are other conventions, but this is the good one as far as setups, exclusives, and all that.