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The 2015 edition of TFcon USA has had its location and dates announced on TFcon's official website. This iteration of the event will take place from October 16th - 18th, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord. The release reads as follows:

Save the dates! In cooperation with the former staff of Charticon, TFcon USA – America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention comes to Charlotte, North Carolina the weekend of October 16th to 18th, 2015. TFcon Charlotte will take place at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord. Discounted hotel block information will be available shortly. Dealer bookings and registration information will also be available in the very near future.

You can view additional hotel information, including the address, at their website.

Keep it here at Seibertron for more information on TFcon USA 2015 as we receive it.

Since it didn't seem appropriate to put in the news story, here's my reaction to this news:



I should note to anyone traveling that this is technically in Concord, which is a suburb of Charlotte on the far north end of the Charlotte metro area. That said, it is not hard to get to, nor far at all from Charlotte proper.

I better see you all there!

Good Find ScottyP! I was about to post the news myself and I found that you beat me to the punch! I enjoyed meeting you and the other podcast guys at Charticon back in 2013 and was totally bummed when the only transformers con in the southeast was canceled. Looks like I don't have to drive far with it right outside of Charlotte.

I wasn't a huge fan of Charticon's hotel but Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord looks like a nice venue. I honestly couldn't be much more excited without having a Botcon nearby!

I hope we can get a strong Siebertron.com presence out there!

Sharticon? Is their motto: So good you'll **** your pants! ?

Here's wishing that the Third party panel and info is as big and great as it was last year.
Hoping MMC Finally reveals test shots and CAD files art pics of Carnifex Overlord.

Yay! I've been waiting so long for a convention here in North Carolina! I really hope I can go!

I will eat a mayonnaise sandwich if Botcon ends up in either the Charlotte or Raleigh metro areas in 2016.

Guess I ought to start making plans, since I missed out on Charticon a couple years ago.

dang. I am going. by hook or by crook.

Mindmaster wrote:Guess I ought to start making plans, since I missed out on Charticon a couple years ago.

Plans:

- Drive to Concord one day around 10/16
- Hang out at TFcon with pals
- Drive back to Wilmington some other day around 10/18

See, I've made them for you! Simple as that

The fine folks from TFCon have posted new info for the upcoming TFCon USA 2015, pertaining to the available lodging options at the Embassy Suites in Charlotte. To get the full info on this year's events, you can visit the TFCon website for more.

The TFcon Charlotte hotel block is now available. You can book your hotel room for TFcon Charlotte 2015 by calling the Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord reservation department direct at 704-455-8200 or toll-free @ 1-800-EMBASSY and mention TFcon. When booking by phone, please ask for the TFcon rate to receive the discount. You can also book your room via the hotel reservation website at https://aws.passkey.com/event/13797724/owner/45984/home

The TFcon hotel rate gives you:
-Complimentary Breakfast Buffet
-Complimentary High Speed Internet
-Complimentary 2 drink vouchers per day
-Complimentary Parking

The group rate is good for October 11th to October 22th, 2015 at the price of $149 per room.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Animated Shafter anyone? Get down TFCon USA 2015 to find out more!

The TFcon hotel rate gives you:
-Complimentary Breakfast Buffet
-Complimentary High Speed Internet
-Complimentary 2 drink vouchers per day
-Complimentary Parking

In my experiance all Embassy Suites guests get these, so it's no special TFcon thing. That being said I've been in a few Embassy Suites for bussness travel and I think it will be a good environment for a con of this size.

Another event update, this time from TFCon USA, taking place in Charlotte this October - the dealer registrations are now open! If you have registered for last year's event, check your email accounts; if you're new to the deal (heh) head here to book your stall.

Dealer registration is now available for TFcon Charlotte 2015. For those of you that were looking to sell at America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention now is the time to book, you can contact us now to reserve your space. Exhibitors from TFcon Chicago 2014 will automatically receive registration info emailed to them.

Registration for attendees will be available in the near future.

Good news folks! TFcon just stopped by to let us know that online registration for TFcon Charlotte 2015 is live! For more information and to register, you can do so here! TFcon USA – America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place on the weekend of October 16th to 18th, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord.

TFcon just announced that the hotel block for TFcon USA in Charlotte, North Caroline is now available! You can check out the information below on how to book your rooms and the amenities provided with the TFcon rate.

Hotel Information for TFcon Charlotte 2015
The TFcon Charlotte hotel block is now available. You can book your hotel room for TFcon Charlotte 2015 by calling the Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord reservation department direct at 704-455-8200 or toll-free @ 1-800-EMBASSY and mention TFcon. When booking by phone, please ask for the TFcon rate to receive the discount. You can also book your room via the hotel reservation website at http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/g ... ndex.jhtml

The TFcon hotel rate gives you:
-Complimentary Breakfast Buffet
-Complimentary High Speed Internet
-Complimentary 2 drink vouchers per day
-Complimentary Parking

The group rate is good for October 11th to October 22th, 2015 at the price of $149 per room.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

Hmm I booked my hotel room weeks ago. I hope I can still get some discount.

Can anyone figure out how this is different from the block announced in April? Honest question, not questioning the newsworthiness, this was a release from them so not sure what would have spurned it other than some new thingie going on.

ScottyP wrote:Can anyone figure out how this is different from the block announced in April? Honest question, not questioning the newsworthiness, this was a release from them so not sure what would have spurned it other than some new thingie going on.

I'm not sure what the difference is but the old block is closed. perhaps it sold out and they open new ones?

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:Can anyone figure out how this is different from the block announced in April? Honest question, not questioning the newsworthiness, this was a release from them so not sure what would have spurned it other than some new thingie going on.

I'm not sure what the difference is but the old block is closed. perhaps it sold out and they open new ones?

Ah, that must be it.

The lovely folks over at TFcon USA - taking place in Charlotte in 2015 - have updated their site with the first official guest for the event: voice of Optimus Primal from Transformers Beast Wars, Garry Chalk! Find out more from their official announcement page here, and scroll down below for a snippet.

We are very happy to welcome Transformers voice actor Garry Chalk to TFcon Charlotte 2015. The voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in the Armada, Energon and Cybertron cartoons, he also voiced Generation 1 Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars. Additionally he is known to GIJOE fans as the voices of Pathfinder and Metalhead in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and He-Fans as the voices He-Man in The New Adventures of He-Man, and Man-at-Arms in the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Mr. Chalk will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.

I'm giving serious thought to driving up there. I haven't been to a Con since BotCon 2011, it's about time to go to another one. Is TFCon run differently than BotCon, since it's a fan-organized event?

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm giving serious thought to driving up there. I haven't been to a Con since BotCon 2011, it's about time to go to another one. Is TFCon run differently than BotCon, since it's a fan-organized event?

Yep, very much so. The unofficial conventions I've been to, those being last year's TFcon in Chicago and Charticon back in 2013, were very different in feel.

Both had registration/"package pick-up" that involved walking up to a table where there was no line for about two minutes. The only lines I can remember for the entirety of either show were for the dealer room openings and then there was one to get James Roberts' autograph at TFcon. Both environments felt very laid back, stuff was just happening on its own whereas Botcon feels very much like a production in almost all aspects.

I enjoy Botcon a lot, but shows like this one are a change of pace in a lot of ways and also extremely enjoyable. Come on up and hang out!

ScottyP wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm giving serious thought to driving up there. I haven't been to a Con since BotCon 2011, it's about time to go to another one. Is TFCon run differently than BotCon, since it's a fan-organized event?

Yep, very much so. The unofficial conventions I've been to, those being last year's TFcon in Chicago and Charticon back in 2013, were very different in feel.

Both had registration/"package pick-up" that involved walking up to a table where there was no line for about two minutes. The only lines I can remember for the entirety of either show were for the dealer room openings and then there was one to get James Roberts' autograph at TFcon. Both environments felt very laid back, stuff was just happening on its own whereas Botcon feels very much like a production in almost all aspects.

I enjoy Botcon a lot, but shows like this one are a change of pace in a lot of ways and also extremely enjoyable. Come on up and hang out!

Do I have to purchase the packages in advance, or can I just get a ticket at the door? I don't really need the exclusive figures, I just want to go in and enjoy the atmosphere and mingling with other fans. Most likely I will only spend 1 day there, unless some special events will be lined up. It's an 8 hour drive from South GA, so I don't know if I would be able to spend all 3 days there.

Now this, I may be able to make it to.