The Energon Pub

The BotCon folks have posted the full BotCon 2008 schedule at BotCon.com or you can download a PDF of the schedule by clicking here. Seibertron.com will be there in full force ... see you in 8 days at BotCon!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008
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8:30AM - 5:00 Cincinnati "Fun" Tour Hyatt Lobby
9:00AM Transformers Figure Customizing Class Hyatt Wolverine
9:00AM Molding and Casting Class Hyatt Bearcat
9:00 - 10:00PM Check In/Registration forWed. or Thurs. Tour people DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer and Wed. or Thurs. Custom Class attendees


THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
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9:00AM Transformers Figure Customizing Class Hyatt Wolverine
9:00AM Molding and Casting Class Hyatt Bearcat
7:45AM - 5:15 United States Air Force Museum Tour Hyatt Lobby
6:00PM Registration/Package Pick-Up Begins DEC Junior Ballroom
8:30 - 9:30 Dealer Unload and Drop DEC Loading Dock
9:00PM Message Board/Room-to-Room Trading Info Lobby Hyatt/Millennium
10PM Package Pick-Up/Registration Closes DEC Junior Ballroom
10:00 MSTF DEC Room 206


FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
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7:30AM - 2 PMDealer Set-Up DEC Junior Ballroom
8:00AM - 9AM Club Store open for Dealers Only DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
9:00AM Club Store opens for all Registered Attendees DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
9:00 - 12:00 Contest Check in/Set-up DEC Junior Ballroom
9:30AM Late Package Pick-Up DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
9:30AM Walk-up Late Registration DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
9:00 - 9:50 Audition for Transformers Idol DEC Room 206
10:00 - 10:50 Panel: IDW Publishing: All Hail! DEC Room 206
11:00 - 11:50 Panel: Cartoon Network Guests DEC Room 206
12:00 - 12:50 Panel: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Room 206
12:00PM Contest Judging DEC Junior Ballroom
1:00 - 1:50 Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 Private Sales Room Experience DEC Junior Ballroom
2:00 - 3:30 Autographs: Derrick Wyatt, Marty Isenberg DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
3:30 - 5:00PM Autographs: DavidKaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
5:00PM Private Preview ends DEC Junior Ballroom
7:00 Faction Feud - Battle of the Boards Game Show DEC Room 206
8:30 Transformers Film Fest DEC Room 206
9:30 Cartoon Network Animated Preview DEC Room 206
10:00PM Hasbro Transformers Team DVD Commentary DEC Room 206


SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008
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7:30AM Dealer Set-up DEC Junior Ballroom
8:30 Walk-up Late Check In/Registration DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
8:30 SALES ROOMOPEN for Private Preview DEC Junior Ballroom
9:00 Video Room open DEC Room 211
9:00 "Early Bird" Admission DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer Hourly Door Prize Giveaway DEC Junior Ballroom
9:30 - 11:00 Autographs: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
10:00 General Admission DEC Junior Ballroom Foyer
10:30 Hands on Demonstration: How to Draw Transformers DEC Room 210
11:00 - 11:50 Panel: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Room 206
11:00 - 12:30 Autographs: DerrickWyatt,Marty Isenberg DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
Noon Hands on Demonstration: How to Draw Transformers DEC Room 210
12:00 - 12:50 Panel: TCCMagazine and Comic Q&A DEC Room 206
1:00 - 2:50 Panel: Hasbro Toy DEC Room 206
1:30 - 3:00 Autographs: DerrickWyatt,Marty Isenberg DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
3:00 - 3:50 Transformers Collectors’Club Roundtable DEC Room 206
3:30 Hands on Demonstration: How to Draw Transformers DEC Room 210
3:00 - 4:30 Autographs: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
4:00 - 4:50 Panel: IDWPublishing: All Hail! DEC Room 206
5:00PM Show Closes
7:00PM Casino NightAwards Dinner DEC Room 202-203
10:00PM Auction DEC Room 202-203


SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
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9AM Dealer Set-up DEC Junior Ballroom
9:30AM SALES ROOM&GENERALADMISSION OPENS DEC Junior Ballroom
10AM Video Room opens DEC Room 211

Turn in evaluation form and get your entry "2 Trips to 2009 Convention" ticket

10:00 - 11:50 Panel:Animated Hasbro Cartoon Network DEC Room 206
10:00 - 11:30 Autographs: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
10:30 Hands on Demonstration: How to Draw Transformers DEC Room 210
11:30 - 1:00 Autographs: DerrickWyatt,Marty Isenberg DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
1:00 - 2:30 Autographs: David Kaye, Tara Strong, Bumper Robinson DEC Junior BallroomFoyer
1:00 - 1:50 Panel: Hasbro Designers DEC Room 206
2:00 - 2:50 Hands on Demonstration: How to Draw Transformers DEC Room 210
3:00 Draw for Trips to 2009 Convention DEC Junior Ballroom

DRAWING: 2 TRIPS TO 2009 Convention,Must Be Present toWin!

(2 drawings, for one person each: 1 airfare (limited to $450), hotel 3 nights, & 1 Primus package)
3:30PM ALL EXHIBITS & SALES ROOM CLOSE

I could nitpcik a few things, but why?

It just overall sounds like an awesome show and I'm getting more and more excited by the minute.

I assume Seibertron will have some reps in the BoardWars and hopefully some of the other contests?

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

BTW, a dinner reccomendation. In nearby Blue Ash, theree is/was a great italian restaurant called LA Rosa's. I reccomend it highly. See yall there!

Im gonna miss so much, but at least I'll be there. Man Im gonna be pushing it trying to get there for Board Wars.

This is gonna be great. 8 more days!

I wish i could go...it's kinda nice to have a relatively Midwestern BotCon for a change. I miss the ones in Rosemont. Maybe we should move Dairycon down to Madison and make it more of a full Midwestern thing.

Can't go for two reasons: school and surgery last Tuesday. Sucks...

I don't get how people are supposed to pick up their packages AND be at their respective tours or classes at the same time.

UltraPrimal wrote:I don't get how people are supposed to pick up their packages AND be at their respective tours or classes at the same time.

Someone on this board, I think it was Counterpunch mentioned how he got to pick up his package at a different time. I think he had a lavendar sheet, what color was yours? You might want to drop the Botcon people a line, they are pretty good at answering that sort of question.

First Gen wrote:Im gonna miss so much, but at least I'll be there. Man Im gonna be pushing it trying to get there for Board Wars.

It souynds like you are doing a lot of rushing and stressing over this and that's no fun. Last year I was in a little of the same boat as I lost my licence right before the show and had to take a flight a day later and miss the charity movie screening. You mentioned somewhere how you originally wanted to fly, did you check if there were any flights left? We were in a momentary budget crunch so I booked my flight only a few days ago. It had gone up a bit but it worked out.

We're just gonna go with the flow and see what we can and have a good time. It's my first Botcon so i don't want to get stressed out trying to catch everything. It should be a blast and hopefully i'll get to meet some of you!