FELLOW TRANSFORMER LOVERS! I NEED HELP!

Hey, everyone! I'm new to this site and I'm in desperate need of assistance! Okay, I'll be attending Botcon next year in California, but it is the first one I'll be going to. I'm super excited, but I'm going with someone who probably won't want to spend the money on one of the packages. Can somebody take me step by step on what I could do with just a general admission? Also, if you could also add how Botcon works, that would be wonderful! Please and thank you! Now, I got to roll on out of here to a wedding, thank you again! 
