FRIDAY NIGHT INFORMATION
If you are attending Friday night, please keep in mind that Friday night is only worthwhile for any of the following:
Registering so you won't have to Saturday morning.
Picking up T-Shirts
Purchasing Convention Comic (a MUST read for this years con set!)
Early admission to the Convention Friday night while dealers are setting up.
If you attend the Early admission portion, then your early fee ($25.00) will include your admission for Saturday and allow you to bypass the registration portion of Saturday morning. This option does not automatically entitle you to a Convention set, but will still allow you to line up early Saturday with everyone else.
SATURDAY INFORMATION
PARKING
When you arrive, park as you normally would and bring in your stub or ticket – whatever the machine gives you. There will be a location inside the convention doors for you to hand your ticket in. This is being run by the hotel, and therefore we have no more information at this time. (Saturday Only)
REGISTRATION
You are required to register for the Convention this year. Upon doing so, you will be entered in a draw for the G.I. Joe Complete Series DVD Footlocker set. ID is required to register. Hand in your registration sheet at the admission tables upon entering the convention. A separate booth will be set up next to the admission tables to pick up convention sets, comics, T-shirts, etc.
CURRENCY
Your admission, and convention sets can only be purchased with cash. We do not have the capabilities to use a debit machine or merchant account to accept credit cards at this time.
American funds will be exchanged at par 1:1.
There is a bank machine on the premises, and banks surrounding the area so you will have an opportunity to get more funds should you need them throughout the weekend.
Assume that the vendors also do not accept Credit Cards/Debit.
Some may, but we won't know that until the day of the event.
We suggest you plan ahead and come fully loaded!
What you don't spend, you can always put back in the bank upon returning home.
CONVENTION BOX SET EXCLUSIVES
As per the Hotel’s request, there will be NO overnight “camping” for the exclusives.
The earliest they would like people to line up is 6am. If the Sheraton staff asks you to leave prior to that time, we ask that you please respect their wishes and do so.
You can line up to the RIGHT of the Sheraton Convention/Conference entrance Doors.
Do NOT line up inside the hotel or the convention halls. You will be asked to leave by Sheraton staff and to wait in the assigned area.
There should be a sign directing you where to line up OUTSIDE of the building.
Wristbands: As per last year, we will be conducting a wristband policy to those in line. This is strictly on a first-come basis, but it will ensure that your dedication to waiting outside the Sheraton Conference section doors will grant you a set. These are limited to 100, but please keep in mind that there will only be about 90 available to those in line. The staff of JoeCanuck will also be guaranteed a set should they want one. If not, then those remaining will go to those in line.
Same applies with the “Early Attendee” exclusive. It is limited to 50, and without a wristband you will be unable to purchase one.
We will be enforcing the "one-per household" rule to try and ensure that our exclusives get out to as many collectors as possible in attendance.
You MUST have a valid (no expired) photo ID in order to purchase a set.
Your ID must have your address on it. No Exceptions.
BOTH of these will be verified upon submitting your registration forms.
When one of the Convention Staff Members arrive, each person in line will receive a wristband. You MUST have a wristband on your wrist, and have your admission tag to be able to purchase a set. Once you have your wristband, you are free to leave the line-up.
All wristband holders must pick up their sets by 10am or they forfeit their “spot”.
Convention doors open at 9am.
Here's how we're hoping this will work:
Let's say 10 people are in line when we arrive. Those 10 get a wristband.
When a staff member comes out for the 2nd time, and there's another 10 people in line, then those 10 new people will also get a wristband.
Now let's say the 3rd time a staff comes out, there's 5 people near the front of the line without wristbands. The first 10 people "let them in". They don't get one. The staff member will move to the newest batch of people at the end of the line and start handing them out there. If those "new" 5 people that are at the front of the line move to the back of the line, then on the 4th time out, they will get one as well, and so on.
Sound simple enough?
This is the easiest and safest way we have come up with to ensure people aren't pushing and that those that have been in line early will get their set.
Any questions, feel free to post them in this thread. But don't expect us to change our mind on this policy. We want the day to go as smoothly as possible, starting with the inevitable line up Saturday morning that we all know will be happening.
Thank You,
The Canadian Joe Con Staff.
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