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Yes they have your badges. They're pretty neat this year. ;)

Are they 3D/Glow-in-the-dark? 8D

Even better. The time dimension is included too so now they are 4-D. We also have a piece of the all-spark in the Reg vault so we touched each badge so it so that on command your badges will transform in to little bunny rabbits that hop around and grow up due to the time dimension.  It's year of the rabbit after all!! ;D

Obviously I'm kidding but you will see the badges soon. We're actually pretty excited about them this year and hope you'll them.

Just wanted to say that staff have already started showing up in San Jose to get everything ready! E-mail responses from the Reg department may be slower than usual.

Yes they have your badges. They're pretty neat this year. ;)

Early Registration is now closed! The hours and at-door prices have been announced...here they are again for convenience.

Registration Hours
Thursday 5 PM – 8 PM
Friday 8 AM – 8 PM
Saturday 8 AM – 8 PM
Sunday 8 AM – 8 PM
Monday 8AM – 12 PM

At-Con Badge Prices
Full Weekend (Valid Friday thru Monday) – $60
Friday, May 27th – $30
Saturday, May 28th – $35
Sunday, May 29th – $35
Monday, May 30th – $25

Hi everyone! Just FYI. This has also been posted on the front page and on the registration page.
And early registration has closed! Badges for FanimeCon 2011 will now have to be purchased at the door.

Registration Hours
Thursday 5 PM – 8 PM (Pre-Registration and Early Registration Pick up ONLY)
Friday 8 AM – 8 PM
Saturday 8 AM – 8 PM
Sunday 8 AM – 8 PM
Monday 8AM – 12 PM

At-Con Badge Prices
Full Weekend (Valid Friday thru Monday) – $60
Friday, May 27th – $30
Saturday, May 28th – $35
Sunday, May 29th – $35
Monday, May 30th – $25

Just a reminder everyone. This is your last chance to early register. Early registration will end on Sunday at 11:59 PM PST. After that you will have to purchase badges at the door. Registration hours and at-con badge prices will be announced soon.

As always if you have questions feel free to e-mail us at registrationATfanimeDOTcom

i now i'd love to go...  of course, if most of the staff went, we'd have a problem...

I don't know about the other staffers, but I will have my staff prepared in the event that I disappear mysteriously during the Sharks game(s). :P

I wonder if the radios work at the HP pavilion....not that I'd be able to hear it.

[highly]

Hmm forum mods hijacking a thread...

In all seriousness though, as ewu said it is unlikely that prices will increase after early reg closes this Sunday (5/15). I'll even say that it is highly unlikely.

Make sure to donate to the CURRENT ASSISTANT Director of Fan Services....

There are two. ;)

I don't know what the prices were during pre-registration and early registration for last year, but I do recall that the full weekend price was $70 at the door. Hopefully, ewu is right that it won't increase, but you'll never know.

I can assure you that the prices last year were not $70 for a full weekend badge at the door. Donations are gladly accepted though! ;D

Hello Everyone!

This is Claudia, the Director of the Fan Services Division which oversees the Artist Alley. I have been reading the forums and e-mails that people have been sending to Artist Alley staff. I agree that there have been some missteps this year which may have led to some frustration by you. Please bear in mind that we are indeed taking all that you say in to consideration especially for next year's Artist Alley.

The amount of interest that people have in our Artist Alley these past few years has gone far beyond our expectations. This year in particular we have received an overwhelming response for the limited number of tables we have this year. While we would like to accommodate every single one of you for Artist Alley we unfortunately cannot due to the amount of space we have.

In the mean time, the Artist Alley staff is trying their best to fulfill all of your requests. FanimeCon is completely staffed by unpaid volunteers and fans, like yourselves and we understand how frustrating this can be.

I thank you for your continued patience and making the Artist Alley the great showcase of art it is. We are almost there!

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback do not hesitate to contact Artist Alley staff at [email protected]

Officially, Day 0 is the day where the staff finalize their set ups and test all equipment (some of this starts before Day 0). Some departments that have finalized and finished testing their set up will open up and operate on a non-set schedule (for example, Stage Zero/Video Rooms might show some random videos).

For staff: it's a day to finish setting up and tweak layouts/equipment configurations without thousands of people around.
For attendees: it's a day to watch us set up and can be a cool way to see what the convention center is like with the equipment and a lot less people.
For both: it's a relaxing day before the convention gears up. :)

I always thought Day 0 was last minute panic day for staff.... :-X

Hi everyone.

Pre-registration has ended and it is now time for early registration. Con is getting closer!
The price per full weekend badge is now $60.

Individual day badges cannot be purchased online. Those prices will be announced at a later date. http://registration.fanime.com

For Attendee Registration questions or concerns please e-mail registrationATfanimeDOTcom

Pre-registration has closed. Thank you to those who have pre-registered. We will see you at con.

Early registration is now open. The price is $60 per full weekend badge.
http://registration.fanime.com

Thank you for thinking about Japan everyone. I have a lot of friends there. One of who is in Miyagi Prefecture. Thankfully it seems like they're all ok.
We will be discussing what we can do to help.

My friends family has lived in Fukushima for generations had everything of there's wiped out. They made it out just in time apparently but they could see the waves coming as they drove off and their house get completely destroyed. So far everyone I know seems to be safe but almost all of them have huge property damage.

Sorry to hear that Mikey. At least they are ok though. Houses can be rebuilt.

Thank you for thinking about Japan everyone. I have a lot of friends there. One of who is in Miyagi Prefecture. Thankfully it seems like they're all ok.
We will be discussing what we can do to help.

You're fired.

-Your boss.

Oh yea I forgot to tell you Tony chair...we took a little vacation.  ;D

Whenever I go to checkout with
paypal has be down for two badges.  I only want one.  So how do I get rid of this other badge?

I have that same problem.

We are aware of the issue and are currently investigating it. Sorry for the trouble!

Hi everyone! It is my pleasure to announce that the FanimeCon 2011 pre-registration (including groups) is now up. The current price is at $45 per badge. It will not be at this price for long so please register now!!
;D

If you have any questions concerning the registration process do not hesitate to contact Registration staff at registrationATfanimeDOTcom

Registration link: http://registration.fanime.com

Ready? Set? Register!

I gave a tip on Friday, and our maid was a bit hesitant to take it.  Maybe because I gave it to her in person?

That's interesting. We left a tip on one of the tables, and it was still on the table when we got back, even though the beds were made while we were gone. I thought it was because we used the wrong table, but we left the Do Not Disturb sign up the rest of the time because I sleep during the day.

I think the issue is that people leave money sitting out that is not specifically for the maids, and they're afraid of getting in trouble if they take it.

I left a big ol' "This is a tip, thanks for doing a great job" note with some money, as well as stripping all the sheets/towels and putting them together and getting all the garbage in one bag for them before we left. I *hope* they appreciated it.

More and more hotels are informing the cleaning crew to not take money randomly placed on tables, in front of TVs, etc. because there's a chance that it might not be an actual tip. The only issue with this is that the hotels aren't really telling guests that they should put a note saying "tip" or something along the lines of that next to any actual tips that you want to give. I forgot about this the first night and then put the note on the following nights without any issues.

Ah my room actually left a fat tip at the end when we left. Of course the downside is that your housekeeping could be thinking that you're cheap during your stay.