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A Small Dealer Mix-Up |
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2010 Event and Dealer Registration is Now Open!
Also, dealer registration is open, so vendors should head to the Dealer Info page and sign up to get their booths. Any questions, hit the same email as above. We had 233 attendees last year, so there are plenty of people there ready to buy what you're selling. See you at the convention! |
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OshCon 2010 Announced Speaking of space, this year we'll be expanding down into the basement as well, so we'll have more room for gaming tables. Therefore, we hope to expand some more into some tournaments in collectible card gaming and miniatures. Keep checking here for more information.
Lastly, we'll be opening up the schedule to new events (go here to see the big list of last year's events) and opening up vendor registration in mid-May, so check back then, and if you want to be alerted to all the happenings as related to OshCon, make sure to sign up with the mailing list over to the left. |
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2009 Photos and a Record Year Looking back, this year's convention was our biggest ever. Recession be damned, we had a record 233 attendees over the two days and also more vendors than ever before. I'd like to thank all of our players, all of our vendors, all of our gamemasters and all of our staff for making OshCon 2009 a great event.
I'll be working with the university in the next month or so to plan for OshCon 2010, and you'll be able to hear about it here first, so stay tuned. |
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Event Schedule Coming to a Close Also, if you entered an event in the last few weeks, please take a look at the Schedule page to make sure it's on there. We were having a security issue with our web form and it was eating GM submissions from folks using some Norton and Trend Micro Internet security software, so just make sure it's on the list, and if it's not, please enter it again. The security block has been fixed so we won't have any issues in the future, yet it'll still keep the spammers out. The new design for the OshCon 2009 official t-shirt is now up on the Merchandise page. Take a look and, if you're interested, make sure to get yours early during the convention. They'll be $12 and quantities are limited.
Lastly, don't forget to follow us on Facebook and on Twitter. As to the latter, we'll be posting pictures and captions all during OshCon this weekend so if you can't be there, you can still feel like you're there, sort of. And remember: if you're twittering from OshCon, remember to use the #oshcon hash tag so "tweeps can find your tweets!" |
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Only One Month Away! Event News and More! If you like your networking social (and who doesn't?) then you're in luck: you can now follow OshCon on Facebook and you can also follow OshCon on Twitter. Actually, we'll be posting photos of OshCon on Twitter during the convention so if you can't make it, you can still follow along as it happens. And if you're twittering from OshCon, remember to use the #oshcon hash tag so tweeps can find your tweets! The 2009 PDF poster for OshCon is now available in the left column of the web site. Feel free to print it out and hang it around your cubicle, your dorm, your school or wallpaper your whole town with it. (Disclaimer: don't actually wallpaper your whole town. That'll take forever.) Click here to get it and use it.
Lastly, there'll be new t-shirts for OshCon 2009. The design's not finished yet, but it'll be posted here as soon as it's ready and the t-shirts will be available for purchase at the convention. Also, if you missed out on last year's t-shirt, there will still be some available at the convention this year, so make sure to grab yours right away. |
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Dealer Area Full; GMs: Get Events Entered Soon!
Also, there's less than two months until the convention, so if you're considering running some games, hit the Be a Gamemaster page for more info and to enter your events. We take event submissions up until the Monday before OshCon, but if you want to run games in a certain time slot (we only have so many tables, you know) you should enter your events now! Also, the longer they're on the web site, the more they're seen by site users and the more people will know about what you're running, so get your events in today! |
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OshCon 2009 Trailer Video In case you're getting ready for this year's OshCon and want to psych yourself up, or maybe you're thinking about coming this year and want to see what it's like, we now have an OshCon video to check out. If you were at OshCon 2008, you might see yourself. Famous! |
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Event Registration Open and Dealers Welcome Also, dealers can now sign up for tables. If you're a dealer and you're interested, hit the Dealer Info page and check it out. |
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2008 Photos and 2009 Date And speaking of next year (which is now actually this year) the date for OshCon 2009 is now official! October 10-11, 2009 at the Gruenhagen Conference Center on the UW-Oshkosh campus. We'll be opening up vendor registration in a few months and event registration after that, so keep an eye on the site and we'll see you in October. |
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Last Minute Notes and Official T-shirts! Also, we'll be selling limited edition Official OshCon t-shirts for the first time at this year's convention. They'll be only $12 and available from the Guardtroll Ts booth at OshCon. Take a look at the Merchandise page for more information and scope out the design. We'll see you there! |
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Less Than Two Weeks Away and Email Glitch IMPORTANT NOTE: The server company that hosts the OshCon site had a failure over the weekend, and it caused an email problem that blocked all incoming OshCon email. If you tried to email us or enter an event through the web site since Friday the 26th, please try again. We're sorry for the inconvenience. Lastly, keep an eye on the OshCon site for the unveiling of our limited edition OshCon t-shirt design. It will only be available at the convention, but you'll be able to see it here first. |
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Only Three Weeks Left! Also, if you'd like to help spread the good OshCon word, feel free to download the OshCon 2008 flyer PDF and print out a few for your neck of the woods. More gamers attending equals more fun! |
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OshCon 2008 Moves Across the Street We are now announcing that this year's OshCon will be held in the Gruenhagen Conference Center on the UW-Oshkosh campus. It's right across the street from the River Center, and those of you who have been to OshCon in the past and stayed in the dorm rooms there have actually been in the building: the Sleep for Cheap dorm is the Gruenhagen Conference Center. So this year, the lodging and gaming will be all in one building. If you play your cards right and only eat vending machine food, you won't have to go outside at all from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon! I'll post more soon, but everything is on track for OshCon 2008, and if you're interested in being a GM this year, make sure to enter your events soon. |
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All Dealer Tables for OshCon 2008 Sold Out And remember, it's not too soon to register some events that you'd like to run. GMs who run at least four hours of events get in free. |
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GM Signup and Dealer Signup Now Open |
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OshCon 2008 Date Announced And remember, you can see the photos from OshCon 2007 on the Photos page. Just check the bottom of the left column on any page. Gaze upon them and despair! |
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An Excellent OshCon 2007 and Photos! |
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GM Sign-up is Now Closed; See You Saturday |
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Last Few Hours of Event Sign-Up and Zombies! |
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30 Days to Go; New Poster to Download Also, now you can help spread the word! Download the official OshCon 2007 PDF poster (over on the left side of the web page) and print it out. Post it at your local game store, or at work, or at school, or at your game club meeting: any place where like-minded gamers might see it. See you soon! |
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Less Than Two Months To Go; New Web Server Stable Also, we moved the web site hosting to a great local company (NTD) and left the useless, incompetent jerks (ExpertHost) that we used to be with, and now we're blessed with non-stop uptime and no excuses. I apologize for any problems caused by the web site downtime. Several of us will be at GenCon this year running Silent Death and MetalKrushers for the Ottawa Red Shirts gaming group. If you're planning to be there, let me know and maybe we can meet up. Coming soon: actual merchandise this year (and not just an empty merchandise section saying 'coming soon') and PDF flyers so you can help us out and advertise the con in your local area. Keep checking back. |
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Event Sign-ups and Server Problems Also, we've been having some server problems, so if the site's down, please email me and let me know. We're keeping an eye on it and if it keeps being a problem, we'll move to a different hosting company. |
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GM Sign-up and Dealer Sign-up Now Ready! Also, dealers that would like to sell their wares at OshCon 2007 can now sign up. Head to the Dealer Info page and fill out the form. Tables move quickly, so sign up today. |
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OshCon 2007 Date Announced and 2006 Photos Also, you can now see the photos from OshCon 2006 on the photos page. Just check the bottom of the left column on any page. Take a look. |
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OshCon This Weekend! Event Deadline Looms! |
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Get Your Events In and Sleep for Cheap! |
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OshCon Helper Interviews Margaret Weis |
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All OshCon 2006 Dealer Tables Spoken For |
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OshCon 2006 Date Announced! |
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Thanks to Everyone; New Photos |
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Forced to Make Last Minute Venue Change! |
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GMs are Running Out of Time! |
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Welcome Raw Deal Tourney Fans Also, there are only two more dealer tables available for OshCon 2005, so if you're thinking about being a dealer this year, then you'd better sign up on our Dealer Info page today. |
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Ramping Up |
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It's Official! |
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OshCon 2005 News! |
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OshCon 2004 No, OshCon 2005 Yes If you have any questions, please feel free to email me and keep checking the site! |
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Keep the Faith, My Friends! |
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Date and location for OshCon 2004 soon! |
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Another Great Convention! |
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GM Registration Deadline |
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Register to be a GM |
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And it's a New Web Site! |
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OshCon 2003 date is set! More Soon! |
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Directions are Up! More in Schedule! |
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Schedule is Up! |
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Updates |
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Rockets are GO! |
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Tonight's the Night |
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Work Still Needs to be Done |