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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Wolf" data-source="post: 1386410" data-attributes="member: 10407">Well, I will add my .02 in.  Last year was my first year also, so I am hardly a pro, but these are the observations I had.I agree with the "don't schedule too much stuff" group.  I had received that advice last year and it came in handy for me.  Leave lots of time free for stuff that you find at the con and lots of the panels are really good.  Leave time to see some of the guest speakers, they were great last year.Pre-reg for events/seminars if you can and buy more generic tickets than you think you need.  It may keep you from waiting in really long lines and you can always return them.  Last year I arrived on Wednesday evening and picked up my badge and prereg tickets in about 5 minutes, the next morning I waited 5 hours on line for generic tickets.  Ouch! (They weren't selling them on Wednesday evening)Leave lots and lots of time for the dealers room.  I didn't schedule enough time last year and I didn't realize how many games and things there would be to demo.  I remember walking around Sunday about an hour before the dealer's hall closed down saying "I didn't even see that booth yet, or that one... dang, shucks, darn, !@#$%"Don't eat the food in the convention center... it sucks and it is really expensive.  There is everything you could possibly want to eat within a few blocks of the Con.  Everything from Subway to 5-star steakhouses.If you are not staying within walking distance of the convention center, get there early if  you want a parking spot that is close.  I remember being really miserable walking back to my car with a big load of stuff from the dealers room and wishing I had parked closer.  Parking costs can add up too, so maybe somebody else has a good tip on this one.I am sure there are more things that will come to me, but that is all for now.  See you in August!</blockquote>

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