Going to GenCon Indy for the first time

[IronWolf]

1. I don't get the Ennies booth comments. Does the Ennies provide a nametag service for ENWorlders?

In other years someone (I forget who) would start a thread in advance of GenCon and have people post their information for an EN World badge - usually your name and then they would make a badge with the EN World logo, your screen name, real name and avatar. They would print all of these up and you could pick them up at the EN World/ENnies booth when you got to GenCon.

There haven't been any name badge threads that I have seen this year, so Rel was just suggesting that people make their own to help make it easier to spot fellow EN World'ers at the convention.

 

[Rel]

In other years someone (I forget who) would start a thread in advance of GenCon and have people post their information for an EN World badge - usually your name and then they would make a badge with the EN World logo, your screen name, real name and avatar. They would print all of these up and you could pick them up at the EN World/ENnies booth when you got to GenCon.

There haven't been any name badge threads that I have seen this year, so Rel was just suggesting that people make their own to help make it easier to spot fellow EN World'ers at the convention.

I think Xath was the one who took the lead on this for a couple years at least. She's busy planning a wedding, working full time AND going to school right now so I'm cutting her some slack for taking the year off.

 

[IronWolf]

I think Xath was the one who took the lead on this for a couple years at least. She's busy planning a wedding, working full time AND going to school right now so I'm cutting her some slack for taking the year off.

Ah - yes! That was who used to do it. Yeah, I guess with schedule like that we can cut some slack for taking the year off!

 

[Rel]

Ah - yes! That was who used to do it. Yeah, I guess with schedule like that we can cut some slack for taking the year off!

Also Xath is extremely cute so I'm inclined to cut her some slack regardless.

I'm weak like that.

Hey that reminds me, another GenCon tip for first timers: Meet Xath. She's all that and a bag of dice.

 

[Sidereal Knight]

One other bit of advice: If you're staying at a hotel that isn't connected to the Convention Center by the skywalks, you may want to bring an umbrella. Recent weather has been unpredictable, with pop-up showers and thunderstorms ranging from possible to likely.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

One final warning - if you see either of these two men, run:

I've MET one of those two men. Quite possibly one of us owes the other one a beer.

Just to keep the thread rolling...

I got myself a digital camera this week, and I'm going to be charging it up overnight. Hopefully will be able to get a bunch of GenCon pictures. I'm also thinking of wearing a hat whilst I'm there to make me easier to spot.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

As promised, here is a pic of me!

Will also be a new avatar soon as I get the pic size sorted out.

 

[Rel]

You look nothing like I'd pictured you. I blame your avatar.

You're in color and everything!

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

You look nothing like I'd pictured you. I blame your avatar.

You're in color and everything!

Amazing modern technology - aka I bought a new camera. That previous pic was from about 2001!

I've updated my avatar but it's not showing up on my PC. Can you confirm if it's changed?

 

[IronWolf]

I've updated my avatar but it's not showing up on my PC. Can you confirm if it's changed?

It shows up now.

And I was going to say near what Rel did. Who was that guy in your old avatar!