COMIC-CON 2010: get ready for the big show!
COMIC-CON 2010: GET READY FOR THE BIG SHOW!
Comic-Con International experienced capacity crowds in 2009, with all memberships selling out months before the convention began. In 2009 we also added a huge new meeting room at the fabulous Hilton San Diego Bayfront, making even more programs available for attendees. This year’s event—July 22–25 at the San Diego Convention Center—has an amazing lineup of special guests already confirmed (see the next page for details) and more to come as we get closer to the show. The Exhibit Hall is full for 2010 and will have a few surprises of its own when it opens on Preview Night July 21. The next issue of Comic-Con Magazine (an online-only edition that will debut in May) will feature more info about the Exhibit Hall and its exhibitors. Additional information about Comic-Con’s Masquerade, the Eisner Awards, and volunteering for the event is available on page 48 of this publication. For other info—including both the 2010 Art Show and Comic-Con International Film Festival Rules and Entry Forms—please visit our website at www.comic-con.org. In 2009, Preview Night exceeded building and registration capacity. To ensure that Comic-Con will be able to register every person who attends on Wednesday night and not have to turn anyone away, the number of badges has been set at the 2008 attendance figure. We know this has caused a lot of concern for people who would like to register early on Wednesday but who do not attend Preview Night. We are working on a solution for you. Please sign up to follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/comic_con), or check the website (www.comic-con.org) for updates. Comic-Con 2010 has already seen unprecedented interest. Four-day memberships sold out in November, and both Friday and Saturday single-day memberships are also gone. As of press time, some single-day memberships were still available but going fast. Please check the website for membership availability. As we did last year, Comic-Con will be selling 4-day and single-day memberships that have been turned in for refunds by attendees who have cancelled. The
best way to find out about these sales is to follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/ comic_con. Sales of available memberships will begin closer to the event. Reselling, reusing, or transferring a Comic-Con 4-day or 1-day membership is strictly prohibited. Badges and memberships are nontransferable. If you have purchased a 4-day or 1-day membership and cannot attend Comic-Con 2010, you must apply for a refund by June 21, 2010. Refund requests must be received in writing by June 21, 2010 at:
Comic-Con Refund Request P. O. Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458 Comic-Con reserves the right to change its cancellation, refund, and exchange policy at any time without notice.
The best way to lock in your four-day membership—with or without Preview Night—is to purchase your 2011 membership onsite at Comic-Con 2010. Memberships for 2011 will be available at Comic-Con upstairs in the Sails Pavilion registration area at self-registration kiosks. Look for them onsite July 22–25. Comic-Con hotel reservations open on Thursday, March 18, at 9:00 am Pacific time. See the complete list of hotels on pages 46–47 for more information, and consult page 45 for important information on reserving your room when reservations open. Please note that the hotel room rates listed on these pages are subject to change. Bookmark www.comic-con.org for breaking news on special guests, programs, and exhibitors!
Comic-Con Special Themes and Anniversaries Each year, Comic-Con produces a special Souvenir Book that commemorates the event. Last year’s book, with an incredible Rick Geary cover celebrating Comic-Con’s own 40th anniversary, was a huge, full-color trade paperback featuring bios and photos of all of the guests, plus special articles and art created in tribute to Comic-Con’s themes and anniversary celebrations. Best of all, each year the Souvenir Book is given free to all attendees (while supplies last), along with the separate show schedule magazine, the Events Guide. 2010’s Souvenir Book will be in full color. As in previous years, Comic-Con is soliciting articles and artwork from professionals and fans alike, based on the anniversaries and themes Comic-Con is celebrating this year (see below for a current listing). This is your chance to submit something for consideration in the book.* This year’s themes and anniversaries include: • The Year of the Writer • 75th Anniversary of DC Comics Other themes and anniversaries will be added. Check the website for details. The deadline for contributions is April 19, 2010. All art should be in color for this year’s book. For more information on the themes and anniversaries, how to contribute, and file formats and technical information, please visit
www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_progbk.shtml *Due to space limitations, not all submissions can be featured in the book. Submitting an article or piece of art is not a guarantee that it will appear in the Souvenir Book.
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