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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL JULY 24 - 27 • SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER
Programming The complete Programming schedule will be posted on www.comic-con.org ten days to two weeks in advance of the show. We highly advise you to print it out and map your “course of action” at Comic-Con to get to those “must-see” panels and events. The complete schedule is also detailed in the onsite Events Guide, and posted daily on signs outside of all the Programming rooms. See the sidebar article at right for important information regarding attending programs.
Registration We expect to sell out of all memberships for 2008 before July. No onsite membership badges will be sold. We strongly urge you to register online now.
Four-day memberships are currently available online at
www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_reg.shtml All 4 Days: Adults: $75.00* Junior/Senior: $35.00* One-day memberships will go on sale March 1, 2008 ONLINE ONLY at
www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_reg.shtml Thursday: Adults: $25.00* Junior/Senior: $12.00* Friday: Adults: $30.00* Junior/Senior: $15.00* Saturday: Adults: $35.00* Junior/Senior: $15.00* Sunday: Adults: $20.00* Junior/Senior: $10.00*
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*Children under 12 free with PAID adult membership. Juniors are 12-17 years old and Seniors are 60 or more years old. Active military will pay the Junior/Senior price. This offer does not extend to dependents. PLEASE NOTE: Badges will NOT be mailed out in advance. All pre-registered badges will be available for pickup at Attendee Pre-Registration in the San Diego Convention Center’s Sails Pavilion (Upper Level), beginning Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Badge pickup hours for pre-registered, 4-day members only begin Wednesday, July 23. There will be no onsite registration.
Shuttle Bus Routes All of the Comic-Con hotels in the downtown area are on or near our shuttle bus route. This is a free service to all Comic-Con attendees, and a special route map and schedule will be available prior to the show at www.comic-con.org/ cci/cci_trans.shtml.
Souvenir Book
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This giant trade paperback is given free to all attendees and features biographical information on all of our special guests, and special articles and art dedicated to each year’s special themes and anniversary celebrations at Comic-Con. Best of all, you can be a part of it! We accept submissions from fans and pros alike. See page 31 for more info or visit www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_progbk.shtml.
Volunteers You can volunteer now for Comic-Con 2008. It’s a great way to see the show for free by working a simple three-hour per day shift; the day you work is the day you get in for free. Those who work all four days get the limited edition ComicCon Volunteer t-shirt (each year’s is different and highly collectible). Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. You can sign up online to volunteer for Comic-Con 2008 at www.comic-con. org/cci/cci_vol.shtml. Just follow the simple directions. If you’ve volunteered in previous years and wish to do so again, we ask that you please register online for 2008.
Website Did we mention we have a website with up-to-date info and just about everything you need to know about Comic-Con 2008 and our other events, WonderCon, and APE, the Alternative Press Expo? And that it’s updated regularly? It’s www.comic-con.org, in case you didn’t know, and it’s the last word on Comic-Con … and in this article!
Photo by Adrian Velasquez.
Important Information Regarding Programs and Autographs at Comic-Con All event and program rooms have limited capacity as set by the Fire Marshall. Even though your badge is needed to get into all events, YOUR BADGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU ACCESS TO ANY EVENT IF IT HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY. We do not clear rooms between events. Most autograph signings are of a limited nature. Your badge does not guarantee autographs at any event. Winter 2008 • Comic-Con Magazine 41