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Author:
Matt H.
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Date Posted: 12:28:21 04/25/03 Fri
In reply to:
Jake
's message, "ACEN advice" on 11:49:11 04/25/03 Fri
Personally, I'm a fan of the Masquerade and the Soap Bubble. The room for the Masquerade is fairly large, so as long as you can get in line somewhat early, you should be able to get in. Last year, we actually had chairs left over. The Soap Bubble is the Saturday night ACEN dance (there's another one on Friday - slower lounge style supposedly). Techno/trance/progressive is the music selection for the Soap Bubble, and last year was the biggest glowstick fest I had ever seen with probably about 90-95% of the floor lit up with sticks. I also like going to the industry panels to learn about what's coming out. This year, I'm also looking forward to a lot of the concerts on Friday.
Those are just my preferences. A lot of people go to meet certain guests (which there are plenty of really good ones), some people go mainly for the dealer's room, some for the vid rooms, some just go to hang out with friends, etc. It's all about what you want to see. The thing you may want to do is try to map out what you want to see beforehand. There are so many things going on, you'll have to pick and choose what you want to see. At the same time, try to be flexible since things always come up.
I made a plan my first year, which totally went out the window after I met some really cool people there and I sat and talked with them most of the time. Even with the change in plans, it was a total blast.
Matt
>So this year I'm going to ACEN for the first time, and
>I'll be working the video rooms so I don't have to
>pay. I have to work 24 hours total during the con,
>and the rest of the time I'm free to go check out
>events. I've looked over the descriptions of events
>on the website and the names of events listed on the
>complete schedule I have; and I have an idea of some
>of the things I wanna see.
>
>But since I really have no idea what any of these
>events are like, I figured I'd ask you guys for
>advice. Are there any events that I just HAVE to see?
> I hear the masquerade is real popular, but I might
>not be able to see that since lots of the other people
>working are taking part in it. Anything else? Any
>ultra cool guests I can't miss? And what's the Soap
>Bubble?
>
>Any other general advice for an ACEN n00b? :)
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