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Auto Assembly 2004 Final Booking Deadlines

Date: Sunday, April 25th 2004 11:04am CDT
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Posted by: Redstreak | Credit(s): AutoAssembly

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For the UK Transfans, the organizers of Auto Assembly 2004 sent along this information for those wishing to attend!

We´ve had a lot of people asking us about booking deadlines for this year´s Auto Assembly convention here in the UK on 8th-9th May 2004 in Birmingham, England and we thought it was time to clear things up and make the absolute deadlines clear to everyone!


The booking deadlines still have some flexibility to them, even though the convention is just over two weeks away, depending on your method of payment, where you live, and whether you are willing to pick up your tickets on the day itself.


- Postal Bookings -
For UK postal bookings paying via cheque, bookings must reach us by no later than 31st April 2004 in order for your tickets to be posted to you and for payment to be cleared. If you are paying by cash, postal order or PayPal, we can accept postal bookings up to 6th May 2004 but your tickets will only be available for collection and PayPal payments MUST be received before the convention takes place. In every case, we MUST have a valid email address and phone number on your form to confirm safe arrival of your form.


For overseas bookings, payments should be made by PayPal only and we recommend that you make sure that forms reach us by 5th May 2004. We would also ask that you email us with details of your booking to ensure that if your form does not reach us in time that we have your details and can process your booking.


- Electronic Bookings -


Bookings made electronically using our downloadable forms/PayPal must reach us by 6th May 2004 with payment also reaching us by then once you have been invoiced. Ticket will be available for collection on the day.


- Personal Bookings -


There will be some of you wanting to attend who live locally to the covention area or who are travelling to Birmingham prior to the convention. If you come to the convention hotel on the night before from 6:00 pm you will be able to pre-book your ticket the night before if you come to the main hall on the second floor of the hotel. However, you will need to phone us first on +44 (0)7860 948296 to confirm that you will be doing this first so we will be expecting you as Friday night access is reserved for guests, staff and dealers.


- Non Attendee Packs -


To ensure that your non-attendee package can be processed and you can participate in the auction on Saturday 8th May, we will need all non-attendee packs to be paid for by 9:00 pm GMT on the 6th May 2004 when you will be contacted with details on how to take part in the auction.


Tickets are still available for this convention and more details can be found on the site, along with downloadable booking forms and further details on the convention itself including its guest line-up including Transformers voice actor Wally Wingert, activities, charity auction and much more.


Tickets are just £15 for the full weekend and include a pack of goodies including a 56 page colour convention magazine and other free gifts including convention exclusive postcards with art from Andrew Wildman, Transformers stickers, magazines, free snacks and more.


For more information, visit the website or email us for more details. We can take bookings online and full details are on the website.


Simon and Sven

Auto Assembly 2004


web - http://www.autoassembly.org.uk
email - enquiries@autoassembly.org.uk
forum - http://autoassembly.proboards7.com

TRU Transformers Anniversary Celebration This Weekend!

Date: Wednesday, April 14th 2004 5:00pm CDT
Category: Event News

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We´ve been passed news of the Transformers 20th Anniversary Celebration to be held at Toys"R"Us in Brandon, Florida this weekend. Here´s a rundown of the event:



Transformers 20th Anniversary Celebration Event



Friday April 16th 7:00-9:00pm - Collector´s Preview Night

Saturday April 17th 2:00-5:00pm - Full Anniversary Event



Activities - Friday Night



* Parts Trading presented by "The Toy Addict"

* Optimus Prime Panel Discussion

* Atari´s Transformers Video Game Demo & Pre-sale

* TF Art by CHI

* Collector Displays

* Custom Creations

* Comic Books available from Millennium Comics

* New Hasbro Transformers products available from your fan friendly toy store, Toys "R´ us


Prizes



Original Transformers Generation One Megatron (toyaddictssite.com)

Comic Books By Dreamwave Productions

Comic Books By Marvel Comics

Armada Optimus Prime Mega PVC (Armada Games)

Armada Megatron mega PVC (Armada Games)

G1 Brawn Keychain

HOC Paradron Medic

Pre-cut Labels (Reprolabels.com)

Food prizes by Chick-Fil-A



Activities- Saturday Afternoon



* Product news

* TF Art by CHI

* Energon Megatron Demonstration

* Parts Trading presented by "The Toy Addict"

* Atari´s Transformers Video Game Demo & Pre-sale

* Collector Displays

* Video Presentation (Old Commercials / Energon)

* Custom Creations

* Kid´s Coloring Contest

* Comic Books available from Millennium Comics

* New Hasbro Transformers products available from your fan friendly toy store, Toys "R´ us



Prizes



Transformers Energon Megatron (Millennium Comics)

Comic Books By Dreamwave Productions

Pre-cut Labels (Reprolabels.com)

Food prizes by Chick-Fil-A

Robots In Disguise Hightower

Many other great prizes totaling $1600 over the entire event!



If you´re in the area, make sure to stop by and check out the celebrations!


Thanks to Junior for passing us this information.

Doubletree now taking OTFCC Reservations.

Date: Sunday, April 11th 2004 4:00pm CDT
Category: Event News

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It has been informed that DoubleTree is now taking reservations at the special OTFCC rate of $85 a night (for up to 4 people).
To reserve a room at the discounted rate, call 1-847-292-9100 and mention the dates you want to stay and that you are with the Official Transformers Collectors Convention.
at The Allspark, the following information was also posted:
There is no deposit required, only a CC number. You get charged when you check out. Parking is run by the convention center and it´s $11 cash/per day. and the hotel gives you chocolate chip cookies when you arrive. If you need to cancel the reservation you have until July 27th at 4pm. Checkin begins at 3pm.

Atari Consumer Press Event

Date: Sunday, April 11th 2004 2:56pm CDT
Category: Event News
Posted by: AutobotJazz | Credit(s): TFormers

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Atari held a consumer press event on April 8th to showcase the new Transformers game for the PS2. Hasbro and Cartoon Network also joined in and helped create a special "Now and Then" themed party for the event. To read about the event and see pictures of it, click here.

TransForce 2004 announced

Date: Saturday, April 10th 2004 10:19am CDT
Category: Event News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.transforce.org.uk

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The people of the TransForce UK Transformers conventions have announced that they will return this year on August 28th at Cannon´s Leisure Centre in Mitcham, UK. Special guests so far are Transformers writer Simon Furman, Transformers penciler Andrew Wildman and Lew Stringer, who was the cartoonist who created the comic Combat Colin, which appeared in the 80´s Marvel UK Transformers comics. More details to appear here soon.

David Kaye at Armageddon

Date: Friday, April 9th 2004 6:31pm CDT
Category: Event News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.pulpexpo.com

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Still haven´t gotten the chance to meet or even chat with David Kaye? Well, you have another chance at it next week. If you are in the neighborhood of New Zealand.

From april 16th until 18th, David Kaye (the voice of Megatron in Beast Wars/Machines and Armada/Energon) will be on hand at the Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo, at the Aotea Centre and Town Hall of Auckland, New Zealand. For more information go here.

Atari Celebrate 20 Years of Transformers

Date: Friday, April 9th 2004 2:05pm CDT
Category: Event News

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Last night, Atari held a party to celebrate 20 years of Transformers and advertise their upcoming Transformers PS2 game. BWTF were there, and they have updated their site with a write-up, images of the promotional materials and photographs from the party.

Hyatt won't cancel OTFCC rooms.

Date: Wednesday, April 7th 2004 4:19pm CDT
Category: Event News
Posted by: AutobotJazz | Credit(s): 2005 Boards, Hyatt Hotel

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cleazer of 2005 Boards recently sent a letter to the Hyatt Hotel, former loaction of OTFCC 2004, regarding the room situation. Here is the response he was given.

Although that event will no longer take place at the Hotel, we will continue to hold your current room reservation, subject to all applicable hotel policies, unless you contact us to cancel or change your reservation.

You can call 1-800-633-7313 if you would like to cancel your reservations and change to a different hotel.

OTFCC Moved to New Location!

Date: Saturday, April 3rd 2004 10:44am CST
Category: Event News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): Glen Hallit

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Glen Hallit has dropped some bombshell information about this year´s convention on the otfcc message boards. He confirms that the convention will, in fact, be held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center instead of the much smaller Hyatt.

Megatron Trivia Contest

Date: Wednesday, March 31st 2004 11:15pm CST
Category: Event News
Posted by: AutobotJazz | Credit(s): Dreamwave, Transfandom

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In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Transformers and Megatron Month, Dreamwave is sponsoring a Megatron Trivia Contest through Transfandom. For twenty days, 10 questions per day will be asked about the Megatrons through the years. The contestant with the highest score will receive an awesome prize pack from Dreamwave featuring the following Megatron items:

1st PLACE PRIZE PACKAGE:

- 1 Transformers Energon Megatron

- 1 autographed Pat Lee´s Megatron T-shirt (size L)

- 1 DW Megatron wallscroll

- 1 Pat Lee´s Transformers Calendar 2004

- 1 full set of Transformers Generation One Ongoing #1 - all covers including all incentives as well as Convention and Silver Snail exclusives!!!

- The new DW Transformers Generation One Volume 2 War & Peace Trade Paperback

- Surprise DW merchandise


To see what second and third place get, view official contest rules, and enter the contest, click here.