BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE

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Registration for BotCon 2010 has just gone online!

Brian Savage wrote:
Here is your update for today. Please make sure you know what you want and go very slowly and don't make mistakes.

The registration system is now online. Go to BotCon.com and click on the Registration Now Open!

Thanks for your patience!

Brian

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Credit(s): Brian Savage @ FunPublications

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Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075742)
Posted by NebulanFree on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:09pm CDT

Why am I being charged the non-member rate...?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075743)
Posted by Narc on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:10pm CDT

Non-attending packages not available. :-(

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075744)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:11pm CDT

Narc wrote:Non-attending packages not available.

They will be available to order in a week.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075745)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:21pm CDT

By the way, I'm number 24, and I got into Wednesday's class.

Woot!

On a side note, everyone check your confirmation page, and print it out!

Mine was missing my screenname, phone number area code, and had "Mastercard" listed instead of "Visa". I had to call them to fix them.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075747)
Posted by Novascream on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:25pm CDT

I am so pissed! The email letting everyone know that Botcon registration was open was sent to me at 1:54pm, but apparently there was an open link to the registration way before that. Possibly as early as 12:30pm and certain people were tipped off to this fact! So I registerd around 2pm and was still number 1033 and I was only able to get the Wednesday class, but I can't take the Wednesday class ( I arrive around 5pm on Wednesday!)! So now I'm totally screwed! I either need to change my flight and come a day earlier to Florida, and stay up all night because I don't have a place to stay until Wednesday evening or cancel taking the Wednesday class.

What happened to members getting first dibs like they said before! Our membership and passwords should have given us access to a members only registration ahead of everyone! This sucks!

Anyone who has a Thursday class want to trade with me? Please message me here and let me know! Thanks!

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075751)
Posted by Savage on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:45pm CDT

#1182 here

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075753)
Posted by Prime Evil on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:54pm CDT

Squueeeeeee!! I just got into my car, leaving work, when I get a txt that reg is up. Did a lil turn around and went right into work. I got in the Thursday custom class. My first custom evah!! So excited. I feel so relieved now.

Innvoice 1027!!

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075754)
Posted by Mkall on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:56pm CDT

1035
And already the customizing classes are filled

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075756)
Posted by Tigertrack on May 18th, 2010 @ 3:56pm CDT

Fab, couldn't get to internet until home, no classes left 45 minutes later. :sad:

Anger at Botcon already.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075759)
Posted by Counterpunch on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:07pm CDT

Mkall wrote:1035
And already the customizing classes are filled

Same number as meeeee!

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075761)
Posted by Bed Bugs on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:20pm CDT

Oops, lol. I just sent a text to CP about registration, but now I see he already has.

All I have to say regarding the registration is, IT'S ABOUT FRICKIN' TIME.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075762)
Posted by Seibertron on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:24pm CDT

Is it just me or is their registration site super slow? The other thing that's really frustrating is that the timer keeps timing out before i can input my credit card information. I'm on my 3rd try.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075767)
Posted by Bed Bugs on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:41pm CDT

Also, for those concerned about duplicate confirmation numbers, Pete@Botcon just posted this at TFW:

Pete@Botcon wrote:The numbers you have received do not have any effect on your order being processed. They are only for use for the system. However, they are sequential. So, anyone with the number 1038 or below are in the first 100.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075770)
Posted by Simes on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:43pm CDT

Not wanting to worry anyone, but did I read things right and see that TWO people here have had the same invoice numbers for their bookings?

I would say that if that is the case then these invoice numbers certainly don't seem to bear any relation to ticket numbers and if their online booking system is generating duplicate invoice numbers on day one, and others have had their credit card details recorded incorrectly or other information missing on their statements, then there may be some other problems with the system that still haven't been ironed out yet.

I *really* do hope it is sorted out behind the scenes and that these are one-off glitches, because at this late stage, any major problems now will make things really difficult for BotCon to recover without having to bring in a lot of extra support staff.

Simon

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075772)
Posted by Counterpunch on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:47pm CDT

Fender Bender wrote:Also, for those concerned about duplicate confirmation numbers, Pete@Botcon just posted this at TFW:

Pete@Botcon wrote:The numbers you have received do not have any effect on your order being processed. They are only for use for the system. However, they are sequential. So, anyone with the number 1038 or below are in the first 100.

That's super cool that it was posted on one website.

You know...

instead of in an email to all the club members.

What.

Ever.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075775)
Posted by Pete@BotCon on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:52pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:
Fender Bender wrote:Also, for those concerned about duplicate confirmation numbers, Pete@Botcon just posted this at TFW:

Pete@Botcon wrote:The numbers you have received do not have any effect on your order being processed. They are only for use for the system. However, they are sequential. So, anyone with the number 1038 or below are in the first 100.

That's super cool that it was posted on one website.

You know...

instead of in an email to all the club members.

What.

Ever.

And Allspark and the Club Boards and I was just about to post it here but Fender beat me to it

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075777)
Posted by Seibertron on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:54pm CDT

Pete@BotCon wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Fender Bender wrote:Also, for those concerned about duplicate confirmation numbers, Pete@Botcon just posted this at TFW:

Pete@Botcon wrote:The numbers you have received do not have any effect on your order being processed. They are only for use for the system. However, they are sequential. So, anyone with the number 1038 or below are in the first 100.

That's super cool that it was posted on one website.

You know...

instead of in an email to all the club members.

What.

Ever.

And Allspark and the Club Boards and I was just about to post it here but Fender beat me to it

Thanks for the update, Pete.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075778)
Posted by Bed Bugs on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:57pm CDT

Yeah, I was reading all the threads about the registration on all the major web sites. I figured Pete was gonna stop by, but thought I'd speed up the process and post it here.

So since ya went to TFW, Allspark, and TFClub first, does that mean you were saving the best for last?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075779)
Posted by Simes on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:59pm CDT

Just had a further thought on this... If a system is generating identical invoice numbers for its own internal use, won't this cause problems later if anyone has queries and needs to get in touch and quote these numbers back to BotCon?

When anyone registers for Auto Assembly, I can trace an attendee by their online transaction reference and the ticket number that is allocated to them as soon as they book and their confirmation email telling them of their ticket numbers will be their secondary record of the transation as well as their payment receipt. That gives international attendees added peace of mind that their bookings are safe and not having to worry incase passes don't arrive in time... and we even have contingency plans in place for those eventualities or for late bookings.

Either way though, our system is basic, limited in terms of the technology behind it, but it's worked very well for the last 5 years we have been offering online bookings and so far we have never double-booked any tickets or had confusion over ticket numbers.

I would hope that BotCon has another quick way of identifying bookings from other methods from the online system in the event of queries or the system could cause them a few headaches

Simon

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075781)
Posted by Counterpunch on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:02pm CDT

Sorry for being snarky and I appreciate you coming by.

I still think that important info like that should be sent out in an official capacity.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075784)
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:14pm CDT

Anyone hear anything about email confirmation? I accidentally closed the window so I don't know what number I am :\ Also, I sincerely hope they took into account mailing times. Since I'm driving from CA to FL, I REALLY don't want to get on the road only to find out my registration papers came two days later.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075786)
Posted by Seibertron on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:26pm CDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BotCon 2010 Registration goes live!

Fort Worth, TX - May 18, 2010 - Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Convention, BotCon, announced today that the all-new and highly anticipated online registration system has been completed and has gone live. Pop Culture enthusiasts from around the world are now able to register for BotCon 2010, being held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort June 24th - June 27th in Orlando, Florida. Fans and Collectors’ who register for BotCon as a Primus package holder will receive the 5 piece convention set "Generation 2: Redux," admission to the Friday private sales room experience, all panels and seminars and the Hall of Fame Celebration dinner. The dinner will feature the first four "human" inductees into the Transformers Hall of Fame, including: Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime), Bob Budiansky (Editor responsible for the original Transformers storyline), Yoke Hideaki (Takara/Hasbro liaison and the man behind toys such as Megatron and Soundwave), and Kojin Ohno (designer who created the first "car to robot transforming toy" Sunstreaker and the largest Generation 1 toy, Fortress Maximus). Finally, Primus package attendees will also receive a special bonus Transformers Deluxe figure to go along with their convention box set.

This is the first year BotCon has been held in the sunny state of Florida. "We couldn’t be more excited about bringing BotCon to a location where fans can experience everything Transformers and the amazing Disney World together, in one fun filled week" said Brian Savage, BotCon event organizer and Director of the Transformers Collectors’ Club. BotCon is in its 16th year and will once again feature a large dealer room with thousands of Transformers collectibles as well as other toys such as Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Marvel figures and many other great collectibles from the 80’s, 90’s and modern day! Also at the show will be additional special guests, IDW, Activision, comic book artists and many other events/features for fans of all ages to enjoy!
For more information on BotCon, the weeklong activities and the exclusive figure offerings, please visit BotCon.com.

About HASBRO

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I. JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. (C) 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About Fun Publications, Inc.

For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. (C) Fun Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075787)
Posted by Gandalf on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:28pm CDT

Damn, I didn't get into the custom class. I wanted that so bad, especially for my first Botcon. :sad:

I thought I was vigilant...anyone care to share their secret that led to instant victory?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075788)
Posted by LiKwid on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:33pm CDT

I left work so fast my employess thought I my house was on fire! We don't have open internet at my resturant so I flew home as fast as I could..

As much as we complained about the reg system taking forever..That was friggin easy as hell..It took all of 4 minutes to register..

A big thanks to pete for all of their hard work.. It seems at this point that it paid off

Even though the customizer class was sold out like instantly

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075789)
Posted by vulgar_wraith on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:48pm CDT

Has anyone got a confirmation email after registering?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075794)
Posted by Mkall on May 18th, 2010 @ 6:29pm CDT

vulgar_wraith wrote:Has anyone got a confirmation email after registering?

Not yet I haven't

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075797)
Posted by Seibertron on May 18th, 2010 @ 6:39pm CDT

Mkall wrote:
vulgar_wraith wrote:Has anyone got a confirmation email after registering?

Not yet I haven't

Ditto.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075805)
Posted by vulgar_wraith on May 18th, 2010 @ 6:50pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:
Mkall wrote:
vulgar_wraith wrote:Has anyone got a confirmation email after registering?

Not yet I haven't

Ditto.

I guess I'll have to check my account tomorrow for confirmation.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075837)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on May 18th, 2010 @ 8:37pm CDT

I'm really scared I won't be able to get my non attending:( if you guys are already in the thousands after just minutes I fear I will miss out:( aren't there only 50 set aside for non attendees?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075838)
Posted by UltraPrimal on May 18th, 2010 @ 8:43pm CDT

Did anyone get a confirmation e-mail yet? I'm pretty sure mine went through OK, but I haven't gotten a confirmation yet. And I forgot to print the page at the time. :oops:

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075842)
Posted by stringfellow on May 18th, 2010 @ 9:46pm CDT

I was hoping there would be like a one day admission that included the figures. I would love to spend to whole weekend but my job won't allow it. I also just bought a house so I can't totally justify $375.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075853)
Posted by Seibertron on May 18th, 2010 @ 10:42pm CDT

More information from the BotCon folks ...

Brian wrote:Thanks to everyone who has processed their registration. We know there are some issues but overall, it is not too bad for code that has been bombarded today.

Known issues:

1. The invoice counting system failed and there are many, duplicate numbers. The numbers have NO meaning to you. Because of the duplicate numbers, the first 100 cutoff was in the mid 1030s. We did not send these numbers to the cc folks so don't worry that your number may be the same as someone elses.

2. Some of you have not been getting emails. They may come later today or maybe not at all. Email is not a 100% communication system. When your registration is approved (after a human verifies it, you the system will send a second email. This may not happen for several days.

3. Some of you have not been getting member pricing. A programmer is looking at the accounts to see what the issue is. Please do not, register if you are getting incorrect pricing as that makes more work for the admin dept and we may not be able to get credits back to you for a week or more.

4. Non-attending sets will not be available until next week. There is no inventory in the online system and that's why it says sold out. We will send out a notice when we populate the inventory. We are holding sets back for this group as well as some of the loose figures and we have ordered 50 more 1st 100 pins to let the non-attending members get them.

5. As we have many issues to clean up, please don't call or email unless you absolutely have too. We are aware of many of the issues and will be working to clean them up. However, the more phone calls and emails we get, the longer this will take.

Thanks for your patience and support.

Brian

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075855)
Posted by videriant on May 18th, 2010 @ 10:57pm CDT

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:I'm really scared I won't be able to get my non attending:( if you guys are already in the thousands after just minutes I fear I will miss out:( aren't there only 50 set aside for non attendees?

There's 50 "1st 100 pins" set aside for non-attendees. The number of Iacon set has to be greater then that. And the number system started at 1000 offset by duplicates so it looks like +500 have signed up already OR set the counter to add without actually following through on the order.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075864)
Posted by vegetacron on May 18th, 2010 @ 11:17pm CDT

They shouldn't have fed their mogwai after midnight...

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075909)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on May 19th, 2010 @ 3:55am CDT

the gremlin is fitting for the front-paged version of...whatever the last update was, since it seems to be full of gremlins, anyway.

vegetacron wrote:They shouldn't have fed their mogwai after midnight...

yeah. like i said. full of gremlins. gremlins that really make pigs of themselves after midnight.
:roll:

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075920)
Posted by It Is Him on May 19th, 2010 @ 5:05am CDT

Clearly someone forgot about the three rules.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075928)
Posted by --B-- on May 19th, 2010 @ 5:58am CDT

Man, what a cluster F on my end. Nothing Funpubs fault, but check this:

I end up working an hour and a half extra, otherwise I would have been home when registration opened, so work probably made me miss the custom class.

I try to use my netbook, see that registration is open, and it crashes as my wife had opened some facebook message with a virus.

I run down to the basement, turn on the desktop, and the monitor blinks out and starts smoking (not a good sign).

I was freaking out and almost said screw it, but my wife's old mac fired right up and I got registered.

I know none of you care, but it makes me feel better ranting it out like that!

EDIT: Oh yeah, and still no conformation email, do I have to check the fan club forums?

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075931)
Posted by Forgotten on May 19th, 2010 @ 6:14am CDT

--B-- wrote:Man, what a cluster F on my end. Nothing Funpubs fault, but check this:

I end up working an hour and a half extra, otherwise I would have been home when registration opened, so work probably made me miss the custom class.

I try to use my netbook, see that registration is open, and it crashes as my wife had opened some facebook message with a virus.

I run down to the basement, turn on the desktop, and the monitor blinks out and starts smoking (not a good sign).

I was freaking out and almost said screw it, but my wife's old mac fired right up and I got registered.

I know none of you care, but it makes me feel better ranting it out like that!

EDIT: Oh yeah, and still no conformation email, do I have to check the fan club forums?

Dang dude, hate to hear about the woes. If you need any walkthroughs on fixing any of them let me know. I run a small comp. build/repair business.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075947)
Posted by SlyTF1 on May 19th, 2010 @ 7:14am CDT

So, registration IS up!? F*k it!!! Im still trying to decide weather or not to go. If you've seen my thread about this, Botcon ends 1 day before my birthday, and I have a choice to go to Botcon, or get a laptop, but if I do go to Botcon theres still a chance Ill get one, just not the $1000 one that I wanted. #-o

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075960)
Posted by Counterpunch on May 19th, 2010 @ 8:09am CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:So, registration IS up!? F*k it!!! Im still trying to decide weather or not to go. If you've seen my thread about this, Botcon ends 1 day before my birthday, and I have a choice to go to Botcon, or get a laptop, but if I do go to Botcon theres still a chance Ill get one, just not the $1000 one that I wanted.

If you do not go to the convention, I will take it as a personal insult to me; that you avoided it because in fact you hate me.

Don't make me track you down in FL and drag you out to BotCon. I'm from O-Town son. I've mastered the 5 o'clock I-4 dance. You better be there.

With a present for me.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1075961)
Posted by Forgotten on May 19th, 2010 @ 8:10am CDT

ShGarland_1383 wrote:the gremlin is fitting for the front-paged version of...whatever the last update was, since it seems to be full of gremlins, anyway.

vegetacron wrote:They shouldn't have fed their mogwai after midnight...

yeah. like i said. full of gremlins. gremlins that really make pigs of themselves after midnight.

Right after I read this I noticed my son had grabbed a Gizmo doll(NECA I think, it's fluffy) and given it a shower because his hair needed washed. :lol:

Coincidences & 3 Year Olds FTW! :KREMZEEK:

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076013)
Posted by Ramscreamer on May 19th, 2010 @ 11:08am CDT

I'm #1123.

aaaawwwww yeah.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076068)
Posted by Counterpunch on May 19th, 2010 @ 2:59pm CDT

Confirmation emails are arriving now.

Check your Inbox.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076074)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on May 19th, 2010 @ 3:24pm CDT

We've just started receiving reports that people who registered for BotCon 2010 yesterday are receiving confirmation emails.

Once you receive your confirmation, double check it to ensure everything is correct.

Seibertron.com: your source for BotCon 2010 news and more!

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076089)
Posted by LiKwid on May 19th, 2010 @ 4:09pm CDT

I printed out my invoice when i was done registering..Isn't that going to be the same as a conformation email? All of my info was correct.. It's wierd though..The registration process felt eerily easy..maybe took all of 3 minutes..

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076090)
Posted by Mkall on May 19th, 2010 @ 4:10pm CDT

I got mine. I'm very pleased!

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076107)
Posted by Rated X on May 19th, 2010 @ 4:44pm CDT

I didnt get an e-msail yet. I registered about 6 PM on Tuesday. Anybody else in the same boat ???

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076137)
Posted by Savage on May 19th, 2010 @ 5:39pm CDT

Got my confirmation email.

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076161)
Posted by vulgar_wraith on May 19th, 2010 @ 6:06pm CDT

No confirmation email yet but, I did notice they took my money.So either it all went well or someone is having fun at my expence

Re: BotCon Registration NOW ONLINE (1076196)
Posted by Stixx on May 19th, 2010 @ 6:52pm CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:So, registration IS up!? F*k it!!! Im still trying to decide weather or not to go. If you've seen my thread about this, Botcon ends 1 day before my birthday, and I have a choice to go to Botcon, or get a laptop, but if I do go to Botcon theres still a chance Ill get one, just not the $1000 one that I wanted.

OMG That is so weird. I'm sorry, it had to be done. My birthday is the 28th as well and I'm not going becuase my opinion of Botcon has degraded so much. I'll just go for th Gen. Admission to get the new figs. I am getting a laptop insted. I can't believe it, its super creepy.

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