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Sakura-Con 2012 changes

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Over the years, Sakura-Con has increased in size and while the Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a large venue, it’s starting to show its limitations. In 2011, 19,040 people attended and that number is only going to keep on climbing.

This year, Sakura-Con has made some changes to maximize on the convention centre space and to improve the overall con experience.

  • Individual dates can no longer be purchased for the convention — only full weekend (three-day) badges are available. Details behind this decision are available on the Sakura-Con Message Boards.
  • Registration has relocated to the first floor of the Grand Hyatt Seattle Hotel. The hotel is one block north of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center at 721 Pine Street, Seattle, Washington.
  • Pre-registration badge pick-up has relocated to the third floor of The Conference Center, a part of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, on the corner of Pike Street and 8thAvenue. Pre-registration opens early at 12:00 pm PDT and closes at 9:00 pm PDT on Thursday, April 5th, 2012.
  • Artists Alley has moved! It is now in the space that was occupied by registration in previous years. It will be next to the Exhibitors hall on the fourth floor over the Pike Street sky bridge.

Sakura-Con will take place on the Easter Weekend, April 6th – 8th, 2012 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

 

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