ConBravo! » Travel http://conbravo.com July 27-29 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:55:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 PAX East Trip http://conbravo.com/2012/04/pax-east-trip/ http://conbravo.com/2012/04/pax-east-trip/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:16:08 +0000 Mark P. Tjan http://conbravo.com/?p=1878 Hey folks,

Some of your friendly, neighbourhood TeamBravo! members will be heading off to PAX East. If you’re also going, drop us a line as we’d like to get a meet-up going. The easiest way to get in touch with us at the show is on Twitter (@TweetBravo), or you can leave us a message on Facebook!

Even if we don’t see ya, have a great PAX weekend!

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If you’re in the Guelph area, have heard of Guelph, or haven’t a clue of what or where Guelph is, it doesn’t matter: You should go to Con-G! It’s one of the best conventions in Ontario and features hour upon hour of awesome geekery. Come see their guests, events, and exhibitors, and please drop by to say hi at our promo table. See you there!

]]> http://conbravo.com/2012/02/con-g-this-weekend/feed/ 0 We’ll be at Con-G on Feb 25-26! http://conbravo.com/2012/02/well-be-at-con-g-on-feb-25-26/ http://conbravo.com/2012/02/well-be-at-con-g-on-feb-25-26/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:56 +0000 Mark P. Tjan http://conbravo.com/?p=1575 If you love anime, gaming, and all things us geeks enjoy, then you need to come on over to Con-G in Guelph! Con-G is our dearest and most beloved sister con and we’re proud to be their friends. Located at the Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre, they’re going to be running over February 25-26th. Come out and meet great guests like Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), Kyle Hebert (Kiba from Naruto, Kamina from Gurren Lagann), JewWario from You Can Play This, Marzgurl from Marzgurl Productions, and Mike “Birdman” Dodd from Review-A-Day!

ConBravo! will be helping out around the con and we’ll also be at our promo booth, handing out flyers and info about our own 2012 show. Stop by and say hi!

Con-G – Feb 25-26 2012
Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre
601 Scottsdale Drive
Guelph, ON N1G 3E7
(519) 836-0231

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ConBravo! is going to head up to G-Anime this week! G-Anime a celebration of Japanese anime, manga, and gaming going on in Gatineau, QC, right across the bridge from Ottawa. It’s running over January 27-29th and will be held at the Palais des congrès de Gatineau. Please come and stop by our ConBravo! promo table and say hi!

(While you’re there, please make sure to let Luc Biron know he’s a nice guy for inviting us.)

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En Français

ConBravo! sera présent à G-Anime cette fin de semaine! G-anime, une célébration de l’animation japonaise, du manga et des jeux vidéo se tient à Gatineau, QC, juste passé le pont d’Ottawa. Le tout se passe du 27 au 29 janvier au Palais des Congrès de Gatineau. Venez-nous voir et nous dire bonjour à notre table de promo de ConBravo!

(Pendant vous êtes là, veuillez dire à Luc Biron qu’il est très gentil de nous avoir invités.)

G-Anime Website

Special thanks to Jennifer Aubin & Emmanuel Hénault for translation!

]]> http://conbravo.com/2012/01/g-anime-2012/feed/ 0 Emiko’s Mini-Convention This Weekend http://conbravo.com/2012/01/emikos-mini-convention-this-weekend/ http://conbravo.com/2012/01/emikos-mini-convention-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:58 +0000 Mark P. Tjan http://conbravo.com/?p=1517 Hey folks, if you’re out in the Kitchener area of Ontario and are looking for a neat little event, we’ll be at Emiko’s Mini-Convention this weekend. It runs from the 20th to 22nd and is hosted at the Delta Hotel on 105 King Street East, Kitchener, ON.

If you’re at the con or in the area, drop by and say hi! We’ll have a promotional table at EMC where you can learn more about ConBravo!, meet some of our staff and volunteers, and ask us questions. See you there!

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Our hard-working code monkeys and designers have put together a brand new website to showcase all the goodies we’ve got coming in the next few months! Gaming, anime, comics, and all those wonderful guests and panels, events and shows — can’t hardly wait!

Attendees, vendors, artists, and everyone, really, should probably mark down the following dates:

Earlybird Pre-Registration
$20 weekend passes will be available for pre-reg March 1st-30th.
Regular Pre-Registration
$25 weekend passes will be available for pre-reg April 1st-June 30th
Artist Alley Registration
Opens on Feb 1st 2012 and Closes on June 1st 2012
Vendor Market Registration
Opens on March 1st 2012 and Closes on June 1st 2012
Panel & Workshop Registration
Panel and workshop registration will be open March 3rd until June 1st.
Volunteer Registration
We will be accepting volunteer applicants as of March 1st.

We’d like to take a moment to remind everyone that if you want to come say hi, we’ll be at several conventions in the Promotional Tables sections in the upcoming months:

  • G-Anime / January 27-29th / Gatineau, ON – One of the best weekends you’ll ever spend in Quebec!
  • Con-G / February 25-26th / Guelph, ON – The fourth season returns to Guelph! Come celebrate anime and geekery with the rest of us!
  • Ad Astra / April 13-15th / Markham, ON – The very best in sci-fi literature appears just north of Toronto!
  • Anime North / May 25-27th / Toronto, ON – The largest gathering of anime fans in the Great White North!

You will also be able to pre-register at our promo tables at Ad Astra and Anime North!

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We’re going to have a few contests running at the table as well as pre-registration. If you haven’t bought your badge already, AN’s a prime time to do it! We can only accept cash at the table, so please bear that in mind.

See you at the con!

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This very same map will also be posted at the front of the convention near the Registration Table. If you’re in doubt and need to figure out where something is, please consult the map or ask one of our helpful volunteers.

See you at the con!

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Being the gracious, wonderful folks they are, Con-G let us showcase outside the main events room, where many of you stopped by to say hello and pick up flyers. Thanks to everyone who came by and showed their support for both ConBravo! and Con-G. Big shoutouts to the whole Con-G crew for providing all of us with an awesome weekend!

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Remember, ConBravo! goes all night, so you’ll definitely want a place to stay.

Hotel Information

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