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SiliCon 2022: August 27-28
Transmute Jun:
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I decided to skip last year as I felt it wouldn't be worth the $80 for two days for a smaller-than-usual pandemic-era convention, but I decided to buy passes for this year. Still dunno if it'll be worth the $80, but I do want to support a local con, as we definitely don't have any other big ones in the Bay Area, not since Wondercon moved from SF to Anaheim.
Anyone go last year? How was it?
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Transmute Jun:
We went last year. It was actually wonderful, for a few reasons. First, for us, it was our first post-pandemic con. So it was great to be back and also to see some of our con friends. Additionally, it was pretty empty. This meant that we had unprecedented access to the celebrity guests. It was so easy to just walk into panels, or see them walking around. There were so many guests whom we just ran into in the convention center and area around it, and we ewre able to thank them personally for being at the con. Heck, I even (briefly) ran into Shatner on the con floor.
Yes, the exhibit floor was lackluster, and NASA decided to bail last minute. But we were glad that we went.
Here's my review of last year's event.
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accelerate:
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Register or Login Thanks for the writeup. I would've been bummed about the lack of NASA. I really enjoyed the booth the times they've been there. It was either 2018 or 2019 where they had a replica of the Curiosity rover with on display, with a cool VR experience. Also, I'm one of those who enjoys the Exhibit Hall and Artists Alley more than panels, so I think I made a good decision to skip out. I hope this year it's a return to form.
hikanteki:
I went last year for one day. I almost didn’t go due to how bad 2019 was, but I’m glad I went. They did a good job last year. Like Transmute Jun, it was my first post-pandemic con. The mood was great and everyone (both guests and attendees) was glad to be back. Exhibit hall was very small but I still found a couple cool things (and the carpet was back, too.) Panels were entertaining and easy to get into. Compared to 2019: smaller attendance, smaller exhibit hall but about the same amount of programming and much better organized.
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