RUMOUR: BotCon 2014 Is At...

[Paul Agnew]

...Click the link (spoil-blocked via TinyURL) to find out. Though I suspect it will come as a complete shock to not many fans:

http://tinyurl.com/botcon2014

If this turns out to be true (and I say IF), then it looks as though I'd better start savin' those pennies again.

[fatbot]

If true, I'll be going!

[UltraMarginal]

Been to this venue once before, I thought it worked very well. and it makes for cheaper flights. yay!!

I'm hoping that everything works out and I can go next year. this is pretty exciting.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Definitely going to my first Botcon next yr and gonna stay for SDCC too

[SuspectimusPrime]

Silly question - has there ever been a Botcon held at Portland, Oregon?

[Sinnertwin]

Silly question - has there ever been a Botcon held at Portland, Oregon?

1994: Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana -- July 16
1995: Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio -- August 5–6
1996: Radisson Hotel Rosemont (formerly Clarion Resort Rosemont), Rosemont, Illinois -- July 12–14
1997: Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York -- July 18–20
BotCon Japan 1997: Science and Technology Hall, Tokyo, Japan -- June 8
1998: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California -- June 19–21
BotCon Japan 1998: Sevencity Hall, Tokyo, Japan -- December 12–13
1999: Touchstone Energy Place (formerly RiverCentre), St. Paul, Minnesota -- July 16–18
BotCon Europe 1999: Barnabas Center, London, United Kingdom -- August 13–14
2000: Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana -- July 28–30
BotCon Japan 2000: Trade and Industry Center, Tokyo, Japan -- December 17
2001: Durham Marriott Civic Center, Durham, North Carolina -- July 13–15
2002: Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana -- July 26–28
BotCon Europe 2002: Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt, United Kingdom -- November 3
OTFCC 2003: Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois -- July 25–27
OTFCC 2004: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois -- July 31 - August 1
BotCon 2004: Pasadena Conference Center, Pasadena, California -- June 19–20
2005: Embassy Suites, Frisco, Texas -- September 22–25
2006: Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky -- September 27 - October 1
2007: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 28 - July 1
2008: Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio -- April 24–27
2009: Pasadena Conference Center, Pasadena, California -- May 28–31
2010: Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida -- June 24–27
2011: Pasadena Conference Center, Pasadena, California -- June 2–5
2012: Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas -- April 26–29
2013: Town And Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California -- June 27-30

[griffin]

For future reference, it's June 18-22 2014, with the room rate at $139 plus tax per night.

I'm mixed on this, as I like going somewhere new each time, but also like the familiarity of that location... especially with so much available to do in LA.
I was really hoping it was on the East Coast though, as I've been keen to go back to NY since 2007, but BotCon has never been anywhere near the north east of America since then.

I wonder if that means the hotel rooms are able to be booked already... which would mean having to get in now before the official announcement confirms it (because it apparently doesn't ask for a deposit, so people will start reserving rooms now and decide later if they go).
I wonder if I should do that as well, just in case, so that I don't miss out in case I go.