BOTCON REGO IS LIVE!!!!

[griffin]

If you are a non-attendee, you select the non-attendee package (Iacon package) and it will be posted to you after the event is over. Shipping cost may be extra if you are not in Nth America.

[KillinSpoon]

Oh sweet, I ordered with the idea that it would be sent out to me.
Then it came up with this;
'Please bring a copy of your invoice to package-pickup.'

So it will be sent to me?
Also, it let me just order a shirt and hat without the package.

...I have no idea what is going on, I should have asked you guys first :P

[griffin]

Apparently it was indeed a technical fault, and the HOF dinner is now on the registration form. You just have to go back and do it all again (but select the option that you already registered), and they are gonna get an extra $6 processing fee from you...

[Paulbot]

The Hall of Fame dinner was on the same page as the tours/customsing class. The last option on that page. (Or did I imagine it)\

Oh sweet, I ordered with the idea that it would be sent out to me.
Then it came up with this;
'Please bring a copy of your invoice to package-pickup.'

So it will be sent to me?
Also, it let me just order a shirt and hat without the package.

...I have no idea what is going on, I should have asked you guys first :P

Did you order an Iacon (non-attending) package or the Primus (attending) package?

[KillinSpoon]

Neither, that's why I'm confused... I was going to ask if I could add them to your order but then realised it would let me complete the order myself.

But under non-attending registrant.

[griffin]

I had another look over the registration, and saw that the Iacon package isn't on there yet. Last year they put it up a couple weeks later, to prioritise those going. They haven't said if they are doing that this year, but the FAQ might say something about it.

If you registered for a Primus package, you might have a bit of a problem, as they can cancel people's purchase if they register to attend but later ask to have it posted to them (to prevent people from buying a set after the small number of non-attendee sets were sold out).
Best to send them a message about it, saying that the Iacon/non-attendee set wasn't on the online registration form, and being your first time, you didn't realise it. Ask them if Iacon packages were supposed to be included yet (because the HOF event was missing too), and see if you can have yours changed or cancelled, so that you can re-register as a non-attendee.

[Paulbot]

Thanks for the text alert Griffin. Had to excuse myself from a meeting

yeah, im guessing it was one that was put back on the shelf as it were, coz of that whole 8 minute time thing. Now i hafta hope to god i get there in time! my flight arrives at 7.30am on Wednesday morning!! I really hope customs aint a bitch and traffic ain too bad, though with my luck i dun noe. the class starts at 9 or 9.30am? Neways, we OTCA members gonna have a meeting point on those days? Idont mind missing out on universal, been there before, six flags will be new to me though so that looks like fun!

You're coming from NY or somewhere else in the States first before getting into LAX right?

Because, I'm sorry to say, if your flight is direct is from Australia and due to arrive at LAX at 730 I don't think there's not much chance of getting through the queues at customs and out to Pasadena in an hour and a half.

[Krayt]

First page asked if you were attending, selecting No to that showed iacon as the package on the next page

[griffin]

yeah, im guessing it was one that was put back on the shelf as it were, coz of that whole 8 minute time thing. Now i hafta hope to god i get there in time! my flight arrives at 7.30am on Wednesday morning!! I really hope customs aint a bitch and traffic ain too bad, though with my luck i dun noe. the class starts at 9 or 9.30am? Neways, we OTCA members gonna have a meeting point on those days? Idont mind missing out on universal, been there before, six flags will be new to me though so that looks like fun!

I don't think you're gonna make it... it takes about 45minutes on a good day to get to Pasadena from the airport (it's on the other side of LA), and Customs can take just as long.
I guess it's possible, but it's gonna be close. And if you miss the start time of the class, they don't let anyone in once it starts.
Well done on getting in though. When I went back to the registration website to try to get into the class, it must have been a timing thing for you, as it wouldn't let me go past that screen while it registered a ticked item as being out of stock.

I think a few of us will be at the 6 Flags one, and if not, we have all weekend to meet and greet.

[griffin]

They've fixed the glitch and added the HOF dinner, which I went back and added to my order, costing an extra $6 processing fee...

Then they sent an email out, to tell people to hold off doing that until *at least* tomorrow, or else you will have to pay the extra $6, and they won't refund it.

The online traffic is murderous at the moment and we did have one system hick-up. The HOF event was not showing up during the first 30 minutes of registration. We will be finding a work around tomorrow of the $6 admin fee. We think about 200 primus got through before we fixed this. There will be enough tickets for all that want to come so if you wait until you get further instructions to add this to your package we would appreciate it as we don't have the manpower to do 200 $6 returns this week. If you go back and use the bypass today to add these tickets to your package, we will not be able to refund you the $6. We hope have a solution tomorrow for getting around the fee.