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OK I got most of the information from Nexeus for my planing but I am certain there are many others wnting to know Just what they need tp save up for this event.

So Please supply as best you can..

Hotel Room Rates :

Do the rooms have Refrigertion and or Microwaves:

Price of Con admission:

Name of the Hotel Con is Held at.

and any Other information that May give a heads up on the cost of this Kick Ass event .. Turning on the red light for extra money (giggles) takes bags of cans to recyleing center for extra cash... ohhh yeah Im gonna be there one way or another....

As you'd probably expect, it's much too early to tell on anything (yes, even hotels and rates, I hear they might be switching locations entirely for 2006). By the time we get the info and word from FC, this thread might likely have gone to the page 2+ grave.

But we WILL supply the info as soon as it becomes available to us, rest assured.

Oh damn I was hopeing arrangements had been made to secure the hotel at least for next year so I coud at least pay for and book my room early on ... I have a very hared time holding on to saved money grins so i like to pay ahead when i can for things Oh well Ill Just start appying for lots of credit cards....Thanks

Information on Dragoncon 2006 will be up on their website in a month or so. A few snippets just for the curious, though.

If you want to stay in one of the hotels actually hosting the convention, Jugs has the right idea, they fill up early, and people do book their rooms for next year just a month or two after this year's convention. Check www.dragoncon.com regularly for details. The hotels (the host hotels for 2005 were (as in many years past) the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Hyatt Regency Atlanta along with our new co-host hotel, the Atlanta Hilton.) are high class and very expensive, though, even for single rooms.

The DJs this year stayed in the Residence Inn, it was just a few blocks away, easy walking distance, and very affordable. The suites we stayed in sleep 3 comfortably (2 on a full/queen bed, and a rollaway bed). The windows are painted shut, however, even in smoking rooms, so it gets stuffy really quick. There is a sink, a stovetop, a dishwasher, a microwave, and a fridge (full size, even!) in every suite. All in all, it was a great place to stay.

The price of Con admission is always going to be around $100. (I think this year it was $80?), but it's cheaper if you Pre-Register before May, so I heartily suggest that you do so.

Dragoncon is also always in Atlanta, it's not a touring convention, and it's been held in the Hyatt for as long as I can remember (with additional hotels being added as the Con has grown). So if you have friends in/around Atlanta to stay with, that's another option.

Hope that answers some of your questions, while the answers are fresh in my mind. It never hurts to think about these things early!

It's a long way from Norway to Georgia...

*starts saving*

A year of Ramen...here I come.

I will be trying my best to put money aside and hopefully be able to attend next year. If it wouldn't have been for work, my bad luck with directions and the gas prices I would have drove down there. Its only a 15 hour drive, I think I could have handled that.

The con will be held in atleast the Mariott (quiet hotel) and the Hyatt (party hotel). Preregister for badges as soon as possible because hte badge price will rise either later this year or at the begining of '06 from the nice $55 until it hits the standard $85 which is what it is at the door. Check dragoncon.org for the price steps. The hotels fill up very fast as well so make plans early.

I'm going next year. I don't care what anyone says. DAMNIT I will be there! I'm confirmed regardless of any details. >.<

dragoncon.org updated... next dragoncon Sept 1st to 4th, 2006.