Here’s are links to all the local media coverage for No Brand Con X a couple of weeks ago:

(some articles may require a subscription to completely view)

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram convention preview article from 4/14/11.
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram convention coverage article/video from 4/17/11.
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram post convention article from 4/18/11.

Volume One Magazine convention preview article from 3/31/11.
Volume One Magazine convention photos from 4/26/11.

WQOW TV-18 (ABC) convention coverage article/video from 4/15/11.
WEAU TV-13 (NBC) convention preview interview from 3/16/11.
WEAU TV-13 (NBC) convention coverage video from 4/15/11.
WEAU TV-13 (NBC) convention coverage article from 4/15/11.

Sports Radio 1400 “The Watercooler” convention preview interview from 4/1/11.
20 Second Radio PSA for No Brand Con X that aired on local radio prior to convention.

Red Letter Media’s convention report from 4/22/11 episode of “Half in the Bag”.

We’ll be posting an update soon to all our convention cosplay photos that were taken during the convention! And as always, you can follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

So, this year, a funny girl named Q teamed up with John of Fast Food Anime once again to bring you the NoBrandCon 2011 Man Auction! …And the Men of Staff are more than willing to sell themselves…er, a date with themselves, to the highest bidder.

This year’s featured Men, stats, and info about them can be found here; http://www.nobrandcon.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15420

As you can see, a few Men from last year return, and a few more have joined the fray! Who will you bid on in our knock down drag out Friday night Charity event?

Our No Brand Con Master Schedule is now ready to go to! Feel free to check it out or download it to help better plan your convention weekend!

Click here to view and download it! It’s on google docs via a spread sheet for easy access.

There potentially could be a slight change made to the start time of a panel or showing between now and the convention if needed, but we have no plans to change it right now. All the major events and everything else will happen at the scheduled times on this schedule. If we do make any changes, we will post an update about it.

And as always, if you can’t always check the main site, feel free to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

A few rooms opened up over the weekend at the convention hotel as well as a handful of rooms still being available for single night stays on Friday or Saturday night if you don’t need to stay the entire weekend. You can call the hotel directly (715-834-3181) in order to book one of these rooms or you can also check availability at The Plaza by clicking here. The hotel will still honor the $92 convention rate right up until the start of the convention.

If you can’t find anything open at The Plaza, we did set up some overflow hotel rooms at The Days Inn-Campus which is located near the con hotel:

Days Inn-Campus
2305 Craig Road
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 834-3193
http://www.stayeauclaire.com

They do have a special rate setup for anyone who mentions they are staying there for NoBrandCon.

Just a reminder today is also the last day you can submit volunteer forms, NoBrand Comic submissions, and AMV Contest entries in order to be considered for this year’s con! Information for these is linked in the previous update if you need to know what to do in order to get it in.

Also, here is the convention layout we’re using at the Plaza this year. There is a open area north of the hotel for people to do outside omake activities and there will be an ambassador area for other conventions adjacent to Artist Alley Area B and a photo shoot in the Pool Deck Lounge.

And as always, if you can’t always check the main site, feel free to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

We checked in with The Plaza this morning and the convention hotel is almost sold out for consecutive night stays. A couple of rooms freed up due to some outside cancelations. There are also a handful of rooms that are available for single nights on either Friday or Saturday night if you weren’t going to need to stay for the entire weekend as well. You will need to call the hotel directly (715-834-3181) in order to book any of these rooms though. The good news is the con hotel will still honor the old convention rate of $92 or $102 a night right up until the start of the con in two weeks.

Also, we will be extending a couple of our deadlines for our NoBrand Comic and AMV Contest for any who still need a bit more time until Sunday, April 3: (click on the link below for more info)

AMV Contest – Sunday, April 3
NoBrand Comic – Sunday, April 3
Volunteer Forms – Sunday, April 3

Volunteer forms, AMV Contest entries, and NoBrand Comic submissions must be submitted by Sunday, April 3 in order to participate in any of these events or volunteer at the con.

And as always, if you can’t always check the main site, feel free to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

We’re just here to let you know, that the following deadlines for certain events and submissions are just a few days away at most, so if you want to participate in any of the following, you need to get your stuff submitted soon!

Hotel Convention Rate – Thursday, March 31
AMV Contest – Friday, April 1
NoBrand Comic – Friday, April 1
Volunteer Forms – Sunday, April 3

Click on the link for each for more info.

You’ll need to make your reservation at the con hotel by Thursday, March 31 to insure you’ll receive the convention rate, and at last check, there was only one room left in our block available for both Friday and Saturday nights, and a small handful of rooms available for just Friday or Saturday for single night stays although you will need to call the hotel directly (715-834-3181) to reserve one of those single night rooms as they are outside of the convention block.

And as always, if you can’t always check the main site, feel free to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

Again, we wanted to thank everyone who preregistered for this year. This is definitely one of the strongest preregistration drives we’ve had yet!

Here are the rules and criteria for cosplay at the con this year, just in case you need to make any modifications to your costume or props before the convention. If you’re planning on participating in the cosplay contest, you can help out our judges during pre-judging before the con a bit by posting an advance photo of your costume in this thread here on our forums for reference purposes.

There are still two standard rooms left available for two consecutive nights in our hotel block for those looking to stay the entire weekend as well as one left just for Saturday evening. All these rooms should have either two beds or a single bed with a pull out couch for multiple people to stay. These rooms are $92 per night. There are also still a few single king bed with beside whirlpool rooms left available outside the hotel block available for $102 per night as well as a couple of standard rooms left, but you’ll have to call the hotel directly (715-834-3181) and tell them you’re coming for NoBrandCon in order to get them to knock the rooms down to the convention rate. If you’re looking to stay at the con hotel, we definitely recommend making a reservation in the next few days because the cutoff for the convention rates is this Thursday, March 31. If you try to book a room after March 31, the rates will go up to the Plaza’s standard rates after that day.

And as always, if you can’t check the main site consistently for convention updates, feel free to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for convention updates!

Just a reminder today (Friday, March 25) is the last day you will be able to preregister for NoBrandCon X! Just $30 for the entire weekend and saves you $5 off the weekend walk-in price of $35! Check out our attendees page for more info on how to register!

Here is our finalized programming for tournaments and events we will be running in our Video Game Room and Portable Gaming Lounge. The VGR as usual will feature several tournaments and ever popular events such as “Langland vs. Punch-Out” and a couple of new events this year. The Portable Gaming Lounge will feature meet-ups for a lot of popular multi-player games and three tournaments for Mario Kart DS, Pokemon HG/SS, & Pokemon Black & White! Just a reminder for the Portable Gaming Meet-ups and tournaments that you will have to provide your own system and copies of the game in order to participate. The con will not be able to provide either or during the convention.

List of Tournaments after the jump…
Continue reading Video Game Room & Portable Gaming Events →

Here is the official list of Vendors who will be at NoBrandCon X!

20th Century Books
Anime Fan Zone
Anime Klub
Anime Palace
Anime V
AnimeStuffStore.com
BowenDragon1
Brawl in the Family (Guest)
brentalfloss (Guest)
Button Bard
Buzzy’s Arcade
Cardz Xtcetera
Day-Glow Studio
Eagle Anime
Fast Food Anime
Fountain of Youth
Hedgehog & Otter
MadQueen
No Brand Con Merchandise
Odyssey Anime
RamenCon
ReAnimals
Red Letter Media (Guest)
Toadhill Shops
Wayne’s World

Be sure to check out their tables when passing through the vendor room! Also, just a reminder that there is just one more day to preregister for NoBrandCon X as it closes on Friday, March 25. Check out our attendees page for more info on how to register! Just $30 for a whole weekend and saves you $5 off the weekend walk-in price of $35! You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for convention updates if you can’t always check the site!

We apologize for the delay in getting this up, but our 2011 Volunteer information is now online! You can check out our attendee page or just keep on reading.

“Looking for a way to make your time at No Brand Con even more amazing? How about if you were to get in for free? Once again, No Brand Con is looking for volunteers to help staff parts of our convention, and one of the perks to doing so is that you gain free admission to attend the convention if you work 10 hours or more! But this is only a limited-time offer; please complete the volunteer form (which you can download HERE) and email it to Pink Ranger, Head of Workforce, at volunteering@nobrandcon.org no later than Sunday, April 3. If you have any questions about volunteering, check out the 2011 Volunteer Manual in the No Brand Chat section of our forums (you HAVE joined our forum community, haven’t you?), and email Pink Ranger if you have questions that the manual doesn’t cover. With your help, we can make No Brand Con X the best yet!”

There will be two Volunteer meetings before the start of the con:

Thursday, April 14 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, April 15 @ 10:00 AM

We strongly encourage all potential volunteers to attend at least on of these meetings before the start of the convention as so they’ll better understand the layout of the con and what will be specifically required of them when volunteering at the convention.

Also, just a reminder that preregistration for NoBrandCon X ends in two days on Friday, March 25! Just $30 for the whole weekend and saves you $5 off the weekend at-door price of $35! Check out our attendee page for more info on how to register! And as always, if you can’t check out the site for updates, feel free to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for con updates!