• Convention Compilation - September 7th



    As is the norm for the pony world, we have lots of convention news even when they are slowing down the actual conventions for the year.  Have some headlines:
    • Sac Brony Expo - Loads of Huge Announcements
    • DrawnCon Chooses The Brony Thank You Fund as Their Charity Partner
    • Baltimore Comic Con - IDW Pony Comic Guests
    And full press releases below the break!



    Sac Brony Expo - Loads of Announcements

    Hello Attendees!

    This is Sac Brony Expo giving you all a huge, and I mean HUGE batch of news! So, we did go quiet for a smidgen (Our apologies), but trust me when I say we have a ton of AWESOME things ready for you all! Let's get to it!

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    Guest Announcements!

    Secret sauce shall be spilled today! Like, right now! So, while we went mum for a little bit, we have been piling on the roster for all of you to look forward to! We have confirmed:

    Music Guests
    - Afillyated
    - Axxon
    - DJ Garnika

    Community Guests
    - 4 of the Double Rainboom Staff
    - ShortSkirtsAndExplosions through Skype
    - Trackbeam from the Military Bronies and 1st Awesome Platoon page!

    With such an amazing roster, why wouldn't this event be cool?

    Unfortunately, Moon Shines will no longer be joining us due to personal reasons. We wish her the best!

    With that said, I'm sure you've asked, "What else will be going down at con...?"

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    Events Page!

    And now you know! We have an events page up and running where you can check out what kind of cool things we'll be running! Just head over to the page and get psyched! http://expo.sacbrony.com/schedule/

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    Registration has Closed and at Door Prices!

    Unfortunately, registration closed down Saturday night, but don't despair, we will NOT spike the prices for at day registration. Right from the start, we wanted to make this an affordable event, so we made at door reg prices:

    $15 at Door
    $5 at Door for Children 10 and Younger (Same Price as Pre Reg)

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    Expo Information

    We have been getting questions for a while regarding convention information, such as where at Sac State will this be held and all that jazz. Right below should be the answers to them:

    - This will be held at The Union at Sac State. Many of the first floor room have been checked out for us to use.
    - The convention times will run from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
    - Free Parking will be provided at Parking Structure II. It's the structure by the Hornet Bookstore and there will be signs around the campus to guide you to the location.
    - Vendors, Guests, and Volunteers will be contacted with important information. Expect those soon.

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    Contest Winner!

    And the winner of Swift Sketch's Banner Contest is...

    The Fantastic Sakuyamon!

    Congratulations! We currently have her banner up on our website and if you want to check out more of her art, click on over to her DevantArt! http://sakuyamon.deviantart.com/

    Miscellaneous News

    We appeared in Bronyville's Podcast last Saturday! We talked about the con and other goodies we have in store, so make sure to tune in. Make sure to visit their website to download the episode! You can also subscribe to their podcast via iTunes.

    Link to Bronyville's Website: http://bronyshow.com/?p=1154


    DrawnCon Chooses The Brony Thank You Fund as Their Charity Partner



    The Brony Thank You Fund is happy to announce that they have been chosen as the official charity for the upcoming DrawnCon animation convention, to be held November 2-3 in Nashua, NH. The Fund will run an auction to benefit the Derpy Hooves Animation Scholarship at CalArts on Saturday night, as well as operating a table for the entire weekend.

    "We love supporting students of animation and we love Derpy, so it's our pleasure to announce that DrawnCon's charity auction will benefit the Brony Thank You Fund and their Derpy Hooves Scholarship," according to a statement from the convention organizers. The Fund will begin immediately accepting donations of merchandise related to any type of Western animation, not just the usual pony gear, in keeping with the broader theme of the convention. Donations for the auction will also be accepted at the convention. All donations will be fully tax deductible, of course.

    If you would like to donate something for the auction, drop a note to submissions@bronythankyoufund.org.

    Baltimore Comic Con - IDW Pony Comic Guests

    Both Sara Richard ad Agnes Garbowska from the official MLP Comics have been signed on for the upcoming Baltimore Comic Con. Head on over here for more information!