Gatecon is probably my favorite convention experience yet. The hard work of the volunteers and the organizers blends together to make it a special experience. The specific fans that attend are extremely well behaved and as a result the celebrities can relax. To be fair, the invite list, while very large, isn't extremely well known. Corin Nemec, JR Bourne, Colin Cunningham, Gary Chaulk, Cliff Simon, Paul McGillion and Erick Avari were just some of the 20 plus actors in attendance and they are best known for their Stargate work. However, they were all amazing guests on stage and off.
There was plenty of opportunity to ask questions of the various panels and a lot of chances for the guests to interact with each other. In addition, between the bar and the smoking area outside, many of the guests relaxed with each other and the fans informally. There were also opportunities for Meet N Greets with 5 -8 fans at a fairly low cost.
The size of the convention was good - around 300-400 possibly? I'm not entirely certain on the numbers but it was smaller than NEFanX but not as big as a Creation convention.
By far, this has been my favorite convention. Overal, serious A+. I wish they were having more of them. I can only hope.
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