REMINDER: DragonCon next week!

DragonCon is taking place next week, and pre-registration is now open! I’ll be going this year, so I hope to see you there!

If you are aware of any convention taking place here in Israel, or some other interesting event taking place, please notify me, and I will do my best to report on it!

REPORT: Cami 2015 (2015 כאמ”י)



Website: http://2015.cami.org.il/ (English site here)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1580579905526635/
Date: August 20th
Location: Binyanei Hauma, International Convention Center, Jerusalem
Convention type: Anime
Hours: 10 AM – 9 PM
Entrance fee: See below
Program: http://2015.cami.org.il/events/ (English program here)
Registration required for events: No
Pre-registration required for events: No 
Contact: http://2015.cami.org.il/צרו-קשר/ (English form here)

Cami has arrived once again, and this time, it’s going to be in Jerusalem! The International Convention Center is a huge building, which gives the organizers plenty of room for plenty of events and plenty of room for merchandise. Aside from the usual lectures, workshops, screenings, and cosplay competition that takes place at conventions, Cami will be hosting a guest cosplayer from Japan! Yes, you heard right! Lady Reika of Osaka will be arriving at Cami! Go nuts! Anyways, I hope to see you all there!

Tickets
Regular: 55 NIS
Cami+: 60 NIS (includes early access to the cosplay competition and one of the special guest events)
Members of AMAI, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, and soldiers in uniform receive a 5 NIS discount.

Tickets can purchased ahead of time here at a five shekel discount.

Competition/Other Sign-Ups
Cosplay Competition:
    Single Character Beginner Cosplays
    Single Character Experienced Cosplays
    Pair Cosplay
    Cast Cosplay

Walk-On (a showcasing of one’s cosplay. Not everyone who signs up will be accepted, as there isn’t enough time to showcase everyone)

Skits (read this, sign up for the cosplay competition above, and select the ‘Skit’ option in the form)

Please be aware that the regulations must be followed if you wish to participate in the competition, Sign-ups end in two days, so hurry!

You can sign up to transportation to and from the convention here.

If you are aware of any convention taking place here in Israel, or some other interesting event taking place, please notify me, and I will do my best to report on it!

REPORT: Mythopia










Website: http://mythopia.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mythopia
Date: August 20th
Location: Central Library, Emek Dotan 49, Modi’in
Convention type: Book – Fantasy
Hours: 10 AM – 11:30 PM
Entrance fee: free; see below
Program: http://mythopia.org/2781
Registration required for events: Some
Pre-registration required for events: No
Contact: info@mythopia.org

Do you like reading, and do you like fantasy genre? Well, then this convention is for you! It lasts all day, with plenty of lectures and workshops to satisfy your inner author. So grab a book, come on down, and prepare to listen about dark humor in Harry Potter and the economics of a fantasy society!

Entrance to convention is free, but all of the events cost 20 NIS to enter. A full day ticket of free entrance to the events can be purchased at the convention for 75 NIS.

The events under ‘כיתת הלחשים‘ in the program require pre-registration, which can be done at mythopia.contents@gmail.com. You can sign up at the convention itself, but there may not be any room left.

If you are aware of any convention taking place here in Israel, or some other interesting event taking place, please notify me, and I will do my best to report on it!

REPORT: DragonCon 2015 (דרקוניקון 2015)


Website: http://www.dragoncon.co.il/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/719363694852082/
Date: August 13th
Location: Beit Hatzanchan, Rokeach 121, Ramat Gan
Convention type: Roleplaying
Hours: 8:30 AM – 10 PM
Entrance fee: See below
Registration required for events: Yes
Pre-registration required for events: No

DragonCon has come again! You can find plenty of roleplaying games, miniatures, card games, tournaments, and more at the convention; if you’ve never played a role-playing game before, now is the perfect time to start! There will be a library of games for people to borrow, so try a few that you’ve never played before! I will hopefully be going this year to play a Pathfinder Society game, and I hope to see you there!

Regarding tickets:
Entrance ticket: 20 NIS (includes access to the game library, merchandise stalls, and lectures)
Single event ticket: 40 NIS (includes everything in the entrance ticket)
Full day ticket: 60 NIS (includes free access to everything)

Pre-registration hasn’t been made available yet; I’ll let you know when it does.

UPDATE: Pre-registration is now open!

If you are aware of any convention taking place here in Israel, or some other interesting event taking place, please notify me, and I will do my best to report on it!

REPORT: SummerCon









Website:  http://www.summercon.co/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1403088306683069/
Date: July 22nd – 23rd
Location: Eshkol Pais, Be’er Orah 1, Hadera
Convention type: Everything
Hours: 10 AM – 10 PM
Entrance fee: See below
Registration for events: No
Pre-registration for events: No 

This is it. The big one. The biggest geek convention that Israel has ever seen. A lot has been invested into this convention: gaming station, screenings, lectures, RD&D, tournaments, and even famous cosplayers from outside of Israel! This is one convention that you do NOT want to miss!

Program

Tournament/Competition/Other Signups
Magic: The Gathering
Super Smash Bros. 3DS (if you don’t have a 3DS, email puehnui9988@gmail.com)
YuGiOh!
AMV Contest
Speed Dating

Tickets
One day ticket: 45 NIS (12:00 PM – 10 PM, not including night activities)
Two day ticket: 90 NIS (including night activities)
Soldiers – One day ticket: 35 NIS
Soldiers – Two day ticket: 70 NIS
(Soldiers must show their ID to get this discount)
Children up to the age of 3 get free entrance.

Two famous cosplayers are going to be visiting Summer Con: LadyLemonCosplay from Argentina, and Ely Cosplay from Taiwan. I’m going to be interviewing them, so stay tuned for it!

If you are aware of any convention taking place here in Israel, or some other interesting event taking place, please notify me, and I will do my best to report on it!