Dairycon Events
A Detailed Explanation of Activities
Dairycon isn't to be confused with the 'big' conventions. We're just a little group of friends that like to get together once a year to hang out, and talk about our favorite thing: Transformers. Since our little group of friends gets bigger every year, we book ourselves a hotel room and meet there. We seem to have a lot of friends :-) It's with that in-mind that we bring you a more detailed explanation of some of the events that take place at the Dairycon.
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Assemble Your Own Transformer Contest: The tools, and the Transformer are provided by Dairycon staff. The announcement is made during the show. Those who signed up line up at the event table (center of the room) and are given a paper sack full of 'mystery parts.' Don't look! When everyone is ready, the announcer shouts, 'Go!' The fastest one to open the sack and assemble their Transformer wins. The winner gets Dairycon exclusves and prizes (or sometimes whatever we have lying around in the cupboards). Once finished, Staff will collect all the tools and mystery parts (because no, you can't take them with you :-)
The Jumpstarter Races: A true classic event for Dairycon. Jumpstarters are provided. Those who signed up in the pre-reg form are called in small groups to race in 'heats'at the event table. The jumpstarter is transformed to vehicle mode, pulled back to the stop line, and held. When the host yells, 'Go!', you release your jumpstarter. No pushing! The one that travels farthest, transforms, and stays standing, is the winner! The winner of each heat will go on to race in the finals, where the overall winner is declared, and given the prize! (editor's note: unlike in previous years, where there was a signup sheet at the show, you will be signing up on the PreReg form. Please specify on the form who will be racing if there are multiple people on the form.)
Dairycon art contest: Fan voting: the way art contests were meant to be! No hasbro reps here, just your fellow transfans. 2-d, 3-d, whatever! Bring your kitbashes, or your drawings, and display them! Everyone gets a secret ballot in their pre-reg packet. The highest number of votes for an item wins! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes each recieve their yearly cool 'Prize Box', a collection of items donated by your fellow fans. There's always some amazing stuff in the box, so be sure to enter!
The Raffle: Every pre-reg packet recieves a raffle ticket. Prizes are drawn for all day long, till the end of the show, when we do a big draw for the big prize: a complete set of Dairycon Exclusives! Other events during the day allow you to win more raffle tickets, thereby increasing your chances to win!
Name That Transformer Contest: "I'm thinking of a Transformer...." That's how it starts, and that's how you win! Name that mystery Transformer the host is thinking of by asking a series of questions in order to narrow down the choices. A sample game will be played in order to demonstrate how it works. Many people play, and many people win! The crowd forms up at the event table and calls out their answers. The winner is the one who guesses the name of the Transformer. 20 questions can be asked.... who will win?!
Tour of Fabulous Fond du Lac!: New this year, we will arrange for a yearly tour of a 'famous' spot in our local convention town. 2009 will take us to the J Baldorf Auto Museum. Tours will be conducted the day prior to Dairycon, in the afternoons. Tours will end about an hour before early dealer setup begins.
Dairycon Gaming Session: New this year! The night before Dairycon officially begins, you'll have a chance to participate in a tf-gaming session. Something to do before you drift off to sleep. Gaming session takes place in room 2.
Special Guest Presentation: It's a surprise :-) Yearly presenttions regarding some particular facet of Transformers. Last year, Alec gave us a presentation on prototypes. Who will it be this year? Come to the show to find out!
The Big Prize Wheel: It's a surprise :-) You'll have to be there to play. Spin to win Dairycon Prizes!