I have had a couple of questions about the exact location of AVCon  as it's less ten obvious and we apologize for that.

AVCon 2008 will be held at the Adelaide University North Terrace campus which is located on North Terrace. A map can be found here .

If you are approaching from North Terrace then head through Gate 20 located at grid coordinates P9, however if you are heading in from Victoria Drive which runs behind the University you can enter from Gate 9 at coordinates C7. As long as you stay on the path running from Gate 9 to Gate 20 you should not have any trouble finding AVCon or at least finding another attendee who can point you in the right direction.

 Once inside the University head to area labeled Cloisters at coordinates D6 where you will find registration and your at AVCon!

I have been getting a lot o questions about the friday night launch party and thought I'd clear it all up for people and answer some common questions.

* The Friday premiere does NOT cost any extra on top of your AVcon ticket.
* You will be able to pick up your passes if you have pre-registerd on the Friday night.
* Registration has no fixed closing on the Friday but will likely close when demand dies down.
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* Our Saturday/Sunday schedule can be found here: http://www.avcon.org.au/schedule/schedule2008.jpg

Here are the times:

Friday:
Registration (Union Hall lobby):
4:45pm - open
5:50pm - Opening Ceremony
6:10pm - Wild Zero
7:45pm - Sword of The Stranger
10pm - Closing

Saturday:
Registration (Mayo Building):
9:00am - Pre-reg opens
9:30am - On the day sales open
6:00pm - Quiz night
10:00pm - Estimated quiz night end

Vendors:
9:00am - Open for GOLD PASS attendees
9:30am - Open to the general public

Merchandise:
9:30am - Open

Sunday:
Registration (Mayo Building):
9:00am - Registration Opens

Vendors:
9:30am - Open to the general public

Merchandise:
9:30am - Open

If you have any questions drop me an email at the general email. 

You have probably seen the banners on the website for some new supporters (and some old) but you might not know what they do so here's a quick overview.

Pulp Fiction Comics

AVCon's primary ticket outlet and a large source of manga and comics Pulp Fiction is located at 34a King William Street just down from the entrance to Rundall Mall. You will also be able to find them at AVcon as a vendor.

Madman Entertainment

I would be suprised if anyone didn't know Madman by now, the primary distributor of anime within Australia they will be attending as a vendor as like previous years.

TAFE Sa Game Development

As the name implied TAFE SA is offering courses in game development, TAFE will be attendence along with local game developer Holopoint Studios to show of some of their work. Also if you are interested there will be a panel on game development on the saturday of AVCon so you can see how Holopoint made their start.

Pixelhunt

A free online magazine now in it's 2nd issue Pixelhunt review mainly console and handheld games.

Gametraders

Back at AVCon in a big way since their last appearence in prior years Gametraders is offering a 15% discount to all brave enough to click their banner ad (Disclaimer: We don't earn any kickback for this), print out the coupon and take it into Gametraders Marion. This offer does not include consoles, sale items or point cards and expires 25th July.

Australian Gamer

This site flew completly under our radar until they contacted us, they run a regular podcast, review games, draw a regular comic and even get invited to tour game developers (bastard!).

Supanova

A convention initially started in Sydney but now operating in Perth and Melbourne as well Supanova is a celebration of all things pop culture. I would go into what they cover but they cover so much that I would suggest head over to their website to get an idea. They can be found here

AVCon has secured discount rates at 2 hostels located within the Adelaide CBD again in 2008. For those coming from interstate or even locals who want to be able to go out and have a good time after the convention without worrying about transport check out the following thread.

http://www.avcon.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5836

Note: AVCon does no directly organize accmomdation and if you wish to book at the hostels listed then please contact them directly and mention that your staying for AVCon to recieve the discounted rate.