The Return of the Sheraton Bloomington!
As some may have heard, the Sheraton Bloomington returns to CONvergence’s corner of the world. No, it will NOT be located at 7800 Normandale Blvd. That building remains the Double Tree. However, as per...
View ArticleGuests of Honor
As was announced at the Closing Ceremonies of CONvergence 2013, our Guests of Honor for CONvergence 2014 are: C. Robert Cargill Scott Lynch Greg Weisman Amy Berg We are pleased to announce that Emma...
View ArticlePerformance Space
Every year the Board of Directors work very hard to balance the needs of membership to ensure that we provide the best convention possible. At the last Board of Directors Summit the Board looked at the...
View ArticleHotel Room Requests Postponed for CONvergence 2014
The CONvergence Hotel Team has experienced major systemic issues with both the DoubleTree by Hilton and the [new] Sheraton. These issues include communication challenges, new staffing and major...
View ArticleRoom Request Goes Live
We have scheduled the go-live for room requests for January 5, 2014 at 1 p.m. Rooms are going to go fast. We will also publish the alternate hotels offering CONvergence rates, and yes there will be a...
View ArticleHotel Update
We apologize for not having responded to a few emails. We have determined that there is an issue with one of our team receiving emails sent to hotel@convergence-con.org. We are working to resolve this...
View ArticleDouble Tree and Sheraton Full
Please be advised that the Double Tree and Sheraton Blomington Hotels are now full. Please contact one of the overflow hotels listed below for room reservations. We apologize for the site crash on the...
View ArticleAnalysis of Site Crash During Hotel Signup
The CONvergence Hotel Team apologizes deeply for the system having crashed on 01-05-2014. We had approached the process with confidence that all would go well. We were able to be in immediate contact...
View ArticleTwo New Guests Announced for 2014
We are very pleased to announce that two new guests will be joining our current list of guests, Thom Adcox and Marina Sirtis. They will join our previously announced guests: C. Robert Cargill, Scott...
View ArticleCONvergence Operations Open Social Meetings
Nerds! Social types! Beer geeks! Any one looking to network, find their volunteer niche or just get out of the house! Come join our operations team for a short informal meeting about CONvergence...
View ArticleCONvergence needs you!
We are looking to fill some department vacancies as soon as possible. If interested please contact volunteers@convergence-con.org. CVG TV – do you have knowledge in television programming? CVG TV needs...
View ArticleRoom Request Receipts Arriving Shortly
We have begun sending Room Request confirmations out to those with requests for the Sheraton Bloomington (formerly Sofitel). We are having issues with the Sheraton Bloomington and are working to...
View ArticleReminder on Room Request Confirmations
As was noted on 01-28-2014 Double Tree room request receipts will begin going out this week. Actual hotel confirmations will begin going out by mid-February. Sheraton Bloomington issues are still being...
View ArticleConnie’s Quantum Sandbox Volunteer Opportunities
Connie’s Quantum Sandbox is looking for volunteers to lead and assist with some of the activities we would like to host at CONvergence 2014. Please click on the link and see if you have any skills you...
View ArticleFrom the Hotel Department
For those not on the Double Tree waitlist, we have sent out the room request receipt acknowledgements. These emails detail the next steps in the room reservation process with the Double Tree. Please be...
View ArticleNew Guests of Honor Announced
We are pleased to announce that we have finalized our Guest of Honor roster by adding Frank Paur and Matthew Ebel. Frank Paur Frank was Greg Weisman’s partner on Gargoyles, as well as the show’s...
View ArticleGaming is Looking for Game Masters
CONvergence 2014 Gaming Department seeks interested, fun-loving GMs to run game events in our 22nd floor Gaming Space at this year’s convention (July 3-6, 2014)! Please note that hours spent preparing...
View ArticleMusic at CONvergence
As we all know CONvergence is growing and that at times there will be change. One of the changes this year was music at the convention. We know that music is important to the community and we want to...
View Article2014 CONvergence Programming Panelist Sign Ups Open
Hello and welcome to another great year of CONvergence Programming! For the past several months, we’ve been compiling all the great ideas we’ve received and writing descriptions for those panels. Now...
View ArticleHotel Update
Beginning Thursday, 03-20-2014, the Double Tree began emailing confirmations for reservations. Not all confirmations have gone out as yet – the process will take about another two weeks. If you have...
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