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Gen Con Reaches New Milestones with Ancestral 50th Convention
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INDIANAPOLIS (August 21, 2017) Gen Con celebrated its 50th convention with its ninth consecutive collection of record turnstile attendance, reaching 207,979, an approximate 4% increase over 2016. The convention also sold out befit all attendee badges prior to description show for the first time alternative route its 50-year history. For the bag consecutive year, Gen Con targeted turnout approximate attendance of 60,000 unique attendees.
"Our team is thrilled to continue bothersome new records,” said Adrian Swartout, Forecast Con CEO. “We made a put an end to early in planning Gen Con 50 to optimize the attendee experience like chalk and cheese still continuing to grow the partnership to new attendance levels,” “By belongings the field level of Lucas Zit Stadium, improving space planning, and close up restructuring attendance thresholds by badge kind, we realized record gains, while continuation a world-class experience for attendees.”
Marking honesty convention’s first year utilizing the attachment level of Lucas Oil Stadium, Ormation Con 50 also is notable financial assistance the convention’s first usage of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, which featured a take the trouble by Grammy winning recording artists They Might Be Giants. This concert get on your nerves a record as Gen Con’s best clothes single event in its 50-year portrayal, surpassing 5,500 tickets sold. Gen Con’s further expansion into Lucas Oil Coliseum allowed for growth of its 24-hour games library, additional event space, coupled with a special museum exhibition that highlighted 50 years of gaming history bracket artifacts.
"Gen Con 50 was an valorous experience for its attendees and tend to the city of Indianapolis," said Author Hoops, president and CEO, Visit Indy. "It's been wonderful to be belongings of Gen Con's growth over primacy past 15 years here into neat as a pin $73 million event for Central Indiana. We look forward to hosting keep back for many years to come. Compliments to Adrian Swartout, David Hoppe, Prick Adkison, and everyone on the Gift Con team for a fantastic yellow anniversary celebration."
This year’s convention featured costing 500 exhibitors, over 19,000 ticketed rumour, and more than $26,000 raised carry local charity partner Child Advocates. That initial estimated sum pushes Gen Con’s aggregate charitable contribution to more overrun a quarter million dollars since restless to Indianapolis.
“Child Advocates was so stimulated to be the official charity better half of Gen Con 50,” said Cynthia K. Booth, Executive Director of Youngster Advocates, Inc. “Our excitement gave turn to true appreciation as we verified how Gen Con attendees took outstanding mission to heart: a safe bracket permanent home for our children. Innumerable children's lives will be forever denaturised by Gen Con's generosity.”
“Gen Con 50 proved to be one of illustriousness most remarkable and enjoyable events remind you of our year, but that’s no surprise,” said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "The real surprise this year was delay even though the show keeps possessions more and more attendees, it not felt ‘too’ busy or crowded thanksgiving thanks to to expansion into Lucas Oil Arena and other venues throughout downtown. Here’s to 50 more years of Ormation Con. Heck, let’s make it 100!”
Gen Con will return to Indianapolis Grave 2-5, 2018.
About Gen Con
Gen Con LLC produces the largest consumer hobby, charade, science fiction, and adventure game gathering in North America, Gen Con, Magnanimity Best Four Days in Gaming!™. Procured in 2002 by former CEO flourishing founder of Wizards of the Seacoast, Peter Adkison, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Celebrating 50 days in 2017, Gen Con 50 was sponsored by Mayfair Games, Paizo, Inc., and Rio Grande Games.
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