2011 Info and Date Announcements!

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:44 pm

no. thats why we do this this way - it doesn't automatically shut down AT ALL - and in fact, will act as the backup reserve list should we need it. this is one of the reasons things have been a lot calmer around here lately.

the [color:red]old system[/color] used to shut down when the MINIMUM usuable space was hit (aka, if we had 10 tables, and 10 people, it would stop at 10, even if half of those people only wanted 4 feet....leaving space in the alley for other folks!)

sleepingfox07 · Post by **sleepingfox07** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:46 pm

Hello! I too did not receive any confirmation whatsoever. It's probably because of the weird lapse where a few emails didn't get through, but my browser also took a long time and has made me nervous. I hate to ask, but was my info saved?

My real name is Rebecca Wong.

marikotoeii · Post by **marikotoeii** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:46 pm

Ah Sou desu ka..

So is it possible to gage an update as to the number of people/ tables up so far?

I understand if thats too soon to tell, just curious as to where we are at.

ync · Post by **ync** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:55 pm

I think I remember reading that you can't increase the min size so hmm - is there a huge possibility that we won't end up with the 6 or is that not something you guys know yet? I just don't want the other people who I signed up for to get mad at me if we end up with the 4.

SailorAstera · Post by **SailorAstera** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:57 pm

Thanks so much for the smooth process again! Got my reassuring confirmation email <3

marikotoeii · Post by **marikotoeii** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:57 pm

i think at this stage in the game its mostly us die hards who are signing up now, so from past exp im gonna say were ok.

but im sure nikki will have some updates for us as we roll along.

Starsan · Post by **Starsan** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:05 pm

I got mine in by 3 pm, I am hoping that means I ahve a good chance of being in the alley, it was so big last year @-@

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:05 pm

rebecca - you're all set - you are def. in the managers list

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:11 pm

no idea - i'm not in the best concentration frame of mind right at the moment - and to do this, i'll actually have to go and check every single entry to see what the min/maxes are....and then do some math. math is not a strong point. math is a fail point. i do LOTS of double checking with math. not something to be attempted if i cannot concentrate.

suffice it to say, we have more actual people today then i expected - but its not necessarily out of control yet.

sleepingfox07 · Post by **sleepingfox07** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:11 pm

Thanks!

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:12 pm

its not something i would know yet (see above post). and it also depends greatly on your placement on the list.

phantom*blush · Post by **phantom*blush** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:18 pm

I have been trying since 1:30 to reserve a table but my only internet is on my phone, I filled out the form but keep getting an error message when I submit it. any help?

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:19 pm

whats the error you are geting?

kopeskreations · Post by **kopeskreations** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:09 pm

I've been in the AA at NYAF/NYCC and just found out it went live...Hope I'm not to late. V_V

Burnhym1 · Post by **Burnhym1** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:26 pm

how soon do we find out if we do or do not get a table? I'm just new to this, not trying to be impatient.

marikotoeii · Post by **marikotoeii** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:33 pm

after the LOI phase is done ( it took about a week last year) nikki will review the applications and if she can fit you in, you will get an email with the next set of steps. it was mentioned that this phase was going to be completed (hopefully) before xmas, so just jeep an eye out in your email and on the forums for the next few weeks.

phantom*blush · Post by **phantom*blush** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:58 pm

[quote=Tuberat]whats the error you are geting?[/quote]
Hey, Thanks I was finally able to submit once I got home. once I was on a real computer I found out that there was one of those verfication-retype these words- that my phone's email couldn't process.
Thanks

SailorAstera · Post by **SailorAstera** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:13 pm

Don't feel bad, I'm terrible at math too! Always makes for an interesting AA weekend

Does anyone else feel strange saying AA a lot, like we're all alcoholics or something?!

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:46 pm

hehe, great to know i'm not alone

and yes - it does. whenever i post anything about the AA in my facebook, i have people asking me about what we're making alcoholics sign up FOR....

Kogarashi · Post by **Kogarashi** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:54 pm

[quote=Tuberat]hehe, great to know i'm not alone

and yes - it does. whenever i post anything about the AA in my facebook, i have people asking me about what we're making alcoholics sign up FOR....[/quote]

:laugh: I think that's the reason I usually refer to it as the Alley, rather than AA. And then some cons decide to be weird and call it something like Artists' Colony. *cough*CTCon*cough*

Lafayettecore · Post by **Lafayettecore** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:40 pm

I never got a confirmation email so i'd just like to make sure:
Lauren Saint-Onge

meo-tor · Post by **meo-tor** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:51 pm

Successfully submitted thanks to a friend!!!
Sorry to have given you the extra work to do nikki. ^_^"

mystcloud · Post by **mystcloud** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:58 pm

Successfully submitted at 1:44 thanks to a friend as well : ) yay! I'm excited. AB AA here I come (hopefully!)

tanya2s · Post by **tanya2s** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:37 pm

I never got a confirmation email either, though when I tried to re-submit the information just to be sure that it got through, I got an automatic message saying that I couldn't submit again because my email address had already submitted a LOI. It's tanya 2 austin (at) gmail, if you wouldn't mind checking for me.

just barely scraped by in the last round of tables last year, so I'm paranoid this year!

Thanks!

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:55 pm

Lauren Saint -Onge and Tanya Austin - the two of you are actually listed right next to each other on the list and a few away from william gibbons - so you probably hit the same email snag the rest of us did....

consider yourself confirmed for reciept of the Letter of intent

cat - no problem

Damian · Post by **Damian** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:49 pm

I sent mine in oct 9th around 140 pm I wonder when artist will start getting emails back. My fingers are crossed <3

Radcliff13 · Post by **Radcliff13** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:27 pm

Hi! Just a few questions: If a friend and I want to use the same table and do commissions, do we need to sign up individually or together? And can we use the same table for individual commissions? And one last question: How much space has been filled?

Kogarashi · Post by **Kogarashi** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:18 pm

[quote=Radcliff13]Hi! Just a few questions: If a friend and I want to use the same table and do commissions, do we need to sign up individually or together?[/quote]

It would probably be best for your friend and you to sign up together (one of you signs up, then you share). Otherwise there's no guarantee you'll be next to each other.

Hobbs_11 · Post by **Hobbs_11** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:37 pm

Hi i also did not get a confirmation email yet

my name is sara davis

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:05 am

you are also on the master list for hving sent in your Letter...

Burnhym1 · Post by **Burnhym1** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:01 am

btw when should we be signing up for anime boston? does it happen the same time if we get a table? but what if we dont get a table we might not know till like x-mas and by then the pre reg. prices go up. how should we do this?

marikotoeii · Post by **marikotoeii** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:42 pm

you are able to get a badge for you at the time you purchase your table at a set price. i dont recall if it is discounted but if u have helpers i beleive they need to register on their own.

right now it look like it would be 40-45 bucks to register before xmas.

SailorAstera · Post by **SailorAstera** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:49 pm

Last year we got the discounted price :content:

spoonfulofcats · Post by **spoonfulofcats** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:07 pm

My names Heather Bloss. I just wanted to make sure that I'm in since I was at NYAF and my friend had to register for me(thankfully).

I haven't recieved any confirmation email so I'm guessing I hit the email snag as well?

I was in the artists alley at AAC but I never got a chance to stop by and ask

Kogarashi · Post by **Kogarashi** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:11 pm

[quote=marikotoeii]you are able to get a badge for you at the time you purchase your table at a set price. i dont recall if it is discounted but if u have helpers i beleive they need to register on their own.[/quote]

Indeed. The artist signing up for the table will be able to register when they pay for their space, and usually get the discount because of this. All assistants, though, will need to pre-register now if they want the lowest price.

As for waiting and then not getting in, hopefully everything goes through early enough this year (since we got that head-start and all) that pre-reg prices don't go up too dramatically before we find out if we have a space or not.

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:17 pm

heather - the master list shows you have submitted a letter of intent - thanks for checking in

dolly · Post by **dolly** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:22 pm

Oh man, we were supposed to get confirmation emails :O I didn't get one, my name is Carolyn Dickson.

Hehe, I was the one who like immediately emailed you asking if I could change the email I registered as to my gmail one, so I would assume I'm on the list since you responded? XD I've just been super paranoid about the whole process and it would be a peace of mind to know if I actually did end up on the list.

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:06 am

if i responded to you about changing your email, then i definitely have you on the list

dolly · Post by **dolly** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:10 am

Okay good! That's the last time I'll bug you about it, I promise XD

stegorawrus · Post by **stegorawrus** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:12 pm

Hello! This is my first time attending an artist alley and also attending AB.

Few little questions... If I was to get a table, got everything all settled (everything all paid for, etc.), what would happen if I was unable to attend the convention on that Sunday due to it being Easter Sunday? Would I have to report to someone that my table would be empty?

Thank you in advance!

Kogarashi · Post by **Kogarashi** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:26 pm

[quote=stegorawrus]Few little questions... If I was to get a table, got everything all settled (everything all paid for, etc.), what would happen if I was unable to attend the convention on that Sunday due to it being Easter Sunday? Would I have to report to someone that my table would be empty?

Thank you in advance![/quote]

As someone who actually does not attend on Sundays, you don't really need to tell anyone that your space won't be used that day. Just make sure you get there by the deadline Saturday morning so your table isn't sold to someone else.

What I do, usually, is see if there's someone else who wants to use my space on Sunday, and they usually pay me a small share of the space's cost. They get some selling time they might not otherwise have, and I get to defray the cost of my space a little. Everybody wins.

lillychan10 · Post by **lillychan10** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:50 pm

[quote=SailorAstera]Thanks so much for the smooth process again! Got my reassuring confirmation email <3 [/quote]

And yep I second that. Thanks Sakky for helping me out on the 9th while I was volunteering at my church's sale. I can not wait for AB 2011!

~Lilly-chan

Rhapsii · Post by **Rhapsii** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:12 pm

guh. i was totally caught off guard by the aa reg this year haha it was so early i wasnt even thinking about it. xD;;;
i sent in the letter for a table two days in..am i out of luck? D:

SailorAstera · Post by **SailorAstera** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:50 pm

I think if the form is still up you're probably still in good shape. I'm surprised it's still there!

taintedsweets · Post by **taintedsweets** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:45 pm

Hi! I submitted a loi on the 16th, I received the confirmation email but then I made a change and sent an email about the change but never got a responce back. :/ just want to make sure everything went thru ok! Thanks!!! Oh my full names is stephanie moran

stegorawrus · Post by **stegorawrus** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:20 am

Thank you very much for responding back to me!~ I'm sorry I'm replying late!

This is going to sound like a silly question... Is the AA only open on Saturday and Sunday?

Tuberat · Post by **Tuberat** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:25 am

its friday through sunday...

stegorawrus · Post by **stegorawrus** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:04 am

Sorry if I'm giving off a wrong vibe on asking. I'm just very nervous about it all in general! And sorry I was just thrown off by there being a check-in deadline on Saturday only? ><''

Thank you for answering my questions though everyone! I hope to meet everyone there!

BlackSunRising · Post by **BlackSunRising** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:35 am

[quote=stegorawrus] And sorry I was just thrown off by there being a check-in deadline on Saturday only? ><''

Thank you for answering my questions though everyone! I hope to meet everyone there![/quote]

[quote=Artist Alley FAQ]If no one checks in by 10am, Saturday morning for the table, then we will assume that you have forfeited your space and it will be reassigned on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have set up at your table but failed to check in, this will count as a forfeit and you will be asked to vacate the space. Please abide by the check-in rules.[/quote]

The Saturday 10am check-in rule is ONLY for Saturday because some people can't take off from school/work to be at the convention Thursday night or Friday, and we understand that. Saturday at 10am is intended to give AA participants plenty of time to get to the convention center and check into the AA.

It's also meant to deter people from buying a table and then never showing up. It's not fair to artists who were unable to get space. Empty or unclaimed spaces will be re-sold at the convention to anybody waiting for a table.

stegorawrus · Post by **stegorawrus** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:37 am

Okay, I think I got it now! Ahaha, I'm really sorry for asking so many questions!!!! I'm just very nervous about it all since I have the tendency to get lost and very confused...

Thank you very very much for all the help!!! I'm grateful for the answers!