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[2023-11-24] Fan Expo | San Francisco | Fri 24-Nov through Sun 26-Nov (Friday post)

In by Kyle Langdon36 Comments

Date/Time
Date(s) - 2023-11-24
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Categories

Event Name: Fan Expo San Francisco
Venue: Moscone Center West
Venue address:747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Appearance Call-Time: 0.5 – 1 hour before your shift start time.
Show Hours / Appearance Times:

Friday Nov 24, 2023: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday Nov 25: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday Nov 26: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Event Website: https://fanexpohq.com/fanexposanfrancisco/
Requested number of characters: Any
Requested character types: Any
Secure changing/staging area: Pipe & Drape changing room behind our booth. Convention center will be locked and attended by security overnight, however, our individual booth and changing area will not be locked in an additional area.
Handler/Photographer: Yes, please sign up for tickets
Weapons: Please read the linked weapons and props policy in full. Blasters need to be reviewed/peace bonded by convention security. https://fanexpohq.com/fanexposanfrancisco/props-policy/
Parking: Not provided.
Transit and parking options: https://www.moscone.com/directions-and-parking-moscone-center AND https://www.moscone.com/public-transit
Unofficial carpool signup sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QVUrSgI3wXpEV2J13xUXC35FzWZBh7HDwnqdZ0557ho/edit?usp=sharing

Referred by: Previous participation

RSVP Date (notify event requester): Sept 24, 2023
We need to attend/staff our booth for the full duration that the show floor is open. We need a minimum of 2 troopers and 1 handler or open face trooper signed up for shifts by the RSVP date to confirm that we can staff a booth space.
Once we have met our minimum, RSVP ticket signups will remain open until November 17 (placeholder date).

Convention Badges / Tickets:
***UPDATE Nov 6:***

FanExpo recently made a change to the exhibitor badge policy. We were previously told that we could get an exhibitor badge for everyone that signed up for a shift at our booth as an exhibitor. The current information is that the request for exhibitor passes is subject to availability and is limited. They did not tell us the total number of free passes that will be available to us. It might be fewer than the number of people signed up, or it might be more. Unfortunately we will not know how many exhibitor passes are available to us until November 13, which is after the refund deadline for paid tickets. See info below for a link to FanExpo’s refund policy and a special ticket offer.
If there are more people interested in an exhibitor badge than we have available, we will hold a raffle for the available badges. If you would like to be considered for an exhibitor badge please reply on the form here: https://forms.gle/KZmXoa5Q6rTXXh4z7. More info to follow if needed. You will need a badge (either exhibitor or attendee) to access the show and our booth area.
We do have access to a special ticket rate of $89 for a 3 day pass. Please see offer details here:
If you purchased a more expensive ticket and would like to purchase the cheaper 3-day pass, you can find the FanExpo refund policy here: https://fanexpohq.com/fanexposanfrancisco/buy-tickets/ Refunds are available until Nov 10 at 10:00am. Unfortunately it is already past the deadline for a refund on any shipping.
Please email klangdon15926@gmail.com or FB message if you have any questions.

Everyone signing up for at least one 2 hour shift will receive an exhibitor pass to the convention. Badges will be distributed by team lead(s) on-site, they are not available for pickup in advance. Working a shift at our booth is *required* to obtain a badge. These exhibitor passes are only for members & handlers. There are no additional passes for family/friends. Please sign up by November 10 if not sooner if you are interested in an exhibitor badge.

—–SHIFT SCHEDULE—–
Signup Instructions:

  1. Please sign up for a costume or handler ticket on the forum event for each day that you are attending.
  2. Please leave a comment on the forum event for each day which shift & role (costume, handler, etc.) you are signing up for.
    1. Shifts may fill up quick, please post 2nd and 3rd choices or if you are available for multiple shifts
    2. Lead characters (Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Din Djarin) MUST sign up for a shift to allow other members the opportunity to suit up.
  3. Costume/handler tickets will not be approved unless you also indicate which shift you are signing up for.

Friday troop: You are here.
Saturday troop: https://www.501stggg.com/events/2023-11-25-fan-expo-san-francisco-fri-24-nov-through-sun-26-nov-saturday-post/
Sunday troop: https://www.501stggg.com/events/2023-11-26-fan-expo-san-francisco-fri-24-nov-through-sun-26-nov-sunday-post/
Shift schedule document (view only): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cSIVlUx9ZUl421KdV7uJjgB36rC8Fe2r8tqfg_NoYOA/edit?usp=sharing

Please state in the comments which of the shifts you’ll be volunteering. We need a minimum of 2 troopers and 1 handler for each shift.

TOD CREDIT:
Signup for a 2 hour shift to receive TOD credit.
2 HR Costume photo booth for Costume TOD credit or
2 HR table duty/handler/setup/teardown for Non-costume TOD Credit

GGG Events planned:
To Be Announced

Team Leads:
Event Coordinator: Kyle Langdon

 

Decline Date
2023-11-24

RSVPs

    Costume Ticket
  • Erich Bitonio (CX-19901) - CX: Special Ops Clone Troopers
  • Eric Berumen (DS-33384) - DS: Kylo Ren
  • Jamie Franscella (TD-12173) - DZ: Tusken Raider
  • Jay Countryman (DZ-82756) - DZ: Tusken Raider
  • Gynnie Lindquist (82247) - IC: Death Star Scientist, Tarkin Initiative
  • Andrew Lichtenhan - ID: Imperial Line Officer
  • Gordon Gooch (91640) - SL: Darth Vader
  • Edwin Galarza (Tk-10542) - TB: Scout Trooper
  • Matthew Hutchens (TK-24867) - TB: Scout Trooper
  • Ryan Tierney (TK-41178) - TB: Scout Trooper
  • Abigail Garcia (Not Officially Set yet) - TI: Reserve Pilot
  • Thomas Berschens (TK-12071) - TK: Death Trooper
  • Edwin Fabian (TK-30000) - TK: Stormtrooper
  • Ricky Resurreccion (74259) - TK: Stormtrooper
    • Handler Ticket
  • Jamie Franscella
  • Casey Bitonio
  • Jason Goldman-Hall
  • Kyle Langdon
  • Manuel Pinto
  • Sara Bermudez
  • Sebastien Chiu
  • Thomas Berschens

Trooping

Sign ups are closed for this trooping event.

Notes from the Troopers

Comments

  6. Edwin Galarza

    Any words on this yet? Want to go and been getting a lot of emails about this event already, so if no troop, I still want go but will need to get tickets before they get sold-out.

  14. Jay Countryman

    I’m in on Friday, preferably from 7:00 to 9:00 as a Tusken Raider. I will be staying nearby Friday and Saturday nights, so can easily adjust if needed. Will also be signing up for a Saturday shift.

    1. Kyle Langdon Author

      Hi Erich, has your wife gone through the handler training? If yes, can you please ask her to make a forum account and sign up for a handler ticket? Thank you.

  30. Erich Bitonio

    I can Table/Handle any day I am there when not in costume. Casey (Wife) is able to make all 3 days and can do Handling and Table since we are gonna be there the entire day. For Sat, I can fill in where ever you need and can assist in Setup and Takedown

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