Auto Assembly 2010 Releases Single Day Passes

[Andy Turnbull]

After countless requests from people wanting to register for Auto Assembly 2010, we have finally released our limited allocation of single day passes for Auto Assembly 2010! Following the success of Auto Assembly 2009 where we set a new European attendance record for a Transformers convention of 501, bookings have been coming in at an astonishing rate for 2010. By 14th March 2010 we were already up to 182 - up from 116 at the same point last year so we are on target to not only shatter this record again but we are quite possibly looking at the convention being a total sell-out!

We are now releasing a limited number of single day tickets for the Saturday and Sunday to enable those of you who can't join us for the full weekend to be able to experience Auto Assembly 2010. We are releasing just 75 tickets for each day and once these have been sold, there will be no more released!

Single day attendees will have the same access to the convention that full weekend attendees do - all the guest panels, dealers, workshops, autograph sessions, activities, and will still get the free goodie bags so you will be able to experience everything that Auto Assembly 2010 has to offer. The only things that you won't have access to is the Friday evening programme, the Saturday night party (which will have the performance by Next Of Kin, the script reading, our cosplay show and more) and there is a possibility that weekend attendees may gain early access to the convention each day.

Details of the programme, and what activities and panels will be taking place on each day can be found on the Auto Assembly website so you can choose what day is best for you. All of our guests are joining us for the full weekend and will be signing all weekend, but will only be on stage for a panel discussion ONCE so if you want to see all the Q&A sessions, then you need to attend for the full weekend!

Because of the venue size, we are restricted to a MAXIMUM of 550 people at the convention per day which can be made up of a combination of weekend and one-day attendees and once we hit that total we will be closing registrations so if you want to attend Europe's largest Transformers convention, hurry and get your tickets now!

We have frozen the prices on these from Auto Assembly 2009 and the one day tickets for either day cost for adults, for children, students or senior citizens and under 5's as always are free. However as they are limited, if you want to come along for just the day then you need to book NOW! Because of the rate that bookings are coming in, and the popularity of the one-day passes last year, we cannot guarantee that single day tickets will be available to purchase on the door.

Full weekend tickets are also on sale through the website for for adults and for children, students and senior citizens, with under 5s admitted free. Family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) are available for .

The convention is celebrating 10 years of Auto Assembly events and will be taking place between Friday 13th - Sunday 15th August 2010 at the The Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England. There will be AT LEAST eleven guests including three guests of honour (Garry Chalk and Derrick J Wyatt are already confirmed), a massive Saturday evening programme with a party, live band, costume competition and more, toy and art displays, dealers, comic guests, free autograph sessions, a video games area, free workshops, dedicated childrens programming, video screenings and so much more to be announced!

For more details on the convention, to see a full list of all the guests and activities taking place over the weekend, or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk

We hope to see you all in August 2010.

The Auto Assembly 2010 Team

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Auto Assembly 2010 is sponsored by www.transformertoys.co.uk and www.transformersanimated.com whose generosity have made Derrick J Wyatt's appearance at the convention possible.

[blueshift]

Thanks Andy, that's the kick I needed to actually BOOK my tickets! Whew!

[Deleted]

I so desperately want to go to this years convention but currently I'm still a bit short on the required finances to attend. Hopefully I may be able to rustle up enough cash next month to get everything booked.

[Deleted]

There are cheaper hotels around in Birmingham so if you need help finding somewhere to stay, we're happy to give you a hand there, and travel wise there are plenty of deals on that front too. Just catch myself or any of the rest of the committee online and we'll do whatever we can to help bring the cost down of attending the convention for you.

Simon

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Cheers Simon for that. I'm okay for the travel arrangements up to Birmingham as it normally only costs me about £15 by National Express so that isn't a problem. The hotel accommodation may interest me though. I'd much prefer to stay at the hotel that is running the convention but I'd welcome cheaper hotels if they were in easy walking distance from the convention. Other than the cost of the weekend ticket for the convention the only other financial hitch for me is spending money. The past two years I have spent in excess of £200 each year and I'm likely to do the same again this year if I go - because when I stand in front of a few stalls selling TF toys I go slightly crazy with my money!

[Deleted]

The cheapest option *could* be the Ibis which is less than 5 mins walk away from the hotel (and the home of the first two Auto Assembly events!). Depending on whether you are travelling alone or with someone else, the Ibis charges by the room and not the person, and I believe that their rates for the convention weekend can be as low as about £42 a night although that doesn't include breakfast and that's for a single or double occupancy!

[Deleted]

I could live with a hotel being a five minute walk away from the convention so I'll consider that.

[Deleted]

Their website is www.accorhotels.com if you want to check them out. The chain owns the Ibis and Novotel group but the hotel you want is the Ibis on Ladywell Walk.

Simon

[Deleted]

Cheers for that Simon I'll certainly look into that.

[Nigel]

There is actually a cheaper rate available at the Holiday Inn than the convention rate. (I'm not sure if the team will want this publicised - delete this post if you wish, guys.) If you go directly to their website, there's a room-only option that's something like £10 cheaper than the convention rate; the convention rate includes breakfast, though, of course. However, if you then try to buy breakfast at the hotel, it costs more than the difference between the rates.

Apr 4, 2010 21:04:39 GMT Andy Turnbull said:

By 14th March 2010 we were already up to 182

Ooh, I'm 181.

[Deleted]

I'm still interested in the Ibis Hotel. That seems to be a fair enough price for me and is within walking distance of the Holiday Inn. As for having breakfast I'm not really all that bothered. There is a Subway shop very nearby and that will do me just fine for breakfast.

[Deleted]

Nigel's right, there are cheaper rates at the Holiday Inn BUT there are restrictions... as well as not including breakfast, I believe their cheapest rate requires payment in advance and is non-refundable so if for any reason you can't make it or need to reduce the number of nights you need the accommodation for then you've basically lost your money.

Booking normally does keep all your cancellation rights intact right up to the arrival date itself.

[Nigel]

Yes, you're right, it is non-refundable. I'd forgotten that because I don't intend not turning up.

[Deleted]

I think these cheaper rates were discussed prior to last years convention if I recall.

[Deleted]

Just been looking into the rates for the Ibis Hotel again and it seems it will only cost me £131 for three nights there over the convention. I think I might book that hotel sometime within the next fortnight.