Topic: HASCON Sept. 8 - 10, 2017

[Tamer]

Just got this in from Hasbro:

Hasbro Expands All-Star Lineup for First-Ever HASCON with Flo Rida, Maddie Ziegler, Isabela Moner, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Eh Bee Family and the cast of ‘Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters’
 
Just Announced: Performance by Flo Rida and Meet and Greets with Maddie Ziegler, Isabela Moner, Eh Bee Family, David Ortiz, James White, Jackie Bradley Jr., Susan Blu, Len Cabral and the voice cast of Hasbro’s Netflix Original Series for Kids ‘Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters’
 
Pawtucket, R.I. – August 8, 2017 – Today Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), a global play and entertainment company, unveiled additional entertainment programming details for the first ever HASCON FANmily event. Happening September 8 – 10, 2017 at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, HASCON will bring Hasbro’s most iconic brands to life.
 
Joining the previously announced all-star lineup is a performance by GRAMMY®-nominated rapper and singer-songwriter Flo Rida (“My House,” “Whistle”), who will perform a full set to HASCON guests the evening of Saturday, September 9, and a meet and greet with actress, dance icon and NYT bestselling author, Maddie Ziegler (as featured in “Sia: Chandelier,” “Leap!”), Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight), and family-friendly internet personalities, the Eh Bee Family. Also joining HASCON is veteran voice actress Susan Blu (“The Transformers: The Movie,” “Jem”), MLB-retired designated hitter David “Big Papi” Ortiz, current center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (of the Boston Red Sox), New England Patriots running back and Super Bowl™ 51 Hero James White (of the New England Patriots) and internationally acclaimed and award-winning storyteller Len Cabral.
 
HASCON will also feature a panel and autograph session with talent and creators from Hasbro’s upcoming Netflix original series for kids Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters.  Ogie Banks (“Ultimate Spider-Man”), Walter Koenig (“Star Trek,” “Babylon 5”), Scott Menville (“Teen Titans Go!,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), series executive producer/writer Kevin Burke (“Ultimate Spider-Man,” “Avengers Assemble”), series executive producer/writer Chris “Doc” Wyatt (“Ultimate Spider-Man,” “Napoleon Dynamite”) and series supervising director Vic Cook (“The Spectacular Spider-man,” “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated”) will be featured on the panel and at the autograph session on Sunday, September 10.
 
Previously announced programming includes a performance and meet and greet with Multi-Platinum GRAMMY® Award-Winning singer-songwriter Daya, panel discussions with Stan Lee (Marvel Comics Legend), James Gunn (writer and director, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1 and 2), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Producer of all the TRANSFORMERS films, as well as G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. JOE Retaliation), Dude Perfect and many more.
 
This unique event will bring Hasbro’s most iconic brands to life like never before, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, NERF, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY and G.I. JOE and exceptional partner brands such as BEYBLADE, DREAMWORKS TROLLS and SESAME STREET. Fans will get a peek behind the Hasbro curtain during the three days filled with exciting first-look previews and panels from Hasbro’s biggest television and movie series, including Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS: RESCUE BOTS, LITTLEST PET SHOP and MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC as seen on Hasbro’s joint-venture television network Discovery Family.
 
In addition, there will be activities inspired by several iconic Disney properties, including Disney Princess, Frozen, Elena of Avalor, Moana and Descendants 2, as well as Star Wars and Marvel’s Avengers, Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. From movie props and costumes on display, to hands-on fun through art tutorials and more, these areas will be can’t-miss destinations during the show.
 
To purchase General Admission and VIP tickets, view complete package details and stay up to date on all the latest information on HASCON 2017, please visit http://hascon.hasbro.com
 
The inaugural HASCON FANmily™ event is presented in part by IDW Publishing, Ultra PRO, Discovery Family and Norwegian Airlines.
 
STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. © & TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
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[Goldleaderone]

They got David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox??!! Oh man I'm so amped to go!


Edit:  Just checked my email and I'm officially approved to go. I also received this email. What do they mean by preview stories? I'm new to this.

Hi there –
 
I saw you applied for credentials for Hasbro’s upcoming HASCON FANmily event – thanks for your interest!
 
Between now and the event date, would you be interested in publishing any preview stories. We’d be happy to help answer any questions and provide any information you’d need.
 
Let me know!
Tori

[Tamer]

Glad to hear it. After the communication I was getting from my Hasbro Contact who was really wanting us to have a presence there I would have been surprised if they hadn't approved you. Anyway, glad that slight hurdle is out of the way.

I would think preview stories are what I was sent yesterday and posted on like upcoming guests and things like that. They may also send you news on the event via email and if you don't see me post on it you need to pm or email me so I can be sure to post it on site. Down the road I would love to show you how to do that yourself. Matter of fact I will set you up as an admin on our FB Page so you can now post directly there.

Once again I am pretty amped you can go and represent us.

One thing that might be pretty cool is if you just write a quick editorial (post it here in this thread) of what you are looking forward to seeing while there and maybe a few questions you might like the answer too while attending (just some quick color) and I can post on that and then send a note to my Hasbro Contact with the link that we are really promoting it.

[Goldleaderone]

Tamer I got your message about being a mod on FB. Been meaning to thank you for that.


Here is my quick editorial for Hascon:

I am looking forward to attending Hascon's first ever event here in Rhode Island. I'm excited to see what Star Wars products will be shown and what panels I will be able to check out. With attending, I hope to chat with other fellow Star Wars fans, while promoting the Imperial Shipyards website. I hope to get even more people to join and be part of our growing community. Also with being a Boston Red Sox fan I'm really looking forward to meeting David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr.

[Tamer]

Sounds good to me! Thanks once again for representing us and giving ISY a presence there. I cannot wait to see what you get into. Its hard to believe its only a few weeks away!

[Goldleaderone]

I received an email stating where and when I can pickup my badge and credentials. I can't believe it's already coming up this week, I'm so excited. I'm going to talk with my supervisor about getting Sunday off. They are doing a Black Series panel on, of course, Sunday.

Fingers crossed.

[Tamer]

Cool deal, I bet you have a blast. Hard to believe its already here.

[Goldleaderone]

I spoke with my supervisor on my way out, he told me to send him an email tomorrow (Tuesday) when I come in and he will see if I can get the day off. With it being Labor Day today there were no other managers on.

I also found out one of my good friends, who is a fire fighter, will be doing a detail at Hascon on Friday. That'll be cool, in between panels/events I'll just meet up with him for a bit.

[Tamer]

Sounds like you have it all worked out.

[Goldleaderone]

I'm ready to go for the weekend!

[Tamer]

Cool deal. You will be having a great deal more fun today than I will. Oh well at least it is time for the weekend and we can see what is going on up there thanks to you!

[Goldleaderone]

I took some pics on day one, which is now on the front page and the ISY Facebook page. Thanks.

[Tamer]

Dave, you can direct embed em here using the html tag. And here is the gallery from yesterday:

[Goldleaderone]

Thanks Tamer. I tried looking at your post to get an idea and just wasn't getting it. Sorry. 

There is an album for day 2 uploaded on the FB page.


That is all for HASCON 2017. I can't make it tomorrow as I could not get the day off from work unfortunately. They are having a Black Series panel I would have loved to attended and shared any news. I apologize for that.

That being said, I just want to thank everyone for their patience while I covered Hascon. It was a brand new experience, a little nerve-wracking at times, but very enjoyable. It was my first time covering an event like this, so I hope I brought you the best possible coverage that I could have. There were some bumps and confusion along the way, but we were able to get through them. I also want to thank everyone who made attending possible. For a first time event like this, it was well organized and I ran into almost no trouble personally. If everyone was satisfied with how the coverage went, and if the opportunity presents itself again, I would love to attend again if there are future events.

Again, for covering an event for the first time, I hope I did a good job. If there is anything I need to improve on please let me know. I will post my tweets from Hascon here soon with the information I found out over the weekend.

Thank you!!

[Commander_Kurgan]

Thanks for covering this event for us!