BotCon 2000

“	This summer, prepare to be reformatted.	”
—Pre-convention announcement flyer

I'll take Vince DiCola in the center square to block.

BotCon 2000 was held on July 28-30 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was organized by 3H.

Preceded by: BotCon 1999

Followed by: BotCon 2001

Venue

BotCon 2000 was held in the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne. Spaces included a Main Hall with dealers, merchandise, and contests, a display room, an autograph session room, and video rooms.

Merchandise

Convention exclusive toys

• Apelinq - A redecoed Transmetal Optimus Primal.
• Shokaract - A redeco of Rampage.

Comics and art

• Tales from the Beast Wars: Reaching the Omega Point - Comic book, conclusion the Reaching the Omega Point story.

And ever...and ever...and ever...

• Cheetor Poster - A poster of Beast Machines Cheetor.
• BotCon 2000 Mini-poster - A poster featuring the Beast Wars characters, a pastiche of the The Transformers: The Movie poster.

Some other junk

• A collectable plate, a lanyard, a tote, and a T-shirt.

Guests

Voice actors

• Ian James Corlett
• John Moschitta
• Venus Terzo
• Alec Willows

Hasbro employees

• Joe Mattiko
• Jamie Overbey

Music

• Vince DiCola

Events

Friday

• Dinner/Opening Ceremonies, starring Seafood Louis

Saturday

• 6:00am: Dealer setup begins
• 7:00am: Preregistration check-in begins
• 9:00am: Dealer room opens
• 11:00am: John Moschitta panel
• 1:00pm: Fan Panel #1
• 2:00pm: Beast Wars / Beast Machines Voice Actor Panel
• 3:00pm: Fan Panel #2
• 4:00pm: Hasbro presentation
• 5:00pm: Charity Auction benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation
• 6:00pm: Dealer room and display room close
• 8:00pm: Theatrical showing of The Transformers: The Movie in Fort Wayne's Embassy Theater, an ornate 1928 movie palace. Audience participation during this event was considerable and impassioned.

Sunday

• 9:00am: Dealer room opens. MSTF panel.
• 11:00am: Fan Panel #3
• 12:00pm: Vince DiCola panel and performance
• 1:30pm: BotCon organizers panel
• 3:00pm: Dealer room closes
• 6:00pm: Video Room closes. Convention ends. But... it never ends!

Autograph/photograph sessions with Vince and the voice actors were scheduled across Saturday and Sunday.

Various contests were also slated to happen throughout the weekend:

• Trivia contest. Prize: set of Convention Exclusive toys.
• Toy Assembly contest. Prize: complete set of carded Beast Machines Dinobots.
• Quick-Change Time Trials. Prize: Transmetal Rattrap, Airazor, and Mutant Icebird. Man, no love for the time trials.
• Art contest. 1st place prize: $50; 2nd place, $25; 3rd place, convention t-shirt.

External links

BotCon 2000 in the BotCon archives