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BotCon 2002 was the Official Transformers Convention in 2002, run by 3H. It was held in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, from July 26 to 28.

BotCon 2002 was held at the Grand Wayne Center in downtown Fort Wayne.

Cyclonus, a redeco of Beast Machines Jetstorm
CatSCAN, a redeco of Beast Machines Night Slash Cheetor
Glyph, a redeco of the Generation 1 Bumblebee keychain
Tap-Out, a redeco of the Generation 1 Cliffjumper keychain. FREE to pre-registrants.
An Optimus Prime lollipop (White Grape) made by "Pop Art" (Heh.) courtesy of Rhino Home Video.

Pre-registrant semi-formal dinner, starring Seafood Louis. Highlights included:
A screening of "First Encounter", the first episode of the upcoming Armada cartoon. The audience was highly enthusiastic about the episode, bursting into cheers when Optimus Prime first appeared (and spoke, revealing Garry Chalk's voice). Little did they realize what they were setting themselves up for...
Dinner attendees received a bonus gift of one Deluxe size-class Armada toy and one Mini-Con 3-pack. This was supposed to be a great treat, as the Armada toyline was just beginning, and these would have been as-yet unreleased toys. However, the first Armada toys had unexpectedly hit stores a few weeks early, just before the convention, and thus many of the hardcore fans present at the dinner already owned them.

8:00 Botcon 2002 Begins! (in theory. In practice, probably closer to 8:30.)
9:00 Video Room Opens: Robots in Diguise episode 1 begins
10:00 Autographs: Epcar, Forward, Kramer, Wyner
11:00 - 1:00 Autographs: Gautier, Kaplan, McConnohie, Spellos, Wankus
12:00 Botcon Merchandise Area closes for inventory check
12:00 Editor/Writer/Director Panel: Richard Epcar, Bob Forward, Simon Furman, Steve Kramer, and Tom Wyner
12:00 Robots in Disguise episode 9 begins
1:00 Botcon Merchandise Area reopens
1:00 Autographs: Epcar, Forward, Kramer, Wyner
2:00 Hasbro Presentation: The brand team offers unique insights into the development of our favorite toyline. Previews of upcoming toys covered later-run Armada redecos and Generation 1 reissues. A Hasbro rep comment offered the first faint teasing hint that a toy for Unicron might be under development. The original Generation 1 gun-mode Megatron toy was infamously shown in a hideously bright blue-and-orange color scheme, which still wasn't enough to get it past child safety laws.
2:00 - 4:00 Autographs: Gautier, Kaplan, McConnohie, Spellos, Wankus
3:00 Robots in Disguise episode 17 begins
4:00 Voice Actor Panel: Dick Gautier, Neil Kaplan, Michael McConnohie, Peter Speollos, and Wankus
4:00 - 6:00 Autographs: Epcar, Forward, Kramer, Wyner
6:00 Botcon 2002 ends for the day

9:00 Botcon 2002 Day Two Begins!
9:00 Video Room Opens: Robots in Disguise episode 25 begins
10:00 - 11:30 Autographs: Gautier Kaplan McConnohie, Spellos, Wankus
10:00 - 11:30 Autographs: Epcar, Forward, Kramer, Wyner
12:00 Preregistration toy merchandise becomes available to the public
12:00 Dreamwave Comic Book Panel: Pat Lee, Chris Sarracini, James Raiz, and Simon Furman talk about the new comics
12:00 Robots in Disguise episode 33 begins
2:00 Charity Auction: An assortment of unique items will be auctioned off to benefit Make-a-Wish
2:00 Autographs: Simon Furman and Titan Books
3:00 Convention Organizers Panel: Glen Hallit and Jon and Karl Hartman will field questions about this and next year's shows
3:00 Robots in disguise episode 39 begins
6:00 Botcon 2002 ends

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 '''[[BotCon]] 2002''' was the Official ''[[Transformers]]'' Convention in 2002, run by [[3H Productions|3H]]. It was  held in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, from [[July 26]] to [[July 28|28]].
-:''Preceded by: [[BotCon 2001]]''
-:''Followed by: [[OTFCC 2003]]''
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