BotCon 2015

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BotCon 2015 was held in Chicago St. Charles, Illinois, from June 18 to June 21, 2015.

Run-up

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  • On October 24, 2014, the date and location of BotCon 2015 were announced.
  • On December 31, 2014, the theme for the box set ("Cybertron's Most Wanted") was revealed on the BotCon website.
  • On January 1, 2015, a preview of the comic strip drawn by Matt Frank was previewed on the website.
  • On March 26, 2015, BotCon announced that Frank Welker would be attending this year's convention.
  • On March 31, 2015, BotCon.com was updated with placeholder images, and later a YouTube video unveiled the first exclusive, Packrat.
  • On April 3, 2015, Pete Sinclair was interviewed by Transformers for Your Listening Pleasure and revealed one of the souvenir sets would come with a blue redeco of Legends Class Chop Shop and that Sue Blu would be a guest.
  • On April 7, 2015, the second box set exclusive was unveiled: Battletrap.
  • On April 16, 2015, the third box set exclusive was unveiled: Stepper.
  • On April 21, 2015, the fourth box set exclusive was unveiled: Megatron.
  • On April 23, 2015, BotCon announced that John Moschitta would be attending this year's convention.
  • On April 27, 2015, the fifth box set exclusive was unveiled: Oilmaster.
  • On April 28, 2015, the brochure went online.
  • On May 22, 2015, Botcon announced that Kōjin Ōno would be attending this year's convention.
  • On May 27, 2015, after several delays caused by technical problems registration finally went up for all attending guests and exhibitors.
  • On May 28, 2015, registration went live for all non-attending guests.

Venue

The convention was held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.

Merchandise

Convention-exclusive toys

Last year, Headmasters. This year, Pretenders. Next year? Color Changers!

Cybertron's Most Wanted box set

At show souvenir packages

Customization exclusive

Attendee-only bonus figure

Kreon Souvenir Figure Set

Other merchandise

Fiction

Guests

Voice actors

Writers

Artists

Fun Publications

Hasbro employees

Takara employees

Hasbro Studios employees

IDW Publishing comics

Events

Wednesday

8:00AM – 6:00PM Wet and Wild Mob Tour
8:00AM – 4:00PM Transformers Customizing Class
8:30PM Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up
9:30PM Tour and Class Package Pick-Up

Thursday

8:00AM – 4:30PM Chicago Hop on - Hop off Tour
8:00AM – 4:00PM Transformers Customizing Class
4:00PM Golden Ticket Package Pick-up
5:00PM Golden Ticket Store Opens
6:00PM Registration Package Pick-up Opens
6:00PM Club Store Opens
8:00PM – 10:00PM Exhibitor drop off - load in

Friday

7:30AM – 2:00PM Exhibitor Setup
8:30AM – 9:30AM Club Store opens for Exhibitors Only
10:00 AM – 12:00PM Club Store opens for all Registered Guests
9:30AM Walk-up Late Registration
9:00AM–12:00PM Contest Setup
10:00AM – 10:50AM Panel: TCC Magazine Panel
11:00AM – 11:50AM Panel: Transformers Filmfest
12:00PM – 12:50PM Panel: Behind the Characters - Derrick Wyatt
1:00PM – 1:50PM Panel: The Birth of Transformers
2:00PM Private Sales Room Experience
1:00PM – 3:00PM Contest Judging
2:00PM – 4:00PM Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta
2:45PM – 3:30PM Photo Session: Frank Welker (GT)
4:00PM – 5:00PM Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno
4:30PM – 6:30PM Autographs: Frank Welker (Friday VIP)
5:00PM Private Sales Room Experience ends
7:30PM Golden Ticket Reception

Saturday

7:30 AM Exhibitor Set-up
8:30AM Registered Guests Private Preview
9:00AM Early Bird Entry
10:00AM General Admission
10:00AM – 10:50AM Panel: G1 Retrospective
10:00AM – 12:00PM Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno
10:00AM – 12:00PM Autographs: Frank Welker (Sat VIP)
11:00AM – 11:50AM Panel: Transformers Online Fandom
12:00PM – 12:50PM Panel: Hasbro Product Preview
1:00PM – 1:50PM Panel: Transformers Cosplay
1:00PM – 2:45PM Photo Session: Frank Welker (ALL VIP)
2:00PM – 4:00PM Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta
2:00PM – 2:50PM Panel: The Japanese Perspective
3:00PM – 3:50PM Panel: Transformers Collectors' Club Roundtable
4:00PM – 4:50PM Panel: Frank Welker Live!
5:00PM Exhibit Hall Closes
7:30PM Awards Dinner and Auction

Sunday

9:00AM Exhibitor Set-up
9:30AM Registered Guests and General Admission
10:00AM – 10:50AM Audition: So You Think You Can Voice Act?
10:00AM – 11:45AM Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta
11:00AM – 11:50AM Panel: The Art of Transformers
12:00PM – 12:50PM Panel: 2015 Script Reading "The Return of Blurr" – Starring Susan Blu, John Moschitta, Frank Todaro & friends
1:00PM – 1:50PM Panel: MegaToyCast BotCon Podcast
3:15PM Drawing for Trips to 2016 Convention
3:30PM Show Closes

Fiction

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/18

Notes

  • No one submitted anything for the Transformers Filmfest, so it instead was turned into a retrospective.
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