BGG.CON
Beginning in 2005 Scott Alden and Derk Solko inaugurated an annual boardgaming convention called BGG.CON. While the convention was open to anybody it was overwhelmingly attended by registered users of BoardGameGeek, and was heavily promoted on the website.
The first BGG.CON was held November 3 – 6 2005 in Dallas, TX, and had an attendance of 250 people. The convention was organized primarily around open gaming, and it featured a large game library from which attendees could check out a game. Other scheduled events included a flea market, a Texas Hold 'Em tournament, a game show contest, and grand prize drawings.
In 2006 the convention was held from November 9 – 12 and attendance increased to 400 persons. A treasure hunt was added to the list of scheduled events, and the Golden Geek Awards were presented for the first time.
The 2007 BGG.CON was held from November 15 – 18, and was moved to Irving, TX in order to accommodate growth in attendance. The same location has been used for the convention in subsequent years (November 20 - 23 2008, November 19 - 22 2009, November 17 - 21 2010, November 16 - 20 2011).
In 2012, the convention was again moved to a larger venue to accommodate more attendees, this time to the Hyatt Regency hotel inside the grounds of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, TX. The convention was held from November 14 - 18.
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