Events
2002 – The first NWBrickCon
Location: Center House at Seattle Center
Attendees: 0
Public Guests: 3,000 – 5,000
Layout:
"Back Room" (800 sq.ft.)
"Lobby" (1,000 sq.ft.)
"Main Floor" (200 sq.ft.)
Notes: There were no "Attendees", but there were 25 adult builders displaying. This was an all-exhibit event.
2003 – The first NWBrickCon with Attendees and Guests
Location: Snoqualmie Room at Seattle Center
Attendees: ~35
Guests: 2,000+
Layout: All in one room (3,000 sq.ft.)
Notes: This event was the first to have paid Attendees, paying Guests, Presentations, Brick Bazaar, and a Special Guest (Brad Justus from Lego Group).
2004 – NWBrickCon is held on Halloween weekend
Location: (Dan Parker’s Studio), The Commons, Federal Way
Attendees: ~45
Guests: ~2,000
Layout:
"Exhibition Hall" (1,600 sq.ft.)
"Bazaar + General Meeting" (1,200 sq.ft.)
"Racing" (900 sq.ft.)
Notes: This was a fallback situation as initial plans fell through. Due to the arrangements, there was no charge for Public Guests nor could the Bazaar open to the Public.
2005 – NWBrickCon returns to the Center on the first weekend of October
Location: Rainier Room of the Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center (6,000 sq.ft.).
Attendees: 65
Guests: 2,000+
Layout:
"Exhibition Hall" (4,500 sq.ft.)
"Bazaar + General Meeting" (2,500 sq.ft.)
2006 – NWBrickCon moves to a larger facility and keeps the first weekend of October
Location: The Seattle Center Pavilion A + B at Seattle Center (13,000 sq.ft.)
Attendees: 85
Guests: 3,500
Layout:
"Exhibition Hall + Kid Build" (8,000 sq.ft.)
"Bazaar + General Meeting" (5,000 sq.ft.)
Notes: The event began to show definite signs of growth.
2007 – BrickCon swells to overflow the Pavilion
Location: The Seattle Center Pavilion A + B at Seattle Center (13,000 sq.ft.)
Attendees: ~145
Guests: ~3,700
Layout:
"Exhibition Hall + General Meeting" (8,000 sq.ft.)
"Bazaar + Kid Build" (5,000 sq.ft.)
2008 – BrickCon moves again to a larger facility
Location: The Exhibition Hall (half) at Seattle Center (20,000 sq.ft.)
Attendees: ~235
Guests: ~6,900
2009 – Continued growth
Location: The (whole) Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center (34,000 sq.ft.)
Attendees: ~375
Guests: ~9,300
2010 – Added the Rainier Room for all our Convention Activities (34,000 + 6,000 sq.ft.)
Location: The Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center
Attendees: ~475
Guests: ~11,000
2011 - Used all of the Northwest Rooms for Convention Activities (34,000 + 17,000 sq.ft.)
Location: The Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center
Attendees: 535
Guests: 11,000
2012 - 10th Anniversary BrickCon!
Location: The Exhibition Hall and Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center
Attendees: 470
Guests: 12,000+
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