LeakyCon 2009? I am wanting to, but i can't seem to book flights this far in advance! Its soooooo anoying. And not to mention the price of flights from the UK. But i am determined to go. I am going to Accio 08, but i want to go leakycon since i cant go to Terminus. If anyone is from the UK and going to Leakycon 09, please let me know where you get your flights from please!
Also im hoping accommodation can be booked through the leakycon site cos booking thru the actual hotels site costs 3000 odd dollars. and im like 'what the heck!' lol anyway, anyone going?

I'm going but I live in New York so can't help with airline problems. You're right about hotel prices in the Boston area!

have you tried hostels?
the prices are in euros for some reason though.
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/usa/boston/

Thanks Richard! My daughter has friends who work in Boston and I may be able to get more information and references as the date gets closer.

I was so exited when I read about it, but... it's in America!! ok, I know most of you live there, but I'm from Europe would there be any chance that it once would be in england?? I really hope so, I would love to come!! there's a conference in england in July, I think, but I'll be having exams then
but don't mind, have a wonderful time, everyone!!

I think I might be able to go. Living in New England and all. I was planning on going to a Red Sox game this summer, but I think I'll save my money to see Leaky in 2009.

yeah con is the right word!!! Harry Potter is a British thing yet the USA trample all over it J.KR should put her foot down

I'd like to go, but I'll have to decide as the date gets closer. I live on the west coast of the US right now, but might be moving to the east coast this year, so at least I'd be closer. I am planning on going to at least one day of Terminus this year - I'm hoping to convince my dad to come with me.

I want to go!!!

But there are so many factors as of right now that might get in the way. Like school, lack of money, lack of permission ... though if I get the first two out of the way, the third won't be a problem, cuz I'll go no matter what my parents say, I am 18 after all.

I've never been to an HP convention, and I want my first to be with yall. I want to meet you! Touch you! Smell you! ... Ok, that sounds weird, lol, but really, I want to meet some of you badly.

We'll see. I'm really going to try to go. It'd be cool if some of us could get together and maybe get the same hotel or something, maybe even share the expenses ... cuz I mean, it is expensive, and some of us aren't rich.

*sigh* Only time will tell.

I live in England. I am going to the convention in Oxford this year, but i wanted to go Leakycon cos its Leaky, come on! I love em! And it might well be the last decent convention, who knows, or at least the only one Leaky do personally! Hope ur exams go well!

Thanks, but i wouldnt feel happy about staying in a Hostel on my first ever trip to the USA, and not if im going with my mum. lol. thanks for ur help anyways.

I wish I could go! But there are a few factors that stop me from going:
1) I'm going to Terminus this summer and really don't have the money to go to another conference next year
2) I believe that I will still be in school May 21-24
3) I don't have the money to register, get a hotel, and fly all the way to boston regardless of Terminus. Chicago is the closest city where there's been a conference so far to where I live.


Excuse me?!?! Harry Potter is universal, okay? Y'all can have your own conferences, we aren't stopping you!

OK fair enough (you mis under stood what I was saying) but this is a Leaky thing, I personally don't have the money to go to the US of A so why not have a similar event here thats all I'm saying

I'm at the top of your list of people you want to meet, right? Just kidding, but I really want to meet a lot of people on leaky, too.


If my parents let me go, I'll probably just skip school. As much as I love it, I love leaky more

you can't skip school and I'd be shocked if yr parents let you

Hey guys, a friendly reminder that HP and Leaky are universal, and although I've never yet been to a Convention I think there have already been many in multiple countries. And a universal theme through out HP is friendship and love so please be considerate when posting.
While this thread is about LeakyCon, there are other threads you all may be interested to check out, about past and future conventions.
Thank you so much



Moose_Starr
LL Mod

Well, not actually 'skip' it. Just tell them I am leaving for those days, just like I would do if I was going on vacation. As long as you tell them ahead of time, they have no problem (just as long as you make up your work, of course).

Well, my hubby is all for a road trip to Boston, and I'm all for a Harry Potter convention, so maybe. I'm going to save up my personal days and then we'll see... It would be so fun!!!

1) Moose, you rock. HP is about universal love and acceptance...and so is Leaky.
2) This is the first one of these gigs were (LeakyCon) has ever put together. We have had some amazing support from people who have helped organized conventions in the past, as well as a great staff working to get every detail organized.
3) This whole thing is for charity. Meaning that all proceeds will be divided between the HP Alliance and BookAid International. We are talking about charities that help out NOT ONLY in the US, but globally. You know the saying "think global, act local"? Yes, that's kind of our inspiration at this point in time.

We are working on all sorts of things for this event...we have a lot of exciting things in the hopper. Lots of ideas are getting fleshed out, and I think that, if you can make it to the event, you will have an amazing time. Great fandom time, great fandom friends, all for 2 amazing causes. How can that be wrong? OHHH, and the hotel rate we got is outstanding...but you will learn about all that when registration opens (which there is no exact date for...keep checking LeakyNews.com for an announcement).

If you have specific questions about the event, please don't hesitate to e-mail help@leakycon.com, and James will get back with you as quickly as he can. Otherwise, if you have general questions, check out LeakyCon's website, or post comments here. I will try to check back in her at least once a week.

Thanks!

--MJ (futureweasley)

Ooohhh I am so excited about this! I have never been to a conference before so I am really looking forward to and hoping I can go to this one! I can't wait to hear more about it!!!

i understand where you are coming from but do not affraid of hostels. they have a bad reputation.
often you can still get private rooms and breakfast included.
theyre cheaper so dont expect all the thrills and bells you get with a hotel.

im thinking about starting my own convention called RichardCon. what do you think?
you can all come stay in my house and i'll talk at you about me.

See, I wish I could say that about my parents. Yeah, its always good to tell them ahead of time ... but for me, I'd have to say something like: "Ok, there's this thing happening, and I know its far away, and I know you probably won't like it, but I'm going anyways, whether you say yes or no!" and then you tell them.

I honestly think that they'll say its up to me, that its my money, my school time, everything ... it'll make me doubt, sure, make me feel guilty, but I'll live.


I'm down! Nothing like peer-praising to brighten up your days.

You're Gilderoy Lockhart aren't you?!
The hotels in Boston are very expensive but you can also stay outside of Boston for more reasonable rates. The problem would then be transportation, you would need to rent a car. My daughter lives, with very little traffic, about 30 to 45 minutes outside of Boston. There's a lovely travel inn there that's only about $120.00 a night. There are two double beds and a nice big couch for sleeping. If you have friends and chip in this would be very reasonable. There are motels like Holiday Inn in all the smaller towns around Boston too.

omg im so happy i got so many people replying to this topic! im like 'omg i posted the topic and i got 20odd replies, and from moderators aswell! ' i am so sad, but its so cool. lol i kno wat ur thinking, 'itll never last!' haha oh yeh it will hehehe.

hey everyone, of course Harry is universal!! I'm not sad or anything that it isn't in europe, well maybe a bit but if it was here, chances that I could go would be very small, I'm doing my first year of university and it asks a lot of time!!! maybe in a few years, when I'll be graduated (let's hope so) I could join you, guys!! there will be still conventions, right?? and there's always Leaky of course

I want to go sooo bad. This is the closest convention to me! It's within driving distance! But I'm not sure if I'll get to go.

-Depends on when my exams are at the college I transfer to. If they're before LeakyCon, it'd be great!

-My siblings will still be in school then, so they might not be able to go. And my mom will still be at work since she works in a school. None of my friends are huge fans, so I hope my family will be able to go. If they can't, I probably can't. Plus my youngest sister won't be 14 yet. Still lots of time for planning, though!

You can stay in hotels outside Boston and take the train in. That's what we did when we went there on vacation.

ive just seen a picture of the Leaky team. totally different to what i thought they would look like. although admittedly a little geeky, but who cares, in some way we r all a bit geeky raving about harry potter lol. oh well. ive been thinking, i soooo want to go to Terminus. oh if only flights werent so expencive.

Yeah, but when taken into consideration leaky is predominately American (the staff is, at least) and thus it kinda makes sense for this to be held in America. There are other conventions in Britain, such as an Oxford event. (click for a LL topic on people going)


Well, most Americans have school off for the dates anyways. LC falls on Memorial Day weekend here in the US and a lot of people get school and work off.


I think it's wrong to judge people by a picture. The leaky staff are all amazing and I hope that picture didn't change your mind about going to Terminus instead, because LC is going to be really cool too!

I am unsure if I can go yet, but it's a long ways off. I am just going to have trouble convincing my parents to fly me to Boston and stay with me for a weekend

*SIGHS* I've been checking plane tickets prices and stuff, i don't think i could make it, i would love to soooo much. In Uruguay the harry potter fandom is almost unexistant, i'll never get the chance to go to a convention like this here! and seeing all your beautiful faces!!
Ok i'll get out of this thread, it makes me sad

i really really really really reallly really want to go .... but im from Melbourne Australia
ANY CHANCE OF SHIPPING IT HERE??????
theres nothing really HP happining round here

wow, i only live a few states away and i probably still won't be able to go... perhaps if i happen to be visiting a college there that weekend....

I second the sighing...do you think that mailing us there would be a harebrained idea?

I will be there. If I have to walk i'll be there. It's only an hour drive from where I live.

I will so be there too even I have to walk there. Well walking from Maryland won't be fun but it is almost 8 hours away. I could drive by then I think.

I hate you both so much!

Anyone know how much it would cost me to fly there and back from California??? I haven't checked the prices, I almost don't want to. And not to mention Hotel ... maybe I should get like a little motel, or sleep on the street.

I dunno, I just checked for mine today and they're all somewhere between 600-800$ for the round-trip flight from BC Canada. California might be a little less since it's still in the same country as LeakyCon. And boo to me being sick this weekend, leaving the thing I work at about twice a year because of it, and not able to earn any money to put towards LC yet.

I haven't checked out anything about hotels...those are going to be expensive I bet. Hehe, I've got a tent, maybe I can just pitch it on the sidewalk by LC

Aww too bad I can't join! I live in southeast asia errr and I still don't have the money! darn...



No, I don't think that it's a harebrained idea because anything is possible! Boohoo i want to go!!

I can just hope there will be more LeakyCons after next year's...

I really want to go but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. I've go school and my little sister won't be 14 by then.

From leakycon.com:

I just thought I'd let you know that info if you hadn't seen it already. From what I've heard, that is a really great rate, considering the hotel. (It looks really nice)

--Jeff

I'm sure this post will sound arrogant but... I was wondering if there is going to be a British LeakyCon 09? I mean, Harry Potter, what the whole site is based on is an English thing and I was wondering.. I love this site, but I'll be 15 by LeakyCon 09, I can't afford/nor go out to America for this, if it's in America I thought there would be a british one.

Is there going to be a British one? Ever? x.x

Oh, that's great! Thanks for the info I'm definitely going to that website to check out what the hotel looks like now! (just did, it's gorgeous!)

(And now I'll know to get tickets to Logan airport also)

*Please note that I am not speaking on behalf of Leaky or its staff*


It probably depends on how successful this one is. It's your guess just as well as mine as to whether or not there will be one.


Peace46 glad I could be of use
Make sure you guys all check out the website for any other questions you might have, a lot of them are answered on the website, along with some emails you can use if you have any questions that aren't answered. (Although things are still in the early stages and more will come later)

LeakyCon '09 Website

Another note for any potential airfair shoppers, United now charges $25 for a second bag (per person) on the plane. (Not counting carry-on) If you need the second bag, you are charged the $25 dollars, but for those who don't, I think that means that your ticket would be $25 dollars less than it would have been before the new change.

For those of you talking about Airfair prices, try Southwest Airlines. While Southwest does not fly into Boston, it does fly into nearby Providence RI, which is an hour away. If enough people could get together to then travel from Providence to Boston it may be a much cheaper way to go. If you catch a sale Southwest can have airfair under $80 one way. It's something to look into.

Depending on where you live you can also check out Amtrak. I have taken it from New York Penn Station to Boston Back Bay Station and South Station (both in Boston). The fare varies by time of day and the Acela is more expensive but faster.
You can stay outside of Boston and take the commuter rail into the city if you want a less expensive place to stay.

Sadly I don't think I'll be able to get a chaperone. Plus every summer I go to a dance convention in NYC and thats pretty pricey without even thinking about eating or shopping, so to all going, HAVE FUN!

I'll definitely be going. There might be a conflict with my Finals week (from what I can tell of this years scheduled Finals week), but we'll see what happens when that comes. Either way, I will be there even if its for half of the con. I don't think flights will be TOO expensive. But they will be up there. I'm getting about a average of $350-400 round-trip. Which isn't THAT bad. I won't spend over $400 for a plane ticket, and thats only because I'm cheap. LOL. Flights from CA to Boston I'd look at Jetblue, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines, their prices seem to be the lowest of airlines for most direct flights.

I suggest for the people who are really low on money (ME!) to fill up a room for 4 people. A room for 4 people for four nights would be $189 (plus taxes). But thats only for the four days of the con. I'll probably switch hotels after that (if I can find a good/cheap one), for the days I just want to stay and see the city. So I'm thinking just for the basics (plane & hotel), for me, its going to be about $600-700 which seems like a lot to me, but I have a feeling thats going to be deal.

I have another option. Which is that my parents are Sunterra Resort owners, and they can trade points (or something, don't know about that stuff) with certain hotels. And the Marriot Custom House in Boston is one of them. But you have to stay there for 7 day, but its only 2.3 miles(10 min) away from Boston Park Plaza. I'd think I'd go with this option only if my family comes with me, or some other friends want to stay there with me. Other than that, I don't think would stay there on my own, and have to bother with not being in the same hotel as the con, plus the transport back and forth. But will see, I won't be picky.

We haven't even started thinking about money and where we'll stay yet. I've been to busy trying to get my parents to let me go. We'll probably take the train even though it's within driving distance. It'll just be cool.
Let's all make signs with our usernames on them!

189.00 per night is a fantastic rate for Boston. I may just take the family for a vacation- only problem is finding a baby sitter for 8 animals. If a hotel is out of anyones budget, try looking into bed & breakfasts, New England has plenty of them and the rates vary.

i really, really want to go to leakycon! i wanted to go to a convention this summer, but i can't take off work. i hope i can find some friends to go with me to boston. my boyfriend is not a huge potter fan (he's one of those that only watches the movies and as such has no idea what's really going on). he's a huge baseball fan, though, so maybe there will be a red soxs game at the same time as the conference. i wish i knew more potter fans close to where i live. is anyone from memphis, tn? i have a couple of friends that read the books, but they're not as passionate about it as i am. my brother would have wanted to go to conference with me, but he died five years ago. he was the one that introduced me to harry potter in the first place.