To our 2014 Reporters and Photojournalists:
On behalf of our attendees, guests, staff, and volunteers, thank you putting Dragon Con on your events Calendar! We are excited about each and everyone one of you coming to Dragon Con this year. These updates will be sent out every Monday from now to August 25!
DRAGON CON IS THIS WEEK
NOTE: You are getting this MASS MAILING because you have been approved for Media Access. If you are getting this and do not have an email stating you are approved, please let me know by sending me an email with your name and outlet in the SUBJECT.
This update covers a number of topics and I will try to be as brief as possible.
- Pick up your badges
- Contact Media the week of Dragon Con
- Parking
- Reporters Parade Corral
- Top Stars At Dragon Con Press Release
- Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #5: Reporter Strike Back
- Past Updates
- Report Tours (Worth Repeating)
Pick up your badges:
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30303
Tel: +1 404 577 1234 Fax: +1 404 588 4137
Once at the Hyatt Regency work your way to the lowest floor to the GREENBRIAR ROOM.
Hours:
Thursday 2-10PM
Friday 9AM- 9PM
Saturday 9PM – 7PM
Sunday 9AM – 5PM
Monday 9AM- 3PM
This is room is also available for you you to write your articles, but we will not have WiFi available.
Contact Media Relations the Week of Dragon Con
The week of Dragon Con is a busy week for all of us. Dragon Con Media Relations will be leaving our office on 8/27 and heading to Dragon Con, where the Greenbriar Registration Room in the Hyatt Regency will open 2PM on Thursday, 8/28.
Emails and phone calls will be addressed when possible during this time.
- The best way to reach Media Relations that week is a SMS message to 404-692-1958. Please include your name, outlet, and your question. Media relations will conducting a number of interviews but will get back to you when it is possible.
- Beginning 10AM on 8/28 you can reach us via the Hyatt Regency Atlanta by calling (404) 577-1234 and asking for The Greenbriar Room.
- Come see us in person during Dragon Con.
For new reporters, cellular service degrades horribly during Dragon Con, we recommend everyone go directly to the Greenbriar room for questions during Dragon Con.
Reporters Parade Corral
Reporters will be allowed to watch the parade from the Reporters Parade Corral that stretches across Baker Street near the Hyatt Regency, facing Peachtree Street.
The Dragon Con Parade is a showcase of the convention and this year we anticipate 80,000-100,000 spectators watching 3200 marchers on Peachtree Street. The parade starts at 10, but we recommend reporters come earlier.
Reporters from major outlets will be given the chance to walk 1 block through the parade and back. We will continue walk reporters through the parade until the parade ends. While we sincerely hope that we could walk everyone through the parade, this is just not possible.
I have included a map that shows the location.
Top Stars At Dragon Con Press Release
Actors from Star Trek, X-Men, Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogy will be on hand, joined by the stars of Once Upon A Time, Arrow, True Blood, Falling Skies and Warehouse 13.
With more than 400 actors, authors, artists and other creators scheduled to appear, the stars are shining bright at Dragon Con 2014, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, sci-fi and gaming convention.
Sir Patrick Stewart, Karl Urban, Ralph Macchio, Cary Elwes, Jeri Ryan, Walter Koenig and John Ratzenberger head an all-star guest list that covers television, movies, literature, comics, gaming and other realms.
James Gunn, writer and director of this summer’s box office hit Guardian of the Galaxy, and Terry Gilliam, writer and director of Brazil, The Fisher King, as well as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, will also be on hand this year.
Parking
Dragon Con has no specific recommending for parking. While we recommend Marta, we understand this is not an option for everyone. Remember the hotel parking is only for the guests of that hotel. There are no parking passes available for anyone at those hotels.
Please plan on plenty of time to find parking. My personal recommendations are the outside parking lots on International Blvd and Courtland, the Indoor lot on the Courtland Street and Historic Portland. Before choosing a spot please, ensure that overnight parking is allowed if you will need it. Parking rates vary.
This google map is a good place to start to find parking
Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #5: Reporter Strike Back
Our latest podcast features three reporters, Jen Pawley of Geek Forge, Ann Hoevel of Daily Dot, and Wes Carroll (No relation) discussing reporting from Dragon Con.
For Previous podcasts:
Past Updates
Your updates are filled with invaluable information that should help you to report from Dragon Con and answer most of your administrative questions.
- Contact Media the week of Dragon Con
- Dragon Con Press Release
- Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #4:Meet the Co-Chairs
- Past Updates
- Report Tours (Worth Repeating)
- Comedy, Ad Hominem Attacks, And Media Access
- Adding your pre-convention and at convention coverage for the Dragon Con Media Relations Audit
- Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #3: What to see
- One Application for each reporter
- Past Updates
- Report Tours (Worth Repeating)
- Asking questions?
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- Podcast
- Picking up your badge
- Best sources of Information!
- MARTA
- Pub Crawl!
- Policy Clarification
