TwiCon
{{Short description|Unofficial Twilight fan convention (2009)}}
{{Infobox convention
| name = TwiCon
| image =
| caption =
| status = Defunct
| genre =
| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel
| location = Dallas, Texas
| country = United States
| first = 2009
| last = 2009
| organizer = TwiCon Partners LLC
| filing = For-profit
| website = twicon.org
}}
TwiCon was a Twilight fan convention which was held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel from July 30 to August 2, 2009. TwiCon featured a movie screening, live Twilight-inspired band performances, a Volturi Masque Ball, opportunities to meet Twilight cast, breakout sessions, panels, workshops, a vendor hall, and an artist alley. Organizers and TwiCon Partners LLC co-owners included event planner Becky Scoggins and video blogger Bailey Gauthier.
TwiCon's guests included Twilight actors Christian Serratos (Angela Weber), Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle Cullen), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale), Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen), and New Moon actor Alex Meraz (wolf pack member Paul). Sam Bradley, Marcus Foster, and Bobby Long, who all wrote songs included on the Twilight soundtrack, also attended. Both MTV and ReelzChannel had contests to choose fans to act as correspondents at TwiCon.
Reception
Fan reception to the convention was mixed, with many con participants saying that they were very unhappy with the way things were run. Many con-goers reported sessions not lasting their full-time, as well as the con using volunteers for security. The A.V. Club panned the convention overall, commenting that it was poorly thought out and that the merchandise area gave "the impression that Twicon exists solely to get impressionable fans to pay for crap".{{cite web|title=I attended this on purpose: Twicon 2009|date=17 August 2009 |url=https://www.avclub.com/i-attended-this-on-purpose-twicon-2009-1798218399|publisher=The A.V. Club|access-date=4 July 2013}} Many fans noted that even the stars guesting at the convention appeared to be annoyed at the treatment given at the con.
End
Citing both "competitive pressures" and "the persistent nature of the economic downturn", TwiCon Partners LLC announced that it would cease operations on March 13, 2010. Organizers said that "non-refundable deposits" and payments to "professional service providers" left them with insufficient funds to "cover the next round of deposits due to host the event". This cancelled TwiCon events planned for Ottawa in June 2010 and Las Vegas in late July 2010. (The Ottawa event was originally scheduled for Toronto but was forced to relocate due to the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit.) No official statements were ever released to the convention website as to the availability of refunds for ticketholders, although Scoggins claimed that her company had no control over the finances and that letters pertaining to the availability of refunds were forthcoming.{{Cite web|url=http://groups.google.com/group/twicon-discussion-group/browse_thread/thread/8124fc139474f84a|title = Information from Becky Scoggins, Former Co-Owner of TwiCon}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.deadparrottavern.com/forum/showthread.php?18665-TwiCon-Toronto-2010-June-18-20-2010-Toronto-Canada|title=deadparrottavern.com|website=www.deadparrottavern.com}}
References
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{{cite news |first=Genevieve |last=Koski |work=The A.V. Club |title=I attended this on purpose: Twicon 2009 |url=https://www.avclub.com/i-attended-this-on-purpose-twicon-2009-1798218399 |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=March 14, 2010}}
{{cite web |first=Partick |last=Michels |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/07/this_weekend_twilight_superfan.php |title=This Weekend, Twilight Superfans Make Downtown Dallas Their Playground |date=July 31, 2009 |work=Dallas Observer |accessdate=August 4, 2009}}
{{cite web |first= Lindsay |last= Kalter |url= http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-TWICON_0803gd.ART.State.Edition2.4bdc71c.html |title= For 'Twilight' fans at TwiCon, books are more than just a love story |date= 3 August 2009 |publisher= Dallas Morning News |accessdate=August 4, 2009}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1616345/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716185915/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1616345/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2009 |title= 'Twilight' Superfan's 'Class Of '09 Shout-Out' Wins Her A Trip To TwiCon |date=July 15, 2009 |publisher=MTV |accessdate=August 4, 2009}}
{{cite web |url = http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/06/exclusive-interview-singer-marcus-foster-would-love-tour-rpattz |title=Singer Marcus Foster Would Love To Tour With RPattz |work=Radar Online |date=June 20, 2009 |accessdate=July 30, 2009}}
{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Carroll |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1617508/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807002435/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1617508/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |title= 'Twilight' Fans Celebrate With Saga's Stars At TwiCon |date=August 3, 2009 |publisher=MTV |accessdate=August 4, 2009}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jun/22/fandom-fangs-come-out-when-twicon-2009-hits-dallas/ |title=Fandom fangs come out when Twicon 2009 hits Dallas July 30 - August 2 |date=June 22, 2009 |newspaper=Pegasus News |accessdate=July 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226152419/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jun/22/fandom-fangs-come-out-when-twicon-2009-hits-dallas/ |archive-date=2012-02-26 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/877/meet-the-twicon-fan-correspondent-finalists |title=Meet the TwiCon Fan Correspondent Finalists |date=June 29, 2009 |publisher=ReelzChannel |accessdate=August 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704121725/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/877/meet-the-twicon-fan-correspondent-finalists |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Paulson |newspaper=The Tennessean |url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090703/COLUMNIST0501/907030334/1005/ENTERTAINMENT/Sam+Bradley+gets+boost+from++Twilight+ |title=Sam Bradley Gets Boost From Twilight |date=July 3, 2009 |accessdate=July 30, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
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Category:Twilight (novel series)
Category:Defunct science fiction conventions in the United States