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Hello everyone.

It is time again for another wondrous and awesome LANIME PARTY in Salem!!

We had a huge turnout for our March event and this time we have MORE space and MORE stuff and we naturally want MORE people to attend!!

So here is the lowdown:

LANime PARTY

Date and time:  MAY 14th from 2pm-midnight

Location: Chemeketa Community College Building 9 Rooms: 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 (yes that is SEVEN big rooms of fun!!!)

COST: FREE, nothing, zero, zilch, yes it is FREE!!

What will be happening:  LAN gaming, HALO 2, manga, anime, HK film, art contest, cosplay contest, DDR, GO, chess, other console gaming, pot luck, and probably other stuff I am forgetting!

So, we'll update this thread as we get more info about event schedules, but at this point just mark your calendar and do whatever you can to get down to Salem on MAY 14th for this awesome and *FREE* event.

Here are some directions and maps to the campus:

Directions from Portland to Chemeketa Community College
Take I-5 South towards Salem.
Take exit number 260B for Chemeketa Community College.
Turn left onto Chemawa Road NE.
Turn right onto Portland Road NE.
Turn left onto Lancaster Drive NE.
Turn left onto Cooley Drive NE to enter the Chemeketa Community College campus.

Directions from Eugene to Chemeketa Community College.
Take I-5 North towards Salem.
Take exit number 256 for Chemeketa Community College.
Turn right onto Market Street NE.
Turn left onto Lancaster Drive NE and continue for approximately 2 miles.
Turn right onto Cooley Drive NE to enter the Chemeketa Community College campus.

Here is a link to MAPQUEST directions for Mapquest users:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=4000+Lancaster+Drive+NE&city=Salem&state=OR&zip=97309&country=us

and here is a campus map with easy to read red markings..



w00t!

i hope to go

Thinking about it. How far out of Salem is Portland (by car...never actually drove to Salem before  :oops: )?

Just not sure what condition I'll be in to drive back at 12am in the morning :\

Salem is about 50 minutes South of Portland.  
And there is no obligation to stay all the way to midnight.  Lots of folks come for just a few hours and then head back home.

what games are u doing for the lan?

I second that question ^^

And is it a "bring your own PC" or will there be available hookups? I just hate to lug my PC around (more worry than anything else), really need to get a portable one heh.

I'll try to make it with some Eugene peoples.

WOOO.
;3 Look for me, in my Dejiko Cosplay! (Ahh. I don't have a wig. xD)
I'll be there with my friend Leslie, she dosn't Cosplay but she loves Anime/Manga.

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what games are u doing for the lan?

I second that question ^^

And is it a "bring your own PC" or will there be available hookups? I just hate to lug my PC around (more worry than anything else), really need to get a portable one heh.

Oh, and also is there a tournament registration fee? E.g. a pot for the winner, or other prizes, or just for bragging rights?

I am not sure what games are going to be played BUT we are having a meeting on Sunday the 17th and all those details will be worked out at the meeting and either I or Irnogs will post the info as soon as we can.

It is definately a 'bring your own PC' deal.  You need to bring your PC and all the necissary cords, power strips, cables, etc...  We are working on having some PC's available for a fee in the future, but I am not sure at this point if that will be available for the MAY event.

And there are no fees for the tournament.  There are prizes that are provided by sponsors like ATI, BAWLS, and ALIENware.  The tournament winners last time won a case of BAWLS drinks.

Also it is a good idea to check out the ETHERGUILD website and also browse the forums there for the latest info.  This is the Etherguild's site:

http://www.etherguild.org

You'll need to register to use the forums, but that is quick and painless. :wink:

And I'll make sure and update this thread with info as I get it.

Oh and if anyone wants a ride and doesn't mind riding with a crazy guy I will probably be ok with that (don't want to promise anything yet till I've got more details tho). I'll probably be staying the whole time though, fyi.

i cant go  :cry: no one lives in damascus or clackamas :cry:

or does someone :?:

and i want to go  :cry:

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Oh and if anyone wants a ride and doesn't mind riding with a crazy guy I will probably be ok with that (don't want to promise anything yet till I've got more details tho). I'll probably be staying the whole time though, fyi.

so are you simply driving back late then?

Yeah, pump a couple of mochas into myself and I should be good to go. I'd rent a cheap hotel unit for the night, but in all honesty I'm trying to save now that Sakuracon is past (and Kumoricon coming up).

Besides, at a 50min drive it's actually an early night for me lol. I go to bed 12am minimum....and that's on weekdays when I have to get up for work in the morning

Like I said, my biggest concern is I've never been to Salem before, but that is why Mapquest was born

Think I'll leave my PC at home though, those aren't games I play heh. Oh well, one less thing to worry about ^ ^

yeah, by all means feel free to bring other games if you want. we just are playing that game for the tourney.

also, chemeketa's really easy to find, so I don't think you'll have any problems. if you do though, just pull up to a gas station or something and anyone in town could tell you. mapquest should have it right though. there's no one way streets on that side of town heh (got turned around in portland really bad once since mapquest messed that up...)

also, chemeketa's really easy to find, so I don't think you'll have any problems. if you do though, just pull up to a gas station or something and anyone in town could tell you. mapquest should have it right though. there's no one way streets on that side of town heh (got turned around in portland really bad once since mapquest messed that up...)

Very true, and if you haven't yet, please check the first post of this thread to find driving directions to Chemeketa.

Here is a link to MAPQUEST directions for Mapquest users:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=4000+Lancaster+Drive+NE&city=Salem&state=OR&zip=97309&country=us

Oh, man, that sounds like a lot of fun. I'd totally go, but I live in Battle Ground x.x I don't think I'd be able to get a ride, or even follow a map there. Oh well, there'll be others ^__^

btw, I thought I'd let everyone know that I did get pics up from the last party. You HAVE to see the pics of Eric getting tackled by Danyl and Eric uhmm... holding something of Danyl's HAHA (it's PG, I swear).

hahaha Yeah the pics are super funny.  LAN GONE WILD!!!


Anyway, for those of you who are planning on coming we had a big planning meeting tonight and the venue looks AWESOME!!

Here is a breakdown of the rooms:

room 111: ANIME/HK FILM (big room, big big screen, ampitheater style seating)
room 115:  LAN gaming.  Same type of room.  Outlets at each seat.  good times.

room 114 and 116:  TWO ROOM HALO 2 tourney.  all on BIG SCREENS

room 117:  MANGA, ART, table top gaming, GO, CHESS, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc...
room 118:  FOOD, Potluck AND... a big screen for AMV's and chopsocky Kung Fu films.  

As far as what I will be showing, here is what is on my viewing list so far:
ANIME:
Madlax
FMP Fuffomu
Early Reins
HK FILM:
Righting Wrongs (1986)
One Nite in Mongkok (2004)

The party is gonna ROCK!!

Hi everyone, just want to add some more SUPERCOOL news about the MAY party!!

We have more sponsors donating prizes for the event and I have it confirmed that FUNImation will be sending a box of swag and prizes for the party.  W00t!!!

I also have it confirmed that BANDAI will be sending a big box of swag and prizes our way for the JUNE party!!!

yayness i might have securded a ride .. madness one weekend costume making this weekend!!

-spasm-
UM. UM. YES.
No, She'll be wearing my Blue kimono with pretty... birds (I can't member the kind) with yellow Obi, and I'll be wearing my Dejiko. Um. Without the Hat. Beacuse it sucks. xDD And I dunno what I'll do about footwear, beacuse my boots slag a little... Okay. Alot. o-o;

oh cool, I like to see your cosplay when you make it there.  I dunno if I will wear my haku cosplay to the lan party.  I still have to get a ride first! o_o

if you need a ride I'd also suggest posting in the etherguild forums. there's a forum there dedicated to this topic

oh okay thanks.  I may look into that, I dunno about registering though.... I'll look into it later I guess, but thanks again for the tip

Hi everyone.  I have the viewing room schedules all hammered out and ready so here it is.  (For the Hong Kong films, you can click on the title to read a review of the film to learn more about it.)

ANIME ROOM

2:00-2:50: MADLAX eps 1-2

2:50-3:40: Full Metal Panic Fumoffu eps 1-2

3:40-4:25: Early Reins

4:25-6:05: Spiral eps 1-4

6:05-7:45: Fullmetal Alchemist eps 5-8

7:45-9:45: Evangelion eps 1-5

9:45-10:30: Break for awards

10:30-11:30: TBA (likely will be some Dir En Grey music videos)

11:30:  clean up

HK FILM ROOM

2:00 - 3:50:  LIFELINE

3:50 - 6:00:  The Stormriders

6:00 - 7:40:  Righting Wrongs

7:40 - 9:45:  One Nite in Mongkok

9:45 - 10:30: break for awards

10:30 - 11:30: TBA (likely will be Live Action Sailor Moon)

D: I watched Spiral. Maybe it's that it was in English, and the Gamers where all doing DDR noisly, but it... it sucked. We only watched the first eppisode beacuse everyone was dissipointed with it.

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D: I watched Spiral. Maybe it's that it was in English, and the Gamers where all doing DDR noisly, but it... it sucked. We only watched the first eppisode beacuse everyone was dissipointed with it.

Yeah, I have only watched the first episode as well, I thought it was ok.  I showed the first episode at our LAN party in Feb.  I didn't like the intro music much.  We are showing it because FUNImation is a sponsor and we show their stuff and then people fill out surveys and we send them back to FUNI and FUNI likes us and sends us more free stuff   .

But, yeah, if you aren't into it there are always lots of other fun stuff and you can always step into the HK film room and watch the EXCELLENT film 'The Stormriders'.  

Is that a challenge? I'LLTAKEYOUON! :3 I'm looking forward to it.

hey that's a pretty nifty package they sent you!  
Also, the AA (America's Army) tourney will start at 5pm, and the Halo 2 tourney will start at 7:30. Registration closes 1/2hr before tourney start, so get there early!

Also, the first 100 people will be getting a bag full of goodies! I'm not talking just stickers and flyers either! Each bag will have a t-shirt or hat or bawls sack... and either a screwdriver kit (from corsair) or a pen and other nifty stuff - in ADDITION to nifty stickers and flyers.  Just ANOTHER reason to get there early. (btw rarnom, we will probably be meeting in the room early Friday to stuff the bags and set up)

This month, the halo 2 tourney winner will win a case of bawls, and the AA tourney winner will be winning a case of bawls and a ticket to PDX LAN!!

We will also be having a drawing for everyone that brings their computer for a Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR500 1GB memory kit!! That's a $250 prize we're going to give away!!

Also, we plan on having an order form available for those of you that are interesting in purchasing VIP membership for $20/year. VIP membership is completely optional, and you may still enter our monthly events on campus without it. We are offering the VIP membership to raise funds and offer some other goodies. With it you will get:

1)A T-Shirt (either SuperBest or EtherGuild, it's up to you... and whatever size you need. This will be a pre-order deal, and we'll get it to you once it's printed)

2) /possibly/ (most likely, but not entirely confirmed)An exclusive spiral bound manual written by the EtherGuild. It's kind of a humorous "gamer's guide to social interaction" type of deal... you'll have to see it when it's printed, which will probably be sometime before the June event.  

3)Exclusive access to certain parts on the website which will allow you to download our short films and other goodies. It will also get you your own email @etherguild.org or thesuperbest.com (we're still undecided)

4)Exclusive access to the superbest and etherguild libraries...

5)An invite to VIP members only parties once a term (4x a year). we'll be supplying food, and probably movies, etc.

6)Free entry in our future tournaments on campus. As of June we are expecting to charge a small (probably $2) entry fee for the TOURNAMENTS. This is not a cover charge! We plan on always having free entry to the event. We are just simply trying to get some compensation for the prizes we are offering with the tournament fees.

I hope some of you are interested in purchasing the membership. It'll help the club tremendously, and it'll hook you up with some cool stuff.  Again, let me say that you do not need to buy this though. You can still come to our events and play all the games you want and participate in everything we offer at our monthly events without purchasing a membership!

Oh, and one more thing! I'd like to mention, that at the event we are asking that anyone UNDER 16 that is attending please arrive with an  ADULT that will be present the whole evening with you and can be responsible for you during the event. Also, anyone under 12 will be required to have that person WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES. This is just to keep everyone out of trouble and make sure that we don't have any kids left there without a way home. Also, I'd like to add that all minors need to follow curfew laws!

There, I hate being a party pooper, so please don't make me say it again.
I hope to see you all there! This will be an awesome party, and with rarnom getting us in the statesman next week, there's sure to be lots of people there!

See you next week!!

Yeah, I'll be coming to the party (with superjaz and stephanie and such), and if anyone's looking for me, just check out the Songstress Yuna wearing the wrong boots (damn shoestores and only selling SANDALS!)

Anyway...yeah

I might be able to give a ride. My transmission went out on Thursday though and I won't know anything definite until Tues/Wed.

In any case email me if interested. If I can get there I intend to leave early enough to get there at go time, and don't plan on leaving until close to...well, close time lol.

I've never been there before, so I just plan on mapquesting it. And I imagine the posted directions will be helpful.

oh, and if you're under 18 plz get your parents permission. I don't want to piss off or worry any parents. I think I did at the sakuracon. :\

I know we have other people from portland that come... it's too bad they haven't been checking the boards..  :\

Yeah, hopefully once we get the new site up and running we can encourage a more active forum.  We could do some mini contests within the forum maybe?  Either way, yeah, we gotta get more people active and posting!!