Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 - This Weekend!posted by Curium on April 23, 2012 at 11:00 pmWe are pleased to announce, that Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 is this weekend and we have 3 seats left! We are close to another sell out. There are currently 241 paid attendees out of 244 attendee seats. Hopefully those remaining seats will be sold this week and we will have another sellout event. This charity event will raise $6,100 for the Open Door Mission and The Child's Play Charity. This will be the last email we will be sending regarding this event, please read it carefully.
No Ticket, Do Not Show
If the last 3 tickets are sold this week, there will not be any open spots. This means we will be at full capacity and will not have any open seats for people showing up unregistered. You are welcome to come by and check out the event but will be unable to participate in the event.
Validate Tickets & Seating
Please review your registration on the web site and make sure everything is in order and that you are currently seated in the correct seat. If there is any issues, please let us know immediately. If you have not already picked an assigned seat, please make sure that you do before showing up at the venue.
Event Time
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 will open at 7:00pm on Friday April 27 and end at 9:00pm on Saturday. Please be respectful, do not enter the venue before 7:00pm, we will have the power to the tables turned off and will turn away any early birds. I know you are excited about the event, but this is very disruptive to our staff who are still putting the final touches on the setup. If setup is completed, and if decided by the staff, the doors will open early for setup. If the doors are not open, please do not attempt to enter the venue.
Driving Directions
Directions to the venue can be found here -
http://www.netwar.org/index.php?page=thedigz_directions
Check-In Procedure (PLEASE READ)
All attendees must download the Intel LANFest waiver from our site, fill it out, sign it, and bring it along with you to the event. You must fill-out this waiver regardless if you have signed one for past events. You only need to print and bring page 1 (signature page). Please note a new field on the waiver, Seat #, you can find your number from the registration page on the Intel LANFest site. We will use your seat number to quickly identify you in the system and get you checked in and registered for the raffle. Please hand the waiver to our check-in staff when you arrive at the venue. No one will be allowed to attend the event without a signed waiver. Please make check-in easier for yourself and others by having this waiver ready for our staff.
If you are under the age of 18, you must have the waiver signed by a parent or guardian. (Please print and bring page 1 and 2).
Grab the waiver here -
http://www.netwar.org/?page=files
Loading / Unloading Computer At The Event
Please park in the large south parking lot. When you are loading/unloading your computer you may park near the door. After you have completed unloading, please MOVE YOUR CAR to a spot farther away so that other attendees can have an easy time getting their computers in/out just like you did.
Please use the southwest doors to enter the building, they will be marked.
When you get to the event, you may come right inside and bring in your computer and put it where you want to sit. After you get situated, come to the registration table and get yourself checked in. We will enter you into the raffle drawing.
Food & Drink
A large selection of food and beverages (non-alcoholic) will be available for purchase from the kitchen for the entire event. Please do not try to order alcoholic beverages from the bar area.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING FOOD OR DRINK INTO THE VENUE. I cannot stress this enough, this is not our rule. The venue staff will evict you from the premises for breaking this rule. You are welcomed to leave and grab food and drink from somewhere else, just do not bring it back inside with you.
What To Bring / FAQ
For information on what to bring to the event and how to prepare your computer before attending, please visit -
http://www.netwar.org/?page=gear
Be sure to have your computer in working and stable order, as well as virus and spyware free! Please update all drivers and malware/virus programs before attending. Please have all games you want to play installed and patched to the latest version, as well as tested before the event. Please make sure all of your Steam games are fully updated before attending. If your machines DNS server or IP is set to a static IP, please ensure that you enable DCHP so your machine can operate on our internal LAN.
No Power Strips - 1 Computer and 1 Monitor limit
To address some of the power issues and outages that have occurred at past events, we have redesigned the power distribution for this event. We are no longer allowing attendees to bring in personal power strips. You will connect your computer and monitor directly to the power strip provided below your table. Each table will have its own dedicated power strip, which both machines occupying "that" table will use. This will make our power distribution simple, preventing attendees from daisy chaining power strips and plugging into the wrong power source causing breakers to be overloaded. There is also a strict limit of one computer and one monitor per attendee to bring the event in-line with other large LAN parties. This change must be strictly enforced to ensure all who attend do not encounter power issues.
No Double Seats
We are no longer allowing attendees to purchase two seats for themselves, therefore consuming a whole table. You may only purchase one seat and occupy half of a table. This will allow for more people to attend the event. You may purchase two or more seats if you are distributing those tickets to another attendee(s).
Feel free to sign in to our forums to post about tournaments, teams, upcoming game releases, and pretty much anything else that sparks your interest.
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 - About Sold Out!posted by Curium on April 16, 2012 at 10:25 amWe have (11) tickets remaining, if you have not registered and paid, you better do so quickly before all of the tickets for the event are gone!
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 - 3 Weeks Away!posted by Curium on April 5, 2012 at 12:00 amGreetings,
There are three weeks until Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0! Nuff said! If you have not registered yet, you better get it done real soon. Registration has been moving extremely fast and we have 177 confirmed registered out of a possible 250 seats! The final two rows have been opened for registration. Get a spot before they are gone! Remember as we fill up, getting contiguous open seats to sit with your team or friends will get harder.
Event Details
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 will take place April 27-28, 2012 starting at 7:00 pm that Friday evening, the event will run straight for 26 hours till 9pm Saturday night. You may arrive at 6:30 p.m. for setup. The network will not be turned on live until 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.
No Power Strips - 1 Computer and 1 Monitor limit
To address some of the power issues and outages that have occurred at past events, we have redesigned the power distribution for this event. We are no longer allowing attendees to bring in personal power strips. You will connect your computer and monitor directly to the power strip provided below your table. Each table will have its own dedicated power strip, which both machines occupying "that" table will use. This will make our power distribution simple, preventing attendees from daisy chaining power strips and plugging into the wrong power source causing breakers to be overloaded.
There is also a strict limit of one computer and one monitor per attendee to bring the event in-line with other large LAN parties. This change must be strictly enforced to ensure all who attend do not encounter power issues.
No Double Seats
We are no longer allowing attendees to purchase two seats for themselves, therefore consuming a whole table. You may only purchase one seat and occupy half of a table. This will allow for more people to attend the event. You may purchase two or more seats if you are distributing those tickets to another attendee(s).
Charity
LANFest NETWAR 23.0 will be raising money for Child's Play and Omaha's Open Door Mission. Your entry fee for the event will be donated and split between both charity organizations. Thank you for your contributions and attendance at our event!
Event Schedule and Tournaments
Please review the site event details page for the most up to date event schedule.
StarCraft II - 1 vs 1
Minecraft Creative Tournament - 1 vs All
Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs 5
League of Legends - 5 vs 5 (must be level 30 to play in tournament)
Team Fortress 2 - 6 vs 6
Case Mod Competition
Computer Power User magazine will be hosting a computer case mod competition at the event. Registration will open Friday night.
The Raffle
Only one raffle prize will be awarded to any attendee. If you have purchased a seat for someone else they will be the awarded winner of the prize if that seat is drawn. You must be present during the raffle to be elgible to win.
Jousting Tournament
The NETWAR staff have decided to kick it up a notch this event and we have rented a jousting area (think American Gladiator), this will be in place of our normal Dodgeball tournament. We will have it setup on Friday night for practice and the tournament will start at midnight. All safety equipment must be worn at all times while participating in this event.
Bring Your Own Server (BYOS)
For those of you who want to bring a server, you may do so at no charge. Please contact us no later than one week prior to the event to confirm a spot in the server area. We will provide a static IP address which you need to set on your server before you attend. Your server must be remotely manageable over the network. We provide one power outlet and a single network cable. You may not bring a monitor or keyboard to attach to your server. After setting up the server, you will not have access to it for the duration of the event unless you are escorted by a NETWAR staff member. There is a limit of ten servers allowed in the BYOS area, so contact us early to reserve your spot.
Spread The Word
Please help us spread the word about this amazing charity event. Post about it on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, forums, and any other places you think would help. You can also download the flyer from the NETWAR site, print it, and post it in locations where it will be seen.
The Event Network
Cisco has stepped up again this event! They are providing us with networking equipment to once again provide a gigabit network connection to all attendees with 10 Gigabit fiber up-links back to the network core, which consists of a 400Gb back-plane switch.
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 - Registration Live!posted by Curium on March 3, 2012 at 12:00 amThe NETWAR staff is excited to announce that registration for our next event Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 is open! This will be our third event under the Intel LANFest program, our last event was amazing! We had a sold out event with just under 250 attendees and gave away almost $10,000 worth of amazing prizes to the attendees and raised $5,771 for charity (United Way of the Midlands).
Event Details
Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0 will take place April 27-28, 2012 starting at 7pm that Friday evening, the event will run straight for 26 hours till 9pm Saturday night.
Location: The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.
Registration Details
Please get yourself and everyone you know registered and pre-paid for the event as soon as possible, the quicker we sell our seats the more prizes from our sponsors we will have to offer. You also want to get your ticket before they are sold out!!
Tickets:
Online registration - $25
At the door - $35 (No seat guaranteed)
No Double Seats
We are no longer allowing an attende to purchase two seats for themselves and consume the whole table. You may only take 1 seat and have half of a table, this will allow for more space for additionial attendees. You may purchase 2 or more tickets if you are distributing/sharing those tickets with additionial attendees. However, whoever you give that ticket you, if they are drawn in the raffle they will be the winner of the prize, you will only be allowed to one prize in the raffle.
Charity
LANFest NETWAR 23.0 will be raising money for Child's Play and Omaha's Open Door Mission. Your entry fee for the event will be donated 50/50 to both charity organziations. Thank you for your contributions and attendance at our event!
Game Voting
Please help us determine what PC based games will be popular at NETWAR 23.0 by letting us know what games you will be playing. You can do this by visiting the NETWAR web site and click on 'Vote for Games'. Please have this done before March 16th, just do it right now.
Tournament Voting
Please help us decide what official PC based tournaments to run at NETWAR 23.0 by visiting the NETWAR web site and clicking on Vote Tournaments. Please have this done before March 16th, we will be counting up the votes on March 19th to decide what tournaments to organize for the event.
Spread The Word
Please help us spread the word about this amazing for charity event. Do your part and post about it Facebook, Google+, Twitter, forums and any other places you think would help. You can also download our flyer from the NETWAR site, print it and post it in locations where it will be seen.
Summary and Actions You need to perform
1. Register for Intel LANFest NETWAR 23.0
2. Prepay
3. Select your seat
3. Vote for Games you will be playing (Due March 16)
4. Vote for Tournaments you want at the event (Due March 16)
5. Like our Facebook page
6. Spread the word about our event (Forums, Twitter, Google+, Facebook, etc.)
7. Join the NETWAR community on our forums
