We’ve added some new stuff to our “Get Involved” resources page: Web Banners. We now have everything from Twitter sized images all the way through full sized Ad banners, all available for immediate download. So if you’d like to help us out and post a banner on your site, or in your signature on a forum, please go grab one now and show it off.

Thanks to FalcoVolt, we will have this at the con this year:

Here are some of the great people who came out to party with us:

We had so many people even with the Easter holiday cancellations that we outnumbered everyone in the entire restaurant we went to.

Mosaic is a 5 minute walk from our convention hotel and specializes in delicious waffles sandwiches and burgers. (They even have vegetarian sandwiches for those of you who don’t do meat.)

Games were played, drawings made, Girl Scout cookies bought and eaten, and other LOLZ were had before we went to eat. Originally scheduled for 3-7 then dinner, the meetup lasted until almost midnight. We are probably going to do another one this summer involving a BBQ!

As you may know, we are working hard to be able to keep the positive attitude and fun going all year round. I feel much happier when I am able to hang out with people who are like me, and I know that the crew feels that way too. To that end, we have started Geek Networking Meetups. We hold them just about every month in either New Jersey, Maryland, or Virginia so far. This is also a great time for people to get more info about Intervention and suggest cool things to us. Our event prides itself the most in doing what the fans want. We don’t limit ourselves to what has been already done.

Our only limit is funding, so I must remind you that you should please register for the con, donate, or sponsor and buy some ads with us. This is how we are able to bring the event to you in addition to Harknell and I personally funding as much as we possibly can. Harknell, the whole staff, and I believe strongly in putting everything where our beliefs are to create a safe, fun, educational, and sometimes crazy space for geeks of all stripes and their families.

You will definitely see some things at our con this year that you will see at no other con. I am not afraid of doing things that have never been done before. :D Let’s take a walk on he ceiling and see what good things might happen!

Random:

There is no requirement for you to join us at these meetups. You don’t even have to ever have attended Intervention before. All you have to do is show up, meet new friends, and pay for any food or park tickets that you may need for the day. Our next scheduled meetup is at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I picked this park because it truly is a beautiful park that also accommodate non-riders very well with it’s animal exhibits, great food, shows, and gentler rides. Harknell does not ride roller coasters, so it was only fair to make it something for everyone. :D

If you’d like to be kept in the loop about these mini events:

- Subscribe to this site’s RSS.
- “Like” us on Facebook.
- Follow us on Twitter.
- Subscribe to the Google Group.

You are also welcome to:

- friend me on Facebook.
- Follow me on Twitter.

(Please note that my language on my personal social networking outlets isn’t always as family-friendly as my convention. I am from New Jersey and Pittsburgh. Heh. :) )

It was so great seeing all of you who came out this weekend! I can’t wait to do another one! The Spring and Summer will bring a lot of good things. The convention is already ahead of schedule planning-wise, and the good ideas and fun mayhem is flowing!

The registration price goes up on April 1. You should register now and tell others to do so as well. There are a few reasons for this.

This event is not a for profit event run by a big corporation. It’s just me, Harknell, and our volunteer staff who make this happen. None of us get paid to do this. We are still a start up company powered by what we can contribute, your registration money, and the volunteer man and womanpower of our staff.

This is why you might notice something special at our event.

Each and every staff member believes so hard in Intervention becoming more than just a fun weekend getaway. We are in this for the long haul, to offer opportunities to the geek community that weren’t previously available. It is our dream to put on the most fun convention where you can also learn something to make your life better all year round. It has not been easy, but oh heck yes we are on that path!

Harknell and I truly have dedicated our entire lives to making this convention the best and most innovative con out there. If we have to work 80 hour weeks, we do it. When you do something you believe in this strongly, it is an absolute joy to do it!

The fact remains that we still absolutely cannot do it without your help and patronage. Every bit of your registration money goes to the event – paying for the space, feeding the guests, lodging the staff who make the event happen, and paying for insurance.

It often takes about 5 years for new events to fully gel. In our first years we have shown a great growth pattern that is more than the statistical average for new events in our area. However, we have to keep this up. I need your help to keep this up. I want to do this faster than the statistical timeframe, and I know we can do it.

It would mean so much to me if we could get a few more registrations in before the price goes up on April 1st.

It is just as important now in year 3 as it was in year 1 for you to pre-register, tell people about us, and donate. Do you have a business that we can help market? Please consider our sponsorship opportunities that help us pay for the event space and the printing of the con materials.

Still, the best thing you can do is attend and tell people what a great time you had. We are still building this, and every amazing brick counts.

If you are unfamiliar with our brand of geekery, look no further than our About Page, and the Archive on the top navigation bar for examples of what we did and will continue to build upon.

If you are familiar with our brand of geekery, prepare yourself for some great new additions to the programming this year. We have things planned that no other con has ever done before – to be announced as soon as the ink dries. The more registrations we get, the more we can do.

I can’t thank you enough for your support, help spreading the word about what we are doing, and patronage. I truly consider it an honor to be able to put something good and geeky back into the world. I have never worked on an event that managed to progress so quickly, but we still need every bit of your support that you can give! :)

Intervention 2012 is happy to announce it’s first round of guests for the 2012 event. We have a great collection of returning guests from our previous years, and a notable new guest of Danielle Corsetto, creator of Girls with Slingshots. We have many other guests in the works, so expect some huge announcements over the next few weeks.

This is just the beginning of the chaos….

Sat. April 7th @ The Hilton Rockville, MD: Geek Meetup:
Here is a Facebook invite.

For those without FB:

Hilton Washington DC/Rockville
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Saturday, April 7, 2012
3:00pm until 7:00pm

This meetup is open to the public! Invite as many people as you want to this.

Well, we did a poll and April 7th won by a landslide this time around.

We will be hanging out from 3-7PM at the Hilton Rockville in the Atrium area near the bar. After that we will go to Mosaic to get waffle burgers: http://www.mosaiccuisine.com/

What is the reason behind this meetup? Fun, really. We never get to see most of you when we aren’t working at a con, so this is a great time to socialize in a low-stress environment. You do not have to have attended Intervention (http://www.InterventionCon.com/) to attend, but it is a great time for you to ask us questions about the event, make suggestions, remind us about things, and hear unreleased info about the Sept. 2012 event.

Sat. June 30th @ Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA: Geeks Invade Busch Gardens:
Here is a Facebook invite.

For those without FB:

Saturday, June 30, 2012
10:00am until whenever

Our awesome geeky event http://www.InterventionCon.com/ is only once a year. We decided that we should have mini meet ups all year round.

This is open to the public! All geeks (and even non-geeks) are invited. You don’t have to have attended Intervention in the past. You also don’t have to ride the rides – half of our group are non-riders. Their job is to test the delicious food and alcohol for us. ;D

BGW has a new coaster this year (Verbolten), a new Fairy Tale stage show in Germany, and new German foods, like gingerbread!

We’ll meet at the park ticket booths at park opening, If you are late, its OK.

Follow http://www.twitter/com/Onezumi to see where we are at, and/or call/text 619-ONEZUMI if you don’t have Twitter. Also, you should probably friend me on FB (Onezumi Hartstein)

Don’t be shy – come on out and have fun with us!

You can also sign up to our Geek Meetup mailing list here. If oyu don;t do social networking, you can still get the updates there.

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