And hopefully the keynote will be more about internet spaceships and less about promoting nVidia.

But with the explosive growth of Fanfest the last couple of years, and especially the Party at the Top of the World, I have decided to refocus the event on you, the attendees. More EVE stuff, exclusive Fanfest attendee treatment at the party, improved Pub Crawls, DUST 514 goodies and more.

Looks absolutely freakin' AWESOME new venue, see you all there!

go tell your boss you're on your way to Iceland in March to attend the best party this planet has ever seen.

Hi Tyr

Just wanted to say how awesome Fanfest 2011 was organised. It was my first visit to Iceland and I couldn't fault the entire experience.

If any of you are thinking about going but are a bit hesitant, I can't begin to tell you how welcoming Iceland and CCP were to everyone there. It was a weird experience walking around in what 'felt' like a station, with players from all corps and alliances talking, having a laugh and enjoying beer despite any in game differences there may have been.

Devs were very receptive and were happy to talk about even the most geeky of things to anyone. Not once did I see any staff member try and shrug things off, even when there was a disagreement. I know that it's easy for forum warriors to blast devs on here, but the professionalism shown by staff members was incredible; even giving up seats when lecture halls were full to players.

I hope the new place is kitted out in the same way - everything from the lighting in the lifts to the Quafe bars was perfect for the feel of the place.

Just two minor suggestions though: The level of theft at the coat rails was huge when the party happened at the last place. There were none before it was opened up before the party, but we counted at least 20 people who had their stuff nicked, my friend included. Once guy sadly lost his Eve ships (2 IIRC) that he had brought from the shop

Secondly, the shop desperately needed more stock. Most of the good stuff was sold out almost instantly and not restocked each day.

Cheers
Chase

QFT!

Also, this made me happy in my pants:

Drat! I really wanted to go next year but the wife has forced me to take her to Hawaii at that time to renew our vows so while you all freeze, I will drink mai tai's on the beach!

Force her to come to Fanfest and renew your vows in Iceland. She can join the Sisters of EVE program. If you make an appearance on stage I will make sure you get a present from CCP

What, no catwalk fashion show?

\o/

also the downside of the new location is that the cool Nordica is further away than usual

But I think I can find another suitable location... CCP office is just nearby... you can rent a spot in the lobby right?

I will rent my desk to the highest bidder. It's made of the softest plank wood available.

The new venue is soooo beautiful :D Also, it's right in the city centre!

That's the city center? the picture looks like it's in the middle of nowhere? I don't see any other buildings around except in the far distance? hehe

Harpa is near the harbour - you can actually see it from the CCP office I think. The last few years it was still under construction but I guess it's finished now :D

So the FW round table will have CCP devs at it this time???

sausage party....

The entry called "And much more!" .. does that include round-tables where the participants are blue-balled by CCP?

Was a huge success last year so would be a shame not to repeat it .. forums still have open threads about it where silly stuff like chess boxing went away immediately after!

We will most definitely have round tables next year, as always. Harpa has 4 rooms that can serve very nicely as round tables. In the past we have only had 2 rooms (3 rooms FF11).
But these rooms in Harpa are smaller, which has its pros and cons. A smaller room means less people that can attend (more rooms to try and compensate) but much more personal and a higher quality experience for participants.


Best regards,
CCP Tyr

Hopefully, Iceland Air flights from Canada will start the weekend of Fanfest, not the weekend after as happened this year. Iceland Air's summer schedule (which includes direct flights from Toronto and Halifax) started March 27, 2011.

Some of us are loathe to fly through the US, and would require direct flights.

Sadly, the decision to attend is entirely based on Iceland Air's scheduling. I'm looking forward to attending, but only if I can get there directly.

Confirmed this morning.:

Hello,


YYZ service will start on 3/28/2012 (Toronto)

YYH service will start on 6/7/2012 (Halifax)


Regards

Icelandair

So the odds of me and guest attending is now not likely. Any chance of moving FanFest a few weeks later (into April) for 2013 ??

Easter is one of the reasons we have to do this in March because throwing an event close to or during Easter is not a good thing. Moving to close to summer in Iceland means high season in the tourist industry meaning higher prices on everything.

But, Easter is very early in 2013 so we might have to go April and that should be safe without hitting high season.
This is at this point only speculation.

We can try our best to influence Icelandair to offer special Canada Fanfest flights but in the end of the day it is up to them of course.

Best regards,
CCP Tyr

BTW: EVE is 10 years old 2013 :)

Thanks for the reply ! 10 years, eh? Should be a blast.

Still hoping I can find a workaround for 2012, though.

And hopefully the keynote will be more about internet spaceships and less about promoting nVidia.

Thanks for the reply ! 10 years, eh? Should be a blast.

Still hoping I can find a workaround for 2012, though.

Could you not fly to the UK then to Iceland? Or buy a boat :D

And hopefully the keynote will be more about internet spaceships and less about promoting nVidia.

Easter is one of the reasons we have to do this in March because throwing an event close to or during Easter is not a good thing. Moving to close to summer in Iceland means high season in the tourist industry meaning higher prices on everything.

But, Easter is very early in 2013 so we might have to go April and that should be safe without hitting high season.
This is at this point only speculation.

We can try our best to influence Icelandair to offer special Canada Fanfest flights but in the end of the day it is up to them of course.

Best regards,
CCP Tyr

BTW: EVE is 10 years old 2013 :)

This.

So what's the legal consumption age for alcohol in Iceland ?

So what's the legal consumption age for alcohol in Iceland ?

I wanted to got to fanfest for the past two years. This is the first time I've been able to go and now have absolutely no desire to go this year considering all thats happened.

I'm planning on attending the 2012 fanfest, this will be my first time so I'm sitting here checking everything for prices on the tickets aswell as the Iceland air packages, if anyone can give me an estimate of what the prices could run for that old be great because i would like to actually be in iceland for fanfest 2012 and not at home behind my computer watching it, don't get me wrong the coverage was awesome but I would feel better beeing there.

FC a fleet, make sure to scream obscenities and stuff about explosions and ****. Make sure to use nuclear ammo (point this out loudly).