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Online registration for Ascendio is only open through June 25; we will not be selling Full or Merlin's Circle registrations, or add-on meal tickets to the Feasts or Keynote Luncheon, on-site, although Day Passes and tickets to Special Events like Night of a Thousand Wizards in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and the Live DVD Commentary with members of Team StarKid, will be available at the Registration Desk from Thursday through Saturday (or, technically, Thursday through whenever the event is, give or take a few hours). Check out out Chart about what's included with each type of Ascendio registration!
Ready to register? Click here!
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Share the magic of the holiday season with fandom, friends and family!


Purchase an Ascendio Gift Certificate using the purchase/checkout process on this page! Just select the type of gift certificate you want to give and the dollar amount. In the next day or two, one of our Registration Elves will email you with a certificate that you can print out and give to the recipient, or forward in an email. If you prefer to give the gift anonymously our Registration Elves will coordinate that with you.


Note: Gift Certificates purchased via the Ascendio/Google Checkout system must be used before June 15, 2012 unless the Ascendio registration team says otherwise. Gift certificates must be used towards an Ascendio registration, add-on ticket or merchandise. Email pr@hp2012.org with any questions or for more information.
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Don't forget, the Ascendio Full Registration price goes up to $225 after Cyber Monday is through. Our Full Registration includes THREE full days of programming, TWO feasts and ONE fantastic Ball (and admission to at least 15 meetups, over 55 formal and informal programming sessions, a dozen wrock performances, seven or eight fan films, three workshops and lots more amazing fan-created, fan-inspired and fan-focused content). Oh, and the return of Norberta The Massive Dragon!

We've also had a bunch of meet-up sign-ups; check out the list of already-coordinating groups here. You can sign up here and claim your group's space.

And don't forget, the programming deadline is in February! Check out the Call for Proposals, and think about a round-table you might want to lead, a panel you want to organize, or a talk you'd like to give. As usual, our programming sessions run the gamut from structured, organized, formal and academic sessions to fandomy and spirited discussions.

We have some fantastic announcements coming up, and can't wait to share them with you!
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Since we started planning Ascendio back in 2010, we've planned to host meet-ups, Common Room activities, the Fan Art Gallery and the Vendor Room on Thursday, but at our site visit last month, it became clear to us that we could do more with our Thursday plans.
First thing's first:  We're in the process of adding an afternoon of Wrock concerts and other entertainment, and to make the day accessible to everyone, we're also introducing a Thursday-only Day Pass, priced at only $50.

The Thursday Pass will give you access to all programming on Thursday, including Wrock concerts featuring Undesirable #1, The Butterbeer Experience, Gryffindor Common Room Rejects, Carpe Geekdom and more bands who'll be announced this winter. You'll also get to hang out in the Common Room, shop the Vendor Room, explore the Art Gallery and more! (We're waiting for some AV info from the hotel before we can confirm fanfilm showings on Thursday, for example).
You'll also be able to purchase a ticket to Night of a Thousand Wizards 2 with a Day Pass for Thursday, Friday or Saturday! (note: NoaTW tix are still not on sale, but will be soon!)
On our Registration Page you can register for a Thursday Pass (or get a multiday pass) - but here's the biggest news: if you already have a Full registration, we're including access to all programming, concerts and events at the hotel on Thursday with your registration! So basically you're getting another full day of Ascendio programming for the same price! Talk about bang for buck.

Now, for some math. The Friday and Saturday Passes are still $75 per day, which means that for a few lucky people, you can purchase a Full Registration for the same price of Day Passes for Thursday, Friday and Saturday! $50 + $75x2 = $200... and that's the price for the rest of this month! Even once the price goes to $225, if you want to enjoy Harry Potter discussions, fan creativity and magic on all three days, you might want to opt for a Full Registration, which includes two feasts and only costs $25 more than the three day passes. And the meals? They're definitely worth more than twenty five dollars!
We hope you're as excited about our expanded Thursday programming as we are. Not only do we feel it gives those with Full and Merlin's Circle's registrations even more to do, but hope that the $50 Day registration for Thursday "Wrock Day" and other programming will make Ascendio possible for both Wrock fans and those on a budget. Whether you come for the whole con or mix and match day registrations and individual event tickets, we want all Harry Potter fans to find something at Ascendio, and have a great con!
(Oh, and if you can come up with a better name than "Wrock Day" for our Thursday programming, and we opt to use it for the event, we'll send you a lovely Ascendio lunch bag! Send your suggestions to pr@hp2012.org.)

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Thought you ought to know...

We've extended our $200 rate for a Full Registration through CyberMonday (November 28), so your Ascendio registration can be a great kick-off to the holiday season! Remember what's included in a Full registration:
  • Two fantastic feasts
  • Three days of formal and informal programming and meet-ups
  • All author readings and signings
  • Access to the Common Room, Art Gallery, Vendor Room, Craft Faire and Courtyard
  • Pickup Quidditch
  • The Afterparty at Malfoy Manor Ball (which we may come up with a better name for)
  • Showings of fanfilms, fanvids and some Harry Potter movies
  • Podcasts, workshops, drabble and drawble challenges
  • The Fashion Show on Saturday evening
  • Wrock concerts on Thursday (and acoustic wrock concerts throughout the weekend)
  • The ability to purchase a ticket to Night of a Thousand Wizards 2 (when they go on sale)

And lots more! Basically, this means that the cost of a Full registration is the same as you'd pay for a daypass for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but since it's a Full registration, you also get to go to two amazing feasts at the Portofino Bay resort - one brunch on Friday, and one brunch on Sunday. And that, in turn, helps you keep to what we're calling Ascendio Arithmancy, where we suggest that every day, you have: 
Five hours of sleep
Four panels or presentations
Three meals (or substantial snacks)
Two bottles of water
One shower!

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