Omega Con has come and gone. It was the first major Sci Fi or Comic Book Convention in 10-15 years by my count. It was in the planning for over 2 years. Was it worth it?

I think it went off pretty well myself. There were a lot of confusing moments and problems shuffling people to different rooms overall though. There was a lack of organization. I know for one instance I went for the charity auction. Got told it was in another room at 2. Went to that room, which was the original room it was supposed to be in only to find no one there. Went back to where it was rescheduled for and there did not seem to be too many people there. Anyways, the charity auction proceeded and I got me a few little things. There was a large area for dealers and I think they can make that bigger. But overall it was a good mix of dealers.
I got to meet several stars including Chase Masterson, Richard Hatch, Peter Mahew, and Richard Kiel.
I also had the privilege of seeing the second screening ever of a film called Yesterday Was a Lie. It is a very interesting sci fi/noir film. It combines the films of the 40’s with the Sci Fi of today. It is going through the film festivals and Cons right now and I hope it gets a major release because it is great!
Overall I think that Omega Conwas a success but it needs a lot of work. They can do better, especially with organizing things better. I think the Con did lose some people due to the fact that there were no Maps of the place at all. Yesthey were online, but there were none printed out at the site. The Sheraton was a large place and had events in many different places. If I had not previously seen the map I would have been even more lost than I was. The place was quite a maze and people were having trouble finding things. Also moving events and panels constantly gets old. I can understand when someone does not show or something, but it seemed that a very large portion of events and panels were being moved and rescheduled.
I hope we see Omega Con in 2009 and it is bigger and better! Click the link below to see more pictures from OmegaCon 2008! See more at the following link on Flickr!