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Arcanacon XXIII will be held at Collingwood College, Hoddle St, not quite opposite the Collingwood Town Hall (Melways 2C, G9). It is close to Collingwood Station and Johnston St, and effectively on Hoddle St.
In 2005, the convention unfortunately misses the Australia Day holiday. Because the 26th is not adjacent to a weekend, we have chosen to run the convention on Thursday the 20th, Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of January. Please note the Friday is not a public holiday
Festivities begin at 2pm on the Thursday and continue until prizegiving at 7.30pm on the Sunday, in the process cramming in 13 sessions of roleplaying, wargames, boardgames and more.
Convention Timetable
The first session starts at 4pm on Thursday. From then onwards, tournaments are run in 2.5 hour sessions, each in a 3 hour block. Thursday has two sessions, commencing at 4pm and 8pm. The following three days have sessions at 9am, 1pm, 4pm and 8pm, with the final session Sunday being devoted to the prizegiving.
Don't forget: Thursday and Friday are not public holidays in Victoria - bear that in mind when making up your timetable!
The convention doors open at 8:30 am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cashing in on the long summer day, we're giving you an hour for lunch and an hour for tea, and then taking advantage of balmy nighttime to run the convention until 11pm.
Arcanacon closes on Sunday evening with the Awards Ceremony, closely followed by the Post Con Do.