2009 Expo Icrontic - What is it?

I realize there's really nothing describing what the Expo Icrontic actually is, for those who aren't familiar.

If you've read our unique history, you know that by the end of 2003, we had gone through quite a bit as a community, and after a few tentative discussions, it was decided that we should try having a LAN party here in Michigan. For those who don't know what a LAN is, it's a party where everybody brings a computer, hooks them all together, and spends a weekend (usually) playing games with each other.

After a false start, the first Short-Media LAN went off successfully in May of 2004, in the basement of a coffee shop in Warren, MI. Initially we thought it would be a local-ish gathering, but people ended up flying in and driving in from all over. The stage was set, and we knew 2005 would be bigger and better.

In 2005 I bought a bigger house, and the suggestion was made to have the LAN at my house. We decided to rent a circus tent and sure enough, it all fell into place, and all kinds of Short-Medians showed up, some all the way from Europe.

2006, 2007, and 2008 were each bigger and better than ever. As the attendee list grew, more events were added; a food tour, a boardgaming area, a duct tape building competition, a golf outing, a special trip to a hat store, and other crazy and wild things. By the time LAN 2008 was over, we knew we had something that was way, way more than "just" a LAN party.

We changed the name and the concept to indicate that this huge summer gathering was about way more than computer gaming; it was about being an Icrontian, and Livin' the Icrontic Life. We renamed the gathering to reflect this, and "EXPO ICRONTIC" was born (EPIC for short).

EPIC 2009 will be from June 24th - 28th, 2009

Events Include:

• LAN Gaming (Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, and more)
• Tastes of Detroit food tour
• Duct Tape Challenge
• IC Golf Outing
• Boardgaming Area
• Rock Band
• Moar

So to summarize, EPIC is the biggest Icrontic event of the year; the most fun, the most hectic, the most social, the most.... Epic!

Register now, join us, and have a GREAT time.