Three Years of Expansion Announced! The National Haunters Convention will be at the Valley Forge Convention Center (in Valley Forge, PA) on Friday, April 10th, 2009, and Saturday, April 11th, 2009. We have also contracted for the Valley Forge Convention Center in April for both 2010 and 2011 as well! This Convention Center offers the largest right to work exhibit space in Suburban Philadelphia with over 108,000 gross square feet of space. There is NO union fees, NO drayage, and plenty of room to park both tag along and full size trailers as the complex is complete with actual docking locations. The location also features incredible ceiling height, nice meeting rooms, and plenty of restaurants and meeting places for everyone. The combined forces of Michael Bruner from 'The Monster Maze' and the 'PA Haunters Gathering' as well as Robert Kocher (Xanthar of the Museum) of 'The Village of Darkness' have developed a three-year expansion plan for the Convention. Our 2009-year will be our transition year where we will be phasing out the Eastern Haunters Convention and then be known as the National Haunters Convention completely in 2010 and beyond. In addition to securing the location for the next three years, we will be upgrading our management systems with approximately $25,000 worth of Website Design, SQL coding, and enhanced features to both Halloween University as well as the National Haunters Convention to allow some of the latest technology to be used for the Halloween and Haunt Industry. Mike and myself have 'spared no expense' in trying to present our industry with a professional and modern vantage point. We thank everyone who has helped with our growth and expansion and look forward to serving our friends, vendors, and patrons each year. We hope to see everyone at next year's event and for a full write up of the former years events, please click here
The Eastern Haunters Convention is like a huge reunion that you look forward every year to attending. We offer many of the features of a large haunt convention without the large bite out of your budget. If you are a Professional or Amateur haunter, a Halloween home or yard haunter, or just plan the coolest Halloween parties among all your friends, then this convention is for you. If you like to visit conventions or have never been to one before we welcome everyone who is into Goth, horror movies, classic movies, animatronics, robots, makeup, prop building, airbrushing, or just plain anything to do with Halloween to attend. Our seminars are top notch, and you will find vendors that have products and services that will amaze you. For anyone in the past 8 years who has been to a Pennsylvania Haunters Gathering (our predecessor) or an Eastern Haunters Convention they will tell you: our event is about networking, learning and having a good time. The vendors are coming out in droves with a huge variety of products from Animations to Promotional Products. This is a chance of a lifetime for haunts of every size to meet the vendors and other haunters face-to-face, see products in person, stock up on supplies, and have a great time. You will have the opportunity to participate in informative seminars with industry professionals, win great haunt-related prizes, tour local top notch haunted attractions and even attend our costume ball. We invite you to browse our website, learn about our seminars, the convention show floor, our famous costume ball, our vendors, and our events. You can purchase tickets online at a discount, or at the door the weekend of the event at full price. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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