Welcome to PantheaCon 2015

 
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Programming events run from noon on Friday to 4 PM on Monday. We have over 200 presentations.

This year we will open some areas on Thursday from 6 – 9 PM.

We have the San Jose/Santa Clara rooms for a casual Hang-out on Thurs. from 6 PM till midnight. This area is kid-friendly (no alcohol). We encourage people to bring games and things to share.

Thursday open areas:
San Jose/Santa Clara: 6PM till midnight
Registration: 6 – 9PM
Information: 6 – 9PM
Green Room (for presenters): 6 – 9PM
Con Hospitality Room 945: 7 – 9PM
Gryphons (volunteers) Room 245: 7 – 9PM

Registration for PantheaCon Membership opens at 8 AM every day and is at the Convention Center Entry on the ground floor farthest from the hotel elevators. After you register and pick up your badge, you will receive a complete program guide, pocket program, and up to date changes. Look each day for our PantheaCon Daily Oracle for the latest about changes to the program and upcoming evening parties. The shuttle starts on Friday for the nearby hotels.
Badges will be required for participation in any presentation or for admittance to any official PantheaCon party floors. Badges will be checked. Please wear your badge at all times. Lost badges will have to be purchased again, but your money will be refunded if you find the old one. [See badge policy]
The Vendor room does not require a badge.
A short Opening Ritual with Glenn Turner and friends starts the Conference at noon (Hotel room check in is typically at 3 PM, but bags can be left with the hotel bell service people.) Then at 1:30 PM the Con gets going with lots of wonderful presentations.

See you there.
Glenn Turner, Ringmaster

Double Tree hotel food options

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1. Cash Sales/ Concession, Sat and Sun 11am to 11pm
The foyer above Registration will have a selection of sandwiches, healthy snacks and small hot meals.

2. Room service with Dine-In Menu is available from 6am – 11pm.

3. Sprigs serves Breakfast, lunch and dinner starting at about 6am till 1am.

4. Spencer’s (a very expensive restaurant). Lunch Menu, Dinner Menu, Dessert Menu
Friday  Lunch 11:00am-2pm; Dinner 5pm-10pm
Saturday – Dinner only 5pm-10pm
Sunday-   Dinner only 5pm-10pm
Monday,   Lunch 11:00am-2pm; Dinner: 5pm-10pm

5. Sushi bar will remain open from 12p.m. – Midnight or later depending the demand.

6. Lobby Bar (2050 Lounge) – some limited food – available 12noon to  10pm.

 
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The 21st annual

PantheaCon

Feb 13 – 16, 2015

San Jose Doubletree Hotel

2050 Gateway Place, San Jose CA

Online and Mail-in Registration is now Closed!

Theme for 2015: Pagan Visions of the Future; Building Pagan Safety and Social Nets.

Join our huge and varied Pagan, Heathen, Wiccan, Reconstructionist, Indigenous, spiritual and magical groups in education and celebration. As usual we fill the whole hotel with over 14 function rooms for workshops, rituals, and presentations including 4 ballrooms for Vendors along with open house parties.
Parking at the hotel is $5 a day for attendees with their badges. Only hotel guests get in-out privileges. A shuttle van (rented especially for PantheaCon attendees) will go among the overflow hotels.

Important Dates for PantheaCon 2015 –  – Updated Jan. 28, 2015

Onsite Registration will begin Friday 8AM. Pre-registered Badges may be picked up then. Click here for more information. including our hours of operation.
A note to 2015 PantheaCon Vendor applicants – we have the jurying completed and notices were sent out at the end of November. Do not send requests to be considered at this late date.  More information available under “Resources”
January 31 – If any rooms become available we will post it here. Any Doubletree hotel rooms reserved before October 15 will be void. No more than one room reservation per person will be allowed.
Special Needs Rooms -These rooms are for families with small children and physically challenged people.  (We reserve the right to jury this area, if you have questions please email special-needs@pantheacon.com) – 1/15/15 -All these rooms have been assigned.) Apply between August 1st and  October 15th for next year’s PantheaCon.

Overflow hotels –
The San Jose Airport Garden Hotel -the main overflow hotel- has given us a special rate of $109 (not a low as I wanted, but with a big science convention in town the same weekend they say they need that amount.)Here is the booking link: The San Jose Airport Garden Hotel or you can call 1 (321) 800-7707 and ask for the PantheaCon rate.
See the Hotel and Lodging part of the website more local hotels. The Hotels are filling fast, book early and mention PantheaCon for special rates. We will have a free shuttle to and from PCon.