GameStorm is a fan-run not-for-profit annual gaming convention held in the spring in the Portland, Oregon metro area.
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GameStorm started in 1998 as a fan-run event at the Clackamas, Oregon Denney's Convention Center. The GameStorm group often provides gaming programming at OryCon and other conventions in the Pacific Northwest as well, and has an extensive game library.
GameStorm provides a number of different activities for gaming fandom:
GameStorm, like OryCon, is run entirely by fans, with no paid staff, and is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation.
| Iteration | Dates | Location | Attendance | Notes |
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| GameStorm 10 | March 2008 | Red Lion - Vancouver, WA | 750 | - |
| GameStorm 11 | March 26–29, 2009 | Hilton - Vancouver, WA | 736 | debut of Video games, first-ever Artist Guest of Honor, Rob Alexander |
| GameStorm 12 | March 25–28, 2010 | Hilton - Vancouver, WA | 802 | Board games Guest of Honor: Tom Lehmann |
| GameStorm 13 | March 24–27, 2011 | Hilton - Vancouver, WA | 984 | Guests: Lisa Steenson, Michael A. Stackpole |
| GameStorm 14 | March 22–25, 2012 | Hilton - Vancouver, WA | tba |
GameStorm 14 will be March 22–25, 2011, at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.
Guests of Honor for GameStorm 14 will be:
Free Game Days October 23, 2011 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.
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