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MineCon (initially referred to as MinecraftCon) is an annual Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria 
convention held by Mojang AB Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios Links Site Mojang 
. The first one was held in 2010 in Washington State. The 2011 one was on Nov. 18, 2011 in Las Vegas and celebrated the releaseAnnounce of Minecraft 1.0 Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first 
. MineCon 2012 was held in Disneyland Paris from Nov. 24 - 25th. MineCon 2013 was held in Orlando, Florida from Nov. 2⃢₀ₓ3. MineCon 2015 was held in London, England from Jul. 4⃢₀ₓ5. MineCon 2016 was held in Anaheim, California from Sep. 24-25. The official MineCon website is available at minecon.minecraft.net.
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MinecraftCon
MinecraftCon 2010 was a spontaneous gathering of Minecraft fans on Aug. 31, 2010 in Bellevue, Washington. It was conceived by Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer 
in a blog post.
MineCon
MineCon 2010 was a gathering of Minecraft fans on a Minecraft Classic Classic Starting version 0.0.9a (May 16, 2009) Latest version 0.30 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well as version c0.30_01c are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note 
server. This thread on the Minecraft Forums The Minecraft Forums is a community forum for Minecraft. It was created on Jun. 16, 2009 by community member citricsquid and has continued to be operated by the community, with Mojang having no involvement in 
was an unofficial organization point for the Con.
2011
MineCon 2011 was held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 18, 2011, coinciding with the official release of the game. It was located in Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Nevada, USA. Tickets went on sale on Aug. 11, 2011. Attendees recieved an exclusive MineCon 2011 cape.
MineCon featured many exciting events, including the official release of Minecraft, keynote speeches from members of the Minecraft community (including one from Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer ), building contests, breakout classes with different Minecraft topics, costume contests, exhibits, meeting worldwide Minecraft personalities and commemorative merchandise.
2012
MineCon 2012 was held in Disneyland Paris from Nov. 24 - 25th. The convention was attended by 4,500 people - approximately the same amount as the previous year. As with the previous year, attendees of MineCon 2012 received an exclusive cape.
2013
MineCon 2013 was held in Orlando, Florida from Nov. 2⃢₀ₓ3.
Mojang revealed on Jun. 27 that MineCon 2013 would be held in Orlando, Florida from Nov. 2⃢₀ₓ3. After a lot of mystery, it was officially confirmed by Mojang that MineCon 2013 would be hosted in the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). Early on Jul. 31, Mojang confirmed that tickets would start going on sale later that day. These tickets were said to be released in batches of 3, each selling 2,500 tickets and at $150 a piece. (7,500 tickets in total). On Sep. 5, Mojang posted that attendees who went to MineCon would receive a 2013 MineCon cape.
2015
MineCon 2015 was held in London, England at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre from Jul. 4⃢₀ₓ5. On Mar. 30, 2014, it had originally been announced that the next MineCon would take place somewhere in Europe. It was later confirmed that MineCon wouldn`t be held in 2014, instead it was moved to Spring 2015, and was held in London. On Mar. 18, 2015, Mojang announced that tickets would be on sale on Friday Mar. 27th and Saturday Mar. 28th, respectively. The tickets were released in two batches.
2016
On Mar. 7, 2016, it was announced that MineCon 2016 would take place in Anaheim, California from Sep. 24⃢₀ₓ25. On Apr. 18, 2016, Mojang announced that tickets will be on sale on Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th, respectively.
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MineCon 2011 cape
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showMinecraftCon
MinecraftCon 2010 was a spontaneous gathering of Minecraft fans on August 31, 2010 in Bellevue, Washington. It was conceived by Notch after expressing in a blog post several requests for a meet-up by players and had called on the community to organize one with no specific choice of venue. More than 50 people turned up at the gathering.
MineCon
MineCon 2010 was a gathering of Minecraft fans on a Minecraft Classic server. This Minecraft Forum thread was an unofficial organization point for the gathering. There was a spleef tournament, a building competition, and an obstacle course race. There was also going to be a griefing competition but it was cancelled. There was also a signature wall that 167 people signed, including Notch.
2011
MineCon 2011 was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 18, 2011, coinciding with the official release of the game.
MineCon featured many different events, including the official release of Minecraft, keynote speeches from members of the Minecraft community (including one from Notch), building contests, breakout classes with different Minecraft topics, costume contests, exhibits, meeting worldwide Minecraft personalities and commemorative merchandise.
There were 4,500 attendees at MineCon 2011, coming from 24 nations. Events included the Kickoff party (to which everybody was invited to) and the Into the Nether party with deadmau5 (where only attendees 21 years and older were allowed into.
Tickets went on sale on August 11, 2011, with an early-bird price of $99 that ran until September 30. After that, the price became $139.
2012
Minecon 2012 was held at Disneyland Paris from November 24-25. This was the first MineCon to be held outside of the United States, and had 4,500 attendees.
On April 9, 2012, Lydia Winters confirmed that MineCon 2012 would occur in Europe. She also stated that details would become clear in the coming weeks. On July 18, 2012 she posted on the Mojang blog that in the following week a video would go up saying where MineCon 2012 would be. On August 2, 2012, Mojang officially announced through a promotional video on YouTube that MineCon 2012 would be held in Disneyland PAris from November 24-25. On August 23, the official MineCon site was updated to reflect the 2012 convention.
Among the announcements at this convention were details about the then-upcoming 1.5 "Redstone" update, as well as information regarding the game`s mod API.
The official Tumblr is located here.
2013
Minecon 2013 was held at the Orange County Convention Center in in Orlando, Florida from November 2-3. This convention had an attendance of 7,500. Tickets were put on sale in three batches (July 31, August 2 and August 3), with each batch consisting 2,500 tickets. According to Vu Bui, COO of Mojang AB, the first batch of tickets were sold out in three seconds.
2014
No MineCon convention was held in 2014.
2015
Minecon 2015 was held in London, at the ExCeL (Exhibition Centre London) from July 4-5. This convention holds a Guinness World Record for being the biggest convention for a Video Game. It had announcements about new features of Minecraft and Minecraft: Story Mode.
2016
MineCon 2016 was held in Anaheim, California from September 24-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center. It was announced on March 7, 2016.
On April 18, 2016 the Minecon website was published, displaying countdowns till tickets go on sale. A link to discounted hotel bookings is also available.
On August 12, 2016 it was announced that there would be news about the Pocket Edition API at the convention.