Location & Dates

The fourth annual ARMADA Regatta will take place in Denver, Colorado on Presidents Day weekend, February 14-16, 2003. Denver successfully hosted the 2001 North American Championships, and the Regatta has been attended by tranatlantic players as well as the best players from around the U.S. and Canada. The collective experience in Denver makes it the ideal host for the Thirteenth World Diplomacy Championships (World DipCon XIII).

Held at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, in conjunction with the Denver Gamers Association at GenghisCon XXIV, the area's largest gaming convention, the ARMADA Regatta enjoys the full support of the convention organizers, who have pledged to do all they can to make the 2003 Regatta an event to remember.

In addition to Diplomacy, GenghisCon offers a full schedule of board gaming, RPGA role-playing, miniature games, auctions, collectible card games, anime, a junior con, live action role playing games, and the region's largest dealers rooms.

The Diplomacy event will be held in the top-floor, wrap-around Centennial Room! This is the hotel's penthouse space (shown at left before its conversion from a restaurant to meeting space) with a 360-degree view of Denver and the Rocky Mountains to the west! Tremendous space for the hundreds of Diplomats expected to attend.



Travel

Centrally located between the coasts, it couldn't be easier to get to Denver. With its state-of-the-art airport, travelling to Denver is a breeze. The airport, just twenty minutes from downtown Denver and from the convention site, is a major hub for United Airlines, which means lower fares from most cities.

With daily direct transatlantic flights, international travelers are well accommodated.

Rent a car at the airport or just say the word and the ARMADA will be at the airport to pick you up.



Lodgings

Accommodations in Denver are very reasonably priced. The Hyatt Regency is one of Denver's finest luxury hotels, and the host convention always negotiates a very good price for rooms, never more than $79.00/night. (AAA members can receive an even lower price!) Even less expensive lodgings are available nearby.

Overseas travelers will receive free admission to the convention, and can take advantage of four hotel suites, provided without charge by the convention.

Additionally, ARMADA members will form a couch brigade to put up any attendees who shun hotel life.

The food in Denver consistently receives high marks. With on-site convention catering, a snack bar, two restaurants, and a sports bar all right in the hotel, and a large number of full restaurants and fast-food joints within walking distance, Diplomats will dine (and drink) in style.