We're just a few months away from what is going to be - once again - the biggest event of the year for European Transformers fans! As always, you can book your tickets online for Auto Assembly 2011! and we are comtinuing to set new European attendance records every year and we are convinced that Auto Assembly 2011 will be no different! Auto Assembly 2011 is taking place over the weekend of Friday 12th - Sunday 14th August 2011 in the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England. At the moment, because our bank has closed all of its branches in England, we are only accepting bookings online but we hope to be able to open postal bookings in the near future.

To book, just choose the type of ticket that you require, enter your name and date of birth details and then add it to your shopping cart (this will open up in a new window). Please add each person to your cart separately as we need to know the names and dates of birth for each attendee so we can prepare passes for them properly. Once you have booked all of your tickets and ordered any additional items that you may want, go to the checkout to pay!

Please note that when you check out, 5% will be added at the end for PayPal handling charges as we get charged this to accept payments by PayPal and rather than increasing ticket prices for everyone to cover this cost, we have no choice but to add this surcharge. As PayPal does not have a system to add a surcharge option, it will show up on your shopping cart as "postage and packing".

BOOKING DEADLINES

The convention is drawing nearer and we are now having to set an absolute deadline for you to book your tickets online. Because of our revised way pf handling passes this year, we can accept bookings far later than ever this year. We will have our full PC suite and pass production equipment with us at the convention and while we are departing for the hotel a few days before the event, we will still have full internet access so we will able to accept and process bookings right up until the evening of Wednesday 10th August 2011!! Bookings MUST be received by no later than 10:00 pm GMT and be paid for by PayPal using your credit/debit card or PayPal balance. For bookings made this late, we can not accept payments made by echeques. As soon as we receive your booking, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket number and you will need to bring this along to the convention with you so you can collect your pass and goodie bag.

WHAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU HAVE BOOKED?

We're sure that once you've made your booking - online or by post - you want to know what happens next! Well, if you don't know, Auto Assembly is run on a non-profit making basis by Infinite Frontiers, a science fiction fan organisation founded by Simon Plumbe in 1989. Auto Assembly is organised by a small team in our spare time (see elsewhere on this site for more information about us) so as you can understand, this means that our time can be stretched with running the convention, work and family life. For the bookings side of things are processed by committee head Simon Plumbe and his wife Trish.

Anyway, back to the bookings and once your booking comes in it's allocated a ticket number (to ensure that we don't overflow with attendees!). Within a few days, you'll be sent an email confirming your ticket numbers, the names of everyone you have booked for and this email will also have the hotel details and how you can book rooms at the discount rate we have negotiated... There will also be a link to a survey that we are asking all pre-registrants to complete to find out what you all want from Auto Assembly 2011. After this, we may send out a few other progress report emails and updates.

Your pass for the convention won't be physically posted out to you, but instead will be available for collection at the convention itself. Keep your confirmation email safe and print it out and bring this email with you. Present this at our check-in desk and you will be handed your pass, programme for the weekend and your goodie bag full of free gifts. Details of the pick up times will be published online shortly.

At the same time, we will be producing a Convention Information Pack. This will be your all-in-one guide to Auto Assembly 2011 and contain all the important details you need to know about the convention, the convention rules, and some convention tips for those of you joining us for the first time. This will be available here on the website as a download.

REFUNDS AND OTHER QUESTIONS

We have had people ask if they have already booked but then can't make it whether they can then get a refund.

To be honest, the answer to this is no. If you book concert tickets and subsequently can't attend, you wouldn't expect to be able to get your money back on that. We will be only too happy to help transfer your tickets to a friend, although we'd need to update our records on this and have the original receipts returned to be destroyed and replaced and there may be an administrative charge if we have already printed the physical tickets to cover the cost of producing new ones.

Also, please note that if you purchase a single day pass, it is only for use on the day that it is intended and is non-transferrable. Saturday tickets can only be used on a Saturday, and Sunday passes can only be used on a Sunday so please choose carefully. There will be different activities and guest panels taking place on each day so choose which is the best day for you to attend.

We may look into offering a limited refunds policy for Auto Assembly 2012 but this will be announced in due course.

SECURE ONLINE BOOKING

Adult Weekend Ticket - £50.00

Standard admission for all adults, aged 16 or over.

Child Weekend Ticket - £38.00

This is for children aged under 16 at the time of the event

Student Weekend Tickets - £38.00

For anyone who is a full-time student (proof may be required on arrival at the event)

Elderly Weekend Tickets - £38.00

For over 60s at the time of Auto Assembly 2011.

Under 5s Weekend Ticket - FREE

Any child under 5 at the time of Auto Assembly 2011. There is a nominal 1p charge for online tickets.

Family Weekend Tickets - £155.00

To book a family ticket, enter the names of ALL four of the people attending in the box along with the four dates of birth in the same order. The family ticket covers two adults and two children. A child is classified as someone who is under 16 at the time of the convention. Under 5s are free and should be added separately.

SATURDAY SINGLE DAY PASSES

Adult Saturday Ticket - £30.00

Standard Saturday admission for all adults, aged 16 or over.

Child Saturday Ticket - £21.00

This is for children aged under 16 at the time of the event

Student Saturday Ticket - £21.00

For anyone who is a full-time student (proof may be required on arrival at the event)

Elderly Saturday Ticket - £21.00

For over 60s at the time of Auto Assembly 2011.

Under 5s Saturday Ticket - FREE

Any child under 5 at the time of Auto Assembly 2011. There is a nominal 1p charge for online tickets.

Family Saturday Ticket - £90.00

To book a family ticket, enter the names of ALL four of the people attending in the box along with the four dates of birth in the same order. The family ticket covers two adults and two children. A child is classified as someone who is under 16 at the time of the convention. Under 5s are free and should be added separately.

SUNDAY SINGLE DAY PASSES

Adult Sunday Ticket - £30.00

Standard Sunday admission for all adults, aged 16 or over.

Child Sunday Ticket - £21.00

This is for children aged under 16 at the time of the event

Student Sunday Ticket - £21.00

For anyone who is a full-time student (proof may be required on arrival at the event)

Elderly Sunday Ticket - £21.00

For over 60s at the time of Auto Assembly 2011.

Under 5s Sunday Ticket - FREE

Any child under 5 at the time of Auto Assembly 2011. There is a nominal 1p charge for online tickets.

Family Sunday Ticket - £90.00

To book a family ticket, enter the names of ALL four of the people attending in the box along with the four dates of birth in the same order. The family ticket covers two adults and two children. A child is classified as someone who is under 16 at the time of the convention. Under 5s are free and should be added separately.

The Cybertronian Times Issue 12 - £7.00

The official magazine for the convention... an A4 format colour fanzine packed with articles, reviews, features, interviews, artwork and much more! These will be available for collection on the day. If you have already registered, please let us know your ticket number when you order.

Check Out

To go to the check out and buy your tickets...