BSG Marathon #37

Welcome to the Benelux Speedrunner Gathering

BSG, also known as the Benelux Speedrunner Gathering, is an on-site speedrun marathon in the Netherlands. Naturally, the event is open for people from all nationalities.

Venue

Denksportcentrum Amersfoort
Nijverheidsweg-Noord 76c
3812 PM Amersfoort
The Netherlands

Opening times:

Saturday Nov 16th: 10:00 - 00:00 (midnight)
Sunday Nov 17th: 09:00 - 22:00. These times are subject to change.

Transportation

Car: When going by car, the location is easiest to reach by taking exit 8 'Amersfoort' coming off the A28. The venue has parking, which is free on the weekend.

Public transport: From the train station, Amersfoort Centraal, it is a 20 minute walk. You could opt to take the bus line 1 - Soesterkwartier via De Isselt, which goes around every 30 minutes. This bus stops right next to the venue's parking lot. One could alternatively opt to take bus lines 3 or 7 to reduce your travel time by foot, but it will still take a 10 - 15 minute walk from the nearest bus stop to reach the venue.

Important dates

Submissions & volunteering signups: 11-10-2024 until 27-10-2024
Cuts & Schedule: 3-11-2024
Event: Saturday Nov 16 & Sunday Nov 17

Important links

Our socials (Twitch/Twitter/Discord/Youtube) are all in the top-bar of the website!
Runner Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Code of Conduct
Terms of Agreement
Run Submission Page (Oengus)
Ticket page

Food & Drinks

You are allowed to bring in your own food to the event space, and order takeout to the venue. There is a bar in the venue where you can buy drinks. Please do not bring your own drinks (aside from water). We do not allow alcohol in the event spaces.

Tickets

We are using a ticket system for the event. Runners will be required to have paid their tickets by a week before the event, November 8th @ 23:59 PM CEST for reference.
Buy your tickets here: Now Live!

Housing

There are limited, mass housing spaces. This is on a bring-your-own-air-mattress basis. More information will be shared once the tickets for the event will go live.

Run submission

You can submit your runs to this marathon to have them shown at the event/on our stream. Be sure to read the runner guidelines and the submission guidelines before doing so.
When you're ready to submit, please follow this link to start your submission process on Oengus

Volunteering

We cannot organize BSG events without the assistance of volunteers. Therefore, we are opening submissions as well. Only together can we make sure our events runs as smoothly as can be. These are the roles you can sign up for:

Event

Info desk: Be the first friendly face when visitors join the event in person! You will get attendees checked in, handle merch purchases, and oversee the rest of the event rooms.

Production

Tech: The backbone behind the stream room. You make sure the runners can take place, and accomodate their computer/consoles. Next to that, you will take the reigns on the stream, make sure everything is filled/cropped in nicely.
Hosting: As a host/donation reader, you will be the voice of BSG during your shift. Informing the stream of all the donations that come in, what's happening with the stream, prizes, sponsor reads etc.
Audio: Similar to the Tech shift, you will make sure that the stream will sound pristine. Make sure that the headphones are configured correctly for the runners, and audio is mixed nicely for the stream!

You can sign up via the following link: Sign up for volunteering

Contact Info

Please join the public Discord: https://discord.gg/0rIl58dN5J4w7gBn
Discord is our official means of communication and is the easiest way to get in touch with any of the organizing members.
Our email address is info@bsgmarathon.com

Charity

Our marathon is proud supporter of MIND. Stichting MIND wants to prevent mental health issues by providing the right information and care to stay mentally healthy. We also support people that have dealt with mental issues themselves or within their family. We create awareness and understanding for people with mental problems and promote to be open in order to get the right support.