As you know by know, by attending RVAs3c you are getting a lot of amazing things already, as well some great giveaways at the sponsor tables.  We have heard rumors that our friends at Sunera have WiFi Pineapple Mark V Tactical Bundle 6800 mAh and Risk Based Security has an HD Video Camera Spy Pen to raffle off.

What you don’t know is that we are also doing a Passport For Prizes this year!

Each attendee will receive a Passport at registration. If you want to play, then you must visit each sponsor table and obtain a signature or stamp on your Passport–you must complete the entire Passport (including contact information) in order to be eligible for the prize drawings, which will be held at the reception on Friday (sponsored by TruShield). You must be present at the reception to win.

What can you win?
-Exclusive RVAsec Speaker Bag provided by richSEC.  We can’t tell you anymore about it, except for it is EPIC.

– Not just one, but two “Mystery Bags Of Shit” provided by richSEC (in honor of Jericho – this prize also comes with peer pressure to blog about the contents!).

-Phantom Keystroker, RFID Blocking Passport Billfold, 8GB USB Flash Drive Bottle Opener and Butterfly Knife Styled Bottle Opener provided by Risk Based Security

-A $150 dollar gift card to Best Buy provided by GuidePoint Security.

-Amazon Fire TV provided by Prevalent.

And hopefully more items coming soon–this is a raffle you don’t want to miss!

• After the reception is over on Friday, walk from the hotel to Friday Cheers.  A Richmond tradition with bands, beer and food!  Only costs a few dollars to get in and is a great time!  On June 6th, Futurebirds (8 p.m.) and Spirit Family Reunion (6:30 p.m.). Cost: $5
• Try some of the best donuts in the USA from Sugar Shack!  They were just voted one of the 10 Best Donut Shops In USA!  Try their Maple Bacon, you won’t be disappointed!

• Like roller coasters?  One of the best in the world, Intimidator 305, is at King’s Dominion & only 25 minutes away!  Busch Gardens and Williamsburg is only 1 hour from Richmond.
• Like the outdoors?  Check out Maymount or Lewis Ginter Gardens.  Walk around Belle Island.
• Want to walk around and explore more than 300 local shops?  Check out Carytown.
• Carytown RVA Craft Beer Festival is on Saturday June 7, 2014. 12pm-6pm.  Cost is $25.
• Like guns? Colonial Shooting Academy is the largest indoor shooting range in the United States! 
• Like squirrels?  Like baseball? Check out a Richmond Flying Squirrels when they are in town.  They are playing Trenton June 3 – 5.
• Visit the Edgar Allan Poe Museum on 1914-16 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23223. Illustrations of the famous poem “The Raven” and numerous other artifacts surrounding the life of this great American author, the father of the psychological horror story, are housed in a series of buildings, including Richmond’s oldest.
• The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has multiple permanent exhibitions as well as several traveling shows.
• One of America’s most beautiful boulevards, tree-lined Monument Avenue is the only street in the United States that is a National Historic Landmark.
• Hollywood Cemetery is a tranquil cemetery, perched above the James River rapids, and contains the grave sites of two US presidents (James Monroe and John Tyler), the only Confederate president (Jefferson Davis) and 18,000 Confederate soldiers. Free walking tours are given at 10am, Monday through Saturday.
• The Richmond region has more Civil War & Emancipation sites than anywhere else in the nation if you want to visit some battle fields!
• Check out the cobblestone streets and alleyways called Shockoe Slip for drinking and food!
• Richmond Bacon Fest returns on June 8th for another big day of bacon and craft beer at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market. Over 40 Richmond restaurants and food trucks will offer their take on their own favorite bacon-centric dishes.
• Richmond has two outdoor malls if you want to shop!  Short Pump Town Center and Stony Point Fashion Park.
• Like craft beers?  Plenty of places to check out such as Hardywood, Capital Ale House, Commercial Taphouse & Grill, Southern Railway Taphouse and Legend Brewery.
• Check out the fan!

There is plenty more to do in Richmond!