Lan ETS
| Lan ETS | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video Gaming |
| Venue | Place Bonaventure |
| Location(s) | Montreal |
| Country | Canada |
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Filing status | Non-profit |
| Website | https://lanets.ca/ |
Lan ETS is a yearly LAN party event held by a student club of the same name from the École de technologie supérieure university in Montreal. It is currently the largest LAN party in Canada and on North America East Coast.[1] In 2013, approximately 1094 gamers attended the event for a chance to win over $18,000 in money and over $25,000 in prizes.[2]
Activity
Born from three university students' passion for network gaming, information technologies and the search for new challenges, the Lan ETS is the largest event in the field of network gaming in Canada.[1] The main attraction of Lan ETS is its famous video game competitions that offer participants the chance to win more than $40,000 in money and over $25,000 in prizes each year. The official tournament's line-up usually includes an FPS, an RTS and a DotA-like.
Each year a diverse and dynamic clientele visits the Lan ETS. Participants are primarily from Québec, but also from Ontario and the northeastern United States. Lan ETS also receives many visitors from the Montreal area who enjoy the various activities accessible to everyone such as the "Scavenger Hunt", Consoles, Cosplay contest, Video Game Orchestra and more!
2013
Lan ETS 2013 was the 11th event staged by the organization and the expectations were high after the successful 10th anniversary the previous year. With over 1094 tickets sold, $17,500 on tournaments prizes and over $25,000 in material prizes, it was the largest Lan Party event ever held by the Lan ETS organization. The enthusiasm surrounding the event was very high, with the last 300 tickets sold in less than 20 minutes.
Gamers were able to choose between five PC tournaments (League of Legends $7,500, Counter Strike: Global Offensive $3,500, Starcraft 2 $3,000, DOTA 2 $2,000 and Team Fortress 2) and two console tournaments (Super Street Fighter IV $750 and NHL13 $750).
Many sponsors were on-site with booths including Plantronics Gamecom, Corsair, CoolerMaster, CIPC and ASUS. Other notable sponsors/partners include Vidéotron, Cisco, Riot Games, TP, Bawls and Twitch.
Lan ETS 2013 was home of new experience for the attendess including a high-quality Twitch broadcast both in French and English, registering over 110,000 views in 48 hours. In addition, the Starcraft 2 and League of legends finals were played live on stage in a 300 seats auditorium.
2012
Lan ETS celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012 with the tenth event by the organization, the Lan ETS 2012. It was the biggest event ever staged by the organization.[3][4]
With more than 900 seats and $15,000 in tournament prizes, the Lan ETS 2012 established a new record in attendance for a Lan Party in Canada. The event was sold-out in less than two weeks and the official website displayed more than 500,000 unique pages over a two-month period.
The newest tournament, League of Legends, attracted more than 250 players from around North America to become the most important tournament in terms of contestants during the Lan ETS 2012. The event also held a tournament for Counter Strike: Source with more than 150 players and a Starcraft 2 tournament with over 100 players. An NHL 2012 tournament was also happening in the "Lounge" section.
Many sponsors were available during the event with booths to present their products. Corsair Memory, ASUS, Plantronics, Cooler Master and CIPC were amongst the ones to be live at the event. They have given thousands of dollars in prizes to the participants over the years. The Internet connection, with a dedicated 5 Gbit/s speed, was provided by Videotron.
Activities were going on during the entire weekend, including the famous Scavenger Hunt, a contest where players complete various stunts related to geek culture for points. Also, various activities were organized with the sponsors to win material prizes (keyboards, gaming mice, headsets and more).
Past events
| Year | Approximate Attendance | Official Tournaments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002[5] | 213 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake III, Unreal Tournament, Starcraft | |
| 2003[6] | 324 | Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Warcraft III | |
| 2004[7] | 461 | Unreal Tournament 2003, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, America's Army, Counter-Strike, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | The TV show "Le choc des titans" with Patrice Masbourian [fr] and Denis Talbot [fr] |
| 2006[8] | 581 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | |
| 2007[9] | 500 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | |
| 2008[10] | 600 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Starcraft, NHL 2008, Dance Dance Revolution, Defense of the Ancients, Trackmania Nations, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | |
| 2009[11] | 700 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Starcraft, NHL 2009, Guitar Hero III | |
| 2010[12] | 750 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4 | |
| 2010 (World Cyber Games edition)[13] | 500 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, League of Legend, Quake Live | |
| 2011[14] | 800 | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter Strike: Source, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Team Fortress 2, Super Street Fighter IV | |
| 2012[15] | 900 | Counter Strike: Source, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, NHL 2012 | |
| 2013[16] | 1094 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 13 | First Lan Party with over 1000 gamers in Canada. |
| 2014 | 1276 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, DOTA 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 14 | |
| 2015[17] | 1306 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros | First Lan over 1000 players in North-America offering Gigabits link to all players. |
| 2016[18] | 3150 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm | For the first time in almost 15 years, the Lan ETS moved from the ETS school to Place Bonaventure in order to accommodate over 2,000 gamers. |
| 2017[19] | 3200 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm | 15th anniversary of Lan ETS! |
| 2018[20] | 3250 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, DragonBall Fighter Z, Call of Duty WWII |
Executive team
| Name | Nickname | Title | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Michaud | Poutchy | Inventory Management | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Robin Richard | Stromboli | Electrical Infrastructure | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Carl Cordova | Stylz | Sponsorship & Console Tournament Manager | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Kimberly Thouin | Alpha | Animator | Retired | 2017 | 2017 |
| Simon Pelletier | Simonne | Developer | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Catherine Le Jossec | Cathy | Community Manager | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Iman Hassanein | Taz | Animation Coordinator | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Lauréano Mario Steya | Fat32 | Network and Infrastructure | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Nicolas Nadeau | gzsierra | Network and Infrastructure | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Charles-André Flamand | Carlito | Network and Infrastructure | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Charles Delmaire | Mada | Inventory Management | Active | 2017 | Now |
| David Mach | David Mach | Production Coordinator | Active | 2017 | Now |
| Sophie B-Mercier | shulala | Graphic Designer & Developer | Active | 2016 | Now |
| Jonathan Lalande | Zergov | Developer | Active | 2016 | Now |
| Romain Lacaze | Du coup | Logistics & Production | Active | 2016 | Now |
| Felix David | AssassinFil | Power Management Assistant | Consultant | 2016 | Now |
| Gabriel Périard-Tremblay | Takatsukii | President / Developer & System Administrator | Active | 2015 | Now |
| Marc-Antoine Hébert | marc | Logistics Manager | Retired | 2015 | 2017 |
| Bach Nguyen | MrChow | Equipment & Volunteers Manager | Active | 2015 | Now |
| Julie Blais | Ewok | Volunteers Manager | Retired | 2014 | 2016 |
| Simon Gervais-Quiblat | Diego | Sponsorship | Active | 2014 | Now |
| Vincent Lynch | Inspect | Entertainment Manager | Retired | 2014 | 2017 |
| Pierre Goyette | Bobiolik | Network and Infrastructure | Active | 2014 | Now |
| Francis Gregoire | TeddyGreg | Production Coordinator | Retired | 2014 | 2016 |
| Laurent Dumont | Bacon | Network and System Administrator | Consultant | 2014 | Now |
| Sébastien Gilbert | PouletCuit | Logistic Manager | Retired | 2014 | 2017 |
| Jean-Michel Coupal | Coupal | Network and Wireless Administrator | Active | 2014 | Now |
| Alexandre Malo | Kompressor | Network Architect | Retired | 2014 | 2016 |
| Yves Carrier | DarKZoNe | Console Gaming Manager | Retired | 2013 | 2017 |
| Philippe Nichols | Artemis | Inventory Manager | Retired | 2013 | 2017 |
| Michel Aube | OB | CFO | Active | 2013 | Now |
| David Guay | dggg | Tournament Manager | Retired | 2013 | 2014 |
| Max St-Onge | Spooderman | Sponsorship & Community Manager | Retired | 2013 | 2017 |
| Stéfanie Koy | Koy | Logistics Manager | Consultant | 2013 | 2017 |
| Philippe Potvin | TooT | Developer | Retired | 2013 | 2016 |
| Danny Tran | firelx | Developer | Consultant | 2013 | 2017 |
| Bunpa-Henri Tan | ApnuB | Network Manager | Consultant | 2013 | 2017 |
| William Lefrançois | xzcute | Sponsorship & Community Manager | Consultant | 2011 | Now |
| Simon Marin | matin | Logistics manager | Consultant | 2010 | Now |
| Pier-Olivier Clément | Riyoth | Cloud Manager | Consultant | 2011 | Now |
| Vincent Doré-Millet | elemental | Sponsorship & Entertainment Manager | Retired | 2012 | 2014 |
| Kéven L'Archevêque | Guendril | CFO & Tournament Manager | Retired | 2010 | 2017 |
| Nicolas Gauthier | Contak | Graphic & Tournament Manager | Retired | 2012 | Now |
| Laurent Dang | Haeky | Lead Developer | Consultant | 2012 | Now |
| Samuel Tanguay | G-SPoT | Network Manager | Retired | 2012 | 2017 |
| Olivier LeBlanc | Thewhite | Infrastructure/R&D | Retired | 2009 | 2016 |
| Philippe Larouche | Mr_Spark | Network Manager | Retired | 2006 | 2015 |
| Derek Wuelfrath | deresky | Colonel | Retired | 2006 | 2014 |
| Christof Graf | Chris | Chief Information Officer | Retired | 2006 | 2013 |
| Mathieu Rioux | Dohctor | Lead Web Designer | Retired | 2009 | 2013 |
| Marc-André Beaudet-Racine | fokasu | Software/Web Programmer | Retired | 2012 | 2013 |
| Guillaume F. | phook | Tournament Manager | Retired | 2009 | 2012 |
| Simon Carpentier | SPACEBAR | Volunteers / Infrastructure | Retired | 2008 | 2011 |
| Gabriel Tremblay | init_null | Logistics Manager | Retired | 2006 | 2009 |
| Roch Lacroix-Turgeon | Trooper | Founder Member | Retired | 2002 | 2006 |
| Francois Beaudoin | wil | Founder Member | Retired | 2002 | 2005 |
| Jonathan Marcil | LastCall_ | Founder Member | Retired | 2002 | 2006 |
| Felix Gauthier | Masterz | Jack Of All Trades | Retired | 2002 | 20xx |
| Sebastien Gregoire | Merkaba | Tournament manager | Retired | 2002 | ? |
Notes
- ^ a b "The LAN Party Event List". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "10e Lan ETS L'ETS accueille la grande fête du jeu en réseau" (in French). Agence QMI. 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS Website". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Dans la noirceur, des joueurs - La Presse" (in French). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2002 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2003 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2004 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2006 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2007 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2008 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2009 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2010 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS WCG 2010 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2011 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2012 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2013 Event Info". Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2015 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2016 Event Info". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ "Lan ETS 2017 Event Info". Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ ETS, Lan. "Lan ETS". lanets.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-02-21.