Ah, seems I forgot to post on this thread after all.
I'm indeed confirmed to be attending the Con. Hotel and ticket expenses are taken care of and I will be staying at the 'Royal Sonesta' Harbour Court Hotel, which is indicated as "11" on this map. [source]
Definitely an exciting event to attend especially considering it will be my first convention ever, and a big one at that! Hope to see a good turn-out of you folk around sometime.