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===2011===
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5,000 people attended the first official MineCon convention held in [[Las Vegas]] on 18 November.<ref name="MCV-2012-paris" /> The convention focused on celebrating the game's release and hosted [[Minecraft|Minecraft-related]] discussion panels, and invited people to play the game with others while at the convention.<ref name="MCV-2012-paris" /> There were keynote speeches from members of the community, building contests, costume contests and exhibits. One of the many events at MINECON was the "Nether Party", an event for those aged 21 and over, featuring Canadian DJ [[deadmau5]]. This event also marked the release of Minecraft 1.0 to the public, officially taking the game out of beta as Notch pulled a giant lever. It was also the first time that ''[[Minecraft]]'' on the [[Xbox 360]] console was first shown and played outside of the development.