About 2-3 Weeks, depending on circumstances
Blizzcon 2011 is now over. You can relive it though by buying a virtual ticket that will let you access videos of the various events. the link is below in the related links section.
in server hit the consol (`) button and type in status it will give you information about the server you playing in and its provider. Then you will see the IP adress for the game you are in.
BlizzCon is not traditionally an invite-only event but, rather, an event to which anyone is welcome to by tickets. Originally, tickets to BlizzCon were around $100, but in subsequent years the price climbed to $175.
It should be noted that BlizzCon typically happens for two days between October 21 and 23 although Blizzard officially announced that there will be no BlizzCon 2012 and that the next BlizzCon will be in 2013.
When the exact dates for BlizzCon 2013 are released, information reagrding ticket sales will also become available on the official BlizzCon site.
Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse in February 1991.
Currently Blizzard Entertainment is owned by Vivendi.