| May 28, 2010 | to | May 31, 2010 |
Location: San Jose Convention Center, the San Jose Marriott, and the San Jose Hilton and Towers
FanimeCon is the Bay Area’s really huge annual gathering for anime fans.
FanimeCon Website: http://www.fanime.com
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| October 17, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
Location: Vice Presidential Suite on the 4th floor of the San Jose Marriott Hotel
Organizer: FanimeCon
More details at: http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,13065.0.html
FanimeCon is an annual anime convention held Memorial Day weekend
in San Jose. It is entirely staffed by volunteers. If you’re curious about joining staff, this is chance meet the current leaders and be bribed with pizza.
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FanimeCon is offering two free guest admissions to the VAMPS J-Rock show at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco on the 25th of July. To enter, just fill out a form on the FanimeCon website with your info by June 13th.
Pre-Panel Protocol
I woke up on the morning of Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 with my head stuck in a cloud. It took me a short while to realize that I’d spent the night with BAAU members at the Crown Plaza Hotel across the street from the Fanime convention center. Although I had barely gotten any sleep the night before thanks to the 24-hour party people across the hall, I was focused… I knew that if there was one thing I absolutely had to do that day, it was to check in on time for BayAnime’s “Local Bay Area Anime Fans” panel!
Sign Up Wars: The Online Registration Menace
Out of 35 total spots for this year’s Fanime Karaoke Contest, 25 were made available for online pre-registration about 3 weeks before the convention. The word around town was that pre-registration for the Karaoke Contest grows more and more competitive each year. This year, looking at how the online sign-up system closed about 20 minutes after going live, I’d say “competitive” could be an understatement. On the evening of Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, hordes of eager contestants sat at their computers with their eyes glued to the Fanime Forums and the Karaoke Twitter page, waiting to sign up at the first sign of a registration form. How do I know this? Well I was one of those people! I believe that I only managed to obtain the last spot available because two other registrants before me didn’t fill out their forms correctly. Here’s hoping that everyone who missed out on the online sign-ups still managed to get a spot on the day of the contest. I knew that I had caught a lucky break that night. I was happy! But whenever I catch such a glimpse of good fortune, fate somehow never fails to come back and bite me in the toes with its twisted sense of humor.
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She stepped in front of me as I was rushing into the Artists Alley — a lady in a princess’ gown. With a playful smile she asked, “Are you my prince?” I stood there for a second, stumped by the random occurrence. But basing it on the atmosphere of where I was that day, I took a chance and casually replied, “Yes, I am!” Although perhaps not quite the answer she was looking for, she paused to think for a second before raising her arms, yelling “YAY!” and giving me a hug. I bowed, and she returned with a curtsey. As we parted ways I continued into the Artists Alley with one eyebrow raised, both puzzled and amused by the peculiar incident. Strange as it seemed, I realized it was all part of just another day at Fanime.
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| May 23, 2009 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Panel Title: Local Bay Area Anime Fans
Location: Panels 1 – Mariott Salons I & II at Fanime
Organized by BayAnime!
Panel Overview:
Gathering, brainstorming, and discussion panel for local Bay Area anime fans! Make new friends! We’ll be generating ideas and brainstorming solutions for how to improve anime-oriented activities in the Bay Area. We’ll discuss things like getting special discounts at local shops, starting new and enhancing existing anime groups and activities, how to get involved in your local anime community, making industry connections in the Bay Area, and anything else the attendees can think of!
Panel Description:
Are you a Bay Area local? Meet other anime fans in the area and make new friends! Help us brainstorm ideas and solutions that will improve anime-oriented activities in the Bay Area.
Thanks to ultramike for designing our flyer!
| May 22, 2009 | to | May 25, 2009 |
Location: San Jose Convention Center, the San Jose Marriott, and the San Jose Hilton and Towers
If you’re from the Bay Area, don’t miss BayAnime’s panel for locals on Saturday at 11am!
FanimeCon Website: http://www.fanime.com
Are you a local anime organization or business? Advertise with us or become a sponsor!
