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FanimeCon, San Jose Convention Center, 28-31 May 2010

EdOfNoName — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:53:57 +0000

May 28, 2010

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

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

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FanimeCon Kick-Off Pizza Party, San Jose Marriot, 17 Oct 09

EdOfNoName — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:41:06 +0000

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.

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

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Ann — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:26:49 +0000

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.

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lifepoint1 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:17:28 +0000

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I woke up on the morning of Saturday, May 23^rd, 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!

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lifepoint1 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:08:06 +0000

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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FanimeCon 2009 Impressions 1/10: Prologue – Do It Because You Can

lifepoint1 — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:43:26 +0000

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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Fanime panel for local Bay Area anime fans, 23 May 09

Ann — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0000

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!

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Ann — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:00:14 +0000

May 22, 2009

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