Which Cons do you attend?

[Monitor Zombie]

Ok, so I've just confirmed my hotel rez for Anime Boston 2011. Seeing as this is the 7th time I've gone to AB and I've NEVER been to another convention.. where are your usual haunts? Which cons are you guys going to? I think it's about time I expand my congoing horizons.

[Scintilla]

Speaking for both Cyanna and myself:

AnimeNEXT (Secaucus, NJ/Somerset, NJ): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Otakon (Baltimore, MD): 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA): 2009, 2010

We're planning to continue attending all three of these into the foreseeable future (exception: probably missing AWA in 2012). The next one we add will probably be either AnimeUSA (Arlington, VA) or Anime Central (Rosemont, IL). However, Anime Boston and Tekkoshocon (Pittsburgh, PA) are also within the realm of possibility.

And I really do wish more AMVers would come back to AnimeNEXT -- I still don't know why everyone we know stopped going to this. It's still a ton of fun, and the new location provides us enough space that it doesn't feel cramped anymore.



(Note to self: change my avatar when I get home from work. The Christmas season does end today, after all.)

[BasharOfTheAges]

Anime Boston - 2003-present
Another Anime Con (Nashua/Manchester NH) - 2006-present (as staff since the afternoon of the first day... Been in charge of AMV programming since 2008)
AWA - 2010 (hope to go back this coming year if my schedule allows it)

I've also went to Vericon (scifi/webcomics/gaming con @ Harvard) once and Llamacon that one year dokool ran it @ Simon Rock.

@scintilla - you should totally come up to Boston this April. Fun times can be had.

[ngsilver]

Usual Haunts:
Anime Central - since 2004, been staff since 2005 in AMVs
Youmacon - Since 2005 as staff for AMVs/VAT
AWA - Only been there 3 times so far, in 2006, 2007, and 2010. Planning to return this year provided my schedule works out.

Been to:
Ohayocon, Sugoi-con (used to be a usual haunt for me but then they started competing with Youma on the same weekend making it impossible for me to attend), Ikasucon, Matsuricon, Daigacon, and Colossalcon. Most of these I was either staff, guest, or panelist at some point doing AMVs.

[LantisEscudo]

Bakuretsucon - 2004-present
Anime Boston - 2007-present
Another Anime Con - 2008-present

When I lived in Baltimore, I went to Katsucon (2000-2003), Nekocon (2002-2003), and Otakon (2002-2003), but those are trips that are a little too expensive now.

I went to Connecticon and AWA for the first times this past year, I'd like to go to both again, depending on the timing and money. I'd also love to hit Tekkoshocon and Anime Central at some point, maybe one of them this year.

[Kireblue]

I go to

Momocon (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Otakon (2010, 2011)
Dragon*Con (2009, 2010, 2011)
AWA (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

I'm thinking about going to Anime Expo somday, but it probably wont be till 2012

[Minimoto]

Anime Expo (Many years, I forget)

Sadly, I want to go to more but this is the only one within driving proximity.

[Qyot27]

I've scarcely been to any because I've lacked funds practically all of the years I could have been going to cons.

That said, I managed to make it to MegaCon in 2004, and Metrocon in 2007. I didn't properly attend Metro in 2010, but I did show up and help with the AMV panel.

[Castor Troy]

Anime Expo: 2000-2008, 2010-2011
Ani-Magic: 2003
AWA: 2004-2005, 2007, 2009
Anime LA: 2011
A-kon: 2003
Ushicon: 2005
San Diego Comic Con: 2002-2003, 2007-2009

Wishlist:

Otakon
Sakura-Con
Acen
One European Con
One Canada Con

I'm really hoping I can make Otakon this year, despite not having a video to enter.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Holly crap.. lets see...

Current (notice the pattern here):

Canada:
Anime Evolution (Vancouver) 2003 to 2011 - Run the Contest and AMV Room
Animethon (Edmonton) - 2003 to 2011 - Was the big boss last year, run the contest and AMV related programming - Probably a room this year!
Otafest (Calgary) - 2005 to 2011 - Do the tech for the contest and playback, run a pile of AMV programming (like 8+ hours worth outside of the contest)
Anime North (Toronto) - 2010, 2011 - There is a reason I'm going back.. more details later

USA:
Sakura-Con (Seattle) - 2006 -to 2011 - Run the worlds largest AMV Room (Just ask Waffle boy)
Tekkoshocon (Pittsburg) 2008 to 2011 - AMV Department Head (Has a dedicated AMV room)
AWA (Atlanta) 2001 to 2011 - (Only Doki Doki beats me on consecutive attendnace, although he was not there last year so I will probably beat him) Now in charge of programming for the VAT

If anyone else runs more AMV rooms, let me know and I'll concede the insanity crown to them

OTHER CONS I BEEN TO:

JACON (Orlando) 2002 to 2004
Otakon (Baltimore) 2002 to 2004
Anime Expo (LA) 2000 to 2002, 2009 - Have already asked about running an AMV room --- "Maybe" in the future I'm told it could be possible

And probably a pile of other cons I can't remember anymore...

BTW, if I was to ever be involved in an AMV room at AX, I would be involved in one on all four corners (well, close enough) of the US

Wishlist: Manditory:
Sakura-Con

There.. FIXED

Vlad