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I've been going over the site plan and stuff for the Hyatt, as well as Youmacon's schedule and think it would be good to meet at 11 o' clock, Saturday, in front/in of the Marquis Ballroom.
The room will not have a panel at the time, so people will be easy to spot. There are four events, however, so everyone should check to make sure they don't want to be somewhere else at the time.
So, are there any objections? Questions? Concerns? Better ideas? I'll be happy to hear anything.
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By the way, Kyle Hebert is going to be in the second-level lobby for autographs at 4.00 that day. ^_^ Wouldn't that be kinda cool?
Nehszriah here! I've decided to plan a theO meetup at Youmacon this year.
What's a Youmacon? Aside from my first convention, it is also the only anime convention in Michigan (that I know of anyways). If you're in the area, come on over and say hello!
Currently, I only have a day for the meet-up. If anyone wants to suggest a meet-up area, say so in the comments.
More as it develops...
Well, con's over. And that's fine by us, 'cause we're all old now and tire easily.
Anyway, Anime Evolution at the University of British Columbia was pretty good. Like usual, as it's still a relatively young fan-run convention, it had its many shares of problems and issues (including a lost venue a month before the convention took place), but the attendance numbers held about even from the year before and already plans are underway for a new venue next year (The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre).
Site-wise, the OSCgumi Cosplay Group was there as usual and made a spectacle of itself. Outside of them, we had a quick photo of myself, TseUq, Icecore, and Shadowlight:
I'll write some reports and articles within the week, hopefully. They should be good readin'. But for now, I'll just share a little music video I made of the con's events:
Next year, I expect to find more Vancouverite otakuies there! We have a deal?
Some of the staff at Anime Evolution in Vancouver decided to put a little video together to celebrate the survival of the convention despite the earlier reported postponements and setbacks:
I certainly know that one brought a smile to my face. Though now I kinda wanna eat some cake . . .
Hey guys, it's the Vancouver staffer here.
So Anime Evolution, Vancouver BC's main anime convention, is coming up this weekend. In general I find this con' tends to be somewhat devoid of otakuites and as such I usually don't actually try to set up any meet-ups or anything here (also, since I'm not Gail, I can't promise cool stuff like DVDs or podcasters or anything).
But hey, it's still worth a mention... so I can think of maybe about three people from the site that will be at the con', but that's it.
Anyone wanna prove me wrong? Who else is coming to Anime Evolution in Vancouver, BC this weekend?
