November 19, 2006 – Wiiiiiiiiiii!!!!1111
Kumoricon is in line to buy convention Wiis. We arrived at Best Buy at 10:30pm, they are expecting around 100 units, and we are around 30 in line. We are staying here all night and we will be getting these systems! Those of you signed up as staff will be playing these at the Kumoricon holiday party.
Best Buy has been watching over us, providing us with free pizza, drinks, hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies. Thanks to general manager Sam and his awesome, courteous staff at the Beaverton, OR Best Buy for an awesome console launch experience!
October 31, 2006 – November General Meeting
When: November 18th, 2006 1pm-5pm
Where: Vancouver Hilton & Convention Center
301 West 6th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
Staff registration will be available starting at 12pm, please meet with the director of the department you are working with to get approval and have them sign off on the registration forms. Staff will be able to pay with credit or debit cards through Acteva, if they are interested in this avenue.
October 30, 2006 – November General Meeting
The November General Meeting will be on Saturday, November 18th, 2006. This meeting will be held in the Portland area, venue and time to be announced. (When I have have it, I’ll post it here!:))
On the agenda:
- Tour of the new website features
- Discussion of registration options
- Hotel tour (depending on venue)
- Continued discussion on ways to improve the convention
- Discussion of Staff Perks for 2007
- Holiday Party planning
- Distributing posters and flyers to qualified Street Team and staff
- Sign up of staff
If you are interested in becoming staff for 2007, please contact personnel@kumoricon.org to get in touch with the proper directors. Be sure to bring your $10 membership/registration fee if you are accepted. We will not be able to add you to the staff areas of the site or the staff email list until you speak with a director, fill out the proper form (available at the meeting), and pay your membership dues. As always, meetings are open to the public. More info will be posted as available. (Early this week.)
October 28, 2006 – Kumoricon 2007 Officially Begins!
Welcome new execs for Kumoricon 2007!
For Convention Chair - Meg Uhde
For Programming - Brenda McFadden
For Operations - Brownie Williams
For Publicity - Jeff Tyrrill
For Relations - Sean Larson
Please welcome your new execs!
October 25, 2006 – Anime article contest extended - *again*
The deadline for the anime article contest has been extended again until Saturday, November 11, 11:59pm.
This gives you a bit over two weeks more to write your article telling the world about Kumoricon! (We thought this was more reasonable than just a 3-day extension. :)) See further down the page to review the official rules. Good luck!
October 18, 2006 – General Elections Cont’d and LANIME!
What: General Elections/ LANime Party
Where: Chemeketa Community College, Building 9, Room 111
Directions
When: October 28, 2006 12 pm
Why: Make your voice heard and party till the wee hours!
General elections start at 12pm SHARP and will continue until all elected positions are filled. For more information on nominees, or to add a nominee, please click FORUM above and visit the thread under ‘Meetings’. This is the most important meeting of the year! The directors you elect will run Kumoricon 2007.
Starting at 2pm, Etherguild presents LANime! This being the weekend before Halloween, J Horror and Cosplay will abound! Enter the DDR tourney, view the Kumoricon 2006 and Gameshow footage, and dance at the ANIME RAVE!
We’ll see you there!
October 3, 2006 – Finally, YOU can tell the world about anime cons.
All you happy anime lovers! It’s time to tell the public just how cool we are.
This is your chance to write the article that everyone should read about anime conventions. If you’ve got the journalistic touch, and can inspire others to share in the love of anime and Japanese culture, then this is the contest for you! The article you write could be Kumoricon’s official info page and press release.
Requirements are as follows:
1. The submission should sell Kumoricon to the general public, focusing on those with little or no experience with anime/ Japanese culture.
2. The submission should be between 600 and 800 words long.
3. The submission should endeavor to use proper grammar and spelling.
4. The author may submit one photograph which enhances the value of the article. The author must have permission to use the photo with credit to the photographer, or be the photographer.
5. Submissions are due by no later than Saturday, November 11, 2006, 11:59p.m. (extended from October 21)
6. The contest is open to all, including current Kumoricon Staff.
The winner will be chosen by the board of Altonimbus Entertainment. All submissions and corresponding photos become the property of Kumoricon/ Altonimbus Entertainment. Articles may be edited for spelling, grammar, statistical corrections, and content.
Send your submission with your real name and forum name (if applicable) to
chair@kumoricon.org
The winner will be announced on October 29th, 2006.
Good luck to all our entrants!
September 7, 2006 – Welcome to Kumoricon 2007!
Welcome to the interim site for Kumoricon for the 2007 convention year. The mascot contest winner now graces our banner. Be sure to check back for updates to the site over the next couple of months.
In the meantime, here are some stats to chew on for the 2006 year:
Attendance: 2257, up from apx. 1700 in 2005
On line pre-registrations: 1035, up from 720 in 2005
Total pre-registrations: 1257 (Same as total attendance for 2004)
Charity Auction Sales: $2455, up from apx. $1600 in 2005
Your directors for 2006 were:
Relations Director: Brian Hammond – Got us all those great guests
Programming Director: Brenda McFadden – Brought you events and panels at con
Publicity Director: Kri Bartholomew – Made sure everyone knew about the con
Operations Director: Ryan Stasel – Maintained the back end of the con
Convention Chair: Meg Uhde – The face of the con, fearless leader and evil mantis
Vice Chair: David McCarley – The other half of Meg’s sanity
Be sure to watch the forums and main page for more information on the 2007 elections, including a listing of all the nominees.
September 6, 2006 – General Elections
General Elections will be held on October 28th, 2006, 12 pm.
We will be electing the officials who will steer the direction of Kumoricon for the 2007 convention year.
This meeting will take place at Chemeketa College, Salem OR, Building 9.
More information to follow.
September 5, 2006 – Thank you!
Kumoricon 2006 has now come to a close. Thank you to all the staff, guests and attendees for making this convention work. We could not do this with out you and we look forward to seeing you all next year.
Kumoricon executive staff
