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Anime Expo 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
@k8sarkissian<\/a> Professor Sada from Pokémon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Central 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
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Katsucon 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
World of Warcraft\n@katylagray<\/a> Alexstrasza\n@k8sarkissian<\/a> Jaina Proudmoore<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2022 Water Park Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Kalahari employee Cameron is cosplaying as Princess Yue from Avatar The Last Airbender. The entire restaurant was themed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2022 Water Park Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
@lordsprout<\/a> Nami One Piece Film: Red<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2023 Water Park Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
@november.black.productions<\/a> ODSTs from Halo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Expo 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Expo 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Genshin Impact\n@quuebd<\/a> Xiao\n@littlelilycos<\/a> Lumine\n@kainosaurus_<\/a> Gorou\n@cellaira<\/a> Kazuha\n@ragegearprops<\/a> Arataki Itto<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Otakon 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
Sonic the Hedgehog\n@katiesimrell<\/a> Tails\n@triforce_of_procrastination<\/a> Sonic\n@amanda.toast<\/a> Knuckles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2022 - Sweet Summer Fun!<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
@kairoekki<\/a> Leo Fotia from Promare<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Otakon 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
My Hero Academia maids and butlers\nbad guys\n@eboyprompto<\/a> Shiguraki\n@cupcake_kisses_cosplay<\/a> Toga\n@rackuhnwolf<\/a> Hero Killer Stain\n@decosprops<\/a> Gentle Criminal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FanimeCon 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2022 Water Park Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
@onicure.cosplay<\/a> Suika Ibuki from Touhou Project<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2022 Water Park Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
This kids area of the outdoor water park was only open for part of Friday, specifically for photography and video. Thank you to the Kalahari resort for providing this opportunity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Book That Room!<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
An atrium view room at the Gaylord National<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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So you wanna go to Colossalcon...<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
The parking lots fill up during Colossalcon leaving drivers no other option but to park in the grassy fields surrounding the resort.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Expo 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 year ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon North 2023<\/h4>\n published 1 month ago<\/span>\n
The lobby of the Kalahari resort.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Holiday Matsuri 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
The Orland World Center Marriot has over 2000 guest rooms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
I highly recommend staying on-property for a number of reasons. The biggest reason is water park passes. Your room comes with a matching number of water park passes, so a room for four people has four passes. At a value of \$80-\$110 per person per day, this is the number one reason to stay on-property. The second reason is you are right at the con. This saves you a lot of time from commuting to and from your hotel. If you get tired or need to change clothes, it\'s a short walk to your room. Three, parking is atrocious. While they have a decent size parking lot, it is quickly filled beyond capacity during the convention. The grounds don\'t have as many grassy areas as Colossalcon does, so I\'m not sure where people park when the lot gets full. I arrived on Friday afternoon in my rental car and there weren\'t many parking spaces left. I found a spot in the back lot and left it there all weekend so I wouldn\'t have to deal with it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
The arcade seems larger than the one at Colossalcon in Ohio. You load up a card with money and swipe it at a game machine to play. Many of them spit out tickets that you can convert into all kinds of cheap plastic prizes. It\'s beyond me why people waste so much time and money collecting paper tickets from a machine, but whatever floats your boat. For me, the arcade is a fun place to do photos and video. It has all kinds of lights and visual distractions that make for good backgrounds. There\'s a pizza, burger, and salad bar type eatery right next to it that is probably the most affordable place to eat. The entrance to the water park is adjacent to the arcade.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon East 2019<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
Z CAM now joins other camera manufactures such as Nikon, Panasonic, and Sigma in outputting a ProRes RAW signal that can be recorded externally to an Atomos device. In addition, camera features can be controlled through the touchscreen interface of the Ninja V with a special LANC serial to USB cable.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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When Conventions Cancel<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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When Conventions Cancel<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
Sakura-Con announcing their cancellation on March 16, 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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When Conventions Cancel<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
As someone who attends a lot of conventions, I am keenly attentive to conventions cancelling. The concerns around COVID-19 are really starting to affect conventions, including three that I have been planning to attend (Emerald City Comic Con<\/a>, Sakura-Con<\/a>, and NAB<\/a>). I assume that most conventions consider attendee safety their number one concern, even though you probably won\'t see it listed in any of their documentation. It\'s assumed that safety is a number one priority, so what happens when a convention is cancelled to meet that priority?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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When Conventions Cancel<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
The most obvious effect of cancelling a convention is the financial impact. Conventions of any size have many stakeholders. Attendees have planes and hotels booked and cosplays built. Hotels look forward to rooms being filled, restaurants and cafes busy, and meeting rooms booked. Artists and vendors have been producing their wares and hope to make new sales and business connections. Businesses surrounding the convention facility rely on the patronage of attendees. The convention center itself offsets its bills with facility rental and catering fees (most have public funding through tax dollars). It\'s the convention itself, however, that stands to lose the most.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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When Conventions Cancel<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
I don\'t have enough experience in the convention industry to know whether event insurance would cover these cancellations. I\'ve seen conventions buy insurance that provide coverage for standard liabilities such as injury and death during the convention, but not other liabilities and certainly not the cancellation of the event itself. If such insurance exists, I would venture a guess that most conventions don\'t have it, or would have trouble actually receiving payment from the insurance company.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
The Kalahari has a bunch of different rooms available with various bed configurations and amenities like full kitchens and whirlpool tubs in the room. The most affordable room is the two queen bed rooms that are \$254/night at the con rate. They officially only hold four people, but it\'s possible to squeeze in a few more. The only problem is you only get four water park passes for those room and additional passes are \$60-80. There are larger rooms available if you can get them, but if you work out the math the price per person goes up making them less of a deal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2019 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
The most expensive rooms are the 5 bedroom houses that sit away from the property. They\'re basically two story houses with full kitchens, a pool table, hot tub, and four bathrooms. They can hold up to 22 people and run over \$2,000 a night! If you compare them to something like an Airbnb or vacation rental they\'re very overpriced.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2021 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2021 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
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Colossalcon 2021 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
It was great! It felt amazing to be out and around people again. There was no fear or apprehension. There was no oddness about not wearing a mask. It felt normal.\n\nIt was as though everyone in attendance made a collective decision to allow themselves to have fun again. As ridiculous as that might sound, I thinks it\'s true. The lockdowns and rules and guidance had a heavy impact on us all. To finally be out from under that was relief. It felt earned. I\'m almost angry that I should feel this way about something so innocent and simple - a convention of all things. This is exactly the kind of thing we need.\n\nOhio officially lifted its mask mandate on June 2nd, the day before the convention started. ColossalCon had been diligent in its efforts to ensure the safety of attendees. You can read their posts<\/a> following the initial announcement which laid out the rules. They were later modified to follow the changes to the state\'s guidelines.\n\nI would like to state my appreciation to the convention staff and volunteers. It must have been challenging and stressful to pull everything together on such short notice. While I\'m sure they were aware that the event could happen, having just two months to actually make it happen is tough. From my perspective it went very well. Not perfect I\'m sure, but pretty good considering the situation.\n\nUndoubtedly it was the Kalahari resort making the call. Contracts are contracts and a business needs to turn a profit. There\'s a lot of money involved with a convention and a room block. The resort had actually been operating quite normally during the pandemic since you can\'t wear a mask in a pool. If you watch YouTube videos that people made at the resort during the pandemic you\'ll understand. With the mask mandate lifted and vaccines in high supply, there wasn\'t enough reason to convince the Kalahari to not hold ColossalCon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2021 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
As I watch other conventions announce that they\'re also holding their event this year, it makes me think that ColossalCon was the litmus test. \"If they can do it, so can we.\" It\'s probably more due to the fact that the vaccines allow us to gather together again, but I think that ColossalCon was a kind of loss leader<\/a>. It showed that conventions can happen safely, even if less attended. You can see it in my video and photos: attendance was down.\n\nI\'m not privy to official numbers, but I\'m guessing attendance was only 20-25% of normal. That might put attendance in the 5,000 persons range. I\'ve been to plenty of conventions around this size, so it didn\'t feel odd to me. When you compare that to previous years however, it is a marked decline. The 2019 convention was so heavily attended that people got their cars stuck parking in the grassy fields.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Colossalcon 2021 - Swimsuit Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 3 years ago<\/span>\n
I had no problem shooting people in the outdoor pool area. There was plenty of space and only a handful of photographers. We had time to talk and chat in between shooting photos and video. It was actually a very pleasant change. I\'m not the most sociable person out there, and a crowded event doesn\'t make it any easier. This year I found myself having conversations that never would have happened in previous years. That made it all the more enjoyable. I\'m not saying that a smaller ColossalCon is better - there\'s something about a crowd that generates excitement. I\'ll just say it was equally as enjoyable, in different ways.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
The Woodlands Resort is home to Anime Texas and features a lazy river.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Have you ever wondered how an anime convention starts? Many of the conventions you attend have probably been around for ten, twenty, maybe even thirty years. Dragon Con, Katsucon, Otakon, Sakura-Con, and so on. They all started somewhere, obviously, but how?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
“A lot of it comes from fan feedback,” Josh explains. “We really try to listen to people in different communities and different parts of our neck of the woods who say, ‘Hey! I traveled here from X city to attend a show. I really would like it if you would think about hosting an event in my hometown.’ Of course we take those requests into consideration when we hear them repeatedly. Another thing we like to do is look in those markets where there’s not already a vibrant, healthy community or event that would support it. One of the reasons I held off for so many years on hosting any type of convention in Dallas Fort Worth is because you could throw a rock in any direction on a weekend and you would probably hit an anime con or comic con. They’re everywhere - all over the metroplex.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
“I don’t believe there’s really a market saturation point for anime conventions anymore than there’s a market saturation point for Starbucks.” Josh says with confidence. “It really depends on the individuals who are running those conventions to ensure that they’re providing a service that there’s a need for, at a price point that is equal to the service they’re providing. That’s just general business 101. We’ve seen a lot of cons pop up in year one and you just never see them again.“<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
“About 50% of conventions that are planned or scheduled don’t even make it to fruition,” Josh explains. “It’s a little harder than people think. It’s not rocket science. I’m not landing robots on an asteroid, but it’s also a little more than putting together your ten year old son’s birthday party. There’s no one reason for, ‘Hey, why did such and such con flop?’ COVID put an end to a lot of smaller conventions. If you rely on your year-to-year income to pay the bills and staff, and then you don’t host any events, your event for the year could quite easily tank your company. If it’s a nonprofit, even more so. I imagine a lot of conventions operate on a budget where they just can’t afford to go months and months without revenue.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Texas: The Birth of an Anime Convention<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
This is the exact reason why Otakon once warned<\/a> its members that it might go under unless it received immediate financial support. I wrote about this in my Otakon 2021 article<\/a>. In a statement released by then Otakorp president Brooke Zerrlaut, \"We use the proceeds from each year to plan the next Otakon and make sure we survive until then. So without the income from Otakon 2020, and the early pre-registrations we would normally see at this time of year, we are in a very precarious position. Put simply, in the next few months we will have to make a decision to continue planning for Otakon 2021, or potentially close our doors forever.\"\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
The Ontario Convention Center is clean, bright, and easy to navigate. While not necessarily outdated, it was due for a refresh. There was evidence of remodeling work during the convention, but nothing that really interfered with the event. The building has two floors with easy access by stairs and elevators at both ends. Entry is controlled by security staff and there was a bag check. It was no big deal and the staff seemed to have no problem with cosplay props and bags. I came through with a suitcase full of camera lighting gear with no issues. The bag check and queue area were covered by a large semi-permanent tent. The queue moved reasonably quickly, but did get a little long during the peak times of the day. It made sense to arrive early and try to stay inside unless you absolutely needed to leave. This was made easier by the presence of food trucks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
I\'d like to give special mention to the main events room and the AMV event. The production quality in general was very good with professional lighting and audio systems. The AMV event was among the best I\'ve ever seen. The videos were organized into sections and each section had an intro video that was very well produced. The selection of AMVs was also very good. Whoever is in charge of this event certainly knows what they are doing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anime Los Angeles 2020<\/h4>\n published 4 years ago<\/span>\n
California has a lot of cosplayers, including some of the most popular cosplayers in the USA. Even for a relatively small event like ALA (10-15k attendees), it draws a lot of great cosplayers. I was fortunate to meet some very friendly photographers who introduced me to their cosplayer friends. In fact, meeting the photographers was one of the highlights of my visit. Without that experience I probably wouldn\'t have enjoyed the convention so much. Thanks to all of the cosplayers and photographers I met!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
@ai_rika<\/a> Luz Noceda\n@pantyshotapproved<\/a> Eda Clawthorne from Owl House<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
I could write an entire article about non-profit versus for-profit conventions, paying staff, and convention management in general. I had a brief stint as a board member for a local convention and played a key role in obtaining non-profit status and getting an industry booth at Sakura-Con. Operating as a non-profit convention isn\'t necessarily better than being for-profit. Both are vulnerable to embezzlement and mismanagement is common. I\'ve attended many successful conventions of both types and I\'ve seen issues with both types. Having a board usually means there are voting members and that subjects it to a more democratic process of decision making. The devil is in the details of the bylaws, though. Voting rights of the general members are often limited, and for good reason. \n\nSakura-Con is operated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is run by a board of directors under the parent company ANCEA<\/a>. It apparently places a lot of importance on its non-profit status. They are very specific about calling their registration a \"membership\" and not \"tickets\". They almost seem religious about it and the motivation behind it is unclear. Are they afraid of making money selling tickets out of fear that it would jeopardize their non-profit status? There are no valid legal concerns here. Non-profits can certainly sell tickets and make money. Heck, there are plenty of non-profits companies<\/a> that pay their employees millions of dollars per year in salary.\n\nYour membership is only valid for this event and there are no other benefits beyond that, so calling it a membership is a bit of a stretch any way. Even though you are a \"member\", you have no voting rights or other privileges. If you want to vote on who gets a seat on the board of directors, you have to join staff. It\'s my understanding that many of the board members have served multiple terms and receive no pay. Serving multiple terms might sound like a bad thing - think about term limits in government. However, it takes years to gain the amount of knowledge and experience necessary to run a convention of this size. Handing over that responsibility to a newcomer could be perilous. As far as pay goes, I\'m actually in support of paying your employees. The amount of work they put into this event qualifies it as a part-time job in the least, and nearly a full-time job for some.\n\nFor-profit conventions generally have a handful of owners who make the decisions. They aren\'t necessarily subject to the wishes of their staff. They don\'t have to call a meeting and gather votes and can therefore move quickly and do things the way they want to. If one of the owners has a particular interest in, say, a music group, they can pursue booking that group without any pushback. This can produce unique and often very fun conventions. It can also lead to nepotism, tunnel vision, and bad eggs.\n\nBeing a non-profit organization is no guarantee of success. Some conventions have put themselves out of business by spending all of their money paying the board of directors. If you have an opinion on non-profit vs for-profit, feel free to drop a comment down below.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Sakura-Con is held annually on Easter weekend which makes it pretty easy to plan for. Hotels are never difficult to book and except for this year, online registration is never a problem. Picking up your badge is another matter however.\n\nOne standout feature of this convention is the fact that it runs 24/7 over the three days. You can literally play video games or camp out in the anime viewing rooms all night long. That\'s usually only found at the hotel based conventions like DragonCon<\/a>. Comic conventions usually close down around 6 PM, but Sakura-Con goes all night. There are two dances, or raves, and they run from 9 PM until 4 AM. Kudos to the sound company because the sound system was pumping.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Sakura-Con is one of the unfortunate conventions that had to suffer a three year gap due to COVID. Since it occurs in the spring it was forced to cancel in 2020. By the first week of March 2020 pretty much every convention had rescheduled or cancelled. Rather than attempt to reschedule Sakura-Con just called it off and didn\'t make plans to start again until 2021. While it was possible to have held the event in 2021, they obviously opted to remain on their Easter date.\n\nFalling in line with other large metropolitan based anime conventions, Sakura-Con required proof of vaccination or negative COVID test and masks while indoors. Washington State actually lifted its mask mandate before the convention, but the convention stayed the course. At this point in time, I expect more conventions to forego any of these requirements and things will basically return to normal. This is what larger conventions such as ECCC have decided.\n\nThe three year gap didn\'t seem to quench the thirst of attendees. From what I could see, turnout was on track to be at or above pre-COVID attendance levels. Were it not for a hastily announced cap on registration it may have been a record year. There was actually a series of posts that went something like \"registration is closed without any advance notice\", followed by \"whoops, no it\'s actually still open\", and then \"but it might close soon\". This was quite upsetting to a lot of attendees who thought they wouldn\'t be able to attend. Ultimately registration was capped to an unknown number of attendees. Although Sakura-Con staff wouldn\'t say, it\'s likely that the convention center was behind the attendance cap.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Sakura-Con 2022<\/h4>\n published 2 years ago<\/span>\n
Unfortunately the convention center has an encroaching homeless community in the neighboring Freeway Park. Hurray for big cities with lax law enforcement policies 🙄. You can actually see homeless tents in the backgrounds of my videos. Human feces also made an appearance 💩. While safety is always a concern in a city the size of Seattle, the growing population and increasingly aggressive nature of the homeless could become a significant problem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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