J Con 07'

[JACON Promotion]

Are you going to JACON?

If you are - now is your last chance or get a weekend pass at a discounted rate!

If you order your pass BEFORE MARCH 17TH you will pay only $30 for the whole weekend.

After that date you can only buy a pass at the door for $45.

For more details visit:
http://jacon.org/registration/prereg.html

[JACON Promotion]

The JACON hotel has allowed us to extend the date to get the special convention room rate. If you're not staying on property - you're missing out. It's better to have someplace close to crash and hide when needed. :grin:

$104 a night for 1-4 people (your rate includes all parking fees)
Property Direct Reservations: 800-327-0363, Event Name: JACON

Reservations must be made by Wednesday, April 11th to receive the Event Rate.
Hotel Information

International Plaza Resort & Spa
10100 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
407-352-1100

Property Direct Reservations: 800-327-0363, Event Name: JACON

[Tidusauron12]

I was thinking about going, but there will probably be too many people... I'd feel out of place...

[SkylineGTR]

I go to UCF, so I should go to JACON, but I won't cause it's the weekend after school is over, and I'll be home by then... Working ;[.

[JACON Promotion]

The Manga Masquerade: Through the Looking Glass

JACON’s "anime prom" is a formal dance that is FREE with your paid admission to the convention.
(Presented in cooperation with Wasabi Anime.)

Time: Saturday, 9:00 PM- Midnight
Location: Great Lakes Ballroom (Main Events)

After a day of walking around dressed like your favorite anime, why not spend the evening getting dressed up? JACON brings back the Manga Masquerade – the formal dance party that took convention goers back to their prom (but in a good way!). This year’s event will be hosted by The Queen of Hearts and her army of cards that have escaped JACON’s Royal Flush Club. There is a dress code for the event, and you can be turned away at the door if you’re not in the appropriate attire. Attendees are also expected to be masked in tradition of a true masquerade.

For those that forget, JACON will have plastic masks available at the door; there will also be face painters available outside the dance to give you a custom disguise for a nominal fee. You can also make a custom mask in advance one of the many mask making panels Friday and Saturday (see your convention guide fortimes and locations.)

Light hors d’oeurves will be served during the event.

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TEN WAYS TO KNOW WHAT TO WEAR TO JACON’S MANGA MASQUERADE (2007 EDITION)

1. If it’s something you would wear (or did wear; or wanted to wear) to your high school prom, it is probably acceptable.

2. In the case of cosplaying as a military character from an anime/manga/video game, you must wear the FORMAL military dress. Such examples include Fullmetal Alchemist, Final Fantasy VIII, and Mobile Suit Gundam. (Even though Luffy from One Piece is a “captain,” dressing like him won’t get you in the door.)

3. Kimonos are allowed.

4. Search all you want… Ash Ketchum never wore a tux in a single episode. (Our Goku theory was disproved last year.)

5. Men who don’t come in costume need to wear at least a suit and tie.

6. Nudity in any shape or form will not only keep you out of the event, but may even get you kicked out of the convention.

7. If you intend to cross dress, please make sure it looks good. (For example, Trey Parker & Matt Stone at the 72nd Academy Awards would not be allowed at the Manga Masquerade.)

8. Sneakers are not formal wear. Ever.

9. A fur suit is not formal attire.

10. Use common sense when putting your outfit together for the event… we’re here to help everyone have a good time (within reason.)

[Shiroiyuki]

(For example, Trey Parker & Matt Stone at the 72nd Academy Awards would not be allowed at the Manga Masquerade.)


Drat, almost had me sold.....Dissing the Great Trey Parker just lost you one hot hot chick. And I look damn good in formal wear :P.

[JACON Promotion]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JACON 2007 announces the guest lineup for Florida’s Most Successful Anime Convention.
Some convention favorites return with new faces making their first anime convention appearance in Florida!

Orlando, FL, April 07, 2007: JACON 2007 is proud to announce Phil Lamarr as the Guest of Honor for this year’s convention (May 4th-6th at the International Plaza Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida.) He will be joined by a Featured Guest Billy West and Special Guest Ellen Muth. Popular voice actors George Lowe and Brett Weaver will also be on hand for another year.

Phil Lamarr is known for doing voices for dozens of films and television shows including Afro-Samurai, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Samurai Jack, and event the new TMNT movie. He is also known for his role as the “dead black kid” in Pulp Fiction.

Billy West (who also voiced the TMNT movie) is a prolific voice actor with such credits as Futurama and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Ellen Muth most popularly known for her role as “Georgia 'George' Lass” on the popular Showtime series Dead Like Me. George Lowe and Brett Weaver return for another year to JACON to tell tales of Space Ghost and Macross (respectively.)

Started in the fall of 2000, JACON is a fan run Japanese animation and pop culture convention that caters to Florida’s “otaku” culture. For more information (such as schedules and tickets) please visit the official website at www.JACON.org.

http://jacon.org/images/phil_lamarr.jpg http://jacon.org/images/billy_west.jpg http://jacon.org/images/ellen_muth.jpg http://jacon.org/images/george_lowe.jpg http://jacon.org/images/brett_weaver.jpg

[Mystic Gohan]

J Con held in Orlando, Florida from this upcoming Friday to Sunday. Anyone plan on going?

[WasabiGuy]

JACON 2007 has come and gone... and Wasabi Anime is looking for feedback regarding our work. This was our 25th convention that we've hosted events for and the staff is always open to compliments and suggestions. Please take a couple of moments to:

1. Fill out JACON's official feedback form
http://www.jacon.org/feedback.html

2. Vote for your favorite number from the Wasabi Animusical 3. The poll is on the front page of
http://www.wasabianime.com

3. Post on Wasabi Anime's feedback thread on their forums. Tell us what you thought (good and bad) about the Wasabi Animusical 3, the Otaku Insomnia rave, and the Manga Masquerade (co-hosted by Wasabi Anime & JACON) - we want to hear the good and the bad so we can improve future events.
http://www.greenmustard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=339

[Mystic Gohan]

Man I spent so much money at Jacon, but it was so worth it.