Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if anyone will actually read this but I thought it should be posted anyway.
Keeping up with a blog like this on my own is a lot of work. As such I will no longer be updating this blog. Instead I am helping Conventions Canada keep their Canadian Convention list managed instead.
You can find them on DeviantArt and Facebook.
I don't know what I'll be doing with this blog yet. I may just delete it or I may start using it to blog about something completely different. Currently I'm not sure what I'll be doing with it. Until then I'll leave everything as it is.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Upcoming Events: September 2011
Alberta
Furthest North - Wildhay Group Campsite, AB - September 2 - 5th
Myth-a-Con - Calgary, AB - September 2 - 4th
British Columbia
Vancouver Comic Con - Vancouver, BC - September 11th
Victoria Steam Exposition - Victoria, BC - September 24 - 25th
VCON - Vancouver, BC - September 30 - October 2nd
Quebec
Montreal Comic Con - Montreal, QB - September 17 - 18th
Furthest North - Wildhay Group Campsite, AB - September 2 - 5th
Myth-a-Con - Calgary, AB - September 2 - 4th
British Columbia
Vancouver Comic Con - Vancouver, BC - September 11th
Victoria Steam Exposition - Victoria, BC - September 24 - 25th
VCON - Vancouver, BC - September 30 - October 2nd
Quebec
Montreal Comic Con - Montreal, QB - September 17 - 18th
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Con List Updated - also check out FallCon!
I just recently updated the Canadian Convention List 2011 so it is accurate and full of lots of new information on conventions and dates. Due to me being behind in those updates there a lot of them. I won't list them all here but I wanted to pull specific attention to FallCon.
FallCon is a Boardgames and Miniatures convention going on in Calgary, AB.
When: October 14 - 16th
Where: Commonwealth Hall, 3961 52nd Avenue NE #1177. Calgary, AB.
If you preregister before August 31st 2011 you can get the early bird rate on your weekend passes.
Be sure to check out their Website for more information, and while your at it join their FaceBook page!
FallCon is a Boardgames and Miniatures convention going on in Calgary, AB.
When: October 14 - 16th
Where: Commonwealth Hall, 3961 52nd Avenue NE #1177. Calgary, AB.
If you preregister before August 31st 2011 you can get the early bird rate on your weekend passes.
Be sure to check out their Website for more information, and while your at it join their FaceBook page!
Upcoming Events: August 2011
Here's what's happening for this month!
Alberta
Animethon - Edmonton, AB - August 5 - 7th
When Worlds Collide - Calgary, AB - August 12 - 14th
British Columbia
Cos & Effect - Vancouver, BC - August 13 - 14th
Astronomi-con - Vancouver, BC - August 20 - 21st
Ontario
FanExpo Canada - Toronto, ON - August 25 - 28th
Camp Feral - Algonquin Park, ON - August 31 - September 4th
Quebec
Alberta
Animethon - Edmonton, AB - August 5 - 7th
When Worlds Collide - Calgary, AB - August 12 - 14th
British Columbia
Cos & Effect - Vancouver, BC - August 13 - 14th
Astronomi-con - Vancouver, BC - August 20 - 21st
Ontario
FanExpo Canada - Toronto, ON - August 25 - 28th
Camp Feral - Algonquin Park, ON - August 31 - September 4th
Quebec
Otakuthon - Montreal, QB - August 12 - 14th
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Upcoming Events: June 2011
Only three events for the month of June.
In Alberta:
VulCON GalaxyFest - Vulcan, AB - June 10 - 12th
Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (CCEE) - Calgary, AB - June 17 - 19th
In Saskatchewan:
Anime Blitz and Comic Spectacle - Saskatoon, SK - June 4th
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Otafest Offers Scholarships
Did you volunteer for Otafest 2010 or Otafest Lite 2010? Are you going to be a high school student for Fall 2011 or be a post secondary student in Fall 2011 or Winter 2012?
If you meet that criteria then be sure to check this out: http://www.otafest.com/index.php?p=scholarship
The deadline is April 1st and you'll need to write a short essay on the topic "How Volunteering for Otafest Impacted My Life".
I hope offering scholarships is something Otafest will continue to provide in future years. I also hope that this is the start of a trend that other large conventions would be sure to follow.
Update: Two New Calgary Cons Added
Two new conventions have been added to the Canadian Convention 2011 List.
Underground Con - Calgary, AB - May 7th - an RPG gaming convention
When Worlds Collide - Calgary, AB - August 12 - 14th - is self described as a festival for readers, writers, artists, and publishers of imaginative fiction.
Thanks for the links Paul!
Underground Con - Calgary, AB - May 7th - an RPG gaming convention
When Worlds Collide - Calgary, AB - August 12 - 14th - is self described as a festival for readers, writers, artists, and publishers of imaginative fiction.
Thanks for the links Paul!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Upcoming Events: February 2011
February is a busy month with seven different events happening. Three of which, while in different provinces, happen over the same weekend!
And even another pair happening within Alberta happening on the same day!
In Alberta:
A Taste of Animethon - Edmonton, AB - February 12th
The second year for this one day event. It's of course just a mini convention that shows off just a "taste" of what you'll see later in the year when the main event, Animethon (August 5 - 7th), is hosted.
Noob Con - Grande Prairie, AB - February 12th
I know little about this convention. I believe it is held at the Grande Prairie Composite High School and is a one day school run convention. They have no website or Facebook group that I could find so I couldn't tell you what to expect here.
Thanks to Pauline, group owner of Conventions Canada on DeviantArt, for letting me know the date of this event. If anyone else knows any information they would like to add, like a website or what activities might be found there, leave a comment and I'll update this post to include it!
In British Columbia:
GottaCon - Victoria, BC - Feb 4 - 6th
In it's third year, GottaCon is a gaming convention. Their major events include Warhammer Qualifiers, a Miniature Painting Contest, many XBox 360 Tournaments, PC gaming tournaments and plenty in the card game arena (Magic, Yugioh, World of Warcraft), and a Gamers Silent Auction.
Tsukino Con - Victoria, BC - February 25 - 27th
According to the history section of their site the name "Tsukino-Con" translates to "Convention of the Moon" and is appropriate in the fact that there is a ring road that surrounds the Univeristy of Victoria.
As well they say it's also appropriate because of the Japanese myth of the rabbit in the moon. As the Univerisity of Victoria has many bunnies around as well.
This convention features many events and contests that will sure to have something for any kind of anime fan out there.
In Ontario:
Toronto ComiCon - Toronto, ON - February 6th
This event held in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre has appearing these special guests: Georges Jeanty, Mike Del Mundo, Marcio Takara, and Dave Ross.
Con-G - Guelph, ON - Feb 19- 20th
Pre-registration for this event just finished on January 31st. An anime oriented con that has announced just recently that their Guest of Honor will be Brad Swaile.
They also of course have many other events going on such as: a dance, survival checkers (cosplay chess but checkers), Most Extreme Japanese Gameshow Challenge and of course a Maskerade.
In Quebec:
G-Anime - Gatineau, QB - Feb 5 - 6th
Are you into cosplay? Then you should certainly check out this convention. I have to say I actually really haven't seen a convention before sport a seperate section for Cosplay related guests.
Of course they also have other things going on: Cosplay Chess, the Amazing Cosplay Race, CCG tournaments (Naruto, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh), a Gundam model contest, a Maskerade, and of course many other guests.
And even another pair happening within Alberta happening on the same day!
In Alberta:
A Taste of Animethon - Edmonton, AB - February 12th
The second year for this one day event. It's of course just a mini convention that shows off just a "taste" of what you'll see later in the year when the main event, Animethon (August 5 - 7th), is hosted.
Noob Con - Grande Prairie, AB - February 12th
I know little about this convention. I believe it is held at the Grande Prairie Composite High School and is a one day school run convention. They have no website or Facebook group that I could find so I couldn't tell you what to expect here.
Thanks to Pauline, group owner of Conventions Canada on DeviantArt, for letting me know the date of this event. If anyone else knows any information they would like to add, like a website or what activities might be found there, leave a comment and I'll update this post to include it!
In British Columbia:
GottaCon - Victoria, BC - Feb 4 - 6th
In it's third year, GottaCon is a gaming convention. Their major events include Warhammer Qualifiers, a Miniature Painting Contest, many XBox 360 Tournaments, PC gaming tournaments and plenty in the card game arena (Magic, Yugioh, World of Warcraft), and a Gamers Silent Auction.
Tsukino Con - Victoria, BC - February 25 - 27th
According to the history section of their site the name "Tsukino-Con" translates to "Convention of the Moon" and is appropriate in the fact that there is a ring road that surrounds the Univeristy of Victoria.
As well they say it's also appropriate because of the Japanese myth of the rabbit in the moon. As the Univerisity of Victoria has many bunnies around as well.
This convention features many events and contests that will sure to have something for any kind of anime fan out there.
In Ontario:
Toronto ComiCon - Toronto, ON - February 6th
This event held in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre has appearing these special guests: Georges Jeanty, Mike Del Mundo, Marcio Takara, and Dave Ross.
Con-G - Guelph, ON - Feb 19- 20th
Pre-registration for this event just finished on January 31st. An anime oriented con that has announced just recently that their Guest of Honor will be Brad Swaile.
They also of course have many other events going on such as: a dance, survival checkers (cosplay chess but checkers), Most Extreme Japanese Gameshow Challenge and of course a Maskerade.
In Quebec:
G-Anime - Gatineau, QB - Feb 5 - 6th
Are you into cosplay? Then you should certainly check out this convention. I have to say I actually really haven't seen a convention before sport a seperate section for Cosplay related guests.
Of course they also have other things going on: Cosplay Chess, the Amazing Cosplay Race, CCG tournaments (Naruto, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh), a Gundam model contest, a Maskerade, and of course many other guests.
2011 Convention Dates UPDATED!
After an unintentionally long hiatus I've come back and have updated the Canadian Convention List 2011 to reflect all current dates and locations for upcoming conventions!
Long story short my course workload was taking up a lot of my time. I'll be getting back into regular posting now though, aiming for twice a month or more.
For now be sure to check the Canadian Convention List 2011 to see what is happening in your area!
Long story short my course workload was taking up a lot of my time. I'll be getting back into regular posting now though, aiming for twice a month or more.
For now be sure to check the Canadian Convention List 2011 to see what is happening in your area!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Anime Evolution Review - Sunday
I was glad for the final day of the convention to arrive but staying up too late the night before meant I missed half the day.. not that big of a deal in my opinion. That just meant I missed out on watching Cosplay Chess.
Ok so I actually missed about half of this myself but only because I was setting up mousetraps outside the room.
You might be thinking... mousetraps? That's right. Mousetraps.
The mousetrap game is a game that started a couple years back often played by Will and Beej who at the time were part of the 404s improv group. This year Will and Beej, along with Ian (All former members of the 404s, and present members of Synaptic Chaos Theatre) played the mousetrap game to end off the show at Anime Evolution.
The way the game works is they play out a scene while blindfolded and barefoot.... and with live mousetraps scattered on the floor.
In fact here's the video:
Told you I didn't get to attend much. I did manage to see the closing ceremonies too but honestly it's just a wrap up and it's hard to describe what all actually happened unless I was taking notes... which I wasn't.
The overall convention itself was fun and I totally would want to go again next year.
I've heard rumor that they want to go back to the convention centre they were at in 2009. Personally I'm against this... I enjoy the UBC campus and I think it allows for a lot of community interaction there.
Of course I could just be biased as a lot of things went wrong and seemed harder to enjoy that year they were at the convention centre. Hopefully if they do go back that will be worked out better.
Here are some links related to the event that you should go check out:
AE's photoblog
AE's forums
LoadingReadyRun's on the run AE videos
Synaptic Chaos Theatre's youtube channel
SCT Main Improv
(The crowd at SCT's Sunday Show)
Ok so I actually missed about half of this myself but only because I was setting up mousetraps outside the room.
You might be thinking... mousetraps? That's right. Mousetraps.
The way the game works is they play out a scene while blindfolded and barefoot.... and with live mousetraps scattered on the floor.
In fact here's the video:
Final Thoughts
Told you I didn't get to attend much. I did manage to see the closing ceremonies too but honestly it's just a wrap up and it's hard to describe what all actually happened unless I was taking notes... which I wasn't.
The overall convention itself was fun and I totally would want to go again next year.
I've heard rumor that they want to go back to the convention centre they were at in 2009. Personally I'm against this... I enjoy the UBC campus and I think it allows for a lot of community interaction there.
Of course I could just be biased as a lot of things went wrong and seemed harder to enjoy that year they were at the convention centre. Hopefully if they do go back that will be worked out better.
Links
Here are some links related to the event that you should go check out:
AE's photoblog
AE's forums
LoadingReadyRun's on the run AE videos
Synaptic Chaos Theatre's youtube channel
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