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Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« on: April 12, 2011, 06:28:46 PM »
It's getting close to that time of year again.  Otakon 2011.  Baltimore, MD.  July 29-31.

The first Guess the Guest contest is up:

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Hmmm.

It's CHEMISTRY, famous for arguably the worst OP in Gundam history. :(
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Otakon 2011
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 06:56:18 PM »
IS IT MORNING MUSUME?!

Pretty sure I'm coming. Tentative plans are to cosplay as Kaguya with my daughter as Tewi, but we'll see.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 07:00:15 PM »
Homura Akemi more or less confirmed for Otakon! Probably bring FIXED!Shiki and the old standby of Mikuru.

I wouldn't mind having an MotK Madoka group, if anyone is interested.

But, yeah, totes there, going to preregister in the next couple weeks.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 07:51:25 PM »
I'm still running an MotK set of rooms, currently looking at 9 people (although I'm sure I'm forgetting a few) with maybe a few slots.  I got 2 rooms reserved but I could possibly add another.  We're looking at a maximum of 6 per room, preferrably around 5.

They're doubles at the Hyatt right across the walkway, price is 689.54/room (I think, off the top of my head) for the whole weekend (Thursday-Saturday).  Cost will be divided evenly amongst all people.  If we get 12 it comes out to 115/person for the weekend.  If you wish to join in, you can throw your name up.  I will need payment IN FULL 1-2 weeks before Otakon, so I don't get stuck with paying someone's share.

I'll keep a running tab of everyone in the room and will pester you with emails/etc to pay me.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 07:54:13 PM »
Quote from: Rain Lindwurm on April 12, 2011, 06:56:18 PM
Pretty sure I'm coming. Tentative plans are to cosplay as Kaguya with my daughter as Tewi, but we'll see.

That would be very cute :>

I also plan on going. Hopefully I'll have more money than when I went to my last convention. :V
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 09:28:33 PM »
Jesus Christ, is it Otakon season again?

Let me get past AnimeBoston first.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 10:03:03 PM »
If someone is willing to drop by Laurel to pick my rear end up, I'm willing to put up a share for the room (me no have car :( ).
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 10:03:54 PM »
Hmm, that reminds me. I will almost certainly need a ride up to the Otakonning, if anyone can possibly help with that? PM me if you think you can hit Fredericksburg.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2011, 10:16:23 PM »
Quote from: The Least Ammy Kitten In The World on April 12, 2011, 10:03:54 PM
Hmm, that reminds me. I will almost certainly need a ride up to the Otakonning, if anyone can possibly help with that? PM me if you think you can hit Fredericksburg.
Grumble...    I...   I guess, let's talk about this once it approaches.  At least I'll know how to get down there by then.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2011, 10:30:05 PM »
yeah can't wait, look forward to it every year.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2011, 10:38:38 PM »
I need to find good plane/train tickets first, so tentatively /in.

I don't think there's any prereg mail service or anything, so I'm not too worried about that... Hotel room costs are another matter. 3:
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Re: Otakon 2011
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 10:55:27 PM »
Quote from: Rain Lindwurm on April 12, 2011, 06:56:18 PM
Tentative plans are to cosplay as Kaguya with my daughter as Tewi, but we'll see.
dammit I won't be there to see this.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 10:57:08 PM »
Quote from: Daipi on April 12, 2011, 10:38:38 PM
I need to find good plane/train tickets first, so tentatively /in.

I don't think there's any prereg mail service or anything, so I'm not too worried about that... Hotel room costs are another matter. 3:
They take checks by mail.  You have to have them in by June IIRC.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2011, 10:59:13 PM »
You wait ya damn turn! I have two cons to go to between now and then!

Spoiler:
I will try frantically to get Ran done by then, but I'm still just starting things off. I don't think I'll make it!
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2011, 11:00:07 PM »
Oh God I forgot the initial pre-reg discounted price was $65. That's almost criminal. Genericon pre-reg was $10 for the weekend and they actually reimbursed me $20 because I was a panelist. :[

At least I'll have the Toohoo panel to get that money back, but man.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2011, 11:01:22 PM »
Quote from: ♪ TheStupidOne ♫ on April 12, 2011, 10:57:08 PM
They take checks by mail.  You have to have them in by June IIRC.

Oh, I meant that it doesn't look like they mail out the badges if you register before a certain date.

And $65 is a bit steeper than I'm used to, and even the hotels are way more expensive... I guess I've been spoiled too much by ACen. 3:
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2011, 11:04:04 PM »
Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on April 12, 2011, 11:00:07 PM
Oh God I forgot the initial pre-reg discounted price was $65. That's almost criminal. Genericon pre-reg was $10 for the weekend and they actually reimbursed me $20 because I was a panelist. :[

At least I'll have the Toohoo panel to get that money back, but man.
God I want to be a panelist again this year but I have no fucking clue what to submit for :(
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2011, 11:13:08 PM »
For those of you getting hotels, if you are a government employee then you can get a room at the Hyatt for less than the Otakon rate. ($144 per night compared to $199 per night)

And I'll be there taking  pictures (I seen a few of you folks at the Katsucon panel) to put in my job's monthly paper.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2011, 11:14:15 PM »
It's a shame, because I know the Otakon staff, on the whole, tend to be a good bunch of people (their panelist coordinator told me on Sunday last year to apply for the Toohoo panel again this year and he'd automatically approve it and give us a bigger room to boot). I expect the BCC and the prospective vendors are the ones gouging.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2011, 11:17:34 PM »
I'm surprised our disaster didn't ruin it for you guys :]  But really I do want to do a panel this year, I just have no idea.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2011, 11:18:46 PM »
It might have been an influencing factor, but Aaron (the Otakon panels coordinator) works closely with Lou Arruda, who does the AnimeBoston panels, so he was able to ask Lou about what we've done at AB and judge based on that.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2011, 11:21:12 PM »
Eh well I'm fairly sure I could get whatever I want to do approved.  I've already done one and people can easily vouch for me.  I just got to decide what to do.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2011, 11:25:27 PM »
A major reason the price was raised was due to some new tax thing in Baltimore, the convention center itself raising its rates (no doubt to pay for the improvements we saw last year), and the new caterer contract being more expensive.

On the plus side, I just learned that they're moving the rave this year to somewhere over twice as spacious.  Hell yeah!
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« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2011, 11:29:26 PM »
Hopefully they're also moving it to somewhere twice as far away from everything else. <_<
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« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2011, 11:34:35 PM »
awwww I wished to go >.> my otakon is on agust 12-14 :( (Montreal)
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2011, 01:18:32 AM »
my friends and I are getting a panel together. Hopefully it'll be approved I haven't done a panel before but I know he has so there's a chance. Also if Gamerabaenre doesn't do an Otakon panel on Gunpla/ Garage kits this year. I might put one together for the 2012 con season and take that with me where ever I go.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2011, 05:56:14 AM »
despite being unbelievably poor I always manage to find a way to go every year so I will probably show up this year too


except I'll actually know you people this time! gasp!!
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2011, 07:16:38 AM »
Quote from: Edible on April 12, 2011, 11:25:27 PM
On the plus side, I just learned that they're moving the rave this year to somewhere over twice as spacious.  Hell yeah!
Last couple years I thought the motion from the ravers on the building was so bad I thought the floor would be damaged.  The whole main-section of the convention center was shifting from the dancing.
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2011, 10:04:26 AM »
You know, assuming things work out, this will be the first time for me. Never could make it before. Any recs for what panels to go to and what not?
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Re: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling!
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2011, 12:19:07 PM »
Take pictures for kippy, since I kinda wanna see what it like. Fuck, Take pics for everyone on the forum. we must know every last detail of your lives
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