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Fixing the Anime Con Schedule

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 9 March 2010

I honestly don’t know why anime convention schedules are still such a big issue.
The problem:
Anime con schedules guests, panels, events. Anime con prints schedule one month to two weeks before con. Two weeks before con, schedule changes drastically: panels are added or dropped, events are moved, guests are canceled.
The solution:
Google Docs.
Anime fandom at conventions [...]

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Accepted Panels for Anime Boston 2010

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 1 February 2010

Received word that the following panels have been accepted for Anime Boston 2010:
On the Road for Anime Pilgrimages
107 Panel 6 on SATURDAY
starting at 06:00:00 PM
Many anime reference real-world locations, inspiring otaku to seek out these destinations. Come discover the significance of the “anime pilgrimage”!
After Cowboy Bebop: The Works of Shinichiro Watanabe
306 Panel 2 on FRIDAY
starting [...]

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Cosplay… Round 2?!

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 10 January 2010

The scent of Convention Season 2010 is in the air. Memories of former hastily-thrown-together cosplay are plaguing my brain.

Yes, I sacrificed my hair once upon a time for the success of a costume.
(Yasushi Takagi, NANA; Anime Boston 2007)
But my girlfriend and I are prepping a costume set for Anime Boston 2010. We’ve already started playing [...]

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    See me speak at Ignite Boston 7 at Microsoft NERD in Boston, MA, on 4 March 2010.


    See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.


    See me speak at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis, MI, from March 31st - April 3rd, 2010.


    See me speak at Anime Boston in Boston, MA, from April 2nd - 4th, 2010.


    Meet me at ROFLcon II in Boston, MA, from April 30th - May 1st, 2010.


    Meet me at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, from July 1st - 4th, 2010.


    Meet me at Otakon in Baltimore, MD, from July 30th - August 1st, 2010.

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