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Naru2U Status Active Venue Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre Location Ottawa, Ontario Country Canada First held 2008 Organizer Naru's Sound and Lighting Attendance 680 in 2010 Official website http://www.naru2u.com/ Naru2U (N2U) is an annual 3-day weekend anime convention held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] Traditionally held in autumn in mid-November, N2U is a fan-run convention supported by the Ottawa area company Naru's Sound and Lighting.[2]
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Programming
Naru2U's events, attractions and activities include a dealers room and artists alley, anime and concert screenings, panels and workshops, AMV contests, cosplay events (Masquerade, Cosplay Chess, etc), video games stations, and more.
History
Naru2U was founded by the owner of Naru's Sound and Lighting, after the announcement that the Ottawa area convention AC-Cubed[3] was taking a one-year break. Naru's Sound and Lighting, having provided a large portion of AV equipment to AC-Cubed, was contacted by numerous interested parties proposing for a convention to fill the void during AC-Cubed's one year hiatus. With the successful first year of N2U and the subsequent announcement that AC-Cubed would not be returning to the Ottawa area convention scene, N2U has grown from a one-time convention to a permanent yearly fixture in Ottawa.
2009 was their first year running 3 days, with the addition of Friday as the extra day. It was also their only edition held in October, with the rest always held in November.
Event history
Dates Location Atten. Guests November 15-16, 2008 Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre
Ottawa, Ontario600 Spike Spencer, Stephanie Beard.[4] October 9-11, 2009 Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre
Ottawa, Ontario1,025 The 404s, Stephanie Beard.[5] November 12-14, 2010 Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre
Ottawa, Ontario680 Barbara Goodson, Spike Spencer, Oto-Wa Taiko Drummers, The 404s.[6] November 18-20, 2011 Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre
Ottawa, Ontario[7] See also
- G-Anime, Ottawa area's other anime convention
References
- ^ "Naru2U Toys on Fire". ToysOnFire. http://www.toysonfire.ca/blog/naru-2-u/. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Narus Sound and Lighting Past works". Naru's sound and lighting. http://www.narusound.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ AC3, or ACCC, the Anime Convention in the Capital of Canada
- ^ "Naru2U 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1672. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Naru2U 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1947. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "Naru2U 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2188. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "Naru2U 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2663/Naru_2_U_2011. Retrieved November 06, 2011.
External links
Official websites:
- http://www.naru2u.com Naru2U official website
- http://www.narusound.com Web site of Naru's Sound and Lighting
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