NerdaCon

NerdaCon
Status	Active
Genre	Multi-genre
Venue	Columbus State University Davidson Center and Schuster Center
Location	Columbus, Georgia
Country	United States
First held	March 2007
Organizer	Campus Nerds of Columbus State University
Filing status	Non-profit
Attendance	Around 1,500 in 2007[1]
Official website	http://www.nerdacon.com

NerdaCon is a multi-genre fan convention held annually since 2007 at Columbus State University by the school's Campus Nerds group, a campus organization that describes itself as "an organization that embraces all special interests and gives its members a community of like minded invidiviuals".^[2] Each year, the con is titled "NerdaCon vX", where "X" is the number of the con (The first was "v1", the second was "v2", etc.). As it is a multi-genre convention, it has no general focus other than that of the Nerds, in that the panels, guests, and dealers each add a focus toward anime, manga, science fiction, furry, gaming, comic books, or a combination of these or other generally nerdy or geeky things to add to the atmosphere. Also unlike other conventions, admission to NerdaCon is free, and, as it is hosted on an open campus, parking for the convention is, as well. Instead, the convention makes its money through donations, in-con sales, et cetera.^{[citation needed]}

By tradition, the convention is held on a Friday and Saturday in November, from 1800 to 2300 on the Friday, and 1000 to 2300 on Saturday. However, since NerdaCon v6 was held on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), each day was extended by 11 minutes, making it end at 11:11 PM.^[3]

Events

Though each iteration has its own unique events, there are a few that have stood as constants throughout the lifespan of NerdaCon. For instance, each year, there is a martial arts demonstration (in the middle of the first and/or second day), and the con ends with a rave. Other notable events include the boffer, trading card, and video game tournaments (and casual play), a costume contest to judge the best Cosplay, and having the last panel be one that shows the comedic side of hentai.

Event History

version	Dates	Location	Attend.	Special Guests
v1	March 2007[1]	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center Atlanta, Georgia	1500[1]
v2	November 2007[citation needed]	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center Columbus, Georgia	TBA
v3	November 2008	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center Columbus, Georgia	TBA
v4	November 2009	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center Columbus, Georgia	TBA
v5	November 2010	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center and Schuster Student Success Center Columbus, Georgia	TBA
v6	November 11-12, 2011 (1800 - 2311 and 1000 - 2311, respectively)[4][5]	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center, Student Recreation Center (Costume Contest and Raffle only) Columbus, Georgia	TBA
v7	November 16-17, 2012 (6:00 PM - 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM, respectively)[6]	Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center, Student Recreation Center[citation needed] Columbus, Georgia	N/A	TBA

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "NerdaCon attendance, as stated in the site's About section". November 9, 2011. http://nerdacon.com/. 
2. ^ "The Campus Nerds' self-description, as stated in the site's About section". November 9, 2011. http://nerdacon.com/. 
3. ^ "The time intervals of v6, as stated in the "Nerdacon v6 info" box on the welcome page". November 13, 2011. http://nerdacon.com/. 
4. ^ "NerdaCon schedule, as recorded by CSU". November 17, 2011. http://calendar.columbusstate.edu/EventList.aspx?eventidn=27438&view=EventDetails&information_id=63811. 
5. ^ "NerdaCon schedule, as stated by their website homepage. May be temporary.". November 17, 2011. http://nerdacon.com/. 
6. ^ "NerdaCon v7 schedule, as announced on the welcome page of the NerdaCon website". November 18, 2011. http://nerdacon.moonfruit.com/welcome/4534997341. 

External links

• The official NerdaCon website
• The official Campus Nerds website