Project A-Kon

Infobox Convention
name = A-Kon


caption =
status = Active
venue = Sheraton Hotel Dallas
location = Dallas, Texas
country = United States
first = 1990
attendance = 14,200+ in 2007
website = http://www.a-kon.com

A-Kon, formerly known as Project: A-Kon, is a three day anime convention held annually in Dallas, Texas usually on the first weekend of June. [cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Pop Culture: A-Kon |date=2006-06-09 |first=Tom |last=Maurstad |quote=Started way back in 1990, Project A-Kon - now just A-Kon - is the oldest and one of the biggest conventions in the country devoted to Japanese animation...] First held in 1990 with just 380 people in attendancecite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=All anime, all the time; Convention offers round-the-clock immersion in Japanese animation |date=2003-05-30 |first=Tom |last=Maurstad |quote=A grand total of 380 people attended the first Project A-Kon, way back in 1990. This weekend, more than 7,000 will flock to the Hyatt Regency DFW for the annual festival devoted to all things anime. Meanwhile, the number of vendors and exhibitors has jumped from a few to a few dozen.] , A-Kon is North America's longest running national anime convention. [cite web |title=Convention Schedule: Pre-'97 |url=http://www.animecons.com/events/calendar.shtml/0008096 |publisher=AnimeCons.com |accessdate=2008-07-09]

Programming

While the focus of the convention is centered on anime fandom and screenings of films and television series, many other activities take place encompassing various segments of geek and Japanese pop culture. These events include panels with American authors and artists, a Dance Dance Revolution room, cosplay, scavenger hunts, martial arts demonstrations, an art show, and concerts by Japanese bands.

History

Event history

References

External links

* [http://www.a-kon.com/ Project: A-Kon web site]