PortConMaine
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| PortConMaine | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sheraton South Portland, Maine |
| Years in existence | 2002 to present |
| Attendance | 1,400 people in 2006 |
| List of events | Video rooms, AMV contest, masquerade, dance, dealers' room, panels, workshops, video game room, artists' alley, karaoke, RPGs, CCGs, and LARP |
| Official Website | |
PortConMaine is an annual three-day anime convention held in the summer in South Portland, Maine. It hosts many anime and gaming events such as anime screenings, an anime music video contest, a masquerade, guest panels, workshops, game tournaments, a dealers' room, an auction, and PortConMaine's signature "Extreme Geek" event. PortConMaine's staff members are very fond of pie. "It's all about the pie" is a common mantra for staff members.
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[edit] History
[edit] PortConMaine 2002
PortConMaine 2002 was held in Portland, Maine at the University of Southern Maine from April 19th through 21st. 250 people attended.
Guests of Honor were:
- John Andersen
- Ian M. Clark (author)
- Bobby Kayetennae Crowwolf (artist)
- David Foster (fansubber)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor)
- Scott A. Melzer (video editor)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game designer)
- Ben Spaulding
[edit] PortConMaine 2003
PortConMaine 2003 moved to the Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor in South Portland. It was held June 13th through 15th. 400 people attended.
Guests of Honor were:
- Jason Amerkanian (game designer)
- Rae Bradbury-Enslin (costumer)
- Stephen K. Chenault (artist)
- Ian M. Clark (author) - 2nd appearance
- Joe Digiorgi (owner of Headline Sound)
- Craig Enslin (artist)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 2nd appearance
- Jason Libby (game designer)
- Dave Lister (artist)
- Truax McFarland (from The Maine Adventure Society)
- Matthew Pearson (LARP gaming expert)
- Sidney C. Peters (voice actor)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game publisher) - 2nd appearance
- Ben Spaulding - 2nd appearance
- Ukyo (founder of Aniverse Networks)
- Darren Watts (game developer)
[edit] PortConMaine 2004
PortConMaine 2004 was once again held at the Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor in South Portland. It took place June 18th through 20th. 811 people attended.
Guests of Honor were:
- Jason Amerkanian (game designer) - 2nd appearance
- Chris Barrett (game creator and programmer)
- Allison Carmichael (artist)
- Ian M. Clark (author) - 3rd appearance
- Joe Digiorgi (owner of Headline Sound) - 2nd appearance
- Craig Enslin (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Nate Frisoli (artist)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 3rd appearance
- Sarah "Nami" Hevey (artist)
- Sharon Lee (author)
- Jason Libby (game designer) - 2nd appearance
- Ian McConville (artist from Mac Hall)
- Jessica McLaughlin (fanfic author)
- Steve Miller (author)
- Zev Shlasinger (founder of Z-Man Games)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game publisher) - 3rd appearance
- Vaz (artist from Underpower)
- Jes Weigand (PR manager from Mac Hall)
[edit] PortConMaine 2005
PortConMaine 2005 moved to the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland. It took place June 24th through 26th. There were an estimated 1,100 paid attendees (and 1,170 people total).
The convention adopted a ninjas theme for 2005.
Guests of Honor were:
- Kevin Brunelle (artist)
- Megan Campbell (artist)
- Brian Carroll (artist)
- Drew Cass (project leader for JCGamers)
- Cat Dancer (interpretive dancer)
- Chris Druin (programmer for JCGamers)
- Sean Edwards (business manager for Not So Random)
- Nate Frisoli (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Mohammad "Hawk" Haque (artist from Applegeeks)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 4th appearance
- Nick Johnson (writer)
- Alex Karantza (programming lead for Not So Random)
- Dave Lister (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Clayton McNally (author)
- Ananth Panagariya (writer from Applegeeks)
- Peter Rimkunas (lead designer for Not So Random)
- Michael "Mookie" Terracciano (artist)
[edit] PortConMaine 2006
PortConMaine 2006 was held at the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland from June 30th through July 2nd, 2006.
The convention adopted a pirates theme for 2006.
Among the Guests of Honor were:
- Luci Christian (voice actress)
- Prototype Comics (comic creators)
- Jonathan Doughty (pirate singer/actor)
- Lisa Furukawa (musician)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 5th appearance
- Theresa Pereira (cosplayer)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game designer)
- Michael "Mookie" Terracciano (artist)
- Gamers Crew (computer game programming group)
- Nathaniel Wiley (webcomic artist)
[edit] PortConMaine 2007
PortConMaine 2007 will be held at the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland from June 22nd through 24th, 2007.
The convention adopted a "reanimation" zombie theme for 2007.
Among the Guests of Honor are:
- Svetlana Chmakova (manga artist)
- CJ Henderson (author)
- Bettina M. Kurkoski (manga artist)
[edit] Records
- Maine's largest anime convention
- New England's longest-running anime convention
- Eastern-most anime convention in the United States
