PersaCon

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PersaCon
Status Active
Venue Tom Bevill Center & Hotel on the UAH campus
Location Huntsville, Alabama
Country Flag of United States United States
Years in existence 2003 to present
List of events Cosplay, Anime Music Video Contest, Video Console Gaming
Official Website

PersaCon, originally ChibiCon, is an anime convention started in May of 2003 in the Radisson Inn on Madison Boulevard, Madison, Alabama.[1] Currently it is an annual three-day event held in June in Huntsville, Alabama.[2] PersaCon was the first anime convention to be held in the state of Alabama.[3]

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[edit] History

PersaCon began in 2003 as ChibiCon. The inaugural convention was held from May 2-3, and had four guests: Stephanie Celeste, Stephen K Chenault, Johnny Otaku, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[1] PersaCon 2007 will be held at the Bevill Conference Center & Hotel from June 15-17.[4]

[edit] Events

PersaCon includes a variety of events, activities and entertainment such as:[4]

  • Video Rooms
  • AMV Contests
  • Hentai Videos
  • Panels
  • Cosplay Contests
  • Artists' Alley
  • Dance
  • Video Games
  • Dealers' Room
  • Game Shows

[edit] External Links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b ChibiCon 2003 Accessdate: 03-18-2007
  2. ^ PersaCon 2007 Information by AnimeCons.com Accessdate: 03-18-2007
  3. ^ Announcing PersaCon 2004
  4. ^ a b PersaCon 2007 Accessdate: 03-18-2007