PortConMaine
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| PortConMaine | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime and gaming |
| Venue | Sheraton South Portland |
| Location | South Portland, Maine |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 2002 |
| Attendance | 1,663 in 2007 |
| Official website | |
PortConMaine is an annual three-day anime and gaming 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.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Previous conventions
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19–21, 2002 | University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine |
250 | John Andersen, Ian M. Clark, Bobby Kayetennae Crowwolf, David Foster, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Scott A. Melzer, Jared A. Sorensen, and Ben Spaulding.[2] |
| June 13–15, 2003 | Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor South Portland, Maine |
400 | Jason Amerkanian, Rae Bradbury-Enslin, Stephen K. Chenault, Ian M. Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Jason Libby, Dave Lister, Truax McFarland, Matthew Pearson, Sidney C. Peters, Robert Quill, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Spaulding, Ukyo, and Darren Watts.[3] |
| June 18–20, 2004 | Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor South Portland, Maine |
811 | Jason Amerkanian, Chris Barrett, Allison Carmichael, Ian M. Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Nate Frisoli, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Sarah "Nami" Hevey, Sharon Lee, Jason Libby, Ian McConville, Jessica McLaughlin, Steve Miller, Robert Quill, Zev Shlasinger, Jared A. Sorensen, Vaz, Jes Weigand.[4] |
| June 24–26, 2005 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,100 | Kevin Brunelle, Megan Campbell, Brian Carroll, Drew Cass, Cat Dancer, Chris Drouin, Sean Edwards, Nate Frisoli, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Nick Johnson, Alex Karantza, Dave Lister, Clayton McNally, Ananth Panagariya, Peter Rimkunas, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano.[5] |
| June 30 – July 2, 2006 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
Tom Brown, Drew Cass, Cat Dancer, Luci Christian, Jonathan Doughty, Chris Drouin, Lisa Furukawa, Shawn Handyside, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Chris Judd, Jon Knight, Jason Libby, Joe Miles, Theresa Pereira, Scott Ramsoomair, R.A. Salvatore, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Nathaniel Wiley.[6] | |
| June 22–24, 2007 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,663 | Tom Brown, Svetlana Chmakova, J Dee DuPuy, Jessica Franklin, D.S. Gannon, Karen Gosselin, Garth Graham, Daniel Kevin Harrison, CJ Henderson, Erica Henderson, Elizabeth Jackson, Stacey Kardash, Jon Knight, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Mike McFarland, Joe Miles, Theresa Pereira, Michelle Pinard, A.E. Prevost, R. "Sketch" Scholz, Mike Sinterniklaas, and Katy Ullman.[7] |
| July 3–6, 2008 | Eastland Park Hotel Portland, Maine |
[edit] References
- ^ PatrickD (2006-07-04). PortConMaine convention report. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
- ^ PortConMaine 2002 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2003 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2004 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ PortConMaine 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
