AmeCon

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AmeCon
Status Active
Venue University of Leicester, Main Campus
Location Leicester
Country United Kingdom
First held 2004
Attendance 1,200 in 2004;
1,400+ in 2008
Official website http://www.amecon.org/

AmeCon is an anime convention based in Leicester, United Kingdom, typically of three days in length, and is one of the largest anime conventions in the United Kingdom.[1] The convention was formed after several committee members of the Leicester Anime and Manga Club (LANMA) decided to run a small, residential event in 2004. This event became the largest anime convention to be hosted in the British Isles at that time.[2]

Contents

History

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
August 20–22, 2004 Gilbert Murray Conference Centre, Oadby
Leicester, United Kingdom		 Monica Rial.[3]
August 11–13, 2006 University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom		 Greg Ayres and Monica Rial.[4]
August 10–12, 2007 University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom		 Monica Rial.[5]
August 8–10, 2008 University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom		 Kari Wahlgren[6]
August 13–15, 2010 Keele University
Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom		 Brad Swaile, Akemi Solloway,[7] Wendy Powell[8] and Monica Rial (secret guest)

References

  1. ^ Barker, Colin. "DDRUK to attend AmeCon". DDRUK. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20061018020301/http://www.ddruk.com/amecon.php. Retrieved 2007-01-23. 
  2. ^ Bates, Paul. "Interview with AmeCon chairman". Anime UK News. http://www.animeuknews.net/viewarticle.php?showarticle=15. Retrieved 2007-01-23. 
  3. ^ "AmeCon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/322. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  4. ^ "AmeCon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/970. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  5. ^ "AmeCon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1287. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  6. ^ "AmeCon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1574. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
  7. ^ "AmeCon 2010 Information". AmeCon.org. http://www.amecon.org/news/guest-announcement-presenting-brad-swaile-akemi-solloway-19-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-10. 
  8. ^ "AmeCon 2010 Information". AmeCon.org. http://amecon.org/news/here-comes-new-challenger-guest-wendy-powell-22-07-10. Retrieved 2010-07-22. 

See also

External links

AmeCon (United Kingdom) • Animefest (Czech Republic) • AnimagiC (Germany) • Animecon (Finland) • Connichi (Germany) • D-Con (United Kingdom) • Japan Expo (France) • J-Popcon (Denmark) • Tomo-Dachi (United Kingdom) • UppCon (Sweden)