Con-G

Con-G

Con-G's logo
Status Active
Venue Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre (2014)
Location(s) Guelph, Ontario
Country Canada
Inaugurated 2009
Attendance 1600 in 2014
Website
http://www.con-g.com

Con-G is a non-profit[1] fan-run multigenre convention, held in February in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The convention was originally created as a Japanese anime convention[2] but now covers many other aspects of geek culture, such as Steampunk, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming etc.[3] The name Con-G comes from a combination of the words "Convention Guelph" and is a play on words on the Japanese writing system kanji.[4]

Con-G ran its first convention in February 2009.[5]

History

Dates Location Attendance Guests
February 21–22, 2009 Ramada Conference Centre Guelph
Guelph, Ontario		350 [6]
February 20–21, 2010 Best Western Royal Brock Hotel & Conference Centre
Guelph, Ontario		530 The 404s, Lar deSouza [7][8]
February 19–20, 2011 Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre
Guelph, Ontario		700 Brad Swaile, Ricky Dick, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Lar deSouza, The 404s, Dr. Holocaust, Devin "Featherweight" Harrigan, the Savage Bandito, DROO, DJ Janos [9][10]
February 25–26, 2012 Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre
Guelph, Ontario		1015[11] Andrea Libman, Kyle Hebert, Justin Carmical, Kaylyn Dicksion, Lar deSouza, Christian Potenza, Mike Dodd, Ricky Dick, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Amanda "Elemental" Irwin, Kevin Chan, Stephen B. Pearl, Krystal “Kudrel” Messier, Mai Sheri, Kaylyn "Marzgurl" Dicksion, Dr. Holocaust, Devin "Featherweight" Harrigan, The 404s, DJ Janos, Linkwise Productions,[12]
February 22–24, 2013 Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Center
Guelph, Ontario		1400[13] Rob Paulsen, Beetlecat, Derek "The Bard" Burrow, Ricky Dick, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Amanda "Elemental" Irwin, Kevin Chan, Debs & Errol, Krystal “Kudrel” Messier, Mai Sheri, Bennett "The Sage" White, Tom White, Manda "Whitless" Whitney, Dr. Holocaust, Devin "Featherweight" Harrigan, The 404s, DJ Janos, ,[14]
February 21-23, 2014 Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Center
Guelph, Ontario		1600 Dante Basco, Adam Smith, Debs & Errol, Derek "The Bard" Burrow, Ricky Dick, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Amanda "Elemental" Irwin, Kevin Chan, Krystal "Kudrel" Messier, Tom White, 'Manda "Whitless" Whitney, Dr. Holocaust, Devin "Featherweight" Harrigan, The 404s, DJ Janos, ,[15]

Mascot

Kon, the Con-G mascot, is a cartoon Japanese dragon. He is green with a white belly and a purple mane, and is often depicted holding a calligraphy brush. He was created for Con-G by artist Lindsay Pattillo.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Guelph Chamber of Commerce". GuelphChamber.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Con-G FAQ". Con-G.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Con-G FAQ". Con-G.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Con-G FAQ". Con-G.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Con-G 2009 Convention Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Con-G 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Con-G 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Guelph Anime Convention Celebrates Second Successful Year" (PDF). VisitGuelphWellington.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Con-G 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  10. ↑ "SNAP Guelph - Con-G: Guelph Anime Convention". snapguelph.com. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Con-G 2012 Convention Information". FanCons.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Con-G 2012 Convention Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Con-G 2013 Convention Information". FanCons.ca. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Con-G 2013 Convention Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Con-G Guest Information". Con-G.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Con-G 2012 Staff". Con-G.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

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