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Convention Events and Programming => Get Involved => Get Involved Archives => Topic started by: Antares on November 05, 2006, 12:39:16 pm
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Hello everyone! This is just a preliminary start to a thread that I think will be very active this year.
Street Team is, in a way, the pre-convention face of Kumoricon. These are the noble souls who brave talking to strange comic shop managers, interested librarians and other various parties who might want to advertise in the con book, donate an item or two to our live charity auction, or just display our fliers and posters in their stores.
Since our mascot was chosen early this year, we should be able to have posters and fliers very soon. If you would like to help out the con, but are short on time, this is an awesome way to help! Please post below and (although I am not officially the ST Leader) I will get in touch with you.
If you have helped in the past, please post and let us know what worked and what didn't. Also, if you have any suggestion as to benefits (tee shirts, patches, buttons) or another name for the group (someone last year said it sounded like an 80s breakdancing group), post those too!
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*Glomps in on the Congo line first*
Hee hee
Okay so are you doing a Street Team meeting at the next gathering?
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Hey I learned on CSI that a Street Team is the group of hanger ons who do free work for a rapper to do advertising putting up posters and handing out flyers. I was right ti suspect there is suposed to be break dancing involved
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Hey Antares! There's been a few volunteers that have expressed interest in the street team. I'll forward their info to you in a PM so that you can be in contact with them. :)
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I am willing to tag some places around the Eugene/Springfield area....^_^ its not a problem at all for me, because I am in town alot.
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I signed up at the last meeting ^.^-
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I can do some street team stuff this year, especially since I live in Clark County.
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yo!
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Howdy howdy howdy all! I will get a ST update soon and post it here. Official launch of ST will be at the Jan meeting, so let me know you thoughts on timing, things that work, things that don't, any suggestions etc. Any and all constructive input welcome!!! Also, anyone interested in ST-specific swag? Buttons? Teeshirts? Patches? ST dinner? I can't promise anything but as I said, now is the time to get all those ideas out there before things get cra-zy!
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All that sounds really cool. The shirt and the dinner idea espcially but all of its cool. Though does that include volunteers or just staff?
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Howdy howdy howdy all! I will get a ST update soon and post it here. Official launch of ST will be at the Jan meeting, so let me know you thoughts on timing, things that work, things that don't, any suggestions etc. Any and all constructive input welcome!!! Also, anyone interested in ST-specific swag? Buttons? Teeshirts? Patches? ST dinner? I can't promise anything but as I said, now is the time to get all those ideas out there before things get cra-zy!
do we have a time-date for jan meeting yet? because last years jan meeting was kendo boyfriend and i first date and we have plans for our one year aniversery (wow it ddosent seem that long), if its the same weekend...
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Howdy howdy howdy all! I will get a ST update soon and post it here. Official launch of ST will be at the Jan meeting, so let me know you thoughts on timing, things that work, things that don't, any suggestions etc. Any and all constructive input welcome!!! Also, anyone interested in ST-specific swag? Buttons? Teeshirts? Patches? ST dinner? I can't promise anything but as I said, now is the time to get all those ideas out there before things get cra-zy!
do we have a time-date for jan meeting yet? because last years jan meeting was kendo boyfriend and i first date and we have plans for our one year aniversery (wow it ddosent seem that long), if its the same weekend...
Yea same here its our anniversary in january as well. ^.^-
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i did some street team stuff this past year and would be hapoy to help out again. im in inner South east but am with wheels. i went all the way from eastmoreland/hights over to the hollywood district last time. but with a list of places to hit i could be a little more thorough.
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and if we dont get shirts itd be good if when we went somewhere we wear any kumoricon cloths we have , i have a shirt so does chris
makes us (what ever is the right way to spell official) official
EDIT: Fixed "oficcial" :D - Guspasho
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hmmmm yeah shirts would be cool... I think it would be awsome to have shirts to lable us so that we don't look like a bunch of weirdos on the streets dropping off pieces of paper. Dinner sounds fun too!
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and Street Ninja Headbands
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and Street Ninja Headbands
lol I second it. Hehe that would be so neat.
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Ooo. How about this? I could go to the local high schools, post flyers, maybe do a few presentations, ...
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Ooo. How about this? I could go to the local high schools, post flyers, maybe do a few presentations, ...
great idea just show "restaint" with the wash fangirls and bring Nekojawia along to entertain the kids
Ohhh and add a Jazz band called Otaku Funk the backup singers/dancer will be the Wash-O-Gals. You have to play bass and wear your porkpie hat backwords and grow a little cheesy chin beard
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Right on
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Right on
Of course right on but will any one do it.
A multy Media and live presentation that traveled to schools and did shows on Japanese popular culture covering history, film, games, graphic arts and print could be a thinly disguised advertisement for Kumoricon and would boost attendance (at least in the chibi room) and create a larger pool of volunteers and staff (for K Con 2017).
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Signed up and payed at the general meeting this past November. :P
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Right on
Of course right on but will any one do it.
A multy Media and live presentation that traveled to schools and did shows on Japanese popular culture covering history, film, games, graphic arts and print could be a thinly disguised advertisement for Kumoricon and would boost attendance (at least in the chibi room) and create a larger pool of volunteers and staff (for K Con 2017).
I'm willing to do anything as long as I understand pretty good what I'm doing. Well and if I am equipped with the proper supplies. Of course if it invovles traveling to schools I would like to have other people with me. That would be fun.
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do we have any posters or signs yet? chris (kendo boyfriend) and i are going to seeattle uwajimaya the saterday before the meeting and we can give them to put up in the book store there.
you might think that they would have them but last year we went there and it was already August and they didnt have one kumoricon poster up or any cards.
were going the 20th we are in the tiagard area and have wheels so let know if you have any we can drop off :)
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NOTICE: Street Team 2007 will launch at the January General Meeting!
The January general meeting will be held at the Salem Public Library on Sunday, January 21, from 2-5pm.
101 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR 97301
See http://kumoricon.com for links to mapquest / Googlemaps.
I would like to really start to plan the delivery dates and places for this year's poster / flier drops (will post where they ended up last year soon - watch this space!). Also go over what all we want to say. I should have the auction donation letter ready to hand out to Street Teamsters at the meeting, but I'm waiting on:
1. Letter asking people to buy an ad in conbook
2. Letter asking people to buy a table at Kcon
3. Anything else we want to get into the hands of store owners.
By meeting time I will have contacted people who have shown an interest in Street Team, but I'm gonna try to get some time at the meeting to assign stuff.
If anyone knows any other events we should be at (Sakuracon, AsiaFest, Japanfest etc.) please P.M. me so that we can sort out how many posters and fliers we need to devote to them (and trades...)
Weeeee! Of we go!
Happy 2007 everyone!!!!
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Robotech: Shadow Chronicles to début in Portland!
(From Sakuracon.org)
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodtheatre.org%2Fimages%2Frobotech.jpg&hash=210a4fa90de5299eac8a95d6c88ccebe85dfd559)
January 5th (7:30pm & 9:30pm)
January 6th (3:30pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm & 9:30pm)
January 7th (3:30pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm)
Harmony Gold and FUNimation are bringing the latest installment of the Robotech series to the Hollywood Theater in Portland.
http://www.hollywoodtheatre.org/calendar/robotech.html
In the year 2044 AD, the human race has reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself.
A heroic cast of returning characters led by SCOTT BERNARD and VINCE GRANT fight to end a decades-long struggle against an enigmatic alien race known as the INVID. However, the mysterious disappearance of the legendary ADMIRAL HUNTER will unfold in a treacherous mystery that could tear apart our young heroes and threaten their very survival!
Featuring the voices of Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space 9), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles features cutting edge CG animation beautifully composited with vibrant anime characters.
To purchase tickets, visit www.boxofficetickets.com.
... I'll swing by there and see if they would mind putting out some fliers or maybe a poster for this run.
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^ wow thats like tomarrow... i wonder if kb would lik to go...
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I'm going to try and get my friends out there on Sunday, we have a stack of the square flyers but no posters.
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Just so you know, TomTheFanboy and I went to the 9:30 showing last night. They had a Q&A session with Ford Riley, a co-writer for the project, and Kevin McKeever, a production/marketing guy for Harmony Gold. They gave out some posters and answered fan questions about the movie.
I actually was able to talk to Kevin about the con and gave him a flier, and he gave me his business card. He came to the con in 04, and apparently is friendly with Sean, and would love to hear from us. So, I emailed Sean the info.
^_^
We also handed out some fliers and talked up other audience members.
It was a good night!
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we missed you chris and i went to the 330 showing last night, it was funny they did the q&a then too we got a poster too
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Yaay! Thank you all!!! Posted below now is the "official" Street Team invite letter which was emailed to most everyone I have emails for. If you didn't get it, let me know and I'll add to my list!
<Ring Ring!>
"Hello?
"Are you a K-Con ST member?"
"ummmmm...."
If so then KONICHIWA! And welcome.
This is Antares (AKA Sarah Bartash), Street Team Leader for 2007. I am just making contact with yous-all to say hello, make sure you are still interested and gather some more info.
Street Team is, in a way, the pre-convention face of Kumoricon. You are the noble souls who brave talking to strange comic shop managers, interested librarians and other various parties who might want to advertise in the con book, donate an item or two to our live charity auction, or just display our fliers and posters in their stores.
What I need to know is this:
1. What is your real name?
2. What is the best way to contact you (email address, phone number, forum PM etc.)
3. Where are you located?
4. Where do you know of that you would be willing to drop off fliers, ask about donations etc...?
5. Will you be at the JANUARY 2007 meeting (Salem Public Library on Sunday, January 21, from 2-5pm. 101 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR 97301
6. Are there other Aime-related things (clubs etc.) you are involved with or conventions you are planning on attending this year?
It is important for you to respond and keep in touch. I am also open to any suggestions, ideas, comments etc. you may have. I am working on some street team buttons and perhaps some other tchotchki exclusive for Street Team 2007 members, and in conference with the convention chair to find out what other things we can offer ST members. Stay tuned, and feel free to leave any information on our official link on the Kumoricon forums under "Get Involved"
http://www.kumoricon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3593
<um... you're here already>
HAPPY 2007 EVERYONE!!!!!
Sarah Bartash
Forum Name: Antares
Email: sb@bellethecat.com * Best way to contact.
Phone #: 503-804-9609
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I am all over the Vancouver Market for ST this year =D and anyone who wants to help me *cough*Washougal*cough* Let me know!
Oh and I e-mailed you my answers Antares
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Hi everyone!! I would like to say that we are trying very hard to get a booth at this year's Chinese New Year which is taking place at the Portland Convention Center on Feb 10.
With up to 10,000 attendees, we'll need some help, so please get in touch ASAP if you can visit us at the booth for a bit!!!
This coming year is the Year of the Pig and the first day of the Chinese New Year will be on February 10th. To celebrate the longest and most important holiday on the Chinese calendar, the 2007 Chinese New Year Cultural Fair will be held on Saturday, February 10th at the Oregon Convention Center. The 2007 Chinese New Year Cultural Fair- Year of the Pig - will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural activities including Chinese folk dance, Chinese instrumental music and
popular oldies, dragon and lion dance, and Kung Fu and martial arts demonstrations, and Chinese puppet show. There will also be more than 100 booths featuring different products and services. The attractions will
thrill both the young and old.
More info here:
http://www.portlandchinesetimes.us/cny07/2007nyf.html
I should know by Friday for sure if we have a booth.
Edited by JeffT: fixed date
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That's my birthday weekend and I don't know what plans my friends are making. My birthday is on the 15th so they might be done by then. *shrug*
What locations should I visit when Pocky Club goes to Lloyd Center for our meeting on the 11th?
AKA the meeting-for-people-who-can't-go-to-Eugene?
They have a Suncoast and a little Sanrio type store hidden in the back. Is there anything else there, maybe the video game shops?
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It's the year of the pig? I thought it was year of the dog from all the stuff they were selling at Uwajimaya at Christmas. Crafty...
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no last year what the year of the dog, i remeber from seeing it at last years mochitsuki
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More info from CitySearch :
In Short
The Oregon Convention Center is the site of this year's Chinese New Year Cultural Fair. Besides game booths, retail booths and cultural displays, there will be a dragon dance, lion dance, Chinese rod puppetry, children's choir, a singing contest and martial arts demonstrations, including a Kung Fu show. Last year, 10,000 visitors attended the one-day event, and this year is expected to be just as large.
Schedule
02/10/2007 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE M L King Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/11639656/chinese_new_year_cultural_fair.html
And I thought I had more than a week to plan :-P Oh well. It takes place this coming Saturday. I have an email in to make sure we have a table and will report more as I know it.
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If any of you are worried about missing out on information at the meeting in Eugene this very same day, remember that Pocky Club is having a meeting in Lloyd Center where I will be giving out information from the meeting in Eugene.
I'm opening it up to all Portland staffers and not just the Club because not everyone can be everywhere at once. Also, if you need information taken TO Eugene, please notify me (or valliegirl if it's more "official" staff info) so I can bring it to the directors.
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WE ARE IN-- we just don't know what our booth number is... or anything else. :-P But we will be there!!! Anyone not going to the Eugene meeting, please stop by and see us!!
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Would it be possible to put a word document on the Kumoricon page or somewhere we could download it of all the various email addresses and advertising rates, etc? That way everyone could easily print them out and leave a copy with comic stores and other potential vendors/donators.
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Would it be possible to put a word document on the Kumoricon page or somewhere we could download it of all the various email addresses and advertising rates, etc? That way everyone could easily print them out and leave a copy with comic stores and other potential vendors/donators.
Yes, will be done in the next few days.
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If only my scanner was working.....
For those of you who don't have a cheat sheet (or don't know where yous went) here's the pricing.
Convention Book Advertising Rates:
Full page Cover Ads- 8.5 x 11
Inside Front Cover $600
Back Cover $700
Inside Back Cover $600
Interior Ads
Full Page (8.5 by 11) $400
Half Page Horizontal (8 by 5) $250
Half Page Vertical (3.75 by 10) $250
Quarter Page (3.75 by 5) $125
Local Feature Page (3.75 by 3) $50
This page is for local places to eat near the convention space in downtown Vancouver.
Preferred position ad placement is on a first come first serve basis.
For best print results please submit images in 300dpi resolution.
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Yes, will be done in the next few days.
Great, thanks!
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Hello Everyone --
I will not be at the Feb. meeting in Eugene tomorrow
(DIVA classroom (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts)
110 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401
from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
so please say nice things about Street Team :D , and if you have any questions please email me. Also, don't forget to let me know where you are leaving fliers.
As I'm sure you know by now, I am going to be at the Portland Convention Center at the Chinese New Year Cultural Celebration from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Sat. For those of you who are not going to Eugene (or drive real fast), you can stop by, say "hi" - bring your friends to register (hint hint!) Anyone who registers at the fair will have their badge mailed out special the following Monday. We will have a drawing for a "vintage" (2006) tee shirt and some stickers to give away, we'll be taking registrations and signing people up for volunteering. I'm bringing my camera! Admission is only $3!
We will also probably be doing the Uwajimaya Sakurafest in April. Please let me know if you are interested in working the booth there!
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I'm pretty sure that Vallie and myself will be able to work the Sakura fest booth for a few hours. We won't be going to Seattle after all.
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Thanks to all who attended the Chinese New Year Fair! We gave out over 200 fliers and about 60 reg forms, talked to tons of people - some who had never heard the word "anime" and others who are very excited to learn that an anime convention existed in the Portland / Vancouver area. We made some good contacts and hope to have photos up soon.
special thanks to lili and heidi for manning the booth!
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fyi its lili
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Thanks to all who attended the Chinese New Year Fair! We gave out over 200 fliers and about 60 reg forms, talked to tons of people - some who had never heard the word "anime" and others who are very excited to learn that an anime convention existed in the Portland / Vancouver area. We made some good contacts and hope to have photos up soon.
special thanks to lily and heidi for manning the booth!
Holy Moly!!! ^_^
Amazing job you guys! I'm glad I've got a good list of people coming to the envelope stuffing tomorrow so we can get these new reg's out the door!
YAY!
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pinkrandomattack: corrected, thanks!
valliegirl: Sorry for the confusion - we gave out 60 regs but didn't have anyone register at the event itself.
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valliegirl: Sorry for the confusion - we gave out 60 regs but didn't have anyone register at the event itself.
Yeah, Meg explained to me later. :) No prob.
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Dearest ST peeps,
There is another fair next weekend, the Asian Celebration in Eugene, at
which Copic Marker has offered us a little bit of space on their table.
I already have three people who have volunteered for shifts at manning
the table.
So far we have the following people interested in helping, but we still have some holes in the sced. we need to fill:
- Ellen
- Vondan
- Rachael
Please let me know if there is anyone else out there who would like to attend and help out Street Team!
Once we have a count we can organize shifts.
Here is their web site:
http://www.aaforegon.com/asiancelebration/
It is two days, Saturday and Sunday, February 17-18, and 10am-6pm both
days.
Contact me via email, PM or just post in this thread, thanks!
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As the person who conduited this (Marianne proposed it to me, I forwarded it to Meg & Jeff) I spoke with Marianne today. She is the Copic distributor who is sponsoring KC to share half her table.
Tonight she picks up the passes. There are like 10 of them, like 5 volunteers per day potentially.
Someone will need to pick these up before the event or they would have to pay to come into the event to pick them up during.
I could potentially meet Marianne there while she's setting up Friday night. She sets up after 4. I would be able to be there after 5:30 if she is still there.
I might be able to come by her work some time tomorrow instead potentially........
I personally could not do a shift until after I got out of school on Saturday, meaning no earlier than 2 on Saturday.
Maybe I could do something like 2 to 5 on Saturday.
Sunday is my only day off and so if possible I would prefer to keep it that way.
However, if the other folks can only come Saturday, then I would be willing to do perhaps 2 hours on Sunday, provided I did not also have to do Saturday, if that makes sense.
I have never been shown how to take registrations and it would be helpful if I could get that info ahead of time if possible.
Thanks everyone!
PS It would be great if someone from Street Team could let Marianne know what to expect, either through me or I left Meg a voice mail with Marianne's email address for her to pass on to Jeff.
Yay us go team!
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yeah like she said let us know what we re sposed to do other then sit there in my Chinese bathrobe looking like Von Heffner.
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This is Rachael here... I am open to working both days... work me ^_^ I want hours... i am willing to be there a bunch so I can make our Kumoricon stand out :P I am taking up the challenge... so who's next? lol ^_^ So let me know whats going on okies?!?!
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Hello Everyone!
First off
Team Eugene - I will be PMing you with more details, but thank you for being willing and able to help out this weekend. We will probably just have fliers to hand out and posters to hang up - we will probably not be taking registrations - just point people towards our website (shown on the fliers) if they want more info or wish to register. What we learned from the Portland Chinese New Year festival was that it is important to educate the public on what anime is, what kumoricon is and that we exist (and that we're fun and there's lots to do etc. etc.)
Secondly - here are some photos from the Chinese New Year in Portland:
http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/wanderergone/
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Just wanted to give one more shout out for the "Oregon Asian Celebration" at the Eugene Lane County fairgrounds this weekend. Times are 10a.m. - 6p.m. Sat and Sun. They are expecting 20,000 people (prob. less because of the rain, but still a ton!)
They will have cooking demos, crafts, martial arts, entertainment, an Asian marketplace and lots more.
Admission is only$3 and KCon will be sharing a booth with Copic markers. If you go, please stop by and say hi!
http://www.aaforegon.com/asiancelebration/index.html
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How do we get more fliers and posters?
I ran out at Lloyd Center!
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i have also run out of street team materials. i only had a gimpy pack to begin with. and ive been frequenting a card shop who keeps taking my flyers (in a good way people have been taking them to give out to people they know) but ive actually had to restock them...at request of the owner.
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Hey eveeryone
Could you please send me 2 things --
1.) yor snailmail address so I can ship out more fliers to ye
2.) Age (or just adult or minor)
Thank you!!!
We are low on fliers but ordering more! Stay tuned.
Thank you
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Yo.
Thank you to all who responded w/ snailmail addresses and info.
I will be in touch soon.
More fliers have been ordered - yippie!
We have so much cool stuff going on / coming up - check it out:
- Volunteer for Sakura Festival at Uwajimaya Beaverton! Can you feel spring in the air, people??? Cherry Blossoms? Those fish pastries?? Thread here: http://kumoricon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4025&highlight=
PM me if interested! (and thx to you who have already.)
- Come to the March Meeting! New date: Sunday, March 11 instead of Saturday, March 10. The time of day (2pm to 5pm) and location (Salem Public Library) remain the same. Please view http://kumoricon.com for more info Update: The room is Anderson B.
- Check out ChibiCon! Kumoricon is setting up a booth trade with Chibi Chibi Con, a small con in Olympia, WA run by a local anime club.
It is held March 17-18,Thread here: http://kumoricon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4027&highlight=
PM me if you can man the booth for a bit.
- Volunteer for a stint at the table for SakuraCon - known in certain circles as K-Con's big sister. http://www.sakuracon.org
PM me if you are going and would like to volunteer to help the cause!
- Post in Cosplay. com - yes, Street Team is in existence on the Information Superhighway of the internet (sorry!) Get the word out about kcon online! Thread here:
http://kumoricon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3902
- Rally the MySpacers! Another good place to post cosplay pics and let everyone know about kcon! Thread: http://kumoricon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3841
- There is a DeviantArt thread and a GaiaOnline thread somewhere on these forums, but don't let possible anime fans escape the reach of Street Team there! Word of mouth is one of the #1 ways people find out about cons, so let everyone know what we are and tell them to register before April 21 to get the best price!!
Remember, there are incentives for volunteers to put in hours, and if you signed up as Street Team, we need your help (and I need you to let me know what ur up to so I can justify my existace to the higher-ups!)
Also coming soon is a "Where did you leave tha fliers?" thread with a list..of where people left fliers.
Yeah.
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Remember, there are incentives for volunteers to put in hours, and if you signed up as Street Team, we need your help (and I need you to let me know what ur up to so I can justify my existace to the higher-ups!)
yeah what she said. And Vally and I are working on something made by Me for the the Volunteer with the most hours and all those with over 100
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CALL TO ACTION!!!
Come one come all and try out your cosplay before SakuraCon, or those of you not able to make it to Sak, let's get a vanload of people off to ChibiChibi con this coming weekend!
This small con has been nice enough to give us a table. Street Team had a few people who were "tentative" helpers for this event not be able to make it, so we really need some more bodies helping at our table! Please get in touch with me however you can (PM or Email or post here!)
P.S. THEY HAVE A WEBSITE NOW:
http://chibichibicon.net
Con Details:
Date:Saturday & Sunday, March 17th-18th, 2007
Time:10:00am Saturday – 8:00pm Sunday
Place:
Lecture Halls 1-5 & Library Building
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway, NW
Olympia, WA 98505
Admission Cost:
Free!
This year will be our 7th convention, making our event the longest running annual event held by a student group.
Events:
Karaoke
Cosplay Contest
AMV Show/Contest
Talent Show
Anime Dating Game
Dance
Fanfiction Contest
Fanart Contest
Panels:
Comic Panel
Fanfic Panel
Naruto Style Guys Showing/Panel
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I need someone to put together a convention photo / scrap book to be used at Street Team outreach (like SakuraFestival, other cons etc.) That way we can show people what the con looks like. At certain places we can just have a laptop showing a slide show or even YouTube, but not all places have power. Anyone want to help?
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Hi and thank you to every who help with chibi chibi con - a few of our volunteers got upwards of 11+ hrs. for helping out!
Thanks to Kat, Zach, Rodney, Kri and Vallie!
- find some photos here: http://gallery.darkain.com/v/conventions/ChibiChibiCon2007/
more later when I am not running off to work :-P
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At the Pocky Club meeting I dropped of some fliers and posters with Oishii Desuyo and her friends. Since they're in clackamas they're 67% more likely to visit Fubon in the next month. They're all official members of Pocky club now, and therefore Street Team volunteers.
I told them to find this thread and post if thy find places to drop them off. I also gave them two sets of the Street Team info packs. Jeff can attest to this since he showed up at the meeting and made our day.
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I need someone to put together a convention photo / scrap book to be used at Street Team outreach (like SakuraFestival, other cons etc.) That way we can show people what the con looks like. At certain places we can just have a laptop showing a slide show or even YouTube, but not all places have power. Anyone want to help?
if there are pictures in exsistence that could be printed then i could do it. would there be a budget so there could be pretty paper and stuff?
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Sometime this week, I'm going to start asking Sushiland (Clackamas) and perhaps some other Asian stores if I can put up posters.
I'm glad to be part of the team! I'll try my best! :3 Thank you~
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I could help with some places, I live in the metro area but I'm everywhere all the time.
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TomtheFanboy: Thanks man!
totemo_oishii: please let us know if you have any luck!
Otaku457: We need someone in metro- Ptown, I'll PM you.
pinkrandomattack: I will check w/ Jeff on budget for photo album.
Also, we have hit:
- The card shop in the woodstock area. used to be called cyclops comics and cards but now its lokis games (poster in window).
- movie madness (note: I have to get them the auction letter!)
- a couple of coffee shops.
- trying to set something up with the clinton street theater
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- trying to set something up with the clinton street theater
:twisted: AWWWWWWESOME :twisted:
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TomtheFanboy: Thanks man!
totemo_oishii: please let us know if you have any luck!
Otaku457: We need someone in metro- Ptown, I'll PM you.
pinkrandomattack: I will check w/ Jeff on budget for photo album.
Also, we have hit:
- The card shop in the woodstock area. used to be called cyclops comics and cards but now its lokis games (poster in window).
- movie madness (note: I have to get them the auction letter!)
- a couple of coffee shops.
- trying to set something up with the clinton street theater
Go ahead ^^
I'll be expecting you can probably get ahold of me better on my email
Maddisonoftheblood@yahoo.com
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Planning a major tour-and-drop soon. Also updating my list of where we still need to target.
Can you please let me know if you can / already have hit any of the places in RED:
Addictive behavior - Eugene
Ancient Wonders - got fliers (Jaz / Chris)
Arcane Comics & More- Seattle
Backspace - got fliers(Jaz / Chris)
Big City Gamin' - Eugene
Bridge City Comics - Portland
Camelot Comics and Games - Antares will mail
Clinton Street Theater - PinkRandomAttack
Comics Unlimited - North Bend OR
Cosmic Monkey Comics Inc. - Antares
Counter Media
Emerald City Comics - Got fliers (VonDan)
Evolution Gaming - Eugene
Excalibur Books & Comics - got fliers and info (Jaz / Chris)
Fullspeed Comics - Brookings OR
Future Dreams - got fliers (PRA / Jaz Chris?)
Gamer's Hideout - Milwaukie / Gladstone OR
Ground Control - Portland
Guapo Comics & Books - Portland
Heroes and Hobbies - Beaverton
Heroes Haven - Roseburg, OR - Antares will mail
International Model Toys - Seattle (Jeff?)
Just Be Complex - got fliers (Jaz /Chris)
Just For Fun - Beaverton
Karaoke Box
Kicks Hobby Japan - Seattle
Matt's Cavalcade of Comics - Corvallis, OR
More Fun - Ashland OR - Antares will mail
Morning Glory – Sanrio Store Lloyd Center - got fliers etc. (Tom)
Movie Madness - dropped off fliers, posters, letters etc. (Antares )
Neverland Comics - Grant's Pass - Antares will mail
Neverland Comics - Roseburg - "
NOVA - Need fliers for meetings?
Powell's Books (will take fliers at times but will not donate)
Things from Another World Milwaukie
Things from Another World Portland
Things from Another World Beaverton
Uwajamaya / Kinokuniya Bookstores - Seattle - I believe they were given fliers / poster (Chris / Jaz)
Uwajamaya / Kinokuniya Bookstores - Beaverton - They have vendor info. Waiting until we see them at the SakuraFestival to give them auction letter, con book ad letter, more posters and fliers etc.
Video Lair - Antares
Zanadu Comics - Seattle
This is not an all encompassing list - it is, however, the main places we hit last year (2006)
Other good places to try:
- Cafes (post a flier or two on their bullion board)
- Libraries (ask if you can leave some fliers in the free newspaper / flier area)
- Restaurants (again, ask if you can leave near the free newspapers or counter if staff seem interested / clientèle seem right.)
- Larger chain stores (Boarders, Tower Records etc. - many times they cannot display at counter etc. but they may be interested in having a few for staff - sometimes they have bullion boards too.)
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i can hit bridge city comics, thats the place on stark right?
and i had planned to hit the things from another world in the hollywood district i did last year. and now i cant thanks to my reniewed supply of stuffs.
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I have already dropped off fliers at Things From Another World in Beaverton. That's my comics shop so I stop by there often to make sure they're stocked and out posters are still on the windows.
I didn't see any fliers but I know that the Kinokuniya bookstore in Beaverton has our posters up.
I can probably stop by Heroes and Hobbies in Beaverton, but I don't like those guys, they're creeps.
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I can probably stop by Heroes and Hobbies in Beaverton, but I don't like those guys, they're creeps.
of course they are creeps they are comic store guys and not THE comic store guy that inspired the simpsons like we have in town.
I still have about 400 flyers and two munched posters I can go to Ecc And evolution Gaming again
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i still have a bunch of posters i can stick up... thing is getting tape and time to stick them up lol... my weekends seem alil packed this month... just got back from vacation in cali, this next weekend is sakuracon, then prom, then some other event i think....
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Update coming soon.. hee hee hee.
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we need to get a box of the cards for kinokunya they keep running out of wheat chris and i give them
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Running out of Wheat!? What will they make the bred with?
Everyone -- sorry I have been out of touch.
The Uwajimaya Sakura Fest is happening today Saturday April 21! Please visit the Kumoricon booth to register if you haven't yet, and you can walk away with your badge today!!!
Here is the directions to the store, which is one of the most awesome experiences in the greater Portland area if you ask me!
http://uwajimaya.com/upb/index.html
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Repost from main page:
April 23, 2007 – Tier 2 Registration ends on Sunday
That’s right: you have 6 days to register before the price goes up to $35. If you pre-register after Sunday, you will not receive your badge until August (or at the Convention if you opt for Will Call).
We’ve just passed 400 preregistrations. With so many registrations at Sakura-Con, Sakura Fest, and online in the past few weeks, we can see increased excitement this year over last.
So register today! Let’s shoot to get 600 registrations by Sunday, April 29 at 11:59 pm!
We can do this! Using our patented Street Team Word of Mouth powers, be sure to mention to anyone who is thinking about coming to Kumoricon that if they want to get the best price, they should register now!
Thanks all.
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I actually have a whole bunch of materials that I haven't been able to use yet. Anybody free on Friday or Saturday with a car? There's a whole bunch of places along Cedar Hill Blvd in Beaverton that I haven't been able to get to since it would take so long to walk to all of them with a big bag of flyer and stuff.
Any takers for racking up the volunteer hours? I'll buy you an ice cream cone! :D
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WE just got an awesome opp from the NW Film Center to distribute stuff during their Anime Film Fest - Japanese Currents! More info here:
http://www.kumoricon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=87308#87308
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so are we going to attend in some kind of offical capasity, or are we just encouraged to hand out cards to people if we go?
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More soon but I will at least deliver posters and fliers to be displayed / handed out.
Would like to planning a sort of get-together - I just found up MeetUp.com is not a free thing... hm.
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Yeah, I would definitely like to meet up with anyone who is going to any of the days. I am aiming for every day, but may not make the Thursday, unfortunately. Still, it'd be nice to meet up with some forumsters.
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Hey, if ya send some posters/ cards my way I have no life so I'm willing to run around to post them 8)
Just pm me and I can give ya the info ya need.
It'll give me something to do when I walk my dogs and make the days past faster till next con>.>
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we need to get a box of the cards for kinokunya they keep running out of wheat chris and i give them
of what we give them as is i meant to say...
me faile engrish :(
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I'm just curious, is there a list that we can look at that has all the places that have been visited and what has been done there. For instance, one place I went to accepted a few flyers, but didn't want a poster or advertising/donation info at the time, because it was so early. I'd just like to know where the word has been spread and...how much of the word, I guess :)
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if any one needs them I have 400 flyers and a few other things left over from the asian fest. My new shop is at 685 Wilson In west Eugene the phone is 345 3256 but it may still be F**** up as they activated the previous tennets number on this line.
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I'm just curious, is there a list that we can look at that has all the places that have been visited and what has been done there. For instance, one place I went to accepted a few flyers, but didn't want a poster or advertising/donation info at the time, because it was so early. I'd just like to know where the word has been spread and...how much of the word, I guess :)
YES!
http://www.kumoricon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4065
However, I can only update it with as much info as Street Team members give me, so if you see something that needs to be updated, let me know.
We really should plan to start closing the loop with some of the stores etc. (after the May meeting would be great) since deadlines for Vendor and Panel reg is coming up in June (I think)...
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Reposting for people in Eugene that may need fliers:
Did I mention I still have 4 or 5 hundred flyers in Eugene. I have been to busy fighting Darth Real life and moving my workshop to do anything with them. And this week if any one comes by 685 Wilson in West Eugene 345 3256 to pick up flyers i'll let them help paint the showroom
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Ok I need more fliers!
Haha Sarah I will also e-mail this to you, but dakrum and I went out and hit the Vancouver area.
We went to Amazing Stories, a comic book store, and gave them fliers.
Sushi Hana on 136th and Mill plain as well as Fusion Bubble Tea right next door and gave them fliers
At the Vancouver mall we hit:
Borders - poster (which they are now displaying) and fliers, they were VERY excited because they will be at the CON this year since it is in Vancouver
Suncoast - gave fliers and poster for the employees
Barganza Pearl Tea - gave fliers
Hot Topic - gave fliers
Audrey's Treasures (Hello Kitty Store) - fliers and 2 posters because the cashier wanted an extra for themself
Unique Imports - gave fliers, but is was SO cute, this couple cam over to us to ask us about the anime convention and if they could have a flier for their granddaughter because she is coming to K-con as her first con and we gave them a poster too! Felt special <3
Ok and that is really it. Went back to Mind Candy but they were closed so I will have to go again later!
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Wow leashy! Good job!
I'm going to be swinging through Cedar Hills Crossing this weekend, finally, and I'm worried I won't have enough fliers. I have two bricks and a whole lot of posters. I'll give out as many as possible.
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Yippie skippie! Thanks everyone - I think we may have to order even more fliers! You guys are tearing through them. Yay!
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Yes please. Hey Sarah, I can't make it to the next meeting though, is there anyway I can like meet you in vancouver or portland somewhere? <3 thanks!
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Yes please. Hey Sarah, I can't make it to the next meeting though, is there anyway I can like meet you in vancouver or portland somewhere? <3 thanks!
Like...maybe on Memorial Day some time..... :roll:
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Yes please. Hey Sarah, I can't make it to the next meeting though, is there anyway I can like meet you in vancouver or portland somewhere? <3 thanks!
Like...maybe on Memorial Day some time..... :roll:
Exactly!! OR at The Pirates Movie on Saturday>D
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Before Pirates on Saturday Mr_Mustash did street team work under my supervision (I showed him where the places were).
We visited Small World (a Sanrio store, one poster), Game Trader (who took posters, fliers, and the info sheets), Powells Books (the rest of our fliers for their manga section), Borders (hung a poster and fliers on the community board), and Best Buy (took some fliers for the break room).
All of these place are in Cedar Hills Crossing on Cedar Hills Blvd in Beaverton.
We also got over to the Beaverton Wunderland. They gave us their office number for people to call. 503-238-8582
Heroes and Hobbies was closed and has no hours posted. Again, I've heard bad things about that guy. His store is mostly back issues and not new manga type stuff.
Things from Another World in Beaverton still has enough fliers.
There is a Bubble Bubble place right near Beaverton Fred Meyer that someone should visit as well.
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One of my biggest faults is forgetting to bring posters and fliers when I go places. D:
However! That's going to be changed! :3
Places I'm planning to hit soon:
• Sushiland in Clackamas
• Things From Another World in Milwaukie
• Suncoast in Clackamas Town Center
Anymore places in Clackamas/Milwaukie you'd suggest?
BTW, Vic and I handed out a few fliers to people at our school and we've seem to have gotten good feedback. :3
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Hello everyone!
Well, Street Team 2007 is winding down. We are still looking for any shops, restaurants etc. that have shown an interested in being involved (vendors, donations, ads etc.) but other than that (and due to the fact that we are nearly out of fliers, added to the fact that the batch we were going to have at the July meeting was misprinted, AND registration ends AUGUST 11 -pant pant-) we're in the home stretch.
If you have leftover fliers, I ask that you get them out onto the streets now! Hit your favorite / most popular places again ('specially busy places like Powell's bookstores or Things From Another World comic shops, etc.)
And, be sure to tell everyone you know that the last chance to pre-register at the $35 rate (and hopefully not have to stand in the registration line - pre-reg should be much faster this year because people will have their badge ahead of time) is FRIDAY AUGUST 10!
Thanks again to all of you!! You have really helped this year's pre-reg skyrocket (at last count it was 800 strong and growing - a number we didn't reach for anther few weeks last year!!!)
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^the theee t h e
GOATS!!!!!!!!!!!
they scares me..... :(
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The little billies won't hurt you Jaz! don't be scared of them!
You can tell they'r good goats because they have circles for pupils.
Evil goats have hourglass pupils and sometimes mohawks.
I have ab unch of fliers and I will be going by Powell's in Beaverton soon (harrypotterharrypotterharrypotter) and I'll be sure to check Things in Beaverton as well.
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yeah i also have a good number of fliers left so ill be dropping by the places in Lloyd center that where putting them out plus the others places outside of Lloyd center that i visited.
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Hey Sarah, I still wanted to drop of more fliers at the vancouver mall but I don't have any.. I didn't know if we planned to get more since the last batch was misprinted or are we just gonna give out the misprinted ones and like tack onthe website address to them? ;-; Vancouver needs fliers everyone!
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Antares, if you can post or send me the phone number of West Side Pizza, and any of the other delivery places downtown I'd like to add the phone numbers to my map.
I saw a Chinese takeout place but I never got it on the map, I noticed you grabbed one of their menus, could I get their address from you?
I'm planning on getting their menus linked up later once I know what places delivery.
leashy, have you eaten West Side's pizza before?
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I gave all the info to Jeff, but WestSide Pizza is (360) 735-0100
Hong Kong Inn is the Chinese restaurant w/i walking distance
108 W 8th St
Vancouver, WA 98660
(360) 695-1553
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leashy, have you eaten West Side's pizza before?
I have and they are very yummy! They have lots of specials where you get a pizza, 2 liter soda, cheese bread, and dessert pizza for around $20. I will see if I can stop in to get a bunch of their coupon things for our swag bags or something. They also deliver and are the closest pizza place to CON, I think they also stay open until around 11 or later as well
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I'll give them a ring at Westside pizza next week. They seemed really interested in providing coupons for our bags, as did Burgerworld.
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From Jeff -- Seattle has been fliered -
· Zanadu Comics (downtown location, gave enough for them to bring half to U-District location)
Also posters
http://www.zanaducomics.com/
· Kinokuniya Seattle
They recognized Kumoricon and said their Portland store was participating! Better result than last year, where they just had me place the flyers inside the Uwajimaya flyer rack. This time they put them on the checkout counter.
· International Model Toys
Also posters
· Video Hop
Next door to IMT—Japanese video rental store. Mostly Japanese TV shows recorded directly off of TV on home VHS tapes and DVD-Rs, intended for Japanese-speaking customers. Carried a good deal of anime, but a haphazard selection and not really an anime-themed store.
Gave a small number of flyers
· Anime Kingdom (Bellevue)
Also posters
http://animekingdomonline.com/
· Kicks Hobby Japan
Also posters
Interested—asked about exhibitors table. I emailed information to them tonight, and CCed exhibistors@kumoricon.org. Said there was a good chance they would be willing to have a table there. I also gave them program ad info.
http://www.kicks-hobby.com/
· Scarecrow Video
Also posters
I had emailed them in advance to display these. I work with Scarecrow as part of my Sakura-Con staff position of Video Room Coordinator, also (which is a fun coincidence).
http://www.scarecrow.com/
All of these were repeats except for Video Hop.
Great! Thanks Jeff!
I am out of fliers and don't know if the messed up batch is reprinted. I will try to take the posters I have (I still have a lot) and double check places to see if they need anything else / want to donate / are or can display poster. If any Street Team members still have posters, pls. check places you have dropped fliers (main stores at lease) and see if you can put up a poster (if they don't have one up already.)
There are still about 3 weeks left to preregister and have your badge mailed to you!
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When I checked on Things from Another World, they still had the poster but I had to take back the fliers. they told me they don't want fliers on the counter for more than 6 months. Also, there were other people bothering them about the con, so pay attention to the street team updates people!
So next year, I'll bring them their fliers in May and the crucial summer months will be covered.
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Good info Tom, Thanks!
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If I didn't state this before, we have gone around to all the restaurants w/in walking distance from the Convention Center in Vancouver, and a few within driving distance, to alert them to the fact that we will be having the convention over Labor Day Weekend.
Last night I spoke with Excalibur Comics and dropped off some fliers.
Also, we have more fliers so please PM me if you need more!
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Do we need to get in touch with any of the restaurants about coupons for swagbags or conbooks?
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I just emailed Burgerworld and West Side Pizza.
Starbucks might warrant a call-back. Same w/ Subway. We didn't get a chance to stop at Quizno's (which is in the same bld. as the indoor portion of the Farmer's Market.
Others are up for grabs -- we'd need to get the list back from Jeff T cuz I didn't make a copy :-P
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I just emailed Burgerworld and West Side Pizza.
Starbucks might warrant a call-back. Same w/ Subway. We didn't get a chance to stop at Quizno's (which is in the same bld. as the indoor portion of the Farmer's Market.
Others are up for grabs -- we'd need to get the list back from Jeff T cuz I didn't make a copy :-P
I'll scan the info you gave me later today and send it back to you.
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Ooh, I always forget about that Quizno's! (mental note to eat there at least once come Labor Day)
Hey, it might help get the Quiznos to work with us if you get a recommendation from the Quiznos next to the Doubletree, they had just opened before Kumoricon 2005 and they gave swag coupons. If it worked well for them they could probably give a good recomendation to their fellows up in Vancouver.
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someone get mustash a bib :P
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Ooh, I always forget about that Quizno's! (mental note to eat there at least once come Labor Day)
Hey, it might help get the Quiznos to work with us if you get a recommendation from the Quiznos next to the Doubletree, they had just opened before Kumoricon 2005 and they gave swag coupons. If it worked well for them they could probably give a good recomendation to their fellows up in Vancouver.
From what I recall they were only open until 4pm on saturdays and closed on sunday so good luck because they probably are closed on labor day
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That's fairly dumb. They won't stay in business long that way. Nevertheless they may extend their hours for us, especially since we won't be the only draw for a lot of people to that area that weekend.
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That's fairly dumb. They won't stay in business long that way. Nevertheless they may extend their hours for us, especially since we won't be the only draw for a lot of people to that area that weekend.
run into Quizno's dressed as Domo Kun yelling "me want sammich"
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http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/07/vancouvers_indoor_farmers_mark.html
A sad note to that effect: "Less than two years after the Vancouver Farmers Market jumped into the restaurant business with visions of a bustling indoor bazaar like Seattle’s Pike Place Market, its directors are giving up.
The nonprofit organization is more than $200,000 in debt and losing more almost every day.
The indoor market this week told its vendors that the indoor space will close Sept. 30. The weekend outdoor market will remain."
Too bad! And the guy at the indoor infodesk was really nice - telling us about how he bought Pokemon for his daughter but ended up getting hooked!
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HI!
Please check out the Anime News and Current Events - two movies at two different theaters.
If anyone is going and has fliers, please ask nicely if we can leave some! I really wish the theaters would give us a headsup. We will just have to keep on them!
*EDIT - I stopped by there tonight - 7/30 and dropped off fliers. Got all the info on how to get notified next time they show Anime!