2010 News

Our next general meeting will be held Saturday, December 18, at 1:00pm at Phoenix Inn in Tigard, OR:

Phoenix Inn
9575 SW Locust St
Tigard, OR 97223

[nearest TriMet | Google Maps]

It’s near the Washington Square Transit Center.

Although the following event in that room is restricted to current (2010 and 2011) members of Altonimbus Entertainment, general meetings are open to the public, and members of the public are welcome to stay until 5:00pm. Meet and plan with other staff, find out about joining staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

Note: There is not a November general meeting this year.

Are you ready for all the Halloween fun this weekend?

Well just in case anyone isn’t prepared for all the frightastic events we’ve got up our sleeves for you and your friends, here are all the details you need to know before you go haunting this weekend!

Spook Friday Night With Dark Horse! (21+)

Dark Horse Comics is hosting a FREE anime night at the Bagdad Theater, and we are all invited! Friday October 29th from 9pm-midnight they’ll be showing a preview of The Vampire Diaries, as well as Hellsing and Gantz! And Dark Horse isn’t alone in the fun! See NW 32 TV, FUNimation, and Things from Another World there with door prizes, contests, and all kinds of fun! Check out the Facebook event for more details.

Have A Ghoulishly Good Time At The GameDay/MiniCon All Day Saturday!

GameDay/MiniCon at the Hilton Vancouver Washington – 9:00am-10:00pm

Don’t let the howls stop just because the sun is up! Join the creatures of the night and Kumoricon’s team of goblins for a full day of tournaments, contests, raffles and fun! GameStorm and Kumoricon have joined forces to provide LARPing, RPGs, tabletop gaming, console gaming, a manga library, and a ton of giveaways!

The raffles and contests kick off around 4:30pm so be sure to be around for costume contests, a raffle to win tickets to OryCon and the Kumoricon Chair’s own best costume of the night award!

What do you mean, you didn’t know there were prizes to be won? Well then! Here’s all you need to know!

GameStorm and Kumoricon are hosting a joint cosplay contest with special guests including the chairs of both conventions! There are all kinds of prizes to be won for spooky costumes and cute costumes and so much more! Remember that this is different from a cosplay contest! We are looking for heart and creativity so come with your best ideas and prepare to scare the competition with your fabulous costumes!

As you know, Kumoricon’s Manga Library is always looking for more volumes and needs your help to make that happen! So we are working with our friends at OryCon—the science fiction convention that rocks Portland November 12th-14th, 2010—to bring you a chance to win an amazing prize for your manga. Everyone who comes to the GameDay/MiniCon and signs up at our raffle table will be given a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2-ticket and 2-night-stay package for OryCon next month. That means you and a friend can go to the convention and stay at the hotel for free!* Want a better shot at winning the prize? Donate volumes of manga to the Kumoricon Manga Library and get more raffle tickets. The more manga you bring, the better your chance of winning! You must be 18 or older to win or have a parent or guardian represent you in the raffle.

And the Costume Contest wouldn’t be complete until Beau, our esteemed Chair of Kumoricon, gave his top prize for the event, Beau’s Costume Choice award! The winner of this contest will receive tickets to the best party on Saturday night! Our friends The Slants are joining up with the Boom Boom Satellites for a Halloween concert that will certainly send chills down your spine. Join Portland’s favorite Asian-American band as they conjure up some great music and drive their fans crazy! The show starts at 8:00pm at the Roseland Theater, but the winner of Beau’s Costume Choice will receive two (2) tickets to the concert.

There is tons of other fun to be had with all your friends from the convention, meet-ups and the forums so don’t forget to head up to the ‘Couve for more fun than your mortal bodies can handle! Start your Halloween with us and get the weekend of to a horrific start… this Halloween will be one to remember!

*Raffle prize includes 2 passes into the convention and 2 nights room charge and tax at the Doubletree Hotel Portland, where OryCon is held. Prize does not include parking or incidentals; these must be paid for by prize winner. Winner of the raffle must be 18 years of age or older, or prize is transferred to legal guardian and they become the recognized prize winner. This prize is transferable but must be done through Kumoricon. For all other information please contact publicity@kumoricon.org.

Attention K-Con fans!

Kumoricon is hosting its annual MiniCon in association with our friends at GameStorm, a local convention for social and strategic gaming!

Several contests will be held with awesome prizes so make sure to sign up for the Munchkin tournament, and come dressed in your favorite costumes, as well as donate a volume of manga to be entered in a very special raffle!

One of Kumoricon’s long-time friends, The Slants, is sponsoring our own chair’s pick for best costume (Asian flavor) with a pair of tickets to their show on Halloween with the Boom Boom Satellites!

The festivities kick off for the GameDay/MiniCon at 9AM and run till 10PM! Gamers and anime fans unite for a day of fun and camaraderie! Don’t miss it!

For more information, check out the forum thread or visit GameStorm’s web site.

We would like to welcome the directors elected by the board yesterday for the 2011 convention year:

Vice Chair – Dawn Hewitt
Secretary – Jo Ayers
Treasurer – Barbara Hunt
Facilities Liaison – Phillip Koop

The board-elected directors join the member-elected directors elected at last month’s meeting to serve as the complete board of directors for Kumoricon 2011.

Our next general meeting will be held Saturday, October 23, at 1:00pm at Central Library in Portland, OR:

Central Library
801 SW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Google Maps

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

We would like to welcome the directors elected by the membership today for the 2011 convention year:

President and Chair – Beau Gentry
Director of Operations – Elias “TJ” Stinson
Director of Programming – Jaki Hunt
Director of Publicity – Ally Fields
Director of Relations – Sarah Paige

Kumoricon will be hosting a table and taking 2011 convention pre-registrations at Festival Japan on Sep. 25 and 26.

Festival Japan is presented by the Japan-America Society of Oregon, NW Natural, and Uwajimaya, and celebrates culture and community with music, dance, arts, crafts, food, and more. It is held from 11am-5pm, Sep. 25-26 (Sat-Sun) at Uwajimaya Plaza at the Beaverton location.

Full details and flyer

The Annual Meeting of the Altonimbus Entertainment Membership has been scheduled for Sunday, September 26, 2010, at 1:00 PM at the Red Lion Hotel nearest the Portland Convention Center.

Red Lion Hotel Portland Convention Center
1021 NE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97232

[Google Maps]

Agenda for the Annual Meeting

Establish Quorum
Ratify previous minutes
Reports

• Facilities Liaison
• Publicity
• Relations
• Programming
• Operations
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Vice-Chair
• Chair

Unfinished Business (none)
New Business

• Elections (President, Operations, Programming, Publicity, Relations)
• Bylaws amendment (see here) (staff restricted link)
• Other new business (please email secretary@kumoricon.org if you have an item you’d like to present for a vote)

Good of the Order

• Suggestions for Board-Elected positions
• Staff Rant & Rave (if time permits)

Adjourn.

If you cannot make it to the meeting, you may designate someone as your proxy by using this form. Your proxy may use your vote however they wish, so choose with care. Also, a person can hold proxy for only two other people.

This meeting is open to the public. Voting is open to Altonimbus Entertainment Members (staff).

See this board for nominations, suggestions, and candidate question and answer threads.

Forum thread to discuss this meeting.

Thank you to all our attendees, staff, and volunteers who have made Kumoricon 2010 such a great convention!

Kumoricon’s paid attendance was 4055 people.

Our charity auction, benefiting the Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division, raised $3688.

The winner of our contest for the 2011 mascot is:

Winning mascot artists: Ha-Young Lee, Brenna Goche

Kumoricon would like to announce its location and dates for 2011:

Kumoricon will be held in Vancouver, WA in the Hilton Vancouver Washington and the Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay over Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, 2011.

We hope to see you there!

Due to an unexpected change in events, the hotel has asked us to move video gaming to an alternate location. Console and computer gaming will now be held below the Dealers Hall in the sub-basement level of the Main Tower!

For the average attendee this means that you no longer have to walk over to the Executive Tower during the convention! There will no longer be any programming occurring at the Executive Tower. What this also means is that you will need to know, before you arrive at the convention, how to get down into the Valet Level (sub-basement) event space.

Simply take the south stairwell (located near the elevators and front desk on the Lobby Level, or through the spa area on the Plaza Level) down to the sub-basement level where a yojimbo will be ready to let you in to the now over 6000 square foot gaming destination! This space is much bigger than our original location and that means more spectator space.

To exit the gaming level, simply take the far stairwell up to the dealers level and head out as you would from the Dealers Hall. If you need assistance in either of these (if you are wheelchair-bound or have trouble with stairs) please contact the hotel front desk or a yojimbo who can contact the hotel for you directly for special assistance. Unfortunately the elevators do not access this level.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact hotel@kumoricon.org and I will try to direct you to the correct information. This change will be posted at the registration desk, the main lobby, the Executive Tower and in all the hotel rooms.

We appreciate your flexibility as we deal with these unforeseen issues and can’t wait to have a great convention this year!

Ally Fields
Facilities Liaison

With the convention just a couple of days away, we’d like to remind you of some important check-in information including what you need to bring, and provide some tips on when and where to line up to register or check in.

Check-In

All attendees, both those who have pre-registered and those registering at the door, need the following to check in:

• Photo ID
• Parental permission form if under age 18

If you are pre-registered, then you also need:

• Your badge/membership card, if you opted to have it mailed

For those registering at the door, we will pass out registration forms in line. Please fill these out before reaching the front table to keep the line moving quickly.

Registration and Check-In Hours

Friday: 4:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am-7:00pm
Sunday: 7:00am-7:00pm
Monday: 8:00am-1:00pm

On Friday at 4:00pm, check-in begins for pre-registered attendees. On Friday at 6:00pm, we still start selling at-the-door full weekend badges. Due to space limitations, only a limited number will be sold, and they may sell out early on Saturday or even on Friday!

Update: The registration line for Friday night only will be located at the parking garage entrance on the corner of SW Taylor and SW Broadway (this is the NW corner of the hotel Main Tower block). This line starts at the door at the garage street level and eventually leads up to the registration desk on Level 2 (PL). This line starts at 4pm. Only pre-registered attendees may be in line from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. After 6:00pm, attendees who would like to register for the weekend at the door may also enter the line.

On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, pre-registration check-in will be located at the SW entrance of the hotel Main Tower block, at the corner of SW Salmon and SW Broadway. This line starts at the entrance door, goes down a few steps and across the hallway, and up the short escalator. The check-in table is at the top of the escalator.

On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, at-the-door registration (either single-day or weekend (if quantities still available)) will be located at the parking garage entrance on the corner of SW Taylor and SW Broadway (this is the NW corner of the hotel Main Tower block). This line starts at the door at the garage street level and eventually leads up to the registration desk on Level 2 (PL).

Check-in and registration for VIPs, industry, press, and those requesting disability assistance are available 24 hours. You may access Level 2 (PL) any way you wish, including the grand stairway or the elevators. Outside of normal registration hours, please see the Operations Office, located on Level 2 (PL) behind the elevators (opposite side as the escalators).

Pre-registration for Kumoricon 2011 begins on Monday at 11:00am. The line for this begins at the same place as same-day pre-registration check-in was (SW Broadway entrance).

Hours subject to change.

Full registration policies

Convention attendee policies

Forum Q&A for pregistration, pre-registration, will call, line locations, and times

Forum Q&A for registering at-the-door for the full weekend

We would like to welcome cosplay performers Slightly Anime as guests of honor at Kumoricon 2010.

Slightly Anime is an anime convention-based entertainment group, having won awards at multiple anime conventions. Slightly Anime has run major cosplay competitions, hosted panels about cosplay and life at conventions, and most notably, put together the “Slightly Anime Dating Game” for 7 years now.

Slightly Anime will present the ever-popular Slightly Anime Dating Game again in 2010, including a special 18+ version in the late evening, and host the Hall Cosplay roaming throughout the convention.

Friday evening, Kumoricon will feature a one-day-only special performance by Soul Candy, an “otaku rock” band from Seattle. Soul Candy specializes in playing songs and music from your favorite anime series, new and old.

The performance starts on Friday at 8:30pm for attendees with full weekend badges. Attendees who have pre-registered can pick up their badges on Friday starting at 4:00pm. Starting on Friday at 6:00pm, we will sell at-the-door weekend badges for those who have not pre-registered. Only a limited number of weekend badges will be sold due to space limitations.

The entire event schedule for Kumoricon 2010 has been posted online.

You can browse in three different formats.

The most comprehensive view is the events list. View all events grouped by category with a description of each one. New this year, the event’s date, time, and room are listed directly within the description, so you don’t have to cross-reference the schedule.

The tabular grid format lets you see at a glance when all the events are. Hover your mouse over the text (or on a touch device, touch the text) to see the event’s full description.

Both of the above will be updated in real-time up to, and duration, the convention, if events are added, moved, or canceled.

You can also download a PDF version of the printed pocket programming guide. It is available in full resolution [PDF, 58MB], and reduced resolution [PDF, 4.0MB].

Kumoricon welcomes guests of honor Sonny Strait, Kevin McKeever, and Carl Horn to its 2010 convention.

Sonny Strait is a comic artist and voice actor best known as Krillin in Dragon Ball Z, the first voice of Toonami’s mascot, TOM, Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist, and the current voice of Usopp from One Piece. Sonny’s Kumoricon visit is presented by CNBookings (www.cnbookings.com).

Kevin McKeever works as a marketing coordinator at Harmony Gold. His first work relating to Robotech was analyzing ratings and viewer demographics. He has continued working in theater and television production on numerous projects.

Carl Horn returns to Kumoricon as a manga editor at Portland’s own Dark Horse Comics.

Check out their extensive backgrounds on our guests of honor page. In addition, we have updated information on guests that we previously announced.

Disko Warp Presents Kumoricon 2010 Official Pre-Party + “Anime Love Hardcore” Official CD Release Party!

Because one Kumoricon party is not enough!!

Ground Kontrol [Google Maps]
511 NW Couch
Portland, OR 97209

Free!!!! 21+

If you’re getting into town for Kumoricon early on Friday night, or live in town, Disko Warp is throwing an official Kumoricon pre-party at Ground Kontrol! This is a good chance to meet up with your friends and have a drink before the craziness of the con starts. Come show off your cosplay, play some classic arcade games, watch some crazy anime, have a beer with your friends and shake it to the sweet sweet sounds of these hardworking DJs:

Initial P (Disko Warp / Anime Love Hardcore)
Happy Cutecore/J-Core/Speed-Trance/Eurobeat/Gal Trance
http://www.diskowarp.com/
http://www.animelovehardcore.com/

Graz (Reactionary/Donut Nook/Breakpop)
Breakcore / Happy Hardcore
http://www.myspace.com/graz

Foxdye (Reactionary/Chickenhed)
Breakcore/Artcore/Heartcore/Fartcore
http://www.myspace.com/foxdye

Also check out the official launch of Disko Warp’s brand new CD “Anime Love Hardcore”, produced by Initial P!

See on:

Kumoricon forums
Facebook
NWTekno

Help out a great cause, bid on one-of-a-kind items, and have a lot of fun at the Kumoricon Charity Auction! Donations from a variety of local and national businesses, as well as unique souvenirs, will be up for bid. All proceeds benefit the Sunshine Division, a local food bank.

Charity auction 2010 donations gallery [external link]

For a list of donors to the charity auction and to convention event prizes, please see our Charity Auction and Prize Donors page.

Our final general meeting before the 2010 convention will be held Sunday, August 22, at 1:00pm at the Portland Downtown Hilton in the Salon Ballroom:

Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
Salon Ballroom
921 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204

Google Maps

The Salon Ballroom is in the Executive Tower, which is on the northeast corner of the 6th and Taylor intersection. (The address and address-based maps point to the Main Tower, which is kitty-corner from the Executive Tower.)

Following the meeting, there will be training sessions. Please bring paper and pen so you can write down your questions and hold them until the ending Q&A.

General meetings are open to the public. Although staff registration closed as of the previous meeting, you can still learn how to volunteer, and learn about future involvement with the convention.

Attention attendees! Now is the time to get your hotel reservations made and done! If you have not already booked a room, fear not! We still have King bedrooms available! To book these rooms please indicate “no preference” for your bed type. If you try to request a Double Bed room the system will tell you there is NO AVAILABILITY and will not let you book a room.

Please be aware that these are the last of the rooms available to us at the Hilton Downtown Portland and once they are gone they are gone! There are many hotels around there area that may have rooms so if you cannot get into the Hilton Downtown Portland, check with hotel@kumoricon.org for more options.

Once again, we have used all of our Double Bed rooms and are now down to the single King Bed rooms. But there is still availability! Simply indicate “no preference” or call and request a King Bed room and ask for the Kumoricon rate (or insert the KUM code) and you’ll be good to go!

The schedule of all Kumoricon events is coming soon. Until then, we’d like to highlight a few of the most popular events!

Due to demand exceeding room capacity, if you want to attend the following events, you must pick up a ticket earlier in the day at the info desk. Tickets are free (except for events where an additional cost is noted), but are likely to be all given out prior to the event:

• Cosplay Contest
• AMV Contest (correction: only the contest is ticketed, not the show afterward)
• Cosplay Chess
• Sake Tasting ($10 fee, ages 21+ only)
• Closing Ceremonies (contest winners, 2011 mascot announced, and 2011 venue announced)

We are having three dances this year. One of them is the semi-formal Kumori Ball, hosted by Ouran Host Club hosts. Be sure to review the dress code, as those not properly attired will be turned away at the door. Our other two dances feature multiple DJs and last into the morning hours.

Saturday DJ lineup: Jimni Cricket, Initial P, Graz, Kid Kaboom, Matt Terror, Mr. GnarGnarKillKill Sunday DJ lineup: DJ DiscoSnake (request thread), Electric Pig, (TBA)

Help out a great cause, bid on one-of-a-kind items, and have a lot of fun at the Kumoricon Charity Auction! Donations from a variety of local and national businesses, as well as unique souvenirs, will be up for bid. All proceeds benefit the Sunshine Division, a local food bank.

We want to remind everyone that pre-registration closes at the end of the day (midnight) on Sunday, August 15.

We will be selling 3500 weekend registrations. After that, at-the-door registrations will be limited to single days based on space available.

The easiest way to ensure you receive a weekend registration is to pre-register online by August 15. This also gets you a lower rate than at the door.

We would like to welcome voice actor Todd Haberkorn as a guest of honor at Kumoricon 2010.

Learn more about some of his roles on our guests of honor page!

Kumoricon is pleased to announce voice actress Tiffany Grant and cosplay performers The Anime Hunters as returning guests of honor at our 2010 convention.

Stay tuned! We’ll be announcing more guests soon as we finalize arrangements.

Learn more on our guests of honor page.

Our next general meeting will be held Saturday, August 7, at 1:00pm at the Portland Downtown Hilton in the Salon Ballroom:

Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
Salon Ballroom
921 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204

Google Maps

The Salon Ballroom is in the Executive Tower, which is on the northeast corner of the 6th and Taylor intersection. (The address and address-based maps point to the Main Tower, which is kitty-corner from the Executive Tower.)

This meeting is the last opportunity to register as staff. Following the meeting, there will be brief training sessions.

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

Kumoricon would like to introduce this opportunity to its attendees. The School of Lolita produces a weekend workshop over August 20-22 for helping con-goers get their wardrobe and costuming ready for Kumoricon.

The School of Lolita will also be presenting a workshop at Kumoricon 2010.

School of Lolita

Full information:

August 20th-22nd — $298 Full Weekend / $118 Single Day

School of Lolita is a 3 day Garment Construction Workshop feature sewing skill building classes for wardrobe building in a like-minded, community environment! Our first two days are oriented on skill building, and our last day includes seminars on styling, a tea party and an open-sew event for socializing, with lots of great goodies!

FULL WEEKEND INCLUDES:

• 17 Hours of Instruction + 4 Hours of Open Studio
• Individually Sized Patterns to Take Home and Re-Use
• 3-ring Binder w/ Informational Handouts, Worksheets & Pattern Envelopes for your custom patterns
• Lovely Lace Craft Kit & Surprise Ball w/ Supplies for “Bows & Wristcuffs”
• Exclusive Lolita Style Makeup Kit
• Portland Lolita Sewing Circle and High Tea Service on Sunday the 22nd
• You Will Make: A Personally Sized Cut-Sew Blouse, a Gathered Skirt w/ Ruffle Structure, a Cupcake Petticoat, Bows and Wristcuffs, A Complete Custom Lolita Look w/ Patterns to Re-Use!

Our next general meeting will be held Sunday, July 11, at 1:00pm at the Woodmansee Park Shelter:

Woodmansee Park Shelter
4629 Sunnyside Rd SE
Salem, OR 97302

Google Maps

As mentioned at the June meeting and in the nominations thread, we hope to elect someone to complete the current term as Director of Publicity at this meeting. The duties of this position are currently being fulfilled by the Assistant Director.

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

The “soft” deadline to register as staff is the July meeting, so don’t delay!

A staff barbeque will follow this meeting. Please see this forum thread for details.

Over the last couple of months some of the contests running before and during the con have started taking entries or registrations.

Take a look at our contests page for full details, rules, and deadlines.

Some of these contests have deadlines in July or August, so don’t delay!

Have fun!

Miyavi, the larger than life Japanese recording artist, entertainer and samurai guitarist is bringing his spectacular NEO TOKYO SAMURAI BLACK WORLD TOUR to Portland for the first time!

Kumoricon will be giving away two (now three!) pairs of tickets to the Saturday, June 19 concert. To enter, please email website@kumoricon.org, include “Miyavi” in the subject line, and include your name, email address, and phone number in the body of the message. Each winner may bring a friend! Update: To ensure that the second ticket is reserved, please include the name of the person to accompany you in your entry. If you omit this, we will contact you if you win and you should send us the name at that time as soon as possible.

Update: The contest has now concluded, and winners have been contacted by email. Entries were accepted up until Thursday, June 17, 8:00pm.

For more details about the concert, please see the full press release.

Our next general meeting will be held Saturday, June 19, at 1:00pm at the Eugene Water & Electric Board.

Location:

Eugene Water & Electric Board
500 E 4th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401

Google Maps

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

Announcing the launch of three contests in our annual tradition: The mascot 2011 contest, the program book 2010 cover contest, and the pocket programming guide 2010 cover contest.

Artists, here’s your chance to make your work a part of Kumoricon.

Entries are being accepted until July 18. A staff vote to determine the winners will follow. The winning mascot for next year will be announced at Closing Ceremonies, and the winning book entries will grace the covers of the program and pocket guide given to every attendee.

Please read the full rules, entry instructions, and details in this forum thread.

Our next general meeting will be held Sunday, May 16, at 1:00pm in Beaverton, OR at the Beaverton Resource Center.

Location:

Beaverton Resource Center
Large Community Room
12500 SW Allen Blvd
Beaverton, OR 97008

Google Maps

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

Come join us for a night of music, dancing and fun at the Kumori-Cat Ball, featuring anime music and a live DJ.

Saturday, April 24, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at:

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Casual dress or cosplay is expected (no flip flops, T-shirts, or ripped jeans). Wear your cat ears! Prizes will be awarded for best use of theme.

Refreshments will be served, and concessions will be available for purchase.

The age minimum to attend the dance is 14. Attendees age 14-17 must bring a signed and fully filled-out Kumori-Cat Ball Parent Permission Form. Photo ID is absolutely required for all ages.

Pre-registration is available online or by mail for $10. Anyone who pre-registers will be entered in a drawing for a door prize, and will be able to skip the registration line at the door. If you register at the door, it will be $15.

If you have any questions, please email the organizers at kumoricat@kumoricon.org.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our next general meeting will be held Saturday, April 17, at 1:00pm in Vancouver, WA at Clark Community College.

Location:

Clark Community College
Gaiser Student Center (Gaiser Hall)

1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663

Campus Map [PDF]
Parking Map [PDF]
Google Maps

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

A social event for staff will follow the meeting.

Our next General Meeting will be held Saturday, March 6, at 1:00 PM at the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB).

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)
500 E 4th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
[Google map]

The nearest transit is Lane Transit District (besides Amtrak), and their website refers us to Google Maps for trip planning.

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

This is the last meeting where 2009 members (staff) count—to maintain continuity of membership, please sign up for 2010 no later than this meeting.

Here is the tentative general meeting schedule leading up to the 2010 convention. Each date may change pending confirmation of its location, particularly to the opposite day in the given weekend.

Before planning to attend a meeting, check the meeting details in the calendar and check to see if the date is still tentative, or whether it has been confirmed.

• Saturday, March 6 – Eugene or Springfield, OR (updated and confirmed date)
• Saturday, April 17 – Portland, OR – followed by staff social event
• Sunday, May 16 – Portland, OR or Vancouver, WA
• Saturday, June 19 – Eugene or Springfield, OR
• Sunday, July 11 – Salem, OR – followed by staff social event
• Saturday, August 7 – Portland, OR
• Sunday, August 22 – Portland, OR

Always check back to the calendar for the latest member meeting information.

The Event/Panel Form [fillable PDF | DOC] for Kumoricon 2010 is now available.

This form allows you to apply to run a panel or event at the convention. Our schedules are built on these forms, so they are mandatory for all persons running a panel.

This form is due no later than June 5, 2010.

With our limited space, panels will be approved more selectively than in the past. Submitting a form does not automatically approve your panel. Your panel is only final if and when you receive written approval from the Panels Coordinator or Programming Director. More consideration is given to panel forms submitted earlier. You can email the PDF version of this form directly from Adobe Reader without printing first.

Our next General Meeting will be held Sunday, February 7, at 1:30 PM in the Anderson Auditorium of the Salem Public Library. We had hoped to be on Saturday (and not on Super Bowl Sunday) this time, but finding a venue within budget was more than a bit difficult.

Salem Public Library
585 Liberty St SE
Salem, OR 97301-3591
[Google Maps, nearest transit: Cherriots 1 [PDF], Cherriots 8 [PDF]]

General meetings are open to the public. Meet and plan with other staff, join staff or become a volunteer, and learn about open staff positions. Bring interested friends!

As usual, the tentative schedule of meetings for the year includes both Saturdays and Sundays, so if you can’t make this one, have hope!

Check out our latest news and updates in the January 2010 newsletter.

With the start of a new year, Kumoricon has lots of great announcements to make, including a special Kumoricon Day at a local anime store, Anime Asylum. Check out everything we have to say, from registration to hotel reservations, in the January 2010 newsletter.

Table of contents:

• Welcome from the Convention Chair
• Kumoricon Day – 20% Off at Anime Asylum, January 16th Only!
• Registration Update
• Messing About With Other Conventions
• Our Next Big Event – Oregon Asian Celebration
• Hotel Update & General Meetings

[Newsletter in PDF format; Previous newsletters]