2019 News

We would like to welcome and congratulate the Directors elected by the membership for the 2020 convention year:

• Chair/President: Brian Mathews
• Director of Infrastructure: Ash “Bunny” Butler
• Director of Membership: Charmaine Martinez
• Director of Operations: Ben Riker
• Director of Programming: Devin Hunter
• Director of Publicity: Samantha Rushford
• Director of Relations: Sam Taylor

Thank you to all candidates, and to our staff for your participation in elections!

Online pre-registration for Kumoricon 2020 will open on November 29. Get ready for our one-day Black Friday sale! This will be our lowest online price for Kumoricon 2020.

The Annual Meeting of the Membership will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 12:00 noon, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Official notice for this meeting was sent by email to all members (Kumoricon staff) on November 13, 2019.

At the Annual Meeting of the Membership, elections will be held for the following positions:

• Chair/President
• Director of Infrastructure
• Director of Membership
• Director of Operations
• Director of Programming
• Director of Publicity
• Director of Relations

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

Starting this year, we are updating our process for online nominations and online Q&A. Most of our online elections activity is moving to our staff-only Discord server, but we are continuing to host a forum thread to allow non-staff to nominate and ask questions.

The process for conducting the in-person elections meeting is not changing. The election meeting continues to be open to the public. For each election, there are candidate opening speeches, a period for questions and comments for the candidates, and voting by secret, written ballots.

Members must be present in person to vote, except for proxy voting. If a member cannot attend the meeting, they may designate another member as their proxy, in either of two ways: (1) The member not attending the meeting may authorize another member using the online proxy authorization system, or (2) The proxy attending the meeting may bring a printed authorization form to the meeting signed by the absent member.

Elections and eligibility are governed by the bylaws of Altonimbus Entertainment and the meeting process by our Elections Process (staff login required).

We encourage staff to join our Discord if you have not already. To join, please read our introductory page (staff login required). If you need assistance, please email staff-discord@kumoricon.org.

More detailed information on nominations, questions and comments, and the anonymous question/comment process are publicly available on the elections forum thread.

We are very pleased to announce that Kumoricon 2020 will take place on November 6-8, 2020, at the Oregon Convention Center!

As voted by our staff, the 2020 mascots will be:

First Place Winner Artist: SPRBLSH

Second Place Winner Artist: Arenheim

Lost and found: All lost items were turned over to the Oregon Convention Center as of Sunday at 12pm. For lost and found after this point, please contact the Oregon Convention Center directly at ask@oregoncc.org or 503-235-7575.

We are very excited to announce our first guest of honor for Kumoricon 2020, musical guest ACME!

The Kumoricon 2019 guide is now available in the Guidebook app!

This free app for Android and iOS contains a live-updating Kumoricon schedule, maps, photos, convention information, announcements, and more. Mark events to create a personalized schedule with reminders. The entire guide is downloaded in advance, so it works offline if you can’t get reception.

After you install the app, search the guides for “Kumoricon 2019”, or visit Guidebook to get a download link on your phone.

Our photoshoot submission form has returned! If you’d like to host a photoshoot or cosplay meet-up, please submit it using our form. Please note that photoshoots are listed for attendee convenience, and are not part of official programming or run by Kumoricon.

The photoshoot and cosplay meet-up schedule will be included in the Guidebook app, as well as the photoshoots page.

Kumoricon is pleased to showcase our collection of pins that we have offered at the convention for the last few years, as well as brand new pins available for our 2019 convention. Please visit our pin gallery!

Check out the entries for the 2020 mascot contest! The winner will be revealed at Closing Ceremonies at Kumoricon 2019.

Kumoricon is excited to announce our judges and hosts for the Cosplay Contest and Cosplay Lip Sync Showdown!

The Cosplay Contest will be judged by devilcreated, Amidoji, CheeseCakePanda Cosplay, and Enayla Cosplay, and hosted by Sakura Rangers and Momma Sammu, with Sakura Rangers presenting a halftime show.

The Cosplay Lip Sync Showdown will be judged by Kai Lockhart, Yu Puffin, and KionCloud, and hosted by Momma Sammu and Uptown Cosplay.

Kumoricon is excited to welcome our guest DJs for the 2019 convention! We’re bringing you two evening dances, for two nights of sick beats and exciting performances!

BytesAnBeats
Friday night

BytesAnBeats brings together hip-hop artists and DJs inspired by anime and pop culture for a unique show like nothing Kumoricon has hosted before. Featuring: Amanda Lepre, DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N., E-Turn, EyeQ, Lisa Vazquez, and SkyBlew.

Slipping through the Clouds
Saturday night

Returning faves and new faces are ready to guide you through your rave. Featuring: E*Tank, Remnant, Shimotsukei, and guest of honor TeddyLoid.

You’ve asked for it and we’ve got it for you! The schedule for Kumoricon 2019 is officially live!

Online pre-sale tickets are now open for our ticketed events at Kumoricon! Tickets for Raindrops on Roses Lolita Tea Party, Ghost Neko’s Purranormal Maid Café, and a limited number of Sake Tasting tickets are now available.

Please be aware that a valid convention badge is required for the day of each ticketed event. Convention membership is sold separately.

We’re excited to announce that Ghost Neko, our recurring mascot, has official cosplayers! Kumoricon is welcoming Cosplay Coven to our 2019 convention.

Kumoricon is excited to announce TeddyLoid as a guest of honor at our 2019 convention!

Kumoricon is pleased to welcome staff members of Studio TRIGGER, Hiromi Wakabayashi and Shigeto Koyama, as guests of honor at our 2019 convention!

We are excited to welcome Japanese fashion guests of honor 50%DANGEROUS, IBI DESIGN WORK, ATELIER PIERROT, and 【amnesiA&paramnesiA】 to Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, November 2, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

This is the last general meeting before the convention! The full schedule for meetings of the membership is always available and kept up-to-date at Meetings.

The Altonimbus Entertainment board of directors would like to present a revision of our bylaws to the membership for a vote. This vote will take place at the general meeting of the membership on November 2, 2019. Bylaws amendments must be approved by the membership (Kumoricon staff) by majority vote, and by a two-thirds vote of the board, before they take effect. This revision is a continuation of the draft that was presented last year. This document contains an explanation and text of the revision. If you have discussion or questions, please ask in our staff Discord. To join, please visit our Staff discord page (staff login required).

We hope to see you there!

Kumoricon is excited to announce NUEZZ as a Fashion Guest of Honor for our 2019 convention!

Brush up on your bending skills! Kumoricon’s 2019 and final Pro-Bending Tournament is open for sign-ups!

Kumoricon is pleased to announce Tia Ballard as a Guest of Honor for the 2019 convention!

The weather is changing, our closets are shifting, and it’s time for Fashion Show model applications! Whether you’re breaking out the lolita layers or stayin’ street style we want you to apply to be one of our models for the fashion show. We’ve got feminine clothes, we’ve got masculine clothes, we’ve got non-gendered clothes, but we do not have wigs (you’ll need to bring your own). Applications close on October 11th, so hop to it!

Applications for models.

Applications for make-up artists / hair stylists.

Kumoricon is happy to announce that we will offer group discounts to nonprofit educational youth groups! Each group must apply in advance, and discounts are limited to eligible, qualifying organizations. Applications are open through October 19.

Visit our Educational Group Discounted Membership page for full details, requirements, and the application.

The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, October 12, at 12:00 noon (note earlier than usual start time), at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Please note that this meeting starts at 12:00 noon instead of our usual time.

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Come see your favorite characters battle it on a giant chessboard stage! Cosplay Chess is an event where convention attendees in cosplay serve as the pieces, and at the direction of two chess masters, will move, fight and die live on stage.

Entries for Cosplay Chess are now open! Entries are open through November 2.

Calling all singers! Kumoricon’s Karaoke Contest is open for entries! Sign up today for your chance to be the Kumoricon Idol or Karaoke Cosplay Hybrid winner!

We’re excited to announce Morgan Berry as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

The Cosplay Contest for Kumoricon 2019 is open! Submit your entry through November 8.

We are pleased to welcome MINORI as a Guest of Honor at Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, September 21, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Cosplay Lip Sync Showdown returns to Kumoricon, where cosplayers of all ages get on stage and lip-sync for their lives! Online applications are now open.

We are pleased to welcome back Karen Strassman as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

Kumoricon is excited to welcome back Ciarán Strange as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

Kumoricon is pleased to welcome Enayla Cosplay as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

Kumoricon is excited to welcome back KionCloud as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

Do you make fan art? Are you a fan fiction writer? Kumoricon’s 2019 Fan Fiction and Fan Art contests are open for submissions!

We’re excited to welcome Caleb Hyles as a guest of honor to Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, August 24, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

We’re pleased to post official photo galleries from Kumoricon 2018! This year, our galleries feature event photos from around the convention, as well as our Photobooth.

The Mascot Contest is now open for entries! Here’s your chance to make your art a part of Kumoricon.

We’ve expanded the contest to choose two winners, and expanded our available prizes! The top winner will have a choice of a Wacom tablet, VIP membership, or Artist Alley table.

Please visit the official rules for full details. Entries are open through September 15, 2019.

We’re excited to announce that Art Show applications are now open! Apply and review the rules here.

We’re excited to welcome Joel McDonald as a guest of honor to Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Sunday, July 21, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Kumoricon is excited to welcome back Uptown Cosplay as a Guest of Honor for Kumoricon 2019!

Ever wanted to host a panel? Have a fun idea for a panel? Panel applications are now open! Remember to be creative and thorough in your applications!

Kumoricon’s official room block is now open for booking! Book your rooms early to ensure you’ll be there for all the fun! Visit Hotel Booking to reserve your room!

Special Bonuses!

As a thank-you to all our attendees who book with our official hotel for Kumoricon 2019, we’re excited to offer the following bonuses:

• Priority access to the KumoriMarket at opening time
• One-time-use Kumori-Pass which grants front-of-the-line entry to a single event of your choice held in Main Events or Auditorium
• Souvenir Kumoricon-themed room keys
• Souvenir badge ribbon
• Free space of your choice on the Cosplay Scavenger Hunt grid
• Eligibility for the cleanest room contest
  • Grand prize: Free three-night hotel stay at Kumoricon 2020
  • Second prize: Free membership to Kumoricon 2020 for each person (maximum of 4) registered in the room

All bonuses are provided to each person registered on the hotel reservation (maximum of 4), except for the grand prize hotel stay which is awarded to the primary reservation-holder.

Q&A Livestream!

Watch our Friday livestream for answers to your questions about our hotel, special bonuses, and more!

We’ll be doing a second livestream at 3:00pm on Sunday, June 2 (date/time to be determined). Submit questions that you’d like answered!

Staff Booking

Please visit our staff hotel page (staff login required) for full details on how to request staff rates if you are a staff member for Kumoricon 2019.

The next general meeting will be held on Sunday, June 23, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Date notice: Please be aware that earlier in the year, this meeting was moved to Sunday (on the same weekend) from its originally planned date.

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

We’re excited to welcome STARMARIE as musical guest of honor to Kumoricon 2019!

We’re excited to announce that press applications are now open! Apply here.

We are excited to welcome Brittney Karbowski as a guest of honor at Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Sunday, May 19, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

We’re excited to welcome back David Wald as a guest of honor for Kumoricon 2019!

We are pleased to welcome Luci Christian as a guest of honor at Kumoricon 2019!

Due to the extremely high volume of Artist Alley applications we have received, applications will be closing early! Make sure to get your application in before Sunday, March 31, 11:59pm Pacific Time.

If you have already submitted an application, you do not need to submit another. If you need to update any information on your existing application, such as your portfolio link or contact info, please email us at artists@kumoricon.org.

The application deadline for Small Press is not changing, and applications remain open. If you sell 100% original material, please consider applying! Anyone who applies in Artist Alley can also apply for Small Press, but please bear in mind that if you are accepted to both, you will be required to choose one or the other.

Applications are now open for the Artist Alley and Small Press!

The Artist Alley welcomes amateur and professional artists to showcase their work and original merchandise. Artist Alley merchandise traditionally includes fan art prints, manga, models, paintings, and novelty crafts, but is limited only by your imagination.

Pricing: Full Artist Alley spaces include 2 full weekend memberships (valued at $90-$140), and will have a cost of $175 for standard tables. Half spaces are available, but limited.

The Small Press welcomes freelance artists and creators by providing space to sell their personal works at the convention. Kumoricon defines the Small Press section as independently-developed artist businesses featuring original content. This includes companies that focus on fashion apparel, tabletop games, webcomics, plushies, and much more!

Pricing: Full Small Press spaces include 2 full weekend memberships (valued at $90-$140), and will have a cost of $300 for standard booths.

Application deadlines:

Artist Alley: Sunday, March 31, 2019 Monday, April 29, 2019 [updated]
Small Press: Monday, May 6, 2019

Applications for either Artist Alley or Small Press may close early if the quantity of applications exceeds the overflow limit, but at absolute minimum, will not close before March 25, 11:59 PM.

We are pleased to announce Brina Palencia as our first guest of honor for Kumoricon 2019!

The next general meeting will be held on Sunday, April 7, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Date change: Please be aware that this meeting was moved to Sunday (on the same weekend) from its originally planned date.

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership. Date changes: The April and June meetings have moved to Sundays (on the same weekend) from their originally planned dates.

We hope to see you there!

Check out our AMV Contest for 2019! Submissions are open and will be accepted through September 1, 4:30pm. Please see the full rules for details.

The next general meeting will be held on Sunday, March 3, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!

Applications for the Exhibits Hall are now open!

We now employ a tiered system, meaning that you can opt to pay more or less to affect your hall placement relative to the entrance or exit. Please see the Exhibits Hall Application FAQ for details.

Artist Alley and Small Press applications will be launched in the near future.

(Post updated with meeting location.)

The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, February 2, at 1:00pm, at:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland (map)
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232

Meetings are open to the public and are a great way to sign up for staff or become involved with the convention.

The full general meeting schedule for the year is available at Meetings. This page will always show the most up-to-date scheduling information for meetings of the membership.

We hope to see you there!