mieuchi:

LOL I’m going to die. I always get soo stressed out over anime conventions, so I have to /two/ in a row. Goodness, Orlando.

Any who—
If any of ya are going to Orlando Comic Expo, look for a Winry. :D
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If any of you are going to Florida Anime Experience.. I’ll be various people.xD Especially Winry. c:

cutelittlehamsters:

I want to go to florida anime experience next weekend someone go with me

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FANS TURN TO KICKSTARTER TO HELP CREATE ANOTHER INVADER ZIM THEMED CONVENTION.
Funding reached 60% in less than ten days, but it still needs help to succeed over the next two weeks!

(ORLANDO, May 17, 2013) InvaderCON, the unofficial Invader ZIM fan convention, is attempting to create a third event planned to take place somewhere in the middle United States in 2014 through the use of crowd funding. The event, being built via the popular Kickstarter website, was conceived as an opportunity for fans of the popular Invader ZIM cartoon to meet members of the show’s cast and crew, but were unable to do show when the convention was hosted on the East Coast in 2011 and the West Coast 2012.

The project’s funding goal of $33,333 was agreed upon by the convention’s promoters, Green Mustard Entertainment, based on the basic operational costs of the first two InvaderCON events: space rental, flights, hotel stays, insurance, etc. From the InvaderCON III Kickstarter page:

“The biggest problem, though, was time and resources vs. risk. While Green Mustard Entertainment is a company, it’s NOT the “primary job” of any of the owners or staff. It’s a creative fan convention company that designs events to support the geek community.

Ars gratia artis and whatnot.

InvaderCON, unlike our other projects (like Florida Anime Experience,) isn’t an annual show in a local city. Normal conventions build a fan base in a specific area and continue to grow. InvaderCON’s attendees (at both conventions) are only about 20% locals. Over 80% of InvaderCON attendees are from outside the convention’s host city. This makes predicting attendance and budgeting VERY tricky and EXTREMELY risky.”

Fans who contribute via Kickstarter, regardless of amount, will have a voice in selecting the host city for the convention (tentatively named “InvaderCON III: FINAL DOOM.”) Pledge levels include perks such as passes, t-shirts, items signed by voice actors, and more.

While the Kickstarter Project launched with amazing momentum, the fans and Green Mustard Entertainment are reaching out to various online blogs and news sources to help get the word out to make this project a success.

Complete details of the Kickstarter can be found at www.invadercon.com/kickstarter.

What is Kickstarter? You can read about it here: www.kickstarter.com/hello

ABOUT GREEN MUSTARD ENTERTAINMENT: Started in 2001 as Wasabi Anime®, Green Mustard Entertainment, Inc. (www.greenmustard.com) is an event planning company that specializes in fan-focused entertainment for pop culture conventions. Based in Orlando, Florida, the group (as Wasabi Anime) has made appearances at some of the largest conventions in North America including Anime Expo®, Dragon*Con, Florida Supercon, and Gen Con. Independently, Green Mustard Entertainment has designed a number of conventions including PinUpalooza (a pin-up themed event,) InvaderCON (the Invader ZIM fan convention,) and WasabiCon (a multi-genre event celebrating “geek culture; extra spicy”). The staff emphatically denies and all knowledge as to the whereabouts of Elvis Presley, Jimmy Hoffa, and Tupac Shakur.

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The team at Florida Anime Experience would like to take the time to thank the Orlando Gay Chorus.  They are one of our sponsors for this year’s convention via prize support for the Crossplay Contest  - and we appreciate it!

The Orlando Gay Chorus is a member of GALA Choruses, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization serving the GLBT choral movement. Founded in 1982 by fourteen choruses, GALA Choruses has become the leading international association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender choruses. The mission of GALA Choruses is inspiring and strengthening member choruses to change their worlds through song. By fostering the artistic and organizational development of member choruses through a wide variety of programs and services, GALA Choruses produces choral festivals, educational conferences and several publications. It engages in advocacy; provides grants for the commissioning of new choral works; facilitates networking within the Association; and serve as a resource center for choruses and individual Associates from around the world. GALA Choruses supports more than 190 choruses, representing 7500+ performers singing to audiences totaling more than one million individuals.

Green Mustard Entertainment (aka “Wasabi Anime”) is hosting a reception at Florida Anime Experience 2013 for fellow convention runners.  The reception will take place Friday night of the convention (May 24^th) at 8:00 PM in the Manga Library (Citrus C Room) at the International Palms Resort and Conference Center.

The goal of the reception is simple: get Florida’s fan conventions talking!  There are a number of events in the Sunshine State and clear communication only helps to serve the community by creating stronger relationships among events and shows to support fandom.  We’re happy to provide an informal environment at our convention for event runners to meet, mingle, and get to know one another.

We have been thrilled with the response!  The following conventions have RSVP’d and will be in attendance thus far:

1. Amelia Con (www.ameliacon.com)
2. Anime Festival Orlando (www.animefestivalorlando.com)
3. FAN:dom (www.fandomcon.com)
4. Fatality Fest (www.fatatlityfest.com)
5. Florida Anime Experience (www.florida-anime.com)
6. Florida Comics Experience (www.florida-comics.com)
7. Florida Supercon (www.floridasupercon.com)
8. Holiday Matsuri (www.holidaymatsuri.com)
9. Knightrokon (www.knightrokon.com)
10. PinUpalooza (www.pinupalooza.com)
11. UmiCon (www.umicondaytona.com)
12. WasabiCon (www.wasabicon.com)

If you did not receive and invitation and are interested in attending, feel free to reach out via email: contact@greenmustard.com.