MechaCon is an annual three day anime convention in Lafayette, Louisiana and New Orleans, Louisiana and held on a weekend sometime during July or August. MechaCon mixes anime, Transformers, and Japanese culture.[1]
History[]
Established under Sennin Productions, LLC on October 2, 2004, MechaCon held its first convention weekend on August 26-28, 2005 at the Hilton Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. MechaCon’s inaugural weekend is especially unique in that the now-infamous Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of Louisiana mere hours after MechaCon closed its doors.[2] With the arrival of Hurricane Rita on the Louisiana Gulf Coast less than a month later, the organizers of MechaCon (Jon Russo and Peter Bares) debated on the future of the convention.[citation needed]
Considering a sophomore convention to be a necessary part of the social recovery of the Louisiana Gulf Coast region, MechaCon’s Organizers decided to proceed in planning a second MechaCon.[citation needed] On August 11-13, 2006, MechaCon again opened its doors. As a special part of MechaCon’s 2006 programming, Harmony Gold USA provided fans of the Robotech franchise with the first-ever public screening of the film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. 100% of the funds raised from the screening was donated to The Salvation Army’s ongoing Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery efforts.[3]
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26–28, 2005 | Hilton Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana | Limit Break Cosplay, Tiffany Grant, Joshua Seth, Doug Smith, and Alec Willows.[4] | |
| August 11–13, 2006 | Hilton Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana | Gary Chalk, Lisa Furukawa, Brittney Karbowski, Limit Break Cosplay, Kevin McKeever, Scott McNeil, Richard Newman, Doug Smith, Kira Vincent-Davis, Brett Weaver, Alec Willows and Jonathan M. Thompson.[5] | |
| August 3–5, 2007 | Hilton Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana | Michael Dobson, Richard Epcar, Lisa Furukawa, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Limit Break Cosplay, Mike McFarland, Kevin McKeever, Scott McNeil, Ellyn Stern, and Jonathan M. Thompson.[6] | |
| August 1–3, 2008 | Hilton Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana | Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, John Chambers, Francesco Forni, Lisa Furukawa, Ilaria Graziano, Carl Macek, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, and Tommy Yune.[7] | |
| July 24–26, 2009 | Hilton Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Garry Chalk, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Adam Jury, David Kaye, Kevin McKeever, Vic Mignogna, Wendy Powell.[8] | |
| July 16-18, 2010 | Marriott Canal Street New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana | Chris Cason, Richard Epcar, Todd Haberkorn, |
Breaking with tradition, MechaCon 2010 will be at the Mariott hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana due to the con's growing popularity.[11]
References[]
- ↑ MechaCon (2006-01-17). "MechaCon returns to Lafayette, LA in August". Press release. http://www.animecons.com/news/article.shtml/229. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ↑ Animecons.com (2005-09-05). "Katrina's effects on the anime community". Press release. http://www.animecons.com/news/article.shtml/179. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ Harmony Gold USA (2006-06-02). "Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Charity Screening at MechaCon!!!". Press release. http://www.robotech.com/news/viewarticle.php?id=275. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ↑ "RIP Carl Macek". MechaCon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ↑ "MechaCon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ "MechaCon Community Forums mk.II - View Topic - Ask the Orgs why MechaCon is moving". MechaCon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
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