OMGcon (sometimes stylized as OMG!con) is a anime and gaming convention held in Paducah, Kentucky. First held in June 2006, the convention has been located at the same venue throughout its history and has steadily increased in attendance every year, finally reaching over 1,000 during its fourth year in 2009[1], an increase of over 400 attendees in one year[2]. The convention is ran by the non-profit group Tri-State Anime Promotional Society, commonly referred to as TAPS, which was co-founded by Daniel Dodd and Richard Griffith[3]. It was the first anime convention to be held in Paducah, and is one of the Convention Center's largest conventions of the year, second only to the Annual Quilt Show[4] for which Paducah is nicknamed.
Programming[]
Though each year brings different events to OMGcon, some events have been a mainstay. These include: Cosplay contest[5], fan panels, video game rooms for LAN gaming and tournaments, evening rave, tabletop room, and guests from the Anime profession[6]. Most notably, anime voice actors Greg Ayres and Christopher Ayres have been special guests for many years of the convention, even admitting their love for the annual convention[7].
History[]
Cofounders Richard Griffith and Daniel Dodd decided to host a gaming convention in their home region after visiting Ohayocon, and not long afterwards fromed the Tri-State Anime Promotional Society in order to form a team of people to run the convention[3].
The first event then took place in 2006, and has since been held every year either in June or May at the Julian Carrol Convention Center in Downtown Paducah.
Event History[]
Convention | Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
---|---|---|---|---|
OMG!con | June 9–11, 2006 | Julian Carrol Convention Center
Paducah, Kentucky |
260 [8] | Greg Ayres |
OMG!!con | May 25–27, 2007 | Julian Carrol Convention Center
Paducah, Kentucky |
380 [9] | Greg Ayres, Luci Christian, Robert and Emily DeJesus |
OMG!!!con | June 6–8, 2008 | Julian Carrol Convention Center
Paducah, Kentucky |
660 [10] | Greg Ayres, Christopher Ayres, Robert Aldrich, Robert and Emily DeJesus |
OMGcon 4th Mix | June 5–7, 2009 | Julian Carrol Convention Center
Paducah, Kentucky |
1,100 [11] | Greg Ayres, Christopher Ayres, Robert and Emily DeJesus |
OMGcon 5th Year Extravaganza | June 11–13, 2010 | Julian Carrol Convention Center
Paducah, Kentucky |
1,253 [12] | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Josh Grelle, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons |
References[]
- ↑ "AnimeCons Event Profile".
- ↑ "Attendee Numbers for OMGcon 2008".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "AllBusiness.com Interview with Dodd, Founder of OMGcon".
- ↑ "Carrol Convention Center Events".
- ↑ "Cosplay.com OMGcon Cosplaying".
- ↑ "HelloKy.com Event Synopsis".
- ↑ "Christopher Ayres "loves" OMGcon".
- ↑ "OMGcon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "OMGcon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "OMGcon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "OMGcon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "OMGcon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
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