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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

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