June 2010 |
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Need more than one anime convention a year to keep you pumped? Then head on over and check out our friends at the Minneapolis Anime Convention! Check out their annoucement below and see what you can do to keep Anime Fandom alive in the Twin Cities!
Greetings fans and supporters of MAC! As our event draws ever closer, anticipation and excitement are running high. Things are coming together well and we can all look forward to an exciting event next week, however we still need a little help from you.
Available now, and until 3PM on Wednesday June 16th we will be accepting donations to MAC to ensure that we achieve maximum levels of awesome. Any contribution is welcome and will allow us to take things to the next level.
As a special service to you our attendees, we will re-open preregistration effective at 7PM Central Standard Time on Thursday June 10th until Noon Wednesday June 16th to allow any of you who missed out the chance to take advantage of the pre-regisration discount.
Also, as a perk to those of you who have already taken advantage of pre-registration, we have added an upgrade option which will allow you to upgrade your standard registration to the premium level. Verification of your preregisterd status will be required for the upgrade. Anyone who uses the upgrade option who has not preregistered will be given a standard registration.
So tell your friends that missed the deadline that they have a second chance to save a little money, and help make MAC a convention to remember.
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Anime Twin Cities, the organization that sponsors Anime Detour, is hosting an event at the Rondo Community Library, in St. Paul. The event is this Saturday, June 12, from 1 to 4 PM. They will be making cat ear headbands, and all are welcome. Come anytime, you're not required to stay for the entire event. The event is aimed at teens, but ATC will not be enforcing age restrictions.
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May 2010 |
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Forums are back up. Thank you for your patience.
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April 2010 |
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Anime Detour is changing the way we handle room reservations for 2011. We are moving to a process called Full Allocation. All reservations will go through Anime Detour via a web form that is currently being prepared. This form will be available at a future date and time, to be announced. An announcement will be made via newsletter, AD's website, AD's forum, facebook, and twitter at least two week before the room reservation form goes live.
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March 2010 |
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Brittney is doing OK and is home now. She will be in a neck brace for a while and we wish her a speedy recovery. We will update you as to her attenence at Anime Detour 2010.
In other exciting news we are pleased to announce an addition to our Guest of Honor roster. Thanks to Nabeshin we are pleased to present Haruka. She is a talented screenwriter whose contributions include Wallflower (directed by Shinichi "Nabeshin" Watanabe). See the guest page for more details!
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2010 Guest of Honor Brittney Karbowski was in a traffic accident. She is doing fine and has the following to say (via Facebook):
"I hydroplaned on 290 and slid into oncoming traffic where I hit a truck head on-both at least at 70mph - rolled a few times and ended upside down in the ditch. No one from the truck was hurt (thank god) & I'm just thanking god to be alive right now - all I got was a broken neck but my brains are still in my head"
We will update you on her status as we learn more.
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March 2010 |
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Our schedule of events is now available. To view the current list of panels and other evenets scheduled for Anime Detour 2010, please visit and bookmark: schedule.animedetour.com. Please note that programming information is subject to change without notice.
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Pre-registration for Anime Detour 2010 is now closed. The status of walk-up registration availablity will be available soon, after we process all of the remaining pre-registrations. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
As a reminder, the deadline for registration rollovers and mail-in transfers is March 7th. At-con transfers carry a $5 administration fee, also any transfer that does not have the completed and signed transfer form will be denied. Please see the registration FAQ for more information regarding transfers.
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February 2010 |
| 2/22: It's been announced elsewhere, but now you've heard it here! Shinichi "Nabeshin" Watanabe is attending Detour this April! Check out his bio on the [Guests Page], and jump over to the forums to discuss the news. |
| 2/15: We need your input! Anime Twin Cities, Inc. (the organization that runs Anime Detour) is looking to have a post Detour, summer dance. With live DJs (and possible special guests), we've got a lot of really cool ideas, but we need to know if people would be interested. Please
follow this link and give us your feedback! |
January 2010 |
January 2, 2010: The hotel may be full, but we still have some Room Party rooms left! Visit the [Room Parties Page] to fill out a form and send it in! Don't have a room in the hotel? Don't worry! Once we approve your party, we will help you get the reservation for the room we assign you in our party block! Don't delay, the deadline for submitting a party request form is February 1st! If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, send us an email!
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December 2009 |
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Are you interested in advertising your business in our convention programming guide? Good news, our advertisement form is open and accepting submissions. Please be sure to read everything on the page before submitting.
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November 2009 |
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The Sheraton Hotel is now FULL. If you have not reserved a room in the Sheraton, you can try to call some of the other hotels within the area. Currently there are not special rates for any overflow hotels.
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The photoshoot form is now open for submissions. If you are interested in holding a photoshoot, please head to this page and fill out the photoshoot form. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 13, 2010.
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The dealer room request form is now open for submissions. The form is available here. There are a few changes for 2010 so please read the entire page before filing it out and submitting it. The deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2009.
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October 2009 |
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The fanfic contest is now open for submissions. Please see the fanfic contest page for more info. The deadline for submissions is March 3, 2010.
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September 2009 |
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Our video suggestion forms are open! What would anime would you like to see at Anime Detour 2010? Please put in your requests here! The form is open through the end of October.
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A close friend of the Anime Detour Family, Tiffany Grant, has sent us notice of a charity auction for a young boy in Minnesota. You can read the press release on our forums here.
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July 2009 |
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We have a theme for our site. If you find any errors such as broken links, etc. please report these to the webteam so we can get 'em fixed ASAP. Thank you!
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June 2009 |
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As some of you may be aware, former Guests of Honor Bob and Emily DeJesus have for a very long time been battling medical issues within their family. It is with much sadness and regret that we inform you that Bob's sister Giselle has just succumbed to her ten year fight with cancer, leaving behind a family that continues to love her, a ten year old daughter, and undue financial burden. Ohayocon has begun directing people to the following information to help Bob and Emily in their time of need, and we urge you to give as well if you are able.
To donate, please send a Paypal payment to banzchan001@yahoo.com
Or you can mail checks/money orders to:
Robert and Emily DeJesus
2220 N. 23rd Street
Lafayette, IN 47904
You can find more information about Bob and Emily DeJesus in Ohayocon's letter here.
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With a new convention cycle, a new theme shall be announced. For AD2010, [System Upgrade]. With our move to a new larger [hotel], there shall be more space for Anime, Manga, & Japanese cultural expression. Be sure to [Register] early and save. Be sure to check out the current [Status & Forms]. For our more popular events such as [Artist Alley] & [Dealer's Room] be sure to check early fall to sign up.
This update has been brought to you by the letters A-nime, O-taku & by the number Galaxy Express 999. Take the Detour today!
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May 2009 |
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We have confirmed guests announced for Anime Detour 2010. Of these, Shinichi "Nabeshin" Watanabe will be attending! For a full list of our currently confirmed guests, please see this post.
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April 2009 |
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The hotel room block for 2010 is now open for reservations. For more information, and to reserve a room online, please visit the hotel page.
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