ZOMBCON Invades Seattle this Fall

This year, the world's first Zombie Convention ZOMBCON infects Seattle on Friday, October 29th - 31st for a three day convention. The event is being held at the Seattle Center at the Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum over Halloween weekend.

ZOMBCON, the first of it's kind: mashes the obsession of an extreme fan culture, together with the leading edge of entertainment industry hysteria for fans of all ages to celebrate one of the world's most electrifying movie icons, the Zombie.

ZOMBCON plays host to more than 60 specialty exhibitors, 10 interactive fan workshops, a 6-part Zombie Film series, 8 unique panels discussions, and the premiere Halloween party ticket this year: The Zombie Prom. This three day experience together with the opportunity for awesomely costumed participants to take part in a YouTube viral cult short film, is the ultimate zombie fan experience in the world.

Upcoming Events: March 2010 & Beyond

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Potlatch 19: March 5th-7th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.potlatch-sf.org/

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Hollywood North Entertainment Expo: March 7th, 2010 - Burnaby, BC Canada
Website: http://www.hollywoodnorthexpo.com/

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Northwest Festivals & Events Conference: March 7th-9th, 2010 - Seaside, Oregon
Website: http://www.nwfestivalconference.com/

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Emerald City ComiCon: March 13th-14th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

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The Joy of Modeling: March 13th, 2010 - Vancouver, Washington
Website: http://ipmspearsonmodeleers.weebly.com/

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Con-Con: March 19th-21st, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.conthecon.org/

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Senshi-Con: March 20th-21st, 2010 - Anchorage, Alaska
Website: http://www.senshicon.org/

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The Great Train Expo: March 20th-21st, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.greattrainexpo.com/

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GameStorm: March 25th-28th, 2010 - Vancouver, Washington
Website: http://www.gamestorm.org/

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Calgary Game Show: March 26th-28th, 2010 - Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.cal-con.ca/

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Washington State Science & Engineering Fair: March 26th-27th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.wssef.org/

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Boeing Employees Parapsycology Fair: March 27th, 2009 - Kent, Washington
Website: http://www.bepcweb.org/expos.htm

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Edmonton Collectible Toy & Comic Show: March 28th, 2010 - Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.edtoyshow.com/

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Norwescon: April 1st-4th, 2010 - Sea-Tac Washington
Website: http://www.norwescon.org

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Play: A Video Game Symphony: April 2nd-4th, 2010 - Eugene, Oregon
Website: http://www.play-symphony.com/tickets.php

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Sakura-Con: April 2nd-4th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.sakuracon.org

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Game Design Expo: April 10th-11th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.gamedesignexpo.com/

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Stargate SG-1 Atlantis Convention: April 15th-18th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.creationent.com/cal/sgvan.htm

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TEDx Seattle: April 16th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/tedxseattlesite/home

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Supertrain: April 17th-18th, 2010 - Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.supertrain.ca/

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Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo: April 24th-25th, 2010 - Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

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Mt. Hood Paranormal Conference: April 24th-25th, 2010 - Brightwood, Oregon
Website: http://rosecityparanormalconference.bravehost.com/

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Stumptown Comics Fest: April 24th-25th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/

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Washington Cultural Congress: April 26th-28th, 2010 - Leavenworth, Washington
Website: http://wsaa.qwestoffice.net/congress.htm

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A Festival For May: May 1st-2nd, 2010 - Carnation, WA
Website: http://www.camlann.org/may_fest.htm

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RenFair: May 1st-2nd, 2010 - Moscow, ID
Website: http://www.moscowrenfair.org/

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Northwest Comic Convention: May 2nd, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.calcomiccon.com/NorthwestConinfo.aspx

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Game Developers Conference Canada: May 6th-10th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.gdc-canada.com/

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LOGIN Conference: May 10th-13th, 2010 - Seattle, WA
Website: http://www.2010.loginconference.com/

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UFO Fest: May 14th-15th, 2010 - McMinnville, Oregon
Website: http://www.mcmenamins.com/ufofest07/index.html

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Spokane Comicon: May 22nd, 2010, Spokane, Washington
Website: http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

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Victoria Steam Exposition: May 6th-10th, 2010 - Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://victoriasteamexpo.blogspot.com

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Anime Oasis EVO: May 27th-30th, 2010 - Boise, Idaho
Website: http://www.animeoasis.org/

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Miscon: May 28th-31th, 2010, Missoula, Montana
Website: http://www.miscon.org/

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ConComCon: June 4th-6th, 2010, Sea-Tac, Washington
Website: http://swoc.org/ccubed/

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NW Pinball: June 11th - 13th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.nwpinballshow.com/

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IPMS North Olympic Peninsula Model Show: June 12th, 2010 - Port Townsend, Washington
Website: http://www.nopms.net/

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All's Faire: June 18th-20th, 2010 - Sumner, Washington
Website: http://www.allsfaire.org

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Crypticon: June 18th-20th, 2010 - Everett, Washington
Website: http://www.crypticonseattle.com/

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PAIZOCON: June 18th-20th, 2010 - Bellevue, Washington
Website: http://paizo.com/store/paizo/paizocon

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Clarion West: June 20th - July 30th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.clarionwest.org/

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Fairy Congress: June 25th-27th, 2010 - Twisp, Washington
Website: http://www.fairycongress.com/

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Yaoifest: June 26th-27th, 2010 - Calgary, AB Canada
Website: http://www.yaoifest.com/

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Platform International Animation Festival: June 29th-July 3rd, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.platformfestival.com

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Gate Con: July 8th-11th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://gatecon.com

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Casual Connect: July 20th-22nd, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://seattle.casualconnect.org/

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Summer Faire: July 24th - August 22nd, 2010 - Carnation, Washington
Website: http://www.camlann.org/summer_festivals.htm

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SpoCon: July 30th - August 1st, 2010, Spokane, Washington
Website: http://www.spocon.us

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Fandemonium: August 6th-8th, 2010 - Boise, Idaho
Website: http://www.fandemonium.org/

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Anime Evolution: August 13th-15th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.animeevolution.com/

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Dragonflight: August 13th-15th, 2010 - Bellevue, Washington
Website: http://www.dragonflight.org/

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Gnomedex 10: August 19th-21st, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.gnomedex.com/

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Astronomi-con: August 21st-22nd, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.astronomi-con.com/

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Salute to Supernatural: August 27th-29th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.creationent.com/cal/supernatural_van.htm

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PAX Prime: September 3rd-5th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.paxsite.com/

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FanFair Fest: September 4th-5th, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://fanfairfest.com

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Kumoricon: September 4th-6th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.kumoricon.org/

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Shrewfaire: September 11th-12th, 2010 - Kings Valley, Oregon
Website: http://www.shrewfaire.com/

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Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival(MIFFF): September 17th-19th, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.mifff.org

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Portland Pirate Festival: September 18th-19th, 2010 - St. Johns, Oregon
Website: http://www.portlandpiratefestival.com/

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Retro Gaming Expo: September 18th-19th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://retrogamingexpo.com/

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Foolscap: September 24th-26th, 2010 - Redmond, Washington
Website: http://www.foolscapcon.org/

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Rain Furrest: September 24th-26th, 2010 - Sea-Tac, Washington
Website: http://www.rainfurrest.org

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Jet City Comic Show: September 25th, 2010, Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.jetcitycomicshow.com

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Sci-Fan Modeling Show: September 25th, 2010, Lynnwood, Washington
Website: http://www.galaxyhobby.com/scifan.htm

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BrickCon: September 30th - October 3rd, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.brickcon.org/

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ConQuest Oregon: October 1st-3rd, 2010 - Hillsburo, Oregon
Website: http://oregon.avalongamecon.com/

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Twilight Convention: October 1st-3rd, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.creationent.com/cal/twilight_or.htm

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VCON: October 1st-3rd, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada
Website: http://www.vcon.ca

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Wordstock Festival: October 7th-10th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.wordstockfestival.com/

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Tactical Solutions: October 8th-10th, 2010 - Spokane Valley, Washington
Website: http://tactical-solutions-gaming.tripod.com/index.html

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Con: Version: October 15th-17th, 2010 - Calgary, AB Canada
Website: http://www.con-version.org/

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FallCon: October 15th-17th, 2010 - Calgary, AB Canada
Website: http://www.fallcon.com/

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ZOMBCON: October 29th-31st, 2010 - Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.zombcon.com

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Aki Con: November 5th-7th, 2010 - Everett, Washington
Website: http://www.akicon.org/

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BottosCon: November 12th-14th, 2010 - Surrey, BC Canada
Website: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BottosCon/

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Orycon: November 12th-14th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.orycon.org/

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Portland Comic Book Show: November 14th, 2010 - Portland, Oregon
Website: http://www.portlandcomicbookshow.com/

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SteamCon: November 19th-21th, 2010 - Sea-Tac, Washington
Website: http://www.steamcon.org

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Tomodaichi Fest: November 26th-28th, 2010 - Boise, Idaho
Website: http://www.tomodachifest.com/

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Ani Id Con: March 11th-13th, 2011 - Boise, Idaho
Website: http://aniidacon.webs.com/

Ani Ida Con 2011 Announced for Boise, Idaho

Ani Ida Con would like to announce that it is preparing for it's first year event. Ani Ida Con is being held over the March 11th 2011 weekend at the Boise Airport Holiday Inn Hotel in Boise, Idaho. Ani Ida Con is hybrid convention serving both Anime and Sci-Fi type events while promoting a broad spectrum of interests and inviting members of the furry fandom to attend and enjoy their fandom.

Attending as Guests for Ani Ida Con are:
Raqs Attaq!
Michael Coleman
Tiffany Grant
Vic Mignogna
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SEADS Lan Party who will be providing LAN Party services to attendees of the convention.

Ani Ida Con also is proud to have the following people on staff to help make it's first year a success.

Patrick Shaffer is a first time Convention Chairman and is very excited about Ani Ida Con 2011 and beyond.

"Chii" who is the head of the internal art department and is the Director of Operations. This is Her first time as a staff member of any convention.

Michael Swanson comes to Ani Ida Con as a former head of "security" for Anime Oasis and a former staffer of Fandemonium, Michael also was a founder and runner of the Boise Rampage group in Boise, ID.
Michael is head of Ani Ida Con's safeness department.

"Pepper Oki" comes to Ani Ida Con with only the fur on her back as she's a first time convention member. She will be running the "Park Ranger" department which more of an ambassador type position with the Furry Fandom.

Holly Haws is also a first time convention staffer and will be assisting "Pepper" during the convention.

Coty Ternes comes to Ani Ida Con from Fandemonium with experience in computer and lan gaming along with console based gaming. Coty is Ani Ida Con's Director of Video Gaming and Internal Computer Services.

Kirsty Pew is Ani Ida Con's director of registration and brings previous experience from other conventions to this department.

Beth Lilienthal is one of Ani Ida Con Masters of Ceremonies and will be running several events for Ani Ida Con and working as a staffer of SEADS Lan Party.

MoNAC (Middle of Nowhere Anime Club) is one of Ani Ida Con's presenting partners.
Middle of Nowhere Anime Club is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Anime viewing clubs. They will be presenting one of the video rooms. Ani Ida Con is proud to have them run one of the video rooms for us due to the proud history that MoNAC has and it's selection process for viewing new anime.

Boise State University Anime Club is another presenting partnership with Ani Ida Con, BSU:AC will be operating a video room for Ani Ida Con as Ani Ida Con is a strong believer in BSU groups and clubs.

Ani Ida Con welcomes all inquires via digital media to be sent via either email or via Ani Ida Con's website.
AniIdaCon@clearwire.net and at http://aniidacon.webs.com

Ani Ida Con would like to thank you for reading this and hopes to see you at Ani Ida Con 2011, March 11th through the 13th 2011 at the Boise Airport Holiday Inn, in Boise Idaho.

10th Year of ChibiChibiCon in Olympia

Who: ChibiChibiCon 10
What: Anime convention
When: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Where: The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
Website: www.chibichibicon.net
Cost: FREE

Every year, the Giant Robot Appreciation Society, the Japanese animation club for The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, holds a free, one-day convention on the campus to promote Japanese animation. This year will be the 10-year anniversary! We'll be doing director retrospectives on Katsuhiro Otomo, Mamoru Oshii, and Satoshi Kon, showcasing some of their lesser-known works. There will also be gaming rooms, cosplay, and other fun things. If you happen to be in the area, please drop by!

For more info, visit our website!