Fandom Con
| FANdom Con | |
|---|---|
 FANdom Con logo | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Multigenre[1] |
| Venue | Emerald Coast Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Most recent | 2016[2] |
| Attendance | 1,400 in 2015 |
| Organized by | FANdom Conventions, Inc.[3] |
FANdom Con was an annual three-day multigenre convention held during November at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.[4]
Programming[edit]
The convention typically offered card game tournaments, concerts, cosplay contest, masquerade ball, panels, rave, vendors, videogame tournaments, and workshops.[1][5][6] FANdom Con during the 2015 convention held a blood drive.[7]
History[edit]
FANdom Con was organized due to the lack of an anime convention in the Pensacola, Florida area.[5][8] University of West Florida students decided to form a student organization, named Con-Quest, whose primary purpose would be to organize the convention.[9][10][11] FANdom Con would be multigenre and cover anime, science fiction, and video games. It was estimated that 200-300 people would attend, but the convention instead attracted 752.[5] The first event had a budget of $300 and UWF students entered for free.[11]
FANdom Con moved to the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida starting in 2014 due to growth.[6] Due to low attendance and a website credit card issue, the convention ended 2016 $15,000 below its budget.[12] Due to several issues, the convention suspended operations in 2017.[2]
Event history[edit]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 23–24, 2010 | University of West Florida Commons Pensacola, Florida | 750 | Gina Biggs, Jennie Breeden, Ashley Clark, Carly Dorsey, Melfina, DJ Ryudo, Kevin Wolf, and Charity Youngblood.[13] |
| November 12–13, 2011 | University of West Florida Commons Cannon Greens and Conference Center[5] Pensacola, Florida | 1,183 | Kenneth Davis, Delusions of Grandeur Theatre, Freya Dergunri, Sephi Hakubi, Melfina, DJ Ryudo, Eric Stuart, and Brian Woods.[14] |
| October 27–28, 2012 | University of West Florida Commons Pensacola, Florida | 1,400 | Jennie Breeden, Ken Davis, Quinton Flynn, Tiffany Grant, Todd Haberkorn, Sephi Hakubi, Melfina, Steven Rath, DJ Ryudo, Mike Smith, Eric Stuart, Trixie J. Valentine, and Brian Woods.[15] |
| October 18–20, 2013 | University of West Florida Commons Pensacola, Florida | 1,800 | Ken Davis, Karry English, Chris Fowler, Chuck Huber, Isaac Marion, The Offer, James R. Powell, Steven Rath, John Read, Julian Reid, DJ Ryudo, Mike Smith, Eric Stuart, Eric Vale, and Jerrad Vunovich.[16] |
| November 7–9, 2014 | Emerald Coast Convention Center Fort Walton Beach, Florida | 1,496 | Andrea Albin, Athel, Robert Axelrod, Philo Barnhart, Martin Billany, Jessica Bright, Mario Bueno, Tony Burkett, Cobheran, Ken Davis, DJ Dere, Eric Dupre, Karry English, Arjay Floy, Todd Gosser, The Gov'na, Thomas Green, Jessica Grundy, Haiden Hazard, Chuck Huber, Alice Infinity, Kapalaka, Scott McNeil, Charles D. Moisant, NiGHTmaren, The Offer, Travis Patterson, Mark Rossmore, DJ Ryudo, Giles Shepard, Joanna Shirley, Mike Smith, Cletus Vandamme, and Liz Vickery.[4] |
| November 6–8, 2015 | Emerald Coast Convention Center Fort Walton Beach, Florida | 1,400 | Eric Andrako, Betsy Averette, Philo Barnhar, Bruce Carr, DJ Dere, Eric Dupre, Eitanya, Arjay Floyd, Tiffany Grant, Josh Grelle, Haiden Hazard, Kiefer Hoelscher, Mike McFarland, Charles D. Moisant, Travis Patterson, DJ Ryudo, Tara Sands, Sarah Shortcake, Liz Vickery, and Dalton Wright.[17] |
| November 11–13, 2016 | Emerald Coast Convention Center Fort Walton Beach, Florida | Philo Barnhart, Martin Billany, Bill Blair, Bruce Carr, Cam Clarke, Eric Dupre, Karry English, Arjay Floyd, Thomas Green, Kyle Hebert, Kiefer "ThatMontecore" Hoelscher, Kristen Hughey, Marianne Miller, Charles D. Moisant, Travis Patterson, Scott Peavy, Julian Reid, DJ Ryudo, Steve Scott, Eric Stuart, and Dalton Wright.[18] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sporman, Sean (November 10, 2016). "Live Morning Show Interview: FandomCon". WTVY. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ a b "FANdom Con Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Your Emerald Coast Posts for November". Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau. November 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b "FANdom Con 2014 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ a b c d Outzen Leonard, Maegan (2011-11-11). "Sci-fi, anime fans to converge on UWF this weekend". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2013-09-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Delgado, Lauren (November 6, 2014). "FANdom brings anime convention to FWB". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "FANdom Con fans can help save lives by donating blood". WEAR. November 3, 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ McKeon, Jennie (November 13, 2016). "Cosplay day". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Glasscock, Megs (2011-11-08). "Convention welcomes all fandoms". The Voyager.
- ^ McKeon, Jennie (November 9, 2014). "Let your 'fan' flag fly: Fandom Con celebrates five years of costumes and comics". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b Moore, Tom (November 1, 2015). "FANdom Con: A convention 'by the fans, for the fans'". The Voyager. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ McKeon, Jennie (December 1, 2016). "Cash woes for cosplay". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "FAN:dom Florida 2010 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "FAN:dom 2011 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "FAN:dom 2012 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "FANdom Con 2013 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "FANdom Con 2015 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "FANdom Con 2016 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.