| Tekkoshocon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | David L Lawrence Convention Center |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2003 |
| Attendance | 3,239 in 2009 |
| Official Website | http://www.tekkoshocon.com |
Tekkoshocon is an anime convention in the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Tekkoshocon is run by the non-profit organization Tekkoshocon, Inc. The convention's name is a blend of the Japanese word tekkosho, meaning steel mill, and convention.
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Programming
The convention typically offers video rooms, anime music video contest, masquerade / cosplay contest, hall cosplay, panels on a various of related topics, workshops, Dealers' Room, Art Show, Artists' Alley, dance, model contest, concerts, anime game shows, and video gaming. In 2005, a scale modeling contest was first introduced. The following year saw Tekkoshocon's first charitable events.
History
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 29–30, 2003 | Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport Coraopolis, Pennsylvania |
600 | Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, and Debora Rabbai.[1] |
| March 12–14, 2004 | Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania |
Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Bob Bergen, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Vic Mignogna, and Otaku Duet.[2] | |
| April 8–10, 2005 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Richard "Pocky" Kim, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Piano Squall, and Jeff Thompson.[3] | |
| March 31 – April 2, 2006 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
1,771 | Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Hebert, Piano Squall, Michael Poe, and Greg Wicker.[4] |
| April 13–15, 2007 | Pittsburgh ExpoMart Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
2,457 | Greg Ayres, Hilary Hatch, Kyle Hebert, Mari Iijima, Vic Mignogna, Michael Poe, Carrie Savage, Brett Weaver, and Greg Wicker.[5] |
| April 11–13, 2008 | Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
2,618 | Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, Sandy Fox, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, The Hsu-nami, Mari Iijima, Lex Lang, Mike McFarland, and Carrie Savage.[6] |
| April 3–5, 2009 | David L Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[7] |
3,239 | Greg Ayres, Battlecake, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Brehm, Eyeshine, Edg3Runn3r, Freezepop, Jonathan Klein, Otokage, Michael Poe, Derek Stephen Prince, Stephanie Sheh, Uncle Yo, Stephanie Young.[7] |
| April 8-11, 2010 | David L Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[8] |
Carrie Savage, Kyle Hebert, Greg Ayres, Vic Mignogna, LeetStreet Boys, Suicide Ali |
See also
External links
- Tekkoshocon's official website
References
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/43. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/197. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/628. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/862. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1061. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1319. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ a b "Tekkoshocon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1624. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Tekkoshocon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1984. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
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