Time for a new post to give everyone the basic and current details!

EirtaKon is an anime convention based in Dublin City University, Dublin. It started in 2005 and as you might imagine, this is the third such EirtaKon.

There’s anime showings, panels, competitions, cosplay, traders, games - all the things you’d expect from an anime convention.

There’s a lot more information available at www.eirtakon.com, but the basic vitals are:

EirtaKon 2007 Mk.II
November 23rd - 25th
Dublin City University
Dublin

One Day Pass: €10
Weekend Pass: €15 + Free T-shirt (while stocks last)
Friday

• Pub Quiz starting @ 8pm w/ prizes - always a lot of fun, don’t miss this if you’re over 18!
• there’ll also be anime showing on in another room for people not interested in the quiz;

Saturday / Sunday

• Traders - people selling all sorts of merchandise;
• Panels - discussions on a variety of subjects, from me trying to talk about fan culture, fansubbers talking about fansubbing, to a special Japanese guest!
• Showings - the backbone of anime cons, I am personally constructing the showings list for this years convention, along with scheduling. You can expect more than just anime showings, there’ll of course be AMVs, we’ll be showing AMV Hell in its entirity (except zero!), other special fanmade videos, plus panel footage from Otakon!
• Cosplay - Theres going to be a lot of cosplaying this year from what I can gather, so whether you’re going to gear up yourself or be a photographer, you’ll be sorted. There’s also going to be a cosplay competition on Saturday, I’d say keep your eyes peeled but this was a resounding success last year and it’ll be hard to miss this year too!
• Gaming - there’s a slew of games lined up, plus competitions to boot, Japanese games are the focus!

Also there is huge demand for the EirtaKon T-shirts every year, and some people are always disappointed because we don’t have an infinite supply (costs us quite a bit of cashola upfront to get those things ) so this year, if you pre-register you’re guaranteed your T-shirt, so pre-register! Other than that, make sure you turn up Friday or very early on the Saturday to purchase your weekend ticket.

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