PortConMaine
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| PortConMaine | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Sheraton South Portland |
| Location | South Portland, Maine |
| Country |  United States |
| Years in existence | 2002 to present |
| Attendance | 1,400 people in 2006[1] |
| List of events | Video rooms, AMV contest, masquerade, dance, dealers' room, panels, workshops, video game room, artists' alley, karaoke, RPGs, CCGs, and LARP |
| Official Website | |
PortConMaine is an annual three-day anime convention held in the summer in South Portland, Maine. It hosts many anime and gaming events such as anime screenings, an anime music video contest, a masquerade, guest panels, workshops, game tournaments, a dealers' room, an auction, and PortConMaine's signature "Extreme Geek" event.[2]
PortConMaine's staff members are very fond of pie. "It's all about the pie" is a common mantra for staff members.[3]
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[edit] History
[edit] PortConMaine 2002
PortConMaine 2002 was held in Portland, Maine at the University of Southern Maine from April 19th through 21st. 250 people attended.[4]
Guests of Honor were:
- John Andersen
- Ian M. Clark (author)
- Bobby Kayetennae Crowwolf (artist)
- David Foster (fansubber)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor)
- Scott A. Melzer (video editor)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game designer)
- Ben Spaulding[4]
[edit] PortConMaine 2003
PortConMaine 2003 moved to the Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor in South Portland. It was held June 13th through 15th. 400 people attended.[5]
Guests of Honor were:
- Jason Amerkanian (game designer)
- Rae Bradbury-Enslin (costumer)
- Stephen K. Chenault (artist)
- Ian M. Clark (author) - 2nd appearance
- Joe Digiorgi (owner of Headline Sound)
- Craig Enslin (artist)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 2nd appearance
- Jason Libby (game designer)
- Dave Lister (artist)
- Truax McFarland (from The Maine Adventure Society)
- Matthew Pearson (LARP gaming expert)
- Sidney C. Peters (voice actor)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game publisher) - 2nd appearance
- Ben Spaulding - 2nd appearance
- Ukyo (founder of Aniverse Networks)
- Darren Watts (game developer)[5]
[edit] PortConMaine 2004
PortConMaine 2004 was once again held at the Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor in South Portland. It took place June 18th through 20th. 811 people attended.[6]
Guests of Honor were:
- Jason Amerkanian (game designer) - 2nd appearance
- Chris Barrett (game creator and programmer)
- Allison Carmichael (artist)
- Ian M. Clark (author) - 3rd appearance
- Joe Digiorgi (owner of Headline Sound) - 2nd appearance
- Craig Enslin (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Nate Frisoli (artist)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 3rd appearance
- Sarah "Nami" Hevey (artist)
- Sharon Lee (author)
- Jason Libby (game designer) - 2nd appearance
- Ian McConville (artist from Mac Hall)
- Jessica McLaughlin (fanfic author)
- Steve Miller (author)
- Zev Shlasinger (founder of Z-Man Games)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game publisher) - 3rd appearance
- Vaz (artist from Underpower)
- Jes Weigand (PR manager from Mac Hall)[6]
[edit] PortConMaine 2005
PortConMaine 2005 moved to the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland.[7] It took place June 24th through 26th. There were an estimated 1,100 paid attendees (and 1,170 people total).[8][9]
The convention adopted a ninjas theme for 2005.[1]
Guests of Honor were:
- Kevin Brunelle (artist)
- Megan Campbell (artist)
- Brian Carroll (artist)
- Drew Cass (project leader)
- Cat Dancer (interpretive dancer)
- Chris Druin (programmer)
- Sean Edwards (business manager for Not So Random)
- Nate Frisoli (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Mohammad "Hawk" Haque (artist from Applegeeks)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 4th appearance
- Nick Johnson (writer)
- Alex Karantza (programming lead for Not So Random)
- Dave Lister (artist) - 2nd appearance
- Clayton McNally (author)
- Ananth Panagariya (writer from Applegeeks)
- Peter Rimkunas (lead designer for Not So Random)
- Michael "Mookie" Terracciano (artist)[8]
[edit] PortConMaine 2006
PortConMaine 2006 was held at the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland from June 30th through July 2nd, 2006.[10]
The convention adopted a pirates theme for 2006.[1] PortConMaine 2006 featured the convention's first concert conducted by Lisa Furukawa with performances on both Friday and Saturday. Saturday afternoon's masquerade shocked regular attendees when Nami, who had hosted the event for the previous three years and many were told was unable to attend, appeared on stage as the masquerade began.[2]
Guests of Honor were:
- Tom Brown (artist / writer)
- Drew Cass (project leader) - 2nd appearance
- Cat Dancer (interpretive dancer)
- Luci Christian (voice actress)
- Jonathan Doughty (pirate singer / actor)
- Chris Drouin (programmer) - 2nd appearance
- Lisa Furukawa (singer / pianist / composer)
- Shawn Handyside (web comic artist, Staccato)
- Daniel Kevin Harrison (voice actor) - 5th appearance
- Chris Judd (writer / artist)
- Jon Knight (comic creator)
- Jason Libby (game designer)
- Joe Miles (comic creator, Prototype Comics)
- Theresa Pereira (costumer)
- Scott Ramsoomair (web comic artist, VG Cats)
- R. A. Salvatore (author)
- Jared A. Sorensen (game publisher) - 4th appearance
- Michael "Mookie" Terracciano (web comic artist, Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire) - 2nd appearance
- Nathaniel Wiley (web comic artist)[10]
[edit] PortConMaine 2007
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PortConMaine 2007 will be held at the Sheraton South Portland Hotel in South Portland from June 22nd through 24th, 2007.[11]
The convention adopted a "reanimation" zombie theme for 2007.[1]
Among the Guests of Honor are:
- Tom Brown (artist / writer) - 2nd appearance
- Svetlana Chmakova (manga artist)
- J Dee DuPuy (manga artist)
- Jess Hartley (novelist, writer, editor)
- CJ Henderson (author)
- Stacey Kardash and Elizabeth Jackson (artists)
- Bettina M. Kurkoski (manga artist)
- Mike McFarland (voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter)
- MUSEbasement (comic and manga studio)
- Brian Wilson (web comic artist)[12]
[edit] Records
- Maine's largest anime convention[13]
- New England's longest-running anime convention[13]
- Eastern-most anime convention in the United States[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d PortConMaine 2007 History. PortConMaine. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c PatrickD (2006-07-04). PortConMaine convention report. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ PortConMaine 2005: Post-Con. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b PortConMaine 2002. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ a b PortConMaine 2003. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ a b PortConMaine 2004. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ PortConMaine (2004-07-21). PortConMaine moves to a larger facility for 2005. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
- ^ a b PortConMaine 2005. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ Stephanie Bouchard (2005-06-23). All anime, all weekend. MaineToday.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ a b PortConMaine 2006. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ PortConMaine 2007. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- ^ PortConMaine 2007 Guests. PortConMaine. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b Interview with Julie McCubrey, Founder and Chair of PortConMaine. AnimeCons.com (2004-01-14). Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
