PortConMaine
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PortConMaine is an annual anime and gaming convention held in the summer in Portland, Maine
. Founded by Julie York, it has been held every year since 2002 and 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. In 2008, the convention expanded from three days to four with the first day, Thursday, only open to pre-registered attendees. PortConMaine was the first american anime convention to have an annual theme.
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. Founded by Julie York, it has been held every year since 2002 and hosts many anime and gaming events such as anime screenings, an anime music video
Anime music video
An anime music video is a music video consisting of clips from one or more animations set to an audio track ; the term usually refers to fan-made unofficial videos. An AMV can also be a set of video game footage put together with music which is known as a GMV...
contest, a masquerade
Masquerade ball
A masquerade ball is an event which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask. - History :...
, guest panels, workshops, game tournaments, a dealers' room, an auction, and PortConMaine's signature "Extreme Geek" event. In 2008, the convention expanded from three days to four with the first day, Thursday, only open to pre-registered attendees. PortConMaine was the first american anime convention to have an annual theme.
Event History
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19–21, 2002 | University of Southern Maine University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston... Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000... |
250 | John Andersen, Ian M. Clark, Bobby Kayetennae Crowwolf, David Foster, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Scott A. Melzer, Jared A. Sorensen, and Ben Spaulding. |
| June 13–15, 2003 | Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor South Portland, Maine South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of... |
400 | Jason Amerkanian, Rae Bradbury-Enslin, Stephen K. Chenault, Ian M. Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Jason Libby, Dave Lister, Truax McFarland, Matthew Pearson, Sidney C. Peters, Robert Quill, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Spaulding, Ukyo, and Darren Watts. |
| June 18–20, 2004 | Best Western Inn: The Merry Manor South Portland, Maine |
811 | Jason Amerkanian, Chris Barrett, Allison Carmichael, Ian M. Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Nate Frisoli, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Sarah "Nami" Hevey, Sharon Lee Sharon Lee (writer) Sharon Lee is an American writer. She is the co-author of the Liaden universe novels and stories, as well as other works, and individually the author of two mystery novels.... , Jason Libby, Ian McConville, Jessica McLaughlin, Steve Miller Steve Miller (writer) Steve Miller is the grandson of poet and WBAL radio personality Dorothea Neale. He graduated from Reisterstown, Maryland's Franklin Senior High School in 1968 after learning how to make chapbooks as editor of the school’s literary magazine, Junto.- Biography :Steve attended University of Maryland,... , Robert Quill, Zev Shlasinger, Jared A. Sorensen, Vaz, Jes Weigand. |
| June 24–26, 2005 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,100 | Kevin Brunelle, Megan Campbell, Brian Carroll, Drew Cass, Cat Dancer, Chris Drouin, Sean Edwards, Nate Frisoli, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Nick Johnson, Alex Karantza, Dave Lister, Clayton McNally, Ananth Panagariya, Peter Rimkunas, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano. |
| June 30 – July 2, 2006 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,400 | Tom Brown, Drew Cass, Cat Dancer, Luci Christian Luci Christian Louisa Michelle Christian is an American voice actress and ADR Script Writer who is affiliated with Funimation Entertainment, ADV Films, Seraphim Digital, and OkraTron 5000... , Jonathan Doughty, Chris Drouin, Lisa Furukawa Lisa Furukawa Lisa Furukawa is a Japanese American pianist, singer, and songwriter.Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Lisa began studying the piano at the age of three. She has BA’s in Music and Asian Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is an educator and translator as well as a... , Shawn Handyside Shawn Handyside Shawn Handyside is the author of the webcomic Staccato and also the administrator of the webcomic community/portal Inksandwich. He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire.-Staccato:... , Daniel Kevin Harrison, Chris Judd, Jon Knight, Jason Libby, Joe Miles, Theresa Pereira, Scott Ramsoomair, R.A. Salvatore, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Nathaniel Wiley Nathaniel Wiley Nathaniel Wiley is an American illustrator and web cartoonist. He is currently a college student at the University of Maine where he is a member of the anime club and publisher of Theme Music Not Included.... . |
| June 22–24, 2007 | Sheraton South Portland Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,663 | Tom Brown, Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova is a comic creator. She is best known for Dramacon, an original English-language manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop. Her other work includes the 2-page The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL! magazine and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows for... , J Dee DuPuy, Jessica Franklin, D.S. Gannon, Karen Gosselin, Garth Graham, Daniel Kevin Harrison, CJ Henderson CJ Henderson Chris "C.J." Henderson is an American writer of horror, hardboiled crime fiction and comic books. His best known work in the hardboiled genre is Jack Hagee detective series and his supernatural detective Teddy London series, as well as many other short stories and novels featuring many characters... , Erica Henderson, Elizabeth Jackson, Stacey Kardash, Jon Knight, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Mike McFarland Mike McFarland Michael Charles McFarland is an American voice actor, ADR Director, Script, and Line Producer at Funimation Entertainment. He also did work with ADV Films, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, New Generation Pictures and Okatron 5000... , Joe Miles, Theresa Pereira, Michelle Pinard, A.E. Prevost, R. "Sketch" Scholz, Mike Sinterniklaas, and Katy Ullman. |
| July 3–6, 2008 | Eastland Park Hotel Portland, Maine |
1,650 | Tom Brown, Garth Graham, Daniel Kevin Harrison, CJ Henderson, Erica Henderson, Elizabeth Jackson, Stacey Kardash, Jon Kneeland, Michele Knotz Michele Knotz Michele Knotz is an American voice actress who works for New York-based studios such as TAJ Productions. She is currently recording at DuArt Film and Video, where she provides the voices for various characters in the Pokémon anime.... , Christian Matzke, Clayton McNally, Kori Michele, R. K. Milholland R. K. Milholland Randal Keith Milholland, better known as R. K. Milholland, is the author of several webcomics: Something Positive, New Gold Dreams, Midnight Macabre, Classically Positive and Super Stupor.-History:... , Mike Oxx, Michelle Pinard, Nicklaus Reichel, Bill Rogers, R. "Sketch" Scholz, Christina Siravo, The Slants The Slants The Slants are the first Asian American dance rock band in the world. The band was founded by Simon Young in 2006 in Portland, Oregon. Often compared with 80’s synth-pop bands such as Depeche Mode, New Order, and Joy Division, as well as modern acts such as The Killers and The Bravery, the band... , Michael "Mookie" Terracciano. |
| June 18-21, 2009 | Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel South Portland, Maine |
1,806 | 4Player Podcast, Tom Brown, Garth Graham, Tiffany Grant Tiffany Grant Tiffany Lynn Grant is an American voice actress and script writer who is known for her English-dubbing work with the former ADV Films on such anime films and television series as Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Soryu... , Daniel Kevin Harrison, Samantha Inoue-Harte Samantha Inoue-Harte Samantha Inoue Harte , nicknamed Sami Harte or Sammy Harte, is a founder of an animation studio called Saiko Studios. She is also a voice actress for ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment, New Generation Pictures and an animation instructor.... , CJ Henderson, Erica Henderson, The Hsu-nami The Hsu-nami The Hsu-nami is an international renowned progressive rock band from the United States. The Hsu-nami, named after the frontman Jack Hsu, became known as the first "Progressive Erhu Rock" band in the world.... (musical guest), John Kneeland, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Christian Matzke, Mike Oxx, The Penny Dreadfuls, Denise Poirier Denise Poirier Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as... , Robert "Sketch" Scholz, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Andi Wrede |
| June 24-27, 2010 | Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel South Portland, Maine |
2,072 | Tom Brown, Chris Cason Chris Cason Christopher L. Cason is an American voice actor, ADR Director and Script who works for anime series of Funimation Entertainment... , Geek Comedy Tour, CJ Henderson, Erica Henderson, Stanley Hollenbeck, Jon Kneeland, Christian Matzke, Luke Morgan, Mike Oxx, The Penny Dreadfuls, Robert Quill, R. "Sketch" Scholz, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano |
| June 23-26, 2011 | Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel South Portland, Maine |
2,154 | R. "Sketch" Scholz, J. Michael Tatum J. Michael Tatum John Michael Tatum is an American voice actor, ADR Director, and Script writer who works for anime series at Funimation Entertainment and OkraTron 5000... , Christopher Ayres Christopher Ayres For the journalist, see Chris Ayres.Christopher Owen Ayres is an American voice actor ADR Director and Script Writer, who works for anime series at FUNimation Entertainment, ADV Films, Seraphim Digital, New Generation Pictures and OkraTron 5000. He has provided voices for a number of English... , Barry C. Fernandes, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Christian Matzke, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Brian Brushwood Brian Brushwood Brian Brushwood is an American magician who performs nationwide. He is especially well known for his display of bizarre magic. He is known to perform fire-eating, escapes, breaking a cinder block over his head, sticking nails in his eyes and nose, sticking needles through his palm, reading minds,... , The Mandalorian Mercenaries, Luke "McMasters" Morgan, 4-Player Co-op, The Entertainment Experiment, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Charles Dunbar, Elizabeth O'Malley |
| June 21-24, 2012 | Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel South Portland, Maine |