The Robotech Convention Tour makes its annual stop this Fourth of July weekend at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, where Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles voice actress Kari Wahlgren (Ariel) has been selected as one of the industry guests of honor! Join the entire Robotech team for weekend full of panels, giveaways at North America's largest anime convention.


EVENT LOCATION:

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90015
(213) 741-1151


PARKING & TRANSPORTATION:

For a map of parking lots in the convention center area, please visit http://www.anime-expo.org

LADOT Dash (Downtown Area Short Hop) offers 30 bus routes for 25 cents a ride. For weekday routes and alerts, visit http://www.ladottransit.com - PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DASH SERVICE ON JULY 4TH.

The Metro Rail Blue Line connects with all Metro Rail and Metro Link lines at Union Station and stops on Flower at Pico (Pico Station), directly across from the Los Angeles Convention Center. Metro Rail fares start at $1.25 and up each way. To plan your trip, call 1-800-COMMUTE or visit http://www.mta.net

The expo will also offer shuttle service for attendees who are booked at official convention hotels or purchase an AX bus pass for $20. For a list of participating hotels, please visit http://www.anime-expo.org


REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

You can register at-the-door for Anime Expo 2009 at the following rates:

$70 – 4-day adult attendee
$55 – 2-day adult attendee
$35 – 1-day adult attendee
$30 – 4-day child attendee (6-12)
free – children 5 and under


ROBOTECH PANEL SCHEDULE:

• Friday, July 3rd •

THE GIANT ROBOT RUMBLE
– Friday at 9pm in Live Programming 2
Remember when you were in elementary school and you argued with your friends about whether Voltron or Optimus Prime would win in a fight? Well, prepare for the ultimate in nerdy panels: Harmony Gold's Steve Yun hosts a tournament where panelists and attendees argue and vote over which robots would win in a fight. Sixteen robots will enter the arena, but only one will emerge as the victor!

• Saturday, July 4th •

ROBOTECH: PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE
– Saturday at 2pm in Live Programming 3
Tommy Yune, director of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, and the crew of Harmony Gold cover the history of the animated series that introduced a generation to anime, and discuss upcoming new releases in the wake of the announcement of the live action feature film.


MORE INFORMATION:

Visit Anime Expo's official website

Discuss Anime Expo in the event forum

Get the latest updates from the Robotech Twitter feed

Check out the list of other cities from the 2009 Robotech Convention Tour

Do you run a convention and want the Robotech Tour to make a stop at your event? Then contact Kevin McKeever at kev@robotech.com for more information.