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Harmony Gold is pleased to announce that the Robotech Convention Tour will be returning to Naka-Kon, an anime convention based in Kansas City, Missouri. Naka-Kon is celebrating 25 Years of Robotech for fans across the Midwest by inviting Robotech creative director Tommy Yune and Macross English voice actors Chris Ayres and Greg Ayers for a weekend full of panels, giveaways and autograph sessions!
EVENT LOCATION:
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri, USA 64108
Tel: 816-421-1234
Naka-Kon has secured discounted hotel room rates of $119 a night during the weekend of February 19-21. Click here reserve your room online at this special rate.
AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATION:
$45 adults / $15 kids 6 to 12 Full weekend
$25 adults / $10 kids 6 to 12 Friday only
$30 adults / $10 kids 6 to 12 Saturday only
$20 adults / $10 kids 6 to 12 Sunday only
(kids under 6 are free with paying adult)
At-the-door registration must be paid in CASH and attendees must present a photo ID. Click here for the registration FAQ.
ROBOTECH EVENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, February 19th
CONVENTIONS 101
4:00 PM @ New York Room A
Is this your first time attending a con? Come and learn from Robotech.com's Larry "FuzzyVT" Furry with Tommy Yune about how to make your convention experience a memorable one. Topics include glomping, buying from vendors, room parties, con safety and more.
NAKA-KON 2010 OPENING CEREMONIES
5:00 PM @ Main Event Hall
Come and enjoy the official welcome to Naka-Kon! Join the convention staff as they introduce the guests of honor, events and important rules so you know what Naka is all about this year.
Saturday, February 20th
COMIC & MANGA PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
10:00 AM @ New York Room B
Tommy Yune, a veteran of hit comic series such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Robotech, and Danger Girl: Kamikaze, covers modern production techniques of the industry and new options available to hopeful comic creators.
AUTOGRAPH SESSION
2:00 PM @ Exhibit Hall
TALES OF CON HORROR
10:00 PM @ Chicago Room B
Hear from the guests of honor about the darker side of some cons. Be entertained, because this is one of the funniest panels ever held at anime cons! Attendees 18 and older only, please.
Sunday, February 21st
ROBOTECH 25th ANNIVERSARY PANEL
11:30 AM @ Atlanta Room
Join Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles director Tommy Yune as he covers the first quarter century of the animated series that introduced a generation to anime, and discusses upcoming new releases in the wake of the announcement of the live action feature film.
DIRECTING PANEL
1:00 PM @ Atlanta Room
Find out what its like to direct with industry professionals Chris Ayres, Tommy Yune and Eric Vale.
AUTOGRAPH SESSION
2:00 PM @ Exhibit Hall
STATE OF THE ANIME INDUSTRY
3:00 PM @ Chicago Room B
Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, and Tommy Yune discuss what the anime industry is doing to survive against the threats of illegal downloading and the decline of the DVD medium.
NAKA-KON 2010 CLOSING CEREMONIES
4:00 PM @ Main Event Hall
Come and bid a fond farewell to the guests and staff as they hand out prizes for the weekend's contests.
MORE INFORMATION:
Discuss Naka-Kon 2010 in the forums
Visit Naka-Kon's official website
Get the latest updates from the Robotech Twitter feed
Check out the list of other cities from the 2010 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.
Special thanks to Naka-Kon guest relations director Tyler Stillwell for all of his hard work bringing Robotech back to Kansas City! |
