March 25, 2012
Guests Announcement
We are happy to announce that Greg Ayres and Chris Ayres will be returning for AnimeIowa 2012! The Ayres brothers are longtime guests of AnimeIowa and we are happy to have them back. You can find out more about them on the Guests page. There will be more confirmed guests announced in April so be sure to check back here.
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March 12, 2012
Hotel Reservation Update
The AnimeIowa 2012 Hotel and Room Reservation information is now available. That means it’s time to round up your room mates and start planning your convention roadtrip! Check out the details on the AnimeIowa Location page. If you have additional questions, follow the links to the Room Reservation F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions) page which is HERE on our Forums. We look forward to seeing you at the Coralville Marriott for AnimIeowa 2012!
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March 9, 2012
Staff Recruitment Meeting
Greetings, Anime Iowa Con goers! It’s that time again, the time we invite all you all to our Staff Recruitment Meeting! If you are interested in joining staff, or want to find out more about what we do, then you’re welcome to join us at the Coralville Marriot Saturday, March 24th. Our regular business will be handled from 2pm-4pm and we will begin our staff recruitment at 4 till around 5 or 6. We of course will have food and drink for those who attend, and also have rooms reserved for an after party. Those of legal age are free to bring adult beverages, and fun shall be had by all.
So! If you want to partake in the shenanigans, come to the Coralville Marriot Hotel at 4pm. We’ll be in Coral Salon D. We hope to see many of you there, and thank you in advance for your interest!
If you have any questions feel free to check out the discussion thread on the forum.
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March 4, 2012
Panel Submissions are Now Open
Panel submissions are finally open! There have been a few changes regarding the Panel Submission Guidelines and Rules. Even if this is your upteenth year submitting a panel, you will want to reread the new guidelines and rules. Proper and well thought-out submissions make the job of sorting through everything that much easier. We need your brilliant programming ideas to make AnimeIowa fun and exciting, so once you’re read the guidelines go to the Panel Submission page and get to work! If you have any questions or comments, email programming@animeiowa.com. Thank you in advanced for making our programming fantastic!
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March 4, 2012
Important Hotel Update
An update has been posted regarding the hotel room reservation plan and schedule for AnimeIowa 2012. Click HERE for details.
http://www.animeiowa.com/cgi-bin/smf/index.php?topic=7678.msg306143#msg306143
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December 20, 2011
AnimeIowa 2012 Pre-Registration Now Open
Pre-Registration is now open for the masses, available Online or by Mail. Now until January 4th, 2012 we are having a special Holiday registration rate of $30. It makes a great Christmas gift, so act quick and be sure to tell your friends!
The remaining registration rates for the year are as follows:
Holiday Special Pre-registration (until January 4th 2012) – $30
Early-bird Pre-registration (January 5th, 2012 through February 14th, 2012) – $40
Pre-registration (February 15th, 2012 through March 31st, 2012) – $45
Late Registration (April 1st, 2012 through May 31st, 2012) – $50
At the Convention – $60
Sponsorship plan (includes t-shirt, any workshop material fees, good cosplay seats, etc.) Learn more at the Sponsorship Program page. – $110
If you have any questions or issues contact registration@animeiowa.com.
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November 26, 2011
Forum Purge
With AnimeIowa 2011 well behind us, we need to clean up the Forums a bit to prepare for some 2012 changes. Specifically, during the week of November 28, 2011 we will be deleting obsolete and abandoned user accounts. This will NOT affect the accounts of our active Forum users! We will only delete old accounts that meet BOTH of the following criteria:
- The account has a post count of ZERO (0).
- The account is inactive relative to AnimeIowa 2011 or 2012. (The account has not been accessed since 1/1/2011.)
If you have any questions regarding this, or have an older Forum account that you are concerned about, please visit the AnimeIowa Forums. Further details are posted HERE.
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September 28, 2011
Cafe AI Signup
Did you enjoy Cafe Ai? Then why not be apart of all the fun! Auditions for Cafe Ai 2012 will be held from October 1st through November 4th. For more details, please visit Cafe Ai’s audition section on the forums, PM one of the head maids, or email the cafe at cafe@animeiowa.com.
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August 31, 2011
We Heart Japan Charity Drive
AnimeIowa would like to announce the total of its charity drive for this year’s convention! We raised $3,000 for the We Heart Japan charity! We Heart Japan is ran by voice actress Stephanie Sheh, translator Satsuki Yamashita, comic book artist Pinguino Kolb, Japanese film promoter Rhona Medina and Steve Yun who works at Harmony Gold on Robotech and Macross. AnimeIowa gladly donates the funds we raised to this organization, whose proceeds go to relief efforts for the areas effected by the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami. Check them out at weheartjapan.com and feel free to keep on donating! AnimeIowa would like to give the greatest of thanks to all those who donated and wish the We Heart Japan charity the best of luck in their endeavors!
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August 12, 2011
Lost and Found
Did you lose anything at Animeiowa 2011? Check out the Lost and Found thread on the forum to report any lost items.
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