The Con:\u00a0 Mewcon or Manga and Exsotic Worlds Convention
\nThe Place: \u00a0Red Lion Inn Vancover WA
\nThe Time 31 Dec to 2 Jan 2010<\/p>\n
Mew con is an Anime, SF and Fantasy convention in Vancover WA. The convention is small and what I consider a relax-a-con. Relax a con is a term a friend came up to describe small convention that doesn\u2019t have much in the way of organized events, so much of the time is spent with friends or lounging \u00a0around.
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My adventure started on Thursday 31 Dec 2009. I quickly rushed home after work then to the convention and picked up my badge. I did bring in my big Hello Kitty plush and like other conventions (Kumoricon Rainfurrest), she was a hit. I hung around before driving to East Vancover to find food. One gripe is, I misread the schedule and missed the opening ceremony because I assumed the opening ceremony would happen after the concert.\u00a0 Another gripe was the video room. It really had slim pickings, if Guy did not step in it would be empty.\u00a0 I went to the dace and hung around the outskirts until midnight to issue in the New Year.
\nFriday was more of the same, I spend the time playing Hello Kitty online or working on my art. There was not much in the way of panes to keep my interest. The person who was supposed to run the Animockery event was a no-show; Guy stepped in and salvaged things.
\nSaturday I had back to the con after a breakfast, today I only attended two panels, the Often Renamed Panel II and the Steampunk World panel. I stayed around till the closing ceremony before heading home. \u00a0
\nOverall, even with all its faults I had a good time.<\/p>\n
The Good:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Getting out of the house for a fan convention
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meeting new furs and two fursuiters.<\/p>\n
The bad:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Location, I can not blame Mewcon but downtown Vancover is dead.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Video room, a lot of good potential was wasted.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Events that did not happen or were late.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Confusing schedule
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am Anime fan, but the con was too focused on Anime and Manga.<\/p>\n
The Ugly:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Messy attendees; folks please clean after yourself; the library was a pigpen.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hotel bar: I hate it when Hotels to turn the spaces into a want-a-be joke of a nightclub. I could\u00a0\u00a0 not\u00a0\u00a0get in with my stuff. \u00a0\u00a0Hotel bars are for lounging.<\/p>\n
Suggestions:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mewcon needs more Science Fiction and Fantasy events and a wider selection in the video room.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Better organization of events and video room.<\/p>\n
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