Name:	A-Kon [visit site]
Date:	June 3-5, 2005
Location:	Adam's Mark Hotel Dallas, TX
Attendance:	10,800 paid attendees
Pre-Reg. Rates:	$32 until Aug 1
At-Door Rates:	$50 weekend; $35 Fri; $30 Sat; $20 Sun
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Artists' Alley Music Programming: Concert Dance Karaoke    Game Programming: Video Gaming Collectable Card Games Live Action Role Playing Role Playing Games Tabletop Games Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Charity Auction Con Suite Dinner
Guests:	Tom Bateman (Coordinator of Special Events, Robotech.com) Ferret Baudoin (Obsidian Entertainment) Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat) Anthony Brownrigg (Producer / Actor / Director) Robert DeJesus (Artist / Writer / Character Designer, Studio Capsule) DJ Boss (Disc Jockey) Michael Dobson (Voice Actor, Makena Cove Entertainment Group Ltd.) Robin Atkin Downes (Voice Actor) dream (Musicians) Ben Dunn (Creator and Artist, Antarctic Press / Sentai Studios) P.N. Elrod (Author / Editor / Costumer) Newton Ewell (Artist / Writer) Melanie Fletcher (Writer) Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart) Megan Giles (Comic Artist, Radio Comix) Kyle Hebert (Voice Actor) Joel Heyman (Voice Actor) Matthew High (Retailer Liaison, Radio Comix) Samantha Inoue Harte (Voice Actress / Animator) Tramell Isaac (Art Director, Obsidian Entertainment) Taliesin Jaffe (Voice Actor / ADR Director) Kumiko Kato (Singer / Dancer) Kobushi Taiko (Taiko Drummers) Steve Kyte (Artist / Illustrator) Bruce Lewis (Comic Artist) Masao Maruyama (Producer) Jonathan Mathers (Creator of Foamy the Squirrel, Ill Will Press) Helen McCarthy (Writer) Mike McFarland (Voice Actor / Director / Line Producer) Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor) Stephanie Nadolny (Voice Actress, Funimation Productions) Phillip Nelson (Sr. Dir. of Video Product Marketing, NewTek) Jonathan Osborne (Voice Actor) Eddie Perkins (Writer / Artist) Fred Perry (Artist / Writer, Gold Digger) Michael Pondsmith (Creator, Mekton) Radio Comix (Publisher) Xero Reynolds (Artist / Musician / Voice Actor) Kai Robertson (Writer) Rooster Teeth Productions Joe Rosales (Comic Artist, Radio Comix) Brian Ruh (Author / Webmaster, AnimeResearch.com) Jan Scott-Frazier (Director / Translator / Jane-of-all-trades) Doug Smith (Artist / Voice Actor, Studio Ironcat) Yasufumi Soejima (Digital Director, Studio Gonzo) Gustavo Sorola (Co-Creator / Producer, Red vs Blue, Rooster Teeth Productions) Michael Suarez (Writer, Radio Comix) Takahiro Umehara (Character Designer) Elin Winkler (Editor / Publisher / Writer, Radio Comix) Dan Woren (Voice Actor, Robotech.com) Toshifumi Yoshida (Producer) ZZ (Band) 52 guests listed
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News and  Press Releases:	Jan 02, 2006 -  Largest anime conventions of 2005
See Also:	Project: A-Kon 1990 -  July 28-29, 1990 Project: A-Kon 1991 -  May 25-26, 1991 Project: A-Kon 1992 -  June 5-7, 1992 Project: A-Kon 1993 -  May 28-30, 1993 Project: A-Kon 1994 -  June 3-5, 1994 Project: A-Kon 1995 -  June 2, 1995 Project: A-Kon 1996 -  May 31 - June 2, 1996 Project: A-Kon 1997 -  May 30 - June 1, 1997 Project: A-Kon 1998 -  May 29-31, 1998 Project: A-Kon 1999 -  June 4-6, 1999 A-Kon 2000 -  June 2, 2000 Project: A-Kon 2001 -  June 1-3, 2001 A-Kon 2002 -  May 31 - June 2, 2002 A-Kon 2003 -  May 30 - June 1, 2003 A-Kon 2004 -  June 4-6, 2004 AnimeDay 2004 -  August 14, 2004 A-Kon 2005 -  June 3-5, 2005 A-Kon 2006 -  June 9-11, 2006 A-Kon 2007 -  June 1-3, 2007 A-Kon 2008 -  May 30 - June 1, 2008
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