GENERAL INFO 2001120398470/10
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Convention attended: Anime North 2014
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City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Location: The convention center was basically a huge hall partitioned into sections. The alley was in the front-ish/to the side of the entrance to the dealer's room. Apparently the alley used to be in the dealer's room in front of the dealer's, but I wasn't there to experience that.
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Set up time: 3 PM on Friday (people could pick up their badges but not set up on Thursday though), the alley opened at 5 PM.
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Contact Information: still too shy to post this
ARTIST ALLEY TABLE PURCHASE INFO-
Type of Jury: Random lottery, although I heard that one of the blocks was saved specially for pros/DA famous artists. Dunno about that rumor, but there was a lot of pros... makes you wonder how they all got in.
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Important Dates:----(Application submission deadline)
----(Payment submission deadline)
----(Tax form submission deadline)
----(Badge purchase deadline)
I don't remember any of these... other than the con is in late/mid May.
MONETARY INFO:-
Total Cost:----(Table cost) 135 CAD, but if you're American like me and have USD currency, it's 140 (due to the conversion fee...eventhoughUSDisworthmore). And you have to send in your application by mail... they don't take paypal or online payments, which cost me an extra 51.50 for express shipping.
----(Badge cost if applicable) Part of the table cost.
----(Hotel cost + Hotel name) I stayed at... Four Points by Sheraton. Hotel so jank and expensive. It was like 268.94 CAD for two nights... don't stay there. Free parking, even though it says 12 dollars/night in the email they send you. The internet/service was
terrible. I just... no. Just don't. I only stayed there because I booked last minute...
----(Internet fee?) I didn't use the internet...
----(Loading/Unloading fee?) None, free parking though really close to the con.
----(Tablemate/Extra badge fee?) 35 USD or more I think? Or maybe CAD... but they had to send it in by mail too. Which was also 51.50 for express shipping.
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Profit/Revenue: A LOT. Even though there are higher start up costs, the profit from this con was more substantial than the ones in America that I have been at.
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Company/Artist Name: Too shy.
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Vends/Table Stock: Prints, keychains, buttons, commissions
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Table Location: I was D10... if anyone has a map (I don't know how to post pictures o x o). They let you choose who you can sit next to, which was awesome because I got to sit next to my friends!
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Table Display Layout: lurp too lazy + idk how
OVERALL EXPERIENCE:-
Artist Alley set-up: 9/10, because I heard some people had some not as awesome places, but personally, I feel like it was a 10/10.
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Staff helpfulness: Canadians are so nice. When they drive and change lanes, they signal. I guess the sign in people were nice?
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Convention vibe: So very upbeat and so many people and so much business.
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Worth it: YES
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Comments: I really think Anime North was perfect. Maybe only because I made substantially more money than usual... I hope I get in every year I apply. <3 Sorry my reviews are as derp as ever.
