Kansas City’s Premier Anime Convention
Announcements
Play in the Naka-Kon Gaming Room at JapanFest
September 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Hang out with all your Kon friends in the Naka-Kon Gaming Room at the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival on Saturday, September 19 from 10:00 to 8:30. Play games such as Blazblue, DDR, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko Drum Master and more. Don't forget to sign up for the 2:00 BlazeBlue tournament for a chance to win fabulous kon swag.
You can also pre-register for a 2010 full-weekend badge for only $30, and this weekend only you will receive a FREE 2009 dog tag with the purchase of every badge while supplies last. Cash or check only, please.
The festival will be held at the Carlsen Center of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. Details about the festival can be found on the JapanFest Web site. Festival admission costs $7 for adults and $4 for students and children.
Pre-register for only $25 this weekend
July 7, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Going to Anime Fest Wichita or Tokyo in Tulsa this weekend? Bring an extra $25 in cash and you can pre-register for Naka-Kon 2010 at the lowest price of the year.
You can also enter a FREE raffle for a badge, t-shirt, or dog tag, so be sure to stop by and say hi!
2010 Staff All-Call
June 23, 2009 at 4:25 PM
There's a few updates to the staff system for Naka-Kon 2010.
First, would you like to help out the convention while still enjoying everything Naka-Kon has to offer? Put in an application to be an Ops Convention Assistant! Naka-Kon is looking for 3-5 dedicated Convention Assistants to work approximately 20 hours total: some on Thursday and Friday before the Kon helping to set up, and some on Sunday night and Monday after the Kon helping to teardown and pack out. If you're available on those days you can fill out an application here: http://naka-kon.com/mako/applications/ Special priority will be given to people who have the qualifications, experience, and willingness to drive a large truck, so if that's you be sure to include it in qualifications. This is a great way to get all the benefits of being a convention assistant while still having the freedom to attend every event you can cram into 3 days!
We're setting up a staff all-call meeting for everyone who wishes to be staff, convention assistant, or director of Naka-Kon 2010. The meeting will be held July 19 at 3:00 pm in the Hyatt Regency Crown Center's Choteau B. If you haven't yet filled out an application we will have them there for you to fill out. This meeting will be a great chance to find out what we have planned for Naka-Kon 2010 and find out how you can help!
Parking for the meetings is being checked on. I believe there will be free parking at the hotel for stays under 4 hours, we are checking with the service to make sure. Watch the announcements on the forums for more information. If not, Crown Center's garage is free and you can walk the habitrails over, just be sure to plan enough time for walking after you park.
Hope to see you there!
~Aurora Celeste
Naka-Kon 2010 Con Com
2010 Staff Applications Now Open!
June 8, 2009 at 10:54 PM
As Naka-Kon grows in size, it needs more and more people to help organize and run. If you're interested in finding out how the premier Kansas City anime con runs and want to help make Naka-Kon 2010 even better than 2009, apply to be a staff member today!
You can even be staff if you aren't local to the Kansas City area, or if you can only work the weekend of the convention. Find out more on the application page.
You will need a Naka-Kon forum log in to apply.
P.S.: Poke your friends if you think they'd be interested as well. More help = a better convention!
Re-Kon Date and Location Change
June 4, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Due to park availability, Re-Kon has been relocated. It will now be held on Saturday, June 20 from 10:00 to 8:00 at Kill Creek Park in Olathe. For more information, please visit Facebook event page and the forum thread.
Re-Kon: The Naka-Kon Reunion
May 28, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Come have fun with your fellow kon-goers at Shawnee Mission Park! We're planning DDR, a water balloon fight, lots of food on the grill and more. Included in the cover charge: one hot dog and one hamburger (or boca burger) per person. We'll also have those stickers and bendy pens you've been hearing about, and a free t-shirt or three.
Date: Saturday, June 13
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Cost: Approx. $5 (TBD when RSVPs are in)
What to bring: games, snacks to share, drinks to share
A rule of thumb on bringing snacks and drinks: if you plan to have some, plan to bring some.
To RSVP, please mark yourself as an attendee on the Facebook event page no later than May 30. If you're not on Facebook or you'd like to bring a guest that isn't on Facebook, let us know how many people you're bringing at press@naka-kon.com (same deadline). In addition, please let us know what food or games you can donate to the cause via e-mail or the Facebook wall. That way we can figure out how much food to get and let you know the final event cost (which shouldn't be more than $5).
P.S.: We love homemade goodies!
Forum Rules Updated
May 19, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Please read over the updated forum rules, several items have been changed. On May 26, any violations of these modified rules will be taken care of by the moderation staff. The most common item that will be changed by the new rules are signatures. Any that don't follow the rules will be modified and/or deleted.
Forum software upgrade tonight.
May 17, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Hello, all. Just your neighborhood SysOp letting you know to expect a few hours of forum downtime tonight as we upgrade the board software. We'll try to make this as painless as possible. Recent posts and PMs may be consumed by the void so I would avoid using the PM system for critical messages, use the email function instead. Again, this upgrade should not take more than a couple hours and will begin tonight. Thank you for your patience.
Freebies at ConQuesT
May 15, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Are you suffering from kon withdrawl symptoms? Relieve them by visiting the Naka-Kon table at Kansas City's sci-fi convention, ConQuesT! Grab some cool new free stuff and enter to win kon shirts and dog tags this Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24.
ColossalCon 8 Badge Drawing
April 26, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Want to go to ColossalCon, the only anime convention with a built-in water park? We've got five certificates to give away, each worth one badge for you and two badges for your friends! Fill out this form by midnight on May 2, 2009 to enter a drawing for a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes.
ColossalCon takes place June 4-7, 2009 in Sandusky, Ohio. Click here to visit the ColossalCon Web site.
Good luck!
Steve Blum and Jerry Gelb at KC Con!
April 22, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Need something to do over Memorial Day weekend? Guess what! Steve Blum and Jerry Gelb are going to be in KC, and you can go see them! The local sci-fi convention, ConQuest, has two special anime guests this year. Steve Blum (Spike Spiegel-Cowboy Bebop, Luke Storm-Scrapped Princess, Orochimaru-Naruto, Vincent Arthai-Last Exile) and Jerry Gelb (Master Kobari-Witch Hunter Robin, Shadkins-Cowboy Bebop the Movie, Eagle Vision-Magic Knight Rayearth 2) will be doing panels and signing autographs.
For Naka-Kon attendees ConQuest should seem very familiar. It's at the same hotel (the Hyatt Regency Crown Center) and even though it's a sci-fi convention, it'll have a lot of the same events, like panels, a game room with lots of DnD and roleplaying games, a cosplay contest (called a masquerade), a vendors room with cool stuff to buy, and lots of fans dressing up. Here's the basic info:
ConQuest 40
May 22-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
$45 Adults until April 30
$55 Adults at door
http://www.conquestkc.org/
Hope to see you there!
Dear Naka-Kon 2009 attendees
March 25, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Dear Naka-Kon 2009 attendees,
All the staff members wanted to send out a great big "thank you" note to everyone who came and helped make the kon a success this year. Without all of you, our loyal attendees, Naka-Kon wouldn't exist and Kansas City would be just another boring dot on the map.
As some of you may have heard already, we had a grand total of 2,915 paid attendees. If you include staff, vendors, artists, guests, and others who received complementary badges, we had 3,125 attendees! Last year only about 2,200 people came. Thanks for coming back and bringing your friends with you.
Even though the kon just happened last weekend, we'd like you to do us a favor. Grab your calendar for next year and mark off February 19-21. Naka-Kon will be returning to the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, and pre-registration and hotel room reservations will be available within the next few months! The kon room rate is staying at the remarkably low price of $109 a night (plus tax and fees) - that's less than half the normal room price.
To make it easy for you to get updates about next year's convention, like when pre-registration opens and what guests we've invited, we're posting news on several different sites. In addition to the Naka-Kon announcement page (which is RSS-friendly), you can follow us on Twitter, friend us on LiveJournal and MySpace, and become our fan on Facebook.
Lastly, we'd like to ask you one more favor. If you didn't get a chance to fill out a paper survey at the kon, we'd love to hear what you think worked and what needs improvement for next year. In addition to helping us make next year's kon even better, if you fill out an electronic survey by April 1, you'll be entered in a drawing for a free Naka-Kon 2010 badge!
Again, thank you for deciding to spend your time with us last weekend. It was great fun to see you all, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
-The Naka-Kon Staff
Greg Ayres
March 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Due to health concerns, guest Greg Ayres will not be able to attend Naka-Kon 2009. More details can be found on his Facebook and MySpace friend pages.
Naka-Kon in the News
March 4, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Naka-Kon will be featured in the Sunday, March 8 edition of the Kansas City Star. Be sure to pick up a copy!
p.s.: If you were part of the Naruto photoshoot last year, pick up a few extra copies. You might see a familiar face or two.
2009 Panels and Convention Schedule Available
February 23, 2009 at 7:14 PM
The 2009 convention schedule is up! Download it here.
Descriptions of all 2009 panels and events can be found on the Panels page.
We're on social media sites!
February 21, 2009 at 12:08 PM
If you don't like checking the Naka-Kon Announcements page for updates, you're not alone. That's why we're delivering news to you on the sites you're already on all the time!
Facebook Fan Site (new!)
MySpace Profile
Twitter Updates
LiveJournal Feed
RSS Feed
General Rules, Gaming Room Rules, and Weapons Policy
February 18, 2009 at 1:58 PM
The Naka-Kon general rules, gaming room rules, and weapons policy have been posted.
Pre-registration has closed
February 18, 2009 at 1:04 AM
Sorry, but pre-registration has closed for Naka-Kon 2009 is over. You may still purchase a badge, but only at the convention. See you there!
Pre-reg Deadline Tomorrow (Feb 17)!
February 16, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I just wanted to remind you guys that tomorrow is the deadline for pre-registration! Here are a few pointers for those who are planning to do the last minute rush:
1) Mail-in Registration: As long as the forms and payment both are postmarked by February 17, 2009, your pre-registration will be accepted. It does not have to reach us by February 17, 2009. To be on the safe side, consider getting mail confirmation or insurance to ensure your registration form arrives safely. If you decide to insure your mail, insure it for the at-door registration price.
2) Group Mail-in Registration: If you are pre-registering for a group discount, please send all forms and payments TOGETHER. It makes it easier for our registration staff to organize and keep track of your information. If any groups do decide to send the forms separately, please e-mail registration@naka-kon.com to give us a heads up.
3) Last minute questions: If you have any questions, please try to ask them as soon as possible, preferably today (Monday, February 16). Although we will try our best to accommodate last minute questions that may surface tomorrow, we cannot guarantee that we will answer the immediately upon receiving the questions. Don't forget to check the registration FAQ at http://naka-kon.com/registrationfaq.
After February 17, 2009, badges will only be sold during the convention in March, so pre-register right away and save some money!
Last Chance for Naka-Kon Hotel - Deadline Today!
February 13, 2009 at 5:43 PM
This is your last chance to reserve your room at a reduced rate! You don't have much longer as the deadline is today!
If you cannot reserve a room info@naka-kon.com as we will have a few extras.
