Information on A-Kon 2008

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May 30 - Jun 1, 2008
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Dallas, TX

Attendance:
15,000 paid attendees (estimated)

Attendees:
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Advance Rates:
$28 (+$2 online fee) by Aug 31; $30 through Sep 30; $32 until ?
At-Door Rates:
$55 weekend; $35 Fri; $35 Sat; $20 Sun

Guests:
Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat)
Anthony Brownrigg (Producer / Actor / Director)
Budo Grape (Band)
Steven Cummings (Artist)
David Drake (Author)
Bill Fawcet (Author / Publisher, Mayfair Games / Bill Fawcett & Associates)
Kyle Hebert (Voice Actor)
M. Alice LeGrow (Illustrator, Tokyopop)
Helen McCarthy (Writer)
Kevin McKeever (Operations Coordinator, Harmony Gold)
Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor)
Douglas Niles (Author)
Chris Patton (Voice Actor)
Wendy Powell (Voice Actress)
Monica Rial (Voice Actress)
The Sun String Quartet (Musicians)
Jonathan Tarbox (CEO, Arashi Productions)
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet (Band)
Shinichi Watanabe (Director)

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    Previous/Future Events:
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 - Jun 2, 1996
Project: A-Kon 1997 - May 30 - Jun 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 - Jun 2, 2002
A-Kon 2003 - May 30 - Jun 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 - Jun 1, 2008
A-Kon 2009 - May 29-31, 2009
A-Kon 2010 - June 4-6, 2010
A-Kon 2011 - June 10-12, 2011
Mini A-Kon 2012 - February 18, 2012
A-Kon 2012 - June 1-3, 2012

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