Name:	Otakon [visit site]
Date:	July 26-28, 2002
Location:	Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD
Attendance:	12,880 paid attendees (13,313 estimated total)
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Anime Film Screening(s) AMV Contest Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Photo Suite Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition    Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Music Programming: Concert Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Live Action Role Playing Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Game Shows Childrens' Programming Track
Guests:	Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat) Chris Beveridge (Webmaster, AnimeOnDVD) Rodney "Largo" Caston (Author, MegaTokyo/Uberclocked) Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart) Yoko Ishida (Singer) Wendee Lee (Voice Actress) Masao Maruyama (Producer) Yutaka Minowa (Director) Kiroyuki Morioka Neil Nadelman (Translator) Yasuhiro Nightow (Character Designer) Fred Perry (Artist / Writer, Gold Digger) Gilles Poitras (Author) Tatsuo Sato (Screenwriter) Lianne Sentar (Writer)
Information:
Program Guide:	View Otakon program guide cover
Photos and Reports:	AnimeCons.com Coverage A Fan's View Anime News Network AnimeOnDVD.com Linus Lam Network News Ng-Master.com RisingSun.net Submit a link to your report
See Also:	Otakon 1994 -  July 29-31, 1994 Otakon 1995 -  September 1-4, 1995 Otakon 1996 -  August 9-11, 1996 Otakon 1997 -  August 8-10, 1997 Otakon 1998 -  August 7-9, 1998 Otakon 1999 -  July 2-4, 1999 Otakon 2000 -  August 4-6, 2000 Otakon 2001 -  August 10-12, 2001 Otakon 2002 -  July 26-28, 2002 Otakon 2003 -  August 8-10, 2003 Otakon 2004 -  July 30 - August 1, 2004 Otakon 2005 -  August 19-21, 2005 Otakon 2006 -  August 4-6, 2006 Otakon 2007 -  July 20-22, 2007 Otakon 2008 -  August 8-10, 2008
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