Name:	Otakon [visit site]
Date:	August 4-6, 2006
Location:	Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD
Attendance:	22,302 paid attendees (23,902 estimated total)
Pre-Reg. Rates:	$50 by Jul 4; $60 by Jul 24; no group rates; cap of 25,000
At-Door Rates:	$60 weekend; no single day
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Anime Film Screening(s) AMV Contest AMV Screening(s) Hentai Screening(s) Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Photo Suite Hall Cosplay Hall Cosplay Contest Masquerade / Cosplay Competition Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Model Contest    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 Game Shows Childrens' Programming Track
Guests:	Christine Auten (Voice Actress, ADV Films) Troy Baker (Voice Actor) Colleen Clinkenbeard (Voice Actress / Director / Line Producer) Richard Epcar (Voice Actor) cancelled Christian Fundin (Creator/Artist, Little Gamers) Lisa Furukawa (Singer / Pianist / Composer) Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart) Caitlin Glass (Voice Actress) Kate Higgins (Voice Actress) Kouta Hirano (Manga Artist) Hirotsugu Kawasaki (Animator / Writer / Director) Ayako Kawasumi (Voice Actress) Nana Kitade (Musician) Hidenobu Kiuchi (Voice Actor) cancelled Yuri Lowenthal (Voice Actor) Pontus Madsen (Little Gamers) Masao Maruyama (Producer) Mike McFarland (Voice Actor / Director / Line Producer) MUCC (Band) Kazuto Nakazawa Monica Rial (Voice Actress) Antimere Robinson (Voice Actor / Art Dept., FUNimation) Patrick Seitz (Voice Actor) Makoto Tateno (Manga Artist) Nobuteru Yuuki (Character Designer)
Information:	Otakon is the convention of the otaku generation: by fans, for fans - and we're about to throw the best con yet. (Yes, we say that every year.) We believe Otakon to be the biggest and best celebration of Japanese animation, manga, J-pop, and east Asian culture in the world.
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News and  Press Releases:	Jan 28, 2006 -  Otakon to update artists' alley rules Feb 02, 2006 -  Otakon clears up artists' alley rumors Feb 16, 2006 -  Otakon posts artists' alley rules Jul 21, 2006 -  Otakon mail server issues extend pre-registration Aug 15, 2006 -  Otakon attendance falls below cap
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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