Anime Boston Program Guide 2011 - Letter from the Con Chair

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Anime Boston 2011 event program guide featuring a welcome message from the convention chair on behalf of the New England Anime Society. The chair encourages attendees—especially first-timers—to make the most of the convention by attending panels, dances, and trying new experiences beyond their “must do” list. The letter also reflects on how time can feel different during busy seasons, and it urges patience and curiosity toward others within the diverse anime community.

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Pages65

Reading Time1 h 40 min

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Letter from the Con Chair

Guests of Honor

3 4 11 17 20 31 35 37 38 44 52 53 54 59 60 61 64 table of contents Letter from the Con Chair Guests of Honor Events Video Programming Panels & Workshops Artists’ Alley Dealers’ Room Room Directory Maps Where to Eat Tipping Guide Getting Around Rules Sponsors Volunteering Staff Autographs APRIL 22–24, 2O11 1 [C](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[OMIC](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[A](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[RTIST](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[S](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[UPPLIES](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[.c](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com)[om](COMICARTISTSUPPLIES.com) SIGN UP TOWINA COPY OF ANIME OR MANGA STUDIO! An O cial Sponsor of STOP BY AND VISIT US AT BOOTHS \#209 & \#308 PO Box 60 • Randolph, MA 02368-0060 • Phone: 1-781-986-2653 • Fax 1-781-986-2656 • [email: sales@bcemylar.com](email: sales@bcemylar.com) LETTER FROM~~ ~~~~ ~~THE CON CHAIR “For those about to rock, we salute you. ” Greetings! On behalf of the New England Anime Society, our honored guests, and the entire Anime Boston staff, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to Anime Boston 2011! To those of you who are new to Anime Boston, we welcome you! We’ve worked hard this past year to organize an event that we hope will become a new tradition for you in years to come. For those of you who have come to Anime Boston in the past, welcome back, we’re happy to see you! Maybe its the adult in me, but usually the time files between conventions. Logically I know that as I write this we’re a only a handful of weeks left until this gets submitted to print.. And shortly after that, the convention starts and these words are in your hands. I know that, and yet the time will come and go faster this year than it has in years past. It’s true. Time seems to pass more quickly the older you get. That’s what normally happens, but this year was a little different because this year, with inap propriate confidence, I registered for an intensive class. It was a four and a half month class condensed into two weeks. Those two weeks were some of the longest ones of my life. Not that it was all bad, I made some great friends, and learned a lot of interesting and useful things, but time started to pass more slowly for me. It was like being in college again. Well, to be fair, I was in college again, taking a graduate course, but it felt like I was college-aged again. I wonder if that slowing down of time is what gives our minds a chance to expand, to take in more information when not pushed to accomplish more. Is that one of the luxuries we lose as an “adult?” Maybe the divide between the generations is less us vs. them, and more a profound difference in how we view things, even things that should be the same for all, like time? It’s something to think about before losing your patience with someone who doesn’t “get you.” APRIL 22–24, 2O11 3 Give them a chance, they’re probably struggling to understand as much as you’retrying to explain it. You can do your part to “get it” as well. Our fandom is vast, and in it there are cosplayers, live and video gamers, formal and informal dancers, karaoke singers, AMV fans, CCG players, artists, educators and students, kids, adults, parents, children, so many different groups that we might include ourselves in. I urge you to make the most of your convention experience by learning something new. Attend a panel, go to a dance, do something that you normally don’t include on your “must do this list.” Who knows, you might learn to love something new and make friends. As I always say, friends are the best souvenirs! Cheer and Warm Regards, Andrea M. Finnin Anime Boston Con Chairman GUESTS OF H~~ONOR ~~~~ ~~ japanese girugamesh girugamesh is a Japanese metal band started when childhood friends ShuU (bass) and Nii (guitar) were reunited after a number of years. Searching Chiba prefecture for band members in 2004, the two found skilled songwriter Яyo (drums) and Satoshi (

FAQs

Who is the letter in the program written by, and what is its purpose?

The letter is written by the Anime Boston Con Chairman, Andrea M. Finnin. It welcomes attendees and encourages them to get the most out of the convention experience.

What does the Con Chair advise attendees to do during Anime Boston?

The advice is to learn something new by attending panels, going to dances, and trying activities not on one’s usual “must do” list.

How does the letter describe the feeling of time leading up to the convention?

It explains that time can feel faster as you get older, but this year felt different due to an intensive class, making those weeks pass more slowly.

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