Past News
Daisho Con 2009, Change is Coming
Greetings from your neighborhood DaishoCon web master, David Capito
It's been less than 6 months since daishocon 2008, at it's still hard to believe our first-year success! I've been removing some of ou 2008 information, but we're still working hard to secure the best guests and events for DaishoCon 2009!
Keep this date in your calendar: April 2nd. This is when we will release our new guest information, panels, an much, much more. Just thinking about it gives me feelings of uncontrollable intestine functioning.
In the mean time, take a look at our new staff, and join our forums!
Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/daishocon
Daisho Con is now on Twitter!
Follow us for updates on guests, panels, and other information on our 2009 convention!
DaishoCon 2009: Official Date Announcement!
Daishocon 2008 was a great success, and we are working hard to fulfill Daishocon 2009 resolutions.
Daishocon 2009 will be held November 20th, 21st, and 22nd, at the Ramada Inn, Stevens Point.
We'll be opening pre-registration April 2nd, get ready to register to claim the preregistration deal!
Don't forget to join the forums, and get involved!
DaishoCon 2008: Thank You, Con-goers.
Attendance numbers are in, and we count approximately 575 people in attendance at DaishoCon 2008. You made us run to print off more badges, and that makes us con staff happy!
If you haven't yet, join the DaishoCon forums, and tell us how we did!
Also, you can browse our 2008 program guide here.
DaishoCon is under way!
And with a bang, DaishoCon has started the madness. Guests hava arrived, tournament gauntlets thrown down, anime viewed. The hallways are packed, but you can still stop by to enjoy the action!
Also, if you have any news on the disappearance of Stevie Musashi, please contact us.
Convention Center Layout!
Now you can map out where your favorite events are in the hotel!
Don't forget: registration opens at 11:00am on Friday, November 21st! This is also when the tabletop gaming, video gaming, and viewing rooms will be open!
New DaishoCon Schedule
DaishoCon Schedules are Posted!!!
Official DaishoCon Video Game Room Schedule
Keep in mind that these schedules are still, to some degree, subject to change. There's still the chance that we might add more awesome events!
Note: the anime-viewing room schedule and table top gaming schedule will be available at the convention.
Recent additions
We're still working!
Check out our latest video game tournaments, and check out the schedule for the D&D tournament!
The End of Pre-Registration (a.k.a GET READY WE'RE COMING)
Preregistration ends October 20th! Hurry! Register!
Also, we have filled up our vendor room, and vendor registration is now closed.
Expect Epic Events
Whether you're into pretend fighting or real, DaishoCon is the convention for you to practice your art in competition. In the "real world," take part in boffer fighting. In the pretend realm, battle with friends in our new D&D Team Tournament, where you can win fabulous prizes!
If you prefer other realms of the imaginary, ones that might have been, try the Steam Century Mystery Game. Hosted by Steam Century, the Mystery Game is sure to satisfy your fix of the alternate reality.
DaishoCon is constantly growing,and growing, and growing! Make sure you register right away!
Artist Alley news! Blueprints! Electricity!
John Jackson Miller at DaishoCon 2008! (Also, zombies.)
Comic Book fans rejoice! John Jackson Miller has been added to our 2008 guest lineup!
John has written such titles as Marvel Comics' Iron Man and Crimson Dynamo, Bongo Comics' Bart Simpson, and Star Wars: Empire for Dark Horse Comics. He has also been the regular writer of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic since the beginning. For 2008, John has been writing the comics adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. For more on John Jackson Miller, visit our guests page.
What would you do in the event of a zombie attack? That's what Zach Allen asks in his informative panel. Look forward to his couch-centered guidance here.
Wheel of Anime
2008-7-31
For a one-day only extravaganza, KORfan's traveling Wheel of Anime will be in your town! Bring your friends! Bring your plushies! Bring your interesting yet single aunt! For you too can compete in the biggest traveling Wheel of Anime game in the Midwest! You and your sentai team of 3-5 people can win thousands of Yen worth of fabulous prizes! Three team of brave otaku will compete (as long as they can come up with names for their teams) in this once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Read more in our panels section.
Tiffany Grant at Daishocon 2008!
2008-6-19
NEW GUEST! Daisho Con is proud to welcome Tiffany Grant to our 2008 lineup! Best known as Asuka from NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Tiffany Grant was the first voice actor hired by ADV Films in February 1994.
NEW VENDORS! DaishoCon is also introducing new vendors, including Look Sharp. We can't wait to see the destructive gut-ripping weaponry that they bring to our conference, which you probably shouldn't bring to our own new sword fighting tournament.
NEW EVENTS! We're constantly posting new information about our events! Check out our events page for more information about our panels on J-Rock, Mah Jong, and more!
...and don't forget the events that you can take part in right now, the online contests.
Hey Listen!
2008-6-3
Did you miss me?
We have REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATES for vendors. Check out our Vendor Information Page for details and pictures about tentative Vendor Room layouts.
Elsewhere, we have posted rules for our DaishoSmash tournament! This tournament combines all three Super Smash Bros. Games into one action-packed competition!
More New Events
2008-4-29
Lots of news!
We've rearranged our events page! Check out our newly confirmed tournaments! We'll post the scores from our Smash Brothers tournament soon!
Vendors! Check out our Vendor Information Page! We've added information on getting extra space, and also added a Bootlegging Policy!
GAMERS! Results from our Smash Brothers tournament will be posted soon.
...and we're still adding more staff!
Official Website Release!
2008-3-21
With little more than a week left before April 1st, DaishoCon's website is coming under shape!
Make sure you explore the site, and join our forums!
You'll also noticed that we've added two new events, the Online Contests. Check it out!
First Draft of the website
2008-2-9
After a long winter break, the first draft of our website is far into development. Bear with us while we work to fix some kinks and add more information... it'll be good, I promise!
Meanwhile, we're still working on making this one of the biggest and best cons you've ever been to!
