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Kon Info

Everything you need to know before attending A-Kon can be found here!

Here you will find the core information about A-Kon that you should know before attending: registration, location, volunteering, sponsorship, FAQ and much more

Updated policy for Attendee badge pickup. Feb 6, 2012, 9:53pm
We've made a slight change to our pickup policy this year, for both preregistered and onsite attendees:

American Airlines discount offer to A-Kon attendees! Jan 26, 2012, 4:12pm
A-Kon® has again partnered with American Airlines to provide our attendees a 6% discount for travel to A-Kon® 23 in Dallas, Texas. The valid travel dates for this discount are May 28, 2012 through June 7, 2012. You can easily access American’s fares and apply this discount by going to www.aa.com to book your flight.

Volunteering is now open Jan 21, 2012, 5:17am
Please read all instructions before you fill out the form.

Sheraton Dallas Hotel Location and Room Rate Sep 1, 2011, 12:10am
A-Kon's Primary Convention Hotel. Most programming will take place in this hotel.

Registration Aug 9, 2011, 5:09am
Pre-Reg is now open!

A-Kon Grows through the Years Jun 22, 2011, 1:35am
Lots of people have asked about our numbers over the years and we want to do our best to answer people's questions and provide something you can cite if anyone asks.

Plaza of the Americas Rules May 16, 2011, 1:08pm
Here are the current rules, with a few notes from the Plaza.

About the Kon Apr 6, 2011, 8:46pm
A-Kon® is the oldest continually running, anime-based convention in North America.

Press Mar 27, 2011, 10:32pm
Qualification and application instructions for members of the Press.

A-Kon Apps Jan 24, 2011, 10:39pm
All about A-Kon's new iOS app. Now for Android as well. *UPDATE iPhone & Android App now has the schedule included!

Questions about A-Kon on Formspring Jan 2, 2011, 10:39pm
Formspring is a site where people post questions to be answered. If you can't find an answer to your question on the A-Kon site, try looking through the Formspring site.

Programming, Guest, and Event Questions Jan 2, 2011, 10:04pm
What is there to do? Why so much? Are the advertised guests guaranteed to be there? When will such-and-such happen? What are the details of so-and-so?

Membership, Registration, and Badge Questions Jan 2, 2011, 9:59pm
When do I get my tickets? What does a membership mean? Why is the membership fee so high? This info will be updated soon.

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Read all about them here.

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Airport Transportation Discount

GO Yellow Checker Shuttle is offering discount airport transportation (from either DFW or Love Field) for attendance to A-Kon 2012

Click on the button below to learn about several transportation options these include: Airport Shuttle ride share web-tickets (Best Price Option No Fuel Surcharge Fee ) $28.00 roundtrip online or $14.00 oneway online.

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A-Kon 23 welcomes Tak Sakaguchi Feb 21, 2012, 2:01pm
Tak Sakaguchi is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreorapher, and stuntman. He is best known for his lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's cult film,Versus. Sakaguchi is a talented martial artist, and as such, stars in films featuring copious fight scenes and performs all of his own stunts. He is known to be skilled in Bājíquán, Shaolin Kenpo,boxing, kick boxing, and mixed martial arts.

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Yaya Han returns to A-Kon 23 Feb 17, 2012, 1:12pm
Yaya Han is an USA-based costume designer, model and cosplay entertainer with over 12 years of experience.