Otakon 2005

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:28 am

Hay man, if you need a room...
I got one ,but, you should act fast if you want in.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:31 pm

I'm going. I'm booked and everything. I'll probably use the same crazy sign as last year (or revamp it, who knows). Hope to see some of you people there.

On that note, I still need a ride from IAD (Dulles Intl) outside of Washington, DC to the Wyndam that thursday morning though (And a way back on Sunday). Any suggestions?

-Zero

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:31 pm

Zero wrote:On that note, I still need a ride from IAD (Dulles Intl) outside of Washington, DC to the Wyndam that thursday morning though (And a way back on Sunday). Any suggestions?

-Zero

Amtrack runs from Dulles to right in front of the Baltimore Convention Center. From there, it's a couple blocks walk to the WYndam.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:02 pm

What station am I leaving and going to?

Depart: Washington - Union Station, DC (WAS)

Arrive: Baltimore - Penn Station, MD (BAL)

That's what I'm guessing.

(Flight, Registration and Hotel booked)

-Zero

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:54 pm

So how many people usually attend the AMV screenings? I didn't realize Otakon was the Grand Poobah of anime conventions on the east coast if not the US. 22,000 potential attendees.

I managed to get a hotel room within walking distance to the BCS this late in the game. Good thing for newly opened unadvertised hotels.

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:40 pm

Cool , hope to c-ya at otakon hanging with you was fun at anime next.

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:46 pm

OtakuForLife wrote:Cool , hope to c-ya at otakon hanging with you was fun at anime next.

Yeah, good meetin' ya Brian. AnimeNext was fun.

I'll be there Friday and the first half of Saturday.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:02 pm

Digitalex wrote:So how many people usually attend the AMV screenings? I didn't realize Otakon was the Grand Poobah of anime conventions on the east coast if not the US. 22,000 potential attendees.

I think the Main Events room, where the main contest showing is held on Friday night, seats around 5,000 people.

But Video Room 1, where the Saturday afternoon repeat showing is traditionally held, is at least twice that size (I've heard it called the "hangar").

Then there's the video room that they devote to the overflow screenings, and I'm not sure how many people you can fit in one of those; probably more on the order of 300...

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:10 pm

Thanks. I'm really looking forward to attending this even more now. It will be nice to see them on the big screen. Will you be attending as well?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:33 pm

Not this year.