Zipcon

01/30/2020

Starting this year, in addition to the normal form we have you sign when arriving to Zipcon, ALL minors will also have to have their parent or guardian sign a minor consent form for them, at the con. Upon doing so, the minor will be given a wristband to wear that the parent or guardian has to write their phone number on. This is in addition to the normal badge and lanyard.
In addition, starting at 6pm, Zipcon will be considered an 18+ event. Minors will be asked to leave at that point. The time of the Cosplay Masquerade will be changed to accommodate this.
If you have questions, concerns, or want to vent to us please join the discord to do this: https://discord.gg/2BkTvN

01/25/2020

The other guest we will be having this year is Tiffany Grant!

Tiffany Grant is excited to attend Zipcon! Best known as Asuka in NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Tiffany was the first anime voice actor hired in Texas, USA [Feb. 1994].

She’s voiced characters in 1700+ TV episodes, OVAs & movies including AZUMANGA DAIOH (Kaorin), SCHOOL-LIVE (Taromaru), BLUE SEED (Kome), INFINITE STRATOS (Laura), FMP? FUMOFFU (Bonta-kun), INFINITE STRATOS (Laura), FULL METAL ALCHEMIST (Marta), LITTLE BUSTERS (Kud), ONE PIECE (Nojiko), AMAGI BRILLIANT PARK (Moffle), AKAME GA KILL (Koro) and GIRLS UND PANZER (Sodoko). Recent projects include ONE PIECE: EPISODE OF EAST BLUE and videogames WARFRAME and ONCE UPON A COMA.

Other videogame credits include PALADINS, SMITE, UNLIMITED SAGA, DEUS EX II: INVISIBLE WAR, and ESCAPE FROM WADDLEVILLE!

Ms. Grant has adapted English dubbing scripts for TV series such as HELLO KITTY'S ANIMATION THEATER, AH! MY GODDESS 2, THE WALLFLOWER, INFINITE STRATOS, TEARS TO TIARA, PARASYTE-THE-MAXIM and GIRLS UND PANZER - DER FILM, plus scripts for several subtitled projects including MIYUKI CHAN IN WONDERLAND and the live-action TOKYO - THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS.

Additionally, Tiffany contributed to the albums "Voices for Peace" and "Voices for Tolerance" www.voicesfor.org. Profits benefit charities like Doctors Without Borders. CDs and downloads: www.cdbaby.com & iTunes.

Non-anime work includes ARLINGTON ROAD (w/Jeff Bridges) and indie films LAUGHING BOY, DEAD OF KNIGHT & LARS THE EMO KID. Tiffany also has years of experience in theatre, commercials and industrial films. For more, visit TiffanyGrant.net or https://www.facebook.com/groups/2405597801/

01/25/2020

Hello, Our first guest is coming back for the third zipcon in a row, it is Megan Shipman!

Megan Shipman works professionally as a Voice Actor and Assistant ADR Director for many different games, projects, and shows. She's voiced characters like Mayuri Shiina from "Steins;Gate 0", Grey from “Black Clover”, Homura from “Dr. Stone”, Maple from “BOFURI”, Yuzu Aihara from "Citrus", Aoba Suzukaze from "New Game!", Camie from "One Piece”, Mare Bello Fiore from "Overlord", Eripiyo from “If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It To The Budokan I Would Die”, Aries Spring from “Astra Lost in Space”, Snow White from "Magical Girl Raising Project", Chibi from "Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits", Rikou Takitsubo from "A Certain Scientific Railgun S", Mio Shimazu from "Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World", Yuzuru Yamai from "Date-A-Live", IF from "Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation", Shimakaze from "Kantai Collection", Cassidy from "Dimension W", Arisa Meigo from "A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion", Hibari from "Senran Kagura", and Corriente from "Show by Rock!!". In addition to these characters, she's also been featured in shows like “Fruits Basket”, "Fairy Tail", “My Hero Academia”, "Snow White with the Red Hair", "Seraph of the End", "Kamisama Kiss", and "High School DxD Born".

Her twitter: https://twitter.com/18moptop?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

01/25/2020

Hello, everybody! We hope you had fun over the winter holidays!
We're finally sending out acceptance and rejection emails to panelists, but we had an issue where google ate some of the emails, so if you've applied for a panel but haven't gotten an email by the end of today, please send us an email with the name of your panel(s) at [email protected]
Thank you! We're looking forward to seeing all of you at Zipcon!

11/05/2019

Artists and Dealers FAQ

Here's a post on our website dealing with a few frequently asked questions about Zipcon.

Q: Does this convention have artists/dealers? A: Yes, we have artists and dealers. Q: Are artist/dealer applications open? A: That depends. If this page of our website says that...

11/01/2019

Hello, everybody!
Today is just a short post to let you all know that we've updated the information on the volunteering page on our website! It should now be more clear what volunteers can expect at Zipcon.
https://zipcon.weebly.com/volunteering.html

10/31/2019

Zipcon's cover photo

10/31/2019

Zipcon

10/31/2019

Happy Halloween, everybody!

We're here with a really cool announcement, and that's that the winner of the Logo Contest design has been chosen!
A big thank you to all of the artists who entered! We loved every design entry we got, and as a result felt it necessary to also select second and third place winners (who you can see by going to our website's homepage and hitting the 'see the runner's up' button). https://zipcon.weebly.com/

Second place goes to Evan Evanson (CiderSpider). We couldn't quite find a specific website for this artist, so if there is one, just let us know and we'll correct this post.

Third place goes to Ranhiime, who you can find on Instagram @ranhiime.

Lastly, and pictured below, first place goes to Jessica Chen, who drew an adorable version of Zippy! You can find her on Instagram @dumplingexpert!

Thank you again to all of the artists who submitted entries to the logo design contest! Having a good logo is important for a small convention like ours, so having people who are willing to help is something that we'll always be grateful for.

Anyway, that's everything! We hope that you all enjoy your Halloween!

10/16/2019

Masquerade

Hello, everybody! We're coming at you again with two announcements and a reminder.

The first announcement is that Zipcon's website has been rearranged a bit and given a more-or-less new look. It should be a bit easier to find things now!

The second announcement is that the rules for the masquerade are now on our website! The sign-up forms will be posted on the 18th, so be sure to keep a look out for that. Here's a link to the page on our website: https://zipcon.weebly.com/masquerade.html

The reminder is that the logo design contest ends on the 18th, which is this Friday! We've only had three people submit entries so far, so there's definitely still an opportunity to do so. The winner of the contest gets free admission to Zipcon 2020, as well as a unique badge.
Here's a link to the logo design contest form, where you can also find the rules: https://forms.gle/XBmXMUVJ6tfoKBwGA

That's all for now! We hope to see you all at Zipcon 2020!

ZIPCON 2020 MASQUERADE RULES AND REGULATIONS Please read all of this before submitting! If you have any questions afterwards, please send us an email at: [email protected]. --- - Be sure to...

10/05/2019

Application forms for panelists, artists, and dealers/vendors for Zipcon 2019 will close later tonight, so submit them while you still have time!
Here are links to the forms on our website:
https://zipcon.weebly.com/artist-and-dealer-registration.html
https://zipcon.weebly.com/panel-registration.html

Volunteer applications will remain open until closer to the con, as we haven't had many people apply. Volunteers get free food and free admission. Here's the page with the volunteer form, if you're interested:
https://zipcon.weebly.com/volunteering.html

The logo design contest closes soon, too! The artist who wins the design contest will get a unique badge and free admission to the con, so if you're interested, make sure to send in your submission by October 28th.
https://forms.gle/Co9BUgsZhQiMWodc8

That's all for now! We hope to see you at Zipcon 2020!

09/18/2019

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Hello, everybody! With the new school year starting up, we’ve been getting things rolling for Zipcon 2020, and the first piece of that is an announcement.
For the first time, we’re holding a contest to decide the logo for Zipcon! Last year the logo was designed by one of the members of the Akron Anime Club, but this year we’re reaching out beyond the school to see if other artists are interested.
The artist who wins the logo design contest will get free admission to Zipcon and a unique badge. The winning design will be decided on by Zipcon’s staff.
If you’re interested in submitting an entry, you can send it to us through this form: https://forms.gle/bFpCPRuUcxdQ83u18
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Here are the rules/guidelines, along with some extra information:
1. Entries must be digital and have both color and line art versions.
2. If possible, please submit your logo as a PDF.
3. Entries can feature Zippy in some form, but don’t have to.
4. If your entry has Zippy on it, please remember that Zippy is a girl.
5. Entries must clearly have the words “Zipcon 2020,” regardless of whether or not Zippy is on them.
6. If your entry has Zippy, please make the words “Zipcon 2020” separate from her (or provide an alternative version where the words are separate), as this will make it easier on us.
7. Entries must be school-appropriate and should be relatively simple.
8. Submissions will close on October 18th.
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Extra Information:
The University of Akron’s official colors are blue and gold, with the exact hex codes being #041E42 (blue) and #A89968 (gold), so if you’re planning on using the school’s colors in your logo design, there you go!
If you want to make Zippy a more anime-style mascot, please remember that Zippy is a girl! The Akron Zips were originally called the Zippers, so Zippy is a kangaroo and has a pouch that zips up to reflect that.
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Also, you can join our Discord to talk to members of staff, as well as communicate with other Zipcon attendees: https://discord.gg/fb9qce7
That’s all for now! We hope you have a nice day, and we look forward to seeing you at Zipcon 2020!

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05/16/2019

Hello, everybody!
I know we've been kind of quiet recently, but now that finals are over, we've finally been able to get a head start working on Zipcon 2020. To kick it off, we've gone ahead and made a few overall policy changes, updated our website, and just generally made some much-needed changes.
This post might be a little long, but please bear with us! There's some pretty important information here if you're planning on applying to be a dealer/artist/panelist/volunteer/etc.

What you might've missed:
- Zipcon 2020 will be held on Saturday, February 15th, 2020.
- Zipcon will now be from 10 am to 10 pm, to give everybody more time to set up and prepare for the day.
- Minors 14 and under will have to be accompanied by an adult.
- All minors will have to have a parent's phone number on their lanyard/wristband, in accordance with the university's wishes.
- The price of admission is now $10 across the board, and badges will be first come, first served (exact number of badges TBD). We're no longer relying on the university for funding, so this is an important change.
- Children under a certain age will get in free, but the exact age cutoff for that has yet to be decided.

What's new:
- Volunteering forms are now up! Please sign up if you are interested, or send this to a friend that might be! Even if it's only for an hour or two, it's a big help. (Plus, you get free food and free admission if you do.) You have to be at least 16 to volunteer.
- There is now a new volunteering position! Volunteers who have the enforcer role will walk around the con and help us keep things in check.
- The deadline for ALL form submissions is October 5th, 2020. This means that dealers, artists, panelists, and volunteers will need to have applications in by then. However, we might push the deadline for volunteers back if there haven't been enough sign ups by then.
- Information for the Masquerade and Masquerade applications will be posted once we've got it sorted out. The deadline for Masquerade applications will probably be closer to the con.
- We've added a page on the website for a map of the convention! It's currently under construction, but once it's finished it should suit all of your navigational needs.

That just about covers everything! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! (Also please volunteer if you're able. We really need volunteers.)

https://zipcon.weebly.com/

05/16/2019

Zipcon

04/29/2019

Hello everyone sorry about the long wait for the date but we finally have it. Zipcon 2020 will be taking place on Februrary 15th 2020. There have been some major changes this year so please read all this carefully. We will be increasing the price to 10 dollars (first TBA get lanyards) per person. Children under an age tbt get in free! Students no longer get in free. Volenteers, and panelists (rules tba) will get in free. We will need a lot more volenteers this year so please consider helping. Now there are reasons why we are increasing the price, the university has decided to start charging us for the space and we no longer take any money from the university. This is all now fully funded by you all, and we are looking to expand to a bigger space hopefully in a couple of years. Unfortunatly due to university wishes the convention goes from 10am-10pm. We also have new rules per the wishes of the university posted on our website please give them a read.

Minors 14 and under will now have to have a guardian present, and all minors will have their guardians phone # written on the back of their badges or wristbands so if they are breaking rules we will contact them. This is also the university decision.

Thank you and we hope to see you all at zipcon 2020 for our biggest year yet!

02/24/2019

I Hope everyone had a great zipcon this year!
We’ve had a few things turned into the staff as lost items, they include a black Samsung galaxy phone, a light blue spook of thread, and an absolutely adorable sylveon pin.
Please shoot us a DM if you have lost any of these items.

02/24/2019

Zipcon 2019 Feedback Form.

If you have time please fill out our feedback form: https://goo.gl/forms/p8BPt9zLDsGpgcyn1
Zipcon 2020 details to be announced soon

02/24/2019

Megan Shipman (@18moptop) | Twitter

Hello everyone, hope you all got home safely and enjoyed the con! I just want to thank our guests Megan Shipman (https://twitter.com/18moptop?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), Charles Dunbar (http://www.studyofanime.com/), and Vocamerica (https://vocamerica.com/) for coming to the con. Thank you for everyone making them feel extremely welcome and for all of you for being such a great con audience.

The latest Tweets from Megan Shipman (@18moptop). Aoba-New Game!//Camie-One Piece//Shimakaze-KanColle//Yuzu-Citrus//Snow White-MGRP//Hibari-Senran Kagura//IF-Neptunia//Sakura-DFrag//Arisa-Magical Index//

02/23/2019

Hope everyone is having a good con, registration ends at 6pm, and an update on vocamerica, the concert will be moved to 7pm to allow the concert room to get darker to allow for a better concert! Thank you for your understanding!

02/23/2019

Hello everyone, just some words of advice for the tomorrow. There is ample parking near the union, if you go towards the student union there will be a side street before you come to a bridge. Take that and there are tons of parking decks along that street, or there is a couple along that road, you can park in anyone. ALSO THERE IS A DIFFERENT ENTRANCE FOR REGISTRATION, IF YOU ARE NOT A STUDENT PLEASE GO TO THE FAR ENTRANCE AS SHOWN ON THE MAP. STUDENTS PLEASE USE THE STAIRCASE ENTRANCE. ALSO PLEASE BRING EXACT CHANGE 5 DOLLARS FOR REGULAR AND 10 FOR A BADGE AND LANYARD, THIS HELPS IMENSLY AND IF YOU BRING EXACT CHANGE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. (Sorry for the caps, very important info)

Hope to see you all tommorrow!

02/19/2019

Zipcon Volunteer Form

Hello everyone, We need more volenteers, if you didnt get an email from us (that we just sent out) it means we didnt have contact info for you. So if you havent received an email please fill out this again or if you want to volenteer for 2-3 hours fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/wVxsZqMiDgARIfmu2 We are still in need of volenteers

02/13/2019

We are proud to announce that we are hosting Megan Shipman, the voice behind Camie from One Piece, Mare Bello Fiore from Overlord, and many more!

02/12/2019

Vendor's Hall

The Panel Schedule and list of vendors and artists have been posted on the website!
https://zipcon.weebly.com/vendors-hall.html
https://zipcon.weebly.com/programming.html

Vendor's Hall will be open from 10AM-8PM. Vendors can arrive as early as 7AM to begin set up.