tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776050488269863822024-03-05T10:02:53.830-08:00Ucon @ UconnQuestions/submissions may be directed to ucon.uconn@gmail.com
U-con at Uconn is a free anime, video game, table top gaming and comic convention that is annually held at the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus. We feature a few special guests, vendors, panels/ workshops, and artists from around the New England area and beyond.
U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-35411698062132130702017-01-13T09:48:00.001-08:002017-01-13T09:48:44.897-08:002017 LOGO COMPETITION WINNERCongratulations to Hal Tedeschi for winning the U-Con @ UConn 2017 Logo Competition. After executive board and third party judging including experts in the field and previous U-Con @ UConn artists, we have decided to name Hal Tedeschi as our 2017 U-Con @ UConn official artist. Hal will be hired by the U-Con @ UConn Board of Directors and their work will be the theme of the 2017 U-Con @ UConn convention. <br />
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Hal Tedeschi is a freshman here at UConn. They are an illustration major and have been interested in art all their life. In 2013, they attended their first comic convention, and began cosplaying shortly after. This community has helped Hal grow as an artist and as a person, and they are always looking forward to picking up new tricks and techniques to use in their art. Creating things is Hal's passion, and they are most interested in improving their skills in drawing and costume making. <br />
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Congratulations again to Hal!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Go on to the "Registration" TAB!</span>U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-58405355034722741042016-10-17T14:44:00.001-07:002016-10-17T14:44:37.466-07:002017 LOGO COMPETITIONWe have opened all entries for the 2017 logo competition! Please <a href="http://uconatuconn.blogspot.com/p/logo-competition.html">click here!</a> to read the rules and enter!U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-59503125526749528362015-02-22T08:50:00.001-08:002015-02-22T08:50:20.596-08:00Super secret bonus panels!<p dir="ltr">I'd like to inform everyone that we have another extra panel added to our schedule, a second Q&A by Quinton Flynn titled everything goes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It will be in the ballroom from 12 to 1</p>
<p dir="ltr">We will also have a second candy taste test! Matt from Camp Anime will be having another delightful taste test around 12:15 on the third floor, Visit registration for more details</p>
U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-47858362718930422452015-02-19T18:01:00.007-08:002015-02-19T18:37:08.184-08:00Parking!<span style="color: white; font-size: large;">For those of you not on campus/driving up:</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Parking is available for the convention!</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>There is free weekend parking in any lettered parking lot on campus (other than S lot). Please be wary of the signs designating which lots you are allowed to park in as to not get ticketed. These lots are between a five and ten minute walk to the student union depending on which you park in. I personally recommend X Lot, as it is the closest to event. A map of them can be found here: <a href="http://park.uconn.edu/files/parkmap.pdf">http://park.uconn.edu/files/parkmap.pdf</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>There is one parking garage that is open on the weekends, however they do charge an hourly fee. South Garage is attached to the Coop, and is a short walk from the student union. More information on that can be found here, and it it's location is shown on the previous parking map: <a href="http://park.uconn.edu/visitor.html">http://park.uconn.edu/visitor.html</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">There is a basketball game Sunday so there will be a $10 or $15 flat fee to park</span></b></div>
U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-90861147260000435252015-02-19T17:59:00.002-08:002015-02-19T18:02:04.887-08:00Cosplay Contest<span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in the Cosplay Contest please check out the Main Events page located <a href="http://uconatuconn.blogspot.com/p/main-events.html">here.</a></span>U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-40927801280782038272015-02-11T21:18:00.001-08:002015-02-11T21:18:47.694-08:00Tentative Artist Alley Times!<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These are the current times for the artist alleys and are subject to minor change.</b></span><br />
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The artist alley will be open on both days!<br />
Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm<br />
Sunday: 11:00am - 2:00pm<br />
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Setup is from: 8:30am - 10:00am on Saturday<br />
and: 10:30am - 11:00am on Sunday<br />
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<br />U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-79867437213075799212015-02-11T18:04:00.002-08:002015-02-11T18:12:43.761-08:00League of Legends Tournament!Hello summoners and welcome back to the rift. We're bringing back the League of Legends Tournament to this year's Ucon @ Uconn.<br />
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The event will begin Friday, February 20th ONLINE from 6pm to 10pm AND you must be able to appear in person from Noon to 4pm on Saturday, February 21st at the Student Union.<br />
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The format of this event is a 5v5 Summoner's Rift draft tournament comprising of a 4 round SWISS, in which each team will play against similar record teams. After 4 rounds of these pairings, the top 4 teams will be invited to join us in person on Saturday for a single elimination Semi-Finals Event.<br />
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We will be awarding $250 of riot points to the winning teams.<br />
1st place: 3200 RP & Triumphant Ryze<br />
2nd place: 2400 RP per player<br />
3rd place: 1600 RP per player<br />
4th place: 800 RP per player<br />
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In order to enter, please following this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/104R78PlADxwTuo8CN8tAMLcG35cGIRWg870XTZ4z7I4/viewform?usp=send_form">link</a> to find detailed rules and registration. The price to enter is only $1 per person and $5 per team. Payment is available in person (at Friendly Fire Games in Storrs, CT) or through paypal.<br />
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<br />U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-30746530995670961412015-01-23T09:32:00.000-08:002015-01-23T09:32:02.460-08:00Please Welcome our returning guest... Uncle Yo!Returning after an amazing performance last year Uncle Yo can always be counted on to provide amazing panels and excellent stand up. This paragon of nerd culture will be returning to provide us more panels and once again serve as judge in our Costume Contest. Do you have what it takes to win gold? Come to Ucon at UCONN this February 21st and 22nd to find out!U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-85845213585060881972015-01-10T20:13:00.003-08:002015-01-23T09:36:40.288-08:00Quinton announcement<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Main Guest 2015 - Quinton Flynn</span></h2>
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Quinton’s voice has been burning up the voice over industry since he first arrived in Los Angeles from his native Cleveland, Ohio. He is an A-list voice actor, having played such famous animated characters as: Jonny Quest, Speed Racer, The Human Torch, Elmer Fudd, Timon & Snowbell, just to name a few. His animated television appearances include: Robot Chicken, The Last Airbender, Animaniacs, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, The Avengers and many more.</h2>
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His best known roles in Video Game franchises have been his work providing the English voices of Raiden (Metal Gear Series), Axel (Kingdom Hearts Series), Kolyat Krios (Mass Effect), Henry (No More Heroes), Arlon & Rexus Ragespear (Guild Wars 2) and Reno in (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) the motion picture.</h2>
U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-91544438265080139792014-02-19T20:44:00.002-08:002014-02-19T20:47:03.527-08:00Schedule!Saturday:
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwm8EP7ntTEdX2ZyS251ekZFUDA/edit?usp=sharing%C2%A0" target="_blank">Panel Schedule</a><br />
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Sunday (no panels):
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwm8EP7ntTEdMEFuUWZLQjBubXM/edit?usp=sharing">Schedule</a>U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-1729955628168607542014-02-11T13:23:00.000-08:002014-02-11T13:23:40.372-08:00Haru Aki Cafe!UCon at Uconn is teaming up with the new Haru Aki Cafe.
Haru Aki Cafe is a Japanese style cafe located in the Storrs Center right next to the UConn campus. The best part of this is that if you attend the convention and then head over to the cafe you will be able to get a 10% discount with your badge. Who doesn't love Japanese foods and discounts? So when you have some time for food head on over to the <a href="http://haruakicafe.com">Haru Aki Cafe</a>, and click there for their webpage!U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-80973262937172910612014-02-02T18:20:00.002-08:002014-02-02T18:20:13.182-08:00Another main guest announcement.... Uncle Yo!Surprise! Our second main guest this year is Uncle Yo, the hilarious nerd-culture stand-up comedian! He will be doing a few panels, as well as hosting a COSTUME CONTEST! So show up in your best cosplay, and prepare to be judged by Uncle Yo...
Check out his website while you take a break from your sewing and prop making, the convention is only a few weeks away!U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-3937090694111667912014-01-28T12:56:00.000-08:002014-01-28T12:56:03.726-08:00And our main guest is... Vic Mignogna!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year our special guest is the illustrious voice actor, Vic Mignogna! He has voiced many characters in popular anime, such as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club. Please stay tuned for the convention schedule, which will tell you when everything is happening, including all events with Vic. Check out his <a href="http://www.vicsworld.net/" target="_blank">website</a> while you wait!</span>U-Con @ UConn Board of Directorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638392107036898520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877605048826986382.post-46421878950961587842014-01-14T10:27:00.000-08:002015-02-11T22:11:57.032-08:00Panel Sign-Up<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey everybody! We are still accepting panel sign-ups... If you want to do a panel at Ucon please follow these instructions! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will only be able to accept so many panels on similar topics so keep that in mind. We are able to do 18+ panels, but this would be considered more 'Adult Humor' than anything else. Don't push it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> If you are interested, please answer these few questions and send an email to ucon.uconn@gmail.com with "Panel Registration" as the subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Title: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Preferred Time Slot (morning, noon, evening, day): </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Equipment (projector, laptop, etc?): </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Description(For the program booklet): </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Genre: </span><br />
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As you all know, the convention is happening at the UConn Storrs campus, in the student union, February 22nd-23rd of 2014. We have guests, panels, tournaments, gaming... And guess what? It's FREE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you would like to attend, please help us out and register by giving us just your first and last name (nick names are OK, too) at our registration page: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aGrV3v4c-sSnDq4n0vw7XSI1AVv669B3vZhy9hzguMA/viewform" target="_blank">Registration</a>. We will check you in when you arrive, and you will get a badge on which you can write your name (or nick name).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anybody can attend, not just Uconn students. This convention is open to the public, anybody who wants to go can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at <a href="mailto:ucon.uconn@gmail.com">ucon.uconn@gmail.com</a> or post on our facebook page (search u-con @ uconn on facebook!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upcoming, we will have posts about our guests, the dealers room/artist alley, gaming, panels... hold tight! </span><br />
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