I volunteer at conventions. If you commit enough hours, you can often get your registration fee refunded or applied to the next year. My footprint typically goes from Richmond, VA, through the D.C. area, to Pittsburgh.
I maintain a tracker in Google docs that’s a little more personalized than AnimeCons, often has stuff the site isn’t tracking… Let me know if you might be interested.
Share what kind of tips and questions you might have.
That’s awesome. I just went to my first convention a few weeks again, anime USA. I volunteered for logistics and moved a bunch of stuff. Unfortunately the last I was to volunteer I had a family emergency. I track the conventions on animecons.com
Hi, @SquallMano ! I have moved your Topic to a brand new Conventions category 
Feel free to branch out and create many Topics on anything other Otakus might find useful, you can create a Topic for each convention and share your tips depending on the con. I am so excited to hear about all your awesome experiences! -Liz 
Awesomeness. I was guest handling for Sarah Ann Williams there. Any chance we crossed paths? Or you might have seen my Doctor Mario in the evenings.
AnimeCons.com is good, but still missing a bunch. AnimeInk in Richmond this past weekend was amazing. Ooh, I need to get Fairfax MiniCon on the schedule…
Hmm it’s possible. I was out there from open till about 5 Friday and Saturday. I was alone and did t dress up so I’m sure I didn’t stick out. Lol
I am doing my first booth at cosplay expo in vegas this december. I didnt know about animecons.com, i will need to check it out.
Speaking as a customer, make sure you’ve got plenty of business cards or your contact info available for a picture. My available funds go mainly to food (kinda helps to survive) and autographs, but I can get business info so I can get birthday and Christmas presents throughout the year when I do have the funds.
Being from out of the area, I saw a lot of people messaging for places to eat outside the venue. There’s almost always a Facebook Group or Discord where people answer suggestions for food, budget, and distance.
That is so super handy, I will defo look for these for next conventions!
Woot! Meghan Shipman is coming to my hick city!
Little liz can join any event with you anywhere
That’s a Great Idea! And I really need something like this
That is awesome
Awww, my pleasure to assist, sweetie 
! -Liz
Anyone doing wondercon this weekend?
Sadly no. Way to far away for me.
Someday I will attended one con
I remember my first. Lol. I’ve only been to two.
Maybe one day I will but just not at the moment.
