[shinji]

Hello everyone!

First off I want to thank everyone that came to Anime Central 2004! We are here because of you and we as a staff take pride in putting on a great convention for all! With that aside I want to officially open the 2005 convention year. I am currently working very hard to get the year started off in the right direction. The Vice-Chair has already been picked and we are currently working on the selection of Section Chiefs. The Vice-Chair for this year is Rob Hogan. Rob has worked in both Registration and Convention Operations; he is a wonderful guy that will work hard for this convention. Any questions you have can be forwarded to me or him, though Rob will be handling most of the forum work in my stead as am not much of a forum person.
In addition to getting the year started, some changes are coming up on the horizon for improvements to the convention. I will get in to more detail about that later, once the top management is in place.

I am honored to serve as the Con-Chair this year and I look forward to talking with everyone and making wonderful ideas happen this convention year!

Jon Sugerman
Convention Chair - Anime Central 2005

[FrenziedFury]

Let me be the first forum member to congratulate you on your appointment. I know you wouldn't have been chosen if no one thought you could arrange an awesome con. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll have planned for us in 2K5!

[Frank]

Jon has been one of the most hard-working individuals for the con that I have had the privilege of knowing, and I hav eno doubt that he will continue to lead Anime Central to bigger and better things. I have the utmost confidence in his and Rob's abilities and I am certain they will do their best to listen to you attendees and make this con better than before. They deserve every bit of respect that was given to myself and Locke and more.

Here's to ACen 2005 and beyond!

[Ayanami]

Neato! Good luck, and I'm sure we're all looking forward to a great 2005!

[gavv]

Frank said:

They deserve every bit of respect that was given to myself and Locke and more.

or to me ...oh wait, like there was any

gavv

[Rob Hogan]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a good summer. Well we're already hard at work with planning. I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to work with so many great people, and to produce an event that so many people enjoy.

I encourage everyone to continue to use the forums as a a place for community building and feedback. I will be making a presence on the forums and ask to follow the guidelines that Frank has used in the past.

I also encourage you to contact me via private message should you have any questions or concerns, but ask that you make your mesages concise.

i.e. If you have a concern, try to use a similar format as below:

Sentence 1: tell me what happened
Sentence 2: tell me why it bothered you
Sentence 3: tell me how you think we can better the situation in the future

(Example)

Me and a friend were walking through the exhibit hall when Frank beat us up and took our lunch money. The bothered me and my friend because we thought he was a nice guy, and we liked the way he danced. In the future, I think Frank should be banned from all future ACEN activities to maintain a safe environment for people with lunch money.

.....

Using an easy to read format like this will help me to group like comments, but also there is a greater chance I will read something short and to the point, rather than a 3 page rant. In the future, we can discuss the situation more, and that's when details can be brought up.

Well other than that, I look forward to helping put on a great con again this year.

Hope everyone has a great summer.

Rob Hogan
Vice Chair Anime Central 2005

[SyaoranFan85]

As a previous ACen attendee, I would like to say congrats to Jon and Rob both on their appointments to Con-Chair and Vice-Chair. I look forward to presenting my first cosplay at ACen '05 and I cant wait to see how you make it better!!

[AnnasTear]

Well, I would just like to say congrats to Jon and Rob on their appointments to the prestigious positions of Con and Vice chairs. I am very much looking forward to seeing what ACen 2005 has in store for staffers and attendees alike. It's nice to know that the environment will be a safe one for everyone and their lunch money.

[Yume No Miko]

AnnasTear said:

Well, I would just like to say congrats to Jon and Rob on their appointments to the prestigious positions of Con and Vice chairs. I am very much looking forward to seeing what ACen 2005 has in store for staffers and attendees alike. It's nice to know that the environment will be a safe one for everyone and their lunch money.  

I shall pray for your sanity and immortal souls...

Seriously though Congrats Jon...in my two years staffing I haven't seen anyone bust their arse harder (aside Frank,Locke and Issac when he was co-chair) Rob...no offense, never met ya but all the same congrats and good luck. looking forward to 05

Ja Ne

[NeoSaturn]

Seeing first hand all the hard work that goes into making ACEN run. All I have to say is good luck and congrats to Jon and Rob, they will need it.

[sammy-45]

I wish you both luck. I know both of you will work you buts off to make 2k5 better then ever. You guys have my full support. And I can't wait to get started(if you have me back!!!
kate

[Jazhed508]

Jon, Rob, may the deities that watch over us have great pity upon thy souls for being the ones to govern such a lot... err, umm... *looks at the active camera, swallows audibly*

I mean...

Congrats to you both. If'n you wish the service of this humble knave, you have but to call upon him.

Jazz - Working at night so others don't have to.

[Flik]

On behalf of myself and the now-dubbed Spoony Bards (a.k.a., the musical entourage that played in the Hyatt Lobby, complete with a "One Winged Angel" concert which'll be revamped and arranged so that we're not sight-reading the blasted piece again and will be better than ever), congrats! I'm sure that you guys'll do a fantastic job and have Anime Central '05 be the millenium's best thus far. (lol)

Jer

[Tiochan]

Flik said:

On behalf of myself and the now-dubbed Spoony Bards (a.k.a., the musical entourage that played in the Hyatt Lobby, complete with a "One Winged Angel" concert which'll be revamped and arranged so that we're not sight-reading the blasted piece again and will be better than ever), congrats!  I'm sure that you guys'll do a fantastic job and have Anime Central '05 be the millenium's best thus far.  (lol)

Jer

Were you the ones with the guitars and piano who sometimes come to Anime Reactor?

[Flik]

Yeah. I need to make my message at least 10 characters long, so I typed up this sentence. This conversation probably shouldn't continue in this thread, though.

[shinji]

karena_hikaru said:

HAIL TO JON AND ROB XD now the next step is to see your great dance moves =P DANCE!DANCE!!

If you chant my name, I will make Frank dance.


Jon
Convention Chair - Anime Central 2005

[Yume No Miko]

shinji said:

If you chant my name, I will make Frank dance.    


Jon
Convention Chair - Anime Central 2005

:confused: why does everyone wanna see Frank dance so? *Is confused with the other's fasanation*

[SyaoranFan85]

*chants Jon/shinji, wanting to see Frank dance* XD

[Frank]

Narumi-kun said:

poor frank... so shy in front of people...

Actually, I'm quite a sociable person. Wouldn't have danced badly otherwise.

I don't think it's possible to be Convention Chair and be shy.

[Ronix]

Hi Jon

Any word when pre-reg will open up for 2005?

I have one more thing I wanna humbly request Is there any way the trip to the dealers room could be shorter. I only ask cause I'm handicapped and it's kinda hard for me to push my wheelchair up that sky walk area. At least at a good pace anyway. The way to the dealers area is mostly up hill so i went kinda slow. I felt kinda guilty cause their was usually a long line of people behinde me but theirwas little i could do. People were usually cool about it but it was still a pain. A very few people got a little upset but I don't blame them. I hated it too. A few people were nice enough to push me so that was cool. and the walk was a nice way to meet people once I was in the convention center. But I found myself weeving in and out between the air conditioners in that small walkway so people could pass. And I was late for a few events because of that. I gotta be honest by Sunday that got very old. Look, all in all I loved acen and I don't wanna give anyone a hard time, but if their is any way I can aviod that in 05 it would be great. Do u think it would be ok to call on a staffer to give me a push or would they be to busy?? Or if anyother acen attendee is reading this and wants to make a few extra bucks lemme know. What are your thoughts Jon?? I welcome feedback from others as well

[Ronix]

Thanks man that's cool of you. By the way my name's jay

[SyaoranFan85]

Hey Jay! Im Brad...I would be willing to hang out, maybe even push you around for a bit. And I'd even do it for free! After all, can you put a price on a new friend?

Maybe Narumi and I could work it out where we take turns...

[arina_shirakawa]

haha, maybe at the opening ceremony next year we can have some ACen staff dancing on the stage~XD that would be entertaing~

*whispers* Actually I know a certain someone at Reg that can dance well~=P hehe *nods and coughs and takes out cat tail and ears*

Arina

[Yume No Miko]

Thanks for voulenteering Arina I can't wait to see you up on stage dancing

[arina_shirakawa]

Yume No Miko said:

Thanks for voulenteering Arina     I can't wait to see you up on stage dancing

ehhh? what? XD *pretends to be innocent*

"certain reg staff" = not me XD
I'm pushing someone else on stage though~ muhahaha *throws off the tail and ears*

Or maybe we can make it a All-male-ACen staff dancing thing, so we girls can sit in the crowd and watch~XD...wait, that really doesn't sound right~ hehe

[ACen Guy Brown]

Hello Mr. New Convention Chair

Sorry for the late hello but I havn't had time to post much latly. Its good to hear that someone so respected by the staff is taking over our much beloved ACen. I wish the best of luck next year!