Do you want to present a Panel or host a Workshop at Otakon 2019? Whether you’re brand new to Otakon or you’ve been coming for years, if you have a great deal of knowledge on a subject you would like to share with your fellow Otaku, we welcome your ideas! The deadline to submit Panel and Workshop applications is March 4th. Please see our website for full details:
https://www.otakon.com/activities/panels/
https://www.otakon.com/activities/workshops/
Otakon is proud to announce our first guest for 2019, Hirokatsu Kihara.
Formerly involved with the production desk at Studio Ghibli, Hirokatsu Kihara was involved in the hit anime Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Nowadays he writes ghost stories and MCs at monster conventions. His most famous work is Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment, and has been a crucial contributor to many other hits in this genre.
We are pleased to welcome Kihara-san back as the comminity celebrates the 30th anniversary of Kiki's Delivery Service. Previously, he was a guest at Otakon 2018 …
Good news everyone! Registration for Otakon 2019 is now open!
Register early to lock in the special "early bird" discount rate. Learn more at our website and join us July 26-28, 2019!
Still looking for that perfect gift for that hard to shop for Otaku, or maybe a little something special for yourself?
Well good news! Our volunteer Ota-elves have been scrambling and we're excited to be able to open member registration for Otakon 2019 this Wednesday, December 19th at 11am Eastern.
Register early to lock in the special "early bird" discount rate. Learn more at our website and join us July 26-28, 2019!
Our hotel partner, Experient, has contacted us to let us know they are aware that some of our members were having difficulties getting through their website to book rooms today (receiving a 404 error). They have informed us they believe they have found the problem and it should now be resolved.
Otakon and Experient both are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. If you are experiencing any trouble with their website, please call their customer service line (800-967-8852) to talk to them about hotel options and waitlist options.
We're collecting feedback from our members on your Otakon 2018 experience.
Did you attend Otakon this year? How did we do? Not able to attend this year? Let us know why!
To fill out our survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Ota18Feedback
The Otakon 2019 Hotel Portal will open one day earlier on August 31st at Noon. Visit our hotels page here for all the details.
Save the Date! The hotel portal for Otakon 2019 will go live on September 1st 2018 at Noon! Find out all the details here on our Hotels page.
The National Parks Service has granted permits for the Unite the Right Rally and several counter-protests for Sunday, August 12th. All guns have been banned from the events and the DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is planning to have a heavy presence to prevent violence. They have also prepared several emergency measures to prevent escalation. We recommend reviewing our travel advisory , our previous statement, as well as our safety information and the Visit DC safety page, and plan travel appropriately.
Here's the latest information we have received from the city on street and Metro closures for this upcoming weekend. We want all our members to stay safe this weekend. As we mentioned in our previous post, we ask that you please take time to plan accordingly for your travel and time with us. Please read over the following; Otakon Convention Safety, Convention Safety Tips, and Washington, D.C. Safety Information.
