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On the other side there was a dealers room and a coat check run by the convention,\u00a0 along with a video game section.\u00a0\u00a0 The dealer’s section kind of confusing as their artist’s colony was mixed in with it,\u00a0 we also heard they managed to run out of dealer’s booths or artist space to sell.\u00a0 For a convention this large and with that much available space.<\/p>\n
Also on the first floor there was the registration area.\u00a0 When we got there in\u00a0the morning it was empty.\u00a0 Which was strange in our eyes as its usually packed in the morning at other cons.\u00a0 But later on in the afternoon the line picked up and it snaked around. \u00a0 This convention used computerized on-site registration\u00a0 which seemed to work well, people were sent to a computer to fill out their information and then proceeded to the next step which kept everything quick.<\/p>\n The top floor of the convention was for their main events room with panels and workshop rooms to the sides.\u00a0 The panels ranged from being packed to capacity to almost empty workshops,\u00a0 which is typical for any convention.\u00a0 One thing I did notice though was at times the staff was very active at checking on panels to make sure they weren’t overcrowded.\u00a0 They didn’t allow anyone to stand in the back if the room was out of seating.\u00a0 Their main events however still needs some planning on how to handle the crowds.\u00a0 While main events room is setup well with the stage, prior to a major event the lines started to spill into the panel room halls causing a traffic jams where the staff tried to keep it in order.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we were only there for Saturday.\u00a0 We only got a couple of panels to attend.\u00a0 In the morning we attended “Genre Wars – Anime Versus Science Fiction”, it was an audience participation panel.\u00a0 The panel was setup like a game show where contestants were\u00a0given points on performance by the Judge panel.\u00a0 To add to the fun each of the contestants was read a back-story by the MC that told the two contestants the character’s bio and the situation. Then the contestants had to improv their way in order to score points for one side to win.\u00a0 They also had a fun gimmick where they had an electric shocker where contestants had to grab a handle and not let go as it shocked them.\u00a0 Overall this panel was a fun panel run by fans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another packed panel was the Lolita 101 panel.\u00a0 So they meant by multi-genere, they really meant it.\u00a0 This panel just did a general overview of what Lolita fashion was and went over the basics of the different kinds of styles that encompassed the fashion.\u00a0 The presenters then went into detail of where to buy and what to get clothes and accessories. \u00a0 Then they opened up the floor to a general Q&A session.\u00a0 The crowd really did like the panel and there was quite a bit of interest with people not already in Lolita fashion asking the questions.<\/p>\n Aside from the convention center, ConnectiCon also used part of the Hotel, however it wasn’t that obvious by the signage and as it was mostly used for video viewing we didn’t visit that area.\u00a0 Due to time constraints on our part, the rest of our time was used to take photos of the cosplay the attendees wore.\u00a0 You can see those in the photo gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n Being ConnectiCon’s 10th year, this convention has amassed\u00a0 a huge following. They estimated they would have 10,000 people in attendance over the weekend.\u00a0 Though with all the people at the convention on Saturday, it didn’t seem to be that crowded with all the open space.\u00a0 We did notice that there wasn’t too many staff members or volunteers visible in the hallways, but they hired external event security to supplement crowd control.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We hope this isn’t just because of age and that the convention actively branch out to get new staff and volunteers into their organization.\u00a0 The crowd attending also was very mixed,\u00a0 you had gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, and anime fans all in one convention.\u00a0\u00a0 Unlike other conventions that other genre’s just show up, they mixed the programming well enough so everyone was happy in our opinion.\u00a0 Also there were a few young families that attended with their kids, which was nice for being a large attended convention at they had space to move around.<\/p>\n As conpics.ws is New York City based, for us this convention isn’t that far away.\u00a0 In some ways its similar to I-con, but in our opinion even though its three hours away rather than two, ConnectiCon seem to be more convenient to get to.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What’s also great about the organization behind the convention is they have monthly free events they call their Members Appreciation Day, visit their website www.connecticon.org<\/a> for more information.\u00a0 So while the convention is over, they still create oportuntities to connect with the attendees.\u00a0 In all, this convention is definitely one should visit for more than one day, and mark your calendars for next year as they already have the dates for the next ConnectiCon\u00a0 July 12-14 2013.\u00a0 We hope next year that we’ll be able to stay overnight and schedule more time to this convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being ConnectiCon’s 10th year, this convention has amassed a huge following. 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