The Mohawk Valley Community College Anime Club is looking for panelists, vendors, and artists for the Taka-Con, a convention for fans of anime, comics, gaming, and all things “nerdy,” on Saturday, April 22, at the College’s Utica Campus.
The event will feature panels, workshops, cosplay, games, vendors, and more from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Alumni College Center and Wilcox Hall. Organizers are looking for panelists to present one-hour workshops on related topics. The workshops should be interesting, interactive, and able to be done in a classroom setting. They also are seeking gamemasters to run various types of games, such as board games or role-playing games, that may last from two to four hours. Gamemasters should be prepared to bring their own materials, aiming to include four to eight participants.
Vendors and artists are also needed to display and sell their materials from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For $35, vendors get a 10-by-10 space with a six-foot rectangular table and two chairs provided.
Mohawk Valley Community College, established in 1946, is New York State’s first community college with a mission to provide accessible, high-quality educational opportunities for everyone. As the community’s college, MVCC is committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment. With campuses in Utica and Rome, MVCC is the region’s primary provider of college education, offering 90 degree and certificate options for its enrollment of 6,000 full- and part-time students. MVCC also serves an additional 6,000 people through its corporate and community education programs, and its campuses welcome more than 50,000 people annually for community events. To learn more about MVCC and its programs, visit www.mvcc.edu.
For full consideration and to be included in the original printed programs, panelists, vendors, artists, and gamemasters should apply by March 31 at https://tinyurl.com/
