Name:	Metrocon [visit site]
Date:	July 18-20, 2008
Location:	Tampa Convention Center Tampa, FL
Pre-Reg. Rates:	$40 to Dec 31; $44 to Mar 31; $48 to Jun 20
At-Door Rates:	$55 weekend; $25 Fri; $30 Sat; $25 Sun
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) AMV Contest Panel Programming: Guest Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition Art Programming: Artists' Alley    Music Programming: Concert Dance Formal Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Game Shows Other Events
Guests:	Greg Ayres (Voice Actor) Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat) Johnny Yong Bosch (Voice Actor) Greg Cipes (Musician, Cipes and The People) Cipes and the People (Band) Ashley Clark (Artist / Writer) DJ HeavyGrinder (Disc Jockey) Eyeshine (Band) Lauren Goodnight (Voice Actress, ADV Films) Yaya Han (Cosplayer) The Heroes Alliance (Costumers) Scott McNeil (Voice Actor, Ocean Studios) Select Start (Band) Doug Smith (Artist / Voice Actor, Studio Ironcat) David Stanworth (Web Comic Artist / Writer, Snafu-Comics) David Williams (DVD Producer, ADV Films)
Information:	METROCON is a weekend-long celebration of the numerous facets of Japanese popular entertainment from anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese comics), J-pop and J-Rock (Japanese pop and rock music, performed by "idols") to cosplay (costume design and performance) and video games.
Photos and Reports:	Creative Loafing Metromix Tampa Bay MyFox Tampa Bay Tampa Bay's 10 News Submit a link to your report
See Also:	Metrocon 2003 -  July 18-20, 2003 Metrocon 2004 -  July 9-11, 2004 Metrocon 2005 -  June 24-26, 2005 Metrocon 2006 -  June 2-4, 2006 Metrocon: Amano's World 2006 -  October 14-15, 2006 Metrocon 2007 -  July 6-8, 2007 Metrocon 2008 -  July 18-20, 2008 Metrocon 2009 -  June 19-21, 2009
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