Name:	Otakon [visit site]
Date:	August 7-9, 1998
Location:	Hyatt Regency-Crystal City Arlington, VA
Attendance:	2,500 paid attendees (2,609 estimated total)
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) AMV Contest Hentai Screening(s) Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Artists' Alley Model Contest    Music Programming: Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Live Action Role Playing Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Game Shows Other Events
Guests:	Hiroshi Aro (Manga Artist) Tiffany Grant (Voice Actor / Writer, ADV Films / FUNimation / Illimitoon) Shoji Kawamori (Animator / Director) Kuni Kimura (Translator) Tristan MacAvery (Voice Actor, Archaic Jump Productions) Lisa Ortiz (Voice Actress) Jan Scott-Frazier (Director / Translator / Jane-of-all-trades)
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See Also:	Otakon 1994 -  July 29-31, 1994 Otakon 1995 -  September 1-4, 1995 Otakon 1996 -  August 9-11, 1996 Otakon 1997 -  August 8-10, 1997 Otakon 1998 -  August 7-9, 1998 Otakon 1999 -  July 2-4, 1999 Otakon 2000 -  August 4-6, 2000 Otakon 2001 -  August 10-12, 2001 Otakon 2002 -  July 26-28, 2002 Otakon 2003 -  August 8-10, 2003 Otakon 2004 -  July 30 - August 1, 2004 Otakon 2005 -  August 19-21, 2005 Otakon 2006 -  August 4-6, 2006 Otakon 2007 -  July 20-22, 2007 Otakon 2008 -  August 8-10, 2008 Otakon 2009 -  July 17-19, 2009
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