Hello all!
I wanted to see if anyone on the list was thinking of attending Matsuricon in Columbus, Ohio this summer - I will be a guest at Pulpfest, the convention sharing the Hyatt with Matsuricon that weekend, and am thinking about doing a history of anime fandom (or something along those lines) panel at Matsuricon, as well as maybe something talking about Lovcraftian or weird fiction influences in anime (since Pulpfest will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft's birth.
There is currently talk about setting up a kind of discounted or dual pass, wherein anyone attending Matsuricon can also get into any of the Lovecraft panels or film showings at Pulpfest, or really vice-versa for any Pulpfest attendee that may have an interest in anime! This is still in process, but I expect something along those lines to be available.
http://www.pulpfest.com
http://www.matsuricon.org/