An interesting article regarding scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji who wrote for "Astro Boy", "Jungle Emperor Leo", "Princess Knight", "Meitantei Conan" and others, attended J Fest in Russia to talk about the early days of anime:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/ar ... 001321.htm
It's so great to know there are anime conventions that bring bring people who worked on older anime to their conventions.