To our loyal attendees,
We hope you are all doing well despite all the things that have happened this year. We are taking this chance to update you on the status of registration for FanimeCon 2021 and our planning for this coming year.
Before diving in, we wanted to share that FanimeCon is a non-profit organization run by a group of devoted volunteer staff. We thank you for your continued support of this cherished community.
We are announcing that FanimeCon 2021 will be fully virtual. This will be unlike any convention that we have planned before. We are tailoring many of our traditionally in-person events to fit a virtual audience and will share more details as this develops.
Your ticket to FanimeCon 2021 will allow you access to the virtual events this year. If you have a ticket rolled over from FanimeCon 2020 it will be valid for FanimeCon 2021 and FanimeCon 2022. At the current moment, we are unsure when FanimeCon 2021 registration will be available, but we will follow up as information is finalized. In the interim, please direct any questions or requests to feedback@fanime.com.
Hotel rooms reserved through the FanimeCon block will be automatically cancelled without penalty. Hotel room selection windows for FanimeCon 2022 will remain the same and will be based on your FanimeCon 2020 registration time. Reservations made directly through a hotel or a third party vendor must be cancelled directly with that hotel or vendor.
Exhibitors in our Dealer’s Hall and Artist Alley should expect communication from those departments. Programming participants of events such as Panels and Cosplay Gatherings should also expect communication from those departments.
If you have any questions, please see our FAQ page, or if you have feedback, please let us know at feedback@fanime.com or https://feedback.fanime.com. Please continue to funnel your questions and comments through feedback@fanime.com or https://feedback.fanime.com. Please do not call the phone numbers listed on the web page of our registration partner, CMR.
As always, we would like to thank our partners at Team San Jose, the City of San Jose, and our partner hotels for diligently working with us in this uncertain time. Also, we send a heartfelt thank you to our attendees, staff, volunteers, Guests of Honor, vendors, partners, artists, dealers, and panelists for all the passion, effort, and faith you put into this community.
While we are sad that we will not be able to celebrate FanimeCon in person again this year, we are looking forward to bringing the Con directly to you. In the meantime, we hope you and your families stay safe and healthy!
Eric, Claudia, and Alicia
-FanimeCon 2021 Chair Team
FanimeCon 2021 FAQ
Update
If you would like access to the Virtual FanimeCon 2021, please log in to your registration record via the following URL: https://reg.cmrus.com/fanime2022_and_virtual/ by Friday, May 21, 2021 at the latest.
To do so, select the Edit Registration tab, enter your email address and zip code. Once you reach the registration dashboard, select Edit Registration again, and follow the prompts to the page where you select if you’d like access to the Virtual FanimeCon 2021. After making your selection, proceed through the pages until you reach the registration dashboard again. Then you can log out or close your browser tab.
Please make your selection by Friday, May 21, 2021 at the latest.
Attendee Registration
FanimeCon 2021 will be fully virtual.
For those that have pre-registered for FanimeCon, your ticket has been rolled over from FanimeCon 2020 to FanimeCon 2021. Your ticket to FanimeCon 2021 will allow you access to the virtual events this year. If you have a ticket rolled over from FanimeCon 2020 it will be valid for FanimeCon 2021 and FanimeCon 2022. FanimeCon is operated by the non-profit Foundation for Anime and Niche Sub-cultures (FANS) and run by a group of devoted volunteer staff. All revenue goes back into our events’ operational costs. By deferring your ticket, you help us remain financially stable and cover expenses we have already incurred and continue to incur during the pandemic. We thank you for your continued support of this cherished community.
Hotel Reservations
Hotel rooms reserved through the FanimeCon block will be automatically cancelled without penalty. Hotel room selection windows for FanimeCon 2022 will remain the same and will be based on your FanimeCon 2020 registration time. Reservations made directly through a hotel or a third-party vendor must be cancelled directly with that hotel or vendor.
Artist Alley Registration
Exhibitors in our 2020 Artist Alley should expect communication from those departments in the coming days.
Dealer Registration
Exhibitors in our 2020 Dealer’s Hall should expect communication from those departments in the coming days.
How can I support dealers or artists that would be at FanimeCon?
We are working with Exhibitors to allow everyone to support them during this time.
Other FanimeCon Events
Participants of FanimeCon 2020 programming, such as Panels, Cosplay Gatherings, and other events should expect communication from those departments in the coming weeks.