What Do You Do at Conventions?

u'll know what to do when u get there. and bring whatever u think is necessary. autograph items, markers, light sticks (for the concerts), cameras, figmas and nendos, name cards (if available), DS, etc. That should be enough. ^_^;

I've only ever been to one convention, Anime Expo 2008. ^^; I've been to loads of ren fairs, but those aren't *quite* the same thing, even though they do have some similarities. What my roommate and I did at AX is that in the car on the way we went over the schedule we printed off the website, made note of the panels and other scheduled events, and organized them by priority. ("OMG, we've GOT to go to the Mega64 panel!" "Ooh, they're showing Spirited Away, even though we've seen it it's good. . .that's a maybe. . .") Any time that didn't have a must or a maybe event, we spent in the dealer room and the artists' alley and tried very hard and unsuccessfully not to spend money. XD

If I'm visiting the convention alone, I'll be selective in which event I'll be staying for so I try to drag my friends along to kill some time in between events.

Figmas/Nendos are your best buddies to bring to such conventions. Might be taking Drossel-Ojou sama out for a walk...

go to panels you want to go to, visit arcades, go to table top gaming, and yes, visit dealers room

when I go to this the pattern I do every time:
dealers room
panel
special event
dealers room
hosting panel
dealers room
panel

bring big banner with actar figure review to AFA everone will know you !!^__^

i'll be there...behind some 'walls' XD

i've only been to Anime Evolution 2009, but i remember mostly hanging out with friends, the giant glomp circle outside, taking photos with cosplayers, panels, gundam modeling competitions, vendor hall

i hang-out myself in some anime conventions just to take pictures in some cosplayers & take some info..especially free freebies & do "Cheapstake"technique in some figure booth stalls.

I'll note what panels I want to see first, then the dealer room. After that it's pretty open.. check out the cos'players, maybe a viewing session. I try to relax and enjoy the vibe.

Lets see.. What do I do now at conventions or what I did at conventions when I was younger?

When I was younger, I'd do all the convention things.. go to the Cosplay events, watch those.. The Anime Music videos.. The Dealers room.. Hang out with like minded individuals. Etc..etc.

What I do now.. Avoid the F***ing fanboys with a passion.. Make fun of them, hope they all die of a strange nerve gas attack.. And generally avoid the convention at all costs except to work on resin kits with my buddies.. who also do the same things . We look up attractions in the city were the convention is.. and go to them!

Get drunk and pass out

As photography being my hobby I take ton of photographs, mainly cosplayers.
Report from recent NYAF here: http://bit.ly/8bkSUJ

I usually go to a convention with a battle plan of things to do and see, but I always end up spending a lot of time just wandering around, taking pictures of cosplayers and talking to other attendees. I love panels, but I have trouble keeping focused if the event isn't something that just fascinates me. I spend some time in the dealer's room, usually scouting for figures and manga that I can't find in my local book store.

We don't have decent conventions here. I went to Japan ex in London a few years back and all it was were stalls selling stuff and some pretty poor 'shows'. The lolita fashion show was crap, the cosplay was very hit and miss and everything else I didn't bother with. The taiko drummers were the only good thing.

So all I did really was shop. Eeeer great, because its not like I could have done that at home without paying hefty rail fares =/

I love attending in cosplay and I spend almost all my time hunting merchandise in the Dealer's Rooms and Artist Alley. It's also great to check out the few truly amazing cosplays, but it's a challenge not to gouge out my eyes after seeing truly horrifying ones. For me, it's all about the high I get from getting merch I can't find locally and having pictures taken of me in cosplay. =^_^=

I usually take pictures of the cosplayers. Seeing people dressing up as their favorite character and having fun always puts a smile on my face. Also, it's great to see cosplayers change overtime: at first their costume looks bad on their first try but after some time they gain experience and skill and become great cosplayers! I am confident enough to say that Filipino cosplayers are in par with other countries like Japan!

Other than taking pictures of cosplayers I also buy the exclusive event souvenirs if there are any (t-shirts, mugs, posters, etc). I also browse through the many booths for figures, magazines and other products (like these booths that sell anime-related accessories). Sometimes I watch the performances on stage too.

nice tie. ^^;

When I go to cons I usually go to the dealer room and buy the most random things I can think of and attend the events usually making a jack*** out of myself in the process it's all good fun of course ^^

Well, I go for sight seeing! ^_^