NerdaCon

NerdaCon was a multi-genre fan convention (first seen as a "gaming, popular arts, and crafts convention"[2][3]) held annually since 2007 at Columbus State University by the school's Campus Nerds group, a campus organization that describes itself as "an organization that embraces all special interests and gives its members a community of like minded individuals".[4] Each year, the con was titled "NerdaCon vX", where "X" is the number of the con (The first was "v1", the second was "v2", etc.). As it was a multi-genre convention, it had no general focus other than that of the Nerds, in that the panels, guests, and dealers each added a focus toward anime, manga, science fiction, gaming, comic books, zombie apocalypse, or a combination of these or other generally nerdy or geeky things to add to the atmosphere.[1] NerdaCon was a free event to the general public[1] until NerdaCon v9, in which it switched to a paid admission system in order to support its move from Columbus State University to the Columbus Convention and Trade Center in 2015, where it had been for NerdaCon v10 and v11.[5] NerdaCon helped support organizations such as Children's Miracle Network and the Hero Initiative[3] through donations.

NerdaCon
StatusDefunct
GenreMulti-genre
Venue
Location(s)Columbus, Georgia
CountryUnited States
InauguratedMarch 2007
Most recentNovember 2016
Organized byCampus Nerds of Columbus State University
Filing statusNon-profit[1]
Websitehttp://www.nerdacon.org

By tradition, the convention was held on a Friday and Saturday in November, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM on the Friday, and 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on the Saturday. However, since NerdaCon v6 was held on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), each day was extended by 11 minutes, making it end at 11:11 PM.[6][1]

Events

NerdaCon held many events throughout the span of the convention, including boffer, trading card, and video game tournaments (and casual play), a costume contest to judge the best Cosplay, and the Saturday night dance with music from guest DJs. NerdaCon also offered a vendor hall with many vendors and artists selling goods, multiple panel rooms hosting a variety of topics, an anime viewing room, and a variety of special guests.

Event History
VersionDatesLocation
v1 March 25, 2007[7][2] Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center
Columbus, Georgia [8]
v2 November 9–10, 2007 Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center
Columbus, Georgia[9]
v3 November 14–15, 2008 Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center
Columbus, Georgia[10]
v4 November 13–14, 2009 Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center
Columbus, Georgia[11]
v5 November 12–13, 2010 Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center and Schuster Student Success Center
Columbus, Georgia[12]
v6 November 11–12, 2011 (1800 - 2311 and 1000 - 2311, respectively)[13][14][1][15][16] Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center, Student Recreation Center (Costume Contest and Raffle only)[1]
Columbus, Georgia
v7 November 16–17, 2012 (6:00 PM – 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM, respectively)[17][18] Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center, University Hall
Columbus, Georgia[19]
v8 November 15–16, 2013 (6:00 PM – 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM, respectively)[20] Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center
Columbus, Georgia[21]
v9 November 14–15, 2014 (6:00 PM – 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM, respectively)[22] Columbus State University - Davidson Student Center, Schuster Student Success Center, University Hall, Student Recreation Center
Columbus, Georgia[23][24]
v10 November 6–7, 2015 (2:00 PM to 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM, respectively)[25] Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
Columbus, Georgia[26][25]
v11 November 11-12th 2016 (5:00 PM to 11:00 PM and 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM, respectively)[27] Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
Columbus, Georgia[28][27]

References
  1. Sonya Sorich (November 10, 2011). "NerdaCon arrives at Columbus State University". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  2. QJ Staff (March 25, 2007). "NerdaCon at Columbus State University: something for every enthusiast". QuickJump Gaming Network. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  3. "GEORGIA'S COLUMBUS STATE'S NERDACON SUPPORTS THE HERO INITIATIVE". HERO. March 23, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  4. "The Campus Nerds' self-description, as stated in the site's About section". November 9, 2011.
  5. "Information on Nerdacon 2011". AnimeCons. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  6. "The time intervals of v6, as stated in the "Nerdacon v6 info" box on the welcome page". November 13, 2011.
  7. "NerdaCon attendance, as stated in the site's About section". November 17, 2011.
  8. "Nerdacon 2007 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  9. "Nerdacon 2007 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. "Nerdacon 2008 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  11. "Nerdacon 2009 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. "Nerdacon 2010 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  13. "NerdaCon schedule, as recorded by CSU". November 17, 2011.
  14. "NerdaCon schedule, as stated by their website homepage. May be temporary". November 17, 2011.
  15. "Nerdacon 2011 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  16. Paul (November 7, 2011). "Cons This Weekend: November 11-13 2011". Joygazm. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  17. "NerdaCon v7 schedule, as announced on the welcome page of the NerdaCon website". November 18, 2011.
  18. "NerdaCon v7 schedule, as announced on the Campus Nerds' Facebook page". Facebook. March 28, 2012.
  19. "Nerdacon 2012 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  20. "NerdaCon v8 times as listed on the official site".
  21. "Nerdacon 2013 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  22. "NerdaCon schedule, as stated by their website homepage. May be temporary". October 21, 2014.
  23. "NerdaCon 2014 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  24. "NerdaCon schedule, as stated by their website's schedule page. May be temporary". October 21, 2014.
  25. "Awesome News For Everyone!". NerdaCon.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  26. "NerdaCon 2015 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  27. "NerdaCon Website". NerdaCon.org. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  28. "NerdaCon 2016 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

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