Suggestions for Next Year

[Tegan]

Haven't seen anyone make one of these yet, so I figured, "Hey, the sooner we figure out good suggestions for next year, the better. It's always good to get an early start. :)" And by suggestions, I mean ones mainly for improvement and things that could be improved on, but also for events.

It seemed that the problem this first year was that since people didn't trust the convention yet, they made accusations and assumptions rather than suggestions and constructive criticism, but hey, now that people see it's a legitimate convention, that's all behind us and done with. (Meaning we can leave all the drama behind. :3)

So I guess I'll start with one: The only one I can really think of at the moment is finding a few more people to manage the site so that the updates are a bit quicker, because I'm sure it's a pain in the butt for one person to be solely in charge of updating the site constantly, and maybe making the layout a bit more user-friendly. (Meaning making a forum tab at the top so that you don't have to travel directly through the front page or 'recent posts' section to get to the discussions, and whatnot).

Post your constructive suggestions here. :)

[Danyelle]

Another thing to add to your updating site and stuff suggestion would be,
Having the time everything starts and what not online.
Also the place we have the con , at Hotels like the Westin i was fairly uncomfortable with some of the guests staying at the hotel. Like this one guy that we ran into 3 times in less then 2 hours. It.....rather...creepy. (Also there was a casino below the second floor soooooo it was hard to get back and forth from the car and back upstairs , im only 14 not much i can do about casino rules.)

So someplace maybe farther from the strip and closer to some fast food places --i was starving the entire day ;~; --

More advertising so we can have more attendees and we dont lose out on the third day. (Yes i actually heard about that the third day when we went to go pick up my brother from work near the westin i went to check it out again and talked to someone who said the third day got cancelled.)
On another note i might do some advertising for you guys at Anime Vegas after a skit. :]
Not sure if this is helpful but it's just some things i manged to pull from my mind.

[Tegan]

Danyelle said:

Another thing to add to your updating site and stuff suggestion would be,
Having the time everything starts and what not online.

I agree with that, too. It was a little bit confusing for me too, but I think the reason it ended up that way this year was because of the venues being required to switch on such short notice. But yeah, as far as the time badge pick-up and other stuff would be, I agree it would be a good idea and whatnot to list the time that the con opens, at least.

And regarding troublesome attendees, there should be some sort of clearly-set warning guideline regarding behavior, because there was one certain attendee who was trying to hit on all the female attendees and I am sure he made some of them (including me) very uncomfortable, but I don't think he was penalized for it.

[Orihime-chan]

Maybe more panels as well It was kinda boring going from the gaming room to the main event room I think we should have more varieties of rooms then just three or 4.Also a much bigger place would be good away from all those who you would think would be use to all the odd balls her in vegas counting myself as one of the odd balls XD.It was still fun though

[Tegan]

Orihime-chan said:

Maybe more panels as well It was kinda boring going from the gaming room to the main event room I think we should have more varieties of rooms then just three or 4.Also a much bigger place would be good away from all those who you would think would be use to all the odd balls her in vegas counting myself as one of the odd balls XD.It was still fun though

Well, as far as the bigger space, do remember that this convention just started this first year so it needs to build up its funds and whatnot, but that is a good idea, and this next year I am sure the planning for more panels can start much earlier. (Yeah, and it was kind of amusing to see all the 'normal' people -the ones going to the gym room or the conferences being held in that middle room- being either creeped out or confused by all the anime festivities going on.)

[mika]

i thought the con was great <333 for a first year con it was everything i was expecting and more XD next year it'll be even better~! we gotta advertise~! i'ma pimp the con on all the pages and forums i'm on we should also put up flyers and whatnot wherever dorks like us hang at XD with more advertising everything else will fall into place automatically <33 we need more people so we'll have more voleenteers ta run panels host events whatnot but lets start with moooore people~!

nooo~! it HAS ta be in a casino cause this is VEGAS come on guys AWESOME! that and its fun to gamble all dressed up XD i love normies <33 one normie family asked me if i was a magician XD next time i should hide a bird under my hair falls or something haha

i liked the westin it had a nice sized con space but it was kinda a lame casino maybe next time shoot for something on the strip that'b be cooool~! OMG EXCALIBUR that'd be prefect~!! excalibur is one of the cheapest casinos, you can get a room there for only 40 bucks a night~! and they have a decent sized convention center, tons of fast food resturants/super cheap buffet, midway play area for kids, free shuttles, and an australian male review~! everything we need hahaha XD also the rivera is super cheap but prolly cause it's super ghetto boo~ haha

about the troublesome guys~ the normies and that random kid hitting on everyone~ meh i'm used to it i'm always getting hit on by weirdos anyway haha ya just gotta learn how to handle yourselves ladies <3 just talk down to them and be condesending they'll leave you alone haha tho i personally love talking ta normies they are funny <33 i dress up cause i'm an attention whore whats the point in dressing up and going out into public like that if you don't want people ta look at ya?

[Tegan]

Not sure the "male revue" would be the best idea if it's going to be a family-friendly convention, lmao! But yeah, I agree that the convention turned out very well, despite the Sunday issue (which is understandable). And yes, a note to everyone: PIMP OUT THE CONVENTION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! Let's make next year EVEN BETTER! :D

[Orihime-chan]

"I guess I'm not only working for Av but for ALV as well XD.Senpai and I do alot of avertising in anime club for the anime convetions her in town but I also go to the Av Screenings on the seconds satuardays of everymonth and I'll try to talk rich into help advertise the convetion

Excalibu is in deed cheap and does have the stuff and rooms we need XD

[Danyelle]

mika said:

i thought the con was great <333 for a first year con it was everything i was expecting and more XD next year it'll be even better~! we gotta advertise~! i'ma pimp the con on all the pages and forums i'm on we should also put up flyers and whatnot wherever dorks like us hang at XD with more advertising everything else will fall into place automatically <33 we need more people so we'll have more voleenteers ta run panels host events whatnot but lets start with moooore people~!

nooo~! it HAS ta be in a casino cause this is VEGAS come on guys AWESOME! that and its fun to gamble all dressed up XD i love normies <33 one normie family asked me if i was a magician XD next time i should hide a bird under my hair falls or something haha

i liked the westin it had a nice sized con space but it was kinda a lame casino maybe next time shoot for something on the strip that'b be cooool~! OMG EXCALIBUR that'd be prefect~!! excalibur is one of the cheapest casinos, you can get a room there for only 40 bucks a night~! and they have a decent sized convention center, tons of fast food resturants/super cheap buffet, midway play area for kids, free shuttles, and an australian male review~! everything we need hahaha XD also the rivera is super cheap but prolly cause it's super ghetto boo~ haha

about the troublesome guys~ the normies and that random kid hitting on everyone~ meh i'm used to it i'm always getting hit on by weirdos anyway haha ya just gotta learn how to handle yourselves ladies <3 just talk down to them and be condesending they'll leave you alone haha tho i personally love talking ta normies they are funny <33 i dress up cause i'm an attention whore whats the point in dressing up and going out into public like that if you don't want people ta look at ya?

This isn't just an adults con , i wouldn't care if we were near a casino just not in a casino.
The guy i was talking about was not a kid he looked about 30 or 35 and kept finding us outside of the con area,

....The excalibur actually sounds good i've been there a few times. Scratch my earlier comment. XDD
I agree Mika.

[Danyelle]

Hmm well i've pondered on Mika's comment for near 2 weeks.
I now know what my real response is and not just 2 seconds given thought.
Mika , Vegas doesn't just revolve around gambling.If you want to gamble go ahead and go gamble , drive your own butt somewhere you can. If I was a parent I wouldn't want to expose my kid to that kind of environment.
Im a 14 year old of course im not going to be able to handle a grown man , I dont get hit on a lot sooo?
If I want to cosplay in public i realize ill get looked at but considering not everyone is an attention whore , go ahead.
I like your idea for the excalibur but eventually im hoping they'll move ALV to a con center once the economy gets back in place and they get more money for the con.

[にかいと]

Overall, I'm really glad this con went through and they did great for their first year.

About the locations, I have to agree with Danyelle. Even though I'll be able to drive by myself next year, my parents would not let me go to one of the big casinos for a convention. The Westin hotel was nice and I don't mind the small gambling place they had, but if it's a popular tourist place with full out gambling then it could affect the number of attendees ALV can get.

I'll still be looking forward to next year's :D

[Tegan]

It's awesome to see that there have been so many suggestions already! Next year is going to be kick-butt, I can feel it~ *w*

[マク音ナナ]

ADVERTISE MORE. Seriously. Also get a good venue that won't breach contract at the last second because they're not making enough money off of you. The word 'lawsuit' is like magic in this town.

Also make sure to let all the rabidly loyal AV people know that it's not COMPETITION for Anime Vegas. It's merely another con to look forward to in the year. D:

But yeah, more dealers, more panels, and some Japanese songs for karaoke so I don't have to run back and forth to get my ipod ;o;