Daisho Con

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Daisho Con
Daisho Con logo.jpg
Daisho Con Logo
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre[1][2]
Venue Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Location(s) Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Country United States
Inaugurated 2008
Organized by Daisho Con[3]
Website
http://www.daishocon.org

Daisho Con is an annual three day multi-genre convention held during November at the Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.[1][2] The convention's name comes a small sword used by the samurai, named 'daisho'.[1]

Programming

The convention typically offers board games, card games, a cosplay contest, live music, rave, vendor room, and video game room.[1][2] The video game room runs 24-hours a day during the convention.[1]

History

Daisho Con was founded by three students of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and organized by a group of the same name.[1][3] In February 2010, the convention held a live fundraiser broadcast over Ustream to raise money to aid relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[4] The Ramada Inn, Daisho Con's 2010 location, would suddenly close in October 2011.[5] In 2015, the convention was scheduled against Awesome Con Milwaukee, until they cancelled.[6][7]

Event history

Dates Location Attendance Guests
November 21–23, 2008 Ramada Stevens Point Hotel
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
575 Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Tiffany Grant, John Jackson Miller, Patrick Rothfuss, and Steam Century (HMA Badger).[8]
November 20–22, 2009 Ramada Stevens Point Hotel
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
1,076 Arashi Taiko Dan, Laura Bailey, Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Dr. Cancer and the SKAmbies, Steve Horton, Patrick Rothfuss, Tim Seeley, Steam Century (HMA Badger), and Travis Willingham.[3][9]
November 19–21, 2010 Ramada Stevens Point Hotel
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
1,450 Arashi Taiko Dan, Troy Baker, Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Dr. Cancer and the SKAmbies, Lewis Lovhaug, Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss, Spike Spencer, and Doug Walker.[10][11]
November 18–20, 2011 Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
1,432 Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Dr. Cancer and the SKAmbies, Dusty Jack, Matt Hill, JadePrince, Scott Lynch, Reni Mimura, Patrick Rothfuss, Scootywok Sound And Light, and Stephanie Young.[12]
November 16–18, 2012 Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
1,769 Jason "DarkMero" Bergren, Jason "Liquid86" Bruner, Dusty Jack, JadePrince, Scott Lynch, Chris Patton, Scootywok Sound And Light, Sonny Strait, John Swasey, and J.L. Westover.[13]
November 22–24, 2013 Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Nathan Barnatt, Cherami Leigh, Scott Lynch, Trudi Miller, Amber Nash, Steam Century (HMA Badger), J. Michael Tatum, Doc Volz, J.L. Westover, and Lucky Yates.[14]
November 21–23, 2014 Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
3,149 Kevin Bolk, Ashly Burch, Josh Grelle, DJ HeavyGrinder, Scott Lynch, Revolution Boi, Monica Rial, Ring of Steel, Chris Sabat, Time Crash, and Niq van der Aa.[15]
November 20–22, 2015 Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
4,401 Liui Aquino, Colleen Clinkenbeard, DJ Pete Ellison, Jessica Gee-George, Grant George, Jamie Marchi, The Slants, V is for Villains, Niq van der Aa, and Janet Varney.[16]

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