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Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention Nov 9-11, 2012 (TN)

Posted on January 28, 2012
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Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention (aka MCFC)
Location: Hilton Memphis 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN
Start Date: 2012-11-09
End Date: 2012-11-11
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Description: Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention (MCFC) is a Comic Book & Fantasy Convention which will be held on November 9-12, 2012 in Memphis, TN.

Middle Tennessee Anime Convention Apr 6-8, 2012 (TN)

Posted on January 26, 2012
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Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC)
Location: Nashville Convention Center, 601 Commerce St. Nashville, Tennessee
Start Date: 2012-04-06
End Date: 2012-04-08
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Description: The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) is the first anime convention in Tennessee. Based in Nashville, TN, MTAC is also known as Music City’s Anime Convention.

MTAC has many popular recurring events, including a cosplay contest, a risque cosplay contest, a ramen eating contest, an AMV contest, and a rave.

Guests: Jason David Frank, Symphonic Anime Orchestra, Eric Stewart, Kyle Hebert, Jason Charles Miller, Pinn Panelle, Head Phones President

Pre-Registration Prices
3-Day Membership $40.00
2-Day Membership $36
1-Day Membership $22

New Orleans Comic Con Jan 28-29, 2012 (LA)

Posted on January 25, 2012
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New Orleans Comic Con
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA
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Start Date: 2012-01-28
End Date: 2012-01-29
Description: WizardWorld Presents the 2012 New Orleans Comic Con at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA on Jan 28-29, 2012
With guests attending such as: William Shatner, Stan Lee, Adam Baldwin, Mary McDonnell, and a whole lot more.

2-Day Weekend Ticket On-Site Price $55.00
1-Day Ticket On-Site Price $40.00

Arkansas Anime Festival Mar 16-18, 2012 (AR)

Posted on January 25, 2012
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Arkansas Anime Festival (aka A2F)
Location: Springdale Holiday Inn, 1500 South 48th Street, Springdale, AR
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Start Date: 2012-03-16
End Date: 2012-03-18
Description: Arkansas Anime Festival was founded in 2006 and has been an on going, and growing, NWA sensation! We are the State’s ORIGINAL and LARGEST Anime Convention! The Arkansas Anime Festival is FAN RUN…. We love anime just as much as you do!!

MechaCon Sep 7-9, 2012 (LA)

Posted on January 23, 2012
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MechaCon
Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA
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Start Date: 2012-09-07
End Date: 2012-09-09
Description: MechaCon was conceived as a revolutionary Anime convention experience, utilizing a unique three-fold approach focusing on Japanese animation, Japanese culture, and Transformers. The brainchild of two close friends, Pete Bares and Jon Russo, the convention soon became the largest, longest-running and most successful anime convention in Louisiana.

At-Door Registration Prices:
Friday – $20 (children 9 and under – $10)
Saturday – $30 (children 9 and under – $20)
Sunday – $15 (children 9 and under – $10)
3-day Pass – $50 (children 9 and under – $35)
Children 3 & under get in FREE.

The OneUps & MegaRan Mar 10, 2012 (AR)

Posted on January 17, 2012
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The OneUps & MegaRan at The Smoke & Barrel
Location: Smoke and Barrel Tavern, 324 W Dickson St, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Date: 2012-03-10
Description: The OneUps and MegaRan will be performing at The Smoke & Barrel Tavern on March 10, 2012

More details as it comes available.

MegaRan’s Website: http://megaran.com/
The OneUps Website: http://www.theoneups.com/

Made by Few March 24, 2012 (AR)

Posted on January 4, 2012
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Made by Few
Location: Bill & Margaret Clark Room,River Market, 400 President Clinton Ave #200, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Date: 2012-03-24
Start Time: 09:30
End Time: 17:00

Description: Made by Few is a 1-day conference featuring talks from entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and creatives. It’s part showcase, part education, and part inspiration.

It costs $25 to register and there is a limited number of tickets available. All proceeds go straight into making the event awesome. Any funds left over get donated to Our House.

UPDATE: New Location

Little Rock Comic Con Mar 31, 2012 (AR)

Posted on December 14, 2011
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Little Rock Comic Con
Location: La Quinta 617 S. Broadway LR, AR. 72201
Date: 2012-03-31
Start Time: 10:00
End Time: 16:00
Description: The Little Rock Comic Con is back. It will be held at the La Quinta in Downtown Little Rock.
Date: March 31, 2012
Times: 10am-4pm

NWA .Net User Group meeting Dec 13, 2011 (AR)

Posted on December 12, 2011
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Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting
Location: University of Phoenix – Pinnacle Hills Learning Center 1800 S. 52nd St, Suite 100 Rogers, AR 72758
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Date: 2011-12-13
Start Time: 18:00
End Time: 20:30
Description: The next Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting will be held December 13th, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the University of Phoenix in Rogers (note the new location and time).

Get your Ticket for the meeting here! Remember his is how we figure out how much food to get so please help us make sure we have enough for everyone. Please RSVP before noon on December 13th so we can order enough food for everyone.

Meeting Information

Title: Practical Test Driven Development

So you’ve listened to the great minds of Agile development, and agree that Test Driven Development sounds awesome … but your code base isn’t even remotely setup for dependency injection, or interface, or any of that. So you gave up. Well fear not my friends, I’m here to help you understand how to do TDD, without starting from a blank slate. It is perfectly possible to make TDD happen, but you just need to learn to use a couple of tricks that make refactoring your existing code less painful.

About the Presenter: Tim Rayburn

Tim Rayburn is a Principal Consultant with Improving Enterprises and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Connected Systems Development. He is President of the Dallas Connected Systems User Group, and he commonly speaks at user groups throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, as well as at conferences such as the Tulsa TechFest, Houston TechFest, VSLive! Austin, Microsoft TechEd and the Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference.

Tim can be reached on Twitter at @trayburn

Agenda
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM – Welcome and News, Sign-in and Food
6:15 PM – 8:10 PM – Main Presentation
8:10 PM – 8:30 PM – Closing and Prize give-a-ways

Where
University of Phoenix – Pinnacle Hills Learning Center
1800 S. 52nd St, Suite 100
Rogers, AR 72758

Naka-Kon Feb 10-12, 2012 (KS)

Posted on December 8, 2011
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Naka-Kon
Location: Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS
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Start Date: 2012-02-10
End Date: 2012-02-12
Description: Naka-Kon is an Overland Park, Kansas based anime convention. We celebrate Japanese animation and the influence anime has in the Midwest and around the globe by educating people from all walks of life in many diverse facets of popular and traditional Japanese culture.

Each year, Naka-Kon invites an array of voice actors and manga artists who host a variety of panels and events designed to educate and entertain both current anime enthusiasts and those who wish to learn more about the American otaku subculture. Don’t miss a moment of the fun!

Little Rock .NET User Group meeting Dec 8, 2011 (AR)

Posted on December 6, 2011
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Little Rock .NET User Group — The Ins and Outs of jQuery
Location: Pulaski Technical College, Lecture Room B Campus Center, 3000 West Scenic Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118
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Date: 2011-12-08
Description: Topic: The Ins and Outs of jQuery – James Climer

If you are developing web applications today you have probably used the jQuery library or at least have heard of it. jQuery has helped web developers become far more efficient and precise in adding rich functionality to web applications without having to worry about browser capabilities.

Join us as we dive into the inner workings of this library and gain a better understanding of how it works. Along the way, we will explore several popular plug-ins that you are sure to find useful in your web applications. Regardless of your level of expertise with jQuery, there is much to be discovered here!

Star Wars Day at Arkansas Basketball Dec 17, 2011 (AR)

Posted on December 2, 2011
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Star Wars Day at Arkansas Basketball
Location: Bud Walton Arena, 1270 Leroy Pond Drive, Fayetteville, AR
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Date: 2011-12-17
Start Time: 14:00
End Time: 16:00
Description: Arkansas Basketball
vs.
Southeastern Louisiana
Sat. Dec. 17 – 2 PM
Bud Walton Arena

Darth Vader, Storm Troopers and R2-D2 will be in attendance to take pictures and sign autographs with fans before the game. Light Saber fight involving these characters and Razorback mascots at halftime.

For tickets call 800-982-HOGS or visit
ArkansasRazorbacks.com

For more information call 479-575-4412

Start Date: Saturday, December 17 – 2 PM
End Date: Saturday, December 17 – 4 PM

Website: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

GlitchCon Aug 3-5, 2012 (AR)

Posted on November 30, 2011
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GlitchCon
Location: Double Tree Hotel, 301 SE Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR
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Start Date: 2012-08-03
End Date: 2012-08-05
Description: Convention focusing on Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming & Anime. Bringing the very best of what these cultures have to offer to NW Arkansas to bring the local fandom communities together & provide the very best of entertainment.

OmniCon Mar 16-18, 2012 (TN)

Posted on November 28, 2011
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OmniCon
Location: Roaden University Center of Tennessee Tech,1000 North Dixie Avenue, Cookeville, TN
Visit Website: Click here
Start Date: 2012-03-16
End Date: 2012-03-18
Start Time: 09:00
Description: Omnicon 2012 is a two-day sci-fi/fantasy convention at the Roaden University Center of Tennessee Tech, in Cookeville Tennessee. The doors open 9am Saturday and 10am Sunday, and the schedule is full of fan-panels, movie screenings, contests and more. If you’re interested in attending, vending, or helping us out click on the links above, or email one of the staff. Last year we had over 200 people attend — this year we’re hoping to double that number. Omnicon 2012–bigger, better, and more awesome.

VisionCon Feb 17-19, 2012 (MO)

Posted on November 18, 2011
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VisionCon 20
Location: The Clarion Hotel, 3333 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804
Visit Website: Click here
Start Date: 2012-02-17
End Date: 2012-02-19
Description: Visioncon provides a place for fans of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Anime and Gaming to meet once a year to make new friends, see old friends, to play, and to learn. Many of the activities include gaming, guests, film, lectures, and discussions. A percentage of the proceeds are given to a charity, and the event also includes charity drives throughout the weekend.

Pre-Registration Prices
Through August 31 2011 – $30.00
September 1st – December 31st 2011 – $35.00
After December 31st – $40.00

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