PMX06 is wrapped up and in the record books now. My question is what people want for PMX07.

I heard complaints about conflicting with Halloween parties (which nobody mentioned then we were picking the dates). Would moving up or back a week or two help?

I heard people want three days instead of two, but our concern was being on work days. Do people actually want to take days off for PMX?

What do you guys want? We're negotiating for 2007 and input on what fans desire would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

I wouldn't mind if the con were 3 days. I requested days off of work for this year's PMX as it was, because with the con being only two days I wanted to arrive the day before and leave the day after.

I also didn't mind the convention being Halloween weekend, but it also wouldn't bother me if it were shifted a week or two up or down the calendar. Regardless, I do really like the con being held at this general time of year more than any other time it's been held at.

LAST EDITED ON Nov-06-06 AT 09:51 PM (PDT)
 
Two or three dates, I personally am open to either.

But whichever way, STAY AT THE LAX HILTON. It is probably one of the (if not THE) best venues for a convention I have ever been to. It was not too small or too overwhelming expansive for the convention's size (thank you so much for that ;_; seriously). Not only that, but everything was right there, located centrally, and you did not have to travel far by foot to reach the convention areas.

LAST EDITED ON Nov-07-06 AT 00:37 AM (PDT)
 

Yeah I wouldn't mind it if it was a week or two before Halloween... cuz Halloween is my fav holiday, but this year I was too tired from PMX to do anything, haha. XD

And yes, I most definitly would love for the con to be 3 days again! It's like this with any con I guess, but this time around I felt especially pressed for time at the con.. like the whole time I felt like me and my group were just running from one thing to another and trying to get ready/change for the occasion and still somehow squeeze in time to hang out with friends. XD; So I think maybe, somehow if it's 3 days again things would be possibly more spread out so it wasn't quite such a rush.

As for anything else... I don't know.. the location this year was ok ( better than Long Beach XD; ) although passing that strip place on the way to Carl's Jr and Denny's was kind of disconcerting, haha. XD;

But overall this year was really fun, I had a blast. ^^

Well, I just want to say that PMX was definately a great experience for us. Our group exhibited at the Artists Market area and we got to experience the expo from all angles.

We were actually informed that the Artists Market area was almost not going to happen... I am hoping that since the turnout was so great, that there won't be any doubts about having the AM again next year. The location of the AM had a good flow of attendees so i don't think it would be a good idea to move the AM to another location, but my suggestion would be to provide better lighting to the area (especially since people are viewing and creating art on the spot). That might be too much to ask though. ???

As far as the date for the event goes... we don't mind that PMX happens the weekend before Halloween, but we understand how it can conflict with the festivities associated with that holiday. Moving PMX up the calendar a couple weeks probably would be better for everyone.

We do, however, strongly, agree that 3 days would be a VERY GOOD IDEA for PMX. In our case, it makes paying for table space and membership/badges more worth while. Starting on a Friday and going through the weekend would probably be best. Mondays are always a bad idea to have as last days of an event.

Thats all for now... ^_^ Thanks for the chance to give feedback.

I have heard from the dealers that they rather have three days than two because it'll be easier for them to settle in... Rather than rushing to unpack and pack up. I wouldn't mind three days... It'll just make it harder for me to catch up with my college classes. ^^;

I like the fact the PMX was during the Halloween weekend because it gives us more of a theme to work with. (Dealers giving out candy was good too! ) Plus, if we were doing it one or two weeks before we will be competing against Ani-Magic and Yaoi-Con, which several of our cosplayers often attend to.

I personally don't like the LAX Hilton. Sure, everything was in one spot. That was nice. However, I didn't feel safe going outside at night. In fact, I felt that something bad will happen in any corner. And that porn shop just screamed "Rapist!", IMO. Also, having only Carl's Jr. and Denny's in walking distance was pretty bad on the stomach.

>PMX06 is wrapped up and in the record books now. My question is what
>people want for PMX07.
>
>I heard complaints about conflicting with Halloween parties (which
>nobody mentioned then we were picking the dates). Would moving up or
>back a week or two help?
>
>I heard people want three days instead of two, but our concern was
>being on work days. Do people actually want to take days off for PMX?
>
>What do you guys want? We're negotiating for 2007 and input on what
>fans desire would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Mike

When planning out the dates, make sure it doesn't conflict with the Gamepro Expo that is replacing e3 in October. I like it around Halloween as it brings more cosplayers and people who would normally not do cosplay into the cosplay arena. I definitely love the idea of it expanding to a 3 day event as well! This brings more interest to the dealers and exhibitors cos now instead of just 2 days of selling or promoting stuff, there are 3.

Anytime in October/November would be fine. On a personal level, August and September would not work at all so I vote for sometime after that.

Oh, and I think two days are a better idea than three. This year was two, and I felt that the concerts were the thing holding most of the con up - there was not a whole lot to do besides wait around for them. :O And play air hockey.

LAST EDITED ON Nov-13-06 AT 04:57 PM (PDT)
 
Well, I like the Halloween weekend in this year, but yeah, it may overlap with some halloween parties.

The previous PMX have tried labor day and memorial day weekends, but those dates didn't seem to work well either, like overlapping with students' final exam dates or other school dates.

Here're some of my wild ideas
12/31 & 1/1 -- yeah, countdown dance / concert party at PMX!

Mid-November -- Same weekend as the Los Angeles Japan Expo (japanexpo.org), so if PMX can locate itself near the LA Convention Center. Basically, PMX can work with the Japan Expo together, the dealer room and other afternoon activities can happen there in the expo. Then people can go to the PMX concerts and dance parties right after at nights If PMX can work with Japan Expo, I think it'll be interesting, afterall, some events from PMX can overlap with Japan Expo. Also, fans can find a lot of stuffs to do during the afternoon in Japan Expo along with PMX's regular events (ex: panels) mixing in. One drawback is the location though...downtown LA...hmmm.

The weekend before AX -- so it'll be late June. Since there're many fans from other CA cities or out of states are coming to AX, may as well hosting the PMX a weekend before. Afterall, some of the same crowds going to AX are the same going to PMX. Especially it's summer time, students are free from school, no more restriction from studying!! The only problem...too close to AX, some of the same PMX and AX staffers and volunteers cannot handle two cons that is one week apart.

In my humble opinion, quality is over quantity, as long as there are fun and interesting programs, whether it is two days or three days doesn't matter to me. I think a convention in October and November is good for cosplayers that have heavy costumes, too. I really enjoyed the concerts in year 2006, though, so please keep up the good concerts. By the way, since it is "Pacific" media, I agree that it will be nice to invite artists outside of Japan, like Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea...etc. I believe there are lots of good indies or commercial bands in these areas too ^_^

In fact, I would like to recommend two new bands from Taiwan, which I think are energetic and fun: Higher and CherryBoom!

Mmm...The problem is that their sites are all in Chinese.

"Higher" has a very unique Ancient Chinese Metal style music. They raise a flag when they perform. ^o^ The members are really nice too. Here is their official blog: http://www.higher.com.tw/
...and youtube link to one of their MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaJA8kAKP70

"CherryBoom" is an all girl band with energetic performance. I love their video "Dear Prince". You can find it on YouTube too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FmYXj7WnK4
This link is probably the closest thing to their official site:
http://www.umusic.com.tw/Main.aspx?dest=ArtistMain&SuperCatId=1&catID=1&sortID=&artist=571&page=1

If you can bring them to the U.S...whoa...My friends and I would really really look forward to PMX 2007. But I'm already looking forward to it. Hehe, keep up the good work!