The first time, she responded and told me she had asked the staff running the Facebook to do this. I emailed the panel chair a few times about this. Weeks went by, I’d seen nothing on AMKE’s Facebook or their website about the open mic. I asked her if she’d be kind enough to have it promoted on their Facebook page and maybe their website. I told the girl in charge of panel scheduling this could only be successful if we have people participating. When I first submitted my panel, it was meant to be a nerd-themed open mic. I was experiencing problems with organization and communication from the get-go. AMKE, by comparison, was disasterous in this regard.
Anime Iowa was well organized, lines moved quickly, and the staff was consistent (as far as my own experience went). That’s about the size of Anime Iowa, another convention I’d been to. I heard the attendance was around 3,800 people (from their Facebook page). And I had heard GREAT things about AMKE from others, so I figured with it being a relatively small size, it would be a great first convention for him and a chance for me to network as a comedian by hosting a beginner’s workshop in improv and sketch.ĪMKE, you guys REALLY need to get organized. Now, my fiance isn’t a big anime nut (he’s more into American comics and the like), but he likes seeing the different costumes and wanted to feel involved with a big passion of mine. My fiance and I had the opportunity to spend Valentine’s Day weekend exploring a convention we had not yet checked out: Anime Milwaukee.