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A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
, comic book
Comic book

A comic book is a magazine or book of narrative artwork and dialog and descriptive prose. The style was introduced in 1934. Despite the term, comic books do not necessarily feature humorous subject-matter; in fact, it is often serious and action-oriented....
, or actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 or anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 and manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face.

At commercial shows which may be called "conventions", actors often give out free autograph
Autograph

An autograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typesetting document or one transcribed by an amanuensis or a allography; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph....
s to the fans, perhaps in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may perform songs that have no relevance to the shows so as to entertain the fans.






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A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
, comic book
Comic book

A comic book is a magazine or book of narrative artwork and dialog and descriptive prose. The style was introduced in 1934. Despite the term, comic books do not necessarily feature humorous subject-matter; in fact, it is often serious and action-oriented....
, or actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 or anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 and manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face.

At commercial shows which may be called "conventions", actors often give out free autograph
Autograph

An autograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typesetting document or one transcribed by an amanuensis or a allography; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph....
s to the fans, perhaps in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may perform songs that have no relevance to the shows so as to entertain the fans. Such conventions are usually quite expensive and are hosted in hotels. There is often tight security for the celebrities to protect against potentially fanatic fans. (Such features are not common at traditional science fiction convention
Science fiction convention

Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy....
s, which are more oriented towards science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 as a mode of literature, rather than towards visual media, and do not include any paid appearances by famous personalities.) Many conventions have award presentations relating to their genre (such as the Hugo Award
Hugo Award

The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories....
s which have been presented at the World Science Fiction Convention
Worldcon

Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention held each year since 1939 . It is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society ....
 since 1953).

Anime conventions, gaming cons
Gaming convention

A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day Convention at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, Miniature wargaming, board games, or other types of games....
, filk cons
Filk music

Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to Science fiction fandom. The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s....
 and furry fandom conventions
Furry convention

A furry convention is a fan convention of members of the furry fandom ? people who are interested in the concept of fictional non-human characters with anthropomorphism....
 may all be considered ultimately derivatives of science fiction conventions, which began in the late 1930s.

From anime convention
Anime convention

An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Culture of Japan. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day event hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses....
s has arisen the widespread stereotype
Stereotype

A stereotype is a preconceived idea that attributes certain characteristics to all the members of class or set. The term is often used with a negative connotation when referring to an oversimplified, exaggerated, or demeaning assumption that a particular individual possesses the characteristics associated with the class due to his or her me...
 of the fans' tendency to dress up as their favorite characters (known as cosplay
Cosplay

, short for "costume play", is a type of performing arts whose participants outfit themselves, with often-elaborate costumes and accessories, as a specific character....
 in anime terminology) in elaborate costumes that are time-consuming and/or expensive to assemble. (While the wearing of costumes, and even a costume competition [known in the United States as a "masquerade"] has been an occasional feature of traditional science fiction conventions since Forrest J. Ackerman wore one during the 1st World Science Fiction Convention
1st World Science Fiction Convention

The First World Science Fiction Convention was held in the Caravan Hall in New York City from 2 July to 4 July, 1939, in conjunction with the 1939 New York World's Fair, which was themed as "The world of tomorrow"....
 in 1939, this has never been the dominant feature of such events.)

See also

  • List of science fiction conventions
    List of science fiction conventions

    This is a list of science fiction conventions, as distinct from List of anime conventionss, List of comic book conventionss, List of furry conventionss, List of gaming conventions, horror conventions, and List of multigenre conventionss....


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