The Top 5 Conventions Presented By The CrowdUltra Awards
Since CrowdUltra is focused on connecting crowds to bring everyone closer together, they’ve formed the CrowdUltra Awards to celebrate the best of all things with a crowd.
For those who don’t know, CrowdUltra is
part free all-in-one event and audience interaction app, part ticketing platform, and part social network.
The CrowdUltra Awards features
over 100 categories among segments they provide value to including events, podcasting, event talent, and event planning.
After receiving over a thousand nominations, they narrowed down the top five convention nominees. These conventions stood out among the rest and should be celebrated
for the quality of their work. Those selected were determined by a mix of submitted nominations along with our expert panel’s assessment on a multitude of considerations
including quality, community, and uniqueness. See who was selected and learn about them below.
The Top 5 Conventions Feature:
Anime Expo
Description:
An American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. The convention is traditionally held annually on the first weekend of July, spanning the course of four days with over 800 hours of programming, panels, and workshops.
Gamescom
Description:
Gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. More than 250,000 visitors from all over the world marveled at the highlights of around 1,100 exhibitors from 53 different countries! By Saturday evening alone, over 130,000,000 views across the entire gamescom show program. 12,000,000 views at the Opening Night Live and more than 100,000 people at the gamescom City festival in Cologne!
NERDINOUT Con
Description:
Nerdinout Con is Rochester, MN's own Comic Con. Last year was a huge success and we are looking to build off of it. This event is for Kids, and adults. There is something for everyone, Vendors: Toys, Comics, Video games, facepainters, trinkets, collectibles, we will have Artists, Authors, Attractions, Arcade Alley, Magic the Gathering Tournaments, Movie stars/ TV stars so much more.
Otakon
Description:
Founded in 1994, Otakon is an annual convention held in the summer months to celebrate Asian pop culture (anime, manga, music, movies, video games, etc) and its fandom. The event runs from Friday to Sunday and is packed with a schedule that has tons to do.
San Diego Comic-Con
Description:
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC.
