KiraKiraCon

Hello everyone, this is going to be a long overdue update on Kirakiracon. It may be obvious by now, but there is no KKC this year. COVID hit our convention pretty hard in that we were told on extremely short notice (3 days before con day) in 2020 that the event would be cancelled, after the staff had put in more effort than ever for a successful con. Seeing how easily UNCC was able to just tell us no thanks to COVID despite our communications and safety policies, we haven't even tried the past few years. However, assuming the club members next year are interested we may come back in 2024. While the at-the-time students of the club have all graduated, most of the staff is still around to help out if the new generation wishes to bring back our college con. We can't give an exact confirmation date, but by October you should hear if we're back on for 2024 or not. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy all the other cons that are back up and as big as ever!

Hello everyone,
We come bearing grave news and a heavy heart to announce that KKC 2020 has been canceled by UNCC authorities.
We apologize for such a short notice, as the UNCC authorities have just notified me late morning.

We tried to get an exception for our event but to no avail as they have not gotten back to us before their offices being closed for the week.
We also want to apologize to those who confirmed they were going or had plans to go to our event.

Our secretary, who has been communicating with the various local artists and dealers will make another post soon that will provide every Artist & Dealer social media / shop links to support you all in these trying times.

For our volunteers we apologize for the inconvenience that you set aside a tomorrow to volunteer and that you would want to enjoy the con as a guest. We are looking to use this time to make sure KKC 2021 is even better next and hope you can enjoy your free day tomorrow.

We hope for our next KiraKiraCon we can come back with a strong start and that everyone here will still be willing to attend our event.

We will make sure to improve communications, registrations process, our personal website and many other things before our next KKC.
And as for the next KKC date, we will let everyone know when we confirm reservation for it during the summer.

Regards,
William Landis
JAMS President, KKC Head Staff

Here is an update from us regarding UNCC plans on closing campus that becomes effective next Monday, March 16th

We will continue our plans for hosting KKC 2020 this Saturday, March 14th, as we may not be able to reschedule it for a later date this year.
I will reiterate our plans for lowering the risk of attending KKC for everyone.

We will do our best to promote good hygiene practices and have hand sanitizers around the venue. We will distribute gloves to artists, dealers, staff to safely handle cash transactions and face masks for anyone that may need them.
The game room will have disinfecting wipes to wipe down the controllers and table area after use. And ensure that volunteers and staff are healthy to work during the day.
During KKC, we will make sure any situation involving sickness will be handled promptly and not cause panic amongst our attendees.

For those who are going to attend KKC despite the growing fear of the coronavirus:
Thank you, it means a lot to the staff of KKC that our planning and effort for preparing KKC for 2020 is not all for nothing.
I do hope to see most of you all there and that you have a good time despite these trouble times.

I will update our facebook with the necessary information such as Artists & Dealers list and our panel schedule before the event at least.

- Kevin

Due to the growing concern of the corona virus, we at KiraKiraCon are still planning to hold the event.
We will take several safety precautions for our staff, vendors, panelists and attendees.

The venue will have hand sanitizer stations and bottles around the building and we will promote good hygiene practices. We will distribute gloves to our cafe caterers, artists & dealers and staffs to safely handle cash transactions. The game room will also have disinfecting wipes to wipe down controllers and table area. And we will also distribute face masks to those that need them.

If you appear sick or seem to come down with some sort of sickness, please stay at home for the safety and health of everyone during the event.

We are also experiencing changes to our current artists & dealers and panel list, however, there are several artists, dealers and panelists that they confirm still wanting to go to the event.

For those that still want to attend, thank you for coming by during these trouble times.

We are almost a week away from KKC!
Here are two updates about our Artist & Dealer's Room and our panel schedule.

These two images will be available during the event at select locations.
And we will have a pamphlet concerning the panel schedule and the panel's descriptions.

With our Artist & Dealer's Room being packed, we hope you can come on by and support the local community.

I also want to confirm that we will have Wedoca Arcade Cabinets in our Game Room this year!

We will have 8 cabinets that will display player Gundam game Fate Unlimited Codes, Metal Slug X, 3S, and DoDonPachi BL.

Aside from that, we will also have DDR, 1 VR set by GetSomeGame (To be confirmed), and a variety of games on consoles.

If you want to have a day to play games, come on by!

Our panel schedule for KKC 2020 is almost done!
Just a couple more details needed to confirm with panelists.
It will be available near the floor maps in the building.

In any case, here it is.
We have gameshows at almost every hour, a Make & Take panel where you can craft your own foam headband, and informative panels by our local guests.

Here is our Artist & Dealer's Room!
Packed with local artists and vendors in the charlotte area. I hope you guys can come by and support your community.

The 5 others on the right are planning to come, but have yet to set a table with us.
However, for Get Some Games, we plan to have them be outside the room in the same spot they were in KKC 2018.

More information to come out soon, such as our panel schedule!

And here is our current list of Artists & Dealers to be tabled with us at KKC 2020:

Artists:

Actoons illustration
EchoCat Art
Montserrat Ji Vazquez
The Cactus Flower Shop
West of More
Kawaii Art Cafe
Artsy Cantabile
Ammy Doodles
Modern Goldfish
DemoHearts' Studio
Mew Mew Art
The Colors of Cosplay
Chris Faison Art*Illustration
Pocket Chibis
Baccon Kuu
LessDraws Studio
The Inner Otaku
WXY Zell
Mistress Bunnie
The Shmorca Studios
Detective Arts
The Crafting Gene
Knit Knot Shop
Live Morningstar Art
Artist Alias: Jinsei
Otter's Crafts
Rena-Nee

Vendors:

Ashley's Toys, Games and Crafts
Rock U Otaku
The Dice Hut
Bella Donna creations
Get Some Games
Prospective Press
Yuki Pearl and Jade
Kitty in the Box

Here is our current list of panelists!
Around early February, we will post the panel's schedule for KKC 2020.

Marie Pouler
Presenting YA tropes and marvel panels

Elijah webb and Elizabeth Brewster
https://www.instagram.com/potrash_cosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/cyan_planet/
Presenting Miraculous Lady Bug

Chex (Christian Guevara)
Facebook.com/Chexthepanelist
Determining panels

Abigail Rodriguez
https://www.theinnerotaku.com/
Presenting A Beginners Guide To Webcomics

Chex the Panelist Hello, I'm a professional Panelist from Charlotte, NC. I'm here to save the convention world from boring and uninspired panels!

Our new KKC flyer!
Be sure to share this around and you may see it in your local newspaper or future events.

Hello everyone!

We have our new date for KiraKiraCon 2020 and it is March 14th!

We are accepting registrations for artists, dealers and panelists, just send an email to [email protected] stating which one you are and we can get started on your registrations.

There is a rise in our admission fees from $5 and $4 for students to $8 for non-students and $6 for students.

The rise in admission is due to our increasing efforts to improve KKC, such as arcade machines rentals, more artists and dealers and better banners and signs.

Once we get closer to the event date, we will give more information such as the artist's and dealer's table placement and our con schedule.

We hope you look forward to attending KKC 2020!