Chibicon
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Chibicon was an annual anime conventions in the Netherlands
. It was held yearly around the start of the summer in Expo Houten in the central Netherlands. It was organized by the Chibicon Foundation, a Dutch non-profit organization
.
The first Chibicon was held in 2007. The first two editions were held in Sports centre Galgenwaard. Due to increasing visitor volume, the next two conventions were held at Expo Houten. In 2010 it was decided to discontinue the event.
In contrast to most other large anime conventions, Chibicon lasted only one day. Partly due to this Chibicon attracted a younger audience than most other conventions.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was held yearly around the start of the summer in Expo Houten in the central Netherlands. It was organized by the Chibicon Foundation, a Dutch non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
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The first Chibicon was held in 2007. The first two editions were held in Sports centre Galgenwaard. Due to increasing visitor volume, the next two conventions were held at Expo Houten. In 2010 it was decided to discontinue the event.
In contrast to most other large anime conventions, Chibicon lasted only one day. Partly due to this Chibicon attracted a younger audience than most other conventions.
Past conventions
Date | Location | Visitors |
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July 7, 2007 | Sports centre Galgenwaard, Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
625 |
July 5, 2008 | Sports centre Galgenwaard, Utrecht | 1000 |
June 13, 2009 | Expo Houten, Houten Houten Houten is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The expected population in 2015 will be 50,000. The municipality consists of the following towns:* Houten * 't Goy * Schalkwijk... |
1522 |
July 10, 2010 | Expo Houten, Houten | 2000 |