The International Comics and Animation Festival (ICAF) is an academic conference and international comic convention held every autumn in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

. It was founded in 1995 by Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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's Department of French. Beginning in 1997, it has been held in conjunction many times with the Small Press Expo

Small Press Expo

The Small Press Expo is an alternative comics convention that takes place every September or October in Bethesda, Maryland. It rivals the Alternative Press Expo as the premiere convention for alternative comics creators and fans. SPX is the home of the Ignatz Awards, which have been presented...

. Both ICAF and the Expo were cancelled in 2001 due to creators' travel difficulties related to the September 11, 2001 attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

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