Minami Con 22
March 2015
4th-6th
Welcome… Press Play to Start!
Welcome to the 22nd Minami Con! And if you’ve been before, then you should hopefully
know what to expect by now. However, if it’s your first time, don’t be shy. It’s a nice friendly
crowd and we hope you’ll have fun over the weekend. There’s an Introduction to Minami
event at 3pm on Friday which will hopefully give you enough information about the con – or
you could just attend to heckle our cuddly con chairman.
If you didn’t already know it, the theme this year is gaming – traditional and video. So be
sure to look out for some theme-related events scattered on the schedule. This may be a
clue to what will be in store for the Iron Cosplay this year as well!
Registration desk is open from 12pm on Friday but the first event kicks off at 1pm. Be sure
to hang around for the Minami Matsuri where you can chill, play some games, and have
some snacks. This will be followed by our annual Minami Meltdown Variety Show. We will
also have some live music with a couple of surprises in store at the Doki Doki Rockfest.
All the fun and excitement will carry on until late on Sunday night where we chill down with
Retro-oke and the Kotatsu Lounge.
You’ll find a What and Where guide in your con bag which will have the map and schedule.
We apologise in advance as the Conbook event descriptions may not match up to what’s in
the schedule due to some last minute changes. If in doubt, ask, or lookup the descriptions
on the website.
Finally, Cooking with Babbit is back on Saturday afternoon where you will be able to enjoy
some tasty food that have been thoroughly tested by some unfortunate guinea pig who now
needs to go on a diet.
Enjoy!
The Minami Con Committee
Con Charity
Our con charity for this year is the British Heart Foundation, in memory of our beloved
treasurer, gopher mum and friend, Ewan Chrystal.
What to Do When You Arrive…
Registration
Show your proof of identity and collect your membership badge and con pack from the
Registration Desk located at the foyer of the Novotel. The Registration Desk will be open
from 12pm-7pm on Friday. If you arrive after the Registration Desk has closed or on a
Saturday, please head up to Con Ops instead.
Also, if you haven’t already bought a T-shirt yet and have changed your mind on seeing the
gorgeous artwork, we will be selling T-shirts at the Registration Desk or at Con Ops once it
has closed.
Volunteer for Cosplay Café
We are also in need of volunteer cosplay waiters and waitresses for the Cosplay Café. If you
would like to help out at the café, then do come up to Con Ops to sign up for a shift or two.
Volunteer for Gophering
Minami Con is powered by a team of lovely hardworking bunch of gophers who make
Minami look like it is running smoothly when in reality the committee members are running
around like headless chickens. If you would like to volunteer to help out at the con, come up
to Con Ops to sign-up. We’ll be open early on Friday morning before the con starts!
Important Information…
Con Ops
Ops HQ is located on the 5th floor of the Novotel. If you have lost/found something within
the con area that may belong to one of the other members, please come up to Ops.
Masquerade
If you wish to sign up to the masquerade, you can do so through our online form on the
website before the con. Please note that if you are signing up at the con itself, you have up
until Saturday 1pm to submit in your entry at Con Ops. The masquerade briefing at 4pm is
mandatory.
Don’t Forget to Bring…
Proof of Identity for Registration
We accept any of the following forms of identity:
 A valid passport
 A current full driving license or a provisional driving license
 Credit/Debit Card
 Citizen Card
 Official Student or College Card
 ProveIT Age Card
 Bank Statement showing your Con Registration address
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Recent Utility/Council bills or statements showing your Con Registration address
Rent Book
NHS Medical Card
Young Persons Railcard
Bring & Buy Items
If there is anything that you want to sell at the con, you can bring it along to the con and we
will help sell it for you. You can download the form from the website. Please note that the
Con will take 10% on all bring and buy sales. The Bring & Buy Room will be opened during
the following hours for receiving items:
Friday
1pm-6pm
Saturday
9am-10:45am
To collect your sales takings and whatever items that were leftover, come up anytime on
Sunday 1pm-4pm.
Cosplays!!!
Don’t forget to pack all your cosplays before you come. You have spent months
painstakingly working on those cosplays for Minami – or you’ve crammed in making 5
outfits in the last 2 weeks! Don’t forget a repair kit but if something goes wrong, feel free to
come up to Ops to see if we might have the supplies to help you.
Events to Look Out for…
We have an incredible variety of events – lots of fun and games, panels, talks and
workshops that we hope you will enjoy. A full listing of all the events and descriptions is
available on the website and also in the con book when you pick up your registration pack.
Here are just a few things that we would like to highlight.
Minami Matsuri
Following on from last year’s successful format, we start off the Minami Matsuri with a bang
on Friday evening at 6:30pm! We’ll have plenty of game stalls for a bit of fun along with the
mega twister mat to get yourselves tangled up in. Expect to get sugar high on candy floss,
popcorn and Japanese-style shaved ice with plenty of syrup choices!
Minami Meltdown Variety Show
Right after the Matsuri – we’ll bring you the Minami Meltdown!!! It’s a chance for you to get
up on stage to play a couple of games and hopefully get thoroughly humiliated in your
attempts to win that prize!
Doki Doki Rockfest
And the night goes on with a live music concert with plenty of fun in store! Be sure to join in
the rocking crowd.
Anime Anthems
And If we’ve pumped you up with enough sugar to keep you going, use that energy to show
off your dance moves as DJ Homan spins the deck.
Masquerade
Saturday night’s highlight event is the MASQUERADE! Be sure to grab a bite before you get
settled in for this – it’s a going to skits and cosplay galore.
Charity Auction
The auction happens right after the masquerade. You can view items up for auction earlier
on Saturday afternoon and then aim for a bid showdown for those much coveted items!
DDR:UK Games Room
Once again, we have the wonderful crew from DDR:UK running our games room, one of the
few permanent rooms at the con! Located at the ibis Hotel just across the main entrance of
the Novotel Hotel. Game challenges will also be running in the Novotel on Saturday night.
Opening hours: Friday
2pm – 7pm
Saturday
10am – 6pm
Sunday
10am – 4pm
Dealers’ Room
The dealers’ room opens on Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to entice you to spend your
money on whatever goodies they have. Expect some fabulous original art, sweets,
collectibles, crafts and board games!
Bring & Buy Room
While the dealers’ room is about shiny new stuff, this room on the other hand is a flea
market of what could be old tat or treasure. You might find some gems here!
Opening hours: Saturday
Sunday
11am – 6pm
10am – 1pm
Locked Room Puzzle
There are 24 sessions of locked room puzzle available. You can only enter once – so choose
your team wisely. If you go in with anybody from the committee – be warned, we have a
bad track record of killing the game! Sign up at Con HQ from Friday onwards.
Maid Café
For that lazy Sunday afternoon, stroll into our very own maid café where you can have your
choice of cake along with coffee/test whilst being served by your lovely waiters/waitresses
in cosplay.
Closing Ceremony
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. We have a quick ceremony to wrap up the con
followed by our final charity appeal but don’t pack your bags and leave just yet cause
there’s the...
Kotatsu Lounge!!!
The Kotatsu Lounge is wonderful space to crash, chat, meet new people, party away those
post con blues and generally just wind down. Games will be laid for you as you tuck those
feet under the warm tables fending off the cold spring night air.
Retro-oke
Relive your childhood by singing your heart out to those good old 80s cartoon hits at the
retro-oke! Gear up for those massive group sing-alongs of Mysterious Cities of Gold, best
enjoyed with a beer in your hand.
Special Thanks for Merchandise Artwork and Production...
We have had a tremendous contribution of artwork and effort for merchandise and
registration pack items this year and would like to say a special thank you to the following
people:
Genki Gear for managing our T-shirt production
Liara K Crane for Badge design
Nicola Yau for T-shirt design
Sash for Badge production
And finally our resident artist Phil Laskey for pin badge design, conbag designs, website
artwork along with other countless pieces that will appear at the con... 
Thank you to everybody who contributed material to the con
book!
Finally, thanks in advance to the many events organisers and
helpers this year!
Friday
Dealers' Room
Event Room 1
Event Room 2
Event Room 3
13:00-14:00
Event Room 4
Event Room 5
Event Room 6
Video
Interactive Fiction: From A to Zork
Piñata Building
14:00-15:00
Video
Basic Kimono Dressing
15:00-16:00
* set-up *
Introduction to Minami
* set-up *
16:00-17:00
Video
Video
Shrinkiedinks
Name That Tune - Level Up!
17:00-18:00
Video
Origami
* set-up *
18:00-19:00
* closed *
19:00-20:00
* closed *
* closed *
* closed *
Pub Quiz Super Ex Plus Alpha
ReMIX Ultimate Convention
Edition 22
Video
Minami Matsuri followed by Minami Meltdown
20:00-21:00
21:00-22:00
22:00-23:00
* set-up *
* set-up *
* set-up *
Doki Doki Rockfest
* set-up *
00:00-01:00
Saturday
10:00-11:00
Dating Sim Live
Anime Anthems
* closed *
Ghost Stories
Dealers' Room
* set-up *
Event Room 1
Event Room 2
Event Room 3
Event Room 4
Fairy Wings
Gundam Speed Building
Cosplay Photoshoot #1
11:00-12:00
Cel Painting
Crochet 101
12:00-13:00
Airbrushing
Costume Performance for Both On
and Off Stage
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00
Video
Laser Tag
23:00-00:00
Dealers' Room
15:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
17:00-18:00
Snack Tasting
Say Anything: Anime Edition
J TV WTF
Fighting Games: The Good, the
Bad and the, Am I Fighting a Car
with a Bear?
* set-up *
Maquerade Briefing
Cooking with Babbit
Cyberpunk: Future, Now?
Iron Cosplay
Anime/Manga as Social
Commentry
The Virtues of a Cheap Kettle
Jessabel's Artists Workshop
* set-up *
Auction Item Viewing
The Extremely Hard Anime Quiz
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
* set-up *
* set-up *
19:00-20:00
* closed *
Masquerade followed by Charity Auction
20:00-21:00
21:00-22:00
Event Room 6
Video
Sake Tasting
* set-up *
18:00-19:00
Iron Artist
Event Room 5
Locked Room Puzzle 1
Locked Room Puzzle 2
Locked Room Puzzle 3
Locked Room Puzzle 4
Locked Room Puzzle 5
Locked Room Puzzle 6
Locked Room Puzzle 7
Locked Room Puzzle 8
Locked Room Puzzle 9
Locked Room Puzzle 10
Locked Room Puzzle 11
Locked Room Puzzle 12
* closed *
* closed *
* set-up *
* set-up *
Cow’s Arse IV: Don’t Milk It, Lad
DDR UK Gaming Challenges
* Karaoke set-up *
* Karaoke set-up *
Video
22:00-23:00
23:00-00:00
00:00-01:00
Video
Karaoke
* closed *
Sunday
Dealers' Room
Event Room 1
Event Room 2
Event Room 3
Event Room 4
10:00-11:00
Cosplay Photoshoot #2
Fabric Flowers
11:00-12:00
Conbag Creations
Magical Candy Mk II
Cosplay Maid Café Setup
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
Tailoring with Tab
Dealers' Room
Let's Draw Animals!
14:00-15:00
Maid Café
J TV: Downtown Power Hour
Itasha Scalextric
15:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
17:00-18:00
Drawing People..well...Person
What Was That Anime About
Minamicon Panel
* set-up *
* set-up *
Board At Cons? Introduction To
Board Games At Anime Cons
Event Room 6
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
Closing Ceremony
* closed *
18:00-19:00
No Knowledge Required J-Pop
Quiz
Event Room 5
Locked Room Puzzle 13
Locked Room Puzzle 14
Locked Room Puzzle 15
Locked Room Puzzle 16
Locked Room Puzzle 17
Locked Room Puzzle 18
Locked Room Puzzle 19
Locked Room Puzzle 20
Locked Room Puzzle 21
Locked Room Puzzle 22
Locked Room Puzzle 23
Locked Room Puzzle 24
* set-up *
* set-up *
19:00-20:00
20:00-21:00
Retro-oke
21:00-22:00
22:00-23:00
23:00-00:00
* closed *
Kotatsu Lounge
* closed *
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* closed *
* closed *