About Us

UpcomingCons.com was founded in 2009 to provide the most comprehensive resource for conventions and attendees. We review nearly a dozen conventions every year, trying to bring the best reporting and the best video coverage available on the net. We provide cosplay picture hosting for all the conventions we can, and are working on providing the most interactive convention experience possible.

Press Coverage

UpcomingCons.com Announces Free Badge Contest and 2010 Schedule
animenewsnetwork.com - January 10, 2010
An Interview with Ryan Kopf of MaiOtaku and UpcomingCons
fantopro.com - December 03, 2009
New Convention Site Launched
scifipulse.net - July 08, 2009
New Convention Website Connects Fans With Conventions and Roommates
conventionfans.today.com - July 06, 2009

FAQs

What is your purpose?

We want to be the most complete fan resource for conventions, hosting pictures, convention listings, and a diverse user community.

What makes you different?

We have the technology to be the most up-to-date and complete fan resource so far created. All our data is unique and updated by hand, and we are updating it regularly. Other websites might have a nice design, or might have been around forever, we have the advantage in technology. We are using the latest technology to have more features, more up-to-date listings, and a bigger community than anyone.

Who's running the place?

Ryan Kopf (at ryankopf.com). He started UpcomingCons.com because he loves making websites, and he loves conventions. Why not mix the two?

Anyone else there?

We have a small staff, but we're always open to more writers, photographers, and editors to make us even better.

How current are the listings?

Unlike other places, ours are getting more and more up to date. We just developed some more technology that will keep us in contact with event organizers and help regularly keep events updated. All listings are reviewed by our staff before being posted or updated.

How does the convention tracking work?

When you create an account you will see "Not Attending" in the convention listings. Click that to get options, such as attendee type (attendee, staff, etc) and whether or not you're looking for a roomshare or rideshare.

Advertising

We offer advertising to help us keep up with server costs and the cost of covering conventions. Conventions can advertise for more registrations, game companies can promote their games, and beyond. See More

Features

UpcomingCons.com is the most feature-rich convention website, unlike anything you have ever seen before. Not only do we make it easy to find conventions, we make it easy to find fellow attendees, view convention photos, keep tabs on your favorite events, and more.

• Roommates - Choose conventions you are attending and get connected with hotel roommates to save money.
  
  
• Pictures - We let users upload their convention pictures in a central place.
  
  
• Profiles - Users can create their own profiles and connect with other fans and convention attendees.