Genki 2009
Genki 2009 was considered a beta-con by the organizer group, Genksters. Genki was originally intended to debut in August 2010, but a sudden offer from Valby Kulturhus to use their building for free pushed the plans ahead of schedule. The Genksters took the opportunity in order to test out ideas for events and workshops and to get a better feel for making a convention, so that Genki 2010 could become a great success.
Planning
Planning for Genki 2009 began in late March/early April, roughly two months before the con. Due to the tight schedule, the organizer group would have bi-weekly meetings to update eachother on personal progress, discuss ideas, and to plan the con. In addition to that, the main organizers would have almost daily online-meetings; discussing the finer details of the con planning as well as what issues to bring up at the next big group meeting.
Programme
Despite only two months of planning, Genki 2009 featured a full programme for the entire 55 straight hours that it was open. Among these features were:
- a non-stop open Manga Lounge and Anime Cinema
- a Karaoke room
- a live J-rock concert
- four Panels
- three Game Tournaments
- several contests
and much more. For a schedule of events, please refer to this external page.
Groups
Genksters
Note that the jobs mentioned are what jobs they had in addition to being organizers.
- Abena Kuranchic:
- Allan Petersen: Main organizer
- Anne Andersen: Cosplay show, all events cosplay related
- Daniel Schandorff Thomsen: Cosplay show, all events cosplay related
- Dong Trieu Do: Artist Alley, all events art-related
- Isabel Baeré Pedersen: Producing badges to be sold
- Jacob Neipart: Gameroom, game tournaments
- Jan Michael Jensen: Gameroom, game tournaments
- Javohirhon Turaev: AnimeBio and anime quizzes
- Jill Lytken Petersen: Pashiri leader/chief
- Karina Bremholm Abelin: Genki auktion
- Mark Ambrodji: Gameroom, game tournaments
- Michelle Christensen : Artist Alley, all events art-related
- Morten Walk Jensen: In charge of budget and money box/bank account
- Niels Martin Hansen: Karaoke, AV-guy
- Rasmus Gath Bjerge:
- René Norling Ambirk:
- Sasha Spendrup: Pashiri leader's trusty sidekick
- Søren Michelsen: Drawing art for con, website, badges, and diplomas
- Victor Maric Alring: Main organizer, webmaster, Dan --> Eng translator, replying all mails sent to info-mail.
*List incomplete*
Pashiri
| Ann-Kathrine Nielsen | Kittitach Pao On | Morten Jespersen | Søren Nielsen |
| Firat Dogan | Kristian Hastrup | Nadia Nielsen | Tung Chung |
| John Nielsen | Line Nielsen | Nick Jøhnk Sørensen | |
| Jonas Voigt | Mads Boelsmand | Niklas Dybkær Lauridsen | |
| Kajsa Nilsson | Martin Lorentzen | Nikolaj Pedersen | |
| Kasper Rune Søgaard | Mikkel Jul Mosgaard | Peter Gomez |
Special Guests
- Hong-Hanh Phan (guest presenter)
- Karina Bremholm Abelin (honourary cosplay judge)
- Sophie Hoffritz Nielsen (honourary cosplay judge)
- Kathrine Nielsen (honourary cosplay judge)
- The Lillith
- Shiro - Vocals
- Haruka - L. Guitar
- Nashi - R. Guitar
- Maku - Bass
- Ryuu - Drums
Dealers and Sponsors
- Gashopon (D)
- AniPopGam (D+S)
- Kameko (S)
- Faraos Cigarer (S)
- Fantask (S)
- Uppcon (S)
- Hairdressers on Fire (S)
Con Stats
| Date | Location | Attendance | Revenue | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-21 June, 2009 | Valby, Denmark
Valbykulturhus |
206 | 17,750 DKK | 233 DKK |
Mash-Up Video
External links
- Genki 2009 - Archived website
- M-27.com - Genki analysis Analysis of Genki 2009. Also includes posts with daily reports.
- Con rapport and budget - The official con rapport as written by the main organizers.