Animation On Display was an animation convention in Santa Clara, California at the Santa Clara Convention Center containing animation screenings, cosplay, panels, guests, vendors, fandom, comics, music and more in reference to East Asian and American culture.

Animation On Display
StatusDefunct
GenreAnimation
VenueSanta Clara Convention Center
Location(s)Santa Clara, California
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2003
Most recent2017
Attendance2,195 in 2012;[1] 1,593 in 2005[2]
Organized byFederation for the Promotion of Animation
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttp://www.aodsf.org/

Formerly Anime Overdose[2] and then AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention,[3] Animation On Display is managed by the Federation for the Promotion of Animation and is a non-profit organization. It is the goal of the FPA to increase awareness and understanding of the art of animation and its related interests in a fun and exciting family-oriented format and to enable those interested in animation to meet and share their interests.[4]

History

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The Anime Overdose convention began in 2003 at Santa Clara University.[5] As the convention expanded, it was moved to the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.[2] Soon joining forces with several other animation themed groups in the area, they decided to create a larger scale event together which started the foundation for AOD.[4] The event was thus named "Animation On Display" in 2007. In 2010 it moved to the Japantown area in San Francisco, where it stayed briefly.[4] before in 2014, moving to The Hyatt in Burlingame, California located near the San Francisco International Airport. In 2016, AOD moved to the Santa Clara Convention Center. The next year, it moved to the Marriott in Santa Clara, California, its final location for 2017. On November 22, 2017, the convention announced on its Facebook page it would be ceasing operations effective immediately.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Animation On Display 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Anime Overdose 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ "AOD: San Francisco Animation Convention 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ^ a b c "About Animation On Display". Animation On Display. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  5. ^ "Anime Overdose 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ^ "AODCon on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
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