Most folks today consider Project A-kon to be the first anime convention in the US. While A-kon is the oldest convention that is still currently running (this year will be A-kon #20), there were at least three events before A-kon dedicated to anime.
This insightful article takes us back to those events and interviews some of the original organizers.
Highlights include:
Dealers room diagrams drawn by hand!
$3 registration! (or $5 for two days!)
A program guide created with a typewriter!
Read the original article Okay, back to finishing the
AOD schedule.