Important News from JTAF PLEASE READ ASAP
Hey Everyone,
I normally wouldn't ask for anyone's help for the convention, but I
wouldn't ask you if I didn't need it.
As most of you know, the 4th Annual Japantown Anime Faire (JTAF 4) is
taking place on September 16-17, 2006 and we're really excited to put
the show together for everyone. The Japantown Merchants Association,
Issui-Kai, Japantown Task Force and other organizations have agreed to
donate vacant shop spaces to house certain events of the Japantown
Anime Faire for the weekend, focusing JTAF traffic into the businesses
that are helping to grow Japantown's local economy in San Francisco.
The artist and swap meet section, one video room, and a panel space
have a home in the mall spaces and you will be able to see them thanks
to your support of this year's Faire as part of Japantown's 100th year
anniversary celebration.
I have been keeping silent about the concern for the additional spaces
around Japan Center due to the sale of certain portions of Japantown
and had hoped that the sale of Japan Center by Kintetsu
Enterprises--which unsuspectedly occurred during the 3rd Annual
Japantown Anime Faire--would not affect the overall operations of the
convention this year. I had attended town hall meetings and met with
Joie De Vivre, the new owners of the Miyako Hotel and Miyako Inn, when
they were announced to the Japantown community and they promised to
work with the community for their events. I had decided to continue
working with the Miyako Hotel under their new management team, but as
part of the new ownership, the hotel has decided that the hotel will
undergo future remodeling work and will bill new and returning business
-- including Japantown Anime Faire -- accordingly. While JTAF works
closely with the Japantown Merchants Association, the 100th Anniversary
of Japantown Committee and the Consul General of Japan in San
Francisco, we have been able to use most of the resources we had
available to us to ensure that this year's show will be a celebration
fitting for the celebration of 100 years of Japanese culture in the San
Francisco Bay Area. However, because of the the new billing structure,
which is three times our previous costs and the future remodel of the
Miyako Hotel and Miyako Inn, Japantown Anime Faire is not able to make
the total cost that the hotel is asking for.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR FOR JTAF ATTENDEES?
While the convention will still continue to take place in Japan Center,
we will lose the additional venues and the events associated with them
and the parts that we will need will be relocated. The Miyako Hotel
spaces affected for this year's show are:
GARDEN LEVEL PRE-FUNCTION (REGISTRATION):
Since there would be no events taking place in the Miyako Hotel, the
registration area will be relocated to one of the mall spaces in Japan
Center.
OSAKA (VIDEO ROOM 1 - JTAF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO CONTENT & NEW RELEASES):
All video programming scheduled for this room would be cancelled from
the JTAF video lineup or rescheduled in the remaining video room
located within the Japan Center malls.
IMPERIAL BALLROOM (SATURDAY CONCERT PERFORMANCES):
All Saturday concert, including Opening Ceremonies with Gen Taiko and
concerts by Mari Iijima, Random Ninjas, akai SKY, The Shogunate, Neko
Punch, ArtBeat, Stephanie Yanez with SLY would be cancelled. The
cancellation of the performances would also affect the shuttle service
on Saturday night for Otaku Bowl - JTAF Remix at Classic Bowling
Center.
SAKURA A (EXHIBIT HALL):
The Dealer's Room would be eliminated and vendors will be refunded.
SAKURA B+C (CONSOLE & TABLETOP GAMING):
Console and Tabletop gaming would continue pending available spaces in
Japan Center.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
The JDV Miyako Hotel is currently seeking a grand total of $14,083.30
by 5:00PM Pacific Standard Time on September 7, 2006.
Current attendee pre-registrations provide us with about $3,500 in
revenue towards the balance and Project 760 Productions will try to
match this number as best as it could, as will other vendors in the
area before . With that being said, we need to raise at least $7,083
in order to save the Miyako Hotel spaces and the events associated with
them. This is not something I would normally request from anyone, but
in order for this to work, I will need your help.
If you are willing to contribute any dollar amount to the hotel, please
go to the Sales & Catering Office at the Miyako Hotel, located at 1625
Post Street in San Francisco and say that you would like to make a
partial payment to the rooms for JTAF-4 Japantown Anime Faire. If you
are not able to make it there in person, please call the hotel locally
at 415/922-3200 and ask for the Sales & Catering Office and request
that you would like to make a partial payment to the rooms reserved for
JTAF-4 Japantown Anime Faire. They should be able to help you with the
different payment options available to you. Remember, this is not a
loan but a donation to the convention and you may not get it back. If
we are able to save the spaces by 5:00PM today, we will continue to
host the events scheduled for those spaces. Otherwise, we will cancel
the events scheduled for those spaces and continue JTAF 4 in the
remaining mall spaces or cancel JTAF 4.
The project760.com site is down right now, so all e-mails should be
directed to me at worldofanime760@yahoo.com.
If you can help, thank you so much for your support. I hope that we
can be able to bring JTAF to Japantown again.
Respectfully,
Ray Nagar
Chief Director, 4th Annual Japantown Anime Faire (JTAF 4)
Presented by Project 760 Productions
worldofanime760@yahoo.com
That's all, if you havent received it before
I normally wouldn't ask for anyone's help for the convention, but I
wouldn't ask you if I didn't need it.
As most of you know, the 4th Annual Japantown Anime Faire (JTAF 4) is
taking place on September 16-17, 2006 and we're really excited to put
the show together for everyone. The Japantown Merchants Association,
Issui-Kai, Japantown Task Force and other organizations have agreed to
donate vacant shop spaces to house certain events of the Japantown
Anime Faire for the weekend, focusing JTAF traffic into the businesses
that are helping to grow Japantown's local economy in San Francisco.
The artist and swap meet section, one video room, and a panel space
have a home in the mall spaces and you will be able to see them thanks
to your support of this year's Faire as part of Japantown's 100th year
anniversary celebration.
I have been keeping silent about the concern for the additional spaces
around Japan Center due to the sale of certain portions of Japantown
and had hoped that the sale of Japan Center by Kintetsu
Enterprises--which unsuspectedly occurred during the 3rd Annual
Japantown Anime Faire--would not affect the overall operations of the
convention this year. I had attended town hall meetings and met with
Joie De Vivre, the new owners of the Miyako Hotel and Miyako Inn, when
they were announced to the Japantown community and they promised to
work with the community for their events. I had decided to continue
working with the Miyako Hotel under their new management team, but as
part of the new ownership, the hotel has decided that the hotel will
undergo future remodeling work and will bill new and returning business
-- including Japantown Anime Faire -- accordingly. While JTAF works
closely with the Japantown Merchants Association, the 100th Anniversary
of Japantown Committee and the Consul General of Japan in San
Francisco, we have been able to use most of the resources we had
available to us to ensure that this year's show will be a celebration
fitting for the celebration of 100 years of Japanese culture in the San
Francisco Bay Area. However, because of the the new billing structure,
which is three times our previous costs and the future remodel of the
Miyako Hotel and Miyako Inn, Japantown Anime Faire is not able to make
the total cost that the hotel is asking for.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR FOR JTAF ATTENDEES?
While the convention will still continue to take place in Japan Center,
we will lose the additional venues and the events associated with them
and the parts that we will need will be relocated. The Miyako Hotel
spaces affected for this year's show are:
GARDEN LEVEL PRE-FUNCTION (REGISTRATION):
Since there would be no events taking place in the Miyako Hotel, the
registration area will be relocated to one of the mall spaces in Japan
Center.
OSAKA (VIDEO ROOM 1 - JTAF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO CONTENT & NEW RELEASES):
All video programming scheduled for this room would be cancelled from
the JTAF video lineup or rescheduled in the remaining video room
located within the Japan Center malls.
IMPERIAL BALLROOM (SATURDAY CONCERT PERFORMANCES):
All Saturday concert, including Opening Ceremonies with Gen Taiko and
concerts by Mari Iijima, Random Ninjas, akai SKY, The Shogunate, Neko
Punch, ArtBeat, Stephanie Yanez with SLY would be cancelled. The
cancellation of the performances would also affect the shuttle service
on Saturday night for Otaku Bowl - JTAF Remix at Classic Bowling
Center.
SAKURA A (EXHIBIT HALL):
The Dealer's Room would be eliminated and vendors will be refunded.
SAKURA B+C (CONSOLE & TABLETOP GAMING):
Console and Tabletop gaming would continue pending available spaces in
Japan Center.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
The JDV Miyako Hotel is currently seeking a grand total of $14,083.30
by 5:00PM Pacific Standard Time on September 7, 2006.
Current attendee pre-registrations provide us with about $3,500 in
revenue towards the balance and Project 760 Productions will try to
match this number as best as it could, as will other vendors in the
area before . With that being said, we need to raise at least $7,083
in order to save the Miyako Hotel spaces and the events associated with
them. This is not something I would normally request from anyone, but
in order for this to work, I will need your help.
If you are willing to contribute any dollar amount to the hotel, please
go to the Sales & Catering Office at the Miyako Hotel, located at 1625
Post Street in San Francisco and say that you would like to make a
partial payment to the rooms for JTAF-4 Japantown Anime Faire. If you
are not able to make it there in person, please call the hotel locally
at 415/922-3200 and ask for the Sales & Catering Office and request
that you would like to make a partial payment to the rooms reserved for
JTAF-4 Japantown Anime Faire. They should be able to help you with the
different payment options available to you. Remember, this is not a
loan but a donation to the convention and you may not get it back. If
we are able to save the spaces by 5:00PM today, we will continue to
host the events scheduled for those spaces. Otherwise, we will cancel
the events scheduled for those spaces and continue JTAF 4 in the
remaining mall spaces or cancel JTAF 4.
The project760.com site is down right now, so all e-mails should be
directed to me at worldofanime760@yahoo.com.
If you can help, thank you so much for your support. I hope that we
can be able to bring JTAF to Japantown again.
Respectfully,
Ray Nagar
Chief Director, 4th Annual Japantown Anime Faire (JTAF 4)
Presented by Project 760 Productions
worldofanime760@yahoo.com
That's all, if you havent received it before