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Drop your stylus, pause your Xboxes and put those unread comics on hold; the long awaited pop-culture gathering of toys, comics, animation, gaming, design, licensing and cosplay is back! Organized for the second year running by local event planner PI Events with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board, the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2009 will offer an experience like no other, redefining Art as we know it.
Scheduled over 3 days from 14 – 16 August 2009 at the Suntec International Exhibition & Convention Centre (Hall 401 & 402), the Convention will present an onslaught of creative minds from all over the world, serving up an eye-popping visual feast and unprecedented variety and innovation in all the closely-related industries!
With the undeniable universal appeal of pop-culture, the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention will be a hotspot for a wide variety of exhibitors from all over the world, bringing the best that the East and West have to offer in one single, fun-filled event.
Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008
Boasting the world’s trendiest and most up-to-date products that you so desperately crave, the indisputable international flavor of the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention will make the event a major vehicle for setting the tone and shaping trends in pop-culture for years to come.
Recognizing pop-culture as something sacred, the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention will prove a Mecca for all serious fans of toys, comics, animation, gaming, design and Cosplay.
Thursday, 13 August
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Official Opening Ceremony (Closed to the Public)
5:00 – 9:00pm
Reserved exclusively for the media and exhibitors, partners and sponsors of the event. |
Friday, 14 August |
Conference Sessions
9:30am – 3:30pm
Held separately from the Convention itself, the Conference Sessions will be paid sessions that will take place in a Meeting Hall at Suntec Singapore. Students and Industry Professionals are invited to engage in this transfer of knowledge with key players from global creative industries.
Public Exhibition – Day 1 (Free Admission)
11:00am – 9:00pm
Activities include autograph signing sessions, live demonstrations and workshops with your favourite world-renowned artists and designers, a cosplay culture showcase and competitions, as well as the latest and greatest that the toy, comic, design gaming, animation and cosplay industries have to offer! |
Saturday, 15 August |
Public Exhibition – Day 2 (Free Admission)
11:00am – 9:00pm
Same as above. |
Sunday, 16 August |
Public Exhibition – Day 3 (Free Admission)
11:00am – 8:00pm
Same as above. |
*Timings subject to change.
So, mark your calendar and make it your mission to be part of Southeast Asia’s definitive global pop-culture experience – the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2009! |
