Yaoi-Con

Yaoi-Con was an annual San Francisco Bay Area yaoi convention first held in 2001. In the past, the con was often held in the vicinity of San Francisco's Japan Town.
==2000s==
===YaoiCon 2001===
YaoiCon 2001 was held on September 1, 2001 at the Radisson Miyako Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Azusa Kurokawa - Manga Artist; Gilles Poitras - Author; Yoshihiro Yonezawa - President - Comic Market; Higuri You - Manga Artist.
====Yaoi-Con 2001 Reviews!====
Here are some of the reviews that have been posted by anime reporters and attendees.
*Sequential Tart - Jen Bomford
*Sequential Tart - Tammy Lee
*Anime Tourist - Kristyn
*Denko - Ryoma and Liu-sang
*Katsu's Review
*Anime Xplorations - Ashura (under reviews, then cons)
*PULP Magazine-Shaenon K. Garrity
===YaoiCon 2002===
Yaoi-Con 2002 was held on October 18-20, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Andrew Conway - Whip Expert; Patrick Drazen - Author/Lecturer - Stone Bridge Press; Secret Secret - Band; Nitta Youka - Artist.
===YaoiCon 2003===
Yaoi-Con 2003 was held on October 17-19, 2003 at the Renaissance Parc 55 in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Jo Chen - Artist; Shushushu Sakurai; Secret Secret - Band.
===YaoiCon 2004===
Yaoi-Con 2004 was held October 29-31, 2004 at the Westin San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Jo Chen - Artist; John O'Donnell - Managing Director - Central Park Media; Ayano Yamane - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2005===
Yaoi-Con 2005 was held October 28-30, 2005 at the Westin San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Kodaka Kazuma - Mangaka; Higuri You - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2006===
Yaoi-Con 2006 was held October 20-22, 2006 at the Westin San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, CA. Guests included: Asia Watanabe - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2007===
Yaoi-Con 2007 was held October 26-28, 2007 at the Marriott San Mateo/San Francisco Airport Hotel in San Mateo, CA. Guests included: Mamiya Oki - Manga Artist; Hinako Takanaga - Manga Artist; Kawahara Tsubasa - Novelist.
===YaoiCon 2008===
Yaoi-Con 2008 was held September 26-28, 2007 at the Marriott San Mateo/San Francisco Airport Hotel in San Mateo, CA. Guests included: Yamila Abraham - Writer - Yaoi Press, LLC; Lynn Flewelling - Author; Yayoi Neko - Artist / Writer; M.A Sambre - Artist; Nase Yamato - Manga Artist. "Yaoi-Con 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com.
===YaoiCon 2009===
Yaoi-Con 2009 was held October 30 - November 1, 2009 at the Marriott San Mateo/San Francisco Airport Hotel in San Mateo, CA. Guests included: Yamila Abraham - Writer - Yaoi Press, LLC; Jo Chen - Artist; Minami Haruka - Artist; Kano Miyamoto - Manga Artist; Yayoi Neko - Artist / Writer; Makoto Tateno - Manga Artist.
==2010s==
===YaoiCon 2010===
Yaoi-Con 2010 was held October 29-31, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Guests included: Jo Chen - Artist; Lynn Flewelling - Author; Hidenobu Kiuchi - Voice Actor; Kano Miyamoto - Manga Artist; Yasuhiro Nakamura - Publisher - Comic Market, Yayoi Neko - Artist / Writer; Ryotaro Okiayu - Actor; Hinako Takanaga - Manga Artist; Ayano Yamane - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2011===
Yaoi-Con 2011 was held October 21-23, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Guests included: Fusanosuke Inariya - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2012===
Yaoi-Con 2012 was held October 12-14, 2012 at the Westin Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA.
===YaoiCon 2013===
There was no YaoiCon held in 2013. Con organizers announced they would be taking the year off and returning in 2014.
===YaoiCon 2014===
Yaoi-Con 2014 was held September 12-14, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Guests included: Reika - Cosplayer; Shoko Takaku - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2015===
Yaoi-Con 2015 was held September 18-20, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Guests included: Makoto Tateno - Manga Artist. 
===YaoiCon 2016===
Yaoi-Con 2016 was held September 16-18, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Guests included: Hinako Takanaga - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2017===
YaoiCon 2017 was held October 6-8, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in Santa Clara, CA. Guests inclided: Sakira - Manga Artist.
===YaoiCon 2018===
YaoiCon did not occur in 2018; it was planned to recur in fall of 2019 but plans did not materialize. The con website appears to have gone defunct sometime in early 2020 with a notification for the owner to contact the hosting provider. The event Facebook group was still somewhat active as recently as June of 2024 with 2.2K members.
==References==
Category:Anime Conventions
Category:Yaoi Fandom
Category:2000s Conventions
Category:2010s Conventions
Category:Conventions in United States