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26 March 2009

Stevens’ Castle Point Anime Club holds Convention, March 29

Convention will feature anime showing, game tournaments, workshops and more

HOBOKEN , N.J. – The members of the Stevens Anime Club are proud to present the second annual Castle Point Anime Convention (CPAC) on March 29 at 9 a.m. The Castle Point Anime Convention will host a variety of exciting events such as anime showings, game tournaments, artist alley and informative panels. Come and experience otaku and Japanese culture and have a fun-filled day.

Event registration is free for all Stevens students, staff, faculty and alumni; $12 for all others. Registration will be held on the west side of Morton.

Special guests: CPAC is pleased to present special voice actor Bill Rogers, who has held roles such as Pokémon’s Brock, Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s Lucario and several other roles. Please visit the guest section of http://www.castlepointanime.com for more information.

Musical guests: CPAC is pleased to present musical guest nerd-core rapper MC Frontalot, 8-bit artists Bit Shifter and Bubblyfish, and visualist NO CARRIER. A special concert featuring these artists will be performed at 7 p.m. in the Bissinger room. Please visit the guest section of http://www.castlepointanime.com for more information.

Other events include AMV screenings, artist's alley, card gaming, concert, cosplay chess and masquerade, dealer's room, karaoke, manga library (Presented by AnimeNEXT), masquerade, panels, video gaming, workshops and more.

For more information, please visit http://www.castlepointanime.com or e-mail info@castlepointanime.com.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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