| has gloss | eng: Genericon is a modestly sized anime/science fiction/gaming convention held in Troy, New York on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) campus for over 20 years, making it reportedly the oldest college multigenre convention in the nation . It hosts theater-style auditoriums and has 24-hour anime viewing rooms, karaoke, cosplay events, 24-hour video game room/competitions, role-playing games, board games, and talks by guest speakers. The events usually begin 5 p.m. on the Friday of the last weekend of January and continue until Sunday at 5 p.m. with a closing ceremony and announcement of new "Con Chair". New to Genericon XXI is a partnership with Jazzman's Cafe , located in the middle of the convention itself (right outside of DCC 308) to bring food and beverages to the convention. |
