Note: This information was posted at cosplay.com by forum member/bay area cosplayer Michi, on March 1, 2005, from the original event flyer. The post has been reprinted here for convenience. Visit Cosplay.com, under US Convention Forums, in the Others topic for the latest information.
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To accomodate more applicants and to better serve you, we are offering two levels of participations this year; please choose one.

Costume Contest & Parade
This allows the participants to be judged on their costume and to participate in the Parade.
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Time: 10:00am - Check In
10:30am - Costume Contest start
1:00 pm - Parade start

Costume Contest
1st Prize (1 person)
2nd Prize (5 people)
3rd Prize (20 people)
Consolation Prize
[We'll Announce Prizes Later]

Parade Only
This allows the participants to parade down the streets of San Francisco from Civic Center to Japan Town.
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Time: 10:00am - Check In
1:00pm - Parade start
Place: City Hall

Pre-registration is required, whether competing in the contest, or just marching in the parade.

Organized by: Japan Video & Media, Inc.
1737 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Tel: 415-563-5220, Fax: 415-563-5454

Notes as of 3-22-2005: No registration over the phone. You may register at Japan Video in person, or call for an entry form to be mailed to you. Register early, as the total number of entrants in the contest may be capped to around 100 or so. I've clarified the need to pre-register for participation in the contest, or the march.