Conventions are a great place to meet up with friends and dressing up can make it even more fun! Attending a convention can also make a memorable family vacation, but finding costumes that work for friends and relatives of different ages can be challenging.

Here we have a guest post from Sado, the CEO of MicCostumes.com, on how to pose gracefully for convention photography. This is a great quick list for those who are just starting out.

A fuller collection of good convention lists and con calendar sites.

Going to Anime Boston this weekend? Have a smartphone? Want to know what’s going on but need one less thing to juggle? You’re in luck, ‘cuse there’s an app for that.

How do you find out if there are conventions near you? “Look it up” is all find and dandy, but what’s the best way to do it? Here are the internet tricks and sites that I use to find conventions.