AnimeIowa 's first convention in 1997 was organized by the SFLIS Wing of Anime and Manga People ( SWAMP ) . Technical issues occurred during the 2008 masquerade and some attendees rooms were relocated to a different hotel due to the Iowa flood of 2008 . The 2011 convention occurred during the RAGBRAI bicycle ride . Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend the 2011 convention , but died on June 27 , 2011 . Iowa River Landing was used by both the RAGBRAI bicycle ride and AnimeIowa in 2015
Iowa flood of 2008
Iowa flood of 2008
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