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Our humble beginning...
Karen Cooper had the idea for the convention, and ran it past Josh Kohen, who was the manager of the PEZ kiosk ("Simen SEZ") at the Mall of America. They sold a few old dispensers, all the American currents, and a lot of t-shirts and similar merch. The kiosk was owned by Heartland Apparel, who had a license for the shirts, mugs, hats, and other stuff. Josh was excited and wanted to help put the con on, so they talked it over a lot. Josh came up with the idea of bringing in this eager young collector he knew named Andrew Thomas.
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MN PEZCon 1
October 11 - 12, 1996
Hosts:
Karen Cooper
Andrew Thomas
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 1996, Stuart Cartwright
Used with permission. |
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MN PEZCon 2
October 3 - 4, 1997
Hosts:
Karen Cooper
Andrew Thomas
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 1997, Stuart Cartwright
Used with permission. |
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MN PEZCon 3
October 2 - 3, 1998
Hosts:
Karen Cooper
Andrew Thomas
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 1998, Stuart Cartwright
Used with permission. |
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MN PEZCon 4
October 1 - 2, 1999
Host:
Susan Roberts
Hotel:
Thunderbird Convention Center
Logo:
© 1999, Stuart Cartwright
Used with permission. |
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MN PEZCon 5
October 5 - 7, 2000
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 2000, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 6
October 18 - 20, 2001
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 2001, Kraft Design, Inc.
Membership Packet Contents |
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MN PEZCon 7
August 15 - 17, 2002
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 2002, Kraft Design, Inc.
Membership Packet Contents |
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MN PEZCon 8
August 7 - 9, 2003
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 2003, Kraft Design, Inc.
Membership Packet Contents |
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MN PEZCon 9
August 12 - 14, 2004
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Thunderbird Hotel &
Convention Center
Logo:
© 2004, Kraft Design, Inc.
Membership Packet Contents |
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10th Anniversary!
MN PEZCon 10
August 11 - 13, 2005
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Inn Thunderbird
Logo:
© 2005, Kraft Design, Inc.
Membership Packet Contents |
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MN PEZCon 11
August 10 - 12, 2006
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Inn Thunderbird
Logo:
© 2006, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 12
August 9 - 11, 2007
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Mall of America
Logo:
© 2007, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 13
August 7 - 9, 2008
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Mall of America
Logo:
© 2008, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 14
August 6 - 8, 2009
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Mall of America
Logo:
© 2009, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 15
August 5 - 7, 2010
Hosts:
Dana & Juli Kraft
Hotel:
Ramada Mall of America
Logo:
© 2010, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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MN PEZCon 16
August 4 - 6, 2011
Hosts:
Chris and Leslie Sloan
Hotel:
Ramada Mall of America
Logo:
© 2010, Kraft Design, Inc. |
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