High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! OMGcon (sometimes stylized as OMG!con) is an anime and gaming convention held in Paducah, Kentucky. First held in June 2006, the convention has been located at the same venue throughout its history and has steadily increased in attendance every year, finally reaching over 1,000 during its fourth year in 2009, an increase of over 400 attendees in one year. The convention is run by the non-profit group Tri-State Anime Promotional Society, commonly referred to as TAPS, which was co-founded by Daniel Dodd and Richard Griffith. It was the first anime convention to be held in Paducah, and is one of the Convention Center`s largest conventions of the year, second only to the Annual Quilt Show for which Paducah is nicknamed.