Conventions in the Midwest

I've been craving for-ever to go to an anime convention, and I've found a few but I could really use help on knowing which ones to try and attend. It would also be awesome if there is anyone that i could meet up with, a veteran con-goer/otaku.

Try Anime fest, they have been runing for 21 years now. San-Jappan is also a great con to start at. They have only been doing this 6 years though and are a little unexpirienced. If you don't mind crowds and long lines A-kon is nice but very big. They have been running 24 years now. Ikkicon is a nice place to go to start off. Not as great as Anime fest or San jappan but better than A-kon. They will have their 8th year this December. Hope this helped you out some :).

I don't know if I will be in the Midwest next year, most likely. I would like to go to. I missed Meta Con 2013 so I believe my convention season is over with this year.

from what info i've come across, most of the midwest ones are done for the year, besides any smaller ones that are more or less known