Partner Organization : Japan Expo Created in 1999, Japan Expo is now Europe's biggest event dedicated to Japan. During 3 days, people from everywhere in France and even visitors from foreign countries are partying around mangas, animes, video games and concerts. More than an anime/manga convention, Japan Expo is a real exhibition of Japanese culture through presentations and initiations of martial arts, ceremonies and more.

< France Preliminary Competition Course of Events >

	Japan Expo 7 will be held on July 7th, 8th and 9th 2006 at the Exhibition Center of Paris-Nord.

	Organizing staff from Japan Expo and World Cosplay Summit will select 10 potential representative teams in the Pre-selection.

	The 10 potential representative teams will go on stage. Based on the performance and the compliance to the rules the juries will choose 5 of them.

	The 5 potential reprentative teams take to the stage. According to the crowds response the juries select One team that will represent France in the World Cosplay Summit 2006.