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I don't put much on my cards 'cause I don't like it when it's too busy. Basically, I put what you mentioned and a little more like my signature, and a quote of mine for good measure.
I figure if they're taking my business card, they already kinda have an idea of what I'm doing, so I don't need to add that.
You can see them here.

@studiomusou -
While some of your arguments and proposals are a bit extreme and not exactly feasible in the anime AA setting, I'd just like you to know it was very refreshing and encouraging to hear your support of original work. Glad someone will be there caring about my skill level and the style I've been polishing for years rather than what kind of popular franchise I can crank out for some extra cash.

If it were a facebook post, I'd like it.  :P

I'm sticking with old school...
Sailor Moon and Legend of Zelda - it's what I do, s'what I like. If others do, too, awesome~
Gonna try a hand at some of my original designs as well.

Hm...

I'm reading quite a few arguments in favor of selling fanart due to the income and how much of a hassle it is to create original work.
While I'm all for selling fanart at a place meant for recognizing such subjects...
...that little detail really bothers me.

If y'all would like your arguments to even be taken into consideration, perhaps you should briefly examine why you're pushing the matter and wonder it's backed by completely selfish/greedy motivation as opposed to professional reasoning.

Just layin' that out there.

I wasn't personally planning on selling "fanart crafts" ...but I just can't wrap my head around HOW on God's green earth a craft is any different from 2D fanart other than the dimension of it. It's still original work by an artist who is not claiming any ownership of the character/franchise/etc.

I know Disney is one of those scary companies that'll attack anything and everything selling its copyrighted ideas, but anime's pretty lax. And I whole heartedly agree with the encouragement of making profit from original work. But this is an anime convention where people come to celebrate the art of Japanese animation in a variety of ways. AA fanart included.

If you're aiming to be "fair," I would reconsider this issue in light of what's being discussed here.

If that's the message you got...

wow.

That really does mean over 300 tables got snagged within the first 15 minutes...
What horrible luck I have. 10th on the wait-list.

Hey, Ash! It's Karen!

You shouldn't be too worried about this! Keep your head up, girl. You got a good spot on the wait-list and the other people who signed-up earlier don't know if they're approved to be in the alley yet. Good luck and I hope you get a table! :D

Oh hey, Karen~ ^^

The thing I'm worried about most: Vince is gonna be pissed. He's already not happy about having to dish out all this money just for registration and gas and a hotel (even though we're splitting). If we don't get a table on top of that, I dunno if he'll ever forgive me...>_>

They give people plenty of ample warning before registration goes live that you need to have all of your artist and helper information once registration goes up in order to be efficient. I wouldn't complain that it was unfair, everyone had the same information available to them in the FAQ and around the forums. I had to enter two artists, and I made it in before the waitlist, anyway.

Perhaps the verbage change would be a good idea though from Step 1 through Step 3. Making sure it's evident that you're place isn't on hold, and you need to continue would be good for returning AA'ers and newbies.

I did have all of my information beforehand. I left the webpage open for a minute to run and grab something that I needed and that time moved me down into the waitlist.

This.

I also had my info. It just took a bit to enter it.
I'm just flabbergasted at how fast that went. It's a bit disheartening.

If that's the message you got...

wow.

That really does mean over 300 tables got snagged within the first 15 minutes...
What horrible luck I have. 10th on the wait-list.