Eurofurence 15

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Eurofurence 15, "1001 Arabian Nights"[1], was a European furry convention that was held from the 26th to the 30th of August 2009. As with Eurofurence 13 and Eurofurence 14 it was held in the same location, the Ringberg Resort Hotel at Suhl, Thuringia, Germany.[2]

911 con-goers are reported to have attended, according to the Daily Eurofurence newspaper that had his introduction on this very con. [3] As well as the first year to introduce a new 'department' called con-ops to take care of various important tasks at the con site.

Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] Guests of Honour

The Guest of Honor for Eurofurence 15 was Jimmy Chin.[4]

[edit] Musical Guest

Like previous years, the musical guest was Alexander James Adams with a 90 minute solo performance on Saturday afternoon. He also played at the Furry Music Café.

[edit] Media reports

The Freies Wort Suhl published a short report about Eurofurence on Wednesday and a longer one on Saturday.[5]

This Eurofurence was the first with their own in-con media coverage: The Daily Eurofurence.

[edit] Charity

Like in the years before, Eurofurence 15 raised money for charity uses yet again. The money raised from Eurofurence 15 - €2938.53 (~US$4225)[6] - went to Wild Animal Park in Suhl to support the protection of Lynx as biggest European wild cat.[7]

List of events

  • Body painting
  • Art auction items (donated)
  • Trip to animal park
  • Fortune telling
  • Pool party

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Eurofurence 15 Theme announcement in the Eurofurence forum
  2. ↑ Eurofurence 15 announcement in the Eurofurence forum
  3. ↑ The first Daily Eurofurence released on wednesday 26th of August 2009
  4. ↑ Guests of Honor section at the official website
  5. ↑ Bunter Trubel fabelhafter Wesen, Freies Wort Suhl, 2009-08-29 (online) / 2009-08-30 (print)
  6. ↑ Reply to Charity - Cheetah, Eurofurence forums (4 December 2009)
  7. ↑ Eurofurence 15 charity page
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