Eurofurence 15

From WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search
Writing Magnifying.PNG This article needs copyediting (for correct spelling, grammar, usage, etc.)
For specifics, check the edit history and talk page. Consult the Furry Book of Style for editing help.
Eurofurence (edit)
Eurofurence logo crop.gif
Eurofurence 1 (1995)
Eurofurence 2 (1996)
Eurofurence 3 (1997)
Eurofurence 4 (1998)
Eurofurence 5 (1999)
Eurofurence 6 (2000)
Eurofurence 7 (2001)
Eurofurence 8 (2002)
Eurofurence 9 (2003)
Eurofurence 10 (2004)
Eurofurence 11 (2005)
Eurofurence 12 (2006)
Eurofurence 13 (2007)
Eurofurence 14 (2008)
Eurofurence 15 (2009)
Eurofurence 16 (2010)
Eurofurence 17 (2011)
Eurofurence 18 (2012)
Eurofurence 19 (2013)
Eurofurence 20 (2014)
Eurofurence 21 (2015)
Eurofurence 22 (2016)
Eurofurence 23 (2017)
Eurofurence 24 (2018)
Eurofurence 25 (2019)
EFO (2020)
EFO #2 (2021)
Eurofurence 26 (2022)
Eurofurence 27 (2023)
Eurofurence staff
Eurofurence guests of honor
Website illustration for Eurofurence 15, by Nimrais.

Eurofurence 15, "1001 Arabian Nights"[1], was a European furry convention that was held from the 26th to the 30th of August 2009. It was held in the Ringberg Resort Hotel at Suhl, Thuringia, Germany for the third and final year, following Eurofurence 13 and 14.[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.

Events[edit]

Guests of Honour[edit]

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

Musical Guest[edit]

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.

Media reports[edit]

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.

Charity[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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
Puzzlepiece32.png This entry about a convention is a stub - can you improve it?

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Eurofurence_15&oldid=396043"