Furnal Equinox 2010
Furnal Equinox 2010, the first Furnal Equinox, was held March 6-7 at the Doubletree by Hilton Toronto Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theme, in recognition of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, was Furry Fun & Games.
At the Closing Ceremonies, attendance at the inaugural FE was announced as 330 people, with an estimated 40 fursuits present at the convention. [1] In doing so, the convention set a record for attendance at a Canadian furry event, previously held by C-ACE 2005.
A conbook signed by the Guests of Honour and the members of the Furnal Equinox convention committee was also auctioned off at the convention. The auction raised CA$200 (~US$194) for the Mississauga Humane Society.[2]
Guests of Honor[edit]
Heather Bruton and BushyCat were present as artist guests of honor. Heather created a sponsor print in addition to the conbook cover image,[3] while Bushy contributed to the back cover of the conbook in addition to the artwork on attendees' conbadges.
Registration[edit]
Registration opened on 27 August 2009 for rooms, panels and dealer's tables. Memberships cost $25 to $35 Canadian, depending on the time of registration. Sponsors paying $25 received a t-shirt by Arrowroot.[4]
Dealer tables were sold out prior to the beginning of the convention.
Events[edit]
Notable panels included:
- Animal Drawing and Creating Comics by Kent Burles, professor at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto
- Furries from A to Z by Kathy Gerbasi, professor and social psychologist
- Your First Furry Con by Linnaeus, former chairman of Midwest Furfest
- Furry Literature Q&A by Phil Geusz, furry author and contributor to Anthro magazine
- History of Furry by Pyat, role-playing game author and "fandom historian"
In keeping with the Fun and Games theme of the convention, a number of GMs offered gaming sessions and signout of tabletop games for the duration of the convention. The Zoo was also open overnight on Saturday.
2010 Committee[edit]
- Chairmen: Pakesh De and blindsight
- Security: Arctic
- Artists, Dealers, Merchandising: Arrowroot
- Dance, Hotel Liaison, Gaming: Crassadon
- Fursuiting and Panels: Michael Bard aka Morgan
- Volunteers, Registration, Gaming: Shane
- PR, Financial, Legal, Website: Scani
References[edit]
- ↑ THANK YOU!, Scani/Furnal Equinox committee (9 March 2010)
- ↑ History, Furnal Equinox (accessed May 19, 2010)
- ↑ Trillium, Heather Bruton (accessed February 25, 2010)
- ↑ Furnal Equinox 2010, Arrowroot (8 March 2010)
External links[edit]
- Furnal Equinox website
- LiveJournal community
- Photos, videos, reports: Furnal Equinox 2010 resources