Futrzakon
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Futrzakon is the first full-scale furry convention organized in Poland. Plans to hold this convention were made for a considerable amount of time until the first edition of the con took place in the fall of 2008. The name of the con quite simply derives from the polish words for Furry (Futrzak) and Convention (Konwent). The convention was organized in conjunction with heavy support from the polfurs.org web service, which provided site coding, publicity and hosting.
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[edit] Futrzakon 2008
The initial edition of the convention took place from the 26th to the 28th of September in a place called Dzierżązna (in Polish), close to the city of Łódź in Poland. There were 37 attendees to the convention, all Polish nationals. Included in the con agenda were events such as a large bonfire, a moviemaking workshop, an art competition, LARPs, RPG sessions, a volleyball tournament and many others.
During the second evening of the convention, a charity auction took place to raise money for the WWF's "Save the European Lynx" fund. Congoers were to bring furry-related items from home that they could afford to part with and put them up for sale. The winning pieces of the art competition were also sold, alongside some commission slots from artists. The auction raised 1380 PLN in total (approx. $430 USD or £280 GBP) and was donated for pixels on the Support the Lynx: Buy a Pixel website.
[edit] Staff
The main organizers of the convention were Ryan and Kudłaty. The t-shirts and other technical support was provided by Leniwiec. Various events on the agenda were prepared by Cubey, Edi, Q-nik, Garou_(person), LV and Solon.
[edit] Futrzakon 2009
The second edition took place from 13-16 August 2009, at the same venue as the previous convention. One notable opinion of the attendees from the first edition was that it was too short, so an extra day was added.
As of 10 March 2009, all available reservation places at the convention site were taken, counting at least 50 prospective attendees (not including visiting con-goers attending only during the day and staying elsewhere).
The main organizer was Ryan. Cubey was programming coordinator, while Leniwiec, Huskion and Vethuleion provided logistical and technical support..
[edit] Events
Events at the convention included:
- Bonfire/Socialising
- Tai-Chi
- Furry Soccer
- Furry Volleyball
- Water Fights
- Jenga Workshop
- DDR Competition
- Karaoke Competition
- Charity Auction (at which 1810zł (~US$645) was raised)
- Art Competition
- "Movie" Workshop
- "Who wants to be a Millionaire" game
- The Dance, including many additional minor competitions such as "Name that Melody"
[edit] In Demand
Prior to the convention taking place, some criticism arose due to the limit of available places and the underestimation of public interest - as the only furry convention organised in Poland at present, Futrzakon caters to a population of several hundred (active users on Polfurs.org), who are mostly unwilling or unable to travel abroad to other conventions in Europe. Subsequently, the second edition of the convention has not grown enough to accommodate the amount of furries willing to participate. The third edition of Futrzakon will attempt to remedy this by changing the venue to a larger one.
[edit] Futrzakon 3
The third edition of the event is to take place 11-14 August 2010. It has a theme of "Colorful 70s" and is primarily organized by Cubey. 67 attendees are planned.
[edit] See also
- Furstock another large gathering of furries in Poland
[edit] External links
- Futrzakon website (in Polish)
- Polfurs.org (in Polish)
- Con report by one of the attendees (in English)
- Video taken during Futrzakon 2008 including the footage from the Movie Workshop (in Polish)
- Photos, videos, reports: Futrzakon resources
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