Micro Fur Con

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Micro Fur Con
Micro Fur Con logo
Location
Website
Status defunct
First iteration 2016
Final iteration 2017
Organizer(s) Jonus Abercrombie, Shane Deepwood

Micro Fur Con, or MFC, was a mini-convention which took place in Massachusetts, USA. The location of the con varied year-by-year around the Massachusetts area. It was created by Jonus Abercrombie and Shane Deepwood.[1] The con logo was designed by all staff members.[2]

History[edit]

Micro Fur Con 1[edit]

The first Micro Fur Con took place on March 5, 2016.[3] MFC hit its cap of 25 attendees,[4] and raised $422 and dropped off a huge bag of pet supplies to Baypath Humane Society. [5] A convention video was uploaded to Jonus' YouTube channel on March 9, 2016.

Micro Fur Con 2[edit]

Micro Fur Con #2 took place on June 11, 2016.[6] There were 45 attendees who helped raise over $1000 for Baypath Humane Society. [7]

Micro Fur Con 3[edit]

Micro Fur Con #3 took place on August 13, 2016.[8] There were 38 attendees who helped raise over $600 and a trunk full of items for Baypath Humane Society. [9] A convention video was uploaded to Shane's YouTube channel on August 25, 2016.

Micro Fur Con 4[edit]

Micro Fur Con #4 was originally planned for November 19, 2016,[10] but was postponed due to "many events and the holidays".[11] An attempt was then made to reschedule the event for February 18, 2017,[12] with a prom/Valentines day theme.[13]

The fourth event was finally held on April 1, 2017,[14] with a "prom/mad hatter" theme.[15]

150 people attended,[16] and $2,200[16] was raised for the Baypath Humane Society.

The staff of MFC 4 were:[17]

  • Shane Deepwood: Director
  • Jonus Abercombie: Head of photography and dsideo / Shane’s right hand man
  • Karma Coon: Official MC
  • DJ Code: DJ/AV
  • Jynx: Marketing support north
  • Walolas: Marketing support central
  • Pineapple: Marketing support west
  • Drahck: AV
  • Sirus: AV

Micro Fur Con 5[edit]

The fifth event was held on September 23, 2017.[citation needed]

Future Micro Fur Con[edit]

Discussions have been made for a future MFC event, but as of July 2022, nothing has been publicly announced or stated regarding the future of these events. The convention is currently considered defunct.

References[edit]

  1. About Micro Fur Con on the official website. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  2. "Karma made the old logo. The new one was made by the staff together." - Shane Deepwood, Twitter (6 April 2017)
  3. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated March 1, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. "Our first ever MFC was back in March of 2016. We were capped to a size of 25 due to the space. We hit capacity for the event. Each venue after that we have grown even larger." - Micro Fur Con, Twitter (August 22, 2018)
  5. [1] on twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. Tweet on the New England Fuzz account on Twitter. Dated May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. [2] on MFC website. Dated June 10, 2016. Retrieved on April 6, 2017.
  8. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated July, 8 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. [3] on MFC twitter. Dated August 27, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  10. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  11. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated October 8, 2016.
  12. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated December 10, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  13. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated January 16, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  14. Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  15. "Theme Annoucement!" - posting by Shane on the Micro Fur Con website. Dated Janaury 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  16. 16.0 16.1 Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  17. Staff on the Micro Fur Con website. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

External links[edit]


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