RainFurrest 2016
RainFurrest 2016 would have been the tenth instance of the RainFurrest convention. It was scheduled to be held over August 25-28, 2016,[1] at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington, with The Davenport Grand hotel as its primary hotel.[2] On February 5th, it was announced the event would not be held as "efforts to locate a viable convention and hotel space for 2016 have not been successful."[3]
The convention's theme would have been "The Search For Kaldera".[1] The Artist Guest of Honor would have been NeoGeen, the Musician Guest of Honor would have been Ribnose, and the Author Guest of Honor would have been Ryan Campbell.[4]
Cancellation[edit]
- For more details on this topic, see RainFurrest 2015#Controversy.
Following the conclusion of RainFurrest 2015, rumors of the convention's negative feedback from the Hilton SeaTac Hotel were spread. Rex Wolf, the 2015 RainFurrest chair, posted a message directed at con attendees that property destruction and vandalism were rampant:[5]
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The convention staff reported that they had begun search for a hotel to accommodate Rainfurrest 2016.[6][7]
On February 2nd, 2016 it was reported the convention had secured a venue. It was scheduled to be held over August 25-28, 2016,[1] at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington, with The Davenport Grand hotel as its primary hotel.[2] Yet less than a week later on February 6th, the convention staff announced that the convention would not occur at all that year.[8][9]
In February 2016, RainFurrest board member Th' buni posted a post-mortem analysis of the events leading up to and after the convention's cancellation, which also served as a public announcement of her resignation from the board.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 RainFurrest 2016 website. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finally, We May Begin!. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ An Important Message About Rainfurrest 2016. Retrieved February 5th, 2016.
- ↑ Guests on the RainFurrest 2016 website. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ "A Letter to Our Attendees", posted by Rex Wolf. Retreived February 7, 2016.
- ↑ "We're aware of the questions surrounding RainFurrest 2016. It will no longer be held at the Hilton, and we're working on a new venue!". Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ↑ "We have several leads, some of which are very promising, and we're looking into them this week. We will keep you all posted!". Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT RAINFURREST 2016 post on the RainFurrest's website. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ RainFurrest 2016 Post-Mortem Posted February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016. Archived September 8, 2019 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- RainFurrest 2016 official website