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ScotiaCon
Scotiacon-2011-Banner.jpg
Subject Furry
Location
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Website
http://www.scotiacon.co.uk/
Status Ongoing
First iteration 15-17 July, 2011
Photos, videos, reports: ScotiaCon resources
Scotiacon's original logo featuring Wallace.

ScotiaCon (pronounced "Sko-sha-con") is a furry convention, the first to be held in Scotland. It was founded by Scottish fur ThrashWolf and was originally planned to be held in 2010. The convention suffered a setback when Thrash, the (then) chairman, left for personal reasons. The date was pushed back, and ScotiaCon was first held in Inverness from the 15th-17th July, 2011. The official website was opened in 2009, approximately one year before the original date of the convention. It was relaunched in 2010, when it was decided to change the convention date.[1]

The mascot of the convention is Wallace, a Scottish terrier named after national hero William Wallace.[2]

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[edit] ScotiaCon 2011

ScotiaCon 2011 took place in the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Inverness.

The first convention had a Scottish theme, with events focused around Scottish culture. Attendees included two guests of honour; fursuit maker Fatkraken and Scottish composer Fox Amoore.[2]

A teaser trailer for the con was released on the ScotiaCon website in June 2010 [3], and a full-length trailer was released on November 11th, 2010[4]. The official trailer [5] was released early 2011, with outtakes from that trailer released in April 2011. [6]

An unofficial pre-con Friday afternoon/evening event extended the weekend for attendees coming from further afield who wanted to make more use of their trip.

[edit] Tickets

Ticket prices were announced along with the unveiling of the new ScotiaCon website, and were set at two levels:

  • Basic, including a conbook, at £65
  • Sponsor, including conbook, t-shirt and a print, at £95

Prices did not include accommodation, allowing attendees to choose whichever hotels in the area they wanted, although a special discount rate was arranged with the Ramada Jarvis hotel for those wishing to avail themselves of the facilities.

The first official ticket was auctioned at RBW 2009's charity auction for a final sum of £90.

[edit] Events

The first events were officially announced in the February 2011 news post, and eventually included a science talk, charades, a Highland Fur Games (won by Awkore), the "Furry-vision Song Contest" (a Eurovision Song Contest style event) hosted by Smirnoff and Pinky, and "Eat Scotland" (a chance to sample Scottish delicacies such as Cullen Skink (a type of fish soup), haggis, and deep fried Mars bars), as well as the usual fursuit walk, dances and auctions.[7]

[edit] Auction

Saturday evening saw the auction take place, with a staff and Guests of Honor-signed limited edition bottle of 30-year old whiskey, donated by The Famous Grouse, as the most expensive item being sold at an astonishing £450.[7]

[edit] ScotiaCon 2012

ScotiaCon 2012 was announced on October 15, 2011. Titled "Keep Calm And Sing-Along!", and will be held on 27-30 July. It has a "Musicals" theme with events and features announced later in the year. The venue stayed the same, but prices were down for basic attendance, at £60. Sponsor tickets were announced to be £100.

[edit] Staff

[edit] References

  1. ↑ http://www.scotiacon.com/2010/07/the-grand-re-launch/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scotland to get its first furry convention by The Chained Wolf for FurteanTimes.com. Published and accessed on 18th February 2009.
  3. ↑ http://www.scotiacon.com/scotiacon/videos/teaser-trailer/
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39iT8oO1PE
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39iT8oO1PE/
  6. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKViF7kv6Zo/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 ScotiaCon Episode III: The Whiskey And The Rain Equium's journal on Fur Affinity, dated July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011

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