Further Confusion 2013



Further Confusion 2013 was the 15th annual Further Confusion furry convention and was held from January 17 - 21, 2013, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. The theme was The Furbidden Planet! - A Retro Sci-Fi Adventure!

Guests of Honor
Ursula Vernon (writer & artist) and Chris Savino (writer & animator)

3,380 people attended. 560 participated in the fursuit parade.

Staff

 * Convention chairman: SmackJackal
 * Convention vice-chairman: Chairo
 * GOH liaison:: Scott J. Fox, Baja_Hyena
 * Hotel liaison: Minion, Sasho_Windfeather
 * Marketing: DaPuppers, Latte
 * Business Director: Saelyc
 * IT Director: Gushi, Berg Polarbear (2nd)
 * Operations: Holiday Mouse

Charities
FC 2013's executive committee selected to benefit two organizations:
 * Cat House on The Kings: California's largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center.
 * Little Blue Society: dedicated to human-animal conflict resolution.

Signature events
For Further Confusion 2013, the following signature events were held again:


 * The Fursuit Parade and Photo
 * The Masquerade - Further Confusion's opportunity to let our fans showcase their skills as costume constructors and performers in a fun competition with various classes.
 * Further Confusion: Unleashed! - A multimedia variety show with acts produced by Further Confusion's fans and attendees. Acts consist of live performances of music, sketch comedy, and video presentations/short films, costumed and no-costumed entrants welcome!
 * The Fursuit Dance Competition
 * Critterlympics

Panels
Panels at this Further Confusion included: Transhumanism and Disability by Elizabeth Synclair.