ConFuzzled 2017



ConFuzzled 2017 was the tenth iteration of the ConFuzzled convention. It was held over 26-30 May, 2017, at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham, England.

The theme of the convention was "Most Excellent Adventure" (celebrating ten Years of ConFuzzled) and the guests of honour were Volf and Shay.

Latest figures now including direct donations to the charity, the Badger Trust, put the total raised at £21,113.36.

Registration
Full pricing details and the opening date of registration was confirmed with a blog post on September 21, 2016. Registration options for 2017 were the same as in previous years, with attending-only and residential tickets, both of which could be upgraded with "Plus" and "Sponsor" options for an extra £15 or £50 respectively.

The basic "attending only" ticket remained at £80. The basic residential ticket cost varied between £270 and £380 per person depending on the room type, and included breakfast and access to the hotel gym and pool. All of the rates were offered with a £10 early-bird discount until January 9, 2017.

Registration officially opened at 2000BST on October 1, 2016.

On March 16, 2017, it was announced that the convention had sold out of rooms at the main hotel, but that talks were in progress to expand the available room block. Shortly after on March 29, 2017, a further announcement was made confirming the Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC as the official overflow hotel with pricing remaining the same across both venues.

On April 13, 2017, it was announced that both hotels had sold out and residential registration was closing four days earlier than expected.

Registration closed fully at 1900BST on May 7, 2017, and the final attendee statistics showed a total of 1645 attendees had registered from 34 different countries.

Events
On March 28, 2017, it was announced that the International Snack Exchange would be returning to the convention.

On April 5th, 2017, it was announced that the convention would be providing funfair rides free of charge to all attendees for the convention's 10th year celebration.