Furry Fiesta 2009

Furry Fiesta 2009 was a furry convention held in Dallas, Texas, USA on February 20-22, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In preparation for the convention, a contract with the hotel had been signed as of April 20, 2008, and the Dallas Regional Anthropomorphic Meeting Association (DRAMA) was formed as a non-profit governing organization and a full convention staff assembled.

Staff
Istanbul served as convention chairman and programming director. Other staff members for 2009 included:
 * Guardian - Registration, Logistics
 * Webster - Art Show
 * Foxes (person) - Security, Webmaster
 * Shiva - Dealer's Den, Artists' Alley, LiveJournal liason
 * FuzzWolf - Conbook, Publicity
 * Savrin - Volunteer Wrangler, Gaming Track
 * Trevalyn Sleestak - Dance
 * Chakat Silverstreak - Video Room, Twitter liason
 * Jeddar - Con Suite
 * Halfwit - Con Suite, Registration
 * Damien - Security, Registration
 * Crys the Hybrid - Art Track
 * Phil Geusz - Writing Track
 * PacerFox - Fursuiting Track

Guests of Honor
The Guest of Honor was Nexxus. The Artist Guest of Honor was Tiffany Ross. The Musical Guests of Honor were Sub Level 03.

Pre-Registration
Pre-registration for Furry Fiesta 2009 ended on January 31st, 2009 with a total of 272 pre-registrations. Among them:
 * The youngest pre-registrant: 11 years old
 * The oldest pre-registrant: 58 years old
 * International pre-registrations: 3

Final numbers
Furry Fiesta 2009 ended registration on the afternoon of Sunday, February 22 with a total of 542 attending members (the highest first-year convention since Further Confusion 1999) and 561 paid registrations. The fursuit parade featured 92 suits in total (a new record for a first-year convention), and just over $2,700 was raised for CARE (Center for Animal Research and Education), the convention's charity.