Further Confusion 2009

Further Confusion 2009 was a furry convention held from January 22 to 26, 2009 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California. It was the eleventh Further Confusion convention.


 * Theme: Surf Safari
 * Guests of Honor: animator Jeff Pidgeon, puppeteer Anita Coulter, and writer Clare Bell
 * Attendance: 2,587
 * Fursuiters in the Parade: 530
 * Artshow sales: $43,541

Staff

 * Convention chairman: Jeremy "Frysco" Doran

Charities
The charities chosen for Further Confusion 2009 are :


 * The Mountain Lion Foundation - $5,000
 * Guide Dogs for the Blind - $10,000

Guests of Honor
The guests of honor for Further Confusion 2009: Surf Safari are:

Jeff Pidgeon has worked as a storyboard artist, animator and character designer in television and feature films for over twenty years. His past work includes Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania and The Simpsons. He is also an avid toy collector with a passion for the current trend of designer figures. This led to the debut of his first self-produced vinyl toy, Happy Beaver last year in San Diego. His next figure, Kumo-Kun, will arrive in the summer of 2009.

His wife Anita Coulter has been an accomplished puppeteer for fifteen years. They live with their two cats, Piccolo and Figaro, in northern California.

Clare Bell is the author of the "Ratha" series about intelligent Miocene felines. Her latest book in that series was released this past April. Her original novel was turned into an animated episode on CBS Storybreak.

Ms. Bell has degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering, biology and chemistry, and has continued working in technical areas in addition to writing fiction. She became involved in building and designing electric vehicles and spent a year in Norway working on a production EV. She also participated in electric vehicle racing in the Arizona Public Service Company-sponsored Solar and Electrics competitions, held from 1991 to 1998.