Furcation

Furcation is a furry convention that takes place at the Combe Martin Beach Holiday park in Combe Martin, North Devon, UK. Described as "Pontins/Butlins for Furries!", Furcation offers accommodation in chalets and caravans that can cater from 1-6 people with various different luxury options.

Furcation has been pitched as an event for those seeking an alternative to the convention format and for those who are looking for a cheaper and more relaxing event to attend.

Pricing
Tickets for Furcation 2016 started from £47.00 rising to £159.00 depending on the chalet option chosen and number of people sharing. Furcation 2016 also offered an attendance only ticket which gave unlimited access to the event for £20 for the entire weekend.

History
Furcation was originally scheduled to take place over September 11-14, 2015, at Warrens Holiday Village in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. Due to difficulties with the planned venue, the convention was cancelled for 2015 with the staff expressing the hope to put together an event for 2016.

Furcation 2016 took place over the weekend of October 14-17 2016 at the John Fowler Combe Martin Beach holiday park in Combe Martin. The event attracted 90 registered attendees of which, 48 opted to Sponsor. The event raised £530 for their nominated charity, Secret World. The event has received good reviews from both attendees and the venues own staff who have liked the relaxed nature of Furcation and it's balance between events and social time.

Venue
Noting a rise in the number of start-up conventions in the UK, the Furcation organisers wished to step as far away as possible from traditional furry conventions. Hence, instead of being based in a hotel, Furcation looked towards the exclusive use of a holiday camp for the duration of the event.

For 2016, Furcation was based at the Combe Martin Beach Holiday Park in North Devon owned by John Fowler Holidays.

Staff
The staff of Furcation 2016 were:


 * Jasper Foxx - Chairman and Organiser
 * Anthropup - Company Secretary and Vice Chairman
 * Bunny Rah - Head of Registration
 * Janner - Head of Operations
 * Medosai - Social Media
 * Geo Panda - Head of Security
 * Dodger Husky - Head of events
 * LupoWuff - Events coordinator
 * Awkore - Fursuit event coordinator
 * Sayre Foxx - Fursuit event coordinator
 * Luke Mortora - Fursuit event coordinator
 * Feyyore Dirkear - First Aid
 * Leo Sanderson - First Aid
 * Vatra - Security Ops
 * Rwylin Sheppard - Security Ops
 * Bad Boy Bunny - Security Ops
 * BlueFox - General AV and lighting
 * Scruff - Photographer

2017
Furcation 2017 took place over the weekend of October 13-16, again at the Combe Martin Beach Holiday Park in North Devon.

The theme of the event was "The Pirates of Combe Martin". £2,017 was raised for charity.

Attendance
Furcation 2017 attracted 213 attendees (an increase of 121 attendees -- or over 76% -- versus 2016)

Staff
The staff of Furcation 2017 were:
 * IMrBlueFox: Lighting Operator & Web Developer
 * Jasper Foxx: Furcation Chairman
 * Dodger Husky: Events Manager & DJ
 * Janner: Head of FurcOps
 * Anthropuppy: Vice Chairman & Rigger Assistant
 * Geo Panda: Head of Security
 * Feyyore Dirkear: Head Medic
 * Kosey (Bunny Rah): Head of Rigger Team
 * Vatra: SIA Security Operative
 * BadBoyBunny: SIA Security Operative
 * LupoWuff: Assistant Events Manager
 * Scruff: Head of Photography & Videography
 * Luke Mortora: Registration Team Lead and Media
 * Sayre Foxx: Fursuit Events Coordinator
 * Medosai: PR/Social Media & Media department manager
 * Parsonsda: 3d Modeller - Media Department
 * Poker Fox: Resident Artist - Media Department
 * Zenny Wolf: SIA Security Operative
 * BrandyTheWuff: Assistant Photographer
 * Rwylin Sheppard: Events Steward
 * Little Moo: Resident Artist - Media Department
 * Flux: Videographer
 * Malta Chevron: Events Steward

2018
Furcation 2018 took place between the 12th to the 14th October, with 341 confirmed attendees (a 181% increase compared to 2017). The registration opening broke all of Furcation's previous records, with all accommodation being filled within 48 hours.

For the 2018 convention year, Furcation moved to the Sandaway Beach Holiday Park, Combe Martin, Devon, due to outgrowing the Combe Martin Beach park.

The theme was "Paw And Order: Here Comes The Fuzz".

Furcation raised £1677.20 for their charity, Pete's Dragons.

Staff
The staff of Furcation 2018 were:


 * Jasper Foxx - Chairman
 * Anthropup - Vice Chairman
 * Luke Mortora - Organisation Support and Head of Registration
 * Kosey aka Bunny Rah - Head of Registration and Head of Riggers
 * Geo Panda - Head of Welfare
 * Janner - Head of Operations
 * Bad Boy Bunny - Head of Welfare
 * Dodger Husky aka Ulfer Wolfy - Head of Events
 * BlueFox - Head of AV / Web Development
 * Scruff - Head of Creative Media
 * Poker Fox - Head of Creative Media
 * Matty K - Assistant Head of Riggers
 * Phoenix Behemoth - First Aid
 * Feyyore Dirkear - First Aid
 * Zenny Wolf - Security
 * Iracundia - Security
 * Dranalith - Security
 * Malta Chevron - Security
 * LupoWuff - Data Protection Officer
 * Tim - AV / Web Development Assistant
 * Sayre Foxx - Fursuit event coordinator
 * Starfire - Events Assistant
 * Zuki - Events Assistant
 * Spark Vulpis - Electrical Engineer
 * Cosmo - Operations Advisor and Radio System Support
 * Bentley Racune - Conbook
 * BrandyTheWuff - Photography
 * Latte Raptordog - Photography
 * Spencer - Videography
 * Flux - Videography
 * Parsonsda - 3D Modelling
 * Lapres - Artist

2019
Furcation 2019 was announced during the 2018 closing ceremony. A teaser reel was released shortly after Furcation 2018 ended.

The convention was held from 8-11 November 2019 at John Fowler's flagship park, the Sandy Glade Holiday Park in Brean, near Burnham-On-Sea; its theme was "FCTV Live - Saturday Morning TV".

The registration process was split for the 2019 convention year. Pre-registration was opened on May 13th, 2019 and allowed attendees to register and organise room-shares. Full registration opened on July 26th, 2019, and enabled the options to book rooms and pay.

The convention had 592 attendees and raised £8,525.33 for Ferne Animal Sanctuary.

Staff

 * Chairman - Jasper Foxx
 * Vice Chairman / Accounts - Anthropuppy
 * Data Protection Officer - Mikeus Wolf
 * Heads of Welfare - Geo Panda / Bad Boy Bunny
 * Heads of Medical - Phoenix Behemoth / Stone Mane
 * Heads of Creative Media - Poker Fox / Scruff / Brandy
 * Head of Operations - Cosmo
 * Head of Entertainments - Ulfer Wolfy
 * Head of Charity Liaison - Dogwai
 * Public Relations / Social Media Manager - Seadragom
 * Head of Logistics/Volunteers - Ash Blackthorn
 * Head of AV / Web Development - IMrBlueFox
 * Head of Fursuit Liaison - Rico Husky
 * Head of Registration - Kosey
 * Assistant Manager of Entertainments / Dealers Manager - Starfire
 * Assistant Manager of Logistics/Volunteers - MattyK
 * Deputy Head Of Welfare- Zenny
 * SIA Officers - Mason, Malta, Dranalith, Acer, Vee, Iracundia
 * First Aid - KitCat, Peppermint
 * Operations Staff - Grey, Gothicat, PraxisWolf, Prince 'Cody' Lynxie, Koomoe, Viper, Foxie
 * Entertainments Staff - Frio, Jaxx Shepherd
 * AV / Web Development Assistant - Tim
 * Audio / Visual Assistant - Leoki
 * Fursuit Liaison Assistant - Kai Fox, Feyyore
 * Electrical Engineer - Spark Vulpis
 * Logistics Assistant - Matrix Husky, Teecho
 * Registration Assistant - Lucky Liolf, Ant, Milo Foxtorian
 * Photographer / Videographer - Latte, Sterling, Anuku Temple, Crofty Raccoon, Kitchi Brave
 * Artist / Animator - Jax, MUTE Studios, Parsonsda, FreyFox, Scraptor
 * Volunteers - Destiny, Floof Yeen, Blaze, Shaspio

2020
Furcation 2020 was moved online in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with the dates retained, while theme and charity have been rolled over to 2021. The digital convention will be reusing the 2019 theme and charity as a result of this.

The event was originally due to take place from 6th - 9th November 2020 with a theme of "Rawring '20s".