Eurofurence 14

Eurofurence 14, "From Dusk Till Dawn - Horrorfurence 14", is a European furry convention that was held from the 27th to the 31th of August 2008. It was held in the same location as Eurofurence 13, the Ringberg Resort Hotel at Suhl, Thuringia, Germany.

Shortly after registration was first opened, it was clear that the convention would be packed; 764 had signed up by the fourth day of registration, and final attendance was 777. All 600 definite places at the convention hotel were taken within 3 hours of registration opening. After a waiting list had been started for some time the Eurofurence staff completed their negotiations with the Golden Tulip hotel in Suhl, officially adding it as overflow hotel, thus granting additional 120 rooms for the attendees of the convention.

Events

 * Uncle Kage vs. 2 The Ranting Gryphon
 * Fursuit dance
 * Fursuit parade
 * Fursuit photoshoot
 * Alexander James Adams concert
 * Art auction
 * Pawpet show: Dreamcatchers

Charity events

 * The internet is for porn
 * Erotic fursuit dance contest

Workshops and panels

 * Esoterics: Dragons - hosted by Tyger
 * Live Fursuit Head Construction - hosted by Tioh
 * Cartoon Drawing 101 - hosted by Yamavu, Henrieke and Karpour
 * Okami's Little Sword School - hosted by Okami
 * Exotic fursuit materials - hosted by Lance Ikegawa
 * The Fox Panel - hosted by Fauho
 * Character Artwork - hosted by Steve Gallacci
 * Introduction to Second Life - hosted by Goldie
 * The Plushie Panel - hosted by Mhisani Leo and Anthropuppy
 * Secrets of Small Press - hosted by Tim Susman and Jeff Eddy
 * Fanzines - Then and now - hosted by Watts Martin and Tim Susman
 * Video Game Developers Roundtable - hosted by Shadowfox and Thygrrr
 * Comic Book Illustration - hosted by Steve Gallacci
 * Horror Writing - hosted by ANTIcarrot
 * Between Wolf and Dog - hosted by Altair
 * Acting in Fursuits - Performance Workshop - hosted by FurbleFox and Frost T. Wolf
 * Fursuit Builders' Roundtable - hosted by Tioh and Furvan
 * The Origin of the Fandom - hosted by Steve Gallacci and Watts Martin
 * The Cartoon Roundtable - hosted by Henrieke, Karpour and Yamavu
 * Lucid dreaming - hosted by nifela and Karakina
 * Furries in Video Game History - hosted by Yeno
 * Writing Seminar - Memorable Characters - hosted by Watts Martin and Tim Susman
 * The impact of modern technology on animal welfare - hosted by Rhondil
 * Creating Albedo - hosted by Steve Gallacci
 * Parallel Worlds - The Future - hosted by Ozone Griffox and BlankHare
 * Massage and Relaxation - hosted by Leo_Ren
 * Advanced Fursuit Construction - hosted by Lance Ikegawa
 * Digital Illustration & Image Processing - hosted by The Werewolf
 * Writing for Comics - hosted by Steve Gallacci
 * Basic Dance Moves - hosted by Zaroi Viverra and DJ Miyabi

There was no video-show in 2008. Instead the additional room was used to extend the dealers den.

Guests of Honour
The Guests of Honor for Eurofurence 14 were Watts Martin and Steve Gallacci. Gallacci was originally scheduled as a Guest of Honor for Eurofurence 13, but was unable to attend.

Media reports
The convention invited a number of local and regional reporters to the site. This resulted in the following media coverage:
 * A photo and a short text on the front page of the Saturday edition of the Freies Wort (not online)
 * A large report on Monday in the local section of the same newspaper.
 * A slideshow of photographs in the online edition of the Thüringer Allgemeine
 * A TV report on the local TV station Rennsteig TV.
 * A report on Zeit Online, along with a slideshow.

Charity
Like Eurofurence 13, EF 14 had a specific charity that money was being raised for. This year the money raised was donated to the British National Fox Welfare Society (NFWS).

There were two dedicated charity events organized during the convention: The €4 ticket price to these events went to the NFWS. A donation box was present during several events. €3509.69 (~US$5200) was raised in total.
 * The Internet is for porn
 * Erotic fursuit dance

Trivia
This year the taxi-company contracted to do the shuttle-service between the Golden Tulip -hotel and the Ringberg-hotel bailed out. Within one hour volunteers of the security-staff where recruited to replace it using a car provided by the Ringberg hotel.

The Big Blue Dance lasted until 7:15 this year, ending in the usual song "Horse with no name".

The professionals of the fursuit photo shoot made more then 4000 photos working well after the convention was over.