Further Confusion 2007



Further Confusion 2007 was the ninth annual Further Confusion, a furry convention. It was held from January 18 - 22, 2007, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California, U.S.A.


 * Theme: Fur Your Eyes Only
 * Guests of Honor: Baron Engel, Jerry Pournelle, Sub-level 03
 * Attendance: 2,062 (including 120 sponsors and 71 patrons)

Standard registration cost $50 at the door, while sponsors paid $100 and patrons $200. Part of each registration ($15, $50 and $100 respectively) was a tax-deductible donation to Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc..

A total of $16,000 was donated to the two selected charities. $8,000 each went to Golden State Greyhounds and Stanislaus Wildlife Rehabilitation.

Events
The convention events included a dealers' den, Iron Artist, dances, and a fursuit parade in which at least 287 fursuiters participated. 137 panels covered various topics such as writing, furry spirituality, and fursuiting. The official convention charities were the Golden State Greyhound Adoption and the Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center. The art show sales and auctions amounted to $53,881.

Masquerade
The winners of the 2007 masquerade contest included:


 * Novice: first place: Usagi, runner-up: Mishka
 * Journeyman: first place: Godiva, runner-up: Cackle
 * Master: first place: The Beast, runner-up: Iceberg
 * Professional: first place: Dar'rushk, runner-up: "Neon"
 * Costume-con special award: Nemos
 * Best in Show: Cackle

Staff
The Executive Staff of Further Confusion 2007 included:
 * Chairman: Laura Cherry (Squirrel)
 * Vice Chairman: Vandrav Sheridan
 * Media Relations: Lee Strom (Chairo)
 * Business Director: Chris Sturtivant (Findra)
 * Asst. Business Director: Jerry Tien (Silene)
 * Events Directors: Michael Sawyer (Aeto) and James Lenigk (Fyx)
 * IT Director: Vince Cardinale (Berg Polarbear)
 * IT Second: Michael Graff (Skandragon)
 * Marketing Director: David Cooksey (Flint)
 * Executive Secretary: Elizabeth French (Genevive Fox)

Conbook
The conbook for Further Confusion 2007 is color thoroughout, 54 pages, with a front cover by Baron Engel and back cover by Smudge. It contains a message from the chair and vice-chair; the Code of Conduct; listings of staff, patrons and sponsors; description of the guests of honor and of events. It also includes three fiction pieces: "Morale" by Matthew Joseph Harrington, "Even Double Agents Need Days Off" by Renchan, and "The Crucible" by Kim Liu, illustrated by Dave Bryant. There is interior art by Baron Engel, Blue Tiger, Bill Fitts, Brian Reynolds, Daniel "Hoagiebot" Keller, Dook, DJ Mixer, Frank Gembeck, James L. Brandt, N, Shuik, Smudge, and Konrad.

Financials

 * A change to cash basis accounting meant forthcoming FC2008 costs were not counted as a liability for this year. This altered the balance compared to last year.