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Furry Weekend Atlanta

2007-10-11T19:59:02Z

130.207.179.19: /* Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008 */ Changed 'Tilt' to 'Tilt_Longtail' to link to the article on this GOH.

{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta''', often abbreviated simply as '''FWA''', is a regional [[furry]] [[convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] around [[Wikipedia:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]], usually with a similar theme (represented in the conbook and on the con shirt). FWA's mascots are a [[fennec fox]] and a [[rabbit]]. The convention started in 2004, and most recently occurred on the weekend of February 16 to 18 in 2007. It will next occur the weekend of February 15 to 17 in 2008. It is the [[List of conventions by attendance|4th largest furry convention]].

==History==
Furry Weekend Atlanta was the logical outgrowth of furry gathering held for years in Atlanta at the homes of various furs. Over the years, as more and more furs showed up in the metro Atlanta area, the gatherings became larger and larger. The idea of holding a furry convention was raised by several members of the Atlanta furry family, first in 2001 when nothing became of it, and then again in 2003. As the result of several planning sessions held in August of 2003, a concrete plan emerged to hold a convention in February of 2004. The name chosen echoes that of [[Wikipedia:Anime Weekend Atlanta|Anime Weekend Atlanta]].

====[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2004]]====
About 270 people attended the first Furry Weekend Atlanta at the [http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/atlap Holiday Inn Airport North] from February 13 to 15 in 2004. The guest of honor was [[LatinVixen]].

====[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2005]]====
Around 500 people from 32 states and three foreign countries attended the convention from February 11 to 13 in 2005. The guests of honor included [[Jessie T. Wolf]] and [[Fel]].

====[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2006]]====
557 people from 36 states and four foreign countries attended the convention from February 17 to 19 in 2006. The guests of honor included [[Bill Holbrook]] and [[Matt Burt]].

====[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007]]====
Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007 selected the [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=48 Sheraton Gateway Hotel] as its new venue. The Holiday Inn Airport North had become too small for the size of the convention, and the new facility offered roughly double the space available to the rapidly growing convention. However, the Sheraton itself was sold out before the 2007 convention.<ref>[http://www.furryweekend.com/node/61 ''SHERATON SOLD OUT!''] by [[Kiran Lightpaw]].</ref> The final attendance count was 762, a 37% increase over the previous year. The guests of honor included [[Strider Orion]] and [[Daria McGrain]].

====[[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008]]====
The website for FWA reopened on May 21, 2007, with basic information on Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008. It will return to the Sheraton Gateway Hotel on February 15-17, 2008, with [[Bonk]] and [[Tilt_Longtail]] as the Guests of Honor.

==Organization==
[[Image:FWA-Sheraton2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Furry Weekend Atlanta's current home.]]
Furry Weekend Atlanta is produced by Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized pursuant to the Georgia Non-Profit Corporation Code. Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., in turn, is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating the yearly convention, and promoting the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

In addition to operating the convention, Tiger Paw also moderates [[FLORA]], and works to organize the Georgia furry population for entertainment and service.

In accordance with Furry Weekend Atlanta's bylaws, all convention staff meetings are open unless issues being discussed are especially divisive or the good name of a member is being discussed.

===Executive Committee===
The current Executive Committee of Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. consists of:
* [[Tiger Paw]], Chairman/CEO, a businessman from Atlanta.
* [[Kiran Lightpaw]], Director of Operations, a businessman and software engineer from Huntsville, Alabama.
* [[Santa Fox]], Director of Fursuit Events, an IT manager from Atlanta.
* [[Ulf Formynder]], Set/Strike Coordinator, a broadcasting student from Atlanta.
* [[Tiger Nick]], a graphic artist from Atlanta.
* [[Hux Koala]], a businessman and software engineer from Atlanta.

===Staff===
At the end of every convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta opens its staffing ranks for the next convention season in a meeting held usually following closing ceremonies. Staffing applications are available, and prospective applicants will be able to find out a little about the "behind the scenes" work of the convention.

==Charities==
From 2005 to 2006, Furry Weekend Atlanta's official [[charity]] was the [http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary], located a short distance from Atlanta in Ellijay, Georgia. The sanctuary is a state and federally licensed facility operated by Craig and Debbie Cylke, both of whom are certified in wildlife rehabilitation. To date, the sanctuary’s dedicated staff has educated over 100,000 children and adults through on-site course offerings, summer camps, and mobile education programs. Furry Weekend Atlanta attendees donated almost $4,000 to the Sanctuary in 2006.

The official charity for 2007 was [http://www.conservatorscenter.org/ Conservator's Center, Inc.], a nonprofit organization working for the preservation of target threatened species through scientifically responsible captive breeding, organizing and participating in a coalition of organizations to manage and mediate animal emergency and crisis resolution situations nationally while serving as a resource for the educational and scientific communities.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] – Official website.
* [http://www.furryweekend.com/phpbb/index.php Furry Weekend Atlanta Message Board] – FWA's Message Board.
* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/furryweekend Furry Weekend Atlanta Community] – FWA's LiveJournal Community, open for general posting.
* {{con resources}}

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Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007

2007-03-12T16:30:59Z

130.207.179.19: Fixed missing staff: Draconis; Added roles for him and Tiger Nick - SantaFox

{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007''' was the fourth annual [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] furry [[convention]], held February 16-18, 2007. It marked the first year that FWA was held at its second hotel, the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport in [[wikipedia:College Park, Georgia|College Park, Georgia]], on the southwest corner of [[wikipedia:Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]].

The convention saw a total paid attendance of 762, a 37% increase over [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2006|2006]], and marked the first time that the convention sold out all rooms made available to it by its host hotel. Its [[guest of honor|guests of honor]] were [[Strider Orion]] and [[Daria McGrain]].

==Staff==
[[Image:FWA-Sheraton2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|FWA 2007 marked the con's first year at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport.]]
The staff jersey for FWA 2007, an annual tradition, was primarily purple and black, with white text. Some of the staffers also wore orange "Animal Control" vests as a joke.

===Executive Committee===
* #1 - [[Tiger Paw]], Chairman/CEO
* #4 - [[Four The Bear]], Volunteer Coordinator.
* #8 - [[Santa Fox]], Director of [[Fursuit]] Events
* #21 - [[Kiran Lightpaw]], Director of Operations
* #24 - [[Ulf Formynder]], Set/Strike Coordinator

===Staff Members===
* #2 - [[2]]
* #5 - [[Loopy]]
* #6 - [[Dagucoon]]
* #9 - [[Filthyrotten]]
* #10 - [[ICWolf]]
* #11 - [[Pez]]
* #12 - [[Kiza]]
* #13 - [[Hux]] (Director of Programming, Convention Secretary)
* #14 - [[Lace]] (Head of Security)
* #15 - [[Kaelin]]
* #17 - [[Draconis]] (Fursuit Track Operations)
* #18 - [[Greymist]] (Head of Registration)
* #19 - [[Durango]]
* #22 - [[Kanu]]
* #23 - [[Wolf (FWA)|Wolf]]
* #25 - [[EagleBeagle]]
* #26 - [[Nemns]]
* #28 - [[Arktos]]
* #29 - [[Jovee]]
* #30 - [[Hino]]
* #31 - [[Arctik Pup]]
* #32 - [[Redcard]]
* #33 - [[Bolt]] (Security)
* #37 - [[YappyFox]]
* #42 - [[Faux]]
* #43 - [[Crenn]]
* #44 - [[StaticFox]]
* #47 - [[Tiger-Nick]] (Fursuit Track Operations)
* #64 - [[Conan]]
* #66 - [[Zaine]]
* #69 - [[Paradox]]
* #73 - [[Jackal (FWA)|Jackal]]
* #76 - [[Rama]] (Dealer's Den)
* #77 - [[Trinity]]
* #78 - [[Wayah]]
* #81 - [[Nexrad]]
* #86 - [[Drake]]
* #87 - [[Charon2]] (Registration)
* #96 - [[Herc]]
* #99 - [[Wolfpac]]

== Conbook ==
The conbook featured art by [[Daria McGrain]], [[Strider Orion]], [[Artamis Snowpaw]], [[Charbile]], [[CrssaFox]], [[JTigerclaw]], and [[Stephie]].

==Events==
[[Critical Fail]] performed a concert on Friday night.

[[2, the Ranting Gryphon]], in addition to serving on con staff, performed one of his rants Saturday night, and also did a panel on stand-up comedy.

[[Sub-Level 03]] performed a concert on Saturday night.

Tiger Paw held a charity [[wikipedia:Texas hold 'em|Texas hold'em poker]] tournament on Saturday night. The winner received God-level membership to [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008|FWA 2008]]. [[Exile Huscoon]] won the tournament.

[[Uncle Kage]] was in attendance and officiated the Art Auction on Sunday morning, but did not perform a [[Uncle Kage's Story Hour|Story Hour]].

A memorial service was held in honor of [[Kimberfox]] on Sunday afternoon before the closing ceremony.

Security was beefed up in the Video Game room, as both an [[wikipedia:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]] and a [[wikipedia:Wii|Wii]] were made available for play. Congoers were forced to surrender their con badges and picture IDs in order to play, to protect against theft of equipment. [[wikipedia:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]] and [[wikipedia:Guitar Hero II|Guitar Hero II]] were among the most popular games at the con.

There was 3 days of fursuit games, and the first hour of each evening's dances were designed for fursuiters. The headless lounge was in a separate room, and they also had a temporary lounge (a curtained off area) in the main ballroom to hold water and fans. The fursuit track was organized by [[Santa Fox]], [[Tiger-Nick]], and [[Draconis]].

==Incidents==
A fur unofficially identified as [[Chyra]] jumped down a flight of stairs late that Saturday night and was injured.

[[Category:Conventions]][[Category:2007 events]]

Santa Fox

2007-02-07T17:39:48Z

130.207.179.19: Corrected and updated my personal information and my con staff positions - Santa Fox

''' Santa Fox''' is a [[fursuiter]] and [[puppeteer]], and is a freelance professional puppeteer and costume character performer based in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He designs and builds his own animal puppets and costume characters <ref>[http://santafox.home.comcast.net/ Personal Home Page] Features Puppet and Costume Character Galleries</ref>, with many of his costumes integrating puppetry design and performance techniques to create characters with unique movement potentials.

He is a member of the staff of several furry conventions:

* Fursuit and Puppet Wrangler for [[Rocket City FurMeet]] <ref>[http://narf.wereanimal.net/staff.htm Rocket City Fur Meet - Staff and Contact Information]. Last updated November 23, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006.</ref>

* Director of Fursuit and Puppetry Events for [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]].

* Head of Fursuit and Puppetry Tracks for [[Megaplex]] <ref>[http://www.ppmp.info/mp06/talktous.php MegaPLEX 2007 Staff Page] Retrieved February 7, 2007</ref>

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