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AnimeCat

2009-02-23T22:24:47Z

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[[Image:MFF 2007 Sweettart.JPG|right|thumb|'''Sweettart''' at [[Midwest FurFest 2007]]]]'''AnimeCat''' is a yellow-gold and white, red-haired [[cat|housecat]] hailing from [[Wikipedia:Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, Arkansas]], though not by choice, she claims. She joined the fandom as a transplant from the [[anime]] con circle in 2003 when she attended her first [[convention|fur con]], [[Mephit Fur Meet]], though she's been a fur since young adulthood. Like many furs, she didn't know there were others out there with the same interests.

An artist from the time she was able to hold a pencil, AnimeCat has spent her life perfecting her drawing technique. In 2006, she started Studio Neko-Neko, her art studio, and is occasionally known to take her act on the road to provide [[conbadge]]s and sketches to the con-going masses.

As well as an artist, AC (as she is sometimes called), is an avid [[fursuiter]], with several costumes in her collection. [[Wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] originally caught her interest at her first anime con, and it woke a love of costuming in the kitty. She builds almost all of her costumes herself, and performs in them with enthusiasm. Just a few in her collection:

*Sweettart the pink [[Skunk (species)|skunk]]
*River the fennec (constructed by [[Latin Vixen]])
*Mai-Tai the [[red panda]]
*HellCat the [[demon]] [[kitty]]
*Bolt the Superdog- fansuit from Disney's film of the same name

==Fursonal Life==
AC is married to [[Akela Vincent]], a [[wolf]] and another Arkansas transplant, who proposed to her at [[Mephit Furmeet 2007]]. She shares her home with 2 cats and a hyperactive Corgi. By day, she works for the local university hospital, but by night, she attempts to take over the world through pointless, random doodles. AC has been known to dabble in [[puppetry]] as well as fursuit building, and sometimes stops drawing long enough to write really bad poetry.

==Local-Motion==

As self-proclaimed event coordinator for the [[Central Arkansas Furs Association]], AC usually takes charge of the groups activities, planning charity volunteer groups, local parties, and convention trips. Outside of events, she can usually be found in the company of the other CAFA furs.

== Convention Sightings ==
*[[Mephit Fur Meet]]
*[[Rocket City Fur Meet]]
*[[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
*[[Midwest FurFest]]

AnimeCat was the Fursuit [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rocket City Fur Meet 2007]].

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/animecat AnimeCat's Fur Affinity page]
* [http://animecat.critter.net/ Studio Neko-Neko] - home page
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/AnimeCat/ AnimeCat's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
* ''[http://animecat.livejournal.com/ Running With Scissors]'' - AnimeCat's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.cosplaylab.com/spotlight/200403.asp Cosplay Lab - AnimeCat's Spotlight]

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Megaplex

2009-01-06T18:35:41Z

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[[Image:Megaplex_banner.gif|right|Megaplex]]
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. [[Megaplex 7]] took place 28-30 March 2008 in [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]].

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/about.php Megaplex - About Us] (23 March 2008)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance, including musical performances by [http://www.toxicaudio.com/ Toxic Audio] in 2003 and 2004, [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five] in 2006, and [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] in 2008. In 2005, the convention hosted the Potpourri of Puppets, a puppetry event held in the Orlando area.

Attendance peaked at 387 in 2005, but declined to 185 by 2007. Reasons for this include unpopular track scheduling in 2005, a disappointing hotel experience in 2006, and a forced move to Jacksonville compounded by a schedule conflict with [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] in 2007.<ref name="candidcomments">''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> The convention rebounded in 2008 with an attendance of 255.
== History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' (8-10 March 2002, 126 attending) came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. FSB was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

'''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' (21-23 March 2003, 197 attending) moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. The convention had its first [[guest of honour]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]]. This was also the first year [[Toxic Audio]] appeared.

'''Megaplex 3''' (19-21 March 2004, 357 attending) returned to the Sheraton Studio City, with guest of honour [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], of [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] fame (Dr. Clayton Forrester, Crow T. Robot). The convention's theme played heavily on the fact the name of the con could be abbreviated to "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]"; this was seen in promotional materials, as well as on-site artwork and the con book. The convention officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name this year; however, the official web site remained ''ppmp.info''.

'''Megaplex 4''' (11-16 March 2005, 387 attending) moved into larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park. The guest of honour was professional puppeteer [[John Kennedy]]. As part of the convention, Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets was hosted on Sunday night. The convention's theme, taking into account the move and the fact Interstate 4 goes through Orlando, was a "road trip".

'''Megaplex 5''' (17-19 March 2006, 257 attending) was held at the Sheraton World Resort. The fifth anniversary con's theme saluted the B-movies of days gone by, lending MP5 the subtitle of "...The Horror!". Unfortunately, part of the horror was the hotel, which staff and attendees alike had troubles with. [[Brian Reynolds]] attended as a guest of honour with his wife, [[Tracy Reynolds|Tracy]].

'''Megaplex 6''' (2-4 March 2007, 185 attending) was held at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The primary reason for the move to Jacksonville was cost - hotels in Orlando and [[Wikipedia:Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] wanted two to three times what Megaplex had paid for space in the past, whereas the Wyndham's offer was more in line with past costs. The convention had a game show theme, and its guest of honour was [[Mike Kazaleh]].

'''Megaplex 7''' (28-30 March 2008, 255 attending) returned to the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront. The theme (announced at Megaplex 6's [[closing ceremonies]]) was comics, with heroes and villains battling it out in the form of convention mascot MegaPanther, and his arch foe, Baron Von Redtail. [[Adam Wan]] was the guest of honour, and the special musical guest was [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], who also participated in the live ''Rocky Horror'' event performing as Frank N Furter.

'''Megaplex 8''' will be held 24-26 July, 2009, marking a move away from their traditional March timeframe (and, in turn, allowing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] to move into March). The convention also returns to Central Florida, at the Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando, located in nearby Kissimmee, FL, and a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention will have a "Toyland" theme, with a "Christmas in July" sub-theme, and the guest of honour will be [[BigBlueFox]].

== Rating ==

From its origin as a "[[funny animal]] convention" promising "good clean fun"<ref>[http://bbs.quickfox.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=furry20&message=224 FUR: New Convention] - fur.conventions (6 January 2002)</ref> -- which has been acknowledged as a PR blunder by the convention<ref name="candidcomments" /> -- Megaplex has had a somewhat prudish reputation. This has been reinforced by its PG-13 rating, which historically extended to both sales and events (with the exception of the ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' since 2006).

In 2007, [[Convention chairman|con chair]] [[Carl Fox]] noted that, at the time, the convention staff felt that Megaplex's event rating was appropriate to the convention's location and audience, and was equivalent to [[Anthrocon]]'s in most areas.<ref name="candidcomments" />

However, for Megaplex 7 (2008), the convention adopted similar dealer's room rules as [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]'s, allowing mature work as long as it is not displayed openly.<ref>[http://ppmp.info/mp08/security.php#dealer Megaplex 2008 policy document - Dealer Room]</ref> Also, some of the performances late on Friday and Saturday nights contained more mature language and material (''Rocky Horror'' amongst them), marking a shift away from the strict rating on events.

== Staff and organization ==

Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx) is a class C for-profit corporation operating out of the State of Florida.<ref>''[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000002192&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=PAWPET&names_filing_type= Pawpet Live Experiences]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes. The Board of Directors runs the convention on a not-for-profit basis, and intends to eventually update their incorporation to officially reflect this.

Megaplex's Board of Directors is currently chaired by [[Yappy Slyfox|Randy "Yappy" Fox]], who also acts as Hotel Liaison and Registration and Communications lead. The convention's original Chairman, [[Carl Fox|Karl F. "Carl Fox" Meyers]], stepped down after Megaplex 7, but remains a member of the Board.

Other Board members are:

* [[Kuddlepup|John "K.P." Cole]] - Vice President and [[convention chairman|Convention Chairman]]
* [[Rasvar|Jim "Rasvar" Mogle]] - Treasurer
* [[LiliVoop|Liesl Muckey]] - Secretary, Promotions, Assistant Liaison, Volunteers
* [[Carl Fox|Karl F. Meyers]] - Board (Other functions TBD)

Non-board staff members include:

* [[JR|Dan Boatright]] - Programming Director
* [[Mach Stormrunner|Patrick Dowden]] - Security
* [[Genesis Whitmore]] - Dealer's Den
* [[JadedFox|Josh Strom]] - Sponsor Suite / Variety Show
* [[Brace Bear]] - Sponsor Suite
* [[Lynxkitten|Jess Kiela]] - Art Director / Con Book
* [[AnimeCat]] - Art Track Coordinator
* [[Santa Fox]] - Fursuiting and Pawpetry Track Coordinator, Website
* [[EagleBeagle|Eagle Beagle]] - Audio/Video
* [[STiTcH]] - Audio/Video
* [[Salen_Storming]] - Gaming

There are also a number of staffers who do not have a specific function, but work with the various department leads as needed. The convention actively recruits new staffers through open face-to-face meetings and on-line chats.

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex official website]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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AnimeCat

2008-11-03T15:17:01Z

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[[Image:MFF 2007 Sweettart.JPG|right|thumb|'''Sweettart''' at [[Midwest FurFest 2007]]]]'''AnimeCat''' is a yellow-gold and white, red-haired [[cat|housecat]] hailing from [[Wikipedia:Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, Arkansas]], though not by choice, she claims. She joined the fandom as a transplant from the [[anime]] con circle in 2003 when she attended her first [[convention|fur con]], [[Mephit Fur Meet]], though she's been a fur since young adulthood. Like many furs, she didn't know there were others out there with the same interests.

An artist from the time she was able to hold a pencil, AnimeCat has spent her life perfecting her drawing technique. In 2006, she started Studio Neko-Neko, her art studio, and is occasionally known to take her act on the road to provide [[conbadge]]s and sketches to the con-going masses.

As well as an artist, AC (as she is sometimes called), is an avid [[fursuiter]], with several costumes in her collection. [[Wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] originally caught her interest at her first anime con, and it woke a love of costuming in the kitty. She builds almost all of her costumes herself, and performs in them with enthusiasm. Just a few in her collection:

*Sweettart the pink [[skunk]]
*River the fennec (constructed by [[Latin Vixen]])
*Mai-Tai the [[red panda]]
*HellCat the [[demon]] [[kitty]]

==Fursonal Life==
AC is married to [[Akela Vincent]], a [[wolf]] and another Arkansas transplant, who proposed to her at [[Mephit Furmeet 2007]]. She shares her home with 2 cats and a hyperactive Corgi. By day, she works for the local university hospital, but by night, she attempts to take over the world through pointless, random doodles. AC has been known to dabble in [[puppetry]] as well as fursuit building, and sometimes stops drawing long enough to write really bad poetry.

==Local-Motion==

As self-proclaimed event coordinator for the [[Central Arkansas Furs Association]], AC usually takes charge of the groups activities, planning charity volunteer groups, local parties, and convention trips. Outside of events, she can usually be found in the company of the other CAFA furs.

== Convention Sightings ==
*[[Mephit Fur Meet]]
*[[Rocket City Fur Meet]]
*[[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
*[[Midwest FurFest]]

AnimeCat was the Fursuit [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rocket City Fur Meet 2007]].

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/animecat AnimeCat's Fur Affinity page]
* [http://animecat.critter.net/ Studio Neko-Neko] - home page
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/AnimeCat/ AnimeCat's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
* ''[http://animecat.livejournal.com/ Running With Scissors]'' - AnimeCat's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.cosplaylab.com/spotlight/200403.asp Cosplay Lab - AnimeCat's Spotlight]

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Akela Vincent

2008-11-03T15:15:06Z

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[[Image:Akela_fursuit.jpg|right|thumb|px|Akela at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA]]'''Akela Vincent''' is a [[Fursuit|fursuiter]] and a member of the [[Central Arkansas Furs Association]], having moved to Arkansas, U.S.A., from Texas in 1999. His [[fursona]] is a black and tan [[Wolf (species)|wolf]] with one floppy ear, though he also has other [[Character|characters]] including Sebastian the [[Lynx (species)|lynx]], Java the [[Skunk (species)|skunk]], and Rokki [[Tanuki]]. Active in [[Furry fandom]] since late 2002, Akela is a music-loving wolf, and much of the artwork featuring his fursona has some sort of musical element, frequently his iPod. Akela married [[AnimeCat]] on October 4th, 2008.

== Convention Sightings ==
*[[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
*[[Megaplex]]
*[[Rocket City FurMeet]]
*[[Anthrocon]]
*[[Mephit Furmeet]]
*[[Midwest FurFest]]

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Akelavincent}}
* [http://akelavincent.livejournal.com/ Akela Vincent] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/akelavincent/ Akela Vincent] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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AnimeCat

2008-01-16T14:49:37Z

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[[Image:MFF 2007 Sweettart.JPG|right|thumb|'''Sweettart''' at [[Midwest FurFest 2007]]]]'''AnimeCat''' is a yellow-gold and white, red-haired [[cat|housecat]] hailing from [[Wikipedia:Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, Arkansas]], though not by choice, she claims. She joined the fandom as a transplant from the [[anime]] con circle in 2003 when she attended her first [[convention|fur con]], [[Mephit Fur Meet]], though she's been a fur since young adulthood. Like many furs, she didn't know there were others out there with the same interests.

An artist from the time she was able to hold a pencil, AnimeCat has spent her life perfecting her drawing technique. In 2006, she started Studio Neko-Neko, her art studio, and is occasionally known to take her act on the road to provide [[conbadge]]s and sketches to the con-going masses.

As well as an artist, AC (as she is sometimes called), is an avid [[fursuiter]], with several costumes in her collection. [[Wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] originally caught her interest at her first anime con, and it woke a love of costuming in the kitty. She builds almost all of her costumes herself, and performs in them with enthusiasm. Just a few in her collection:

*Sweettart the pink [[skunk]]
*[[Wikipedia:Krypto|Krypto the Superdog]]
*Mai-Tai the [[red panda]] (constructed by [[Lacy]])
*HellCat the [[demon]] [[kitty]]
*[[Renamon]] from [[Digimon]] Tamers

==Fursonal Life==
AC is [[mated]] to [[Akela Vincent]], a [[wolf]] and another Arkansas transplant, who proposed to her at [[Mephit Furmeet 2007]]. She shares her home with 2 cats and a hyperactive Corgi. By day, she works for the local university hospital, but by night, she attempts to take over the world through pointless, random doodles. AC has been known to dabble in [[puppetry]] as well as fursuit building, and sometimes stops drawing long enough to write really bad poetry.

==Local-Motion==

As self-proclaimed event coordinator for the [[Central Arkansas Furs Association]], AC usually takes charge of the groups activities, planning charity volunteer groups, local parties, and convention trips. Outside of events, she can usually be found in the company of the other CAFA furs.

== Convention Sightings ==
*[[Mephit Fur Meet]]
*[[Rocket City Fur Meet]]
*[[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
*[[Midwest FurFest]]

AnimeCat was the Fursuit [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rocket City Fur Meet 2007]].

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/animecat AnimeCat's Fur Affinity page]
* [http://animecat.critter.net/ Studio Neko-Neko] - home page
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/AnimeCat/ AnimeCat's gallery] at the [[VCL]]
* ''[http://animecat.livejournal.com/ Running With Scissors]'' - AnimeCat's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.cosplaylab.com/spotlight/200403.asp Cosplay Lab - AnimeCat's Spotlight]

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Mephit Fur Meet 11

2007-09-26T20:24:47Z

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[[Image:MFM2007banner.jpg|right|250px|MFM 11 banner]]
{{Mephit Furmeet}}
'''Mephit Fur Meet 2007''' ('''Mephit Furmeet 11'''), the eleventh annual [[Mephit Furmeet]], was held from August 31 to September 2, 2007, at the Holiday Inn Select at Memphis International Airport in [[Wikipedia:Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Wikipedia:Tennessee|Tennessee]]. The theme for 2007 was "In 2007 comes 11", a reference to the game of Craps and Las Vegas, where Elvis Presley performed.{{fact}} Attendance was approximately 630, the fursuit parade had 94 participants, and the convention raised more than $9000 for [[Tiger Haven]].


==Guest of Honor==
The [[guest of honor]] for 2007 was author [[Jim Lane]].

==Annual T-shirt design contest==
[[CrssaFox]] was the winner of the popular vote for the T-shirt front design.

The winner of the T-shirt back design, selected by [[convention director]] [[Tyger Cowboy]], was [[Laschita Wooten]].

==Events==
{{WikiFurNews|Wedding bells ring at MFM 2007}}
*[[Butterscotch Vixen]] and [[Spectra Vixen]] were [[Pawfasting|pawfasted]], with con chairman Tyger Cowboy officiating.<ref>[http://butterscotchvix.livejournal.com/249055.html Our Pawfasting!] September 2, 2007 LiveJournal post by {{lj-user|butterscotchvix}}. Retrieved September 2, 2007.</ref>

*[[Akela Vincent]] proposed to [[AnimeCat]] during Friday's night's Karaoke event, much to the approval of the crowd. She said yes, of course. The two are tying the knot in October 2008.
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== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/ Mephit Furmeet website]
* [http://selectmemphis.com/ Holiday Inn Select at Memphis International Airport]
* {{con resources|Mephit Furmeet|Mephit Furmeet 2007}}

Alexander Katz

2006-07-26T21:22:48Z

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'''Alexander Katz''' is a WolfBear who lives in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. He is the Master of Security for [[Rocket City Fur Meet]].

Alex is also a fursuiter, as of [[Midwest Fur Fest]] 2005, where he wore his wolfbear suit for the first time.

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== References ==

* [http://narf.wereanimal.net/staff.htm Rocket City Fur Meet - Meet the Meet Staff]

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