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MiDFur

2011-06-22T14:48:35Z

175.37.210.202: /* MiDFur 11: At The Movies (2009) */

{{dablink|This article is about the Australian convention. For the English Midlands group see [[MidFur]].}}
[[Image:Flier.gif|right|225px|MiDFur2008]]

'''MiDFur''' is short for '''Melbourne in December Fur Meet''', an event that has been held annually since 1999 in [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]].

==History==
===Origins===
MiDFur was originally [[Atpaw]]'s planned December 1999 meet-up of five [[furries|furs]] scattered around Australia. From Melbourne, [[Alpha X-ray]]. From [[wikipedia:Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], Atpaw and [[Sepharen]]. From [[wikipedia:Adelaide|Adelaide]], [[TimberFox]] and finally, from [[wikipedia:Brisbane|Brisbane]], [[Whyrl]].

During the course of planning, 'MiDFur' was decided upon to identify the event and word spread of the small private meet-up. However, as the time of the convention grew near, the founders began to withdraw from attendance due to real-life commitments, until all five had pulled out. A furry named [[Muse]] volunteered to step in and take up the reins. Since then, a different furry has organised the meet each year. However, none of the original founders of MiDFur attended the event they set into motion for several years.

Since then, planning of the event has become increasingly open to the public, mostly discussed on the [[OzFurry (mailing list)|Ozfurry mailing list]] and [[SAFurs.org|SA Furs discussion forum]]. Four of the five founders did end up attending MiDFur, though rarely in the same year.

Then in 2008, in the tenth year of the event, MiDFur made the transition from furmeet to convention. For the first time MiDFur was held at a hotel, there were local and international guests of honour and other events were introduced, includeding a charity auction, panels and party events every night. At the same time MiDFur was already extended from being a three day to a four day event.

Nowadays MiDFur continues to run as a convention. To date, the charity events have raised over $25,000 since 2007 and continues to have international guests, party events every night for four nights and a constantly rising level of organisation.

===MiDFur 2006===
MiDFur 2006 was organised by [[Scrapper]] and was held from December 15 to 17 with a "[[plushie]]" theme. About 55 [[fur]]s were booked for the opening night feast.<ref>[http://www.safurs.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41 ''MiDfur Dinner – URGENT''] by [[Tech Wolfox]] at [[SAFurs.org]]</ref> The event concluded with the [[South Fur Lands]] Binding Party, where awards were presented for different categories of plushies. Two different t-shirts were made available; one of them featured a colour design by [[Mye]].

===MiDFur 2007===
In 2007, organisation of MiDFur was again headed by [[Scrapper]], with other furs – [[Byftpup]], [[ArcticPete]], and [[Firey]] – organising parts of the event. It was held on the 14th to the 16th of December 2007. 127 furries attended the Friday dinner, which broke previous dinner attendance records. MiDFur shirts (featuring art by [[MistyStriker]]), hoodies, and lanyards were made available to attendants for purchase.

===MiDFur X (2008)===
MiDFur X took place 12-15 December 2008;<ref>''[http://www.furry.org.au/mailman/private/ozfurry/2007-December/016464.html Announcing... MiDFur X, 12-15th Dec 2008!]'' on the [[OzFurry (mailing list)|OzFurry mailing list]]</ref> it was the first instance of MiDFur to be a [[convention]] rather than simply a meet. A comprehensive registration cost AU$195 (~US$180), providing access to a variety of events including a trip to the [[Wikipedia:Eureka Tower|Eureka Tower]] Sky Deck and the [[Wikipedia:Melbourne Zoo|Melbourne Zoo]], two dinners, and a [[Wikipedia:Ball (dance)|gala ball]].<ref>''[http://www.midfur.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?p=472#p472 MiDFur X Announcements]'' - [[Arctic Pete]], MiDFur forums (30 March 2008)</ref>

The guests were [[2]] and [[Uncle Kage]], [[Paul Kidd]] and [[Zaen Kreecha]].<ref>''[https://www.anthrocon.org/node/2063 MiDFur, Australias First ever convention Announcements]'' - [[ArcticPete]], [[Anthrocon]] forums (19 February 2008)</ref> The event attracted 177 attendees in total,<ref>[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=335&p=2087#p2087 Re: Treasurer's report] 05 Jan 2009 post by Fala to MiDFur forum. Retrieved 2010 January 4.</ref> selling out the 150-person ballroom dance and raising AU$3840 (~US$3540) for the [[Wikipedia:RSPCA|RSPCA]].<ref>''[http://mickyw.deviantart.com/journal/22024890/ Midfur Con Report]'' - [[MickyW]] (16 December 2008)</ref><ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=329 Treasurer's report status]'' - [[Fala (South Australia)|Fala]], MiDFur forums (22 December 2008)</ref> Not without some controversy though, as the complete donation of the money several months delayed due to poor management, to date there is still no evidence that a full donation was made.<ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=398 MiDFur X RSPCA donation status]'' - [[Kyle Evans]], MiDFur forum announcement (6 March 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=850 RSPCA Donation Complete]'' - [[Kyle Evans]], MiDFur forum announcement (5 June 2009)</ref> Learning from this, the money raised the following year at the 2009 MiDFur Charity Auction for Lort Smith Animal Hospital was collected by by Lort Smith CEO, Ric Holland.<ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=20&p=4817&sid=9402408cb2a82fb8501bd872cb34dcfa#p4817 MiDFur 2009 Post Con Report]'' [[Kyle Evans]], MiDFur forum announcement (12 December 2009)</ref>

===MiDFur 11: At The Movies (2009)===
The eleventh MiDFur was the second year of MiDFur as a convention and was held at Rydges Hotel in Melbourne and had 247 attendees. The convention was movie themed and so the convention area was decorated with furry mock-ups of movie posters, storyboards, lengths of 16mm film and other film related objects as well as several movie-centric events including a Hollywood style Gala Ball complete with red carpet. The announced guests were [[2 Gryphon]] and [[Tim Albee]]. However Tim Albee could not make it due to catching Swine Flu. Instead, in keeping with the movie theme two Australian filmmakers were brought in as guests of honour; writer/director [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Elliott Stephan Elliott] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Virtue_%282008_film%29 Easy Virtue]) and writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan_Jobbins Sheridan Jobbins] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Virtue_%282008_film%29 Easy Virtue], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Townsend%27s_Wonder_World Simon Townsend's Wonder World]), both making their first appearances at a furry convention. And the fourth guest of honour which was kept secret until his dramatic reveal on Friday night was [[Uncle Kage]]. Australia's own [[ACTfur_On_Air|ACTfur on Air]] postcast hosted a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIYXG_53atU live show] to a capacity audience. 2 and Uncle Kage paired up for a charity comedy performance which raised $840 which was followed by the MiDFur charity auction. All up, AU$5705 (~US$5260) were raised for the [http://www.lortsmith.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=397 Lort Smith Animal Hospital], a North Melbourne veterinary and animal welfare organisation.<ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=20&p=4817&sid=9402408cb2a82fb8501bd872cb34dcfa#p4817 MiDFur 2009 Post Con Report]'' [[Kyle Evans]], MiDFur forum announcement (12 December 2009)</ref> MiDFur received largely positive media coverage on page four of [[Wikipedia:The Age|The Age]], one of Australia's leading newspapers, with an article titled [[Affur of the heart unleashes animal instincts]].<ref>''[http://www.theage.com.au/national/affur-of-the-heart-unleashes-animal-instincts-20091204-kb2g.html Affur of the heart unleashes animal instincts]'' The Age newspaper article (5 December 2009)</ref>

===MiDFur 12: Heroes and Villains (2010)===
[[File:MidFur12-Shield.png|right|MidFur 12: Heroes and Villains]]
MiDFur 12 was held at a new venue, Rydges On Swanston, from December 2nd to 5th, 2010. The guests of honour were comic artist and writer [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]]) and [[Big Blue Fox]] (German filmmaker, DJ, Eurofurence staffer, and fursuiter). Additionally, it was announced at the end of MiDFur 2009 that previous Guest of Honour [[2 Gryphon]] was to be added to the board in an advisory role due to his experience with conventions.

MiDFur 12 had a total of 339 attendees (including [[board of directors|board members]], [[Guest of Honor|guests]] and volunteers), a 37% increase, and raised a grand total of $7771 for the [http://www.dogshome.com/ Lost Dogs Home]. The donation was accepted by Lost Dogs CEO Dr. Graham Smith.

Leading up to the convention, [http://vimeo.com/10522379/ a trailer] and [http://vimeo.com/12713782 a video] were launched, showing off the new venue and features of the event.

==Organization==
MiDFur has had a number of organizers over the years:

* 1999: [[Muse]]
* 2000: [[Silverblue]]
* 2001: [[Shadow 5-tails]], [[Asagwe]], Silverblue, and [[Brandt]]
* 2002: Muse
* 2003: [[Ebony Pony]]
* 2004: [[Nova]]
* 2005: [[Hespa]]
* 2006: [[Scrapper]]
* 2007: Scrapper, [[Firey]], [[ArcticPete]], and [[Byftpup]]
* 2008: ArcticPete, [[Kraden]], [[Lilybet]], Firey, [[Razzy]], [[StephenQuoll]], [[Rally]], [[Fala (South Australia)|Fala]], [[KazCougar]], and [[Temba]]
* 2009: [[CynWolfe]], [[Bastett]], [[Kyle Evans|Kyle]], [[Foxy Malone]], [[Ben Raven]], StephenQuoll, Firey, [[Rubah Fox]], [[StarShadow]], [[Goldfur]] and [[Foxen Alopex]]
* 2010: CynWolfe, Kyle, Foxy Malone, Ben Raven, StephenQuoll, Rubah Fox, StarShadow, Goldfur, Kraden, [[Carnival]], and [[Iceleron]]

In 2008, the '''Australian Furry Association''' (AUSFA) was formed to run what had become a fully-fledged convention. The organization included MiDFur board members and members of the Australian furry community. However, in 2010, AUSFA was dissolved and replaced with a partnership: '''Australian Furry Conventions''' (AFC). The stated reasons for this were to avoid the external annual report requirement (and in particular, the ~AU$1000 fee required, which could be used for the convention), and to avoid problems in years in which the organization might run at a loss.<ref>''[http://forum.midfur.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=20&p=5943 Australian Furry Conventions & MiDFur]'' - Kyle Evans (2 May 2010)</ref>

The partners of Australian Furry Conventions are:
* Pete Smith ([[CynWolfe]]; MiDFur chairman)
* Christine Cupit ([[FoxyMalone]]);(MiDFur Head of Convention Operations)
* Nathan Cooper ([[StarShadow]]); MiDFur secretary and treasurer)

MiDFur operations are still run by the MiDFur board, of which these partners are equal members.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.midfur.com.au/ MiDFur official homepage]
* {{con resources}}

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Logan Husky

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Born in [[Wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand in 1985, but currently based in [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Australia, Logan Husky has been active in the local community since 2005. Having studied and worked professionally as an AV technician and in video production, he has brought those skills to use in the fandom in various ways, producing video content for the popular furry podcast, [[ACTfur_On_Air|ACTFur On-Air]], VJing at MiDFur X, and after producing the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtHK3huVi0 MiDFur 2010 highlights video], currently heads the [[MiDFur]] video department. He produces videos under [http://www.youtube.com/huskypause Husky Pause Productions], the name taken from an accidental pun from his friend, Little Blue Vixen.

== Fursona ==
Logan's fursona is a reflection of how he would like to see himself. Playing guitar and listening to the likes of [[Wikipedia:silverchair|silverchair]], [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]] and [[Wikipedia:Green_Day|Green Day]] through his high-school years, his fursona shows that. Around both of his forearms, are the green flame tattoos from [[Wikipedia:Chester_Bennington|Chester Bennington]] from [[Wikipedia:Linkin_park|Linkin Park]], and around his upper arms, are arm bands similar to those of [[Wikipedia:Dave_Grohl|Dave Grohl]] from [[Wikipedia:Nirvana_(band)|Nirvana]] and [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]]. He also has the Foo Fighters "double-F" tattoo on his back left-hand shoulder blade. He's said that if he was to ever sit down and have a beer with Dave Grhol, he'd get that tattoo done for real. It's probably safe to assume that he's a bit of a Dave Grohl fan-boy.

== Fun Facts! ==
Logan went to see Linkin Park in Melbourne on October 14, 2007. Frontman, Chester, came down into the crowd to sing "What I've Done", where Logan was able to hold his hand as he sang. The very next night, Chester broke his arm on stage in a freak accident mid-show, but opted to continue to finish the set.

Logan has in his possession one of Dave Grohl's drum-sticks. How does he know it's a genuine Dave Grohl stick? He caught it at a [[Wikipedia:Them_Crooked_Vultures|Them Crooked Vultures]] gig in early 2010.

[[Category:People]] [[Category:Husky characters]]

Logan Husky

2011-06-22T14:39:07Z

175.37.210.202:

Born in [[Wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand in 1985, but currently based in [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Australia, Logan Husky has been active in the local community since 2005. Having studied and worked professionally as an AV technician and in video production, he has brought those skills to use in the fandom in various ways, producing video content for the popular furry podcast, [[ACTfur_On_Air|ACTFur On-Air]], VJing at MiDFur X, and after producing the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtHK3huVi0 MiDFur 2010 highlights video], currently heads the [[MiDFur]] video department. He produces videos under [http://www.youtube.com/huskypause Husky Pause Productions], the name taken from an accidental pun from his friend, Little Blue Vixen.

== Fursona ==
Logan's fursona is a reflection of how he would like to see himself. Playing guitar and listening to the likes of [[Wikipedia:silverchair|silverchair]], [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]] and [[Wikipedia:Green_Day|Green Day]] through his high-school years, his fursona shows that. Around both of his forearms, are the green flame tattoos from [[Wikipedia:Chester_Bennington|Chester Bennington]] from [[Wikipedia:Linkin_park|Linkin Park]], and around his upper arms, are arm bands similar to those of [[Wikipedia:Dave_Grohl|Dave Grohl]] from [[Wikipedia:Nirvana_(band)|Nirvana]] and [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]]. He also has the Foo Fighters "double-F" tattoo on his back left-hand shoulder blade. He's said that if he was to ever sit down and have a beer with Dave Grhol, he'd get that tattoo done for real. It's probably safe to assume that he's a bit of a Dave Grohl fan-boy.

== Fun Facts! ==
Logan went to see Linkin Park in Melbourne on October 14, 2007. Frontman, Chester, came down into the crowd to sing "What I've Done", where Logan was able to hold his hand as he sang. The very next night, Chester broke his arm on stage in a freak accident mid-show, but opted to continue to finish the set.

Logan has in his possession one of Dave Grohl's drum-sticks. How does he know it's a genuine Dave Grohl stick? He caught it at a [[Wikipedia:Them_Crooked_Vultures|Them Crooked Vultures gig]] in early 2010.

[[Category:People]] [[Category:Husky characters]]

Logan Husky

2011-06-22T14:35:19Z

175.37.210.202:

Born in [[Wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand in 1985, but currently based in [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], Australia, Logan Husky has been active in the local community since 2005. Having studied and worked professionally as an AV technician and in video production, he has brought those skills to use in the fandom in various ways, producing video content for the popular furry podcast, [[ACTfur_On_Air|ACTFur On-Air]], VJing at MiDFur X, and after producing the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtHK3huVi0 MiDFur 2010 highlights video], currently heads the [[MiDFur]] video department. He produces videos under [http://www.youtube.com/huskypause Husky Pause Productions], the name taken from an accidental pun from his friend, Little Blue Vixen.

== Fursona ==
Logan's fursona is a reflection of how he would like to see himself. Playing guitar and listening to the likes of [[Wikipedia:silverchair|silverchair]], [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]] and [[Wikipedia:Green_Day|Green Day]] through his high-school years, his fursona shows that. Around both of his forearms, are the green flame tattoos from [[Wikipedia:Chester_Bennington|Chester Bennington]] from [[Wikipedia:Linkin_park|Linkin Park]], and around his upper arms, are arm bands similar to those of [[Wikipedia:Dave_Grohl|Dave Grohl]] from [[Wikipedia:Nirvana_(band)|Nirvana]] and [[Wikipedia:Foo_Fighters|Foo Fighters]]. He also has the Foo Fighters "double-F" tattoo on his back left-hand shoulder blade. He's said that if he was to ever sit down and have a beer with Dave Grhol, he'd get that tattoo done for real. It's probably safe to assume that he's a bit of a Dave Grohl fan-boy.

Fun facts!
Logan went to see Linkin Park in Melbourne on October 14, 2007. Frontman, Chester, came down into the crowd to sing "What I've Done", where Logan was able to hold his hand as he sang. The very next night, Chester broke his arm on stage in a freak accident mid-show, but opted to continue to finish the set.

Logan has in his possession one of Dave Grohl's drum-sticks. How does he know it's a genuine Dave Grohl stick? He caught it at a [[Wikipedia:Them_Crooked_Vultures|Them Crooked Vultures gig]] in early 2010.

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