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Emerald's Fur Summit

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Emerald's Fur Summit
|logo = [[File:EFS Logo 2018.png|225px]]
| caption = Emerald's Fur Summit logo
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://www.emeraldsfursummit.org
|status = Discontinued
|first = April 29, 2017
|first =
April 29, 2017 (as '''Emerald Fur Con''')
Sept 21-23, 2018 (as '''Emerald's Fur Summit''')
|organizer = Open Coast Anthropomorphic Enterprises, Inc.
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}

'''Emerald's Fur Summit''' was a [[convention]] held annually in [[w:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, Florida]], USA.<ref name="EFSFacebook"/>

The first year's convention featured an event's programme which included panels, workshops, a [[Dealers den|dealers corner]], and [[fursuit games]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/854499721284661250 Tweet] on the Emerald's Fur Summit account on [[Twitter]]. Dated April 18, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.</ref>

==History==
{{Emerald's Fur Summit}}
The convention was founded in 2017 as '''Emerald Fur Con''' by [[Kabba]] (Corporate Fox) who had earned credibility with the local fandom through running successful events<ref name="AHOctober">[https://www.facebook.com/AnthroHUB/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1298592313537794 October 2016 AnthroHUB Night] Photo album for the October 2016 AnthroHUB Night, 60+ attendees, 20+ fursuiters. Retrieved February 15, 2017.</ref><ref name="OpenCoastAssembly">[https://twitter.com/OpenCoastAnthro/status/871420050082811904 Tweet] on the Open Coast account on Twitter. Dated June 4th, 2017. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref> and fostering a more open, active and engaged community<ref name="opencoasttelegram">[https://t.me/OpenCoast Open Coast Telegram Chat] Open Coast Telegram chat, launched November 17th, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.</ref><ref name="emeraldvideotwitter">[https://twitter.com/OpenCoastAnthro/status/832004890364936192 How to Use Emerald Helper Bot] Official "how to" video posted on the Open Coast Twitter account. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>.

Kabba, who was aware of the furry convention "dead zone" within the 250 mile radius of Pensacola<ref name="PensacolaDeadZone">[https://en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Wikifur Furry Convention Map] Map of active furry conventions maintained on WikiFur's site. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>, intended to launch the project once the local community was energized, hoping to garner their essential support for his fledgling convention. Unlike established conventions, Emerald Fur Con took place in a single day and was self-financed by Kabba who offered it to the public at no cost to them.<ref name="EFSFacebook">[https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldsFurSummit/ Facebook] Emerald's Fur Summit organization page on Facebook. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>

After the success of Emerald Fur Con, it was announced that the convention would return in 2018 as a full three-day convention<ref name="2018EFSDates">[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/879733682344480769 Tweet] on the Emerald's Fur Summit account on Twitter. Dated June 27th, 2017. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref> under the name '''Emerald's Fur Summit'''<ref name="EFSRebranding">[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/871215594456174592 Tweet] on the Emerald's Fur Summit account on Twitter. Dated June 3rd, 2017. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>.

== Closing ==

On May 22, 2019, it was announced via Twitter that the convention's 2020 date was cancelled, and the convention was discontinued indefinitely. The convention's remaining assets were donated to a charity dedicated to ALS research.<ref>[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/1131363897783541761 Tweet] on the EFS Twitter account. Dated May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.</ref>

==Attendance==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Emerald Fur Con]] 2017
| 126<ref>[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/858652929351229441 Tweet] on the Emerald's Fur Summit account on Twitter. Dated April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.</ref>

|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Emerald's Fur Summit 2018]]
| 235<ref>[https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit/status/1044243795188109314 "The team is resting after an AMAZING weekend hosting a total of 235 attendees!"] - Emerald's Fur Summit, Twitter (September 24, 2018)</ref>
|-
|}

==Staff==
As of April 2019, the staff leads were:<ref>[https://www.emeraldsfursummit.org/faq FAQ] - Emerald's Fur Summit. Retrieved April 18, 2019.</ref>
* [[Registration]]: [[Brad the Colf]] (Brandon Senterfit)
* [[Dealers Den]]: [[Wild Gadget]] (Luci Emerson)
* [[Programming]]: [[Schande Thompson]] (Jacob Breeden)
* [[Operations]] and [[Volunteer]] Services: [[Cobalt]] (Christopher Henderson)
* [[Chairman]]: [[Kabba]] (Winston Henderson)

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://www.emeraldsfursummit.org Emerald's Fur Summit] official website (cancelled message)
* [https://facebook.com/EmeraldsFurSummit Emerald's Fur Summit] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/EmeraldsSummit Emerald's Fur Summit] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/EmeraldsFurSummit Emerald's Fur Summit] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram (software)|Telegram]]

{{Discontinued Conventions}}
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Schande Thompson

2019-09-05T17:06:10Z

2600:1700:2A20:32C0:28D2:F90C:F66C:B8F6: /* Administration */ Made changes reflecting Schande's departure from his admin role.

[[File:Schande_Profile.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Schande Thompson]]
'''Schande Thompson''' (born February 8, 1995) is an [[wikipedia:United States|American]] [[furry]] and the current standing Vice President for [[Emerald's Fur Summit]], a convention held annually in [[w:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, Florida]], USA<ref name="EFSFacebook">[https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldsFurSummit/ Facebook] Emerald's Fur Summit organization page on Facebook. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>.

==Fandom involvement==
===Administration===
Schande began his administration career in January of 2016, becoming an admin for the Pensacola-based group [[South Coast Furs]] (SCF). He remained an admin for SCF until November of that same year. After departing from SCF, Schande went on to co-found [[Open Coast]]. In 2017, he also became an admin for the [[w:Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, Alabama]] group, [[MobiFurs]]. In November 2017, Schande stepped down from his role as admin of Mobifurs to focus on developing events at [[Open Coast]]. In 2019, he stepped down from his admin role in Open Coast, wanting to solely focus on planning events for the group.

[[File:OC_GrandPrix.png|right|thumb|300px|Open Coast Grand Prix, March 2017]]

===Open Coast===
{{Main|Open Coast}}
Schande co-founded Open Coast alongside [[Kabba]] and [[Brad The Colf]].<ref name="opencoasttelegram">[https://t.me/OpenCoast Open Coast Telegram Chat] Open Coast Telegram chat, launched November 17th, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.</ref>

Schande was responsible for launching the [[Open Coast#Grand_Prix|Open Coast Grand Prix]], a competitive go-kart racing event, where they currently serve as the event's lead administrator.

===Emerald's Fur Summit===
{{Main|Emerald's Fur Summit}}

In April of 2017, Schande acted as the Director of Programming for '''Emerald Fur Con'''. His main duties included scheduling and planning out all panels and events for the convention. He successfully supervised four panels and hosted his own improv show at the convention. The convention has since been renamed '''Emerald’s Fur Summit'''. Schande acted as the standing Vice President for EFS 2018. He stepped down from his position after the discontinuation of the convention in 2019.

==Personal Life==

In his spare time, Schande is an amateur YouTuber<ref name="SchandeYoutube">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande's YouTube channel] Schande's YouTube channel. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. He has also been involved with musical and nonmusical theatre since his early childhood and is working on his first novel<ref name="SchandeNovel">[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18284712/ Schande's Novel Chapter 1] The first chapter of Schande's novel on Fur Affinity. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. The first convention he attended was Furry Weekend Atlanta 2017. His fursuit was made by [[Wild Gadget]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/schandethompson/ Schande Thompson] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/SchandeThompson Schande Thompson] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande Thompson] on [[YouTube]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Emerald's Fur Summit staff]]
[[Category:Fox characters]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:1995 births]]

Schande Thompson

2019-09-05T17:05:45Z

2600:1700:2A20:32C0:28D2:F90C:F66C:B8F6: /* Administration */ Made changes reflecting Schande's departure from his admin role.

[[File:Schande_Profile.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Schande Thompson]]
'''Schande Thompson''' (born February 8, 1995) is an [[wikipedia:United States|American]] [[furry]] and the current standing Vice President for [[Emerald's Fur Summit]], a convention held annually in [[w:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, Florida]], USA<ref name="EFSFacebook">[https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldsFurSummit/ Facebook] Emerald's Fur Summit organization page on Facebook. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>.

==Fandom involvement==
===Administration===
Schande began his administration career in January of 2016, becoming an admin for the Pensacola-based group [[South Coast Furs]] (SCF). He remained an admin for SCF until November of that same year. After departing from SCF, Schande went on to co-found [[Open Coast]]. In 2017, he also became an admin for the [[w:Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, Alabama]] group, [[MobiFurs]]. In November 2017, Schande stepped down from his role as admin of Mobifurs to focus on developing events at [[Open Coast]]. In 2019, he stepped down from his admin role, wanting to solely focus on planning events for the group.

[[File:OC_GrandPrix.png|right|thumb|300px|Open Coast Grand Prix, March 2017]]

===Open Coast===
{{Main|Open Coast}}
Schande co-founded Open Coast alongside [[Kabba]] and [[Brad The Colf]].<ref name="opencoasttelegram">[https://t.me/OpenCoast Open Coast Telegram Chat] Open Coast Telegram chat, launched November 17th, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.</ref>

Schande was responsible for launching the [[Open Coast#Grand_Prix|Open Coast Grand Prix]], a competitive go-kart racing event, where they currently serve as the event's lead administrator.

===Emerald's Fur Summit===
{{Main|Emerald's Fur Summit}}

In April of 2017, Schande acted as the Director of Programming for '''Emerald Fur Con'''. His main duties included scheduling and planning out all panels and events for the convention. He successfully supervised four panels and hosted his own improv show at the convention. The convention has since been renamed '''Emerald’s Fur Summit'''. Schande acted as the standing Vice President for EFS 2018. He stepped down from his position after the discontinuation of the convention in 2019.

==Personal Life==

In his spare time, Schande is an amateur YouTuber<ref name="SchandeYoutube">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande's YouTube channel] Schande's YouTube channel. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. He has also been involved with musical and nonmusical theatre since his early childhood and is working on his first novel<ref name="SchandeNovel">[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18284712/ Schande's Novel Chapter 1] The first chapter of Schande's novel on Fur Affinity. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. The first convention he attended was Furry Weekend Atlanta 2017. His fursuit was made by [[Wild Gadget]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/schandethompson/ Schande Thompson] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/SchandeThompson Schande Thompson] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande Thompson] on [[YouTube]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Emerald's Fur Summit staff]]
[[Category:Fox characters]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:1995 births]]

Schande Thompson

2019-09-05T17:04:12Z

2600:1700:2A20:32C0:28D2:F90C:F66C:B8F6: /* Emerald's Fur Summit */ Added information in regards to the closure of EFS

[[File:Schande_Profile.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Schande Thompson]]
'''Schande Thompson''' (born February 8, 1995) is an [[wikipedia:United States|American]] [[furry]] and the current standing Vice President for [[Emerald's Fur Summit]], a convention held annually in [[w:Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, Florida]], USA<ref name="EFSFacebook">[https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldsFurSummit/ Facebook] Emerald's Fur Summit organization page on Facebook. Retrieved July 6th, 2017.</ref>.

==Fandom involvement==
===Administration===
Schande began his administration career in January of 2016, becoming an admin for the Pensacola-based group [[South Coast Furs]] (SCF). He remained an admin for SCF until November of that same year. After departing from SCF, Schande went on to co-found [[Open Coast]]. In 2017, he also became an admin for the [[w:Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, Alabama]] group, [[MobiFurs]]. In November 2017, Schande stepped down from his role as admin of Mobifurs to focus on developing events at [[Open Coast]].

[[File:OC_GrandPrix.png|right|thumb|300px|Open Coast Grand Prix, March 2017]]
===Open Coast===
{{Main|Open Coast}}
Schande co-founded Open Coast alongside [[Kabba]] and [[Brad The Colf]].<ref name="opencoasttelegram">[https://t.me/OpenCoast Open Coast Telegram Chat] Open Coast Telegram chat, launched November 17th, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.</ref>

Schande was responsible for launching the [[Open Coast#Grand_Prix|Open Coast Grand Prix]], a competitive go-kart racing event, where they currently serve as the event's lead administrator.

===Emerald's Fur Summit===
{{Main|Emerald's Fur Summit}}

In April of 2017, Schande acted as the Director of Programming for '''Emerald Fur Con'''. His main duties included scheduling and planning out all panels and events for the convention. He successfully supervised four panels and hosted his own improv show at the convention. The convention has since been renamed '''Emerald’s Fur Summit'''. Schande acted as the standing Vice President for EFS 2018. He stepped down from his position after the discontinuation of the convention in 2019.

==Personal Life==

In his spare time, Schande is an amateur YouTuber<ref name="SchandeYoutube">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande's YouTube channel] Schande's YouTube channel. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. He has also been involved with musical and nonmusical theatre since his early childhood and is working on his first novel<ref name="SchandeNovel">[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18284712/ Schande's Novel Chapter 1] The first chapter of Schande's novel on Fur Affinity. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>. The first convention he attended was Furry Weekend Atlanta 2017. His fursuit was made by [[Wild Gadget]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/schandethompson/ Schande Thompson] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/SchandeThompson Schande Thompson] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_fHepCvVSs3oN8JALW_xA Schande Thompson] on [[YouTube]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Emerald's Fur Summit staff]]
[[Category:Fox characters]]
[[Category:Florida]]
[[Category:1995 births]]