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[[File:NewYear'sFurryBall 2012-2013 banner frame11.gif|right|250px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''New Year's Furry Ball''', or '''NYFB''', is an annual event hosted by [[The Furst State]] and other local furries in the Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the USA, from December 31 - January 1 each New Year.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
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===2005 and 2006 (&amp;quot;Room Con&amp;quot; in Berlin, NJ)===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Chrono Otter Coon]] (Chrono) hosted a New Year's party for two years which was playfully dubbed '''Room Con''' at his private home in [[W:Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin, New Jersey]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/49352.html &amp;quot;RoomCon '05-'06 : The Annual Furry New Years Party!!&amp;quot;] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The party was followed with a visit to a local restaurant or bowling alley on New Year's Day. There were 23 attendees for the 2005 New Year&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/39628.html &amp;quot;The long journey to recovery...&amp;quot;] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and 38 attendees in 2006&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chrono-56wrap&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/52137.html &amp;quot;ROOM CON: 2005-2006 Wrap Up&amp;quot;] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. For the 2006 New Year, '''Room Con''' badges were distributed to partygoers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chrono intended to officially move the event to a hotel the following year&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chrono-56wrap&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;, but later announced that he was leaving the area&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/56119.html &amp;quot;A series of unusual events...&amp;quot;] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. [[Tigra (NJ)|Tigra]] began making plans for a replacement New Year's party, before allowing [[LupineFox]] to take over&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/50552.html#comments &amp;quot;Plans for the Holidays&amp;quot;] - comments on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal (currently locked)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/80447.html &amp;quot;Furry New Year's Eve&amp;quot;] on LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Based on a suggestion by [[Cyril Jackal]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81560.html?thread=488600#t488600 Comment by cyriljackal in &amp;quot;Name That Party!&amp;quot;] on LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that some objected to&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81981.html &amp;quot;We have a name&amp;quot;] in LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a compromise suggestion by [[SomaCat]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/82234.html?thread=506938#t506938 Comment thread in &amp;quot;Sometimes voting doesn't work&amp;quot;] on LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the replacement event was officially named the '''New Year's Furry Ball'''.&lt;br /&gt;
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===2007 to 2010 (Quakertown, PA)===&lt;br /&gt;
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The event was hosted for 3 consecutive years by [[LupineFox]] with assistance from SomaCat, [[SkippyFox]], Tigra, LittleWolf, Kung Fu Dave and other locals at the [[Wikipedia:Quakertown|Quakertown]] Comfort Inn&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/52027.html &amp;quot;2007 Bitches!!!!&amp;quot;] on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:NYFB_Suiters.jpg|right|thumb|Several [[fursuit]]ers at New Year's Furry Ball 2011.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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For the first two years the event took place entirely within two suites in the hotel, and not in a hotel's actual meeting space. The third year expanded to six independently run themed room parties throughout the hotel. Attendees received badges made to resemble government passports, and each official party had a unique stamp for attendees to collect on their passports.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the 2010 New Year, the fourth and final year in Quakertown, the event was organized by [[Protocollie]]. There were four con suites next door to each other: registration/raffle, video game room, open bar/dance suite (21+ to enter), pizza/lounge room and one additional open room party serving dinner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===2011 to present (Newark, DE)===&lt;br /&gt;
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Now organized by [[Protocollie]], [[Kitt3ns]] and members of [[Furst State]], the event was moved to the Embassy Suites Newark-Wilmington/South in [[W:Newark, Delaware|Newark, Delaware]], and utilized actual hotel meeting space instead of individual suites.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/pa_furry/208522.html The New Year's Furry Ball is back and more 2011 than ever before!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the 2011 New Year the event featured music from DJ Protocollie, a Rock Band game area, a buffet-style catered dinner, cash bar and a raffle&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1992371/ &amp;quot;Mission Accomplished&amp;quot;] - Posting by Kitt3ns, on his [[Fur Affinity]] journal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Furstivus]] was held instead of the New Year's Furry Ball for the 2012 New Year. NYFB 2013 returned to the &amp;quot;doomsday proof&amp;quot; Embassy Suites&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Year's Furry Ball 2013 website&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; on December 31, 2012 - January 1, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
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====2014-15====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2015 started on December 31, 2014, at 7pm, at the Embassy Suites.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010419/http://thefurststate.com/newyears New Year's Furry Ball (2014)] website, archived 2015 Jan 8 at archive.org. Retrieved October 21, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2015-16====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2016 started on December 31, 2015, at 5pm, with the ballroom to close at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to &amp;quot;remain open until things calm down.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 20, 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was at the Embassy Suites.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182240/http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Years Furry Ball website, archived 2016 Jan 4 at archive.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2016-17====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2017 started on December 31, 2016, at 5 pm, and the ballroom closed at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to &amp;quot;remain open until things calm down.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 13, 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was held at the Embassy Suites.&lt;br /&gt;
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====2017-18====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2018 theme was &amp;quot;Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ Retrieved November 13, 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The event was held at the Embassy Suites.&lt;br /&gt;
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====2018-19====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2019 theme was &amp;quot;Masquerade Ball&amp;quot; and it was held again at the Embassy Suites hotel in Newark, Delaware. This was the first year that NYFB was run by [[The Furst State]]'s board and a newly selected staff. $298 was raised for the [[charity]] Mazzoni Center.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NYFB2019&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2019-20====&lt;br /&gt;
There were 521 attendees&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212248277535612931 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and $1031.20 was raised for [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ the Trevor Project].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212254434039926784 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2020-21====&lt;br /&gt;
A virtual livestream was held in lieu of a physical gathering. Events included panels, performances by [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Pepper Coyote]], Jackbox, and a stream of the balldrop ceremony.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/schedule-1 NYFB schedule], retrieved November 13, 2020.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; $4,000.69 was raised in donations for the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1346476444273111040 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2021.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2021-22====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball returned to an in-person event in 2022. The theme was &amp;quot;Roll into the New Year&amp;quot; or tabletop fantasy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1422970039200894986 NYFB Twitter], posted August 4, 2021.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There were 564 attendees and $1,029.15 was raised for [https://www.nqapia.org/ the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1478793990019420164 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2022.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====2022-23====&lt;br /&gt;
New Year's Furry Ball 2023 theme was &amp;quot;Monster Movie Madness.&amp;quot; The [[guest of honor]] was [[CooperTom]] and the charity was [https://nqttcn.com/en/ The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network].  There were 725 attendees and $1,381.13 was raised for [https://nqttcn.com/ the National Queer &amp;amp; Trans Therapists of Color Network].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Attendance==&lt;br /&gt;
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* NYFB 2007 (2006-2007): 55&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/83397.html &amp;quot;Furry New Years Ball Recap&amp;quot;] in LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2008 (2007-2008): 92&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ &amp;quot;New Year's Furry Ball Wrap-up&amp;quot;] in LupineFox's LiveJournal&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2009 (2008-2009): 122&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2010 (2009-2010): 115&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2011 (2010-2011): 146&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Furstivus]] replaced NYFB for 2011-2012&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2012-2013: 175&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/TFS_Kitt3ns/status/286545089537396736 Tweet] by [[Kitt3ns]].  Dated January 2, 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2013-2014: 211&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/protocollie/status/418383006995578882 Tweet] by [[Protocollie]] on his [[Twitter]] account. Dated January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2014-2015: 289&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2015-2016: 340&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/Sapphykinz/status/682791809815306240 Tweet] by Sapphykinz&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2016-2017: 350&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/815563118650781696 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2017-2018: 340&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/947709513695678464 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2018-2019: 438&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NYFB2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1080026320342581248 &amp;quot;Final count for attendance for #NYFB2019 is 438! We raised $298.00 for our charity Mazzoni Center!&amp;quot;] - Tweet by @newyearsfurryball&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2021-2022: 564&lt;br /&gt;
* NYFB 2022-2023: 725&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.newyearsfurryball.com New Year's Furry Ball website] ([http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ old site])&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Twitter]] ([http://www.twitter.com/nyfb2013 old account)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://discord.com/invite/RK8QfhK7rM New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Discord]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://t.me/NewYearsFurryBall Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| name = Anthro Northwest&lt;br /&gt;
| logo = [[File:AnthroNorthwestlogo.jpg|225px|Anthro Northwest logo]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| subject = Furry&lt;br /&gt;
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]], [[Wikipedia:Washington|Washington]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| url = https://www.anthronw.com/&lt;br /&gt;
| status = Ongoing&lt;br /&gt;
| first = November 9-12, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
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| organizer = Anthro Northwest Charities&lt;br /&gt;
| charity = Ongoing&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Anthro Northwest''' ('''ANW''') is an &amp;quot;Anthromorphic Art [[Convention]]&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/anthronw/ Retrieved August 6, 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; held in [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]], [[Wikipedia:Washington|Washington]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]].&lt;br /&gt;
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ANW was founded to promote charity, hospitality and creativity through art, education and building community in the Anthropomorphic Arts Fandom. ANW is known for having a strong humanities focus and being family-friendly. Since its inception, it has partnered with Sarvey Wildlife to provide educational opportunities about wildlife rescue and provide funding to support their work. As of the end of 2020 the convention has raised $16,531 in support of Sarvey Wildlife.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the distinguishing features include a Thanksgiving feast, the Anthro National Film Festival, Andy's Adventureland, fine arts panels, a 24/7 art jam room, a large children's track, and a fursuit exhibition.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2017 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The first iteration was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel November 9-12, 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/2017/index.html ''ANW 1 - Pure Imagination''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The convention started with a catered opening celebration event at GameWorks Seattle. For the first time, full costumes were allowed. The attendees enjoyed playing games together and the complimentary buffet.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the time the convention had ended, they had 162 events on their schedule, 54 vendors, 76 panelists and 58 volunteers. Attendance was 809+.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Guest of Honor|GoH]] was [[Ino|Telephone]], who chosen for extraordinary contributions to charity and anthropomorphic art.&lt;br /&gt;
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The charity partner was [http://www.sarveywildlife.org/ Sarvey Wildlife], which specializes in large avian rehabilitation. $3.1K was raised for them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Panelists included [[Uncle Kage]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], [[DJ Recca]], [[NFT]], [[Dreamvision Creations]], [[Crystunes]], [[Dandylions]], [[Kenket]], [[Balaa]] and [[Sunny Valley Creations]]. [[Dealers' room|Vendors room]] capacity was 55 tables, all of which sold out by March 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2017, [[Wikipedia:Lisa Ling|Lisa Ling]], host of ''[[This Is Life with Lisa Ling‎]]'' from [[Wikipedia:CNN|CNN]], filmed a documentary called ''Furry Nation'', about the socially transformational aspects the fandom. The documentary was a positive portrayal of some of the social healing aspects of the fandom. The personal stories of [[Captain Boones]], [[Leilia Spaniel]] and [[Ashaeda]] were featured in the production. &lt;br /&gt;
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== 2018 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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ANW 2 was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel on November 8-11, 2018,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/2018/index.html ''ANW 2 - Exploration''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with a theme of &amp;quot;Exploration&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The convention sold out and had attendance 1051+ people. The convention raised $5394.61 for their charity Sarvey Wildlife. The GoH was Leilia Spaniel.&lt;br /&gt;
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One week after this iteration, Lisa Ling's documentary on furries was aired.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2019 ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AnthroNorthwest2019.jpg|right|thumb|250px|ANW 2019 poster ([[Panda Paco]])]]&lt;br /&gt;
The theme for ANW 3 was &amp;quot;Growth Beyond Self&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/2019/index.html ''ANW 2019 - Growth Beyond Self''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was held on November 21–24, 2019 at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]]. A Thanksgiving feast was provided to all attendees on November 23rd, which contained the typical Thanksgiving delicacies including turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and gravy. To make the feast possible for all attendees, the dinner was included as part of the convention registration with each attendee given a time-slot to eat at random. Attendees were then encouraged to swap time-slots with each other so that they could sit with their friends during the feast. &lt;br /&gt;
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The convention raised $6571 for the charity Sarvey Wildlife.  Attendance was 1612.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOfrAy94A94 ''ANW 2019 - Closing Ceremonies''] - recorded stream on YouTube, November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Guests of Honor were [[Kijani]] and [[Kitwana Lion]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/anthronw/status/1095789979194683393 &amp;quot;Congratulations to @kijani_lion and @kitwanalion for being selected as the 2019 Anthro Northwest Guests of Honor!&amp;quot;] - Anthro Northwest, Twitter (February 13, 2019)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2020 ==&lt;br /&gt;
Anthro Northwest held a virtual reality convention with a custom Pacific-Northwest themed VRChat world, charity auction, live-streams, and panels. Attendance was estimated to be around 1250. The theme was &amp;quot;Hope&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/2020vr/index.html ''ANW 2020 VR - Hope''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The physical iteration of ANW was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. The theme and plans were moved to 2021.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2021 ==&lt;br /&gt;
ANW 4 was held on November 18-21, 2021 at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]]. The theme was &amp;quot;Friendship&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/2021/index.html ''ANW 4 - Friendship''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The convention raised $11,565 for the charity Sarvey Wildlife. Attendance was 1374.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuooCCqSdyI ''Closing Ceremonies - ANW 2021''] recording on YouTube, published December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The GoH, [[Matrices]], who was chosen for her exceptional contributions to the fandom through continued public service, chose not to attend due to the ongoing pandemic, and was rescheduled to be GoH for Anthro Northwest 5, in January of 2023.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
ANW 5 was held on January 5-8, 2023, once again at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]], with a theme of &amp;quot;Love&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.anthronw.com/anw5/index.html ''ANW 5 - Love''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; building off of a story started at ANW 4 regarding the two mascots. Total attendance was 2151 attendees, 208 contributors, including 105 volunteers; as per closing ceremonies.&lt;br /&gt;
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== About the convention ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Anthro Northwest Charities, is a 501(c)3 organization that operates and organizes the convention.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a Meetup.com event page for &amp;quot;Anthro Northwest Convention - Forming the Vision&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
{{q|Anthro Northwest strives to be an art-centered, community-focused, all ages convention formed to promote, develop and support the best attributes and talents found in the anthropomorphic community. The convention strives to complement and exist in harmony with other anthropomorphic organizations and events.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/231287659/ Page for July 10, 2016 event on Meetup.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}} &lt;br /&gt;
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A video &amp;quot;The Dream of Anthro Northwest&amp;quot; was posted on YouTube on August 14, 2016 stating that the dream of ANW is built upon the best attributes of the anthropomorphic arts community. Currently, we have defined those to be: creativity, charity, beauty, and hospitality.” &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNfSODH0_mU Retrieved August 11, 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The focus of ANW is art, education, and building community.&lt;br /&gt;
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ANW is family-friendly event, with a maximum rating of PG.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.anthronw.com/attend/rules.html Accessed October 14, 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Future Dates and Themes ==&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 6: January 4-7, 2024 (&amp;quot;Family&amp;quot;){{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 7: January 3-6, 2025{{&amp;quot;Remembrance&amp;quot;}{{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 8: January 2-5, 2026 {{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 9: January 1-4, 2027{{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 10: January 4-7, 2028{{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 11: January 3-6, 2029{{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* ANW 12: January 2-5, 2030{{cn}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.anthronw.com/ Anthro Northwest] (convention website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://twitter.com/anthronw Anthro Northwest] on [[Twitter]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Furvester</title>
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| name = Furvester&lt;br /&gt;
| logo = [[File:Furvester-logo.svg|Furvester]]&lt;br /&gt;
|logobackground = #fff&lt;br /&gt;
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| subject = Furry&lt;br /&gt;
| location = {{flagdiv|ger|[[Wikipedia:Stuttgart, Germany|Stuttgart]], [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| url = https://furvester.org/&lt;br /&gt;
| status = Ongoing&lt;br /&gt;
| first = Dec 30, 2017-Jan 1, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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| organizer = [[Flussfussels e. V.]]&lt;br /&gt;
| charity = Ongoing&lt;br /&gt;
| resources = {{con resources}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2017 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The first edition of Furvester took place from December 30, 2017 to January 1 2018 at the [https://www.jugendherberge.de/en/youth-hostels/stuttgart-neckarpark-730/portrait/ youth hostel Stuttgart Neckarpark], located in the district of Bad Cannstatt in Stuttgart. It was hosting 126 attendees and ran under the unofficial theme &amp;quot;New Year's Eve&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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It already featured a few usual events like fursuit games, but also specials like the organized fireworks. A true highlight was the convention-organized bar, which was completely free for all attendees.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2018 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2018 Furvester left the city of Stuttgart and moved about fifty kilometers to the south. The [https://www.hotel-reutlingen.de/en/ Fortuna hotel] in Reutlingen-Tübingen was chosen to further host the convention. This year the attendee almost doubled and hit 212 in the end. The theme of this edition was &amp;quot;Snowy Paradise&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition to the usual entertainment, the &amp;quot;Dinner Fur One&amp;quot; play was performed and a gala dinner was organized in collaboration with the hotel. However, an unsufficient stock of food at the buffet caused a scandal, which the organizers and the hotel were able to quickly resolve by ordering a large amount of family pizzas to feed all the furries.&lt;br /&gt;
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This was also the first year Furvester was running a charity for the animal shelter &amp;quot;Maria Höffner Landau&amp;quot;, where it managed to collect a total of 2,600 Euro.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2019 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Furvester returned to the Fortuna Hotel in Reutlingen for a second time with a final attendee count of 341. That year it was running under the theme &amp;quot;Heroes and Mythical Creatures&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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It expanded on the previous programming, and delivered special events like a completely original fursuit theater play, an introduction play in the opening ceremony and a special concert by [[Cosmik]] and [[Rhubarb the Bear]]. It also featured the first official charity, this time supporting the &amp;quot;[https://www.blackforest-tourism.com/Media/Attraktionen/The-Alternative-Wolf-and-Bear-Park Alternative Wolf and Bear Park Black Forest]&amp;quot; with a grand total of € 5,000.00, almost doubling the amount from the last year.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2020 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The convention was again scheduled to be held at the Fortuna Hotel from December 30 to January 3, with the theme being &amp;quot;Mission to Mars&amp;quot;. The convention was ultimately cancelled due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, with a replacement convention due to be announced &amp;quot;as soon as things have returned to normal&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://t.me/furvester_announcements/182|title=Furvester - Announcements|date=2020-09-22|accessdate=2020-10-26}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2021 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The convention was again scheduled to be held at the Fortuna Hotel from December to January, with the theme being &amp;quot;Mission to Mars&amp;quot;. The convention was ultimately cancelled due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, with a replacement convention due to be announced &amp;quot;as soon as things have returned to normal.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Furvester was held Dec 28, 2022 to Jan 1, 2023, at the Hotel Fortuna in Reutlingen for a third time. It ran under the theme &amp;quot;Mission to Mars&amp;quot; - finally. The [[Guest of Honor]] was [[Rivalmit]] and the charity was [http://aktion-fischotterschutz.de Aktion Fischotterschutz e.V.].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Furvester 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Furvester 5 is scheduled for December 28, 2023 to January 1, 2024. The theme will be &amp;quot;Mad Science.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Board of Directors ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The current Board of Directors consists of the following people:&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[DASPRiD]] — Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Flint]] — Vice-Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chudlight]] — Head of Security&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Peachy]] — Head of Media, Charity, HR&lt;br /&gt;
* [[LilTayeGrr]] — Head of Fursuit Lounge&lt;br /&gt;
* [[StarFoxCoon]] — Head of Stage Tech&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sakurenai]] — Head of ConOps&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Reedycreek]] — Head of ConOps/Reg (from 2022)&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [https://furvester.org Furvester website]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://twitter.com/furvester Furvester] on [[Twitter]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://t.me/furvester_announcements Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]&lt;br /&gt;
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