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News talk:Further Confusion 2008 breaks fursuit parade record

2008-03-19T15:56:40Z

63.138.15.138:

Should the news article be renamed to something along the lines of "Further Confusion 2008 Concludes, breaks fursuit parade record", or even go as far as not keep the record breaking out of the title entirely? There's enough information in the article about FC '08 itself, and doesn't center around ''just'' the broken record. [[User:TBG|TBG]] 01:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

:The issue is that the article was originally started because of that record, and to begin with just had that information. It was expanded later with further information. Ideally the title might have been changed; however, it was not. We typically would not rename a title more than a day or so after its publication. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 20:46, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

==Parade count==

Strangely, on-site, FC staffers claimed only 364, the first 12 of whom were just people holding a dragon puppet and not actually fursuiters at all, and thus should not be counted. Was the number really only 352?

Watching the two videos that seem to be completely continuous footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPHTM-Ggx3E and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4SpG_2lvU , I count only 354 suits, keeping the following notes:

52 = green roo64 = croc 71 = fat tauren 103 = large white/black thing before blue
128 = white/grey husky red shorts
148 = blue arm/ear thing in chinese hat
163 = kiv
186 = last of CATS
167 red fox after CATS
170 red shirt
178 last cetacean
180 = jager?
188 = iago?
192 = dog in wagon
200 = floppy white rabbit in blue dress
215 = purple skunk in red dress
219 = dex
222 = box head guy (come on, that's not even a fursuit)
231 = dusty
242 = heavy panda in red kimono
255 = red/black panda
269 = roxicat
273 = blue coon
275 = sinatra
292 = dark thing in blue/white pimp robe
307 = tall cyan thing with blue spots
320 = heavy thing with white chest blue arms/legs dark blue spots
336 = reindeer,
337 = girl pushing panda on floor
354 = orange thing at the end!

This isn't counting the 14(?) people drumming and holding the dragon (they're not in fursuit either). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:67.165.236.56|67.165.236.56]] ([[User talk:67.165.236.56|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/67.165.236.56|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.

:The official count was 387, from [http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/293669.html this post]. I have asked [[Frysco]] if he could explain how that official count was derived, and why it appears to differ from the video record - he's told me he will forward it to the people who did the count. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 20:46, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

:: Has there been any update on this? If the number is indeed 354, then it would basically invalidate this entire article. I think we need to resolve this one way or another soon. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 13:29, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

::: <s>Nobody has contacted me about it.</s> Think we need to drop a note on the article informing readers that there is a question over the figure? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 14:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::: I think that pending a response from FC, that would be a good idea. References in the form of YouTube videos were cited here, which I would imagine is a pretty good source. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 14:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::Frysco just prodded me about this. Apparently, he ''did'' respond in full later on 3 March. Unfortunately, it looks like Hotmail immediately junk-filed it (I get a lot of spam, so the settings are pretty high), and I didn't catch it in my normal review. My bad! I'd switch to Gmail, but it's done the same with Giza's mail . . . and though I don't use it much, it gets even more spam.
:::Frysco states that the person doing the count was seated in the Coffee Garden and counted each costume that passed by during the course of the parade. He suggests that different numbers could however have been recorded at different points in the parade route, because people can join and leave the parade at any time. One example that he gave was that that several fursuiters do not go through the [[dealer's room]], either through lack of desire to or because it would be impractical given the size of their costumes (from my own experience, I would agree that it can get pretty cramped in there). He also said that some drop out during the parade but re-join it for the [[photoshoot]]. According to him, the number did not include the dragon dancers.
:::I'm going to replace the note at the top with a footnote summarizing this issue and linking the videos. The increase is high, but in line with the rapid increase seen elsewhere (for example, [[Anthrocon 2007]] recorded 152 more than [[Anthrocon 2006]]). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 13:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Again, the "official" number popularly floated around at FC itself was 364, and apparently contained both the non-fursuiter dragon people and mister silver box head, which is not an animal costume, and then later this "387" number popped up. And yet this camera in the youtube videos is positioned near the start of the parade just a few dozen meters down the hall from the outdoor congregation point all the suiters queued out of, and is apparently the only contiguous, provable video source of record. I would contend that if cons want to have an official number, it should probably be one based on evidence and not an anonymous "we promise." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:67.165.236.56|67.165.236.56]] ([[User talk:67.165.236.56|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/67.165.236.56|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.

:Numbers given out at the con are good for immediate news reporting and getting a feel of the right number, but I've seen them differ from the "final official" values before. A random staff member going "I heard it was 364" does not count for much, especially when they probably got it from people who were hanging around at the start as well. If it was in the Furly News or otherwise published or announced as an official figure, that might be a different matter.
:People do sometimes join the parade late - often because they have been doing other things in the time used to prepare for the parade and could not be part of the "outdoor congregation". Should they not be counted because they could only join half-way through? Maybe, maybe not; but as far as I know the intent has been to include all who participated. How this is done varies; some count heads passing a particular point (which might or might not be the start), other have someone walking down the parade as it occurs.
:I '''do''' agree that it would be better for conventions to rely on some evidence-based method for counting such things if they are perceived to be important, just as they do for the question of attendance figures. I hope anyone reading this who is responsible for such a figure consider doing so for future conventions. For WikiFur to say that the official figure is wrong, though, would require us to assert that the person who took that figure was either mistaken or lying. This is something I'm not comfortable with doing on the evidence shown. A difference of less than 10% recorded at a point later in the parade is within the bounds of credibility. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 02:01, 18 March 2008
(UTC)

Since hard evidence and multiple eye witness accounts from multiple vantage points have called this number into question, and since FC has provided no hard refutation of this evidence outside of a verbal assurance that the count is accurate, to suggest that the claim is within the bounds of credibility is doing a disservice to the readers here. At the very least, the article should have a new preface added explaining that the entire claim is disputed by multiple sources and video evidence. Without evidence presented to prove the number's accuracy, the claim never should have been made in the first place, and arguably the article never should have been written.

Running a story like this calls into question the credibility of the site, as well. Hopefully that fact is not being overlooked while consideration is being given to this issue. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:63.138.15.138|63.138.15.138]] ([[User talk:63.138.15.138|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/63.138.15.138|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.

News talk:Further Confusion 2008 breaks fursuit parade record

2008-03-19T15:55:35Z

63.138.15.138: /* Parade count */

Anthrocon

2007-06-05T19:59:05Z

63.138.15.138: /* Typical programming */

[[Image:Anthrocon.gif|right]]
{{Anthrocon}}
'''Anthrocon''' is the [[List of conventions by attendance|world's largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], averaging an attendance of over 2000 in recent years. It is usually held each July in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]].

== Background ==
Founded in 1997, '''Anthrocon''' itself was an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends [[Points]], [[Rigel]] and others.

In late 1998-9 the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as Anthrocon Inc. and moved it to the more cosmopolitan Philadelphia area. Its first venue was the Hilton Valley Forge, but due to rapidly increasing membership numbers it was forced to relocate to the larger Adams Mark Hotel in 2001.

Attendance continued to grow: Membership in 2003 was announced as 1,949; by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, a different and unfamiliar hotel (the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia), and possibly due to Hurricane Dennis's effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.

Attendance in 2006 was a record-breaking 2,489, making it the world's largest furry convention.

Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has raised more than $62,000 for animal-related charities.

Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] since 2002.

== Current location and timeslot ==

Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, Anthrocon chose the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in Philadelphia as the site for its 2005 convention. In 2005, Anthrocon announced that they would be moving to the [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2006 convention. Due to scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held June 15-18 in 2006. The 2007 convention will be held July 5-8 at the same location.

A 2007 move to Pittsburgh was actually envisioned by Anthrocon's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to Anthrocon's increasing attendance. Anthrocon began [http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.

== Current leadership ==

The chairman of the convention, Dr. Samuel Conway (nicknamed "Kagemushi" or "[[Uncle Kage]]" among attendees), oversees the operations of the Anthrocon with the help of staff and a number of volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks which arise.

The rest of the Board of Directors includes:

* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]] - [[Programming]]
* [[Rigel|Brian Harris]] - [[Charity Auction]], [[Masquerade]]
* [[Xydexx|Karl "Xydexx" Jorgensen]] - [[Publications]]
* [[PeterCat|PeterCat Kappesser]] - [[furry art|Art Show]]
* [[Wyldekyttin|Phaedra "Wyldekyttin" Meyer]] - [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]]
* [[Giza|Douglas Muth (Giza)]] - [[Con Ops|Operations]], Website, Sysadmin
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|Tigerwolf (George Nemeyer)]] - [[Internet room|Internet Room]]
* [[Bennie|Phillip "Bennie" Pollard]] - [[Registration]]
* [[SimbaLion|Steve "SimbaLion" Hopps]] - Audio/Video

==Guests of Honor==

Past [[Guests of Honor]] have included:

* artists [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]] (1997)
* artists [[Jim Groat]] and [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] (1998)
* artists [[Vicky Wyman]] and [[S. Andrew Swann]] (1999)
* artists Sara "[[Caribou]]" Palmer and [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)
* comic-book artist [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[Wikipedia:Josie and the Pussycats|Josie and the Pussycats]]) and syndicated cartoonist [[Bill Holbrook]] (2001)
* author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of The [[Sholan]] Series) and artist [[Heather Bruton]] (2002)
* artists [[Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]] (2003)
* artists [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]]) and [[Michel Gagné]] (2004)
* [[Wikipedia:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] and [[Timothy Albee]], ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") (2005)
* Writer/animator/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]]; [[science fiction]] and fantasy author [[Wikipedia:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]]; and (as a "Special Guest") [[Wikipedia:Filk music|Filk]] musician [[Wikipedia:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]] (2006)

==Typical programming==

[[Image:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers Room]]
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)
* Art Show Auctions
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* Stand-up Comedy
* [[Masquerade]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Internet Room]]
* "[[The Zoo]]"
[[Image:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]
* [[Supersponsor]] Lounge
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]
* [[Dances (Anthrocon)]]
* [[Capsule Lounge]]
* [[Fursuit Parade]]
* Role-playing Games
* [[Dance Dance Revolution]] Tournament
* Special-interest Groups
* [[UKSH|"Story Hour"]]
* Art Demonstration
* Puppetry Instruction

==Themes==
* 2007: Looking To The Future
* 2006: Making History
* 2005: Heroes
* 2004: Summer Games
* 2003: Creatures of the Night
* 2002: Inventions
* 2001: Furries in Flight
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons
* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention

==Charities==

Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local charity that is animal related to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].

Past charities, and amounts raised:

* 2006: [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2006 $8407]
* 2005: [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2005 $6470]
* 2004: Forgotten Felines & Fidos - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2004 $7200]
* 2003: Support Our Shelters - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2003 $8348]
* 2002: Canine Partners for Life - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2002 $13,280]
* 2001: Reins of Life - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2001 $7273]
* 2000: National Greyhound Adoption Program - $6500
* 1999: Great Valley Nature Center - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-1999 $3600]
* 1998: Whiskers - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-1998 $3092]
* 1997: Therapy Dogs - $2200

== Trademarks ==

Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 18 September] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 12 November 2006], respectively. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on 1 February 1997, while the paw logo was used from 30 June 1998.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] at Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.anthrocon.org Anthrocon website]
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/newsletter Anthrocon Email Newsletter] - Updates are sent out periodically
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/forums Anthrocon discussion boards] - monitored by convention staff
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/community Official Anthrocon Community] - monitored by convention staff
* [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/ (Unofficial) Anthrocon community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://kdka.com/local/local_story_167193226.html Furries Descend on Pittsburgh] - KDKA-TV article and video about Anthrocon 2006
* {{con resources}}

{{wikipedia|Anthrocon}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
{{Featured article}}

Anthrocon

2007-06-05T19:58:45Z

63.138.15.138: /* Typical programming */

[[Image:Anthrocon.gif|right]]
{{Anthrocon}}
'''Anthrocon''' is the [[List of conventions by attendance|world's largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], averaging an attendance of over 2000 in recent years. It is usually held each July in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]].

== Background ==
Founded in 1997, '''Anthrocon''' itself was an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends [[Points]], [[Rigel]] and others.

In late 1998-9 the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as Anthrocon Inc. and moved it to the more cosmopolitan Philadelphia area. Its first venue was the Hilton Valley Forge, but due to rapidly increasing membership numbers it was forced to relocate to the larger Adams Mark Hotel in 2001.

Attendance continued to grow: Membership in 2003 was announced as 1,949; by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, a different and unfamiliar hotel (the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia), and possibly due to Hurricane Dennis's effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.

Attendance in 2006 was a record-breaking 2,489, making it the world's largest furry convention.

Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has raised more than $62,000 for animal-related charities.

Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] since 2002.

== Current location and timeslot ==

Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, Anthrocon chose the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in Philadelphia as the site for its 2005 convention. In 2005, Anthrocon announced that they would be moving to the [[wikipedia:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David L. Lawrence Convention Center]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2006 convention. Due to scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held June 15-18 in 2006. The 2007 convention will be held July 5-8 at the same location.

A 2007 move to Pittsburgh was actually envisioned by Anthrocon's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to Anthrocon's increasing attendance. Anthrocon began [http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.

== Current leadership ==

The chairman of the convention, Dr. Samuel Conway (nicknamed "Kagemushi" or "[[Uncle Kage]]" among attendees), oversees the operations of the Anthrocon with the help of staff and a number of volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks which arise.

The rest of the Board of Directors includes:

* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]] - [[Programming]]
* [[Rigel|Brian Harris]] - [[Charity Auction]], [[Masquerade]]
* [[Xydexx|Karl "Xydexx" Jorgensen]] - [[Publications]]
* [[PeterCat|PeterCat Kappesser]] - [[furry art|Art Show]]
* [[Wyldekyttin|Phaedra "Wyldekyttin" Meyer]] - [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]]
* [[Giza|Douglas Muth (Giza)]] - [[Con Ops|Operations]], Website, Sysadmin
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|Tigerwolf (George Nemeyer)]] - [[Internet room|Internet Room]]
* [[Bennie|Phillip "Bennie" Pollard]] - [[Registration]]
* [[SimbaLion|Steve "SimbaLion" Hopps]] - Audio/Video

==Guests of Honor==

Past [[Guests of Honor]] have included:

* artists [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]] (1997)
* artists [[Jim Groat]] and [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] (1998)
* artists [[Vicky Wyman]] and [[S. Andrew Swann]] (1999)
* artists Sara "[[Caribou]]" Palmer and [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)
* comic-book artist [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[Wikipedia:Josie and the Pussycats|Josie and the Pussycats]]) and syndicated cartoonist [[Bill Holbrook]] (2001)
* author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of The [[Sholan]] Series) and artist [[Heather Bruton]] (2002)
* artists [[Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]] (2003)
* artists [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]]) and [[Michel Gagné]] (2004)
* [[Wikipedia:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] and [[Timothy Albee]], ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") (2005)
* Writer/animator/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]]; [[science fiction]] and fantasy author [[Wikipedia:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]]; and (as a "Special Guest") [[Wikipedia:Filk music|Filk]] musician [[Wikipedia:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]] (2006)

==Typical programming==

[[Image:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers Room]]
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)
* Art Show Auctions
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* Stand-up Comedy
* [[Masquerade]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Internet Room]]
* "[[The Zoo]]"
[[Image:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]
* [[Supersponsor]] Lounge
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]
* [[Dances]]
* [[Capsule Lounge]]
* [[Fursuit Parade]]
* Role-playing Games
* [[Dance Dance Revolution]] Tournament
* Special-interest Groups
* [[UKSH|"Story Hour"]]
* Art Demonstration
* Puppetry Instruction

==Themes==
* 2007: Looking To The Future
* 2006: Making History
* 2005: Heroes
* 2004: Summer Games
* 2003: Creatures of the Night
* 2002: Inventions
* 2001: Furries in Flight
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons
* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention

==Charities==

Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local charity that is animal related to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].

Past charities, and amounts raised:

* 2006: [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2006 $8407]
* 2005: [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2005 $6470]
* 2004: Forgotten Felines & Fidos - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2004 $7200]
* 2003: Support Our Shelters - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2003 $8348]
* 2002: Canine Partners for Life - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2002 $13,280]
* 2001: Reins of Life - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2001 $7273]
* 2000: National Greyhound Adoption Program - $6500
* 1999: Great Valley Nature Center - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-1999 $3600]
* 1998: Whiskers - [http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-1998 $3092]
* 1997: Therapy Dogs - $2200

== Trademarks ==

Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 18 September] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 12 November 2006], respectively. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on 1 February 1997, while the paw logo was used from 30 June 1998.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] at Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.anthrocon.org Anthrocon website]
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/newsletter Anthrocon Email Newsletter] - Updates are sent out periodically
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/forums Anthrocon discussion boards] - monitored by convention staff
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/community Official Anthrocon Community] - monitored by convention staff
* [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/ (Unofficial) Anthrocon community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://kdka.com/local/local_story_167193226.html Furries Descend on Pittsburgh] - KDKA-TV article and video about Anthrocon 2006
* {{con resources}}

{{wikipedia|Anthrocon}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
{{Featured article}}