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ConFuzzled 2022

2022-06-03T20:02:02Z

86.169.168.194: Clarification of difference between registered and attending numbers

{{ConFuzzled}}
'''ConFuzzled 2022''' "A World Reborn" was the thirteenth iteration of the [[convention]] [[ConFuzzled]], held from 27-31 May 2022 at the [[Wikipedia:Hilton Birmingham Metropole|Hilton Birmingham Metropole]] in [[Wikipedia:Solihull|Solihull]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1404390752331960321 |title="MUCH EXCITE! We are pleased to announce our dates for ConFuzzled 2022 are 27th-31st May!" |author=ConFuzzled [@cfconvention] |date=(14 June 2021)| access-date=14 June 2021| archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210614214417/https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1404390752331960321 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |url-status=live}} (Tweet) - via [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]</ref>

Following a survey of convention staff and attendees, the theme originally proposed for [[ConFuzzled 2020]] and [[ConFuzzled 2021]] (the physical instances of which were cancelled as a result of the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus]] pandemic), was rolled over with a focus on rebirth, renewal and positivity for the future. ConFuzzled 2022 attracted 2,186 registered attendees (of which 2,079 were able to attend), with animator Adler the Eagle as the Guest of Honour.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://2022.confuzzled.org.uk ConFuzzled 2022] - Official website

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[[Category:United Kingdom]][[Category:2022 events]]

ConFuzzled

2022-06-02T10:30:54Z

86.169.168.194: /* Attendance level */ 2022 adjusted to show # attendees confirmed at con

{{Infobox convention
| name = ConFuzzled
| logo = [[File:ConFuzzled-Logo-2010.png|300px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|gbr|[[Wikipedia:Birmingham|Birmingham]], [[Wikipedia:England|England]], [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]}}
| url = http://www.confuzzled.org.uk
| status = Ongoing
| first = 20-23, June 2008
| final =
| organizer = ConFuzzled UK
| charity = Changes each year
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{ConFuzzled}}
'''ConFuzzled''' is a UK [[convention]] to celebrate the genre of [[anthropomorphic]]s, or [[furry fandom]]. ConFuzzled UK is registered as a [[Wikipedia:company limited by guarantee|private company limited by guarantee]], no. 06185967 (incorporated 27 March 2007).<ref>[http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/about-confuzzled/privacy-policy/ ConFuzzled 2012 - Legal and Privacy Information]</ref>

== History ==
Planning for ConFuzzled started in 2005, after several people from the UK furry community became frustrated by a lack of prior organization. This group decided to organize a furry [[convention]], based upon their experience with [[furmeet]]s. The convention has received help and advice from [[Chairo]], [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]], [[Kiran Lightpaw]], and [[Timduru]].

Confirmation of the venue was announced on the website in February 2007; the same month further details of the convention events were also announced, along with the unveiling of the website and logo. The ConFuzzled Forum and FAQ opened on May 12, 2007. ConFuzzled Focus, a magazine-style newsletter started on 29 October 2007. [[FurbleFox]] was the chairman of the convention up until November 2009, when he officially announced his resignation.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/53075.html ConFuzzled Related.]'' - Posted by [[FurbleFox]] on November 26, 2009 on {{lj-comm|confuzzledlj}}. Retrieved November 28, 2009.</ref> The remaining staff elected [[Matt Lion]] as the new chairman, with [[Dingotush]] as vice-chair.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/53329.html Introducing the new Chairman of ConFuzzled]'' - Posted by [[Matt Lion]] on November 28, 2009 on {{lj-comm|confuzzledlj}}. Retrieved November 28, 2009.</ref>

The convention was initially held in the [http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/north-west-cities/hostels/manchester/index.aspx YHA Manchester], before moving to the [http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/manchester-country-house Britannia Country House Hotel] in 2010 where it remained till 2011. For 2012, it was announced that the convention was to move to the [http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/central-england/barcelo-hinckley-island-hotel-leicestershire Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel] in Leicestershire,<ref>''[http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/2011/08/12/welcome/ 2012 Announcement]'' - Posted by [[Matt Lion]] on August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.</ref> where it was held for two years. Starting in 2014, the convention is hosted at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.<ref>[http://2013.confuzzled.org.uk/2013/06/announcing-confuzzled-2014-and-our-new-home/ Announcing ConFuzzled 2014, and our new home!] on the ConFuzzled website. Retrieved June 3, 2013</ref>

==Attendance level==
From an initial 136 attendees in 2008, ConFuzzled has grown rapidly such that as of 2011, with an attendance of 499, it became the second-largest furry convention outside of the United States (second only to [[Eurofurence]]), and the 14th-largest worldwide. As of May 2017, it was the [[List of conventions by attendance|9th-largest worldwide]], with 1645 attendees. Due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus]] pandemic the convention was unable to take place physically in 2020, however attracted around 6,500 unique viewers during the virtual convention weekend.

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== Mascot ==
[[Image:confuzzled-brokbadger.jpg|100px|right|Brok]]
ConFuzzled's mascot is Brok, a black and white [[badger]] with a top hat and an affinity for cookies; he has his own [http://twitter.com/brokthebadger Twitter account]. Brok was officially unveiled on June 20, 2007 as the convention mascot. He was designed by [[Josef Zsapka|Josef "Tabbie" Zsapka]].

== Regular events ==
As well as many of the events found common to most furry conventions (Fursuit games and dance competition, GoH and Charity events, etc), ConFuzzled runs a number of regular unique events each year.

;Pub Quiz : Formerly the WikiFur Pub Quiz, attendees form in to teams of no more than eight people and answer questions provided by a host on an answer sheet. The questions often link to the theme of the convention but can also cover general knowledge, history, geography, music and pop culture. Answer sheets are exchanged and teams mark each other's answers with the winning team getting tokens for a free drink at the bar.

;Frankensuits : Attendees are given basic supplies of fur offcuts, materials, cardboard and other odds and ends; hot glue, sticky tape and tagging guns, and given one hour to build (generally horrific and humorous) fursuits with the winner for the 'best' suit sometimes given a prize. All the suits that are completed are then welcome to take part in the fursuit parade that immediately follows.

;MotorFurs : Car and bike enthusiast furries gather with their vehicles to show them off.

;Jym's Gameshow : A parody of a popular British gameshow hosted by [[Jym]]. Despite being done on a very low budget, the stage event features two teams playing for joke prizes while keeping accurately to the format of the original gameshow being imitated, complete with sound effects, music and graphics on the stage screens. Previous conventions have seen this event parody [[w:Family Fortunes|Family Fortunes]] (as Family Furtunes) and [[w:Catchphrase (UK game show)|Catchphrase]] (as Catchfurase) twice.

;The Pawpets UK show : The Pawpets UK team's annual 90 minute stage show, written and performed exclusively for the convention.

;Yard Sale : A special sale at the end of the convention in the Dealers Den for convention event and Pawpet show props, signs, memorabilia, old stock, and other items from the convention that would otherwise have been thrown away. There is also a last chance to buy charity items or extra convention sponsorship items such as t-shirts. Profits for everything except for sponsorship items are given to the convention's charity.

== Retired Events ==
Previous years featured several events that appeared every year. However, these ones are now discontinued.

;Sponsor Buffet : A special lunch for convention Sponsors with extra special or themed food catered by the venue. A musical and/or fursuit performance is often provided for entertainment.

;Banner Brawl : Presented at both ConFuzzled and Eurofurence, two teams of three male and three female artists are given a large shared canvas and provided randomly selected prompts by the hosts to create a scene without prior knowledge or being able to see the other team's canvas. The audience get to choose the winning canvas, with an on-going score kept from one convention to the next. Both canvases are placed in the Art Auction for charity.

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
*[[:Category:ConFuzzled staff|ConFuzzled staff]]
*[[RBW]]
*[[ScotiaCon]]

== External links ==
{{WikiFurNews|UK furs plan to be ConFuzzled in 2008}}{{FlayrahTag|ConFuzzled}}
* [http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/ ConFuzzled website]
* [http://forum.confuzzled.org.uk/ ConFuzzled Community Forum]
* [http://twitter.com/cfconvention ConFuzzled] on [[Twitter]]
** [http://twitter.com/conbooktowers Conbook Towers] - the Twitter feed for the ConFuzzled conbook editor
** [http://twitter.com/brokthebadger Brok the Badger] - convention mascot
* [https://t.me/Confuzzled2018 ConFuzzled group chat] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram (service)|Telegram]]
* [http://forum.ukfur.org/index.php?showforum=93 ConFuzzled forum] on [[UKFur.net]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/ ConFuzzled Community] on [[Wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.415978,-2.248571 Map of ConFuzzled venue and surrounding area]
* [https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=birmingham+metropole Map of the new (2014) Confuzzled venue]
* {{con resources}}
{{Conventions}}
{{United Kingdom}}

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ConFuzzled

2022-05-24T19:33:29Z

86.169.168.194: /* Attendance level */ 2021 added despite no physical run

{{Infobox convention
| name = ConFuzzled
| logo = [[File:ConFuzzled-Logo-2010.png|300px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|gbr|[[Wikipedia:Birmingham|Birmingham]], [[Wikipedia:England|England]], [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]}}
| url = http://www.confuzzled.org.uk
| status = Ongoing
| first = 20-23, June 2008
| final =
| organizer = ConFuzzled UK
| charity = Changes each year
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{ConFuzzled}}
'''ConFuzzled''' is a UK [[convention]] to celebrate the genre of [[anthropomorphic]]s, or [[furry fandom]]. ConFuzzled UK is registered as a [[Wikipedia:company limited by guarantee|private company limited by guarantee]], no. 06185967 (incorporated 27 March 2007).<ref>[http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/about-confuzzled/privacy-policy/ ConFuzzled 2012 - Legal and Privacy Information]</ref>

== History ==
Planning for ConFuzzled started in 2005, after several people from the UK furry community became frustrated by a lack of prior organization. This group decided to organize a furry [[convention]], based upon their experience with [[furmeet]]s. The convention has received help and advice from [[Chairo]], [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]], [[Kiran Lightpaw]], and [[Timduru]].

Confirmation of the venue was announced on the website in February 2007; the same month further details of the convention events were also announced, along with the unveiling of the website and logo. The ConFuzzled Forum and FAQ opened on May 12, 2007. ConFuzzled Focus, a magazine-style newsletter started on 29 October 2007. [[FurbleFox]] was the chairman of the convention up until November 2009, when he officially announced his resignation.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/53075.html ConFuzzled Related.]'' - Posted by [[FurbleFox]] on November 26, 2009 on {{lj-comm|confuzzledlj}}. Retrieved November 28, 2009.</ref> The remaining staff elected [[Matt Lion]] as the new chairman, with [[Dingotush]] as vice-chair.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/53329.html Introducing the new Chairman of ConFuzzled]'' - Posted by [[Matt Lion]] on November 28, 2009 on {{lj-comm|confuzzledlj}}. Retrieved November 28, 2009.</ref>

The convention was initially held in the [http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/north-west-cities/hostels/manchester/index.aspx YHA Manchester], before moving to the [http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/manchester-country-house Britannia Country House Hotel] in 2010 where it remained till 2011. For 2012, it was announced that the convention was to move to the [http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/central-england/barcelo-hinckley-island-hotel-leicestershire Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel] in Leicestershire,<ref>''[http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/2011/08/12/welcome/ 2012 Announcement]'' - Posted by [[Matt Lion]] on August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.</ref> where it was held for two years. Starting in 2014, the convention is hosted at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.<ref>[http://2013.confuzzled.org.uk/2013/06/announcing-confuzzled-2014-and-our-new-home/ Announcing ConFuzzled 2014, and our new home!] on the ConFuzzled website. Retrieved June 3, 2013</ref>

==Attendance level==
From an initial 136 attendees in 2008, ConFuzzled has grown rapidly such that as of 2011, with an attendance of 499, it became the second-largest furry convention outside of the United States (second only to [[Eurofurence]]), and the 14th-largest worldwide. As of May 2017, it was the [[List of conventions by attendance|9th-largest worldwide]], with 1645 attendees. Due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus]] pandemic the convention was unable to take place physically in 2020, however attracted around 6,500 unique viewers during the virtual convention weekend.

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== Mascot ==
[[Image:confuzzled-brokbadger.jpg|100px|right|Brok]]
ConFuzzled's mascot is Brok, a black and white [[badger]] with a top hat and an affinity for cookies; he has his own [http://twitter.com/brokthebadger Twitter account]. Brok was officially unveiled on June 20, 2007 as the convention mascot. He was designed by [[Josef Zsapka|Josef "Tabbie" Zsapka]].

== Regular events ==
As well as many of the events found common to most furry conventions (Fursuit games and dance competition, GoH and Charity events, etc), ConFuzzled runs a number of regular unique events each year.

;Pub Quiz : Formerly the WikiFur Pub Quiz, attendees form in to teams of no more than eight people and answer questions provided by a host on an answer sheet. The questions often link to the theme of the convention but can also cover general knowledge, history, geography, music and pop culture. Answer sheets are exchanged and teams mark each other's answers with the winning team getting tokens for a free drink at the bar.

;Frankensuits : Attendees are given basic supplies of fur offcuts, materials, cardboard and other odds and ends; hot glue, sticky tape and tagging guns, and given one hour to build (generally horrific and humorous) fursuits with the winner for the 'best' suit sometimes given a prize. All the suits that are completed are then welcome to take part in the fursuit parade that immediately follows.

;MotorFurs : Car and bike enthusiast furries gather with their vehicles to show them off.

;Jym's Gameshow : A parody of a popular British gameshow hosted by [[Jym]]. Despite being done on a very low budget, the stage event features two teams playing for joke prizes while keeping accurately to the format of the original gameshow being imitated, complete with sound effects, music and graphics on the stage screens. Previous conventions have seen this event parody [[w:Family Fortunes|Family Fortunes]] (as Family Furtunes) and [[w:Catchphrase (UK game show)|Catchphrase]] (as Catchfurase) twice.

;The Pawpets UK show : The Pawpets UK team's annual 90 minute stage show, written and performed exclusively for the convention.

;Yard Sale : A special sale at the end of the convention in the Dealers Den for convention event and Pawpet show props, signs, memorabilia, old stock, and other items from the convention that would otherwise have been thrown away. There is also a last chance to buy charity items or extra convention sponsorship items such as t-shirts. Profits for everything except for sponsorship items are given to the convention's charity.

== Retired Events ==
Previous years featured several events that appeared every year. However, these ones are now discontinued.

;Sponsor Buffet : A special lunch for convention Sponsors with extra special or themed food catered by the venue. A musical and/or fursuit performance is often provided for entertainment.

;Banner Brawl : Presented at both ConFuzzled and Eurofurence, two teams of three male and three female artists are given a large shared canvas and provided randomly selected prompts by the hosts to create a scene without prior knowledge or being able to see the other team's canvas. The audience get to choose the winning canvas, with an on-going score kept from one convention to the next. Both canvases are placed in the Art Auction for charity.

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
*[[:Category:ConFuzzled staff|ConFuzzled staff]]
*[[RBW]]
*[[ScotiaCon]]

== External links ==
{{WikiFurNews|UK furs plan to be ConFuzzled in 2008}}{{FlayrahTag|ConFuzzled}}
* [http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/ ConFuzzled website]
* [http://forum.confuzzled.org.uk/ ConFuzzled Community Forum]
* [http://twitter.com/cfconvention ConFuzzled] on [[Twitter]]
** [http://twitter.com/conbooktowers Conbook Towers] - the Twitter feed for the ConFuzzled conbook editor
** [http://twitter.com/brokthebadger Brok the Badger] - convention mascot
* [https://t.me/Confuzzled2018 ConFuzzled group chat] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram (service)|Telegram]]
* [http://forum.ukfur.org/index.php?showforum=93 ConFuzzled forum] on [[UKFur.net]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/ ConFuzzled Community] on [[Wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.415978,-2.248571 Map of ConFuzzled venue and surrounding area]
* [https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=birmingham+metropole Map of the new (2014) Confuzzled venue]
* {{con resources}}
{{Conventions}}
{{United Kingdom}}

[[Category:ConFuzzled]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:2008 births]]

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