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Golden Leaves Con

2021-03-28T17:27:42Z

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| name = Golden Leaves Con
| logo = [[File:Glc_icon.png|225px]]
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| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagspan|sui|[[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]]}}
| url = http://glc.furry.ch
| status = Ongoing
| first = Nov 4-7, 2010
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| organizer = [[Swissfurs]] Association
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| resources = {{con resources}}
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'''Golden Leaves Con''' (often abbreviated to GLC) is an annual [[furry convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]]. It takes place in November and is autumn themed. Golden Leaves Con 7 in Hasliberg in 2016 saw 187 attendees, making it the third-biggest furry convention in the German speaking area. After [[Ch-on]] was discontinued in 2012, it is currently the only active furry con in Switzerland.

Golden Leaves Con differs from most medium size conventions in that it is not catered by a hotel, but by a crew of volunteer furries. All meals and drinks are included in the convention fee. This arrangement, more typical of small-scale conventions, was kept in order to keep the convention affordable to international guests. Other specialties of GLC include a heated outdoor pool and free cocktails on one night.

One of its main events is a full-length [[puppetry]] show by the [https://twitter.com/swisspawpeteers Swiss Pawpeteers]. It is the only [[pawpet]] production in the German language.

The Con is lead by [[Luxen]] and [[MafunDi]]. It was started together with [[Taibu|KingTaibu]].
Organisers moreover currently{{when}} are [[Garra]], [[Avalon]], [[Ragna]], [[Dax Black]], [[Fendracus]], [[BlackLion]], [[Flookie]], [[Dragi_P]], [[Luchs]], [[Robs]], [[Gazman]], [[Daszh]], [[Elwetika]], [[Naut]], [[Asraelle]], [[Aslan]], [[Tomkitty]], [[Lif Anderson]], [[Thanderan]] and [[Latius Zenas Xeros]] .<ref> Staff meeting held on the 29th of September 2018. </ref> For earlier cons, KingTaibu and [[nikko_ch|Nikko]] also were core organisers.

==2010==
The first convention took place at the [http://www.gruppenhaussuche.ch/index.php?cmd=haus&subcmd=laden&id=443801 Baselbieter Chinderhus] Langenbruck, on November 4 to 7, 2010. It was fully booked with 42 furs who could enjoy a furdance, a heated outdoor pool, a torch walk, a cocktail night and game show. Another attribute was the local food; besides Swiss cheese fondue a number of home-cooked local dishes were served.

==2011==
The second convention took place at Chinderhus Langenbruck (Switzerland) from November 3 to 6, 2011. Attendance was 44.

==2012==
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Golden Leaves Con 3 took place over November 15-18, 2012, again at Chinderhus Langenbruck. Attendance was 46.

==2013==
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Golden Leaves Con 4 took place over November 14-17, 2013.<ref>[http://glc.furry.ch/?lang=en Golden Leaves Con website]. Retrieved March 12, 2013</ref> It was held at the "Gruppenhaus Bärgsunne", located high above [[Wikipedia:Lake Thun|Lake Thun]] in the [[Wikipedia:Bernese Oberland|Bernese Oberland]] in Switzerland.<ref>[http://glc.furry.ch/?lang=en&site=location Location] on the Golden Leaves Con website. Retrieved March 12, 2013</ref> With an attendance of 87 it had almost doubled in size. For the first time, the convention attracted a number of visitors from outside the German speaking countries, especially from the British fandom.

==2014==
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Golden Leaves Con 5 was held over November 13-16, 2014,<ref name="website2014">[http://glc.furry.ch/ Golden Leaves Con 5 website]. Retrieved April 30, 2014.</ref> at the Gruppenhaus C'est la Vie in [[w:Hasliberg|Hasliberg]], Switzerland.<ref name="website2014"/> Attendance was 137.

==2015==
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Golden Leaves Con 6 took place over October 29-November 1, 2015,<ref name="website2015">[http://glc.furry.ch/?lang=en Golden Leaves Con 6 website]. Retrieved June 11, 2015.</ref> at the Gruppenhaus C'est la Vie in Hasliberg.

The convention had a [[w:Halloween|Halloween]] theme.<ref name="website2015"/>
With over 130 guests, a new guest record was had, but it was not the only record for this year: Due to special climatic conditions, the con had over 15°C on the day and sun every day, which is really uncommon for over 1000m in the Swiss Alps and lead to a more outdoor-con feeling with a campfire and hammocks in addition to the pool.

==2016==
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Golden Leaves Con 7 took place over November 3-6, 2016,<ref>[https://twitter.com/goldenleavescon/status/662569468787314688 Tweet] on the Golden Leaves Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> at the Gruppenhaus C'est la Vie in Hasliberg. This year's theme was "[[w:Field trip|School Trip]]", invoking "a trip down memory lane. Hiking, making bonfires, staying up late with your friends, pranks on teachers, maybe your first crush... Everyone has a story to tell."<ref>[http://glc.furry.ch/ Golden Leaves Con 7 website]. Retrieved November 7, 2016.</ref> As the interest in GLC had grown over the years, some 40 beds were rented at the nearby Panorama Hotel, bringing attendance up to 187 furries coming from 11 countries, including Sweden, UK, Ukraine and Japan. The standard fee including all meals and drinks was 170 Swiss Franks.

==2017==
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Golden Leaves Con 8 was held over November 2-5, 2017,<ref name="2017website">[http://glc.furry.ch/ Golden Leaves Con 8 website]. Retrieved November 8, 2017.</ref> at the Panorama Hotel and the C'est la Vie guesthouse in Hasliberg.<ref name="2017website"/> The theme for this year was "Incredible India".<ref name="2017website"/> There were 222 attendees from 18 countries.<ref>[https://twitter.com/goldenleavescon/status/918923692557651968 tweet] on the Golden Leaves Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated October 13, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref>

==2018==
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Golden Leaves Con 9 took place on October 24-28, 2018, <ref name="2018website">[http://glc.furry.ch/ Golden Leaves Con 9 website]. Retrieved October 01, 2018.</ref> like last year the conventions location was the Panorama Hotel and the C'est la Vie guesthouse in Hasliberg.<ref name="2018website"/> The convention theme was "Toffyfix with the furries", which is inspired by the famous Franco-Belgian comic series "Asterix". 271 attendees from 19 different nations have participated in GLC9. This also was the first time GLC has been expanded by an additional convention day. Making it a 4 day convention.

==2019==
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Golden Leaves Con 10 has been held on October 30th, to November the 3th 2019 in Hasliberg, Switzerland. Convention theme was "Día de los Muertos". 299 Furs from 18 different countries were a part of the 10th golden leaves con. Central elements of the con were again: The heated outdoor Pool, GLCs own Pawpet Show, a swiss cheese fondue for dinner and the free cocktail night, that was expanded by an additional evening. Also a small auction was introduced to the con, where people could bid on a large 3D-printed greywulf Skull, that was custom painted by local Artist and longstanding Art-Director of GLC, [[Ragna]]. <ref>Conbook, GLC9, last page, Twitter, Website, Staff Information </ref>

==2020==
GLC11 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resp. the fears and worries of the consequences for the Convention that a hypothetical second wave would have. <ref> Twitter. </ref>

==2021==
GLC11 will be held from the 27.10.2021 to the 31.10.2021. The convention will take place again at the Panorama hotel and the C'est la Vie guesthouse in Hasliberg. The Theme is going to be 'Oktoberfest' (The famous German beer festival). <ref> Twitter. </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://glc.furry.ch Official Website]
* [https://twitter.com/goldenleavescon Golden Leaves Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC01/ Image gallery for GLC1]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC02/ Image gallery for GLC2]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC03/ Image gallery for GLC3]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC04/ Image gallery for GLC4]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC05/ Image gallery for GLC5]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC06/ Image gallery for GLC6]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC07/ Image gallery for GLC7]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC08/ Image gallery for GLC8]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC09/ Image gallery for GLC9]
* [http://www.tambako.ch/Photos/GLC10/ Image gallery for GLC10]

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Species

2021-03-28T10:45:19Z

95.147.184.80: i removed one of the 'type's because it was unnecasary

The term '''species''' refers to any type of animal or other living being.

In biology, a species refers to a basic unit of biological classification, or taxonomy, to identify types of living beings who are able to mate and bear children with one another. The real definition is quite a bit more complex and is discussed in some detail in [[Wikipedia:Species]].

== Species and furry ==

In the [[furry fandom]], the term is used more loosely to mean any type of animal that is used to identify a [[character]] or [[fursona]]. It may be an actual species (e.g. a [[lion]]), or may encompass multiple species (e.g. a [[mouse]]), or in some cases be a type within a species (e.g. a [[husky]]). It may also refer to hybrid species, or a mythical, fictional, or genetically engineered species.

== Phenotype ==

'''Phenotype''' is a borrowed term used by [[therian]]s, biologists and geneticists, and to a lesser extent [[furry|furries]], to decribe a person's animal affiliation. Because phenotype has a specific scientific meaning (see [[: wikipedia:phenotype|Phenotype in Wikipedia]]) that can confuse those not familiar with this contextual use, '''Theriotype''' has been suggested as a replacement in the [[were]] community.

== Closed species ==

A '''closed species''' is a fictional species that is claimed to be owned by someone who limits the way in which new characters can be created. Most (if not all) closed species are claimed to be protected under copyright, but a species is too broad of an idea to be protected by copyright, and therefore they aren't. The organizers of a closed species will usually create and sell new characters or will review character submissions. Closed species will often have a public shaming list (blacklist) of people who are not allowed to create new characters of the species or in certain cases, even use existing characters that were allowed before their blacklisting.

The related term '''regulated species''' is used to refer to fictional species similarly claimed to be owned by someone but rather than the creation process being controlled design aspects or characteristics are. With a closed species one would have to register or buy their character, but with a regulated species one would have to comply to certain design guidelines. Controlled aspects of a regulated species may be sexual organs, hybrids, or skin/fur patterns. Regulated species may also control how the community may act, they may limit how many posts an artist can make of the species, the buying/selling of art containing the species, etc.

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Species]]
* [[List of most popular phenotypes]]

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ZodiaCon

2021-03-25T14:58:23Z

95.147.184.80: It is 2021 and 2019 has already happened so i updated it to say that

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'''ZodiaCon''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] that takes place in the [[w:Czech Republic|Czech Republic]].

== Staff ==
The staff of ZodiaCon:<ref>[https://www.zodiacon.org/en/faq FAQ page] on the ZodiaCon 2015 website. Retrieved June 1, 2015.</ref>
* [[Altair]] (Michal Valášek): chairman, webmaster and IT infrastructure provider
* [[BlueFox]]: audio, video and stage, transport
* [[Canus Lupus]]: security, chief improviser
* [[Mbili]]: finance, registrations
* [[Mikairu]]: art show
* [[Moondancer]]: events
* [[Motomo Wahots]]: art
* [[Sigmar]]: events, security
* [[Werewolf66]]: audio, video and stage, transport

== ZodiaCon 2011 ==
The first ZodiaCon took place over May 20-22, 2011, in [[w:Tanvald|Tanvald]], Czech Republic. The 2011 topic was ''The Dawn of Time''. Sixty registered attendees from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, and Belgium attended.<ref>[http://2011.zodiacon.org/ 2011 ZodiaCon website], retrieved October 26, 2011</ref>

== ZodiaCon 2012 ==
The second ZodiaCon took place May 5-8, 2012, at the ŠARZ Vršov hotel near [[w:Pardubice|Pardubice]], Czech Republic. The tagline was ''The sky is falling'' with a theme of post-catastrophic dystopian society.<ref>[http://www.en.zodiacon.org/ ZodiaCon website], retrieved November 23, 2011</ref> There were 67 attendees, and several thousand CZK was raised for charity.

== ZodiaCon 2013 ==
The third ZodiaCon took place over May 16-19, 2013, again at the ŠARZ Vršov hotel. There were 74 attendees.<ref name="ZC2014"/>

==ZodiaCon 2014==
[[File:ZodiaCon2014Logo.jpg|right|200px|ZodiaCon 2014]]
The fourth ZodiaCon took place over May 30-June 2, 2014.<ref name="ZC2014">[http://www.zodiacon.cz/en/ ZodiaCon 2014 website]. Retrieved October 4, 2013.</ref> It was once again held in the ŠARZ Vršov hotel, near Pardubice, in the Czech Republic.

The theme for the convention was the [[Wikipedia:Wild West|Wild West]], and the [[guest of honor]] was freelance artist [[Pan Hesekiel Shiroi]].<ref name="ZC2014"/>

==ZodiaCon 2015==
[[File:ZodiaCon2015Logo.jpg|right|200px|ZodiaCon 2015]]
The fifth ZodiaCon took place from May 29 to June 1, 2015.<ref name="ZC2015">[http://www.zodiacon.org/en ZodiaCon 2015 website]. Retrieved February 7, 2015.</ref> Like the year before, it was held in the ŠARZ Vršov hotel, near Pardubice, in the Czech Republic.

The theme for this year, held under the sign of Leo, was "The Mayan Expedition. South America, indian pyramids, lots of gold, human sacrifices..."<ref name="ZC2015"/>

ZodiaCon 2015's Guest of Honor was [[Keenora]].<ref>[https://www.zodiacon.org/en/goh Guest of Honor] on the ZodiaCon 2015 website. Retrieved February 9, 2015.</ref>

==ZodiaCon 2016==
[[File:ZodiaCon2016Logo.jpg|right|200px|ZodiaCon 2016]]
The sixth ZodiaCon took place over May 26-29, 2016,<ref name="ZC2016">[http://www.zodiacon.org/en ZodiaCon 2016 website]. Retrieved August 19, 2015.</ref> at the usual location (the Vršovská Brána hotel (formerly ŠARZ Vršov) in Horní Bradlo, near Pardubice, Czech Republic).<ref name="ZC2016"/>

The con had a cyberpunk theme.<ref name="ZC2016"/>

==ZodiaCon 2017==
The seventh ZodiaCon was held over June 8-12, 2017, one day longer than the previous year.<ref name="2017website">[https://www.zodiacon.org/en ZodiaCon 2017 website]. Retrieved December 3, 2016.</ref> It again took place at the Vršovská Brána hotel (formerly ŠARZ Vršov) in Horní Bradlo, near Pardubice, in the Czech Republic.<ref name="2017website"/>

This year, the convention's Zodiac sign was [[w:Libra (constellation)|Libra, the Scales]]. As these bring to mind "[[w:Lady Justice|the scales of justice]]", the convention's theme was "roaring thirties", [[w:Mafia|mafia]] rule and crime fighting in the [[w:1930s|1930s]].<ref name="2017website"/>

==ZodiaCon 2018==
The eighth ZodiaCon took place May 24-28, 2018, again at the Vršovská Brána hotel (formerly ŠARZ Vršov) in Horní Bradlo, near Pardubice, Czech Republic.

==ZodiaCon 2019==
[[File:ZodiaCon2019.jpg|right|200px|ZodiaCon 2019]]
The ninth ZodiaCon took place on June 19-23, 2019, once more at the Vršovská Brána hotel. The theme was forest-based hunting Vikings.

== Mascots ==
[[File:1303464089 changer-the-elder the twelve sings of zodiac on .jpg|thumb|300px|right|The official banner of ZodiaCon, featuring all twelve signs.]]
Each ZodiaCon year has an animal mascot related to the zodiac sign representing it. The mascots are:
* 2011: Aries ♈ - Lambert the [[sheep|ram]]
* 2012: Taurus ♉ - Vartan the [[bull]]
* 2013: Gemini ♊ - Castor and Pollux, the [[zebra]] twins
* Although the logo of ZodiaCon 2014 incorporated the astrological symbol for [[Wikipedia:Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]] (the crab), the convention's mascot appeared to break the zodiacal pattern of the previous years. The 2014 mascot was Jack O'Hare, a [[rabbit]] who was a "typical wild west settler".<ref name="ZC2014"/>
* 2015 Leo ♌ - ?
* 2016: Virgo ♍ - Ulrich, a cybernetic [[unicorn]]<ref name="ZC2016"/>
* 2017: Libra ♎ - ?

==References==
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==See also==
*[[TechFurMeet]]

==External links==
*[https://www.zodiacon.org/en ZodiaCon website]

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