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Chairo

2014-02-18T09:17:09Z

Chairo: fixed typo

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Co-Founder: Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social for the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2007 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2008 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Committee
* 2009 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2010 Hotel Contract Negotiator
* 2010 - AAE Board Member / Hotel Liaison / Media Relations
* 2011 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2012-2014 Hotel & Convention Center Contract Negotiator / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2012 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2013 - AAE Board Member / Vice Chairman / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2014 - AAE Board Member / Vice Chairman (Jan '13 - Nov '13) / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2015 - AAE Staff Member (retired from board 1/19/2014) / Media Relations Adviser to the Board / Historian / AFR Rep.

==Other Roles==

* 2012 - MFF Art Show Minion
* 2013 - BLFC - Media Relations
* 2013 - DeAnza College - Humanities Speaker on Furry
* 2013 - MFF At Con GoH Liaison
* 2014 - FCLR - Special Projects

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* [[Further Confusion 2009]] - Second Place, Journeyman (Nougat)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Playoff Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* 2005 - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.
* 2010 - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqNQPJwQEgI CBS News] - (FurCon piece, Chairo debunks CSI @ 1:55)
* 2012 - [http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/06/03/eye-on-the-bay-those-other-conventions/ CBS Eye on The Bay] - (Interviewed for Further Confusion)

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the parody shirts of fictional [[PafCon (CSI)|PafCon]]
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit (1999)
* Appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

[[es:Chairo]]

Chairo

2014-02-18T09:14:28Z

Chairo: Updated roles and descriptions, added media, and general clean up

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Co-Founder: Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social for the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2007 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2008 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Committee
* 2009 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2010 Hotel Contract Negotiator
* 2010 - AAE Board Member / Hotel Liaison / Media Relations
* 2011 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2012-2014 Hotel & Convention Center Contract Negotiator / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2012 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2013 - AAE Board Member / Vice Chairman / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2014 - AAE Board Member / Vice Chairman (Jan '13 - Nov '13) / Media Relations / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2015 - AAE Staff Member (retired from board 1/19/2014) / Media Relations Adviser to the Board / Historian / AFR Rep.

==Other Roles==

* 2012 - MFF Art Show Minion
* 2013 - BLFC - Media Relations
* 2013 - DeAnza College - Humanities Speaker on Furry
* 2013 - MFF At Con GoH Liaison
* 2014 - FCLR - Special Projects

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* [[Further Confusion 2009]] - Second Place, Journeyman (Nougat)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Playoff Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* 2005 - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.
* 2010 - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqNQPJwQEgI CBS Piece on FurCon] - (Chairo debunks CSI @ 1:55)
* 2010 - [http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/06/03/eye-on-the-bay-those-other-conventions/ CBS Eye on The Bay] - (Interviewed for Further Confusion)

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the parody shirts of fictional [[PafCon (CSI)|PafCon]]
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit (1999)
* Appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

[[es:Chairo]]

Further Confusion 2003

2014-02-18T08:56:12Z

Chairo: Added Staff Area

{{Further Confusion}}

'''Further Confusion 2003''' was a [[furry]] [[convention]], the fifth annual [[Further Confusion]].

* '''Theme''': Furries in Wonderland
* '''[[Guests of Honor]]''': [[Karen Anderson]] and [[Toby Bluth]]
* '''Attendance''': 1,201

The [[charity auction]] benefited [http://www.pawssf.org Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)] and [http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter The Seymour Marine Discovery Center].

== Staff ==

* [[Convention Chairman]]: Corey "[[Chairo]]" Strom
* [[Convention Vice-Chairman]]: "[[Aetobatus]]"

== Financials ==

{{con-finance
|organization = [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.]]
|currency = $
|initial-assets = 68430
|final-assets = 87345
|initial-cash = 10730
|final-cash = 20027
|initial-liabilities = 28522
|final-liabilities = 29013
|total-revenue = 126907
|charity-revenue = 26055
|membership-revenue = 98814
|merchandise-profit = 2038
|total-expense = 114883
|occupancy-expense = 0
|equipment-expense = 6800
|printing-expense = 7768
|source = <span class="plainlinks">[http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/770/770479860/770479860_200301_990.pdf Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. Form 990] ([http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm description]) from [http://foundationcenter.org Foundation Center]</span>
}}

== References ==

* [http://www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Further Confusion|Further Confusion 2003}}

{{con-stub}}

[[Category:California]]
[[Category:2003 events]]

[[es:Further Confusion 2003]]

Further Confusion 2014

2014-01-28T18:05:04Z

Chairo: Re editing for honesty in reporting.

[[File:FurtherConfusion2014Logo.jpg|right|350px]]
{{Further Confusion}}
'''Further Confusion 2014''' was the sixteenth [[Further Confusion]] [[furry]] [[convention]]. It was held over 16-20 January, 2014, at the [[Wikipedia:San Jose Convention Center|San Jose Convention Center]] and the linked Marriott and Hilton hotels in [[Wikipedia:San Jose, California|San Jose, California]].

The [[convention]] theme was "Further Confusion vs. The World: An Adventure in Comics & Gaming!".<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/2013 Further Confusion 2013 homepage]. Retrieved January 31, 2013</ref> [[Mitti]] and [[PRguitarman|Chris Torres aka "PRguitarman"]] were the [[guest of honor|guests of honor]].<ref>[http://mittymandi.tumblr.com/post/59069766601/further-confusion-2014-asked-me-to-be-guest-of Further Confusion 2014 asked me to be Guest of Honor AND I SAID YES] - [[Mitti]], Tumblr (23 August 2013)</ref><ref>[http://furtherconfusion.org/2014/guests.html Guests & Charities] - Further Confusion 2014</ref>

There were 3,560 registered attendees, and 643 participants in the [[fursuit parade]].<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/2014/ Further Confusion 2014 homepage]. Retrieved January 26, 2014.</ref>

==Staff==
{{unref}}
* '''[[Convention chairman]]:''' [[Berg Polarbear]]
* '''Convention vice-chairman (11/2013 - At Con):''' [[Dax_Wildsong]]
* '''Convention vice-chairman (1/2013 - 11/2013):''' [[Chairo]]
* '''GOH Director and Assistant:''' [[Scott J. Fox]], [[Apollo Husky]]
* '''Hotel Director:''' [[Sasho Windfeather]]
* '''Marketing:''' [[Latte]], [[Groggy]]
* '''Business Director''': [[SmackJackal]], [[HumbleWolf]]
* '''IT Director:''' [[Gushi]], [[Inaki]]
* '''Volunteer Lead:''' [[Toboe Wolfyote]]

==References==
<references/>

{{future-con-stub}}

[[Category:2014 events]]

Anthropomorphic Arts and Education

2012-05-09T19:50:11Z

Chairo: Updated the board roster

[[Image:AAE_Logo_halfinch.png|right|Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]]
'''Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.''' (AAE) is the non-profit (501c3) parent organization for [[Further Confusion]]. It is responsible for choosing the chairman for each year's Further Confusion, and for overseeing the budget and year-to-year operations.

It also supports the [[Anthropomorphic Fandom Repository]], a library dedicated to preserving the history of and educating scholars about [[anthropomorphic]] [[fandom]], and [[Furdance]], a benefit dance benefiting [[Wikipedia:Pet Therapy|Pet Therapy]], a local charity.

As of January 2012, the members of the AAE board of directors are:

* [[Jeff Ferris - President]]
* [[Chairo - Vice President / Director of Media & Public Relations]]
* [[Smiling Wolf - Secretary]]
* [[Squirrel - Director of Finance]]
* [[Berg - Director of IT]]
* [[Chip Unicorn]]
* [[Smack Jackal]]
* [[Foxcar]]
* [[WhiteFox]]

The chair of Further Confusion is also traditionally invited to participate in convention related board activities.

== External links ==

* [http://www.anthroarts.org/ Anthropomorphic Arts and Education home page]

[[Category:Organizations]]

[[es:Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]]

Chairo

2012-01-09T23:32:25Z

Chairo: /* Noteworthy Media */

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social for the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2007 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2008 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Committee
* 2009 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2010 Hotel Contract Negotiator
* 2010 - AAE Board Member / Hotel Liason / Media Relations
* 2011 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2012-2014 Hotel & Convention Center Contract Negotiator / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2012 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2013 - AAE Board Member/(bid accepted) Vice Chairman / Media Relations

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* [[Further Confusion 2009]] - Second Place, Journeyman (Nougat)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.
* 2010 - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqNQPJwQEgI CBS Piece on FurCon] - (Chairo debunks CSI @ 1:55)

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the parody shirts of fictional [[PafCon (CSI)|PafCon]]
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

[[es:Chairo]]

Chairo

2012-01-09T23:19:17Z

Chairo: /* Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization */

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social for the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2007 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2008 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Committee
* 2009 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2010 Hotel Contract Negotiator
* 2010 - AAE Board Member / Hotel Liason / Media Relations
* 2011 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations / FC 2012-2014 Hotel & Convention Center Contract Negotiator / FC Rep. to Furry Convention Leadership Round Table (FCLR)
* 2012 - AAE Board Member / Media Relations
* 2013 - AAE Board Member/(bid accepted) Vice Chairman / Media Relations

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* [[Further Confusion 2009]] - Second Place, Journeyman (Nougat)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the parody shirts of fictional [[PafCon (CSI)|PafCon]]
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

[[es:Chairo]]

Chairo

2008-12-24T00:27:43Z

Chairo: /* Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization */

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social geared towards the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Prop Design and Implementation / Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - Media Relations
* 2007 - Media Relations
* 2008 - Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Commitee
* 2009 - Media Relations / FC 2010 Hotel Contract Negotiator

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the [[PafCon]] parody shirts
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

Fur and Loathing

2008-12-24T00:20:06Z

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[[Image:CSI.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An ad about the "Fur and Loathing" episode.]]
'''''[[Wikipedia:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''''' is a popular television crime drama on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] in the United States. The original series is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spinoff series called ''CSI: Miami'' and ''CSI: New York'' have debuted cater to those local markets.

Episode 5 of season 4, ''Fur and Loathing'' (first aired 30 October 2003), had [[character]]s [[Wikipedia:Gil Grissom|Gil Grissom]] and [[Wikipedia:Catherine Willows|Catherine Willows]] investigating the murder of a [[raccoon]] [[fursuiter]] and following the trail to a fictional [[furry]] [[convention]] called [[PafCon]]. The show portrayed furry conventions as being not much more than lectures and sex orgies, showcasing a private [[furpile]] during one scene. Gil Grissom, though, saw spiritual aspects to the fandom and even took interest to a speech and other information relating furry fandom to ancient spirituality.

== Collaboration with Southern California Furries ==

In August of 2003, the producers of CSI approached Dark Fox (now known as [[Sabre Fox]]), who was then head of the [[SoCalFurs]] Yahoo! Group, inviting local furries to participate as extras in the already-scripted and in-progress episode "featuring" furry fandom. Dark Fox made an optimistic post to the mailing list, suggesting that furries might be able to finally contribute to portraying the fandom in accurate, positive light.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalFurs/message/7568 "Attn SoCalFurs!"]</ref> Much discussion was taken up about the positive and negative consequences such an episode would bring to the furry fandom.

After compelling Dark Fox and [[Kiyo Fox]] to sign a non-disclosure agreement, the producers lent the two a copy of the draft script for review.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalFurs/message/7626 "As promised.. a CSI Update"]</ref><ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalFurs/message/7638 Second CSI Update]</ref>. Dark Fox quickly singled out many errors and misconceptions (which he cited as being based on the [[MTV]] Sex2K furry episode). During a follow-up meeting with CSI's director, producer, set designer, and creative director, he pointed out these errors, describing and showing real photographs of furry conventions. Nonetheless, even after being shown the truth and correcting many of the crew's perspectives (including the creator of the show), the director gave Dark Fox the ultimatum that the show would continue as previously planned.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalFurs/message/7648 Crew's reactions to being shown real pictures of furry conventions]</ref>

Yet another post described Dark Fox's frustration with the impending negative consequences that the CSI episode would have on the fandom's image, including the feeling of futility in dealing with the unmovable objectives of the director and producer.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalFurs/message/7648 Dark Fox's frustration]</ref> Moreover, he received many "weird" emails. While most seemed supportive, he cited his concerns with being blacklisted for his efforts. Fearing retribution, he posted a public comment on Flayrah, explaining his hardships. <ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1640 Dark Fox's Flayrah reply]</ref>

The episode's convention scene was shot on September 15th of 2003. Though the morale of most local furs were greatly reduced, a handful were allowed to participate as extras. Others were held back at the studio gate reportedly due to payroll concerns. The real furs dressed in normal street clothes, wearing the occasional ears and tails; not one wore a fursuit. The resulting episode merely showed the real fans only for a few seconds in background shots before cutting to more prominently-shown paid actors in "fursuits", [[scritch]]ing each other en-mass in the lobby of the hotel.

== Quotes ==
[[Image:Pafcon shirt.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A t-shirt drawn by [[Jimmy Chin]] and produced by [[Chairo]], jokingly pretending to be from the convention featured in the CSI episode. The back side reads, "I thought it was a coyote!" (a line from the show)]]
* "It’s [[Wikipedia:Las Vegas|Vegas]]. People come here to be animals."
* [[Wikipedia:Gil Grissom|Gil Grissom]]: "Think of stuffed animals as a [[Wikipedia:Jungian_psychology|Jungian]] [[Wikipedia:Archetypes|archetype]]. What’s the one quality they possess that a man like Bob Pitt might want? . . . They’re lovable."
* (after gathering several furries in blue fursuits together) - Grissom: "I guess we're lucky blue's not a more popular color" - Fursuiter: "Hello? This is racial profiling!"
* "Sexy" (aka Bud Simmons), when asked to take "her" mask off: "I'm a lawyer, I know my rights - you can't sequester a domestic animal without due cause."
* [[Wikipedia:Catherine Willows|Catherine Willows]]: "Well, I like hairy chests, but I'm not about to bop a six-foot [[weasel]]!" (6 ft = 1.83 m)
* "He's a [[raccoon]]. They're all low-lifes. I mean, honestly, what do they do? Screw? Eat garbage? Screw some more?"
* ". . . she helped me become . . . who I am. I always knew that I was a - something else - and Linda made it real."
* "I'm not so sure that people who dress up like cuddly forest creatures carry guns" -- "You don't think they allow [[plushophile|plushie]]s in the [[Wikipedia:National Rifle Association|NRA]]?"
* At the end of the show, "We took one look at those furry suits and thought foul play, but this was really just a domestic dispute gone mad."

== Views of the program ==

Most agreed that the number of [[fursuit]]ers and the extent to which they wore them was unrealistic (let alone the [[furpile]]!).

*[[Ursula Vernon]] made [http://www.livejournal.com/users/ursulav/102109.html#cutid1 one of the best points]:
:''I really don't blame the show for taking the weirdest possible angle, because if I were writing the show, I'd do it too. Why? Because a bunch of weirdos in costumes writhing around to porno music is waaaaay better for the ratings than an hour of slightly geeky people in T-shirts with wolves on them arguing about whether [[Wikipedia:The Lion King|the Lion King]] was a better movie than [[Wikipedia:Watership Down|Watership Down]].''
*[[Bennie Tiger]] was also not surprised, and noted that [http://www.livejournal.com/users/bigtig/13890.html at least it was balanced in many ways]
*[[KinkyTurtle]] was [http://www.livejournal.com/users/kinkyturtle/92527.html amused by the PafCon schedule], and the location (''CSI: As If Furry Cons Could Afford Las Vegas'')
*[[Rigel]] [http://www.livejournal.com/users/rigelkitty/126319.html disagreed with the choice of subject matter], but thought it was funny
*[[Lucite Vixen]] was [http://www.livejournal.com/users/queenofstripes/434980.html amused rather than angered]
*[[2|2 the Ranting Gryphon]] has expressed amusement in the show on [[2 Sense]], claiming that it's controversial among furries because it's somewhat accurate.
*[[Xydexx]] thought [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xydexx/256189.html people outside the fandom probably didn't care all that much]
*:''There's a saying that puts the whole CSI mess into perspective: "You wouldn't care so much about what people thought about you if you knew how rarely they did."''
*:''Google Groups search from September 1-November 30, 2003:
*:''References to "CSI" on alt.fan.furry: 909
*:''References to "furry" on alt.tv.csi: 31
*[http://www.myspace.com/gothicyaoiluver Asia Neko] thought the show misrepresented many furry lifestylers, and many people's views of furries were tainted due to the episode.
*[[Kay Shapero]] [http://kayshapero.livejournal.com/13961.html was an extra at the filming of the episode]. Once the show aired, she [http://kayshapero.livejournal.com/16163.html thought that there were many gaping plot holes], and suspected that the whole storyline was so that Grissom could deliver the pun in the closing line of the episode.

It certainly wasn't '''all''' bad, as some people [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&thold=-1&mode=flat&order=0&sid=1653#3646 joined the fandom as a result].

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Fur and Loathing|Fur and Loathing]] at Wikipedia

== External links ==

* [http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/csi.html How accurate is the episode's portrayal of furries?] by [[Peter Cat]]
* ''[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2003/1030worst.asp Worst Family TV Show of the Week: C.S.I.]'' - more plot details
* [http://www.csiguide.com/episode.asp?csi=118 CSI - Fur and Loathing] at CSIguide.com
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/topic/Csi-Crime-Scene-Investigation/Csi-Crime-Scene-Investigation-General/449?chartStart=0&chartRange=500&chartOnly=true CSI page] on jumptheshark.com, where the episode is a top contender for a "[[Wikipedia:jump the shark| jump the shark]]" moment (It should be noted that most people by far don't consider the show to have jumped the shark yet)
* ''[http://www.furcentral.net/viewarticle.asp?articleid=97 Furry Convention on CSI (with video)]'' - commentary and highlights by [[Ciaran Skye]] at [[Fur Central]]
* [http://www.lildobe.net/furry/ Download of the episode] provided by [[Andrew Koch]]
* [http://www.crimelab.nl/transcripts.php?series=1&season=4&episode=6 Transcript of the episode]
* ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20031109 As seen on TV!...]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip referring to the epsiode

== References ==
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Chairo

2008-03-10T06:37:04Z

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'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social geared towards the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Prop Design and Implementation / Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - Media Relations
* 2007 - Media Relations
* 2008 - Media Relations / AAE Board Representative to FC2008 Executive Commitee
* 2009 - Media Relations

==Accomplishments==
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "[[Behind the Mascot]] / [[The Mascot Movie]]" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the [[PafCon]] parody shirts
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

{{Contributor|Chairo}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
[[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]
[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

Chairo

2007-06-26T21:02:23Z

Chairo:

{{Cleanup}}

'''Chairo Itazuramono''', also known as '''L. Strom''', is a [[fursuiter]], [[puppeteer]], and a member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; he was a [[guest of honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]].

Translated in Japanese as "tea colored maker of mischief," Chairo's character is a [[raccoon]].

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at [[Confurence 9]], which was the first [[convention]] he attended whilst in the [[fandom]]. With several years of project management behind him, he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99, they were offered for the first time to [[fursuit]]-clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creator. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of [http://www.laserist.org ILDA], the International Laser Display Association. Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

==Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization==
* 1998 - Worked with the core 9 individuals to create Further Confusion / Created "FurDance"- A community dance and social geared towards the promotion of FurCon.
* 1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
* 2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
* 2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
* 2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
* 2003 - Convention Chairman / Prop Design and Implementation / Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. / Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout Organizer
* 2006 - Media Relations
* 2007 - Media Relations

==Accomplishments==
{{Contributor|Chairo}}
===General===
* Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
* [[Guest of Honor]] at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
* Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

===Fursuit / Costume===
* [[Confurence 9]] - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
* [[Confurence 11]] - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
* [[Confurence 12]] - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
* [[Eurofurence 7]] - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
* [[Further Confusion 2001]] - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
* Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the [[Sly Cooper]] games - First Place, web contest (Sly Cooper)
* Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game in costume (Chairo - original)
* Charitable events such as parades, hospital visits, holiday festivals, telethons, etc.

===Noteworthy Media===
* 2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon emphasizing charity and education.
* 2004 - Appeared in "Behind the Mascot / The Mascot Movie" both interviewed and in costume.
* 2005 - "[[Creature Feature (article)|Creature Feature]]" in ''Successful Meetings'' Magazine (Trade publication for Event Planning)
* - Worked with the president of the International Laser Display Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser pointer issues within the press.

==Fun Facts==
* Creator of the [[PafCon]] parody shirts
* Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
* Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
* Chairo appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship.
* Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc

==External links==
* [http://www.supercoon.com/ Supercoon] (Chairo's homepage)

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Further Confusion staff]]
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[[Category:Raccoon characters]]

Eurofurence

2006-03-22T23:56:56Z

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:''This page is about the [[convention]]. For the typeface family, see [[eurofurence (font)]].''

'''Eurofurence''' is the biggest European furry convention and (as of 2005) the longest standing one still active. It was founded in 1995, and Eurofurence 11 at Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany saw more than 370 attendees.

It is typically located in various places of Germany, but it has seen other countries as well, notably Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. It is planned, however, that the upcoming twelfth Eurofurence will be held at the same place as the eleventh one.

Since 1999, Eurofurence has been organized by "Eurofurence e.V.", a registered social organisation based in Germany. However, it is not limited to any specific location, and has many international members among its staff and members.

Eurofurence and the [[Mephit Mini Con]] share some lighting equipment and art panels for economy's sake, but are not officially related.

== Core Staff ==

EuroFurence 1 was organized by [[Tes-Tui-H'ar]] and [[unci]], both of whom are no longer involved with the con.

For Eurofurence XI (2005), the core members of convention staff, and their areas of responsibility, were as follows:

* [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]] — Chairman and Programming Director
* [[Nightfox]] — Vice Chairman, Consite Relations and Stage Manager
* [[Akeela]] — Game Show and Opening Barbeque
* [[BigBlueFox]] — Dealers’ Den Manager
* [[Cairyn]] — Gopher Coordinator and Con Book Editor
* [[Cougar (person)|Cougar]] — Panel Manager
* [[Dais]] — Panel Manager
* [[Foxy]] — On-Site Technical Manager
* [[Jaryic]] — Stage Technical Manager
* [[Jumpy]] — Chief Financial Officer and Registration Project Lead
* [[Loewi]] — Registration Project Lead
* [[o'wolf]] — Media Relations
* [[somewolf]] — Chief Improviser and Security Manager
* [[TaniDaReal]] — Webmistress and Fursuit Lead
* [[Tigerseye]] — Fursuit Lead
* [[Watani]] — Art Show Manager

Whilst these are the “key” members of staff, there are many more volunteers helping to make the convention a success by doing such tasks as setting up the stage and art show, teardown and pretty much anything else that needs doing.

== Locations ==
The Eurofurence has been held in the following places so far.

* 1995-06-30 to 1995-07-03 : Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Eurofurence 1)
* 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-22 : Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden (Eurofurence 2)
* 1997-08-21 to 1997-08-24 : Bodstedt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany (Eurofurence 3)
* 1998-08-01 to 1998-08-05 : Heeze, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands (Eurofurence 4)
* 1999-07-22 to 1999-07-25 : Berlin, Germany (Eurofurence 5)
* 2000-08-10 to 2000-08-13 : Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany (Eurofurence 6)
* 2001-07-22 to 2001-07-25 : Kirchen (Sieg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Eurofurence 7)
* 2002-08-15 to 2002-08-18 : Oberbernhards, Hesse, Germany (Eurofurence 8)
* 2003-08-21 to 2003-08-24 : Samopše, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic (Eurofurence 9)
* 2004-08-26 to 2004-08-29 : Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Eurofurence 10, commonly called EFX by the organization committee)
* 2005-07-21 to 2005-07-24 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany (Eurofurence XI)
* 2006-08-23 to 2006-08-27 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany (Eurofurence XII)

== Guests of Honour ==
Since Eurofurence 5, back in 1999, Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year (possibly except for Eurofurence 6 & 9). The following list provides an overview of the Guests of Honour so far:

* Eurofurence 5 (1999) — [[Lisanne Norman]], Author of the Sholan Alliance series of books
* Eurofurence 7 (2001) — Lisanne Norman; [[Chairo|Lee "Chairo" Strom]], Fursuiter, Puppeteer, and member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; [[Mark Merlino]], co-founder of [[ConFurence]], the original Furry Convention
* Eurofurence 8 (2002) — [[Uncle Kage|Dr Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway]], Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], the World’s largest Furry Convention
* Eurofurence X (2004) — [[Timothy Albee]], Creator of Kaze: Ghost Warrior
* Eurofurence XI (2005) — [[Wikipedia:Heather Alexander|Heather Alexander]], Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician

== Quotes ==

“Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best.” — [[Uncle Kage]], EFX (2004)

== Photos ==
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=54 Eurofurence 1]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=57 Eurofurence 2]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=69 Eurofurence 3]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=68 Eurofurence 4]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=2 Eurofurence 5]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=7 Eurofurence 6]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=20 Eurofurence 7]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=40 Eurofurence 8]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=100 Eurofurence 9]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=161 Eurofurence 10]
* [http://www.furcon.de/album/albums.php?parent_album_id=247 Eurofurence 11]

== External links ==

* [http://www.eurofurence.org Main EuroFurence Site]

{{Wikipedia|Eurofurence}}

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Chairo

2006-03-22T23:46:58Z

Chairo:

'''Chairo Itazuramono'''

Translated (JP) "Tea colored maker of mischief" - Chairo's Character is a raccoon.

Chairo joined with the organizers of Further Confusion shortly after his first meet with them at Confurence 9, which was the first convention he attended whilst in the Fandom. With several years of project management behind him he offered his services to assist in the creation of FurCon.

A fursuiter from the start, Chairo developed the "Fursuit Badge" with a test run of a personal badge at CF9. At Further Confusion 99 they were offered for the first time to fursuit clad attendees free of charge. Since then many conventions have adopted this service, with some using them as valid credentials for certain events.

Chairo has been active in the community as a whole since 1997, organizing and participating in community events including many costume based events, workshops, socials and large fandom based house parties topping 200 attendees. He is an avid fursuit designer and creaor. He also enjoys laser entertainment and is a member of ILDA, the International Laser Display Association. [http://www.laserist.org ILDA] Chairo also loves to travel and has been to nearly every state and many European nations. He also enjoys audio engineering, with 2 years television studio work and an ESPN shoot under his belt he dabbles when he can.

'''Positions held within the FurCon / AAE Inc. organization:'''

1998 - Worked with the core 9 individuals to create Further Confusion /
Created "FurDance" A community dance and social geared towards the
promotion of FurCon.
1999 - Dealers' Room Manager
2000 - Business Divison Second / Dealers' Room
2001 - Vice Chairman / Media Relations (FC and AAE Inc.)
2002 - Media Relations / Summer Camout Organizer
2003 - Convention Chairman / Prop Design and Implementation / Media
Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
2004 - Media Relations / Summer Campout Organizer
2005 - Elected to the Board of Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. /
Media Relations / Prop Design and Implementation / Summer Campout
Organizer
2006 - Media Relations
2007 - Media Relations

'''Accomplishments:'''

'''General'''

Created the Fursuit Badge - 1998
Guest of Honor at Eurofurence 7 - 2001
Chairman of Further Confusion - 2003

'''Fursuit / Costume'''

Confurence 9 - Third Place, Best Use of Materials (Chairo - original)
Confurence 11 - First Place Advanced Costume (Jazz Jackrabbit)
Confurence 12 - First Place, Performance (The Mr. Big Act - Evil Lawyer)
Eurofurence 7 - First Place Best Costume (Thomas)
Further Confusion 2001 - Second Place, Performance (Thomas and Dizzy)
Sucker Punch Studios - Creators of the Sly Cooper games - First Place, web
contest (Sly Cooper)
Final Four Halftime Show at Stanford - 6 minute mascot basketball game
in costume (Chairo - original)
Charitable events such as Parades, Hospital Visits, Holiday Festivals,
Telethons, etc. Too many to list.

'''Noteworthy Media'''

2003 - ANG News(Oakland Tribune, etc) - Positive article on FurCon
emphasizing charity and education.
2004 - Appeared in "Behind the Mascot / The Mascot Movie" both interviewed
and in costume.
2005 - Successful Meetings Magazine (Corporate Industry Magazine revolving
around Event Planning)
- Worked with the president of the International Laser Display
Organization on Public Relations revolving around the popular laser
pointer issues within the Press.

'''Fun Facts'''

Creator of the PafCon parody shirts
Visited nine countries and all but 8 US States
Rode the Worlds Tallest Ripcord ride (310') while wearing a fursuit
"Chairo" appeared in a video game as the name of a spaceship. Thanks Kev.
Chairo's grandfather was a school mate and good friend of Mel Blanc.

Chairo

2006-03-22T23:45:50Z

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