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<div>{{Further Confusion}}<br />
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'''Further Confusion 2009''' was a [[furry]] [[convention]] held from January 22 to 26, 2009 at the [http://www.doubletreesanjose.com/ DoubleTree Hotel] in [[WikiPedia:San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[WikiPedia:California|California]]. It was the eleventh [[Further Confusion]] convention.<ref name="FC2009Chairs">''[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1115 AAE Announces Chair / Vice Chair for FC2009]'' - [[David Cooksey]], Further Confusion forums (4 January 2008)</ref><br />
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*'''Theme''': Surf Safari <ref>''[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1220 Announcement time! Theme! Hotel Reservations! Dealer's Room!]'' - [[Frysco]], Further Confusion forums (5 March 2008)</ref><br />
*'''[[Guests of Honor]]''': animator [http://www.jeffpidgeon.com/ Jeff Pidgeon], puppeteer Anita Coulter, and writer [http://www.rathascourage.com/ Clare Bell]<br />
*'''Attendance''': 2,587<br />
*'''Fursuiters in the Parade''': 530<br />
*'''Artshow sales''': $43,541<br />
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== Staff ==<br />
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* [[Convention chairman]]: Jeremy "[[Frysco]]" Doran<ref name="FC2009Chairs" /><br />
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== Charities ==<br />
The charities chosen for Further Confusion 2009 are <ref>''[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1251&start=0& Further Confusion Newsletter, May 2008]'' - Further Confusion forums (24 May 2008)</ref>:<br />
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* The [http://www.mountainlion.org/ Mountain Lion Foundation] - $5,000<br />
* [http://www.guidedogs.com/ Guide Dogs for the Blind] - $10,000<br />
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== Guests of Honor ==<br />
The guests of honor for Further Confusion 2009: Surf Safari are:<br />
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[http://www.jeffpidgeon.com/ Jeff Pidgeon] has worked as a storyboard artist, animator and character designer in television and feature films for over twenty years. His past work includes Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania and The Simpsons. He is also an avid toy collector with a passion for the current trend of designer figures. This led to the debut of his first self-produced vinyl toy, Happy Beaver last year in San Diego. His next figure, Kumo-Kun, will arrive in the summer of 2009.<br />
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His wife Anita Coulter has been an accomplished puppeteer for fifteen years. They live with their two cats, Piccolo and Figaro, in northern California.<br />
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[http://www.rathascourage.com/ Clare Bell] is the author of the "Ratha" series about intelligent Miocene felines. Her latest book in that series was released this past April. Her original novel was turned into an animated episode on CBS Storybreak.<br />
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Ms. Bell has degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering, biology and chemistry, and has continued working in technical areas in addition to writing fiction. She became involved in building and designing electric vehicles and spent a year in Norway working on a production EV. She also participated in electric vehicle racing in the Arizona Public Service Company-sponsored Solar and Electrics competitions, held from 1991 to 1998.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* [[Furp]]'s (aka Patrick Reed) last furry convention he attended and helped at. He died just less then a month after FC 09 concluded.<br />
* Several attendees reported their cards had been cloned while at the hotel.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/445410.html FC: Confirmed fraud issue]'' - [[Hunter Gryphon]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (20 February 2009)</ref> These reports were caused by credit card transmission problems during and after the convention. <ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/446730.html FC: Credit cards at Doubletree San Jose]'' -- ChipUni, {{lj-comm|furcon}}<br />
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== Financials ==<br />
{{con-finance<br />
|organization = [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.]]<br />
|currency = $<br />
|initial-assets = 162442<br />
|final-assets = 180988<br />
|initial-cash = 103937<br />
|final-cash = 117552<br />
|total-revenue = 159596<br />
|charity-revenue = 48187<br />
|membership-revenue = 113734<br />
|merchandise-profit = -2325<br />
|total-expense = 143590<br />
|occupancy-expense = 3030<br />
|equipment-expense = 21410<br />
|catering-expense = 21892<br />
|printing-expense = 10384<br />
|source = <span class="plainlinks">[http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/770/770479860/770479860_200901_990.pdf Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. Form 990] ([http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm description]) from [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ Foundation Center]</span><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{con resources|Further Confusion|Further Confusion 2009}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 events]]<br />
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