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Free Fur All

2024-11-08T22:47:14Z

JohnWallaby: Add Oklahoma template, swap global Conventions template for Conventions N.A.

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Free Fur All
|othernames = FFA
|logo = [[File:Freefuralllogoicon.png|235px]]
''America's Anthro Convention''
|subject = Anthro
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, Oklahoma]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://ffacon.com/
|status = On hiatus
|first = August 24-26, 2007
|final = July 28-30, 2024
|organizer = [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]] ('''AWOO''').
|charity = ?
|resources = {{con resources|Free Fur All}}
}}
{{Free Fur All}}
[[File:AWOOAssociationLogo.jpg|right|245px]]
[[File:FFA2023header.png|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All 2023's convetion website header. Art by (?)]]
[[File:Free Fur All poster.jpeg|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All's promo video thumbnail design. Art by <nowiki>[[</nowiki>anonymous user<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.]]
[[File:FFATShirt2022.png|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All 2022 T-Shirt Design. Art by <nowiki>[[</nowiki>anonymous user<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.]]
'''Free Fur All''' is an [[anthro]] [[convention]] run by the '''Anthro West Open Organization Inc''' ('''AWOO''').

== Free Fur All 2022 ==

Free Fur All's first event took place on July 29-31, 2022 at the [https://www.glenpoolonline.com/167/Glenpool-Conference-Center Glenpool Conference Center] in [[W:Glenpool, Oklahoma|Glenpool, Oklahoma]].<ref>[https://ffacon.com/free-fur-all/venue Free Fur All's venue] page on the [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]]'s website. Retrieved November 3, 2021.</ref>

The [[W:Standup comedian|comedian]] and [[performer]] [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]] was featured as the [[guest of honor]] with the con's slogan being '''''Getting Back to Our Routes''''' (based on the acclaimed American road, [[W:U.S. Route 66|U.S. Route 66]]).

During the closing ceremony of 2022's event, a follow-up event for the next year's event was announced, and 2022 attendees were also allowed to receive a bonus "veteran" badge for registering within 24 hours of the announcement.

== Free Fur All 2023 ==

Free Fur All's second iteration occurred on July 28-30, 2023. The theme was '''''Be my Wingman''''', with [[guests of honor]] being [[Jasonafex]] and [[Kabier]], with charity going to [http://www.safariszoo.com Lady Safaris' Zoo].

== Free Fur All 2024 ==

FFA 2024 was to occur on July 28-30, with the theme being '''''Cyberpunk'''''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FreeFurAllCon/status/1686104159504752641 ''Thank you all so much for coming out to #FreeFurAll23.''] post on X. Retrieved December 19, 2024.</ref>

In a [[W:Facebook|Facebook]] post dated February 1, 2024, the AWOO Association's [[Board of Directors]] announced the resignation of the [[con chair|convention's chair]] and [[President|organization's president]], [[PeaceWolf]], along with the indefinite postponement of FFA due to the event "not being in any shape to attempt a convention."<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FreeFurAllCon/posts/pfbid0fVGiddgEPqSwNpWAMnKyFgnBpASPi1UU4N933XwcYbuT6qQXnXStQ78LDSHLgadrl ''After many in depth conversations...'']. Posted February 1, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.</ref>

In the same post, the Board of Directors also expressed a desire{{cn}} to re-brand both AWOO and the Free Fur All convention itself.

== Controversy ==

In August/September 2021, fandom and [[non-fur]] fur-friendly users{{who}} expressed, personally or "in the name of the furry fandom",<ref>[https://twitter.com/wgtc_site/status/1433156978788999169 ''The furry fandom is unhappy with @AWOOAssociation's announcement of Free Fur All.] post by [https://wegotthiscovered.com We Got This Covered] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> their unhappy comments with AWOO's Free Fur All convention perceived ties with the mainstream [[W:alternative right|Alternative right]] ('''Alt-right'''),<ref>[https://twitter.com/raptordoggo/status/1433652216691404810 ''Awoonation, I think? Looks like it's gonna be a big ole trump-worshipping circle jerk tho where they constantly make sad jokes about snowflakes and whine about how they can't get away with being openly racist anymore''] post by [[RAPTORDOG]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/UZIKING5/status/1433151356295163914 ''MAGACon''] post by [[UZIKING]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/CraftyCCoyote/status/1433808721495351300 ''FreeFurAll, the Furry convention designed by Trump supporters''] post by [[Crafty Coyote]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> including [[furry|fur]] and [[non-fur]] [[W:conservative|conservative]] and/or [[W:libertarian|libertarian]] people{{who}} that are behind and/or helping the convention itself, and its announced [[guest of honor]] ('''2, The Ranting Gryphon'''), all of whom have been accused of ties to the alt-right.<ref>[https://twitter.com/supership79/status/1433111145531985923 ''not to mention that its guest of honor is disgraced furry shithead deuce gryphon. they really missed a chance to call this Fashcon''] post by [[Supership79]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>

Users have accused these people and groups (such as the [[Furry Raiders]]) of being [[W:Racism|racist]], [[W:Misogynism|misogynist]], [[W:Homophobia|homophobic]], [[W:Transphobia|transphobes]], [[zoophile]] supporters, [[W:QAnon|QAnon]]s, [[W:Nazis|Nazis]], and being hateful in general in the past,{{cn}} and that they should not be able to host any type of [[furry meet]] or [[con]] because of such beliefs, using various ways to stop them, such as, for example, forcing the initial hosting hotel, the [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tulse-marriott-tulsa-hotel-southern-hills/ Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills], to cancel their contract,<ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433500998727872514 ''It's not impossible and is absolutely worth noting. People should make it clear they want Free Fur All destroyed, NOT [[TTFC]].''] post by [[Allie Capps]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433916635102920705 ''OOPSY DOODLE! It seems that Free Fur All still has a hotel block listed on its site, so the hotel manager might have lied during his statement!(.) It'd be a shame if their phones rang off the hook today asking about that...''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433120775888728064 ''Whoops, I accidentally dropped the contact information for the convention's hotel and charity! I hope nobody uses this for 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 reason!!!''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 4, 2021.</ref> or, according to some, some other disingenuous means such as making bomb<ref>[https://twitter.com/Blue_Dingolf/status/1433321784133230592 ''its always the left that's quick to make threats of violence, joking or not, because they'd take it deadly serious when on the receiving end''] post by [[Dingolf]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> and mass shooting threats to the event,<ref>[https://twitter.com/FreezePeachWulf/status/1433804890631966723 ''Friendly reminder that the people whining about FreeFurAll, going so far as to make bomb and mass shooting threats to the event(...)''] post by [[FreezePeachWulf]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Peach0veralls/status/1433534513104121883 ''The crazy people pissed about free fur all have devolved to making bomb threats''] post by FreezePeachWulf on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> or track and [[W:Doxxing|doxx]] personnel involved with AWOO, Free Fur All, or friend and sympathizers.{{cn}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433652721077211138 ''Help me identify these last few Free Fur All staff members?''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>

The accusations of AWOO's perceived/insinuated improprieties have included the Free Fur All's (now previous) event date and the 1921's [[W:Mass racial violence in the United States|racial]] [[W:Tulsa Massacre|Tulsa Massacre]]:
{{q|''Any one else notice the Free Fur All is taking place in Tulsa and ends 2 days before the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre?(.) Not just me right?<ref>[https://twitter.com/SiggYeen/status/1433416180631539714 ''Any one else notice the Free Fur All is taking place in Tulsa and ends 2 days before the anniversary of the [[W:Tulsa Massacre|Tulsa Massacre]]?''] post by [[SigYeen]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>}}
The Free Fur All's promo video thumbnail design:
{{q|the subtle aesthetic details in this flyer. the police badge-shaped logo. the [[W:Fascist|fashy]] monochrome-flag backdrop, referencing the bluestripe police flag. the constant red white and blue. my god, it even echoes [[W:Donald Trump|trump]]'s "lion" logo<ref>[https://twitter.com/supership79/status/1433110836013379584 ''the subtle aesthetic details in this flyer.''] post by Supership79 on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>}}
The AWOO's logo itself...:
{{q|Awoo Association's logo may be inspired by [[W:Grey Wolves (organization)|The Grey Wolves]], a violent [[W:White supremacy|white supremacist organization]]...}}
or the charity the con supports, Safari's Sanctuary:
{{q|Safari's Sanctuary has faced multiple accusations of animal abuse with the [[W:USDA|USDA]] previously revoking its license to operate. A man was also killed after a [[lion]]-[[tiger]] [[hybrid]] mauled him to death at the facility}}

The ongoing back-and-forth battle between both groups on [[W:Social media|social media]] continues as of September 2021.

=== Loss of the initial hosting venue ===

By September 15, 2021, AWOO posted that the initial venue was no longer available, <ref>[https://twitter.com/AWOOAssociation/status/1437982691480281088?s=20 #Uncancelable] Posted via [[Twitter]] on Sept 14, 2021, retrieved Sept 16, 2021</ref> blaming the "intolerant dark side of the anthro fandom's" threat of "civil unrest" for its loss.

Members on the opposing side blamed AWOO's woes and loss of venue on itself, particularly on the acts of some of its [[Staff|staff members]]{{who}} threatening, while on social media, users with acts of violence, all the way up to include the threat of outright murder,{{cn}} which were saved via screenshots on various web sites.{{cn}}

AWOO responded to the accusations by pointing out that these flagrant posts{{cn}} were made by non-AWOO staff people (in particular users [[KKKlyde]] and [[Cani Lupine]]){{cn}} on their Twitter accounts or on '''Free Fur All 2022 Unofficial Chat''', an unsanctioned "Free Fur All" social site.{{cn}}

=== Derogatory terminology (ongoing) ===

Some fur/non-fur users have come to describe FFA as '''FashCon''' (i.e. [[W:Fascist|Fascist Convention/Fascist Furries]], also as a tip to the hat to [[Tumblr]]'s failed [[W:DashCon|DashCon]][*] event)<ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/furry-free-fur-all-convention-backlash ''Furries Are Speaking Out Against Attendees Of A Convention With Ties To The Far Right''] article on [[W:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]]. Retrieved March 2, 2023.</ref> before even the first event went live, Regardless of an ongoing controversy or issue, due to their perceived beliefs of the con, staff, and supporters' "extremist views".

(*) FFA 2022 did include a [[W:Ball pit|ball pit]] a la DashCon as a self-deprecating joke.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://t.me/AWOOAssociation Free Fur All] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/freefurallcon/ Free Fur All] on [[Instagram]]

=== Media ===

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSpbOzhacSY Free Fur All] promotional video on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/furry-free-fur-all-convention-backlash ''Furries Are Speaking Out Against Attendees Of A Convention With Ties To The Far Right''] article on [[W:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]]
* [https://twitter.com/wgtc_site/status/1433156978788999169 ''A Furry Convention With Ties To The Alt-Right Was Announced And The Fandom Wants It Dead.''] article on [https://wegotthiscovered.com We Got This Covered]

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Bewhiskered

2024-08-14T14:48:23Z

JohnWallaby: Added 2025 dates

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Bewhiskered
| logo = [[File:Bewhiskered_logo_(2022).png|164px|Bewhiskered logo]]
| caption =
| subject = Convention
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://www.bewhiskeredcon.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = November 12-14, 2021
| final =
| organizer = NC Anthro Society (NCAS)
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Bewhiskered''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]], USA. The venue as of 2022 is the [[Wikipedia:Marriott_Hotels_%26_Resorts|Marriott]] in [[Wikipedia:Research_Triangle_Park|Research Triangle Park]], [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. Bewhiskered is organized by the NC Anthro Society (NCAS)<ref>[https://ncanthrosociety.com/ NC Anthro Society website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>.

== History ==

* '''Bewhiskered 2020''' The inaugural Bewhiskered was scheduled for October 2-4, 2020 in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]].<ref>[https://furrycons.com/event/15502/bewhiskered-2020 Bewhiskered 2020 page on Furrycons.com] . Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> The event was postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NCAnthroSociety/status/1274069443468034054 NCAS official Twitter post June 19, 2020] Retrieved 9/4/2022</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2021''' - The inaugural Bewhiskered was held on November 12-14, 2021 in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme was "Blast Off!", echoing the theme of the inaugural year and also the 50th year anniversary of the Apollo space program.<ref>[https://2021.bewhiskeredcon.org/ bewhiskeredcon.org 2021 website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> Guests of Honor for 2021 were Chise (AKA sailorrooscout) and Eddie Bear (Eddiebear58).<ref>[https://2021.bewhiskeredcon.org/events/guests-of-honor Bewhiskered 2021 Guests of Honor] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2022''' - The second Bewhiskered took place on October 21-23, 2022, at the Marriott in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme for 2022 is "A Furry Murder Mystery". <ref>[https://www.2022.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2022 website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>. Guests of Honor for 2022 included Marks Barks and Ursula Vernon.<ref>[https://www.2022.bewhiskeredcon.org/guest-of-honor Bewhiskered 2022 Guests of Honor] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> Attendance was 481.<ref>https://twitter.com/BewhiskeredCon/status/1584579902246117378</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2023''' - The third Bewhiskered occurred on December 28-31, 2023, at the Hilton Durham in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme for 2023 was "Furries on the High Seas". <ref>[https://www.2023.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2023 website] Retrieved July 19, 2023</ref> Attendance was 1,174.
* '''Bewhiskered 2025''' - The next Bewhiskered is scheduled for March 7-9, 2025 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, North Carolina. The theme for 2025 is "Prehistoria".<ref>[https://2025.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2025 website] Retrieved August 14, 2024</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.bewiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered] official website
* [https://twitter.com/BewhiskeredCon Bewhiskered] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://furrycons.com/event/15502/bewhiskered] Bewhiskered page on FurryCons.com

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Further Confusion

2024-04-11T23:37:57Z

JohnWallaby: Fill in othernames

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Further Confusion
|othernames = FurCon, FC
|logo = [[File:Further_Confusion_logo.png|300px]]
|subject = Furry
|location = [[W:San_Jose_Convention_Center|San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California]]
|url = [http://www.furtherconfusion.org http://www.furtherconfusion.org]
|status = Ongoing
|first = January 14 to 17, 1999
|final =
|organizer = [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], Inc.
|charity = [http://www.namisantaclara.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness]
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Further Confusion}}
[[File:Further Confusion logo 2013 v1.png|right|thumb|Further Confusion 2013, V.1]]
[[File:Further_Confusion_logo_old.png|right|thumb|Further Confusion logo prior to 2013]]
[[File:FC_Attendance_Through_2011.png|right|thumb|300px|Visitor Statistics]]
[[File:Costumes are not consent.png|right|thumb|"''Costumes are not consent''" official signage]]
'''Further Confusion''', also known as '''FurCon''' or just '''FC''', is an annual [[convention]] celebrating the [[anthropomorphic]]s genre or [[furry fandom]], that takes place in the [[W:San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area of California]], USA, each January.

== History ==

Beginning in 1999 with attendance of 691 individuals, it has grown rapidly, with 4,509 attendees by 2020.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/1219463202863403014?s=21 Further Confusion Twitter]</ref>

It was the first event sponsored by [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], Inc. (''FurCon'' is its registered [[Wikipedia:service mark|service mark]]<ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78318515 FURCON mark registration] - [[Wikipedia:USPTO|USPTO]] (filed 24 October 2003, registered 12 October 2004)</ref>) and continues to be its largest.

It is the [[List of conventions by attendance|6th largest such convention]] in the world.

On December 21, 2014, Further Confusion implemented an update to their [[Code of conduct]]'s ''[[W:#Sexual_harassment|Harassment and Assault]]'' section to cover [[fursuiter]]s ([[full suit|full]] or [[partial]]s),<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/costumes-are-not-consent/ ''Costumes are not consent''] . Dated December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.</ref> to come in line with other fandoms' related convention policies.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=52050 ''ECCC: Understanding Harassment In Geek Culture''] . Dated April 9, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.</ref>

== Services and events ==

Further Confusion hosts a [[Dealers Den]], [[Artists Alley]], [[Art Show]]s, an [[Headless lounge]], educational seminars, [[panel]]s, general social activities ([[Dance|Furry Dances]]), an [[Iron Artist]] competition, the original [[Critterlympics]], [[Charity|charity auctions/events]] (over a grand total $150,000 to various local charitable beneficiaries up to date), and it sports its own in-house [[W:Television station|Television station]] ('''FCTV'''), that broadcasts during the convention.

Further Confusion has one of the largest art show of any convention in the fandom, with sales routinely exceeding $50,000, with one piece alone, ''[[Eyes of the Night]]'' by [[female]] [[artist]] [[Goldenwolf (artist)|Goldenwolf]], going for fandom record amount of $10,000 at Further Confusion 2004, the result of a close, fierce bid battle between [[Flint Otterhall]] and a local appreciator of [[furry art]].<ref>[http://www.livejournal.com/users/normanrafferty/415153.html ''Just a quick update from Further Confusion 2004''] - note about the $10,000 painting. Dated ?. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==

* 1999 - [[Ed Kline]], [[Ken Mitchroney]] and [[Michael H. Payne]]
* 2000 - [[W:C. J. Cherryh|C. J. Cherryh]], [[Shawn Keller]], [[John Nunnemacher]], [[W:Karen_Prell|Karen Prell]], [[W:Mike_Quinn_(puppeteer)|Mike Quinn]] and [[W:Jane Fancher|Jane Fancher]]
* 2001 - [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], [[Christina Hanson]], [[W::Peter Morwood|Peter Morwood]], [[Felorin]] and [[Talzhemir]]
* 2002 - [[W:David Brin|David Brin]] and [[Kevin Palivec]]
* 2003 - [[W:Karen_Kruse_Anderson|Karen Anderson]] and [[Toby Bluth]]
* 2004 - [[Heather Alexander]], [[Grant Freckelton]] and [[W:Larry Niven|Larry Niven]]
* 2005 - [[Alan Dean Foster]] and [[Walter Crane]]
* 2006 - [[Eric Elliott]] and [[W:Jane Lindskold|Jane Lindskold]]
* 2007 - [[W:Jerry Pournelle|Dr. Jerry Pournelle]] and [[Baron Engel]], with special musical guest [[Sub-Level 03]]
* 2008 - [http://www.moirahahn.com Moira Hahn] and [[W:David Barclay (puppeteer)|David Barclay]]
* 2009 - [[W:Jeff Pidgeon|Jeff Pidgeon]], [[animation|storyboard]] artist for [[Pixar Animation]], [[Anita Coulter]], puppeteer, and [[W:Clare Bell|Clare Bell]], writer of the [[W:Ratha's Creature|Ratha]] series and a [[W:Solar vehicle|Solar vehicle]] engineer
* 2010 - [[W:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]], [[W:T. Lewis|T. Lewis]], [[Sofawolf Press]], [[Ursula Vernon]]
* 2011 - [[Blotch]]
* 2012 - [[WE. E. Knight|E. E. Knight]] and [[Matthew Ebel]]
* 2013 - Ursula Vernon and [[W:Chris_Savino|Chris Savino]]
* 2014 - [[Mitti]] and [[PRguitarman]]
* 2015 - [[w:Warrick Brownlow-Pike|Warrick Brownlow-Pike]] and [[w:Andy Heath (puppeteer)|Andy J. Heath]]
* 2016 - [[D.C. Simpson|Dana Claire Simpson]], [[Syber]], [[Fox Amoore]], and [[Pepper Coyote]]

As of 2017, Further Confusion no longer invites a Guest of Honor. The convention is considering new directions for its offerings.<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/guests/ ''Guests of Honor'']. Further Confusion. Retrieved 18 January, 2018.</ref>

== Charities ==

Each year, Further Confusion donates money to selected charities. Funds are raised both from its [[charity auction]] and from a direct grant given by the convention itself. The following charities have benefitted since Further Confusion was founded:

* 1999: ($3,500) [[wikipedia:Coyote Point Park|Coyote Point Museum]] and [http://therapypets.org Therapy Pets]
* 2000: ($6,000) [[wikipedia:Cartoon Art Museum|The Cartoon Art Museum]] and [http://seaotters.org Friends of the Sea Otter]
* 2001: ($7,240) [[wikipedia:Oakland Zoo|The Oakland Zoo]] and [http://kirshner.org The Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation]
* 2002: ($5,200) [[wikipedia:Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]] and [http://tigertouch.org Tiger Touch]
* 2003: ($6,000) [http://www.pawssf.org Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)] and [http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter The Seymour Marine Discovery Center]
* 2004: ($10,000) [http://bayareabears.org Bay Area Bears] and [http://cathouse-fcc.org The Exotic Feline Breeding Center]
* 2005: ($10,000) [http://therapypets.org Therapy Pets] and [http://friends-lulu.org Friends of Lulu]
* 2006: ($15,000) [http://www.wildlifecompanions.org/ Wildlife Companions] and the [http://www.cbldf.org/ Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]
* 2007: ($16,000) [http://www.goldengreyhounds.com Golden State Greyhounds] and [http://www.stanislauswildlife.org Stanislaus Wildlife Rehabilitation]
* 2008: ($22,000) [http://www.rabbit.org House Rabbit Society], [http://www.rattieratz.com Rattie Ratz], and [http://www.wildcarebayarea.org/ Wildcare]
* 2009: ($16,000) [http://www.mountainlion.org Mountain Lion Foundation] and [http://www.guidedogs.com Guide Dogs for the Blind]
* 2010: ($18,114) [http://therapypets.org Therapy Pets], [http://www.guidedogs.com Guide Dogs for the Blind], [http://www.narfrescue.org/ NARF Animal Rescue] and [http://news.bestfriends.org Best Friends Animal Society (Haiti disaster animal rescue)]
* 2011: ($8,000) [http://gcgsr.org/ Greater California German Shepherd Rescue], [http://www.rabbit.org/ Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center] and [http://werc-ca.org/rehab.html House Rabbit Society]
* 2012: ($7,000) [http://www.towncats.org/ Town Cats of Morgan Hill], [https://www.13thstcats.org/ 13th Street Cats]<ref name="20years">"20 Years of Further Confusion" infographic published in the Further Confusion 2019 convention book</ref>
* 2013: ($10,444) [http://www.cathouseonthekings.com/ Cat House on The Kings] and [http://http://www.littlebluesociety.org Little Blue Society]
* 2014: ($9,000) [http://www.digitalgamemuseum.org/ Digital Game Museum]
* 2015: ($7,000) [http://www.rocketdogrescue.org/ Rocket Dog Rescue]
* 2016: ($6,000) [http://www.namisantaclara.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness Santa Clara]<ref name="20years"></ref>
* 2017: ($22,000) [http://www.ninelivesfoundation.org/ Nine Lives Foundation]<ref name="20years"></ref>
* 2018: ($15,055)<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/953081540824637440 ''#FC2018 Preliminary Statistics'']. @furcon. 15 January, 2018. Retrieved 18 January, 2018.</ref> [http://www.svpetproject.org/ Silicon Valley Pet Project] and [http://www.thedancingcat.org/ The Dancing Cat]<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/charity/ ''Charity'']. Further Confusion. Retrieved 18 January, 2018.</ref>
* 2019: ($18,000)<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/1105610846015651840 ''Thank you to everyone who donated to our charity during #FC2019'']. @furcon. 12 March, 2019. Retrieved 29 January, 2020.</ref> [https://wcsv.org/ Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley]
* 2020: ($20,452)<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/1219463202863403014 ''Further Confusion 2020 Final Count'']. @furcon. 21 January, 2020. Retrieved 21 January, 2020.</ref> [https://www.defrankcenter.org/ Billy DeFrank]
* 2023: ($17,479)<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/1615618661993304066 Further Confusion Twitter], posted January 18, 2023.</ref> [https://muttville.org/ Muttville]
* 2024: ($23,576)<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/1747451982573691171 Further Confusion Twitter], @furcon January 16th, 2024</ref> [https://www.billwilsoncenter.org/ Bill Wilson Center]

== Themes ==
[[File:FC2010-Keycard.jpg|right|thumb|FC 2010's Keycard]] Like many [[convention|furry conventions]], Further Confusion features a different theme every year. Themes for each year are:
* 1999: Paws Across the Bay
* 2000: FCY2K
* 2001: A Furry Odyssey
* 2002: Further Confusion University
* 2003: Furries in Wonderland
* 2004: The Great Outdoors
* 2005: Furries of the Nile
* 2006: Renfur: A Knight's Tail
* 2007: Fur Your Eyes Only
* 2008: The Fur East <ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/152640.html ''Notes and Numbers from FC2007''] post by [[Frysco]], {{lj-comm|furcon}}. Posted January 25, 2007. Retrieved ?.</ref>
* 2009: Surf Safari
* 2010: Gold Rush
* 2011: Southern Crossings: Furries gone wild!
* 2012: The Infurmary
* 2013: The Furbidden Planet
* 2014: Further Confusion vs. The World
* 2015: London Fog: A Victorian Murder Mystery
* 2016: Cafe FC: A Classic American Diner
* 2017: Going Places: An ode to travel, tourism, and beautiful sights from around the world!<ref>[https://twitter.com/furcon/status/688972752502390784 Tweet] on Twitter. Posted January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.</ref>
* 2018: Furtastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
* 2019: Going to the Fair
* 2020: Cyberpunk: Neo San Jose
* 2021: Further Confusion Goes to Hollywoof
* 2023: Millennium Edition
* 2024: Pixelated
* 2025: Animal Business <ref>[https://x.com/furcon/status/1766641528393646154?s=20 Further Confusion, Twitter]</ref>

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[W:Further Confusion|Further Confusion]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.furtherconfusion.org/forums/ Further Confusion] official forums
* [https://www.facebook.com/FurtherConfusion Further Confusion] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/furcon Further Confusion] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/ Further Confusion] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@FurCon Further Confusion] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://t.me/furtherconfusion Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]
* {{con resources}}

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Talk:Equivamp

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== Cleanup tag help ==
Could someone help me wikify this article? [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]] 20:12, 3 May 2011 (EDT)

== What the heck ==
The entire Controversy section isn't appearing, but erased sections "Triva" and "Quotes" still exist. What's going on? [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]] 12:54, 16 June 2011 (EDT)

== "Censor the truth" ==
Since it can become a point of debate, I want to tell how we handle such situations in Russian WikiFur. We made this consensus just a few months ago, and before that the addition and removal of negative "true information" was an issue.

So, by the new policy, a titular person can freely add and remove historically unimportant information, as long as the text isn't changed too often for an encyclopedic article. "Historically unimportant" is defined as "didn't affect wide amount of people". For example, changing one's fursona usually concerns only friends, while closing up a popular gallery affects all people following this gallery, and this number can be counted. In case it's larger than a circle of friends, this information is historically important.

While this policy is subjective, it has solved all the related cases at the moment. We didn't such problems since. [[User:EvilCat|EvilCat]] 11:30, 6 September 2011 (EDT)

:I think the suspension itself is unimportant: it only affected me. I have seen elsewhere where things of this nature are considered unimportant and not encyclopedic material (although a permanent suspension could be relevant) and am a bit unsure why this is considered relevant in the first place. [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]][[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 13:49, 6 September 2011 (EDT)

== loccl? which feral? ==
Two questions about parts in article:
 1) "Summercon 2011, a loccl video game convention". Is that loccl a typo of local?
 2) "Equivamp's feral fursona". Is that feral as in "formerly-domesticated animal or species in a wild state" or feral as in non-anthro? --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 05:57, 9 September 2011 (EDT)
:"loccl" is a typo.
:Feral as in non-anthro. [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]][[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 08:30, 9 September 2011 (EDT)

==Wow==
If someone is primarily going to create a page by themself about themself, shouldn't they just put that on their user page? Writing an article in an encyclopedic format documenting yourself as if writing in someone else's words seems a bit misleading to people who don't notice this by checking the history. [[User talk:Tyciol|Ty]] 01:34, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
:Most articles around here are like that. *shrug* [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]][[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 16:52, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
::I suppose as long as it doesn't cause any problems. [[User talk:Tyciol|Ty]] 01:27, 27 November 2017 (EST)

==Mullets==
E said on 20 August 2017 that "mullets will never die". But does that opinion subsist one year later? [[User talk:Tyciol|Ty]] 12:17, 16 August 2018 (EDT)

Talk:Bob M. Guthrie

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Any background on this protected-excluded request? I still see this real name available alongside the alias in her profile on more than one external site, that is she seems to leave the connection there herself. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 02:00, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:A close friend, just short driving distance. Trying to land a job who do internet searches along resumes. She is trying to plug those holes everywhere, started about an hour ago on places/sites that carry her name, daunting task =P - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 02:09, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
::That timing makes sense. Good luck to her. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 02:12, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:::If the issue is the name, perhaps it might be better to move the article sans redirect, and change it so that it does not include said name? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 02:19, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Uh, didn't I do that already?,... Sorry, SDCC weekend, tired... - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 02:31, 25 July 2011 (EDT)

Wouldn't it be preferable to delete the new article and rename the old one, for the sake of retaining the edit history? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 09:10, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:Wouldn't the history have her real name? [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]][[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 12:05, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
::That would depend on the level of anonymity required. As far as we know, search engines generally only look at and index the current versions of articles on wikis, so removing the name should eventually result in the article no longer appearing in search results. In some situations, that's good enough. Obviously, if the article isn't deleted, the historical versions are still available to anyone who knows where to look for them. What we need to decide here is whether this is one of those situations. Even if we do decide to "reboot" the article about her for that reason, it wouldn't be feasible to do a "historical cleanup" of the couple dozen other articles that until recently included her real name. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 12:52, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
::It could be removed - we have done that in the past. However, it may not be necessary if the issue is simply web searches; history pages and past revisions are [[Wikipedia:Robots exclusion standard|excluded by our server]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 12:54, 25 July 2011 (EDT)

TallyFurs

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The '''TallyFurs''' is a group of [[anthropomorphic]] enthusiasts based in the city of [[W:Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, Florida]], USA. Created in 1998, and still running great to this day, the current group is run by [[Brejar HowlynStar]], a long time native of the area, and her husband, [[SteelClaw Fox]], a transplant during his teenage years from Memphis, TN.

The group currently has monthly meetings. See our Website and ask to join or Telegram group for more details on current events.

== External links ==
* [http://tallyfurs.com Home page for the TallyFurs community]
* [https://twitter.com/Tallyfurs1998 TallyFurs] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/Tallyfurs/ TallyFurs] on [[Instagram]]

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TallyFurs

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The '''TallyFurs''' is a group of [[anthropomorphic]] enthusiasts based in the city of [[W:Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, Florida]], USA. Created in 1998, and still running great to this day, the current group is run by Brejar HowlynStar, a long time native of the area, and her husband, SteelClawFox, a transplant during his teenage years from Memphis, TN.

The group currently has monthly meetings. See our Website and ask to join or Telegram group for more details on current events.

== External links ==
* [http://tallyfurs.com Home page for the TallyFurs community]
* [https://twitter.com/Tallyfurs1998 TallyFurs] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/Tallyfurs/ TallyFurs] on [[Instagram]]

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Talk:Furry art

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{{Featured}}

This paragraph in particular I think could do with some expanding:

''The underground comics culture gave rise to a wave of independent black and white comics in the 1980s. It was during this time that many of the first proto-furry comics and APAzines began to appear. Steve Galacci's Albedo, Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, and Reed Waller's Omaha the Cat Dancer were among them, many of them now considered to be cornerstones of what was still becoming the furry fandom.''

I think that Steve Gallacci and Omaha the Cat Dancer deserve a lot more in the way of credit than just a namedrop but that information is outside my sphere of expertise. I could do a bit of homework after I finish the rest of the article (which is going to focus more on the creation of furry art, link to hell of tutorials, etcetera) if nobody else feels sassy enough to take it on, though. --[[User:Rootdown|Rootdown]] 22:57, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Hey, this is looking great so far. The writing tone is especially good and to my eyes, is doing a good job of capturing the encylopedic/academic voice.

Super Nitpick Power, item #1: Starfox should be attributed to Nintendo, who owns the IP and characters. Rare merely handled development duties for one game to bear the Starfox title, Starfox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet on the Nintendo Gamecube. Also, an excellent example of a heavily "furry" videogame series that is probably even more visible than Starfox to many is Sly Cooper franchise, by developer Sucker Punch. -- {{UT|ToyDragon}}
:In point of fact, the original version of this article had Sly Cooper instead of Star Fox, I just changed it because there's already a huge Star Fox article to link to. --[[User:Rootdown|Rootdown]] 23:07, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== tutorials, books, and other resources ==

The links in that section was just a list of what I knew about offhand and the books that I most highly recommend (except for the jack hamm book, my own opinion is that it's pretty worthless but I know it's a popular recommendation), it's by no means exhaustive list of resources. I know of a few other more general drawing tutorial sites online that aren't so photoshop-centric but I have to chase around for them to find them, and ask some more knowledgable friends about their recommendations for books and tutes and so on, too.

Basically what I'm trying to say here is if anyone reading this has more suggestions for books or whatever, please do add them in.

I have one more section to add but like I said, I'm done for the moment because my girlfriend wants to go out, so I'll finish it later. --[[User:Rootdown|Rootdown]] 00:44, 28 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Suggestion about linking to the art archives category ==

A suggestion - rather than listing on-line furry art galleries individually, why not just have a link to [[:Category:Art archives]]? The same can be done for the [[Furry artist]] page. [[User:Tevildo|Tevildo]] 23:01, 4 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:That would work . . . if we had entries for all the art archives! The trouble is, we don't, so we currently need the lists (unless you have a better solution - maybe you could make all the articles :-). --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 00:03, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Art ==
Okay, we need to find a clean, crisp, colored, and generally well-done image for use in this likely popular article. The art on the hyenorse is good, but it's a poor scan/picture and only a sketch. Just my 2 cents. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 23:34, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

== New article ==

Ah, I know. I was going to recreate it as a standalone article as part of the [[meme]] series =( - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 02:06, 13 July 2011 (EDT)

:Ah, okay. Carry on. [[User:Equivamp|Equivamp]][[User talk:Equivamp|talk]] 02:14, 13 July 2011 (EDT)

== The Comics Code Authority and Underground comics as the creation/existence of Furry art? ==

I haven’t heard or seen any study, references, or publications that [http://comicattack.net/2009/09/25/shcomicscodeauthority/ Underground comic were the reason of the creation or original existence of furry art] (use of [http://www.sideroad.com/comics/column12.html funny animals] and "furry" characters [[W:American comic book|predates the underground era]] [[W:Funny animal|by many, many years]]: [[Pogo]], [[Animal Comics]], [[Atomic Mouse]], [[Taffy]], [[Funny Folks]], [[America'S Funniest Comics]], [[Walt Disney Comics]], [[Atomic Bunny]], [[Funny Animals (comic)]], [[Hoppy the Marvel Bunny]], etc), And that it was an excuse to circumvent the [[W:Comics Code Authority|Comics Code Authority]] (CCA) restrictions is quite a novel concept, and definitely wrong.

Quite verifiably wrong and debunkable. Any perusal of books and/or articles relating to the [[W:Comic_Code_Authority|Comic Code Authority]] findings and Underground comics does not bring up, or claim, this "historical" angle. That [[W:Character|furry characters]]/[[funny animal]]s were '''used''' in lieu of [[human]]s in underground media creation is well documented, but '''not''' the reason of the [[fandom]]'s art origin.

See also:

*The [[W:Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency|Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency]]
* The book [[W:Seduction of the Innocent|Seduction of the Innocent]] by [[W:Fredric Wertham|Fredric Wertham]]
* [[W:Underground comix|Underground comix]] (1982-present section)
* the [[Vootie|APA Vootie]] Wikifur article
* And specially the [[History|Furry fandom history]] articles here and on [[Wikipedia]] ([[W:Furry_fandom#History|the Furry fandom history]])

I don't know how user [[Astolpho]] came to this belief, but that section is in dire need of an actual, factual, historical rewrite - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 08:56, 12 July 2013 (EDT)

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== Cleanup? ==
Hello. What is needed on my article for the purposes of cleanup? Thanks! [[User:BlindWolf8|BlindWolf8]] 23:14, 13 August 2012 (EDT)

Brejar HowlynStar

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'''Brejar HowlynStar''' (also known as '''Howler''') is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], U.S.A.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/Brejar Brejar HowlynStar's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved August 5, 2011</ref> Her [[fursona]] is a [[wolf]].

Brejar is a staff member at [[Megaplex]]. She serves as a member of the security team.

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Anthro SouthEast

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Anthro SouthEast
| logo = [[File:AnthroSouthEast.jpg|225px|Anthro SouthEast logo]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://www.anthrose.com/
| status = Discontinued
| first = October 11-14, 2018
| final = October 25-27, 2019
| organizer =
| charity = Pet Placement Center
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
[[File:AnthroSouthEast2019.png|right|483px|Anthro SouthEast 2019]]
'''Anthro SouthEast''' ('''ASE''') was a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Chattanooga,_Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[W:Tennessee|Tennessee]], USA. The convention was originally held in the Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, which is connected to the Chattanooga Convention Center.<ref name ="ASE Hotel">[https://www.anthrose.com/hotel "Anthro SouthEast Chattanooga Marriott Downtown..."] Retrieved October 6, 2020.</ref>

==2018==
The first iteration was held from October 11-14, 2018 at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in [[W:Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. There were 605 attendees, along with $3,650 raised for their charity, Pet Placement Center.<ref name="2018numbers">[https://twitter.com/AnthroSouthEast/status/1051649562044243969 Anthro SouthEast on Twitter: "Number of attendees for our first year:605. More than we were anticipating. And we were able to raise $3,650 for our charity, Pet Placement Center ..."] posted October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.</ref>

==2019==
The second iteration was held from October 25 - 27, 2019 at the Chattanoogan Hotel. The convention's theme was "The Worlds Within" with [[Guest of Honor|GoH]] [[Skulldog]]. There were 1,004 attendees, and the convention raised $5K for their charity, Pet Placement Center.<ref name="2019numbers">[https://twitter.com/AnthroSouthEast/status/1188633499500187659 Anthro SouthEast on Twitter: "We ended our 2nd year with a whopping 1004 attendees and we raised $5k for our amazing charity, Pet Placement Center..."] posted October 27, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.</ref>

==2020==
The third iteration was planned to be held from October 30 - November 1, 2020 at the Chattanooga Convention Center and Marriott hotel with the theme "Furs In Black."
However, it was cancelled on July 21, 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name="2020Cancel">[https://twitter.com/AnthroSouthEast/status/1285674815714668548 Anthro SouthEast on Twitter: "You might have been expecting this, but it's still sad to announce: For the safety of our attendees, ASE2020 is postponed..."] posted on July 21, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.</ref> As of 2024, no further updates have been provided for the date or location of a future event.

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.anthrose.com/ AnthroSE.com] - official website
* [https://twitter.com/AnthroSouthEast Anthro SouthEast] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/anthrosoutheast Anthro SouthEast] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://t.me/AnthroSoutheast Anthro SouthEast] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram (software)|Telegram]]
* [https://discord.com/invite/AdCjyv9 Anthro SouthEast] on [[Wikipedia:Discord (software)|Discord]]

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Megaplex

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Megaplex
| othernames = Pawpet Megaplex (2002-2003)
| logo = [[File:Megaplex_Logo.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Megaplex logo
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]}}
| url = https://www.megaplexcon.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = 8-10 March 2002
| final =
| organizer = Florida United Furry Fandom, Inc. a 501(c)(3) charity (Previously Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc.)
| charity = Changes yearly
| resources = {{con resources}}
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'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. The latest edition, [[Megaplex 2022]], was held August 5-7, 2022 in [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]. The convention's slogan is ''Florida Sun, Furry Fun''.

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/about About Megaplex] (22 September 2010)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance.

Megaplex has featured musical performances by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]], [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five], [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Rhubarb the Bear]], stage performances including musicals [[Julie Bunny Must Die!]] and [[Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer]], and out-of-fandom honored guests including [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]] and [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]].

A variety of factors<ref name="candidcomments">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160914192746/http://megaplex.livejournal.com/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160913094941/http://megaplex.livejournal.com/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> had caused Megaplex's attendance to fluctuate in its first decade, though it has been steadily increasing since 2010. The 2023 event had 5,189 attendees, the highest to date.

== Early History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. Furry Spring Break was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and on short notice held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The convention supported the animal rescue C.A.R.E. Foundation, featuring a live animal presentation. The convention continued to support the same charity until 2023.

The convention moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort for its second and third years, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. In 2003 the convention had its first [[guest of honor]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]], and first of many musical guests, a capella group [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]]. In 2004 Megaplex officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name. '''Megaplex 3''' was the first year to make heavy use of the convention theme ("[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]", derived from the abbreviation of the convention name) with posters and hallway decor.

The convention upgraded to larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park, from 2005 to 2006, continuing to introduce new traditions such as a Saturday Night "Rocky Horror Picture Show" viewing complete with staff members as cast members.

== The Jacksonville Years ==
Due to rising hotel costs in Orlando, Megaplex was forced to move in 2007 and chose the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida where they remained through 2008. During this time Megaplex saw a drop in attendance which was expected due to the move.

== The Return to Orlando ==
Returning to the Orlando area, Megaplex was held at the Worldgate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida from 2009 to 2012, a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention was rescheduled from March to late July to achieve better costs and hotel rates, and to help space the event out from the growing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]. The con expanded its meeting space to include a larger Dealer's Den, an Artist Alley, and lounge area dubbed "The Lair."

From 2013 to 2015 Megaplex returned to Orlando proper and expanded into larger meeting space at the Marriott Orlando Airport hotel. The convention has increased its focus on quality main events and immersive theming. At the end of [[Megaplex XIV]] it was announced that the convention would be moving in 2016 to the Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South in Kissimmee to accommodate the convention's growth.

After only 1 year Megaplex had outgrown the Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South and at closing ceremonies of [[Megaplex XV]] announced that it would be moving to the Seaworld DoubleTree in Orlando, FL for [[Megaplex XVI]]. Megaplex had previously been held at this property for [[Megaplex 4]] and [[Megaplex 5]] when it was the Sheraton World Resort.

Megaplex remained at the Seaworld DoubleTree in Orlando, FL for [[Megaplex XVI]] and [[Megaplex XVII]]. While the new space was completed for use during the second year Megaplex's growth made it difficult to hold a 3rd year at this venue. It was announced at the end of [[Megaplex XVII]] that Megaplex would be moving to the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL.

In 2023, Megaplex moved to the [[Wikipedia:Hyatt Regency Orlando|Hyatt Regency]] on International Drive, Orlando FL. That year, a change in state law precipitated the convention becoming an 18+ event. <ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/node/64 STATEMENT ON STATE OF FLORIDA LEGISLATION] via Megaplex website. Dated May 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>

== Going Nonprofit ==
It was announced that Megaplex would be seeking 501(c)(3) status under the newly setup corporation Florida United Furry Fandom Inc. (FLUFF Inc.) at the end of closing ceremonies of [[Megaplex XVII]]. The new corporation was setup and all assets were transferred to the new Florida Nonprofit corporation. On May 18th, 2019 FLUFF Inc. received notice from the IRS that their 501(c)(3) status was approved.

== Innovations ==
Megaplex has introduced many ideas to augment the convention's programming and atmosphere:

* Pre-registered attendees can provide a personal avatar to appear on their convention badge.
* Megaplex was the first furry convention to introduce a convention fursuit mascot, Pounce the Panther, in 2008.
* Starting in 2012, Megaplex has created a commemorative poster celebrating each year's convention. One copy of the poster is offered for sale at the convention's charity auction.
* Collectible glassware was given to all attendees until 2019. A themed collectable item is still given to all attendees.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheDanteOxalis/status/441613535224008705 Twitter photo of a Megaplex mug found at a Goodwill store</ref>
* Megaplex offers high dollar member levels above Silver Sponsors, Gold Sponsor and Platinum Sponsor. Both receive all the perks of a Silver Sponsor level, plus special unique gifts each year such as engraved pocketwatches.
* Game show concepts have been introduced such as "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal," partly mirroring ''[[Wikipedia:Deal or No Deal|Deal or No Deal]]'', with fursuiters instead of models.
* The convention's main events have been streamed live online since 2005.
* An exclusive hospitality lounge with hot meals is provided to Silver Sponsor and higher level attendees. Due to new venue policies, hot foods have been substituted to pre-packaged foods.
* The convention has donated "con badge number 1" for the following year in the charity auction since 2010. This badge number is usually reserved for convention chairman. The auctioning of badge number 1 raised over $300 for charity in 2010.
* Hall prizes called "Achievements" are awarded to attendees who accomplish them at any point during the convention. Most achievements are typically kept secret until the time they are rewarded.
* Megaplex archives all of its past con books, artwork, badge imagery, photos and videos on-line, available for all individuals to view on its [https://archives.megaplexcon.org/ web site].

== Staff and organization ==
Florida United Furry Fandom, Inc. (FLUFF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation <ref>''[http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=FLORIDAUNITEDFURRYFANDOM%20N180000053410&aggregateId=domnp-n18000005341-1684e99f-170e-4856-a92b-e6b8d4fde360&searchTerm=Florida%20United%20Furry%20Fandom&listNameOrder=FLORIDAUNITEDFURRYFANDOM%20N180000053410]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. FLUFF was preceded by
Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx), a class C for-profit corporation which operated out of the State of Florida. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes.

On January 9th, 2022, it was announced that three FLUFF Inc. board members would depart, including chairman "Scooby", and president [[Yappy Slyfox]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1480367629973999616 Recent board Restructure] via [[Twitter]] posted January 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>

FLUFF, Inc.'s current president is [[Blitz Wolfang|Christopher “Blitz” Darling]] (also the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of Megaplex), and the secretary is [[Nyghtpanthyr|Daniel “Nyghtpanthyr” Deschand]].

As of 2024 the Board members are:<ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/about/who/ Megaplex - Who We Are] Accessed April 4, 2024.</ref>

* [[Blitz Wolfang|Christopher “Blitz” Darling]] - president and chairman
* [[Nyghtpanthyr|Daniel “Nyghtpanthyr” Deschand]] - secretary
* [[Vixy|Daysha “Vixy” Albano]]
* [[Allon|Steven “Allon” Rehbein]]
* [[Kismet|Roxanne “Kismet” Martinez]]
* [[Kedzie|Stephen “Kedzie” Stoltenberg]]
* [[Tanner_Wolf|Brandon “Tanner” Richmond]]

A listing of Megaplex staff and their roles, including former staff members, is available on the convention's website<ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/about/who/ Megaplex - Who We Are] Accessed August 13, 2022.</ref> and archives.<ref>[http://archives.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex History: Past Convention Archives]</ref>

== Mascot ==

Megaplex's mascot is Pounce the Panther, a [[W:Florida panther|Florida panther]] (an endangered subspecies of cougar).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150324051307/https://megaplexcon.org/index.php?q=about#pounce Megaplex website - About us, #Meet Pounce the Panther] on Megaplex website, archived 2015 March 24 at archive.org Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015 July 31.</ref> Pounce was introduced as the Megaplex fursuit mascot, in 2008 at '''Megaplex 7''', as Megapanther to match the comic book theme of that year's Megaplex. Pounce is seen at Megaplex in a costume that matches that year's theme.

== Charity ==

Mexaplex's charity from 2002-2023 was [https://www.thecarefoundation.org/home The CARE Foundation].

In May of 2023, Megaplex announced via Twitter that the CARE Foundation had obtained a baby African [[Serval (species)|serval]] named Pounce, after Megaplex's mascot, and that the animal would be "raised specifically to bring to the convention and other educational outings."<ref>[@MegaplexCon Twitter], archived May 21, 2023 at archive.org Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> Some furries questioned the ethics of this choice, particularly in regards to a captive-bred wild animal being purchased by CARE<ref>[https://twitter.com/TartiiCat/status/1662140557030748161 @TartiiCat on Twitter], posted May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> as opposed to a rescue<ref>[https://twitter.com/mareebirb/status/1662449616552448000 @Mareebirb on Twitter,] posted May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref>. This prompted further investigation into the credibility of CARE as an organization, with many furries calling for Megaplex to reconsider supporting CARE.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NaysPinClub/status/1659600333247594500 @NaysPinClub on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/YourGaynezz/status/1659683165898698752 @YourGaynezz on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ukakota/status/1659499479765057536 @ukakota on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> In response, Megaplex announced the end of their relationship with CARE, selection of a new animal welfare focused charity, and that the charity would change each year going forward.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1663289276547706881 @MegaplexCon on Twitter], posted and retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref>

On July 25, 2023 Megaplex announced their 2023 charity to be [http://thestreetdogcoalition.org The Street Dog Coalition] on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1683945400330321920?s=20 2023 Twitter Charity Announcement] posted July 25, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Guest Performers !! Attendance !! Parade count (day/night parades) !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''Pawpet Megaplex''' || 8-10 March 2002 || N/A || Ramada Resort and Convention Center || Orlando, FL || N/A || N/A || 126 || ? || $1,378.49 || Replaced Furry Spring Break
|-
| '''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' || 21-23 March 2003 || Hollywood || Sheraton Studio City Resort || Orlando, FL || [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]] || [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] || 197 || ? || ? ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 3''' || 19-21 March 2004 || "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]" || Sheraton Studio City Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]] || [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] || 357 || 23 || $2,500+ ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 4''' || 11-16 March 2005 || Road Trip || Sheraton World Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Wikipedia:John_Kennedy_(puppeteer)|John Kennedy]] || Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets || 387 || 32 || $2,210 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 5''' || 17-19 March 2006 || ...Teh Horror! || Sheraton World Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Brian Reynolds]] || 4:2:Five || 257 || 41 || $3,100.40 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 6''' || 2-4 March 2007 || Game Shows || Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront || Jacksonville, FL || [[Mike Kazaleh]] || ? || 185 || 31 || $2,825 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 7''' || 28-30 March 2008 || Comic Books: Heroes & Villains || Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront || Jacksonville, FL || [[Adam Wan]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 255 || 45 || $1,185 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 8''' || 24-26 July, 2009 || Toyland / Christmas in July || Radisson Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[BigBlueFox]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 425 || 80 || $1,500 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 9''' || 23-25 July, 2010 || Mad Science || Radisson Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 410 || 81 || $2,928 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 10''' || 29-31 July, 2011 || Retro Arcade || Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Chad Krueger]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 553 || 86 / 64 || $1,368 || Hotel name change
|-
| '''Megaplex XI''' || 27-29 July, 2012 || Steampunk: Turn Back The Gears || Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]]; Ron “Dreamfinder” Schneider || Julie Bunny Must Die! || 625 || 142 / 55 || $4,257 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XII''' || 26-28 July, 2013 || Rocking At The Hop || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Tirrel]] || Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer || 821 || 185 / 86 || $4,038 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIII''' || 25-27 July, 2014 || The Candy Factory || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[Mary Minch|Mary Mouse]], [[TaniDaReal]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]], [[Husky In Denial]], [[Pepper Coyote]] || 1,281 || 320 / 76 || $10,696.98 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIV''' || 31 July - 2 August, 2015 || Cops & Robbers || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[FableFire]], [[FizzOtter]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]] and [[Cosmik]], [[Husky In Denial]] || 1,472 || 359 / 82 || $8,260.23 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XV''' || 5-7 August, 2016 || British Invasion || Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South || Orlando, FL || [[Kenket]], [[Cosmic Wuffy]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]] and [[Cosmik]] || 1,860 || 449 / 150 || $8,467.86 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVI''' || 4-6 August, 2017 || Mega Quest: The Wrath of Con || Seaworld DoubleTree || Orlando, FL || [[Kodi (Canada)]], [[Rick Griffin]] || || 2,430 || N/A / 162 || $12,394.89 || Saturday parade cancelled due to weather
|-
| '''Megaplex XVII''' || 3-5 August, 2018 || The Furnesian Islands|| SeaWorld DoubleTree || Orlando, FL || [[Panda Paco]], [[Kyle McCarthy]] || || 2,602 || 468 / 68 || $10,849.88 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVIII''' || 9-11 August, 2019 || The Greatest Escape || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[JD Puppy]], [[SonicFox5000]] || || 3,615 || 617 / 138 || $40,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVIII½''' || 21-23 August, 2020 || Megaplex Online || Online || Online || N/A || || 571 || N/A || $10,079.73 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIX''' || 6-8 August, 2021 || All Aboard! || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[Kyell Gold]], [[Hyena Agenda]] || [[Alkali Bismuth]] || 2,889 || 669 / 179 || $50,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XX''' || 5-7 August, 2022 || Electric AvUwU || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[Illumi-Nation Cyberwear]], [[Lofi]] || N/A || 4,662 || 1,024 / 160 || $70,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XXI''' || 15-17 September, 2023 || Be Anything, Do Anything! || Hyatt Regency Orlando || Orlando, FL || [[Ash Coyote]], [[Bemani|Bemani Tiger]], [[WHSPRS]] || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Audio Vox Audio (formerly Toxic Audio)]'' || 5,189 || 900 / 332 || $88,000.00 ||
|}

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex] official site
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/MegaplexCon Megaplex: Furry Fun, Florida Sun] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon Megaplex] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/Megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Megaplex
| logo = [[File:Megaplex_Logo.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Megaplex logo
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]}}
| url = https://www.megaplexcon.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = 8-10 March 2002
| final =
| organizer = Florida United Furry Fandom, Inc. a 501(c)(3) charity (Previously Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc.)
| charity = Changes yearly
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Megaplex''' is a furry [[convention]] first held in March 2002 as '''[[Pawpet]] Megaplex'''. The latest edition, [[Megaplex 2022]], was held August 5-7, 2022 in [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]. The convention's slogan is ''Florida Sun, Furry Fun''.

Megaplex's stated goal is to provide "a celebration of interactive arts and performance, with a primary focus on [[anthropomorphic]]s and fantasy".<ref>[http://www.megaplexcon.org/about About Megaplex] (22 September 2010)</ref> Programming has focused on [[fursuit]]ing, [[puppet]]ry, improvisation, and other types of performance.

Megaplex has featured musical performances by [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]], [http://www.42five.com/ 4:2:Five], [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]], [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Rhubarb the Bear]], stage performances including musicals [[Julie Bunny Must Die!]] and [[Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer]], and out-of-fandom honored guests including [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]], [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]] and [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]].

A variety of factors<ref name="candidcomments">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160914192746/http://megaplex.livejournal.com/24878.html Some Candid Comments on Megaplex, from the Chair]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (24 December 2006)</ref><ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160913094941/http://megaplex.livejournal.com/35393.html Goodbye, 2007...Hello, 2008!]'' - [[Carl Fox]], {{lj-comm|megaplex}} (7 March 2007)</ref> had caused Megaplex's attendance to fluctuate in its first decade, though it has been steadily increasing since 2010. The 2023 event had 5,189 attendees, the highest to date.

== Early History ==
{{Megaplex}}
'''Pawpet Megaplex''' came into being as a replacement for [[Furry Spring Break]], which was held in 2001. Furry Spring Break was unable to secure hotel space for a second convention in 2002, and folded. In its stead, Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. was formed and on short notice held the first Pawpet Megaplex at the Ramada Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The convention supported the animal rescue C.A.R.E. Foundation, featuring a live animal presentation. The convention continued to support the same charity until 2023.

The convention moved to the movie-themed Sheraton Studio City Resort for its second and third years, closer to [http://www.universalorlando.com/ Universal Studios Florida]. In 2003 the convention had its first [[guest of honor]], [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]], and first of many musical guests, a capella group [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]]. In 2004 Megaplex officially dropped the "Pawpet" from the name. '''Megaplex 3''' was the first year to make heavy use of the convention theme ("[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]", derived from the abbreviation of the convention name) with posters and hallway decor.

The convention upgraded to larger quarters at the Sheraton World Resort, right next door to the [http://www.seaworld.com/ SeaWorld Orlando] theme park, from 2005 to 2006, continuing to introduce new traditions such as a Saturday Night "Rocky Horror Picture Show" viewing complete with staff members as cast members.

== The Jacksonville Years ==
Due to rising hotel costs in Orlando, Megaplex was forced to move in 2007 and chose the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida where they remained through 2008. During this time Megaplex saw a drop in attendance which was expected due to the move.

== The Return to Orlando ==
Returning to the Orlando area, Megaplex was held at the Worldgate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida from 2009 to 2012, a short distance from [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]]'s main gate. The convention was rescheduled from March to late July to achieve better costs and hotel rates, and to help space the event out from the growing [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]]. The con expanded its meeting space to include a larger Dealer's Den, an Artist Alley, and lounge area dubbed "The Lair."

From 2013 to 2015 Megaplex returned to Orlando proper and expanded into larger meeting space at the Marriott Orlando Airport hotel. The convention has increased its focus on quality main events and immersive theming. At the end of [[Megaplex XIV]] it was announced that the convention would be moving in 2016 to the Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South in Kissimmee to accommodate the convention's growth.

After only 1 year Megaplex had outgrown the Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South and at closing ceremonies of [[Megaplex XV]] announced that it would be moving to the Seaworld DoubleTree in Orlando, FL for [[Megaplex XVI]]. Megaplex had previously been held at this property for [[Megaplex 4]] and [[Megaplex 5]] when it was the Sheraton World Resort.

Megaplex remained at the Seaworld DoubleTree in Orlando, FL for [[Megaplex XVI]] and [[Megaplex XVII]]. While the new space was completed for use during the second year Megaplex's growth made it difficult to hold a 3rd year at this venue. It was announced at the end of [[Megaplex XVII]] that Megaplex would be moving to the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL.

In 2023, Megaplex moved to the [[Wikipedia:Hyatt Regency Orlando|Hyatt Regency]] on International Drive, Orlando FL. That year, a change in state law precipitated the convention becoming an 18+ event. <ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/node/64 STATEMENT ON STATE OF FLORIDA LEGISLATION] via Megaplex website. Dated May 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>

== Going Nonprofit ==
It was announced that Megaplex would be seeking 501(c)(3) status under the newly setup corporation Florida United Furry Fandom Inc. (FLUFF Inc.) at the end of closing ceremonies of [[Megaplex XVII]]. The new corporation was setup and all assets were transferred to the new Florida Nonprofit corporation. On May 18th, 2019 FLUFF Inc. received notice from the IRS that their 501(c)(3) status was approved.

== Innovations ==
Megaplex has introduced many ideas to augment the convention's programming and atmosphere:

* Pre-registered attendees can provide a personal avatar to appear on their convention badge.
* Megaplex was the first furry convention to introduce a convention fursuit mascot, Pounce the Panther, in 2008.
* Starting in 2012, Megaplex has created a commemorative poster celebrating each year's convention. One copy of the poster is offered for sale at the convention's charity auction.
* Collectible glassware was given to all attendees until 2019. A themed collectable item is still given to all attendees.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheDanteOxalis/status/441613535224008705 Twitter photo of a Megaplex mug found at a Goodwill store</ref>
* Megaplex offers high dollar member levels above Silver Sponsors, Gold Sponsor and Platinum Sponsor. Both receive all the perks of a Silver Sponsor level, plus special unique gifts each year such as engraved pocketwatches.
* Game show concepts have been introduced such as "Fursuit Deal or Big Deal," partly mirroring ''[[Wikipedia:Deal or No Deal|Deal or No Deal]]'', with fursuiters instead of models.
* The convention's main events have been streamed live online since 2005.
* An exclusive hospitality lounge with hot meals is provided to Silver Sponsor and higher level attendees. Due to new venue policies, hot foods have been substituted to pre-packaged foods.
* The convention has donated "con badge number 1" for the following year in the charity auction since 2010. This badge number is usually reserved for convention chairman. The auctioning of badge number 1 raised over $300 for charity in 2010.
* Hall prizes called "Achievements" are awarded to attendees who accomplish them at any point during the convention. Most achievements are typically kept secret until the time they are rewarded.
* Megaplex archives all of its past con books, artwork, badge imagery, photos and videos on-line, available for all individuals to view on its [https://archives.megaplexcon.org/ web site].

== Staff and organization ==
Florida United Furry Fandom, Inc. (FLUFF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation <ref>''[http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=FLORIDAUNITEDFURRYFANDOM%20N180000053410&aggregateId=domnp-n18000005341-1684e99f-170e-4856-a92b-e6b8d4fde360&searchTerm=Florida%20United%20Furry%20Fandom&listNameOrder=FLORIDAUNITEDFURRYFANDOM%20N180000053410]'' - Florida Department of State</ref>. FLUFF was preceded by
Pawpet Live Experiences, Inc. (PLEx), a class C for-profit corporation which operated out of the State of Florida. PLEx, Inc. was incorporated in January 2002, a mere two months before putting on Pawpet Megaplex 1, and went the faster route of incorporating under the less stringent for-profit statutes.

On January 9th, 2022, it was announced that three FLUFF Inc. board members would depart, including chairman "Scooby", and president [[Yappy Slyfox]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1480367629973999616 Recent board Restructure] via [[Twitter]] posted January 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>

FLUFF, Inc.'s current president is [[Blitz Wolfang|Christopher “Blitz” Darling]] (also the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of Megaplex), and the secretary is [[Nyghtpanthyr|Daniel “Nyghtpanthyr” Deschand]].

As of 2024 the Board members are:<ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/about/who/ Megaplex - Who We Are] Accessed April 4, 2024.</ref>

* [[Blitz Wolfang|Christopher “Blitz” Darling]] - president and chairman
* [[Nyghtpanthyr|Daniel “Nyghtpanthyr” Deschand]] - secretary
* [[Vixy|Daysha “Vixy” Albano]]
* [[Allon|Steven “Allon” Rehbein]]
* [[Kismet|Roxanne “Kismet” Martinez]]
* [[Kedzie|Stephen “Kedzie” Stoltenberg]]
* [[Tanner_Wolf|Brandon “Tanner” Richmond]]

A listing of Megaplex staff and their roles, including former staff members, is available on the convention's website<ref>[https://www.megaplexcon.org/about/who/ Megaplex - Who We Are] Accessed August 13, 2022.</ref> and archives.<ref>[http://archives.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex History: Past Convention Archives]</ref>

== Mascot ==

Megaplex's mascot is Pounce the Panther, a [[W:Florida panther|Florida panther]] (an endangered subspecies of cougar).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150324051307/https://megaplexcon.org/index.php?q=about#pounce Megaplex website - About us, #Meet Pounce the Panther] on Megaplex website, archived 2015 March 24 at archive.org Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015 July 31.</ref> Pounce was introduced as the Megaplex fursuit mascot, in 2008 at '''Megaplex 7''', as Megapanther to match the comic book theme of that year's Megaplex. Pounce is seen at Megaplex in a costume that matches that year's theme.

== Charity ==

Mexaplex's charity from 2002-2023 was [https://www.thecarefoundation.org/home The CARE Foundation].

In May of 2023, Megaplex announced via Twitter that the CARE Foundation had obtained a baby African [[Serval (species)|serval]] named Pounce, after Megaplex's mascot, and that the animal would be "raised specifically to bring to the convention and other educational outings."<ref>[@MegaplexCon Twitter], archived May 21, 2023 at archive.org Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> Some furries questioned the ethics of this choice, particularly in regards to a captive-bred wild animal being purchased by CARE<ref>[https://twitter.com/TartiiCat/status/1662140557030748161 @TartiiCat on Twitter], posted May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> as opposed to a rescue<ref>[https://twitter.com/mareebirb/status/1662449616552448000 @Mareebirb on Twitter,] posted May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref>. This prompted further investigation into the credibility of CARE as an organization, with many furries calling for Megaplex to reconsider supporting CARE.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NaysPinClub/status/1659600333247594500 @NaysPinClub on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/YourGaynezz/status/1659683165898698752 @YourGaynezz on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ukakota/status/1659499479765057536 @ukakota on Twitter], posted May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref> In response, Megaplex announced the end of their relationship with CARE, selection of a new animal welfare focused charity, and that the charity would change each year going forward.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1663289276547706881 @MegaplexCon on Twitter], posted and retrieved May 29, 2023.</ref>

On July 25, 2023 Megaplex announced their 2023 charity to be [http://thestreetdogcoalition.org The Street Dog Coalition] on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1683945400330321920?s=20 2023 Twitter Charity Announcement] posted July 25, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Guest Performers !! Attendance !! Parade count (day/night parades) !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''Pawpet Megaplex''' || 8-10 March 2002 || N/A || Ramada Resort and Convention Center || Orlando, FL || N/A || N/A || 126 || ? || $1,378.49 || Replaced Furry Spring Break
|-
| '''Pawpet Megaplex 2''' || 21-23 March 2003 || Hollywood || Sheraton Studio City Resort || Orlando, FL || [[SueDeer|Susan Rankin]] || [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] || 197 || ? || ? ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 3''' || 19-21 March 2004 || "[[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]]" || Sheraton Studio City Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Wikipedia:Trace Beaulieu|Trace Beaulieu]] || [[Wikipedia:Toxic_Audio|Toxic Audio]] || 357 || 23 || $2,500+ ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 4''' || 11-16 March 2005 || Road Trip || Sheraton World Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Wikipedia:John_Kennedy_(puppeteer)|John Kennedy]] || Orlando's Potpourri of Puppets || 387 || 32 || $2,210 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 5''' || 17-19 March 2006 || ...Teh Horror! || Sheraton World Resort || Orlando, FL || [[Brian Reynolds]] || 4:2:Five || 257 || 41 || $3,100.40 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 6''' || 2-4 March 2007 || Game Shows || Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront || Jacksonville, FL || [[Mike Kazaleh]] || ? || 185 || 31 || $2,825 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 7''' || 28-30 March 2008 || Comic Books: Heroes & Villains || Wyndham Jacksonville Riverfront || Jacksonville, FL || [[Adam Wan]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 255 || 45 || $1,185 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 8''' || 24-26 July, 2009 || Toyland / Christmas in July || Radisson Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[BigBlueFox]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 425 || 80 || $1,500 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 9''' || 23-25 July, 2010 || Mad Science || Radisson Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Wikipedia:Paul Zaloom|Paul Zaloom]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 410 || 81 || $2,928 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex 10''' || 29-31 July, 2011 || Retro Arcade || Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Chad Krueger]] || [[Hali|Matthew Ebel]] || 553 || 86 / 64 || $1,368 || Hotel name change
|-
| '''Megaplex XI''' || 27-29 July, 2012 || Steampunk: Turn Back The Gears || Worldgate Resort || Kissimmee, FL || [[Wikipedia:Noel MacNeal|Noel MacNeal]]; Ron “Dreamfinder” Schneider || Julie Bunny Must Die! || 625 || 142 / 55 || $4,257 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XII''' || 26-28 July, 2013 || Rocking At The Hop || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Tirrel]] || Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer || 821 || 185 / 86 || $4,038 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIII''' || 25-27 July, 2014 || The Candy Factory || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[Mary Minch|Mary Mouse]], [[TaniDaReal]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]], [[Husky In Denial]], [[Pepper Coyote]] || 1,281 || 320 / 76 || $10,696.98 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIV''' || 31 July - 2 August, 2015 || Cops & Robbers || Marriott Orlando Airport || Orlando, FL || [[FableFire]], [[FizzOtter]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]] and [[Cosmik]], [[Husky In Denial]] || 1,472 || 359 / 82 || $8,260.23 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XV''' || 5-7 August, 2016 || British Invasion || Embassy Suites - Lake Buena Vista South || Orlando, FL || [[Kenket]], [[Cosmic Wuffy]] || [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], [[Rhubarb the Bear]] and [[Cosmik]] || 1,860 || 449 / 150 || $8,467.86 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVI''' || 4-6 August, 2017 || Mega Quest: The Wrath of Con || Seaworld DoubleTree || Orlando, FL || [[Kodi (Canada)]], [[Rick Griffin]] || || 2,430 || N/A / 162 || $12,394.89 || Saturday parade cancelled due to weather
|-
| '''Megaplex XVII''' || 3-5 August, 2018 || The Furnesian Islands|| SeaWorld DoubleTree || Orlando, FL || [[Panda Paco]], [[Kyle McCarthy]] || || 2,602 || 468 / 68 || $10,849.88 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVIII''' || 9-11 August, 2019 || The Greatest Escape || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[JD Puppy]], [[SonicFox5000]] || || 3,615 || 617 / 138 || $40,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XVIII½''' || 21-23 August, 2020 || Megaplex Online || Online || Online || N/A || || 571 || N/A || $10,079.73 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XIX''' || 6-8 August, 2021 || All Aboard! || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[Kyell Gold]], [[Hyena Agenda]] || [[Alkali Bismuth]] || 2,889 || 669 / 179 || $50,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XX''' || 5-7 August, 2022 || Electric AvUwU || Caribe Royale || Orlando, FL || [[Illumi-Nation Cyberwear]], [[Lofi]] || N/A || 4,662 || 1,024 / 160 || $70,000.00 ||
|-
| '''Megaplex XXI''' || 15-17 September, 2023 || Be Anything, Do Anything! || Hyatt Regency Orlando || Orlando, FL || [[Ash Coyote]], [[Bemani|Bemani Tiger]], [[WHSPRS]] || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Audio Vox Audio (formerly Toxic Audio)]'' || 5,189 || 900 / 332 || $88,000.00 ||
|}

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://www.megaplexcon.org/ Megaplex] official site
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/MegaplexCon Megaplex: Furry Fun, Florida Sun] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon Megaplex] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/Megaplexcon Megaplex] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://community.livejournal.com/megaplex/ Megaplex] on [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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User:JohnWallaby

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Furry Weekend Atlanta

2024-04-04T21:25:41Z

JohnWallaby: /* Charities */ FWA charity is now LNFY

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|name = Furry Weekend Atlanta
|othernames = FWA
|logo = [[Image:Furry_Weekend_Atlanta.png|150px]]
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Wikipedia:Georgia|Georgia]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://furryweekend.com
|status = Ongoing
|first = February 13-15, 2004
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.]]
|charity = [http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary] (2004-2006), 
[https://www.conservatorscenter.org/ Conservator's Center, Inc.] (2007-2023) [https://www.lnfy.org/ Lost-n-Found Youth] (Present<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/our-charity/ Our Charity] from FWA website. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>)
|resources = {{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
}}
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta''', often abbreviated simply as '''FWA''', is a regional [[furry convention]] held in [[W:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.

==History==

Furry Weekend Atlanta was the logical outgrowth of furry gathering held for years in Atlanta at the homes of various furs. Over the years, as more and more furs showed up in the metro Atlanta area, the gatherings became larger and larger. The idea of holding a furry convention was raised by several members of the Atlanta furry family, first in 2001 when nothing became of it, and then again in 2003. As a result of several planning sessions held in August of 2003, a concrete plan emerged to hold a convention in February of 2004. The name was chosen echoes that of [[W:Anime Weekend Atlanta|Anime Weekend Atlanta]].

Although the convention originally was held around [[W:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]], often with a similar theme (represented in the conbook and on the con shirt), the con was rescheduled to a mid-March timeframe in 2009.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/furryweekend/195282.html Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009: The Official Announcement] by [[Kiran Lightpaw]].</ref> As of May 2023, it is the [[List of conventions by attendance|2nd largest furry convention]].

==Organization==

Furry Weekend Atlanta is produced by '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''', a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Georgia. Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., in turn, is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating the yearly convention and promoting the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

In addition to operating the convention, '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''' also maintains [[Georgia Furs]], and works to organize the Georgia furry population for entertainment and service.

''Furry Weekend Atlanta'' became a federally registered trademark on 2 December 2008.<ref>''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77413227 Furry Weekend Atlanta]'' - [[Wikipedia:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office|USPTO]] (sn: 77413227, rn: 3539798)</ref>

===Executive Committee===

The current Executive Committee of Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. consists of:

* [[Ranan Fox]], Chairman/CEO.

===Staff===

At the end of every convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta showcases its staffing ranks for the next convention season in a meeting held usually following closing ceremonies. Prospective applicants will be able to find out a little about the "behind the scenes" work of the convention and will be informed how to fill out the application online.

==Charities==

From 2005 to 2006, Furry Weekend Atlanta's official [[charity]] was the [http://www.thewildlifesanctuary.com/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary].

The official charity for 2007 through 2013 was [http://www.animalparknc.org/ Animal Park at the Conservators Center], a nonprofit organization working to reconnect people with wildlife.

On February 19, 2024, the convention announced that [https://www.lnfy.org/ Lost-n-Found Youth] would become their new charity partner.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1759696013055455558 Post by @FurryWeekend] on [[Twitter]]. Dated February 19, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>

== Mascots ==

FWA's mascots are a [[fennec fox]] and a [[rabbit]].{{cn}}

== Information by year<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/history/ Furry Weekend Atlanta's History - Past Conventions]. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''FWA 2004''' || February 13-15 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Latin Vixen || 270 || almost $2000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2005''' || February 11-13 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Jessie T. Wolf, Fel || 500 || almost $3,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2006''' || February 17-19 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Bill Holbrook, Matt Burt || 563 || almost $4,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2007''' || February 16-18 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Strider Orion, Daria McGrain || 762 || almost $4000 || hotel closed<ref>[https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/crews-to-demolish-14-story-former-hotel-by-implosion Hartsfield-Jackson implodes 14-story former Sheraton hotel tower] from WAGA-TV Atlanta. Dated September 6, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2008''' || February 15-17 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Tilt Longtail, Bonk || 1,046 || $5,001 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2009''' || March 19-22 || On Safari || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Matthew Ebel, Lizardbeth || 1,371 || $5,054 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2010''' || March 25-28 || Carnaval! || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Kami Cheetah || 1,564 || over $4,600 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2011''' || March 17-21 || Furries in Wonderland || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Lacy, CloudPouncer, Zhivago || 1,621 || over $8,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2012''' || March 15-19 || Furries at the Moulin Rouge || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Kyell Gold, Rukis || 1,902 || over $18,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2013''' || March 14-17 || Still in Love || [[Wikipedia:Westin_Peachtree_Plaza_Hotel|Westin Peachtree Plaza]] || Atlanta, GA || Jimmy Chin, Hibbary || 2,396 || over $18,400 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2014''' || March 20-23 || Furry University || Westin Peachtree Plaza || Atlanta, GA || Louvelex || 2,488 || $20,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2015''' || April 9-12 || Shangri La: The Furgotten Orient || [[Wikipedia:Atlanta_Marriott_Marquis|Atlanta Marriott Marquis]] || Atlanta, GA || Princess Rei, Silverfox5213 || 3,252 || $28,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2016''' || March 31-April 3 || Camp Furry Weekend || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Demicoeur || 3,431 || $28,922 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2017''' || April 6-9 || Game On! || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Chibi-Marrow, Syber || 4,274 || $35,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2018''' || April 5-8 || Galactic Gunslingers || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Strype, Kazul || 5,193 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2019''' || May 9-13 || Pirates || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Caraid, Sean Chiplock || 5,645 || $50,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2020''' || May 7-11 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Marc Knelsen/El Ranno || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1239741984895643649?s=20 Tweet] dated March 16, 2020 retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2021''' || May 6-10 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || — || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/2021-announcement ''2021 Announcement''] post on [[FWA]]'s website. Retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2022''' || May 5-8 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || El Ranno || 7,212 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2023''' || May 11-14 || The Lost City || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, [[Wikipedia:Hyatt_Regency_Atlanta|Hyatt Regency Atlanta]] || Atlanta, GA || Jacato || 10,328 || $100,000 || *FastestFurs donated an additional $8,369 <ref>[https://twitter.com/fastestfurs/status/1657607519601152000] </ref> and FWA donated a $10,000 match to HRT Access Fund.
|-
| '''FWA 2024''' || May 9-12 || Furry University 2 || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Hyatt Regency Atlanta || Atlanta, GA || Wicked Insigna || — || — ||
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

* [https://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] official website.
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/furryweekend/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.livejournal.com/community/furryweekend Furry Weekend Atlanta Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/furryweekend/videos Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@FWA Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Mastodon]]

* {{con resources}}
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Furry Weekend Atlanta 2019

2024-04-04T21:04:26Z

JohnWallaby: WP link for hotel

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{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta 2019''' was the sixteenth iteration of [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], and was scheduled for May 9-13, 2019,<ref name="website">[http://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta 2019 website]. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> at the [[w:Atlanta_Marriott_Marquis|Atlanta Marriott Marquis]] in downtown [[w:Atlanta|Atlanta]], Georgia, USA.<ref name="website"/>

The [[convention]]'s theme was "Pirates".<ref name="website"/> The [[Guest of Honor]] was [[Caraid]].<ref name="website"/>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furryweekend.com/ FWA website]
*{{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta|Furry Weekend Atlanta 2019}}

{{future-con-stub}}
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:2019 events]]

Furry Weekend Atlanta 2015

2024-04-04T21:01:06Z

JohnWallaby: WP link for hotel

[[File:FurryWeekendAtlanta2015Logo.jpg|right|300px]]
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta 2015''' was the twelfth iteration of [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], and was held over April 9-12, 2015,<ref name="Tweet1">[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/447864749645369344 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta account on [[Twitter]]. Dated March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta_Marriott_Marquis|Atlanta Marriott Marquis]] hotel.<ref name="Tweet1"/>

The [[convention]]'s theme was "[[w:Shangri-La|Shangri La]]: Fur-gotten Orient",<ref name="Tweet1"/> and the [[guests of honor]] were [[Princess Rei]]<ref name="AfterConReport">[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5618787/ "After con report"] - posting on the Furry Weekend Atlanta journal on [[Fur Affinity]]. Dated March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.</ref> and [[Silverfox5213]].<ref name="AfterConReport"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/Odin36519/status/448458715784835072 Tweet] on Odin36518's account on Twitter. Dated March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.</ref>

Furry Weekend Atlanta 2015 saw 3,252 attendees,<ref name="2015stats">[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/587405604156674048 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta account on Twitter. Dated April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.</ref> including "more than 700" [[fursuiter]]s.<ref name="2015stats"/> $28,000 was raised for the convention [[charity]], the Conservators' Center.<ref name="2015stats"/>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furryweekend.com/ FWA website]

*{{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta|Furry Weekend Atlanta 2015}}

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Furry Weekend Atlanta 2014

2024-04-04T20:59:31Z

JohnWallaby: WP link for hotel

[[File:FurryWeekendAtlanta2014Logo.jpg|right|200px]]
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta 2014''' was the eleventh iteration of [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] and took place over March 20-23, 2014,<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/335463527974326272 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta [[Twitter]] account. Dated May 17, 2013 Retrieved May 31, 2013.</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:Westin_Peachtree_Plaza_Hotel|Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel]].<ref>[http://www.furryweekend.com/hotel/ Hotel] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta website. Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref>

The theme was "Furry [[Wikipedia:University|University]]",<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/313403779745738752 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta Twitter account. Dated March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.</ref> and the [[Guest of Honour]] was [[Louvelex]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/314395808659292160 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta Twitter account. Dated March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.</ref>

The [[convention]] had 2,488 attendees and "approximately 415" [[fursuiter]]s.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/447864144407306241 Tweet] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta Twitter account. Dated March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.</ref> "7,000+" people watched the Fursuit Dance competition online,<ref name="Aftercon"/> and $20,000 was raised for the convention's [[charity]], Conservator’s Center.<ref name="Aftercon">[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5618787/ "After con report"] - posting on the Furry Weekend Atlanta journal on [[Fur Affinity]]. Dated March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.</ref>

Fursuit dance competition winners:
* singles: [[Flinch]] (1st place), [[Atsu Fawx]] (2nd place), Skrat Hatchi (3rd place)
* group: [[Furternity]] (1st place), [[OMGSparky|Sparky]] and [[Rei Meerkat]] (in Step fursuit) (2nd place), [[Tylan Fusky]] (in Ty(lan) fursuit) and [[Zoomba]][http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zoomba] (3rd place)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sowQ6FiZ3ds&t=1h23m35s FWA2014 Fursuit Dance Competition - FULL - Furry Weekend Atlanta] starting 1hour 23minutes 35seconds into the video. Retrieved 2015 August 23.]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furryweekend.com/ FWA website]

*{{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta|Furry Weekend Atlanta 2014}}

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Furry Weekend Atlanta 2013

2024-04-04T20:57:40Z

JohnWallaby: WP link to hotel

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{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta 2013''' (FWA 2013) was the tenth iteration of [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]], which took place from March 14-17, 2013. The theme was "Still in Love",<ref>[http://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] website. Retrieved March 20, 2012</ref> and the [[Guests of Honor|GoH]] were [[Jimmy Chin]] and [[Hibbary]].<ref>[http://www.furryweekend.com/guests-of-honor/ 2013 Guests of Honor] on the Furry Weekend Atlanta website. Retrieved February 20, 2013</ref>

This year, the convention moved to the [[Wikipedia:Westin_Peachtree_Plaza_Hotel|Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel]]; due to the sheer number of floors, which had 69 (not including the spinning SunDial restaurant on the 70th), the convention was dubbed "ElevatorCon" by some attendees<ref>[https://www.sofurry.com/view/564146]</ref>. Official attendance was 2,396<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl/status/313400004758876161 Tweet] on the FWA [[Twitter]] account. Dated March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013</ref>, and over $18.4K was raised for Conservators' Center Inc.<ref>[http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/200/200369353/200369353_201306_990EZ.pdf?_ga=1.261472590.296674917.1452790660 Furry Weekend Atlanta Form 990-EZ] ([http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm description]) from [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ Foundation Center]</ref>

The 2013 fursuit parade featured a three-person honor guard of EMTs, led by a fursuiter holding a U.S. flag, which held a picture of the late [[Lemonade Coyote|Timothy McCormick]], who was one of two EMT victims of a crash a month earlier.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furryweekend.com/ FWA website]

*{{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta|Furry Weekend Atlanta 2013}}

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TILT Longtail

2024-04-04T20:40:30Z

JohnWallaby: Add links to his YouTube & FA pages

[[Image:AC 2007 Greifer.JPG|right|thumb|'''Greifer''' at [[Anthrocon 2007]]]][[Image:Tilt FCN 2009.jpg|right|thumb|'''Greifer''' at [[Furry Connection North 2009]]]]'''TILT Longtail''' is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Polk County, Florida|Polk County, Florida]], United States. His [[fursona]], '''Wilson T. Longtail''', is a [[cheetah]].

==History==
In the late 1980s, TILT became interested in [[cartoons]] and [[mascot]] characters<ref>[http://www.frontiernet.net/~tiltlongtail/index.html TILT's biography], on his homepages. Retrieved June 21st, 2009</ref>, and in 1992 he got his first job as a mascot at [[Wikipedia:Universal Studios|Universal Studios]], Florida. There, he would eventually act as such characters as [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Kermit the Frog]], and [[Animaniacs|Yakko Warner]].<ref>[http://www.frontiernet.net/~tiltlongtail/mascot2.html Characters TILT has played], on his homepages. Retrieved June 21st, 2009</ref>

In 1999, TILT began building his own costumes for Halloween parties, and at a 2002 party met [[Latin Vixen]] and [[Draconis]], where he first heard of the [[furry fandom]].

Being misinformed by a [[non-furry]] that the fandom was some kind of "kinky internet animal sexual fetish group", TILT avoided furries until Spring 2004, when he got his first computer. Looking up Latin Vixen's [[Mixed Candy]] website, he learnt about furries and [[fursuits]], and was astonished to find there were others just as interested in [[anthropomorphic]] characters as he was.

TILT decided to build his own fursuit, and was (re-) introduced to local furries at a Halloween party hosted by [[Wildwolf]].

In February 2005, TILT attended his first [[furry convention]] ([[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2005]]), and he has since attended several others. During [[Anthrocon 2007]] he was mentioned in the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' article "[[Anthrocons convention turns city into 'real zoo']]".

He was a [[guest of honor]] at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008]], [[FurFright 2009]] (with [[Tod Wills]]), and [[Motor City Furry Con 2015]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150324044647/https://motorcityfurrycon.org/goh/ "Guests of Honor"] on the [[Motor City Furry Con 2015]] website. (Archive on archive.org, dated March 24, 2015.) Retrieved August 26, 2015.</ref>

==Fursuits==
TILT has three fursuits:<ref>[http://www.frontiernet.net/~tiltlongtail/fursuit.html TILT's Fursuits], on his homepages. Retrieved June 21st, 2009</ref>
* '''Wilson T. Longtail''': a costume of TILT's fursona. Wilson was constructed in September-October 2004, and was inspired by [[Wikipedia:Cheetos|Chester Cheetah]] and [[Wikipedia:Marsupilami|Marsupilami]].
* '''Stormy Raccoon''': Originally called '''Jugular Raccoon''', this [[raccoon]] character was built to torment [[Jugular Jaguar]] during [[Midwest FurFest 2005]] for his perceived victimization of raccoons. He was later renamed Stormy as he was built during [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Wilma|Hurricane Wilma]].
* '''Greifer''': a [[red fox]]. Greifer was originally designed by [[Rotekatze]] and built by [[Jax]]. TILT first saw this fursuit at Furry Weekend Atlanta 2005, and in early 2006 was able to acquire it himself when it was auctioned online. Greifer is a German auto-mechanic and welder, and usually wears welding goggles.
* '''Brer Fox''': A disney-esque character with his own fur body and from the Swamp this nickname called "Brer Fox's Swamp"
==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://tilt-longtail.livejournal.com/ ''The Wacky World of TILT''] - TILT's [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TiltLongtail Tilt Longtail] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/tiltlongtail Tilt Longtail] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Furry Weekend Atlanta

2024-04-04T20:30:36Z

JohnWallaby: /* Information by year */ Add cite for Sheraton Atlanta closure

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|first = February 13-15, 2004
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|charity = [http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary] (2004-2006), 
[https://www.conservatorscenter.org/ Conservator's Center, Inc.] (2007-2023) [https://www.lnfy.org/ Lost-n-Found Youth] (Present<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/our-charity/ Our Charity] from FWA website. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>)
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}}
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta''', often abbreviated simply as '''FWA''', is a regional [[furry convention]] held in [[W:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.

==History==

Furry Weekend Atlanta was the logical outgrowth of furry gathering held for years in Atlanta at the homes of various furs. Over the years, as more and more furs showed up in the metro Atlanta area, the gatherings became larger and larger. The idea of holding a furry convention was raised by several members of the Atlanta furry family, first in 2001 when nothing became of it, and then again in 2003. As a result of several planning sessions held in August of 2003, a concrete plan emerged to hold a convention in February of 2004. The name was chosen echoes that of [[W:Anime Weekend Atlanta|Anime Weekend Atlanta]].

Although the convention originally was held around [[W:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]], often with a similar theme (represented in the conbook and on the con shirt), the con was rescheduled to a mid-March timeframe in 2009.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/furryweekend/195282.html Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009: The Official Announcement] by [[Kiran Lightpaw]].</ref> As of May 2023, it is the [[List of conventions by attendance|2nd largest furry convention]].

==Organization==

Furry Weekend Atlanta is produced by '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''', a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Georgia. Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., in turn, is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating the yearly convention and promoting the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

In addition to operating the convention, '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''' also maintains [[Georgia Furs]], and works to organize the Georgia furry population for entertainment and service.

''Furry Weekend Atlanta'' became a federally registered trademark on 2 December 2008.<ref>''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77413227 Furry Weekend Atlanta]'' - [[Wikipedia:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office|USPTO]] (sn: 77413227, rn: 3539798)</ref>

===Executive Committee===

The current Executive Committee of Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. consists of:

* [[Ranan Fox]], Chairman/CEO.

===Staff===

At the end of every convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta showcases its staffing ranks for the next convention season in a meeting held usually following closing ceremonies. Prospective applicants will be able to find out a little about the "behind the scenes" work of the convention and will be informed how to fill out the application online.

==Charities==

From 2005 to 2006, Furry Weekend Atlanta's official [[charity]] was the [http://www.thewildlifesanctuary.com/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary].

The official charity for 2007 through the present is [http://www.animalparknc.org/ Animal Park at the Conservators Center], a nonprofit organization working to reconnect people with wildlife.

== Mascots ==

FWA's mascots are a [[fennec fox]] and a [[rabbit]].{{cn}}

== Information by year<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/history/ Furry Weekend Atlanta's History - Past Conventions]. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''FWA 2004''' || February 13-15 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Latin Vixen || 270 || almost $2000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2005''' || February 11-13 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Jessie T. Wolf, Fel || 500 || almost $3,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2006''' || February 17-19 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Bill Holbrook, Matt Burt || 563 || almost $4,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2007''' || February 16-18 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Strider Orion, Daria McGrain || 762 || almost $4000 || hotel closed<ref>[https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/crews-to-demolish-14-story-former-hotel-by-implosion Hartsfield-Jackson implodes 14-story former Sheraton hotel tower] from WAGA-TV Atlanta. Dated September 6, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2008''' || February 15-17 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Tilt Longtail, Bonk || 1,046 || $5,001 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2009''' || March 19-22 || On Safari || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Matthew Ebel, Lizardbeth || 1,371 || $5,054 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2010''' || March 25-28 || Carnaval! || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Kami Cheetah || 1,564 || over $4,600 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2011''' || March 17-21 || Furries in Wonderland || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Lacy, CloudPouncer, Zhivago || 1,621 || over $8,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2012''' || March 15-19 || Furries at the Moulin Rouge || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Kyell Gold, Rukis || 1,902 || over $18,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2013''' || March 14-17 || Still in Love || [[Wikipedia:Westin_Peachtree_Plaza_Hotel|Westin Peachtree Plaza]] || Atlanta, GA || Jimmy Chin, Hibbary || 2,396 || over $18,400 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2014''' || March 20-23 || Furry University || Westin Peachtree Plaza || Atlanta, GA || Louvelex || 2,488 || $20,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2015''' || April 9-12 || Shangri La: The Furgotten Orient || [[Wikipedia:Atlanta_Marriott_Marquis|Atlanta Marriott Marquis]] || Atlanta, GA || Princess Rei, Silverfox5213 || 3,252 || $28,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2016''' || March 31-April 3 || Camp Furry Weekend || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Demicoeur || 3,431 || $28,922 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2017''' || April 6-9 || Game On! || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Chibi-Marrow, Syber || 4,274 || $35,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2018''' || April 5-8 || Galactic Gunslingers || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Strype, Kazul || 5,193 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2019''' || May 9-13 || Pirates || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Caraid, Sean Chiplock || 5,645 || $50,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2020''' || May 7-11 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Marc Knelsen/El Ranno || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1239741984895643649?s=20 Tweet] dated March 16, 2020 retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2021''' || May 6-10 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || — || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/2021-announcement ''2021 Announcement''] post on [[FWA]]'s website. Retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2022''' || May 5-8 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || El Ranno || 7,212 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2023''' || May 11-14 || The Lost City || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, [[Wikipedia:Hyatt_Regency_Atlanta|Hyatt Regency Atlanta]] || Atlanta, GA || Jacato || 10,328 || $100,000 || *FastestFurs donated an additional $8,369 <ref>[https://twitter.com/fastestfurs/status/1657607519601152000] </ref> and FWA donated a $10,000 match to HRT Access Fund.
|-
| '''FWA 2024''' || May 9-12 || Furry University 2 || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Hyatt Regency Atlanta || Atlanta, GA || Wicked Insigna || — || — ||
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

* [https://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] official website.
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/furryweekend/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.livejournal.com/community/furryweekend Furry Weekend Atlanta Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/furryweekend/videos Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@FWA Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Mastodon]]

* {{con resources}}
{{Conventions}}
[[category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:2004 births]]
{{Featured article}}

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|name = Furry Weekend Atlanta
|othernames = FWA
|logo = [[Image:Furry_Weekend_Atlanta.png|150px]]
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Wikipedia:Georgia|Georgia]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://furryweekend.com
|status = Ongoing
|first = February 13-15, 2004
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.]]
|charity = [http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary] (2004-2006), 
[https://www.conservatorscenter.org/ Conservator's Center, Inc.] (2007-2023) [https://www.lnfy.org/ Lost-n-Found Youth] (Present<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/our-charity/ Our Charity] from FWA website. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>)
|resources = {{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
}}
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta''', often abbreviated simply as '''FWA''', is a regional [[furry convention]] held in [[W:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.

==History==

Furry Weekend Atlanta was the logical outgrowth of furry gathering held for years in Atlanta at the homes of various furs. Over the years, as more and more furs showed up in the metro Atlanta area, the gatherings became larger and larger. The idea of holding a furry convention was raised by several members of the Atlanta furry family, first in 2001 when nothing became of it, and then again in 2003. As a result of several planning sessions held in August of 2003, a concrete plan emerged to hold a convention in February of 2004. The name was chosen echoes that of [[W:Anime Weekend Atlanta|Anime Weekend Atlanta]].

Although the convention originally was held around [[W:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]], often with a similar theme (represented in the conbook and on the con shirt), the con was rescheduled to a mid-March timeframe in 2009.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/furryweekend/195282.html Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009: The Official Announcement] by [[Kiran Lightpaw]].</ref> As of May 2023, it is the [[List of conventions by attendance|2nd largest furry convention]].

==Organization==

Furry Weekend Atlanta is produced by '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''', a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Georgia. Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., in turn, is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating the yearly convention and promoting the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

In addition to operating the convention, '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''' also maintains [[Georgia Furs]], and works to organize the Georgia furry population for entertainment and service.

''Furry Weekend Atlanta'' became a federally registered trademark on 2 December 2008.<ref>''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77413227 Furry Weekend Atlanta]'' - [[Wikipedia:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office|USPTO]] (sn: 77413227, rn: 3539798)</ref>

===Executive Committee===

The current Executive Committee of Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. consists of:

* [[Ranan Fox]], Chairman/CEO.

===Staff===

At the end of every convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta showcases its staffing ranks for the next convention season in a meeting held usually following closing ceremonies. Prospective applicants will be able to find out a little about the "behind the scenes" work of the convention and will be informed how to fill out the application online.

==Charities==

From 2005 to 2006, Furry Weekend Atlanta's official [[charity]] was the [http://www.thewildlifesanctuary.com/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary].

The official charity for 2007 through the present is [http://www.animalparknc.org/ Animal Park at the Conservators Center], a nonprofit organization working to reconnect people with wildlife.

== Mascots ==

FWA's mascots are a [[fennec fox]] and a [[rabbit]].{{cn}}

== Information by year<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/history/ Furry Weekend Atlanta's History - Past Conventions]. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''FWA 2004''' || February 13-15 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Latin Vixen || 270 || almost $2000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2005''' || February 11-13 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Jessie T. Wolf, Fel || 500 || almost $3,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2006''' || February 17-19 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Bill Holbrook, Matt Burt || 563 || almost $4,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2007''' || February 16-18 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Strider Orion, Daria McGrain || 762 || almost $4000 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2008''' || February 15-17 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Tilt Longtail, Bonk || 1,046 || $5,001 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2009''' || March 19-22 || On Safari || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Matthew Ebel, Lizardbeth || 1,371 || $5,054 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2010''' || March 25-28 || Carnaval! || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Kami Cheetah || 1,564 || over $4,600 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2011''' || March 17-21 || Furries in Wonderland || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Lacy, CloudPouncer, Zhivago || 1,621 || over $8,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2012''' || March 15-19 || Furries at the Moulin Rouge || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Kyell Gold, Rukis || 1,902 || over $18,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2013''' || March 14-17 || Still in Love || [[Wikipedia:Westin_Peachtree_Plaza_Hotel|Westin Peachtree Plaza]] || Atlanta, GA || Jimmy Chin, Hibbary || 2,396 || over $18,400 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2014''' || March 20-23 || Furry University || Westin Peachtree Plaza || Atlanta, GA || Louvelex || 2,488 || $20,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2015''' || April 9-12 || Shangri La: The Furgotten Orient || [[Wikipedia:Atlanta_Marriott_Marquis|Atlanta Marriott Marquis]] || Atlanta, GA || Princess Rei, Silverfox5213 || 3,252 || $28,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2016''' || March 31-April 3 || Camp Furry Weekend || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Demicoeur || 3,431 || $28,922 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2017''' || April 6-9 || Game On! || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Chibi-Marrow, Syber || 4,274 || $35,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2018''' || April 5-8 || Galactic Gunslingers || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Strype, Kazul || 5,193 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2019''' || May 9-13 || Pirates || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Caraid, Sean Chiplock || 5,645 || $50,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2020''' || May 7-11 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Marc Knelsen/El Ranno || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1239741984895643649?s=20 Tweet] dated March 16, 2020 retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2021''' || May 6-10 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || — || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/2021-announcement ''2021 Announcement''] post on [[FWA]]'s website. Retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2022''' || May 5-8 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || El Ranno || 7,212 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2023''' || May 11-14 || The Lost City || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, [[Wikipedia:Hyatt_Regency_Atlanta|Hyatt Regency Atlanta]] || Atlanta, GA || Jacato || 10,328 || $100,000 || *FastestFurs donated an additional $8,369 <ref>[https://twitter.com/fastestfurs/status/1657607519601152000] </ref> and FWA donated a $10,000 match to HRT Access Fund.
|-
| '''FWA 2024''' || May 9-12 || Furry University 2 || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Hyatt Regency Atlanta || Atlanta, GA || Wicked Insigna || — || — ||
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

* [https://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] official website.
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/furryweekend/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.livejournal.com/community/furryweekend Furry Weekend Atlanta Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/furryweekend/videos Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@FWA Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Mastodon]]

* {{con resources}}
{{Conventions}}
[[category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:2004 births]]
{{Featured article}}

[[de:Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
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|othernames = FWA
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|subject = Furry
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|url = https://furryweekend.com
|status = Ongoing
|first = February 13-15, 2004
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.]]
|charity = [http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary] (2004-2006), 
[https://www.conservatorscenter.org/ Conservator's Center, Inc.] (2007-2023) [https://www.lnfy.org/ Lost-n-Found Youth] (Present<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/about/our-charity/ Our Charity] from FWA website. Retrieved April 4, 2024.</ref>)
|resources = {{con resources|Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
}}
{{Furry Weekend Atlanta}}
'''Furry Weekend Atlanta''', often abbreviated simply as '''FWA''', is a regional [[furry convention]] held in [[W:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.

==History==

Furry Weekend Atlanta was the logical outgrowth of furry gathering held for years in Atlanta at the homes of various furs. Over the years, as more and more furs showed up in the metro Atlanta area, the gatherings became larger and larger. The idea of holding a furry convention was raised by several members of the Atlanta furry family, first in 2001 when nothing became of it, and then again in 2003. As a result of several planning sessions held in August of 2003, a concrete plan emerged to hold a convention in February of 2004. The name was chosen echoes that of [[W:Anime Weekend Atlanta|Anime Weekend Atlanta]].

Although the convention originally was held around [[W:Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day]], often with a similar theme (represented in the conbook and on the con shirt), the con was rescheduled to a mid-March timeframe in 2009.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/furryweekend/195282.html Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009: The Official Announcement] by [[Kiran Lightpaw]].</ref> As of May 2023, it is the [[List of conventions by attendance|2nd largest furry convention]].

==Organization==

Furry Weekend Atlanta is produced by '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''', a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Georgia. Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., in turn, is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating the yearly convention and promoting the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

In addition to operating the convention, '''Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc.''' also maintains [[Georgia Furs]], and works to organize the Georgia furry population for entertainment and service.

''Furry Weekend Atlanta'' became a federally registered trademark on 2 December 2008.<ref>''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77413227 Furry Weekend Atlanta]'' - [[Wikipedia:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office|USPTO]] (sn: 77413227, rn: 3539798)</ref>

===Executive Committee===

The current Executive Committee of Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. consists of:

* [[Ranan Fox]], Chairman/CEO.

===Staff===

At the end of every convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta showcases its staffing ranks for the next convention season in a meeting held usually following closing ceremonies. Prospective applicants will be able to find out a little about the "behind the scenes" work of the convention and will be informed how to fill out the application online.

==Charities==

From 2005 to 2006, Furry Weekend Atlanta's official [[charity]] was the [http://www.thewildlifesanctuary.com/ Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary].

The official charity for 2007 through the present is [http://www.animalparknc.org/ Animal Park at the Conservators Center], a nonprofit organization working to reconnect people with wildlife.

== Mascots ==

FWA's mascots are a [[fennec fox]] and a [[rabbit]].{{cn}}

== Information by year ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Dates !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Guests of Honor !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| '''FWA 2004''' || February 13-15 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Latin Vixen || 270 || almost $2000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2005''' || February 11-13 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Jessie T. Wolf, Fel || 500 || almost $3,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2006''' || February 17-19 || — || Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North || Atlanta, GA || Bill Holbrook, Matt Burt || 563 || almost $4,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2007''' || February 16-18 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Strider Orion, Daria McGrain || 762 || almost $4000 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2008''' || February 15-17 || — || Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Tilt Longtail, Bonk || 1,046 || $5,001 || hotel closed
|-
| '''FWA 2009''' || March 19-22 || On Safari || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Matthew Ebel, Lizardbeth || 1,371 || $5,054 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2010''' || March 25-28 || Carnaval! || Hilton Atlanta Downtown || Atlanta, GA || Kami Cheetah || 1,564 || over $4,600 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2011''' || March 17-21 || Furries in Wonderland || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Lacy, CloudPouncer, Zhivago || 1,621 || over $8,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2012''' || March 15-19 || Furries at the Moulin Rouge || Sheraton Atlanta Hotel || Atlanta, GA || Kyell Gold, Rukis || 1,902 || over $18,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2013''' || March 14-17 || Still in Love || Westin Peachtree Plaza || Atlanta, GA || Jimmy Chin, Hibbary || 2,396 || over $18,400 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2014''' || March 20-23 || Furry University || Westin Peachtree Plaza || Atlanta, GA || Louvelex || 2,488 || $20,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2015''' || April 9-12 || Shangri La: The Furgotten Orient || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Princess Rei, Silverfox5213 || 3,252 || $28,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2016''' || March 31-April 3 || Camp Furry Weekend || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Demicoeur || 3,431 || $28,922 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2017''' || April 6-9 || Game On! || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Chibi-Marrow, Syber || 4,274 || $35,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2018''' || April 5-8 || Galactic Gunslingers || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Strype, Kazul || 5,193 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2019''' || May 9-13 || Pirates || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Caraid, Sean Chiplock || 5,645 || $50,000 || 5 days long
|-
| '''FWA 2020''' || May 7-11 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || Marc Knelsen/El Ranno || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1239741984895643649?s=20 Tweet] dated March 16, 2020 retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2021''' || May 6-10 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || — || — || — || Cancelled ([[COVID-19]])<ref>[https://www.furryweekend.com/2021-announcement ''2021 Announcement''] post on [[FWA]]'s website. Retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| '''FWA 2022''' || May 5-8 || The Enchanted Forest || Atlanta Marriott Marquis || Atlanta, GA || El Ranno || 7,212 || $50,000 ||
|-
| '''FWA 2023''' || May 11-14 || The Lost City || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Hyatt Regency Atlanta || Atlanta, GA || Jacato || 10,328 || $100,000 || *FastestFurs donated an additional $8,369 <ref>[https://twitter.com/fastestfurs/status/1657607519601152000] </ref> and FWA donated a $10,000 match to HRT Access Fund.
|-
| '''FWA 2024''' || May 9-12 || Furry University 2 || Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Hyatt Regency Atlanta || Atlanta, GA || Wicked Insigna || — || — ||
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

* [https://www.furryweekend.com/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] official website.
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/furryweekend/ Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.livejournal.com/community/furryweekend Furry Weekend Atlanta Community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/furryweekend/videos Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@FWA Furry Weekend Atlanta] on [[Mastodon]]

* {{con resources}}
{{Conventions}}
[[category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:2004 births]]
{{Featured article}}

[[de:Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
[[es:Furry Weekend Atlanta]]
[[fr:Furry Weekend Atlanta]]

John Wallaby

2024-04-04T05:03:56Z

JohnWallaby: Add Pawpet Show appearance

'''John Wallaby''' (born March 8)<ref name="John WallabyLJP">[http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/profile John Wallaby's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.A.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 John Wallaby's profile] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His name and [[lion]] [[fursona]] were established during the time he played [[Second Life]].

=== Fursuits ===

John's first fursuit, '''Winston Wolf''', debuted at [[Wikipedia:Dragon Con|Dragon*Con 2006]].<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 William Winston Wolf] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His second fursuit was built by [[Snap E. Tiger|ByCats4Cats]] and represents his lion fursona. It made its first appearance at Dragon*Con 2012.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/index.php?c=viewsuit&id=3475 John Wallaby] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved September 14, 2012.</ref> Since then, he has acquired additional fursuit characters, including a pronghorn<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/716085881568768000 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated April 1, 2016.</ref> and a kangaroo named '''Glitch'''<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/1411496055150161926 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated July 3, 2021.</ref>.

On November 6th, 2022, both '''John Wallaby''' and '''Glitch Kangaroo''' appeared in episode 884 of the [[Funday Pawpet Show]]<ref>[https://pawpet.tv/episodes:episode_884 Information Regarding Episode 884] Retrieved April 4, 2024</ref>.

=== Convention attendance<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/johnwallaby/ John Wallaby's Profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved April 4, 2024</ref> ===

* [[Anthrocon]] - 2023
* [[Anthro SouthEast]] - 2019
* [[Bewhiskered]] - 2023
* DragonCon - 2003, 2005-2023
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] - 2007, 2010, 2012-2023
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2014
* [[Megaplex]] - 2013-2021

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor|JohnWallaby}}
* [http://www.wallaby.pw/ Personal home page]
* [http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/ ''Pawprints of the elusive John Wallaby''] - John Wallaby on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/johnwallaby/ John Wallaby] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://twitter.com/johnwallaby John Wallaby] on Twitter
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_Jnuhow73-opvUCzpArhQ John Wallaby] on YouTube

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John Wallaby

2024-04-04T04:46:59Z

JohnWallaby: Added convention list, minor fursuit updates, YouTube link

'''John Wallaby''' (born March 8)<ref name="John WallabyLJP">[http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/profile John Wallaby's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.A.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 John Wallaby's profile] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His name and [[lion]] [[fursona]] were established during the time he played [[Second Life]].

=== Fursuits ===

John's first fursuit, '''Winston Wolf''', debuted at [[Wikipedia:Dragon Con|Dragon*Con 2006]].<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 William Winston Wolf] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His second fursuit was built by [[Snap E. Tiger|ByCats4Cats]] and represents his lion fursona. It made its first appearance at Dragon*Con 2012.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/index.php?c=viewsuit&id=3475 John Wallaby] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved September 14, 2012.</ref> Since then, he has acquired additional fursuit characters, including a pronghorn<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/716085881568768000 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated April 1, 2016.</ref> and a kangaroo named '''Glitch'''<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/1411496055150161926 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated July 3, 2021.</ref>.

=== Convention attendance<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/johnwallaby/ John Wallaby's Profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved April 4, 2024</ref> ===

* [[Anthrocon]] - 2023
* [[Anthro SouthEast]] - 2019
* [[Bewhiskered]] - 2023
* DragonCon - 2003, 2005-2023
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] - 2007, 2010, 2012-2023
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2014
* [[Megaplex]] - 2013-2021

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|JohnWallaby}}
* [http://www.wallaby.pw/ Personal home page]
* [http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/ ''Pawprints of the elusive John Wallaby''] - John Wallaby on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/johnwallaby/ John Wallaby] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://twitter.com/johnwallaby John Wallaby] on Twitter
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_Jnuhow73-opvUCzpArhQ John Wallaby] on YouTube

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John Wallaby

2023-02-23T03:53:58Z

JohnWallaby: Additional fursuits

'''John Wallaby''' (born March 8)<ref name="John WallabyLJP">[http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/profile John Wallaby's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.A.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 John Wallaby's profile] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His name and [[lion]] [[fursona]] were established during the time he played [[Second Life]].

John has two fursuits. His first fursuit, '''Winston Wolf''', debuted at [[Wikipedia:Dragon Con|Dragon*Con 2006]].<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=329 William Winston Wolf] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved November 29, 2010</ref> His second fursuit was built by [[Snap E. Tiger|ByCats4Cats]] and represents his fursona. It made its first appearance at Dragon*Con 2012.<ref>[http://db.fursuit.me/index.php?c=viewsuit&id=3475 John Wallaby] on the Fursuit Database. Retrieved September 14, 2012.</ref> Since then, he has acquired additional fursuit characters, including a pronghorn<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/716085881568768000 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated April 1, 2016.</ref> and a kangaroo<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnwallaby/status/1411496055150161926 Twitter - @johnwallaby] Dated July 3, 2021.</ref>.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|JohnWallaby}}
* [http://www.wallaby.pw/ Personal home page]
* [http://johnwallaby.livejournal.com/ ''Pawprints of the elusive John Wallaby''] - John Wallaby on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/johnwallaby/ John Wallaby] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://twitter.com/johnwallaby John Wallaby] on Twitter

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Hux

2016-05-16T04:24:43Z

JohnWallaby: Updated location, removed former relationship, added FC to conventions

'''Hux''' is a [[furry]] local to the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], and formerly [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]]. He graduated from [[Wikipedia:Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] with a degree in [[Wikipedia:Computer science|computer science]] and works as a [[Wikipedia:Software engineering|software engineer]]. His original [[fursona]] had been a [[koala]] since 2002, though in 2005 he instead began using the fursona of a [[Dalmatian]].

Hux has attended [[Anthrocon]], [[Mephit Furmeet]], [[Midwest Furfest]], [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], and [[Further Confusion]]. After attending [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2006]], he joined the staff as the Convention Secretary. He served as Director of [[Programming]] from 2007-2012. In 2011, he began filling the role of Social Media Coordinator as well.

In his spare time, he enjoys [[role playing]], [[Wikipedia:poker|poker]], cooking, brewing beer, and [[Wikipedia:photography|photography]].

==External link==
*[http://hux.livejournal.com/profile Hux' Journal] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://www.twitter.com/hux Hux] on [[Twitter]]

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John Wallaby

2016-05-16T04:03:52Z

JohnWallaby: /* External links */ Added personal site link