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Biggest Little Fur Con

2023-01-03T21:30:19Z

Nican: I work on the BLFC Registration team. This fursuit numbers comes from people that checked the "I plan to bring a fursuit" checkbox during registration.

{{Infobox convention
|name = Biggest Little Fur Con
|logo = [[File:BiggestLittleFurCon.png|Biggest Little Fur Con]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Reno, Nevada|Reno]], [[Wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://goblfc.org/
|status = Ongoing
|organizer = Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreation
|first = May 3-5, 2013
|resources = {{con resources|Biggest Little Fur Con}}
}}
{{Biggest Little Fur Con}}
[[File:BLFC Attendance Through 2017.png|right|thumb|200px|Visitor Statistics]]
'''Biggest Little Fur Con''' ('''BLFC''') is a [[furry convention]] which takes place in [[W:Reno, Nevada|Reno, Nevada]], USA. It is run by [[Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreations]] ('''RAAAR'''), a [[W:501(c)(3) organization|501(c)3 nonprofit organization]].<ref name="AboutBLFC">[https://goblfc.org/about/ "About BLFC"] on the About page on the Biggest Little Fur Con website. Retrieved June 8, 2022.</ref> It is the spiritual successor to [[PawFur]].<ref name="AboutBLFC"/>

== History ==

The first BLFC was held May 3-5, 2013. It had an attendance of just over 700.

The second BLFC was held March 28-30, 2014. Attendance shot up to [https://twitter.com/almightytora/status/450466565457068032 1442], including 465 in the fursuit parade. It showed a record 105% growth to become the 7th-largest fur con by attendance at that date. This broke the 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th year [https://twitter.com/almightytora/status/450683872041107456 con attendance record.]

The third BLFC was held May 14-17, 2015, and saw 2443 attendees, along with $34,000 raised for charity.

The fourth BLFC was held May 12-15, 2016 with around 3651 attendees, along with $36,000 raised for charity.

BLFC 2017 was held June 1-4, 2017, and attracted [https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/875072334192889857 5138 attendees], (becoming the 3rd largest convention in the United States, behind [[Anthrocon]]), and raised an estimated $40,000 for their charity.

On May 20th, 2022, it was announced in a [https://youtu.be/NHdHD3LGPB8?t=3664 public meeting] that BLFC's host organization (RAAAR) had transitioned from a 501(c)7 to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization effective September 10, 2021.

=== COVID-19 postponements and virtual event ===

BLFC 2020 was originally scheduled to take place April 30 to May 3, 2020<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1163887222862434306 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted August 20, 2019.</ref>, but due to concerns with the upcoming [[W:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]] it was later announced that BLFC 2020 would be postponed until October 29 to November 1 that same year.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1238936831376252928 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted March 14, 2020.</ref>

In July 2020, BLFC announced that the 2020 convention would be cancelled as "the COVID-19 situation in the US [has not reached] a point where large gatherings could safely occur, and attendees could safely travel."<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1286738274371776512 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted July 24, 2020.</ref> It was simultaneously announced that BLFC 2021 would take place from June 3 to June 6, 2021 and that in-block hotel reservations and registrations would automatically carry over to the next year.

In March 2021, it was announced that BLFC would have to once more reschedule the convention to "4th Quarter 2021" with specific dates not being provided at the time.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1370103728955482112 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted March 11, 2021.</ref> Four days later, BLFC announced that the 2021 convention would take place October 21 to 24, 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1371538740070391808 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted March 15, 2021.</ref>

On March 31, 2021, BLFC tweeted [https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1376709332616667137 multiple] [https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1377384602684125191 teaser] [https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1377433279670841347 videos] shortly before announcing [[Virtual BLFC (VBLFC)]], a virtual event intended to be a stand-in for the physical convention originally scheduled to be in June. VBLFC took place from July 9 to 11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1377433902940254209 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted March 31, 2021.</ref> primarily in NeosVR, with VRChat worlds also available, a Discord server and a livestream of the event.

BLFC 2021 took place as scheduled in October with vaccination and masking requirements and other precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1426013523797110786 Biggest Little Fur Con] on Twitter, posted August 12, 2021.</ref>

== Themes ==

BLFC has had the following con themes throughout the years:

* '''2013:''' Roaring Twenties
* '''2014:''' 80s Pop Culture
* '''2015:''' BLFCorp Utopia
* '''2016:''' BLFCorp Rebellion
* '''2017:''' Attack of the Juggernauts
* '''2018:''' A Musical Tail
* '''2019:''' Curse of Coeurasa
* '''2021:''' Neo Reno
* '''2022:''' Error: Theme Not Found

BLFC 2023 will see the sequel to 2019's Curse of Coeurasa theme.<ref>[https://youtu.be/zgFVsXhZi-U?t=2049 "BLFC 2022 - Closing Ceremonies"] on YouTube</ref>

== Charities ==

BLFC typically hosts several charity events during the convention to encourage attendees to donate and help raise money for that year's charity.

In 2013, BLFC partnered with the [https://nevadahumanesociety.org/ Nevada Humane Society], a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter local to [[W:Reno, Nevada|Reno]] and [[W:Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]], [[W:Nevada|Nevada]]. The con was able to raise and donate $3,000.<ref>[https://2018.goblfc.org/charity/#2013---nevada-humane-society "Charity"] from BLFC's 2018 website archive. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>

From 2014 to present, BLFC has worked with [https://safehavenwildlife.com/ Save Haven Wildlife Sanctuary] to raise over $200,000 combined from all years. Save Haven is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center located in [[W:Imlay, Nevada|Imlay, Nevada]].

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block; margin: 1 25px;"
|+Biggest Little Fur Con Attendance and Charity
|Year
|Fursuiters
|Attendees
|Charity
|-
|2022
|2275
|5234<ref>https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1542583758771130369</ref>
|?
|-
|2021
|2394
|4741<ref>https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1459614031270973440</ref>
|$21,420.69<ref>https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1459268565614280705</ref>
|-
|2019
|2364
|5692
|$32,249
|-
|2018
|1300 **
|5435
|$30,146
|-
|2017
|1000 **
|5138
|$43,600
|-
|2016
|900 **
|3651
|$36,500
|-
|2015
|707
|2443
|$34,000
|-
|2014
|465
|1442
|$16,650
|-
|2013
|186
|704
|$3,000
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |* Fursuiter numbers are as counted in the group photo.
<nowiki>**</nowiki> 2016-2018 are estimates.
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:top; margin-left: 20px;"
|+
|[[File:BLFC2018-Attendance.jpeg|451px|Attendance]]
|[[File:BLFC2018-Charity.jpeg|451px|Charity]]
|}

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/biggestlittlefurcon Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BiggestLittleFurryConvention Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/biggestlittlefurcon/ Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Instagram]]
* [http://biggestlittlefc.tumblr.com/ Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Tumblr]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/BiggestlittlefurconOrg Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://social.goblfc.org/@blfc Biggest Little Fur Con] on [[Mastodon]]

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Nican

2010-06-21T05:42:45Z

Nican:

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{{Infobox person
| name = Nican
| image =[[Image:NicanRPG.jpg|200px]]<br/>Nican
| born = January 17, 1992
| died =
| profession = Student
| species = [[Rabbit]]
| url = [http://nican.net/blog/ Nican Blog]
}}
'''Nican''', also known as the '''Red Rabbit'''. Nican is a developer for the GMod Tower project, and part of the Nican community. He spends most of his free time coding, or working on the community.

Nican enjoys any field of science, but mainly physics. His favorite school subject is mathematics, and he is going to college for a degree on Applied Mathematics, and Computer Science.

== Persona ==

The red rabbit originated from a youtube video, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8GK-Ikwbo When You're Evil - Colour Animatic], story board made by halley42, and audio taken from a song by Voltaire. The story depicts a short red rabbit, presumably from hell, torturing a man in a sequence of events.

The idea was first used to create a [http://vimeo.com/6085991 school project], but it is still unfinished. Later the model was imported into the source engine as a player model, and used as a variety of things.

Community members of GMod Tower were allowed to "skin" the rabbit with different textures, and a whole set of different rabbits were created.

== External links ==
* [http://www.rrabbit.net Blog]
* [http://www.nican.net Fourm]

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Nican

2010-06-17T01:14:10Z

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2010-06-17T01:13:35Z

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2010-06-17T01:13:16Z

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2010-06-17T01:11:39Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Nican
| image =[[Image:NicanRPG.jpg|200px]]<br/>Nican
| born = January 17, 1992
| died =
| profession = Student
| species = [[Rabbit]]
| url =[http://nican.net/blog]
}}
'''Nican''', also known as the '''Red Rabbit''', is a member of the furry fandom. He operates normally playing Garry's mod, Team Fortress 2 or helping people with coding needs. Nican is good at web development and owns his own webspace.

== External links ==
* [http://www.rrabbit.net Blog]
* [http://www.nican.net Fourm]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Rabbit characters]]

Nican

2010-06-17T01:01:34Z

Nican:

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{{Infobox person
| name = Nican
| image =
| born = January 17, 1992
| died =
| profession = Student
| species = [[Rabbit]]
| url =
}}

Nican also known as the Red Rabbit is a member of the furry fandom. He operates normally playing Garrysmod, Teamfortress 2 or helping people with coding needs. Nican is strong in web development and owns his own webspace.

== External links ==

* [http://www.rrabbit.net Blog]
* [http://www.nican.net Fourm]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Rabbit characters]]