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User:Rek

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👋 Yo! I'm Rek, a wolf/fox software developer from down under with (albeit, old) contributions to the software this site runs.

Not much of an editor, more-so of a "cleaner", both here and on Wikipedia (under a diff username). Created an account to watch stuff, and ended up undoing troll edits :P

Anthro Northwest

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Anthro Northwest
| logo = [[File:AnthroNorthwestlogo.jpg|225px|Anthro Northwest logo]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]], [[Wikipedia:Washington|Washington]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://www.anthronw.com/
| status = Ongoing
| first = November 9-12, 2017
| final =
| organizer = Anthro Northwest Charities
| charity = Ongoing
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Anthro Northwest''' ('''ANW''') is an "Anthromorphic Art [[Convention]]"<ref>https://twitter.com/anthronw/ Retrieved August 6, 2016.</ref> held in [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]], [[Wikipedia:Washington|Washington]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]].

ANW was founded to promote charity, hospitality and creativity through art, education and building community in the Anthropomorphic Arts Fandom. ANW is known for having a strong humanities focus and being family-friendly. Since its inception, it has partnered with Sarvey Wildlife to provide educational opportunities about wildlife rescue and provide funding to support their work. As of the end of 2020 the convention has raised $16,531 in support of Sarvey Wildlife.

Some of the distinguishing features include a Thanksgiving feast, the Anthro National Film Festival, Andy's Adventureland, fine arts panels, a 24/7 art jam room, a large children's track, and a fursuit exhibition.

== 2017 ==

The first iteration was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel November 9-12, 2017.<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/2017/index.html ''ANW 1 - Pure Imagination''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref>

The convention started with a catered opening celebration event at GameWorks Seattle. For the first time, full costumes were allowed. The attendees enjoyed playing games together and the complimentary buffet.

By the time the convention had ended, they had 162 events on their schedule, 54 vendors, 76 panelists and 58 volunteers. Attendance was 809+.

The [[Guest of Honor|GoH]] was [[Ino|Telephone]], who chosen for extraordinary contributions to charity and anthropomorphic art.

The charity partner was [http://www.sarveywildlife.org/ Sarvey Wildlife], which specializes in large avian rehabilitation. $3.1K was raised for them.

Panelists included [[Uncle Kage]], [[Fox Amoore]], [[Pepper Coyote]], [[DJ Recca]], [[NFT]], [[Dreamvision Creations]], [[Crystunes]], [[Dandylions]], [[Kenket]], [[Balaa]] and [[Sunny Valley Creations]]. [[Dealers' room|Vendors room]] capacity was 55 tables, all of which sold out by March 2017.

In 2017, [[Wikipedia:Lisa Ling|Lisa Ling]], host of ''[[This Is Life with Lisa Ling‎]]'' from [[Wikipedia:CNN|CNN]], filmed a documentary called ''Furry Nation'', about the socially transformational aspects the fandom. The documentary was a positive portrayal of some of the social healing aspects of the fandom. The personal stories of [[Captain Boones]], [[Leilia Spaniel]] and [[Ashaeda]] were featured in the production.

== 2018 ==

ANW 2 was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel on November 8-11, 2018,<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/2018/index.html ''ANW 2 - Exploration''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref> with a theme of "Exploration".

The convention sold out and had attendance 1051+ people. The convention raised $5394.61 for their charity Sarvey Wildlife. The GoH was Leilia Spaniel.

One week after this iteration, Lisa Ling's documentary on furries was aired.

== 2019 ==
[[File:AnthroNorthwest2019.jpg|right|thumb|250px|ANW 2019 poster ([[Panda Paco]])]]
The theme for ANW 3 was "Growth Beyond Self"<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/2019/index.html ''ANW 2019 - Growth Beyond Self''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref> and was held on November 21–24, 2019 at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]]. A Thanksgiving feast was provided to all attendees on November 23rd, which contained the typical Thanksgiving delicacies including turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and gravy. To make the feast possible for all attendees, the dinner was included as part of the convention registration with each attendee given a time-slot to eat at random. Attendees were then encouraged to swap time-slots with each other so that they could sit with their friends during the feast.

The convention raised $6571 for the charity Sarvey Wildlife. Attendance was 1612.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOfrAy94A94 ''ANW 2019 - Closing Ceremonies''] - recorded stream on YouTube, November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2023</ref> The Guests of Honor were [[Kijani]] and [[Kitwana Lion]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthronw/status/1095789979194683393 "Congratulations to @kijani_lion and @kitwanalion for being selected as the 2019 Anthro Northwest Guests of Honor!"] - Anthro Northwest, Twitter (February 13, 2019)</ref>

== 2020 ==
Anthro Northwest held a virtual reality convention with a custom Pacific-Northwest themed VRChat world, charity auction, live-streams, and panels. Attendance was estimated to be around 1250. The theme was "Hope".<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/2020vr/index.html ''ANW 2020 VR - Hope''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref>

The physical iteration of ANW was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. The theme and plans were moved to 2021.

== 2021 ==
ANW 4 was held on November 18-21, 2021 at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]]. The theme was "Friendship".<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/2021/index.html ''ANW 4 - Friendship''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref>

The convention raised $11,565 for the charity Sarvey Wildlife. Attendance was 1374.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuooCCqSdyI ''Closing Ceremonies - ANW 2021''] recording on YouTube, published December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023</ref> The GoH, [[Matrices]], who was chosen for her exceptional contributions to the fandom through continued public service, chose not to attend due to the ongoing pandemic, and was rescheduled to be GoH for Anthro Northwest 5, in January of 2023.

== 2023 ==
ANW 5 was held on January 5-8, 2023, once again at the [[W:Hyatt Regency Seattle|Hyatt Regency Seattle]], with a theme of "Love",<ref> [https://www.anthronw.com/anw5/index.html ''ANW 5 - Love''] - anthronw.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023</ref> building off of a story started at ANW 4 regarding the two mascots. Total attendance was 2151 attendees, 208 contributors, including 105 volunteers; as per closing ceremonies.

== About the convention ==

Anthro Northwest Charities, is a 501(c)3 organization that operates and organizes the convention.

In a Meetup.com event page for "Anthro Northwest Convention - Forming the Vision",
{{q|Anthro Northwest strives to be an art-centered, community-focused, all ages convention formed to promote, develop and support the best attributes and talents found in the anthropomorphic community. The convention strives to complement and exist in harmony with other anthropomorphic organizations and events.<ref>http://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/231287659/ Page for July 10, 2016 event on Meetup.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.</ref>}}

A video "The Dream of Anthro Northwest" was posted on YouTube on August 14, 2016 stating that the dream of ANW is built upon the best attributes of the anthropomorphic arts community. Currently, we have defined those to be: creativity, charity, beauty, and hospitality.” <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNfSODH0_mU Retrieved August 11, 2016</ref> The focus of ANW is art, education, and building community.

ANW is family-friendly event, with a maximum rating of PG.<ref>http://www.anthronw.com/attend/rules.html Accessed October 14, 2016</ref>

== Future Dates and Themes ==
* ANW 6: January 4-7, 2024 ("Family"){{cn}}
* ANW 7: January 3-6, 2025{{"Remembrance"}{{cn}}
* ANW 8: January 2-5, 2026 {{cn}}
* ANW 9: January 1-4, 2027{{cn}}
* ANW 10: January 4-7, 2028{{cn}}
* ANW 11: January 3-6, 2029{{cn}}
* ANW 12: January 2-5, 2030{{cn}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.anthronw.com/ Anthro Northwest] (convention website)
* [https://twitter.com/anthronw Anthro Northwest] on [[Twitter]]

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Anthro New England

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Anthro New England
|logo = [[File:ANE2022.jpg|200px|Anthro New England 2022]]
|caption = Anthro New England 2022 poster
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Wikipedia:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}} - [https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bosow-the-westin-boston-seaport-district/overview/ The Westin Boston Seaport District]
|url = https://www.anthronewengland.com
|status = Ongoing
|first = February 27 - March 1, 2015
|final =
|organizer = Anthro New England, Inc.
|charity = [https://wingswildlife.org/ Wings of the Dawn] & [https://fenwayhealth.org/aac/programs-services/#YOF Youth On Fire]
|resources = {{con resources|Anthro New England}}
}}
{{Anthro New England}}
'''Anthro New England''' ('''ANE''') is a regional [[furry]] [[convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]]. ANE represents itself with a [[deer]] mascot named Copley as well as a [[cougar]] mascot named Quincy. The event was started by [[Gale Frostbane]], Logn Roo, and [[KotaHusky]] in 2014.

ANE was initially held at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, MA. The first theme was "The American Revolution: Boston Strong!", centered around the history of Boston during the American Revolutionary War. After the 2017 convention concluded, ANE sought out a new hotel location to accommodate the over 1.3K attendees that had been recorded that year.

In 2018, ANE moved to the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The theme was "To The Sea!" It set a new record attendance for that year, which was 2K+. The last pre-pandemic convention took place on February 20 - 23, 2020, with the theme "The Roaring Twenties", and a new attendance record of over 2.5K attendees, featuring [[Guests of Honor|GoH]] [[Boobun]] and [[Pulex]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1099850241757663232 "soon we'll be celebrating the turn of the decade, with: 🎉 ANE 2020: The Roaring 20s 🎉 🔜 February 20-23, 2020 🔜 Boston Park Plaza Hotel 🔜 featuring Guests of Honor @booboobunn and @LordPulex"] - Anthro New England, Twitter</ref> It announced at the closing ceremonies that they would return for 2021 with the theme "Back to the 90s!", featuring GoH [[Nightlinez]] and the creators of [[Circles]].

Due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, which developed shortly after the 2020 iteration concluded, the previous announcement that ANE would return in 2021 was revised to notify attendees that the 2021 event would be cancelled.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1298024156555096069 "We hope that it will come as no surprise that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we need to announce the official cancellation of Anthro New England 2021. ...We're already working on plans for a Virtual Anthro New England in February 2021. While we may not be able to physically be with one another, we can still be together."] - Anthro New England, Twitter</ref> Included in this announcement was that ANE would instead feature a virtual event in the same month that ANE 2021 was scheduled. This was held from February 19 - 21, 2021, entitled "Anthro New England: Online!", featuring an America Online look-a-like logo for the event. Despite the theme, being postponed until the next year, the 90s theme was still maintained. The main feature of the event was a virtual recreation of the immediate surroundings of the Boston Park Plaza hotel, including portions of Back Bay and the Public Garden. This was created by a handful of ANE Staff members leading up to the event. The event also featured a livestream via the convention's Twitch channel of various DJs performing 90's themed mixes, as well as a virtual dealer's den featuring various previous vendors.<ref>[https://www.anthronewengland.com/virtual-events] - Anthro New England, Website</ref>

ANE announced on July 6th, 2021<ref>https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1412479293926543368</ref> that [[Anthro New England 2022]] would be happening in person - with the "Back To The 90's!" theme originally selected for ANE 2021. For 2022, ANE was held at the Boston Park Plaza between the dates of February 17 -20, 2022.

At closing ceremonies in 2022, ANE announced a move to a new hotel, and for the 2023 iteration and forward the convention will be held at the Westin Boston Seaport Distict, with attendees being given the option of two overflow hotels for the first time. The theme of the 2023 convention was "Trains!" and with the move, attendance grew to 3548 members. The 2024 iteration will be held from January 18-21, 2024, and the theme will be "It's a Nor'Eastah!"

==Organization==
ANE is hosted and managed by '''Anthro New England, Inc.''', which is a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(7)]] non-profit corporation registered with the state of Massachusetts. Anthro New England, Inc., is run by a Board of Directors charged with operating the annual convention, facilitating donations for charity, and presenting a positive image of the furry fandom for New England and United States. Anthro New England, Inc. maintains enough funds to continue operations, and donates all other proceeds to charities that fall within the bounds of their mission statement, which reads as follows: "Anthro New England's mission is to raise funds and increase awareness for local charities that connect animals with humans in need, while providing a fun, safe event for anthropomorphic fans to meet and enjoy art, performance, music, and literature."

===Board of Directors===
The Board of Directors consists of:<ref name="Team2016">[http://www.anthronewengland.com/our-team/ Team] page on the Anthro New England website. Retrieved November 2018.</ref>

*[[Remy]] ([[Chair]]person)
*[[Foxar Wolfen]] (Treasurer)
*[[Smudge Cat]] (Vice-Chair)
*[[Camille Lee-Fitzgerald]] (Secretary)
*[[Drahck]]
*[[Kaito]]
*[[Kaithral]]

== Statistics ==

{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block; margin: 1 25px;"
|+Previous Convention Years
|Year
|Theme
|Attendees
|Charity
|-
|2015
|The American Revolution: Boston Strong!
|757
|$10,000
|-
|2016
|Sportsball!
|965
|$11,000
|-
|2017
|For Science!
|1384
|$15,000
|-
|2018
|To The Sea!
|2050
|$21,000
|-
|2019
|Attack of the Were-Con!
|2251
|$22,500
|-
|2020
|The Roaring Twenties!
|2570
|$25,700
|-
|2022
|Back To The 90's!
|2530
|$27,000
|-
|2023
|TRAINS!
|3548
|$21,000
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.anthronewengland.com/ Anthro New England] – official website
* [https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE Anthro New England] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@anthro_ne Anthro New England] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/AnthroNewEngland Anthro New England] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~anthronewengland Anthro New England] on [[Weasyl]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anthronewengland/ Anthro New England] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/AnthroNewEngland/ Anthro New England] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://discord.com/invite/RAxsNYp734 Anthro New England] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/Anthro_NE Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]

* {{con resources}}

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Midwinter Frolic

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'''Midwinter Frolic''' (formerly '''Werecamp''') is a 18+ winter [[camping]] event sponsored by [[MNFurs]] and held at the [[Wikipedia:Whitewater State Park|Whitewater State Park]] Group Center in [[Wikipedia:Altura|Altura]], [[Wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]], USA.

As Werecamp, it was organised by [[Cybergarou]], while [[Cyndear]] and [[Flip]]<ref>Procyon on the forums, but not [[Procyon]] from Liverpool</ref> work in [[con suite]] and [[Jaemin]] ([[Snowjay]]) runs a [[werewolf]] [[Wikipedia:Live-action roleplay|LARP game]].<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/thanks-to-everyone-for-a-great-event/#post-50659 Comment to '' ] - Cybergarou, MNFurs </ref><ref>''[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/werewolf-roleplay-game-at-werecamp/ Werewolf Roleplay Game at Werecamp!]'' [[Jaemin]], MNFurs (January 17, 2018)</ref>

== History ==

=== Werecamp 2018 ===
The first instance, Werecamp 2018, was held January 26-29, 2018.<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/MNFurs_Talk/group-event/mnfurs-presents-werecamp/ ''MNFurs Presents Werecamp!''] - MNFurs (May 19, 2017)</ref> There was room for up to 130 attendees, with 20 additional day passes on Saturday and Sunday, 8AM-10PM.<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/mnfurs-presents-werecamp/#post-48218 Comment to ''MNFurs Presents Werecamp!''] - [[Cybergarou]], MNFurs (May 23, 2017)</ref><ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/mnfurs-presents-werecamp/page/2/#post-54799 Comment to ''MNFurs Presents Werecamp!''] - Cybergarou, MNFurs (December 8, 2018)</ref> In practice there were 28 (or possibly 29<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/thanks-to-everyone-for-a-great-event/#post-50660 Comment to ''Thanks to everyone for a great event''] - [[Procyon]], MNFurs (January 30, 2018)</ref>) attendees, over half of whom paid over $100.<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/thanks-to-everyone-for-a-great-event/#post-50663 Comment to ''Thanks to everyone for a great event''] - [[Cyndear]], MNFurs (February 1, 2018)</ref>

=== Werecamp 2019 ===
Werecamp 2019 was held March 8-10, 2019.<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/MNFurs_Talk/event/werecamp-2019/ Werecamp 2019] - MNFurs. Retrieved March 31, 2019.</ref> The artist [[Foxfeather]] was meant to attend as a [[guest of honor|guest]]; due to a car accident, a silent auction of prints of her art was held instead.<ref>''[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/charity-auction/ Charity Auction]'' - Procyon/Flip, MNFurs (February 17, 2019)</ref> [[SnowSongWolf]] ran a one-night game of [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] (a modified version of [[Wikipedia:Ravenloft|Ravenloft]] module [http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/curse-strahd Curse of Strahd]).<ref>[https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/activities/#post-55602 Comment to ''Activities''] [[SnowSongWolf]], MNFurs (February 25, 2019)</ref>

=== Midwinter Frolic 2022 ===
During the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Cybergarou decided to change Werecamp to be a less furry-oriented event and disassociated it from MNFurs. Seeking to maintain a furry-specific event, MNFurs rebooted Werecamp as "Midwinter Frolic".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.midwinterfrolic.org/about/ |title=About |work=Midwinter Frolic |access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref> The first Midwinter Frolic will be held January 21–23, 2022, at the Whitewater State Park, Altura, Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mnfurs.org/MNFurs_Talk/event/midwinter-frolic/ |title=Midwinter Frolic - Minnesota Furs |work=MNFurs |access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref> Cybergarou retained use of the Werecamp name for future events.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.midwinterfrolic.org Midwinter Frolic website]
* [https://twitter.com/MidwinterFrolic Midwinter Frolic] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.mnfurs.org/event-calendar/tag_ids~2175/ Werecamp tagged items] on [[MNFurs]]
** [https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/forum/discussion-around-past-mnfurs-events-picnics/werecamp-2018/ Werecamp 2018] and [https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/forum/discussion-around-past-mnfurs-events-picnics/werecamp-2019/ Werecamp 2019] forums
** [https://www.mnfurs.org/mnfurs_gallery_new/werecamp-2018/ Werecamp 2018 gallery] and [https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/gallery-from-2018/ forum thread]
* [https://trello.com/b/X7ftwEBJ/staff-positions Werecamp staff positions] on [[Wikipedia:Trello|Trello]] ([https://www.mnfurs.org/forums/topic/volunteering-and-food/#post-54995 from Werecamp 2019]; accessed March 31, 2019)
* [https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/whitewater/group_center.html Whitewater State Park Group Center]

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CanthroFur

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{{Infobox convention
|name = CanthroFur
|logo = [[File:CanthrofurLogo.png|225px]]
|subject = Skiing
|location = {{flagdiv|fra|[[W:Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne|Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne]], [[Wikipedia:Puy-de-Dôme|Puy-de-Dôme]], [[Wikipedia:France|France]]}}
|url = https://canthrofur.org
|status = Ongoing
|first = January 7-9, 2022
|final =
|organizer = [[SancyFur]]
|charity =
|resources = {{con resources|CanthroFur}}
}}

'''CanthroFur''' is a furry [[convention]] organized by [[SancyFur]], a non-profit association under the 1901 law<ref>[https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-detail-annonce/?q.id=id:202200141080 JORF Announcement], April 5, 2022</ref> and held at a holiday village in [[W:Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne|Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne]], [[Wikipedia:France|France]].

==Staff==

* Minevek - Chairman, IT, ski
* Renard Moelleux - Treasurer, IT
* Kinana - Safety & HR manager
* Lowell - Con-Ops & Com manager
* GunthBalt - Dealers Den, Tech
* Rocky - Design manager
* [https://canthrofur.org/en/staff Staff page]

==CanthroFur 1==

The first event was held January 7-9, 2022. Activities included games, dances, live music, and [[fursuiting]] at the [https://www.sancy.com/decouvrir/toutes-les-communes/le-mont-dore/mont-dore-station-ski-et-sports-hiver/ Mont-Dore Station] ski resort.<ref>[https://canthrofur.org/en/past-events-1 Past Events], retrieved December 5, 2022.</ref>

==CanthroFur 2==

[[File:Canthrofur2.jpg|thumb|225px|right|CanthroFur 2 poster]]
CanthroFur 2 was held January 6-9, 2023 at the [https://www.vtf-vacances.com/fr/village-vacances-familles/auvergne/puy-de-dome/saint-sauves/53 Domaine des Puys] holiday village in Saint Sauves.<ref>[https://twitter.com/canthrofur/status/1523629455234650112 CanthroFur Twitter], posted May 9, 2022.</ref> There were 83 attendees including 37 fursuiters.<ref>[https://canthrofur.org/en/event/f59692cc-c0fa-40db-a1e0-29c78e115395 Canthrofur 2023 attendees], retrieved January 14, 2023.</ref>

==CanthroFur 3==

This event was held January 18-22, 2024 at the [https://www.vtf-vacances.com/fr/village-vacances-familles/auvergne/puy-de-dome/saint-sauves/53 Domaine des Puys] holiday village in Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne.
There were 186 attendees including 112 fursuiters.<ref> [https://canthrofur.org/en/event/comming Canthrofur 2023 attendees], retrieved December 17, 2023.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

* [https://canthrofur.org Website]
* [https://twitter.com/canthrofur CanthroFur] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://instagram.com/canthrofur CanthroFur] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://t.me/canthrofur_en CanthroFur chat] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://t.me/infocanthrofur Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]

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New Year's Furry Ball

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[[File:TheFurstState NewYearsFurryBall2012-2013.jpg|right|250px]]
The '''New Year's Furry Ball''', or '''NYFB''', is an annual event hosted by [[The Furst State]] and other local furries in the Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the USA, from December 31 - January 1 each New Year.

==History==

===2005 and 2006 ("Room Con" in Berlin, NJ)===

[[Chrono Otter Coon]] (Chrono) hosted a New Year's party for two years which was playfully dubbed '''Room Con''' at his private home in [[W:Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/49352.html "RoomCon '05-'06 : The Annual Furry New Years Party!!"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> The party was followed with a visit to a local restaurant or bowling alley on New Year's Day. There were 23 attendees for the 2005 New Year<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/39628.html "The long journey to recovery..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref> and 38 attendees in 2006<ref name="chrono-56wrap">[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/52137.html "ROOM CON: 2005-2006 Wrap Up"] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. For the 2006 New Year, '''Room Con''' badges were distributed to partygoers.

Chrono intended to officially move the event to a hotel the following year<ref name="chrono-56wrap" />, but later announced that he was leaving the area<ref>[http://chronocoon.livejournal.com/56119.html "A series of unusual events..."] on ChronoCoon's LiveJournal</ref>. [[Tigra (NJ)|Tigra]] began making plans for a replacement New Year's party, before allowing [[LupineFox]] to take over<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/50552.html#comments "Plans for the Holidays"] - comments on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal (currently locked)</ref><ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/80447.html "Furry New Year's Eve"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>.

Based on a suggestion by [[Cyril Jackal]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81560.html?thread=488600#t488600 Comment by cyriljackal in "Name That Party!"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> that some objected to<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/81981.html "We have a name"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> and a compromise suggestion by [[SomaCat]]<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/82234.html?thread=506938#t506938 Comment thread in "Sometimes voting doesn't work"] on LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref> the replacement event was officially named the '''New Year's Furry Ball'''.

===2007 to 2010 (Quakertown, PA)===

The event was hosted for 3 consecutive years by [[LupineFox]] with assistance from SomaCat, [[SkippyFox]], Tigra, LittleWolf, Kung Fu Dave and other locals at the [[Wikipedia:Quakertown|Quakertown]] Comfort Inn<ref>[http://lapistigra.livejournal.com/52027.html "2007 Bitches!!!!"] on Lapis Tigra's LiveJournal</ref>.

[[File:NYFB_Suiters.jpg|right|thumb|Several [[fursuit]]ers at New Year's Furry Ball 2011.]]

For the first two years the event took place entirely within two suites in the hotel, and not in a hotel's actual meeting space. The third year expanded to six independently run themed room parties throughout the hotel. Attendees received badges made to resemble government passports, and each official party had a unique stamp for attendees to collect on their passports.

For the 2010 New Year, the fourth and final year in Quakertown, the event was organized by [[Protocollie]]. There were four con suites next door to each other: registration/raffle, video game room, open bar/dance suite (21+ to enter), pizza/lounge room and one additional open room party serving dinner.

===2011 to present (Newark, DE)===

Now organized by [[Protocollie]], [[Kitt3ns]] and members of [[Furst State]], the event was moved to the Embassy Suites Newark-Wilmington/South in [[W:Newark, Delaware|Newark, Delaware]], and utilized actual hotel meeting space instead of individual suites.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/pa_furry/208522.html The New Year's Furry Ball is back and more 2011 than ever before!]</ref> For the 2011 New Year the event featured music from DJ Protocollie, a Rock Band game area, a buffet-style catered dinner, cash bar and a raffle<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1992371/ "Mission Accomplished"] - Posting by Kitt3ns, on his [[Fur Affinity]] journal</ref>.

[[Furstivus]] was held instead of the New Year's Furry Ball for the 2012 New Year. NYFB 2013 returned to the "doomsday proof" Embassy Suites<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Year's Furry Ball 2013 website</ref> on December 31, 2012 - January 1, 2013.

====2014-15====
New Year's Furry Ball 2015 started on December 31, 2014, at 7pm, at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010419/http://thefurststate.com/newyears New Year's Furry Ball (2014)] website, archived 2015 Jan 8 at archive.org. Retrieved October 21, 2014.</ref>

====2015-16====
New Year's Furry Ball 2016 started on December 31, 2015, at 5pm, with the ballroom to close at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref> The event was at the Embassy Suites.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182240/http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=16 Hotel] on the New Years Furry Ball website, archived 2016 Jan 4 at archive.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.</ref>

====2016-17====
New Year's Furry Ball 2017 started on December 31, 2016, at 5 pm, and the ballroom closed at 1am on January 1 with the gaming rooms to "remain open until things calm down."<ref>[http://thefurststate.com/newyears/?page_id=54 Schedule and Events] on the New Years Furry Ball website. Retrieved November 13, 2016.</ref> The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2017-18====
New Year's Furry Ball 2018 theme was "Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island"<ref>http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>. The event was held at the Embassy Suites.

====2018-19====
New Year's Furry Ball 2019 theme was "Masquerade Ball" and it was held again at the Embassy Suites hotel in Newark, Delaware. This was the first year that NYFB was run by [[The Furst State]]'s board and a newly selected staff. $298 was raised for the [[charity]] Mazzoni Center.<ref name="NYFB2019" />

====2019-20====
There were 521 attendees<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212248277535612931 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref> and $1031.20 was raised for [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ the Trevor Project].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1212254434039926784 NYFB Twitter], posted January 1, 2020.</ref>

====2020-21====
A virtual livestream was held in lieu of a physical gathering. Events included panels, performances by [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Pepper Coyote]], Jackbox, and a stream of the balldrop ceremony.<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/schedule-1 NYFB schedule], retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref> $4,000.69 was raised in donations for the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1346476444273111040 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2021.</ref>

====2021-22====
New Year's Furry Ball returned to an in-person event in 2022. The theme was "Roll into the New Year" or tabletop fantasy.<ref> [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1422970039200894986 NYFB Twitter], posted August 4, 2021.</ref> There were 564 attendees and $1,029.15 was raised for [https://www.nqapia.org/ the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance].<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1478793990019420164 NYFB Twitter], posted January 5, 2022.</ref>

====2022-23====
New Year's Furry Ball 2023 theme was "Monster Movie Madness." The [[guest of honor]] was [[CooperTom]] and the charity was [https://nqttcn.com/en/ The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network]. There were 725 attendees and $1,381.13 was raised for [https://nqttcn.com/ the National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network].<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/]</ref>

==Attendance==

* NYFB 2007 (2006-2007): 55<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/83397.html "Furry New Years Ball Recap"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2008 (2007-2008): 92<ref>[http://lupine-fox.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ "New Year's Furry Ball Wrap-up"] in LupineFox's LiveJournal</ref>
* NYFB 2009 (2008-2009): 122
* NYFB 2010 (2009-2010): 115
* NYFB 2011 (2010-2011): 146
* [[Furstivus]] replaced NYFB for 2011-2012
* NYFB 2012-2013: 175<ref>[https://twitter.com/TFS_Kitt3ns/status/286545089537396736 Tweet] by [[Kitt3ns]]. Dated January 2, 2013</ref>
* NYFB 2013-2014: 211<ref>[https://twitter.com/protocollie/status/418383006995578882 Tweet] by [[Protocollie]] on his [[Twitter]] account. Dated January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.</ref>
* NYFB 2014-2015: 289
* NYFB 2015-2016: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sapphykinz/status/682791809815306240 Tweet] by Sapphykinz</ref>
* NYFB 2016-2017: 350<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/815563118650781696 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2017-2018: 340<ref>[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/947709513695678464 Tweet] by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2018-2019: 438<ref name="NYFB2019">[https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1080026320342581248 "Final count for attendance for #NYFB2019 is 438! We raised $298.00 for our charity Mazzoni Center!"] - Tweet by @newyearsfurryball</ref>
* NYFB 2021-2022: 564
* NYFB 2022-2023: 725

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.newyearsfurryball.com New Year's Furry Ball website] ([http://thefurststate.com/newyears/ old site])
* [https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Twitter]] ([http://www.twitter.com/nyfb2013 old account)]
* [https://discord.com/invite/RK8QfhK7rM New Year's Furry Ball] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/NewYearsFurryBall Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]

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