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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Anthrocon<br />
|othernames = AC<br />
|logo = [[File:Anthrocon.gif|225px]]<br />
|subject = Furry<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = http://www.anthrocon.org/<br />
|status = Ongoing<br />
|first = <br />
July 3-6, 1997 (as '''Albany AnthroCon''')<br />
July 1-4, 1999 (as '''AnthroCon''')<br />
|final = <br />
|organizer = Anthrocon, Inc.<br />
|charity = <br />
|resources = {{con resources}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Anthrocon}}<br />
'''Anthrocon''', or just '''AC''', is a [[furry convention]] held yearly during the summer in [[W:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[W:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], USA. It is one of the [[List of conventions by attendance|largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]]s, with an attendance of 13,644 in [[Anthrocon 2023|AC 2023]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The convention was founded in 1997 as '''Albany AnthroCon''', which itself an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[W:Halloween|Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends, [[Points]], [[Rigel]], and others. In its first year, it had approximately 500 attendees.<br />
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In late 1998-1999, the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as '''Anthrocon Inc.''', and later renamed the convention to "Anthrocon", and relocated it to Pennsylvania. Its first venue was the [[W:Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel]] of [[W:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] in 1999 and 2000. Due to a rapid increase in attendees, it was forced to relocate to the larger [[W:Adam's Mark|Adams Mark Hotel]] of [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 2001, where it became the largest furry convention ever held, with 1,457 attendees. <br />
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Attendance continued to grow, and by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, and a different and unfamiliar hotel, which was the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia, and possibly due to [[W:Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis's]] effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.<br />
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Attendance increased again in 2006 with the move to the [[W:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David Lawrence Convention Center]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reaching 2,489. In 2008, total attendance reached 3,390. In 2010, it increased with 4,238 attendees and four official convention hotels. Growth for the convention has historically averaged 14% yearly.<br />
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Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has donated a total of $240K+ to local charities.<br />
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Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] from 2002 until 2019.<br />
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== Current location and timeslot ==<br />
[[File:AnthroconAttendance.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Visitor Statistics]]<br />
Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, AC chose the [[W:Wyndham Worldwide|Wyndham Franklin Plaza]] in Philadelphia as the site for 2005 and announced that they would be moving there for the next year. In 2006, Due to scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held on June 15-18. In 2007, it was held July 5-8 at the same location.<br />
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The 2006 move to Pittsburgh was envisioned by AC's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to AC's increasing attendance. AC began [http://web.archive.org/web/20041030112340/http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.<br />
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While some were opposed to the move, most were supportive of it. Many attendees who supported the move lived out of Pennsylvania and the move made little difference to the trip there.<br />
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== Leadership ==<br />
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The chairman of the convention is [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] (also known as '''Kagemushi''' or '''Uncle Kage''' by attendees), who oversees AC's operations with the help of staff and volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks that arise.<br />
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=== Board of Directors ===<br />
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* [[Tim "The Foxish" Mithee]]: [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]], Photography<br />
* [[Gen. Talon|Kenneth "Gen. Talon" Baker]]: Audio Visual<br />
* [[Nicona Shadowwolf| Thomas "Nicona Shadowwolf" Brewer]]: [[Registration]]<br />
* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]]: Public Outreach<br />
* [[Ashe Valisca|Waylon "Ashe" Darosh]]: [[Programming]] <br />
* [[PeterCat|Peter "PeterCat" Kappesser]]: [[Art show]]<br />
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|George "Tigerwolf" Nemeyer]]: [[Internet room|Internet Room]]<br />
* [[Ysera|Paige “Ysera” Ward]]: [[Publications]]<br />
* [[Talyn_(Virginia)|Scott "Talyn" Williams]]: [[Con_Ops|Operations]]<br />
* [[Ronnie|Isaac "Ronnie" Tan]]: Digital Services<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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Past [[Guests of Honor|GoH]] have included:<br />
* 1997: [[Artist]]s [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]]<br />
* 1998: Artists [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] and [[Jim Groat]]<br />
* 1999: [[Author]] [[S. Andrew Swann]] and artist [[Vicky Wyman]]<br />
* 2000: Artist [[Sara Miles|Caribou (was Sara Palmer)]] and author [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)<br />
* 2001: [[Comic|comic-book artist]] [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[W:Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]), and [[cartoonist|syndicated cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]<br />
* 2002: Artist [[Heather Bruton]] and author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of the [[Sholan Alliance]] Series) <br />
* 2003: Artists [[W:Guy Gilchrist|Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]]<br />
* 2004: Artists [[Michel Gagné]] and [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]])<br />
* 2005: [[Timothy Albee]] ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") and [[W:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]<br />
* 2006: Fantasy author [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], writer/[[animator]]/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]], and (as a "Special Guest") [[Filk]] [[musician]] [[W:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]<br />
* 2007: Television/animation writer [[W:Mark Evanier|Mark Evanier]], comic artist [[Carolyn Kelly]] (of syndicated comic strip ''[[Pogo]]'') and [[voice actor]] [[W:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')<br />
* 2008: Animator and [[Disney]] Legend [[W:Floyd Norman|Floyd Norman]]<br />
* 2009: [[Character designer]] and [[storyboard artist]] Ben Balistreri (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Seaweed the Pelican]]''), [[creator]]/[[producer]] [[W:Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] (''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]'' and ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]'') and cartoonist and artist [[Joe Harris]] (creator of [[Underdog]] and the [[Trix Rabbit]])<br />
* 2010: Author [[W:James Gurney|James Gurney]] (''[[W:Dinotopia|Dinotopia]]'' book series), and [[W:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] [[puppeteer]]/[[director]] [[W:Jim_Martin_(puppeteer)|Jim Martin]]<br />
* 2011: Artist [[W:Andy Runton|Andy Runton]] ([[Owly]]), and author [[Peter_S._Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]] ([[The Last Unicorn]])<br />
* 2012: Creative Director/art Director/freelance illustrator [[Dev Madan]], animator and comic artist [[Mike Kazaleh]], and Japanese [[fursuiter]] and [[W:Acrobatics|acrobat]] [[Sardyuon]]<br />
* 2013: Fantasy artist and novelist [[Larry Dixon]], author [[W:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]], animation producer/writer/story editor and storyboard artist [[W:Tom Minton|Tom Minton]], and Sardyuon<br />
* 2014: Voice actors [[W:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] (''[[W:Darkwing Duck|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[W:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[W:The Lion King|The Lion King]]'', ''[[W:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[W:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') and [[W:Lee Tockar|Lee Tockar]] (''[[W:My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', ''[[w:Yakkity_Yak|Yakkity Yak]]'').<br />
* 2015: Voice actor [[w:Kimlinh Tran|Kimlinh Tran]] and sports [[mascot]] "[[w:The San Diego Chicken|The San Diego Chicken]]"<br />
* 2016: Animation genius [[w:Joaquin Baldwin|Joaquin Baldwin]], voice artist [[w:Trevor Devall|Trevor Devall]] and illustrator/graphic designer [[w:Tracy Butler|Tracy Butler]]<br />
* 2017: Voice actor [[w:Charlie Adler|Charlie Adler]]<br />
* 2018: [http://lensimon.com/wp/ Len Simon], one of the main leads on Anastasia and was promoted to Animation Director in charge of all the character animation on Bartok the Magnificent and Titan AE and [[w:Ursula Vernon|Ursula Vernon]], creator of the "[[lol wut]]" ('''''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'''''), and the [[webcomic]] ''[[Digger]]''.<br />
* 2019: Voice actor Benjamin Diskin, artist [[Steve Gallacci]], and [[eSports]] player [[SonicFox5000]].<br />
* 2020: [[W:VRChat|VRChat]] content creator [[Firr]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
* 2022: French Artist and animator [[W:Kékéflipnote|Kévin "Kékéflipnote" Gemin]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
* 2023: The city of Pittsburgh<br />
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==Typical programming==<br />
[[File:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]<br />
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br />
* [[Dealers' Den]]<br />
* [[Artists' Alley]]<br />
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)<br />
* Art Show Auctions<br />
* [[Charity Auction]] to benefit the year's charity<br />
* [[Masquerade]]<br />
* Stand-up Comedy<br />
* [[UKSH|"Uncle Kage's Story Hour"]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Parade]] and starting in 2022, the Fursuit Block Party<br />
* [[Fursuit Dance Competition]] and [[Floor_Wars|Floor Wars]]<br />
* Art-related, Costumery-related, and other artistic how-to panels, workshops, and demonstrations<br />
* Table-top card and role-playing games<br />
* Video Game Room and Tournaments<br />
* Special-interest, species-related, and lifestyle group panels<br />
* Puppetry Instruction<br />
* Various Social Dances (Electronica/EDM Dances, Fursuit-friendly dances, Era-themed dances, Fandom-related DJ's)<br />
* Musical performances<br />
* [[Internet Room]]<br />
* "[[The Zoo]]", a spacious general social area. (This was deprecated in 2022 in lieu of multiple, smaller breakout Zoo areas.)<br />
[[File:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]<br />
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]<br />
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==Themes==<br />
{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
||<br />
* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention<br />
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons<br />
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution<br />
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend<br />
* 2001: Furries in Flight<br />
* 2002: Inventions<br />
* 2003: Creatures of the Night<br />
* 2004: Summer Games<br />
* 2005: Heroes<br />
||<br />
* 2006: Making History<br />
* 2007: Looking to the Future<br />
* 2008: It's a Jungle Out There<br />
* 2009: OMG Aliens!<br />
* 2010: Modern Stone-Age Furries<br />
* 2011: The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic<br />
* 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream<br />
* 2013: The Fast and The Furrious<br />
* 2014: Secret Societies<br />
||<br />
* 2015: Viking Invasion!<br />
* 2016: Roaring "Twenty" (20th anniversary)<br />
* 2017: Take Me Out To The Ballgame<br />
* 2018: Movie Monsters<br />
* 2019: Surf Pacific<br />
* 2020: Aesop's Fables; replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2021: Replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2022: Aesop's Fables<br />
* 2023: Anthropolis: We Built This City<br />
* 2024: AnthroCoaster!<br />
|}<br />
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==Charities==<br />
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Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local animal-related charity to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history Charity history] on Anthrocon's website. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref><br />
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{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
||<br />
* 1997: [[Therapy Dogs]] ($2,200)<br />
* 1998: [[Whiskers]] ($3,092)<br />
* 1999: [[Great Valley Nature Center]] ($3.6K)<br />
* 2000: [[National Greyhound Adoption Program]]: ($6.5K)<br />
* 2001: [[Reins of Life]] ($7,273)<br />
* 2002: [[Canine Partners for Life]] ($13,280)<br />
* 2003: [[Support Our Shelters]] ($8,348)<br />
* 2004: [[Forgotten Felines & Fidos]] ($7.2K)<br />
* 2005: [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] ($6,470)<br />
||<br />
* 2006: [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] ($8,407)<br />
* 2007: [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends] ($7,608)<br />
* 2008: [http://pages.prodigy.net/zazubird/ppr.htm Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue] ($13,154)<br />
* 2009: [http://www.animalrescue.org/ Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center] ($8,992)<br />
* 2010: [http://www.fayettefriendsofanimals.net/ Fayette Friends of Animals] ($12,849)<br />
* 2011: [http://www.toonseum.org/ Toonseum] ($11,522)<br />
* 2012: [http://www.hellobully.com/ Hello Bully] ($20,656)<br />
* 2013: [http://equineangelsrescue.com/ Equine Angels Rescue] ($31,255)<br />
* 2014: [http://aviary.org/ The National Aviary] ($32,372)<br />
||<br />
* 2015: [https://www.wpahumane.org/ Western Pennsylvania Humane Society] ($35,910)<br />
* 2016: [http://www.pittsburghzoo.org/ Pittsburgh Zoo] ($30,880)<br />
* 2017: [http://www.hopehavenfarm.org/ Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary] ($37,598)<br />
* 2018: [https://www.southhillspetrescue.org/ South Hills Pet Rescue] ($42,051)<br />
* 2019: [https://www.pearlparrots.com/ PEARL Parrot Rescue] ($46,440)<br />
* 2020: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] (Undisclosed)<br />
* 2021: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($20,000+)<br />
* 2022: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($41,553)<br />
* 2023: [https://www.rabbitwranglers.org/ Rabbit Wranglers] ($52,000)<br />
|}<br />
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==Attendance== <br />
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AC's attendance has increased yearly, except for [[Anthrocon 2005|AC 2005]]. Membership in the [[fursuit parade]] has increased as well, rising to 5.9% of members in 2005 to a peak of 28.7% in 2016.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Convention year<br />
! scope="col" | Attendance<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
! scope="col" | Fursuiters in fursuit parade<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]]<br />
| 500*<br />
| N/A<br />
| Unknownº<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]]<br />
| 600*<br />
| 20%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 1999]]<br />
| 845<br />
| 40.8%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2000]]<br />
| 1,128<br />
| 33.4%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2001]]<br />
| 1,457<br />
| 29.2%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2002]]<br />
| 1,648<br />
| 13.1%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2003]]<br />
| 1,949<br />
| 18.2%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2004]]<br />
| 2,404<br />
| 23.3%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2005]]<br />
| 2,370<br />
| -1.4%<br />
| 140<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2006]]<br />
| 2,489<br />
| 5%<br />
| 191<br />
| 36.4% <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2007]]<br />
| 2,849<br />
| 14.5%<br />
| 353<br />
| 84.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2008]]<br />
| 3,390<br />
| 19%<br />
| 453<br />
| 28.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2009]]<br />
| 3,777<br />
| 11.4%<br />
| 640<br />
| 41.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2010]]<br />
| 4,238<br />
| 12.2%<br />
| 713<br />
| 11.4%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2011]]<br />
| 4,402<br />
| 3.8%<br />
| 854<br />
| 19.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2012]]<br />
| 5,179<br />
| 17.7%<br />
| 1,044<br />
| 22.2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2013]]<br />
| 5,577<br />
| 7.68%<br />
| 1,300<br />
| 24.5%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2014]]<br />
| 5,861<br />
| 5.09%<br />
| 1,326<br />
| 2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2015]]<br />
| 6,386<br />
| 9.01%<br />
| 1,460<br />
| 10.11%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2016]]<br />
| 7,310<br />
| 14.44%<br />
| 2,100<br />
| 43.34%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2017]]<br />
| 7,554<br />
| 3.33%<br />
| 1,890<br />
| -10.00%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2018]]<br />
| 8,407<br />
| 11.29%<br />
| 1,980<br />
| 4.76%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2019]]<br />
| 9,358<br />
| 11.31%<br />
| 2,132<br />
| 7.67%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2020]] <br />
|6,136**<br />
| N/A<br />
|2 (staff)<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2022]]<br />
| 9,702<br />
| 3.68%<br />
| 2,562<br />
| 20.17%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2023]]<br />
| 13,644<br />
| 40.63%<br />
| 3,127<br />
| 22.05%<br />
|}<br />
(*)Estimated<br />
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(**)Unique VRChat attendees<br />
<br />
ºAnthrocon didn't keep records on the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade until 2005.<br />
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== Incorporation and Trademarks ==<br />
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Anthrocon, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 25, 1998, and registered as a [[W:501(c)|501(c)(7) social and recreation club]] in the state of Pennsylvania (entity [http://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?1738650 2823650]). This classification differs from the 501(c)(3) status of [[Midwest Furry Fandom]] and [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], most notably, donations are not tax-deductible to their donors, but in return, the company has more flexibility about its operations, and more leeway to restrict access to non-members, since it's not a club.<br />
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Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 September 18] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 November 12, 2006]. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on February 1, 1997, while the paw logo was used from June 30, 1998, onwards.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
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* The choice of Toonseum was made with consultation of the furry community via [http://anthrocon.livejournal.com/827727.html a LiveJournal post by] [[Rigel]]. It has so far been the only (fandom-approved) exception to the "animal-related" charity rule.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[W:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.facebook.com/Anthrocon/ Anthrocon] on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/Anthrocon/?source_id=103654229736847 Anthrocon] group on Facebook<br />
* [http://twitter.com/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Youtube]]<br />
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Mastodon]]<br />
* [https://t.me/anthrocon Announcement Channel] on [[Telegram]]<br />
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* [https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-economy-out-millions-because-of-canceled-events/35907481 ''Pittsburgh economy out millions because of canceled events''] article on [https://www.wtae.com/ Pittsburgh's Action News 4]<br />
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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Anthrocon<br />
|othernames = AC<br />
|logo = [[File:Anthrocon.gif|225px]]<br />
|subject = Furry<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = http://www.anthrocon.org/<br />
|status = Ongoing<br />
|first = <br />
July 3-6, 1997 (as '''Albany AnthroCon''')<br />
July 1-4, 1999 (as '''AnthroCon''')<br />
|final = <br />
|organizer = Anthrocon, Inc.<br />
|charity = <br />
|resources = {{con resources}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Anthrocon}}<br />
'''Anthrocon''', or just '''AC''', is a [[furry convention]] held yearly during the summer in [[W:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[W:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], USA. It is one of the [[List of conventions by attendance|largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], with an attendance of 13,644 in [[Anthrocon 2023|AC 2023]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The convention was founded in 1997 as '''Albany AnthroCon''', which itself an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[W:Halloween|Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends, [[Points]], [[Rigel]], and others. In its first year, it had approximately 500 attendees.<br />
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In late 1998-1999, the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as '''Anthrocon Inc.''', and later renamed the convention to "Anthrocon", and relocated it to Pennsylvania. Its first venue was the [[W:Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel]] of [[W:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] in 1999 and 2000. Due to a rapid increase in attendees, it was forced to relocate to the larger [[W:Adam's Mark|Adams Mark Hotel]] of [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 2001, where it became the largest furry convention ever held, with 1,457 attendees. <br />
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Attendance continued to grow, and by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, and a different and unfamiliar hotel, which was the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia, and possibly due to [[W:Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis's]] effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.<br />
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Attendance increased again in 2006 with the move to the [[W:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David Lawrence Convention Center]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reaching 2,489. In 2008, total attendance reached 3,390. In 2010, it increased with 4,238 attendees and four official convention hotels. Growth for the convention has historically averaged 14% yearly.<br />
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Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has donated a total of $240K+ to local charities.<br />
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Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] from 2002 until 2019.<br />
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== Current location and timeslot ==<br />
[[File:AnthroconAttendance.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Visitor Statistics]]<br />
Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, AC chose the [[W:Wyndham Worldwide|Wyndham Franklin Plaza]] in Philadelphia as the site for 2005 and announced that they would be moving there for the next year. In 2006, Due to scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held on June 15-18. In 2007, it was held July 5-8 at the same location.<br />
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The 2006 move to Pittsburgh was envisioned by AC's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to AC's increasing attendance. AC began [http://web.archive.org/web/20041030112340/http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.<br />
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While some were opposed to the move, most were supportive of it. Many attendees who supported the move lived out of Pennsylvania and the move made little difference to the trip there.<br />
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== Leadership ==<br />
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The chairman of the convention is [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] (also known as '''Kagemushi''' or '''Uncle Kage''' by attendees), who oversees AC's operations with the help of staff and volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks that arise.<br />
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=== Board of Directors ===<br />
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* [[Tim "The Foxish" Mithee]]: [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]], Photography<br />
* [[Gen. Talon|Kenneth "Gen. Talon" Baker]]: Audio Visual<br />
* [[Nicona Shadowwolf| Thomas "Nicona Shadowwolf" Brewer]]: [[Registration]]<br />
* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]]: Public Outreach<br />
* [[Ashe Valisca|Waylon "Ashe" Darosh]]: [[Programming]] <br />
* [[PeterCat|Peter "PeterCat" Kappesser]]: [[Art show]]<br />
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|George "Tigerwolf" Nemeyer]]: [[Internet room|Internet Room]]<br />
* [[Ysera|Paige “Ysera” Ward]]: [[Publications]]<br />
* [[Talyn_(Virginia)|Scott "Talyn" Williams]]: [[Con_Ops|Operations]]<br />
* [[Ronnie|Isaac "Ronnie" Tan]]: Digital Services<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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Past [[Guests of Honor|GoH]] have included:<br />
* 1997: [[Artist]]s [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]]<br />
* 1998: Artists [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] and [[Jim Groat]]<br />
* 1999: [[Author]] [[S. Andrew Swann]] and artist [[Vicky Wyman]]<br />
* 2000: Artist [[Sara Miles|Caribou (was Sara Palmer)]] and author [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)<br />
* 2001: [[Comic|comic-book artist]] [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[W:Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]), and [[cartoonist|syndicated cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]<br />
* 2002: Artist [[Heather Bruton]] and author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of the [[Sholan Alliance]] Series) <br />
* 2003: Artists [[W:Guy Gilchrist|Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]]<br />
* 2004: Artists [[Michel Gagné]] and [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]])<br />
* 2005: [[Timothy Albee]] ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") and [[W:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]<br />
* 2006: Fantasy author [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], writer/[[animator]]/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]], and (as a "Special Guest") [[Filk]] [[musician]] [[W:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]<br />
* 2007: Television/animation writer [[W:Mark Evanier|Mark Evanier]], comic artist [[Carolyn Kelly]] (of syndicated comic strip ''[[Pogo]]'') and [[voice actor]] [[W:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')<br />
* 2008: Animator and [[Disney]] Legend [[W:Floyd Norman|Floyd Norman]]<br />
* 2009: [[Character designer]] and [[storyboard artist]] Ben Balistreri (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Seaweed the Pelican]]''), [[creator]]/[[producer]] [[W:Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] (''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]'' and ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]'') and cartoonist and artist [[Joe Harris]] (creator of [[Underdog]] and the [[Trix Rabbit]])<br />
* 2010: Author [[W:James Gurney|James Gurney]] (''[[W:Dinotopia|Dinotopia]]'' book series), and [[W:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] [[puppeteer]]/[[director]] [[W:Jim_Martin_(puppeteer)|Jim Martin]]<br />
* 2011: Artist [[W:Andy Runton|Andy Runton]] ([[Owly]]), and author [[Peter_S._Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]] ([[The Last Unicorn]])<br />
* 2012: Creative Director/art Director/freelance illustrator [[Dev Madan]], animator and comic artist [[Mike Kazaleh]], and Japanese [[fursuiter]] and [[W:Acrobatics|acrobat]] [[Sardyuon]]<br />
* 2013: Fantasy artist and novelist [[Larry Dixon]], author [[W:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]], animation producer/writer/story editor and storyboard artist [[W:Tom Minton|Tom Minton]], and Sardyuon<br />
* 2014: Voice actors [[W:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] (''[[W:Darkwing Duck|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[W:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[W:The Lion King|The Lion King]]'', ''[[W:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[W:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') and [[W:Lee Tockar|Lee Tockar]] (''[[W:My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', ''[[w:Yakkity_Yak|Yakkity Yak]]'').<br />
* 2015: Voice actor [[w:Kimlinh Tran|Kimlinh Tran]] and sports [[mascot]] "[[w:The San Diego Chicken|The San Diego Chicken]]"<br />
* 2016: Animation genius [[w:Joaquin Baldwin|Joaquin Baldwin]], voice artist [[w:Trevor Devall|Trevor Devall]] and illustrator/graphic designer [[w:Tracy Butler|Tracy Butler]]<br />
* 2017: Voice actor [[w:Charlie Adler|Charlie Adler]]<br />
* 2018: [http://lensimon.com/wp/ Len Simon], one of the main leads on Anastasia and was promoted to Animation Director in charge of all the character animation on Bartok the Magnificent and Titan AE and [[w:Ursula Vernon|Ursula Vernon]], creator of the "[[lol wut]]" ('''''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'''''), and the [[webcomic]] ''[[Digger]]''.<br />
* 2019: Voice actor Benjamin Diskin, artist [[Steve Gallacci]], and [[eSports]] player [[SonicFox5000]].<br />
* 2020: [[W:VRChat|VRChat]] content creator [[Firr]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
* 2022: French Artist and animator [[W:Kékéflipnote|Kévin "Kékéflipnote" Gemin]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
* 2023: The city of Pittsburgh<br />
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==Typical programming==<br />
[[File:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]<br />
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br />
* [[Dealers' Den]]<br />
* [[Artists' Alley]]<br />
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)<br />
* Art Show Auctions<br />
* [[Charity Auction]] to benefit the year's charity<br />
* [[Masquerade]]<br />
* Stand-up Comedy<br />
* [[UKSH|"Uncle Kage's Story Hour"]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Parade]] and starting in 2022, the Fursuit Block Party<br />
* [[Fursuit Dance Competition]] and [[Floor_Wars|Floor Wars]]<br />
* Art-related, Costumery-related, and other artistic how-to panels, workshops, and demonstrations<br />
* Table-top card and role-playing games<br />
* Video Game Room and Tournaments<br />
* Special-interest, species-related, and lifestyle group panels<br />
* Puppetry Instruction<br />
* Various Social Dances (Electronica/EDM Dances, Fursuit-friendly dances, Era-themed dances, Fandom-related DJ's)<br />
* Musical performances<br />
* [[Internet Room]]<br />
* "[[The Zoo]]", a spacious general social area. (This was deprecated in 2022 in lieu of multiple, smaller breakout Zoo areas.)<br />
[[File:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]<br />
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]<br />
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==Themes==<br />
{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
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* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention<br />
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons<br />
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution<br />
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend<br />
* 2001: Furries in Flight<br />
* 2002: Inventions<br />
* 2003: Creatures of the Night<br />
* 2004: Summer Games<br />
* 2005: Heroes<br />
||<br />
* 2006: Making History<br />
* 2007: Looking to the Future<br />
* 2008: It's a Jungle Out There<br />
* 2009: OMG Aliens!<br />
* 2010: Modern Stone-Age Furries<br />
* 2011: The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic<br />
* 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream<br />
* 2013: The Fast and The Furrious<br />
* 2014: Secret Societies<br />
||<br />
* 2015: Viking Invasion!<br />
* 2016: Roaring "Twenty" (20th anniversary)<br />
* 2017: Take Me Out To The Ballgame<br />
* 2018: Movie Monsters<br />
* 2019: Surf Pacific<br />
* 2020: Aesop's Fables; replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2021: Replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2022: Aesop's Fables<br />
* 2023: Anthropolis: We Built This City<br />
* 2024: AnthroCoaster!<br />
|}<br />
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==Charities==<br />
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Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local animal-related charity to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history Charity history] on Anthrocon's website. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref><br />
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{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
||<br />
* 1997: [[Therapy Dogs]] ($2,200)<br />
* 1998: [[Whiskers]] ($3,092)<br />
* 1999: [[Great Valley Nature Center]] ($3.6K)<br />
* 2000: [[National Greyhound Adoption Program]]: ($6.5K)<br />
* 2001: [[Reins of Life]] ($7,273)<br />
* 2002: [[Canine Partners for Life]] ($13,280)<br />
* 2003: [[Support Our Shelters]] ($8,348)<br />
* 2004: [[Forgotten Felines & Fidos]] ($7.2K)<br />
* 2005: [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] ($6,470)<br />
||<br />
* 2006: [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] ($8,407)<br />
* 2007: [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends] ($7,608)<br />
* 2008: [http://pages.prodigy.net/zazubird/ppr.htm Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue] ($13,154)<br />
* 2009: [http://www.animalrescue.org/ Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center] ($8,992)<br />
* 2010: [http://www.fayettefriendsofanimals.net/ Fayette Friends of Animals] ($12,849)<br />
* 2011: [http://www.toonseum.org/ Toonseum] ($11,522)<br />
* 2012: [http://www.hellobully.com/ Hello Bully] ($20,656)<br />
* 2013: [http://equineangelsrescue.com/ Equine Angels Rescue] ($31,255)<br />
* 2014: [http://aviary.org/ The National Aviary] ($32,372)<br />
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* 2015: [https://www.wpahumane.org/ Western Pennsylvania Humane Society] ($35,910)<br />
* 2016: [http://www.pittsburghzoo.org/ Pittsburgh Zoo] ($30,880)<br />
* 2017: [http://www.hopehavenfarm.org/ Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary] ($37,598)<br />
* 2018: [https://www.southhillspetrescue.org/ South Hills Pet Rescue] ($42,051)<br />
* 2019: [https://www.pearlparrots.com/ PEARL Parrot Rescue] ($46,440)<br />
* 2020: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] (Undisclosed)<br />
* 2021: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($20,000+)<br />
* 2022: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($41,553)<br />
* 2023: [https://www.rabbitwranglers.org/ Rabbit Wranglers] ($52,000)<br />
|}<br />
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==Attendance== <br />
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AC's attendance has increased yearly, except for [[Anthrocon 2005|AC 2005]]. Membership in the [[fursuit parade]] has increased as well, rising to 5.9% of members in 2005 to a peak of 28.7% in 2016.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Convention year<br />
! scope="col" | Attendance<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
! scope="col" | Fursuiters in fursuit parade<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]]<br />
| 500*<br />
| N/A<br />
| Unknownº<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]]<br />
| 600*<br />
| 20%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 1999]]<br />
| 845<br />
| 40.8%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2000]]<br />
| 1,128<br />
| 33.4%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2001]]<br />
| 1,457<br />
| 29.2%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2002]]<br />
| 1,648<br />
| 13.1%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2003]]<br />
| 1,949<br />
| 18.2%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2004]]<br />
| 2,404<br />
| 23.3%<br />
| Unknown<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2005]]<br />
| 2,370<br />
| -1.4%<br />
| 140<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2006]]<br />
| 2,489<br />
| 5%<br />
| 191<br />
| 36.4% <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2007]]<br />
| 2,849<br />
| 14.5%<br />
| 353<br />
| 84.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2008]]<br />
| 3,390<br />
| 19%<br />
| 453<br />
| 28.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2009]]<br />
| 3,777<br />
| 11.4%<br />
| 640<br />
| 41.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2010]]<br />
| 4,238<br />
| 12.2%<br />
| 713<br />
| 11.4%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2011]]<br />
| 4,402<br />
| 3.8%<br />
| 854<br />
| 19.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2012]]<br />
| 5,179<br />
| 17.7%<br />
| 1,044<br />
| 22.2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2013]]<br />
| 5,577<br />
| 7.68%<br />
| 1,300<br />
| 24.5%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2014]]<br />
| 5,861<br />
| 5.09%<br />
| 1,326<br />
| 2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2015]]<br />
| 6,386<br />
| 9.01%<br />
| 1,460<br />
| 10.11%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2016]]<br />
| 7,310<br />
| 14.44%<br />
| 2,100<br />
| 43.34%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2017]]<br />
| 7,554<br />
| 3.33%<br />
| 1,890<br />
| -10.00%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2018]]<br />
| 8,407<br />
| 11.29%<br />
| 1,980<br />
| 4.76%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2019]]<br />
| 9,358<br />
| 11.31%<br />
| 2,132<br />
| 7.67%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2020]] <br />
|6,136**<br />
| N/A<br />
|2 (staff)<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2022]]<br />
| 9,702<br />
| 3.68%<br />
| 2,562<br />
| 20.17%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2023]]<br />
| 13,644<br />
| 40.63%<br />
| 3,127<br />
| 22.05%<br />
|}<br />
(*)Estimated<br />
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(**)Unique VRChat attendees<br />
<br />
ºAnthrocon didn't keep records on the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade until 2005.<br />
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== Incorporation and Trademarks ==<br />
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Anthrocon, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 25, 1998, and registered as a [[W:501(c)|501(c)(7) social and recreation club]] in the state of Pennsylvania (entity [http://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?1738650 2823650]). This classification differs from the 501(c)(3) status of [[Midwest Furry Fandom]] and [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], most notably, donations are not tax-deductible to their donors, but in return, the company has more flexibility about its operations, and more leeway to restrict access to non-members, since it's not a club.<br />
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Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 September 18] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 November 12, 2006]. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on February 1, 1997, while the paw logo was used from June 30, 1998, onwards.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
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* The choice of Toonseum was made with consultation of the furry community via [http://anthrocon.livejournal.com/827727.html a LiveJournal post by] [[Rigel]]. It has so far been the only (fandom-approved) exception to the "animal-related" charity rule.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[W:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.facebook.com/Anthrocon/ Anthrocon] on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/Anthrocon/?source_id=103654229736847 Anthrocon] group on Facebook<br />
* [http://twitter.com/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Youtube]]<br />
* [https://mastodon.furrycon.social/@anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Mastodon]]<br />
* [https://t.me/anthrocon Announcement Channel] on [[Telegram]]<br />
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* [https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-economy-out-millions-because-of-canceled-events/35907481 ''Pittsburgh economy out millions because of canceled events''] article on [https://www.wtae.com/ Pittsburgh's Action News 4]<br />
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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Anthrocon<br />
|logo = [[File:Anthrocon.gif|225px]]<br />
|subject = Furry<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = http://www.anthrocon.org/<br />
|status = Ongoing<br />
|first = <br />
July 3-6, 1997 (as '''Albany AnthroCon''')<br />
July 1-4, 1999 (as '''AnthroCon''')<br />
|final = <br />
|organizer = Anthrocon, Inc.<br />
|charity = <br />
|resources = {{con resources}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Anthrocon}}<br />
'''Anthrocon''' ('''AC''') is a [[furry convention]] held yearly during the summer in [[W:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[W:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], USA. Formerly the [[List of conventions by attendance|world's largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], with an attendance of 7,544 in [[Anthrocon 2017|AC 2017]]. Later during that same year, it was surpassed by [[Midwest FurFest|MFF]].<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
The convention was founded in 1997 as '''Albany AnthroCon''', which itself an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[W:Halloween|Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends, [[Points]], [[Rigel]], and others. In its first year, it had approximately 500 attendees.<br />
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In late 1998-1999 the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as '''Anthrocon Inc.''', and later renamed the convention to "Anthrocon", and relocated it to Pennsylvania. Its first venue was the [[W:Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel]] of [[W:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] in 1999 and 2000. Due to a rapid increase in attendees, it was forced to relocate to the larger [[W:Adam's Mark|Adams Mark Hotel]] of [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 2001, where it became the largest furry convention ever held, with 1,457 attendees. <br />
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Attendance continued to grow, and by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, and a different and unfamiliar hotel, which was the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia, and possibly due to [[W:Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis's]] effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.<br />
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Attendance increased again in 2006 with the move to the [[W:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David Lawrence Convention Center]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reaching 2,489. In 2008, total attendance reached 3,390. In 2010, it increased with 4,238 attendees and four official convention hotels. Growth for the convention has historically averaged 14% yearly.<br />
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Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has donated a total of $240K+ to local charities.<br />
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Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] from 2002 until 2019.<br />
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== Current Location and Timeslot ==<br />
[[File:AnthroconAttendance.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Visitor Statistics]]<br />
Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, AC chose the [[W:Wyndham Worldwide|Wyndham Franklin Plaza]] in Philadelphia as the site for 2005 and announced that they would be moving there for the next year. In 2006, Due to scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held on June 15-18. In 2007, it was held July 5-8 at the same location.<br />
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The 2007 move to Pittsburgh was envisioned by AC's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to AC's increasing attendance. AC began [http://web.archive.org/web/20041030112340/http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.<br />
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While some were opposed to the move, most were supportive of it. Many attendees who supported the move lived out of Pennsylvania that the move made little difference to the trip there.<br />
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== Leadership ==<br />
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The chairman of the convention is Dr. Samuel Conway (a.k.a. '''Kagemushi''' or [[Uncle Kage]] by attendees), who oversees AC's operations with the help of staff and volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks that arise.<br />
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=== Board of Directors ===<br />
<br />
* [[Chiaroscuro|Robert "Chiaroscuro" Armstrong]]: [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]], Photography<br />
* [[Gen. Talon|Kenneth "Gen. Talon" Baker]]: Audio Visual<br />
* [[Nicona Shadowwolf| Thomas "Nicona Shadowwolf" Brewer]]: [[Registration]]<br />
* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]]: Public Outreach<br />
* [[Ashe Valisca|Waylon "Ashe" Darosh]]: [[Programming]] <br />
* [[PeterCat|Peter "PeterCat" Kappesser]]: [[Art show]]<br />
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|George "Tigerwolf" Nemeyer]]: [[Internet room|Internet Room]]<br />
* [[Ysera|Paige “Ysera” Ward]]: [[Publications]]<br />
* [[Talyn_(Virginia)|Scott "Talyn" Williams]]: [[Con_Ops|Operations]]<br />
* [[Ronnie|Isaac "Ronnie" Tan]]: Digital Services<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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Past [[Guests of Honor|GoH]] have included:<br />
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* 1997: [[Artist]]s [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]]<br />
* 1998: Artists [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] and [[Jim Groat]]<br />
* 1999: [[Author]] [[S. Andrew Swann]] and artist [[Vicky Wyman]]<br />
* 2000: Artist Sara "[[Caribou]]" Palmer and author [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)<br />
* 2001: [[Comic|comic-book artist]] [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[W:Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]), and [[cartoonist|syndicated cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]<br />
* 2002: Artist [[Heather Bruton]] and author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of the [[Sholan Alliance]] Series) <br />
* 2003: Artists [[W:Guy Gilchrist|Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]]<br />
* 2004: Artists [[Michel Gagné]] and [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]])<br />
* 2005: [[Timothy Albee]] ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") and [[W:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]<br />
* 2006: Fantasy author [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], writer/[[animator]]/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]], and (as a "Special Guest") [[Filk]] [[musician]] [[W:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]<br />
* 2007: Television/animation writer [[W:Mark Evanier|Mark Evanier]], comic artist [[Carolyn Kelly]] (of syndicated comic strip ''[[Pogo]]'') and [[voice actor]] [[W:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')<br />
* 2008: Animator and [[Disney]] Legend [[W:Floyd Norman|Floyd Norman]]<br />
* 2009: [[Character designer]] and [[storyboard artist]] Ben Balistreri (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Seaweed the Pelican]]''), [[creator]]/[[producer]] [[W:Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] (''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]'' and ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]'') and cartoonist and artist [[Joe Harris]] (creator of [[Underdog]] and the [[Trix Rabbit]])<br />
* 2010: Author [[W:James Gurney|James Gurney]] (''[[W:Dinotopia|Dinotopia]]'' book series), and [[W:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] [[puppeteer]]/[[director]] [[W:Jim_Martin_(puppeteer)|Jim Martin]]<br />
* 2011: Artist [[W:Andy Runton|Andy Runton]] ([[Owly]]), and author [[Peter_S._Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]] ([[The Last Unicorn]])<br />
* 2012: Creative Director/art Director/freelance illustrator [[Dev Madan]], animator and comic artist [[Mike Kazaleh]], and Japanese [[fursuiter]] and [[W:Acrobatics|acrobat]] [[Sardyuon]]<br />
* 2013: Fantasy artist and novelist [[Larry Dixon]], author [[W:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]], animation producer/writer/story editor and storyboard artist [[W:Tom Minton|Tom Minton]], and Sardyuon<br />
* 2014: Voice actors [[W:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] (''[[W:Darkwing Duck|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[W:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[W:The Lion King|The Lion King]]'', ''[[W:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[W:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') and [[W:Lee Tockar|Lee Tockar]] (''[[W:My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', ''[[w:Yakkity_Yak|Yakkity Yak]]'').<br />
* 2015: Voice actor [[w:Kimlinh Tran|Kimlinh Tran]] and sports [[mascot]] "[[w:The San Diego Chicken|The San Diego Chicken]]"<br />
* 2016: Animation genius [[w:Joaquin Baldwin|Joaquin Baldwin]], voice artist [[w:Trevor Devall|Trevor Devall]] and illustrator/graphic designer [[w:Tracy Butler|Tracy Butler]]<br />
* 2017: Voice actor [[w:Charlie Adler|Charlie Adler]]<br />
* 2018: [http://lensimon.com/wp/ Len Simon], one of the main leads on Anastasia and was promoted to Animation Director in charge of all the character animation on Bartok the Magnificent and Titan AE and [[w:Ursula Vernon|Ursula Vernon]], creator of the "lol wut" ''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'' and the webcomic Digger.<br />
* 2019: Voice actor Benjamin Diskin, artist [[Steve Gallacci]] and eSports player [[SonicFox5000]].<br />
* 2020: [[Wikipedia:VRChat|VRChat]] content creator [[Firr]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
* 2022: French Artist and animator [[W:Kékéflipnote|Kévin "Kékéflipnote" Gemin]], [[SueDeer]]<br />
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==Typical programming==<br />
[[File:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]<br />
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br />
* [[Dealers' Den]]<br />
* [[Artists' Alley]]<br />
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)<br />
* Art Show Auctions<br />
* [[Charity Auction]] to benefit the year's charity<br />
* [[Masquerade]]<br />
* Stand-up Comedy<br />
* [[UKSH|"Uncle Kage's Story Hour"]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Parade]] and starting in 2022, the Fursuit Block Party<br />
* [[Fursuit Dance Competition]] and [[Floor_Wars|Floor Wars]]<br />
* Art-related, Costumery-related, and other artistic how-to panels, workshops, and demonstrations<br />
* Table-top card and role-playing games<br />
* Video Game Room and Tournaments<br />
* Special-interest, species-related, and lifestyle group panels<br />
* Puppetry Instruction<br />
* Various Social Dances (Electronica/EDM Dances, Fursuit-friendly dances, Era-themed dances, Fandom-related DJ's)<br />
* Musical performances<br />
* [[Internet Room]]<br />
* "[[The Zoo]]", a spacious general social area. (This was deprecated in 2022 in lieu of multiple, smaller breakout Zoo areas.)<br />
[[Image:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]<br />
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]<br />
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==Themes==<br />
{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
||<br />
<br />
* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention<br />
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons<br />
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution<br />
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend<br />
* 2001: Furries in Flight<br />
* 2002: Inventions<br />
||<br />
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* 2003: Creatures of the Night<br />
* 2004: Summer Games<br />
* 2005: Heroes<br />
* 2006: Making History<br />
* 2007: Looking to the Future<br />
* 2008: It's a Jungle Out There<br />
||<br />
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* 2009: OMG Aliens!<br />
* 2010: Modern Stone-Age Furries<br />
* 2011: The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic<br />
* 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream<br />
* 2013: The Fast and The Furrious<br />
* 2014: Secret Societies<br />
||<br />
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* 2015: Viking Invasion!<br />
* 2016: Roaring "Twenty" (20th anniversary)<br />
* 2017: Take Me Out To The Ballgame<br />
* 2018: Movie Monsters<br />
* 2019: Surf Pacific<br />
* 2020: Aesop's Fables; replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2021: Replaced with [[Virtual Anthrocon]]<br />
* 2022: Aesop's Fables<br />
* 2023: Anthropolis: We Built This City<br />
|}<br />
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==Charities==<br />
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Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local animal-related charity to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history Charity history] on Anthrocon's website. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref><br />
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* 1997: [[Therapy Dogs]] ($2,200)<br />
* 1998: [[Whiskers]] ($3,092)<br />
* 1999: [[Great Valley Nature Center]] ($3.6K)<br />
* 2000: [[National Greyhound Adoption Program]]: ($6.5K)<br />
* 2001: [[Reins of Life]] ($7,273)<br />
* 2002: [[Canine Partners for Life]] ($13,280)<br />
* 2003: [[Support Our Shelters]] ($8,348)<br />
* 2004: [[Forgotten Felines & Fidos]] ($7.2K)<br />
* 2005: [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] ($6,470)<br />
* 2006: [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] ($8,407)<br />
* 2007: [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends] ($7,608)<br />
* 2008: [http://pages.prodigy.net/zazubird/ppr.htm Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue] ($13,154)<br />
* 2009: [http://www.animalrescue.org/ Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center] ($8,992)<br />
* 2010: [http://www.fayettefriendsofanimals.net/ Fayette Friends of Animals] ($12,849)<br />
* 2011: [http://www.toonseum.org/ Toonseum] ($11,522)<br />
* 2012: [http://www.hellobully.com/ Hello Bully] ($20,656)<br />
* 2013: [http://equineangelsrescue.com/ Equine Angels Rescue] ($31,255)<br />
* 2014: [http://aviary.org/ The National Aviary] ($32,372)<br />
* 2015: [https://www.wpahumane.org/ Western Pennsylvania Humane Society] ($35,910)<br />
* 2016: [http://www.pittsburghzoo.org/ Pittsburgh Zoo] ($30,880)<br />
* 2017: [http://www.hopehavenfarm.org/ Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary] ($37,598)<br />
* 2018: [https://www.southhillspetrescue.org/ South Hills Pet Rescue] ($42,051)<br />
* 2019: [https://www.pearlparrots.com/ PEARL Parrot Rescue] ($46,440)<br />
* 2020: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] (Undisclosed)<br />
* 2021: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($20,000+)<br />
* 2022: [https://www.wildlifeworksinc.org/ Wildlife Works, Inc.] ($41,553)<br />
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==Attendance== <br />
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AC's attendance has increased yearly, except for [[Anthrocon 2005|AC 2005]]. Membership in the [[fursuit parade]] has increased as well, rising to 5.9% of members in 2005 to a peak of 28.7% in 2016.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Convention year<br />
! scope="col" | Attendance<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
! scope="col" | Fursuiters in fursuit parade<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]]<br />
| 500*<br />
| - <br />
| Unknownº<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]]<br />
| 600*<br />
| 20%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 1999]]<br />
| 845<br />
| 40.8%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2000]]<br />
| 1,128<br />
| 33.4%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2001]]<br />
| 1,457<br />
| 29.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2002]]<br />
| 1,648<br />
| 13.1%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2003]]<br />
| 1,949<br />
| 18.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2004]]<br />
| 2,404<br />
| 23.3%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2005]]<br />
| 2,370<br />
| -1.4%<br />
| 140<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2006]]<br />
| 2,489<br />
| 5%<br />
| 191<br />
| 36.4% <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2007]]<br />
| 2,849<br />
| 14.5%<br />
| 353<br />
| 84.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2008]]<br />
| 3,390<br />
| 19%<br />
| 453<br />
| 28.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2009]]<br />
| 3,777<br />
| 11.4%<br />
| 640<br />
| 41.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2010]]<br />
| 4,238<br />
| 12.2%<br />
| 713<br />
| 11.4%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2011]]<br />
| 4,402<br />
| 3.8%<br />
| 854<br />
| 19.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2012]]<br />
| 5,179<br />
| 17.7%<br />
| 1,044<br />
| 22.2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2013]]<br />
| 5,577<br />
| 7.68%<br />
| 1,300<br />
| 24.5%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2014]]<br />
| 5,861<br />
| 5.09%<br />
| 1,326<br />
| 2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2015]]<br />
| 6,386<br />
| 9.01%<br />
| 1,460<br />
| 10.11%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2016]]<br />
| 7,310<br />
| 14.44%<br />
| 2,100<br />
| 43.34%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2017]]<br />
| 7,554<br />
| 3.33%<br />
| 1,890<br />
| -10.00%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2018]]<br />
| 8,407<br />
| 11.29%<br />
| 1,980<br />
| 4.76%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2019]]<br />
| 9,358<br />
| 11.31%<br />
| 2,132<br />
| 7.67%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Virtual Anthrocon]] 2020<br />
|6,136**<br />
| -<br />
|2 (on staff)<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2022]]<br />
| 9,702<br />
| 3.68%<br />
| 2,562<br />
| 20.17%<br />
|}<br />
.*Estimated<br />
<br />
.**Unique VRChat attendees<br />
<br />
ºAnthrocon kept records on the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade until 2005.<br />
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== Incorporation and Trademarks ==<br />
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Anthrocon, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 25, 1998 and registered as a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(7) social and recreation club]] in the state of Pennsylvania (entity [http://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?1738650 2823650]). This classification differs from the 501(c)(3) status of [[Midwest Furry Fandom]] and [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], most notably, donations are not tax-deductible to their donors, but in return, the company has more flexibility about its operations, and more leeway to restrict access to non-members, since it's not a club.<br />
<br />
Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 September 18] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 November 12, 2006]. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on February 1, 1997, while the paw logo was used from June 30, 1998 onwards.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The choice of Toonseum was made with consultation of the furry community via [http://anthrocon.livejournal.com/827727.html a LiveJournal post by] [[Rigel]]. It has so far been the only (fandom-approved) exception to the "animal-related" charity rule.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[W:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.facebook.com/Anthrocon/ Anthrocon] official page on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/Anthrocon/?source_id=103654229736847 Anthrocon] group on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/anthrocon Anthrocon] on [[Youtube]]<br />
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=== Media ===<br />
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* [https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-economy-out-millions-because-of-canceled-events/35907481 ''Pittsburgh economy out millions because of canceled events''] article on [https://www.wtae.com/ Pittsburgh's Action News 4]<br />
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'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' when his full name is used, or '''Talon Garinger''' on Furcadia) is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. He is originally from Philadelphia, PA, so it was only a matter of time before he returned to his home state to visit for [[Anthrocon]].<br />
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Scott "Talyn" Williams has been [[fandom]]-aware since 1997, but was not physically active in local group or [[convention]] activities until 2004.<br />
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In 2008, he became co-lead of the Logistics department for [[Anthrocon]], responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period, which he ran alongside [[Cryo Cyberwolf]].<br />
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In 2022, he become the Director of Convention Operations of [[Anthrocon]] as the position became available, there was no backfill, it required occupancy, and the remainder of Operations staff were too smart to accept the position.<br />
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While department operations generally have made things smoother and less stressful for all others involved in the Anthrocon operation, there is the rare occurrence as told by [[Uncle Kage]], where a cart of "STUFF!" was left behind in a service corridor due to a miscommunication between departments. Logistics now goes to great lengths to ensure this event does not repeat itself. Despite this, the moniker "STUFF!" remains present and is now a lighthearted alternate name for the department.<br />
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Talyn is a former moderator of [[757-Furries]], a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area. His primary duty was to oversee the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation, or when press exposure occurs with local media, and aid with event planning. He stepped back from his duties in January 2016 due to increased workload and work travel in his professional life.<br />
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'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' when his full name is used, or '''Talon Garinger''' on Furcadia) is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. <br />
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Scott "Talyn" Williams has been [[fandom]]-aware since 1997, but was not physically active in local group or [[convention]] activities until 2004. In 2008, he became co-lead of the Logistics department for [[Anthrocon]], responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period.<br />
<br />
While department operations generally have made things smoother and less stressful for all others involved in the Anthrocon operation, there is the rare occurrence as told by [[Uncle Kage]], where a cart of "STUFF!" was left behind in a service corridor due to a miscommunication between departments. Logistics now goes to great lengths to ensure this event does not repeat itself. Despite this, the moniker "STUFF!" remains present and is now a lighthearted alternate name for the department.<br />
<br />
Talyn is a former moderator of [[757-Furries]], a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area. His primary duty was to oversee the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation, or when press exposure occurs with local media. He stepped back from his duties in January 2016 due to increased workload and work travel in his professional life.<br />
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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Anthrocon<br />
|logo = [[File:Anthrocon.gif|225px]]<br />
|subject = Furry<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = http://www.anthrocon.org/<br />
|status = Ongoing<br />
|first = <br />
July 3-6, 1997 (as '''Albany AnthroCon''')<br />
July 1-4, 1999 (as '''AnthroCon''')<br />
|final = <br />
|organizer = Anthrocon, Inc.<br />
|charity = <br />
|resources = {{con resources|Anthrocon}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Anthrocon}}<br />
'''Anthrocon''' is the [[List of conventions by attendance|world's largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], with an attendance of 5861 in 2014. It is held each summer in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], USA.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
The convention was founded in 1997 as '''Albany AnthroCon''', itself an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[Wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends [[Points]], [[Rigel]] and others. In its first year, it had approximately 500 attendees.<br />
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In late 1998-9 the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as '''Anthrocon Inc.''', renamed the convention simply "Anthrocon", and relocated it to Pennsylvania. Its first venue was the [[W:Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel]] of [[W:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] (1999 and 2000). Due to rapidly increasing membership numbers it was forced to relocate to the larger [[W:Adam's Mark|Adams Mark Hotel]] of [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 2001- when it became the largest furry convention ever held, with 1,457 attendees. <br />
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Attendance continued to grow: by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, a different and unfamiliar hotel (the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia), and possibly due to [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis's]] effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.<br />
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Attendance again began to increase in 2006 with the move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the [[W:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David Lawrence Convention Center]], reaching 2,489. In 2008 total attendance topped three thousand at 3,390, and in 2010 exceeded four thousand with 4,238 attendees and four official convention hotels. Growth for the convention has historically averaged 14% a year.<br />
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Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has donated more than $86,000 to [[animal]]-related charities.<br />
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Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] since 2002.<br />
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== Current location and timeslot ==<br />
[[File:AnthroconAttendance.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Visitor Statistics]]<br />
Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, Anthrocon chose the [[W:Wyndham Worldwide|Wyndham Franklin Plaza]] in Philadelphia as the site for its 2005 convention. In 2005, Anthrocon announced that they would be moving to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2006 convention. Because of scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held June 15-18 in 2006. The 2007 convention was held July 5-8 at the same location.<br />
<br />
A 2007 move to Pittsburgh was actually envisioned by Anthrocon's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to Anthrocon's increasing attendance. Anthrocon began [http://web.archive.org/web/20041030112340/http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.<br />
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While some were opposed to the move, most were supportive of it. Many attendees who supported the move lived so far away from Pennsylvania that the move made little difference to the trip there.<br />
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== Current leadership ==<br />
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The chairman of the convention, Dr. Samuel Conway (nicknamed '''Kagemushi''' or [[Uncle Kage]] among attendees), oversees the operations of the Anthrocon with the help of staff and a number of volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks which arise.<br />
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The rest of the Board of Directors includes:<br />
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* [[Chiaroscuro|Robert "Chiaroscuro" Armstrong]] - [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]], Photography<br />
* [[Gen. Talon|Kenneth "Gen. Talon" Baker]] - Audio Visual<br />
* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]] - [[Programming]], [[Masquerade]]<br />
* [[Rigel|Brian "Rigel" Harris]] - [[Charity]] <br />
* [[Xydexx|Karl "Xydexx" Jorgensen]] - [[Publications]], Media Liaison<br />
* [[PeterCat|Peter "PeterCat" Kappesser]] - [[Art show]]<br />
* [[The Sonic God|Justin "Sonicgott" Reese]] - [[Registration]]<br />
* [[Giza|Douglas "Giza" Muth ]] - [[Con Ops|Operations]], Website, Sysadmin<br />
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|George "Tigerwolf" Nemeyer]] - [[Internet room|Internet Room]]<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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Past [[Guests of Honor]] have included:<br />
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* 1997 - [[Artist]]s [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]]<br />
* 1998 - Artists [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] and [[Jim Groat]]<br />
* 1999 - [[Author]] [[S. Andrew Swann]] and artist [[Vicky Wyman]]<br />
* 2000 - Artist Sara "[[Caribou]]" Palmer and author [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)<br />
* 2001 - [[Comic|comic-book artist]] [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[W:Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]), and [[cartoonist|syndicated cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]<br />
* 2002 - Artist [[Heather Bruton]] and author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of the [[Sholan Alliance]] Series) <br />
* 2003 - Artists [[W:Guy Gilchrist|Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]]<br />
* 2004 - artists [[Michel Gagné]] and [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]])<br />
* 2005 - [[Timothy Albee]] ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") and [[W:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]<br />
* 2006 - Fantasy author [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], writer/[[animator]]/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]]], and (as a "Special Guest") [[Filk]] [[musician]] [[W:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]<br />
* 2007 - Television/animation writer [[W:Mark Evanier|Mark Evanier]], comic artist [[Carolyn Kelly]] (of syndicated comic strip ''[[Pogo]]'') and [[voice actor]] [[W:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')<br />
* 2008 - Animator and [[Disney]] Legend [[W:Floyd Norman|Floyd Norman]]<br />
* 2009 - [[Character designer]] and [[storyboard artist]] Ben Balistreri (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Seaweed the Pelican]]''), [[creator]]/[[producer]] [[W:Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] (''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]'' and ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]'') and cartoonist and artist [[Joe Harris]] (creator of [[Underdog]] and the [[Trix Rabbit]])<br />
* 2010 - Author [[W:James Gurney|James Gurney]] (''[[W:Dinotopia|Dinotopia]]'' book series), and [[W:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] [[puppeteer]]/[[director]] [[W:Jim_Martin_(puppeteer)|Jim Martin]]<br />
* 2011 - Artist [[W:Andy Runton|Andy Runton]] ([[Owly]]), and author [[Peter_S._Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]] ([[The Last Unicorn]])<br />
* 2012 - Creative Director/art Director/freelance illustrator [[Dev Madan]], animator and comic artist [[Mike Kazaleh]], and Japanese [[fursuiter]] and [[W:Acrobatics|acrobat]] [[Sardyuon]]<br />
* 2013 - Fantasy artist and novelist [[Larry Dixon]], author [[W:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]], animation producer/writer/story editor and storyboard artist [[W:Tom Minton|Tom Minton]], and Sardyuon<br />
* 2014 - Voice actors [[W:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] (''[[W:Darkwing Duck|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[W:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[W:The Lion King|The Lion King]]'', ''[[W:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[W:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') and [[W:Lee Tockar|Lee Tockar]] (''[[W:My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', ''[[w:Yakkity_Yak|Yakkity Yak]]'').<br />
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==Typical programming==<br />
[[File:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]<br />
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br />
* [[Dealers' Den]]<br />
* [[Artists' Alley]]<br />
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)<br />
* Art Show Auctions<br />
* [[Charity Auction]] to benefit the year's charity<br />
* [[Masquerade]]<br />
* Stand-up Comedy<br />
* [[UKSH|"Uncle Kage's Story Hour"]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Parade]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Dance Competition]]<br />
* Art-related, Costumery-related, and other artistic how-to panels, workshops, and demonstrations<br />
* Table-top card and role-playing games<br />
* Video Game Room and Tournaments<br />
* Special-interest Groups<br />
* Puppetry Instruction<br />
* Various dances (Electronica/EDM Dances, Fursuit-friendly dances, Era-themed dances, Fandom-related DJ's)<br />
* Musical performances<br />
* [[Internet Room]]<br />
* "[[The Zoo]]", a spacious general social area<br />
[[Image:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]<br />
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]<br />
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==Themes==<br />
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|- valign="top"<br />
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* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention<br />
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons<br />
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution<br />
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend<br />
* 2001: Furries in Flight<br />
* 2002: Inventions<br />
||<br />
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* 2003: Creatures of the Night<br />
* 2004: Summer Games<br />
* 2005: Heroes<br />
* 2006: Making History<br />
* 2007: Looking to the Future<br />
* 2008: It's a Jungle Out There<br />
||<br />
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* 2009: OMG Aliens<br />
* 2010: Modern Stone-Age Furries<br />
* 2011: The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic<br />
* 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream<br />
* 2013: The Fast and The Furrious<br />
* 2014: Secret Societies<br />
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* 2015: Viking Invasion!<br />
* 2016: Roaring "Twenty" (20th anniversary)<br />
* 2017: Take Me Out To The Ballgame<br />
|}<br />
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==Charities==<br />
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Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local charity that is animal related to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history Charity history] on Anthrocon's website. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref><br />
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* 1997 - [[Therapy Dogs]] - $2,200<br />
* 1998 - [[Whiskers]] -$3,092<br />
* 1999 - [[Great Valley Nature Center]] - $3,600<br />
* 2000 - [[National Greyhound Adoption Program]] - $6,500<br />
* 2001 - [[Reins of Life]] - $7,273<br />
* 2002 - [[Canine Partners for Life]] - $13,280<br />
* 2003 - [[Support Our Shelters]] - $8,348<br />
* 2004 - [[Forgotten Felines & Fidos]] - $7,200<br />
* 2005 - [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] - $6,470<br />
* 2006 - [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] - $8,407<br />
* 2007 - [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends] - $7,608<br />
* 2008 - [http://pages.prodigy.net/zazubird/ppr.htm Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue] - $13,154<br />
* 2009 - [http://www.animalrescue.org/ Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center] - $8,992<br />
* 2010 - [http://www.fayettefriendsofanimals.net/ Fayette Friends of Animals] -$12,849<br />
* 2011 - [http://www.toonseum.org/ Toonseum] - $11,522<br />
* 2012 - [http://www.hellobully.com/ Hello Bully] - $20,656<br />
* 2013 - [http://equineangelsrescue.com/ Equine Angels Rescue] - $31,255<br />
* 2014 - [http://aviary.org/ The National Aviary] - $32,372<br />
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The choice of Toonseum was made with consultation of the furry community via [http://anthrocon.livejournal.com/827727.html a LiveJournal post by] [[Rigel]]. It has so far been the only (fandom-approved) exception to the "animal related" charity rule.<br />
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==Attendance== <br />
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Each year Anthrocon sees an average 17.3% increase in attendees with a bigger increase of the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade with an average of 34.6%. Fursuiters typically make up 15-20% of the attendance.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Convention year<br />
! scope="col" | Attendance<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
! scope="col" | Fursuiters in fursuit parade<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]]<br />
| 500*<br />
| - <br />
| Unknownº<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]]<br />
| 600*<br />
| 20%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 1999]]<br />
| 845<br />
| 40.8%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2000]]<br />
| 1,128<br />
| 33.4%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2001]]<br />
| 1,457<br />
| 29.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2002]]<br />
| 1,648<br />
| 13.1%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2003]]<br />
| 1,949<br />
| 18.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2004]]<br />
| 2,404<br />
| 23.3%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2005]]<br />
| 2,370<br />
| -1.4%<br />
| 140<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2006]]<br />
| 2,489<br />
| 5%<br />
| 191<br />
| 36.4% <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2007]]<br />
| 2,849<br />
| 14.5%<br />
| 353<br />
| 84.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2008]]<br />
| 3,390<br />
| 19%<br />
| 453<br />
| 28.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2009]]<br />
| 3,776<br />
| 11.4%<br />
| 640<br />
| 41.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2010]]<br />
| 4,238<br />
| 12.2%<br />
| 713<br />
| 11.4%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2011]]<br />
| 4,400<br />
| 3.8%<br />
| 854<br />
| 19.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2012]]<br />
| 5,179<br />
| 17.7%<br />
| 1,044<br />
| 22.2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2013]]<br />
| 5,577<br />
| 7.68%<br />
| 1,300<br />
| 24.5%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2014]]<br />
| 5,861<br />
| 5.09%<br />
| 1,326<br />
| 2%<br />
|}<br />
.*Estimated<br />
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ºUntil 2005 Anthrocon did not keep records on the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<br />
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== Incorporation and Trademarks ==<br />
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Anthrocon, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization on 25 June 1998 and registered as a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(7) social and recreation club]] in the state of Pennsylvania (entity [http://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?1738650 2823650]). This classification differs from the 501(c)(3) status of [[Midwest Furry Fandom]] and [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]] - most notably, donations are not tax-deductible to their donors, but in return the company has more flexibility about its operations, and more leeway to restrict access to non-members (in fact, it is expected to, as otherwise it is not a club).<br />
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Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 18 September] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 12 November 2006], respectively. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on 1 February 1997, while the paw logo was used from 30 June 1998.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.anthrocon.org/forums Anthrocon discussion boards] - monitored by convention staff<br />
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/community Official Anthrocon Community] - monitored by convention staff<br />
* [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/ (Unofficial) Anthrocon community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49844448265 Anthrocon] group on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://video.bigbluefox-media.com/ Big Blue Fox Media Unofficial Convention Videos]<br />
* {{con resources}}<br />
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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Anthrocon<br />
|logo = [[File:Anthrocon.gif|225px]]<br />
|subject = Furry<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = http://www.anthrocon.org/<br />
|status = Ongoing<br />
|first = <br />
July 3-6, 1997 (as '''Albany AnthroCon''')<br />
July 1-4, 1999 (as '''AnthroCon''')<br />
|final = <br />
|organizer = Anthrocon, Inc.<br />
|charity = <br />
|resources = {{con resources|Anthrocon}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Anthrocon}}<br />
'''Anthrocon''' is the [[List of conventions by attendance|world's largest]] [[furry]] [[convention]], with an attendance of 5861 in 2014. It is held each summer in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], USA.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The convention was founded in 1997 as '''Albany AnthroCon''', itself an offshoot of the [[Furry]] [[Wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]] parties held by [[Aloyen Youngblood]]; when attendance pushed triple digits, he decided to book a hotel, and organized it as a convention in 1997 with the aid of local friends [[Points]], [[Rigel]] and others. In its first year, it had approximately 500 attendees.<br />
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In late 1998-9 the chairmanship of the convention was transferred to [[Dr. Samuel Conway]] by Points, and they formally organized the group as '''Anthrocon Inc.''', renamed the convention simply "Anthrocon", and relocated it to Pennsylvania. Its first venue was the [[W:Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel]] of [[W:Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] (1999 and 2000). Due to rapidly increasing membership numbers it was forced to relocate to the larger [[W:Adam's Mark|Adams Mark Hotel]] of [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 2001- when it became the largest furry convention ever held, with 1,457 attendees. <br />
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Attendance continued to grow: by 2004 it was 2,406. Attendance in 2005 dropped slightly to 2,373, due in part to higher parking fees, a different and unfamiliar hotel (the Wyndham Franklin Plaza in downtown Philadelphia), and possibly due to [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis's]] effect on the southern United States which closed many airports and prevented people from traveling.<br />
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Attendance again began to increase in 2006 with the move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the [[W:David L. Lawrence Convention Center|David Lawrence Convention Center]], reaching 2,489. In 2008 total attendance topped three thousand at 3,390, and in 2010 exceeded four thousand with 4,238 attendees and four official convention hotels. Growth for the convention has historically averaged 14% a year.<br />
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Since 1997, the Anthrocon Charity Auction has donated more than $86,000 to [[animal]]-related charities.<br />
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Security for the convention has been provided by the [[Dorsai Irregulars]] since 2002.<br />
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== Current location and timeslot ==<br />
[[File:AnthroconAttendance.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Visitor Statistics]]<br />
Due to the unforeseen sale and closure of the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in November 2004, Anthrocon chose the [[W:Wyndham Worldwide|Wyndham Franklin Plaza]] in Philadelphia as the site for its 2005 convention. In 2005, Anthrocon announced that they would be moving to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2006 convention. Because of scheduling conflicts, the convention had to temporarily leave its normal July timeslot and was held June 15-18 in 2006. The 2007 convention was held July 5-8 at the same location.<br />
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A 2007 move to Pittsburgh was actually envisioned by Anthrocon's [[Board of Directors]] before the sale of the Adam's Mark Hotel took place, due to Anthrocon's increasing attendance. Anthrocon began [http://web.archive.org/web/20041030112340/http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/ac2007 soliciting people's opinions about moving to Pittsburgh] in [http://www.flayrah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2016&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 October 2004]. At the time, the convention was already too big for any affordable hotel in Philadelphia, and the Adam's Mark had the most convention space of any hotel of its size in the city before its demolition. The closing of the Adam's Mark simply moved those plans up a year.<br />
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While some were opposed to the move, most were supportive of it. Many attendees who supported the move lived so far away from Pennsylvania that the move made little difference to the trip there.<br />
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== Current leadership ==<br />
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The chairman of the convention, Dr. Samuel Conway (nicknamed '''Kagemushi''' or [[Uncle Kage]] among attendees), oversees the operations of the Anthrocon with the help of staff and a number of volunteers who donate their time and energy throughout the weekend to assist the multitude of small tasks which arise.<br />
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The rest of the Board of Directors includes:<br />
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* [[Chiaroscuro|Robert "Chiaroscuro" Armstrong]] - [[Dealers Den|Dealers' Room]], Photography<br />
* [[Gen. Talon|Kenneth "Gen. Talon" Baker]] - Audio Visual<br />
* [[Kuddle Pup|John "K.P." Cole]] - [[Programming]], [[Masquerade]]<br />
* [[Rigel|Brian "Rigel" Harris]] - [[Charity]] <br />
* [[Xydexx|Karl "Xydexx" Jorgensen]] - [[Publications]], Media Liaison<br />
* [[PeterCat|Peter "PeterCat" Kappesser]] - [[Art show]]<br />
* [[The Sonic God|Justin "Sonicgott" Reese]] - [[Registration]]<br />
* [[Giza|Douglas "Giza" Muth ]] - [[Con Ops|Operations]], Website, Sysadmin<br />
* [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|George "Tigerwolf" Nemeyer]] - [[Internet room|Internet Room]]<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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Past [[Guests of Honor]] have included:<br />
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* 1997 - [[Artist]]s [[Daphne Lage]] and [[Watts Martin]]<br />
* 1998 - Artists [[Jeffrey A. Carver]] and [[Jim Groat]]<br />
* 1999 - [[Author]] [[S. Andrew Swann]] and artist [[Vicky Wyman]]<br />
* 2000 - Artist Sara "[[Caribou]]" Palmer and author [[Paul Kidd]] (2000)<br />
* 2001 - [[Comic|comic-book artist]] [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (creator of [[W:Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]), and [[cartoonist|syndicated cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]<br />
* 2002 - Artist [[Heather Bruton]] and author [[Lisanne Norman]] (of the [[Sholan Alliance]] Series) <br />
* 2003 - Artists [[W:Guy Gilchrist|Guy Gilchrist]] and [[Mark E. Rogers]]<br />
* 2004 - artists [[Michel Gagné]] and [[Stan Sakai]] (creator of [[Usagi Yojimbo]])<br />
* 2005 - [[Timothy Albee]] ("[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior|Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]") and [[W:Peter Laird|Peter Laird]], co-creator of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]<br />
* 2006 - Fantasy author [[W:Diane Duane|Diane Duane]], writer/[[animator]]/cartoonist/artist [[Scott Shaw!]]], and (as a "Special Guest") [[Filk]] [[musician]] [[W:Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]<br />
* 2007 - Television/animation writer [[W:Mark Evanier|Mark Evanier]], comic artist [[Carolyn Kelly]] (of syndicated comic strip ''[[Pogo]]'') and [[voice actor]] [[W:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')<br />
* 2008 - Animator and [[Disney]] Legend [[W:Floyd Norman|Floyd Norman]]<br />
* 2009 - [[Character designer]] and [[storyboard artist]] Ben Balistreri (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Seaweed the Pelican]]''), [[creator]]/[[producer]] [[W:Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]] (''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]'' and ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]'') and cartoonist and artist [[Joe Harris]] (creator of [[Underdog]] and the [[Trix Rabbit]])<br />
* 2010 - Author [[W:James Gurney|James Gurney]] (''[[W:Dinotopia|Dinotopia]]'' book series), and [[W:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] [[puppeteer]]/[[director]] [[W:Jim_Martin_(puppeteer)|Jim Martin]]<br />
* 2011 - Artist [[W:Andy Runton|Andy Runton]] ([[Owly]]), and author [[Peter_S._Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]] ([[The Last Unicorn]])<br />
* 2012 - Creative Director/art Director/freelance illustrator [[Dev Madan]], animator and comic artist [[Mike Kazaleh]], and Japanese [[fursuiter]] and [[W:Acrobatics|acrobat]] [[Sardyuon]]<br />
* 2013 - Fantasy artist and novelist [[Larry Dixon]], author [[W:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]], animation producer/writer/story editor and storyboard artist [[W:Tom Minton|Tom Minton]], and Sardyuon<br />
* 2014 - Voice actors [[W:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] (''[[W:Darkwing Duck|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[W:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[W:The Lion King|The Lion King]]'', ''[[W:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[W:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') and [[W:Lee Tockar|Lee Tockar]] (''[[W:My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', ''[[w:Yakkity_Yak|Yakkity Yak]]'').<br />
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==Typical programming==<br />
[[File:Ac2005fursuitparade.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The [[fursuit parade]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]]]]<br />
* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br />
* [[Dealers' Den]]<br />
* [[Artists' Alley]]<br />
* [[Art Show]]s (General and Mature)<br />
* Art Show Auctions<br />
* [[Charity Auction]] to benefit the year's charity<br />
* [[Masquerade]]<br />
* Stand-up Comedy<br />
* [[UKSH|"Uncle Kage's Story Hour"]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Parade]]<br />
* [[Fursuit Dance Competition]]<br />
* Various dances (Electronica/EDM Dances, Fursuit-friendly dances, Era-themed dances, Fandom-related DJ's)<br />
* Musical performances<br />
* [[Internet Room]]<br />
* "[[The Zoo]]", a spacious general social area<br />
[[Image:Anthrocon2005dance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A photo of the [[fursuit dance]] at [[Anthrocon 2005]].]]<br />
* [[Supersponsor Luncheon]]<br />
* Table-top card and role-playing games<br />
* Video Game Room and Tournaments<br />
* Special-interest Groups<br />
* Art Demonstration<br />
* Puppetry Instruction<br />
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==Themes==<br />
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{| width="100%"<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
||<br />
<br />
* 1997: An East Coast Furry Convention<br />
* 1998: Here There Be Dragons<br />
* 1999: Join the Furry Revolution<br />
* 2000: Furries of Myth and Legend<br />
* 2001: Furries in Flight<br />
* 2002: Inventions<br />
||<br />
<br />
* 2003: Creatures of the Night<br />
* 2004: Summer Games<br />
* 2005: Heroes<br />
* 2006: Making History<br />
* 2007: Looking to the Future<br />
* 2008: It's a Jungle Out There<br />
||<br />
<br />
* 2009: OMG Aliens<br />
* 2010: Modern Stone-Age Furries<br />
* 2011: The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic<br />
* 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream<br />
* 2013: The Fast and The Furrious<br />
* 2014: Secret Societies<br />
||<br />
<br />
* 2015: Viking Invasion!<br />
* 2016: Roaring "Twenty" (20th anniversary)<br />
* 2017: Take Me Out To The Ballgame<br />
|}<br />
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==Charities==<br />
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Every year, Anthrocon chooses a local charity that is animal related to be the beneficiary of its [[charity auction]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history Charity history] on Anthrocon's website. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref><br />
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* 1997 - [[Therapy Dogs]] - $2,200<br />
* 1998 - [[Whiskers]] -$3,092<br />
* 1999 - [[Great Valley Nature Center]] - $3,600<br />
* 2000 - [[National Greyhound Adoption Program]] - $6,500<br />
* 2001 - [[Reins of Life]] - $7,273<br />
* 2002 - [[Canine Partners for Life]] - $13,280<br />
* 2003 - [[Support Our Shelters]] - $8,348<br />
* 2004 - [[Forgotten Felines & Fidos]] - $7,200<br />
* 2005 - [http://www.gpsar.org/ Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue] - $6,470<br />
* 2006 - [http://www.wildanimal.org/ Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage] - $8,407<br />
* 2007 - [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends] - $7,608<br />
* 2008 - [http://pages.prodigy.net/zazubird/ppr.htm Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue] - $13,154<br />
* 2009 - [http://www.animalrescue.org/ Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center] - $8,992<br />
* 2010 - [http://www.fayettefriendsofanimals.net/ Fayette Friends of Animals] -$12,849<br />
* 2011 - [http://www.toonseum.org/ Toonseum] - $11,522<br />
* 2012 - [http://www.hellobully.com/ Hello Bully] - $20,656<br />
* 2013 - [http://equineangelsrescue.com/ Equine Angels Rescue] - $31,255<br />
* 2014 - [http://aviary.org/ The National Aviary] - $32,372<br />
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The choice of Toonseum was made with consultation of the furry community via [http://anthrocon.livejournal.com/827727.html a LiveJournal post by] [[Rigel]]. It has so far been the only (fandom-approved) exception to the "animal related" charity rule.<br />
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==Attendance== <br />
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Each year Anthrocon sees an average 17.3% increase in attendees with a bigger increase of the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade with an average of 34.6%. Fursuiters typically make up 15-20% of the attendance.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Convention year<br />
! scope="col" | Attendance<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
! scope="col" | Fursuiters in fursuit parade<br />
! scope="col" | Percentage change<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]]<br />
| 500*<br />
| - <br />
| Unknownº<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]]<br />
| 600*<br />
| 20%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 1999]]<br />
| 845<br />
| 40.8%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2000]]<br />
| 1,128<br />
| 33.4%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2001]]<br />
| 1,457<br />
| 29.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2002]]<br />
| 1,648<br />
| 13.1%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2003]]<br />
| 1,949<br />
| 18.2%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2004]]<br />
| 2,404<br />
| 23.3%<br />
| "" ""<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2005]]<br />
| 2,370<br />
| -1.4%<br />
| 140<br />
| - <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2006]]<br />
| 2,489<br />
| 5%<br />
| 191<br />
| 36.4% <br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2007]]<br />
| 2,849<br />
| 14.5%<br />
| 353<br />
| 84.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2008]]<br />
| 3,390<br />
| 19%<br />
| 453<br />
| 28.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2009]]<br />
| 3,776<br />
| 11.4%<br />
| 640<br />
| 41.3%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2010]]<br />
| 4,238<br />
| 12.2%<br />
| 713<br />
| 11.4%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2011]]<br />
| 4,400<br />
| 3.8%<br />
| 854<br />
| 19.8%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2012]]<br />
| 5,179<br />
| 17.7%<br />
| 1,044<br />
| 22.2%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2013]]<br />
| 5,577<br />
| 7.68%<br />
| 1,300<br />
| 24.5%<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Anthrocon 2014]]<br />
| 5,861<br />
| 5.09%<br />
| 1,326<br />
| 2%<br />
|}<br />
.*Estimated<br />
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ºUntil 2005 Anthrocon did not keep records on the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade.<br />
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== Incorporation and Trademarks ==<br />
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Anthrocon, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization on 25 June 1998 and registered as a [[Wikipedia:501(c)|501(c)(7) social and recreation club]] in the state of Pennsylvania (entity [http://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?1738650 2823650]). This classification differs from the 501(c)(3) status of [[Midwest Furry Fandom]] and [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]] - most notably, donations are not tax-deductible to their donors, but in return the company has more flexibility about its operations, and more leeway to restrict access to non-members (in fact, it is expected to, as otherwise it is not a club).<br />
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Applications to register the word "Anthrocon" and the [[:Image:Anthrocon.gif|'Anthrocon paw']] as US [[Wikipedia:trademark|trademarks]] were filed on [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77001861 18 September] and [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77042065 12 November 2006], respectively. According to these filings, the word "Anthrocon" was first used on 1 February 1997, while the paw logo was used from 30 June 1998.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:Anthrocon|Anthrocon]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon photographs|Anthrocon photographs on WikiFur]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon guests of honor|Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br />
* [[:Category:Anthrocon staff|Anthrocon staff]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.anthrocon.org/forums Anthrocon discussion boards] - monitored by convention staff<br />
* [http://www.anthrocon.org/community Official Anthrocon Community] - monitored by convention staff<br />
* [http://community.livejournal.com/anthrocon/ (Unofficial) Anthrocon community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49844448265 Anthrocon] group on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://video.bigbluefox-media.com/ Big Blue Fox Media Unofficial Convention Videos]<br />
* {{con resources}}<br />
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*'''[[Fernando's Cafe]]''', a [[furry]]-friendly [[W:Fast food|fast food]] diner in Pittsburgh, PA.<br />
*'''[[Fernando Faria]]''', the [[furry artist]].<br />
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<div>'''Furginia''' is a community for the [[furries]] of [[Wikipedia:Virginia|Virginia]]. The Furginia LiveJournal is maintained by [[Hiromi Kitsune]] and [[Talyn (Virginia)|Talyn]].<br />
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Many groups have spawned out of this community. Most have lasted for a few months and died out. The most notable incarnation took place in 2005 in the [[Wikipedia:Hampton Roads|Hampton Roads]] area, meeting at Casablanca Cafe for coffee and chat. Once the group got too big for the cafe, they relocated to a better location in [[Wikipedia:Newport News|Newport News]], called World's Best Comics. WBC had an upstairs lounge where the group could meet and play video games. [[Wikipedia:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]] quickly became a favorite game to play, but the group ran out of steam shortly before [[Anthrocon 2005]] and after the con disbanded.<br />
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This group has no affiliation with the [[NoVA Fur]] mailing list.<br />
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The Livejournal group is no longer active. All Hampton Roads furgroup events are now focused on the current furries group for the Hampton Roads area, 757-Furries.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furginia Furginia] on LiveJournal<br />
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/757-furries/ 757-Furries] Yahoo! group page<br />
[[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:2004 births]]</div>TalynWuff//en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurginiaFurginia2012-03-02T04:01:19Z<p>TalynWuff: There's no more Furginia Yahoo group page, No sense in listing the freeforums page if it's defunct, mentioned that 757-furries is far more active than Furginia is.</p>
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<div>'''Furginia''' is a community for the [[furries]] of [[Wikipedia:Virginia|Virginia]]. The Furginia LiveJournal is maintained by [[Hiromi Kitsune]] and [[Talyn (Virginia)|Talyn]].<br />
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Many groups have spawned out of this community. Most have lasted for a few months and died out. The most notable incarnation took place in 2005 in the [[Wikipedia:Hampton Roads|Hampton Roads]] area, meeting at Casablanca Cafe for coffee and chat. Once the group got too big for the cafe, they relocated to a better location in [[Wikipedia:Newport News|Newport News]], called World's Best Comics. WBC had an upstairs lounge where the group could meet and play video games. [[Wikipedia:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]] quickly became a favorite game to play, but the group ran out of steam shortly before [[Anthrocon 2005]] and after the con disbanded.<br />
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This group has no affiliation with the [[NoVA Fur]] mailing list.<br />
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The Livejournal group is no longer active. All Hampton Roads furgroup events are now focused on the 757-Furries group.<br />
The current furries group for the Hampton Roads area is 757-Furries.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furginia Furginia] on LiveJournal<br />
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/757-furries/ 757-Furries] Yahoo! group page<br />
[[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:LiveJournal communities]][[Category:2004 births]]</div>TalynWuff//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Talyn_(Virginia)Talyn (Virginia)2012-01-10T14:13:18Z<p>TalynWuff: </p>
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<div>[[File:Talynbadgesmall.jpg|thumb|right|Con Badge, commissioned by Inali (Spirit Creations)]]<br />
'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' when his full name is used, or '''Talon Garinger''' on Furcadia) is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. <br />
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Talyn has been [[fandom]]-aware since 1997, but was not physically active in local group or [[convention]] activities until 2004. In 2008, he became co-lead of the newly-formed Logistics department for [[Anthrocon]], responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period.<br />
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While department operations generally have made things smoother and less stressful for all others involved in the Anthrocon operation, there is the rare occurrence as told by [[Uncle Kage]], where a cart of "STUFF!" was left behind in a service corridor due to a miscommunication between departments. Logistics now goes to great lengths to ensure this event does not repeat itself.<br />
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Talyn is also a moderator of 757-Furries, a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area. His primary duty is to oversee the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation, or when press exposure occurs with local media.<br />
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[[Category:Virginia]]</div>TalynWuff//en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurginiaFurginia2011-07-20T22:10:57Z<p>TalynWuff: Updated to direct to current Hampton Roads group.</p>
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<div>'''Furginia''' is a community for the [[furries]] of [[Wikipedia:Virginia|Virginia]]. The Furginia LiveJournal is maintained by [[Hiromi Kitsune]] and [[Talyn (Virginia)|Talyn]].<br />
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Many groups have spawned out of this community. Most have lasted for a few months and died out. The most notable incarnation took place in 2005 in the [[Wikipedia:Hampton Roads|Hampton Roads]] area, meeting at Casablanca Cafe for coffee and chat. Once the group got too big for the cafe, they relocated to a better location in [[Wikipedia:Newport News|Newport News]], called World's Best Comics. WBC had an upstairs lounge where the group could meet and play video games. [[Wikipedia:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]] quickly became a favorite game to play, but the group ran out of steam shortly before [[Anthrocon 2005]] and after the con disbanded.<br />
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This group has no affiliation with the [[NoVA Fur]] mailing list.<br />
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The current furries group for the Hampton Roads area is 757-Furries.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furginia Furginia] on LiveJournal<br />
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Furginia/ Furginia] Yahoo! group<br />
* [http://furginia.freeforums.org Furginia] forums (error message 2009 May 22: "The requested forum does not exist. It may have been removed for a terms of service violation or as requested by the forum founder.")<br />
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/757-furries/ 757-Furries] Yahoo! group page<br />
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'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' or '''Talon Garinger''') is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. <br />
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Talyn has been [[fandom]]-aware since 1997, but not physically active in local group or convention activities until 2004. <br />
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He made the mistake of showing competence before [[Uncle Kage]] at Anthrocon 2008, and has since been a member of Anthrocon's Staff in the newly-formed Logistics department, responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period.<br />
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Talyn is also the Lead moderator of 757-Furries, a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. His primary duty is to oversee the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation.<br />
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<div>'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' or '''Talon Garinger''') is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. <br />
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Talyn has been [[fandom]]-aware since 1997, but not physically active in local group or convention activities until 2004. <br />
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He made the mistake of showing competence before [[Uncle Kage]] at Anthrocon 2008, and has since been a member of Anthrocon's Staff in the newly-formed Logistics department, responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period.<br />
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Talyn is also the Lead moderator of 757-Furries, a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. His primary duty is to oversee the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation.<br />
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<div>'''Talyn''' (also known as '''Talyn Harper''' or '''Talon Garinger''') is a [[wolf|grey wolf]]/[[husky]] [[hybrid]] living in [[Wikipedia:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, Virginia]], USA. <br />
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Talyn has been in the [[fandom]] since 1999, but not actively until the Fall of 2004. <br />
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He made the mistake of showing competence before [[Uncle Kage]] at Anthrocon 2008, and has since been a member of Anthrocon's Staff in the newly-formed Logistics department, responsible for the physical belongings owned or rented by Anthrocon during its convention period.<br />
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Talyn is also the Lead moderator of 757-Furries, a fur group local to the Hampton Roads, Virginia area, and oversees the other moderators, stepping in when one is unavailable or requires additional input on any given situation.<br />
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== Information deletion ==<br />
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Why was the following line rolled back? "Uncle Kage also has been confirmed to own a character named [information deleted]." --[[User:Verix|Verix]] 09:56, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:Because it is a rumor. Check the history of the edits. If it has been confirmed the real, quote a credible soure. --Wesha.<br />
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::Or better yey, don't! ;-) I have reasonable cause to believe that the individuals behind each name do not want them to be associated with one another. Whether or not it is ''true'' that they are one and the same, if the player wants the character to be separate, we should respect that '''unless''' there is an overriding need for them to be associated (see [[Sibe]] for an example of that). I do not know of such a need in this case.<br />
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::WikiFur is already being indexed by search engines, and it is important that we consider the potential effects of that on people's ability to remain anonymous. We don't want to hurt people. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 13:32, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:::'Once you've opened can of worms, the only way to contain them again is to use a larger can'. If you can egoogle (ego + google) enough already, why worry about yet another article? I always said it's quite stupid to attempt to seal a crack in a dam with your thumb. --Wesha.<br />
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::::Ahh, but a thumb is all I have. I can but try. :-) Besides, this place gets a lot more traffic than places you mention, and not only by those specifically searching for information. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 08:21, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br />
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The way I see it, Kage is so open about this connection that it's going to be added to his page every few changes. You might want to lock it to prevent this being a long term change/revert cycle. --[[User:71.36.244.185|71.36.244.185]]<br />
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:I don't personally know how open he is about any connection that there might be between the characters concerned. However, if it is not his wish that this connection be advertised online (and given the evidence I'll assume that until told otherwise by him), then I will endeavour to ensure that that happens. If that means reverting it every so often and leaving an explanation on the user's page, so be it. I would rather leave the page open for other useful edits that might be added than stop ''any'' edits being made by non-admins. Moreover, protecting a page just makes people wonder why it's protected, which defeats the whole point. :-)<br />
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:I'd note that anyone who ''does'' add it would be going against the wishes specified as a comment in the wiki text itself. --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 08:14, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br />
=="Grandpa Kage is his FATHER!"==<br />
Doh! >.< Sorry. [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 02:56, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:They should do a skit featuring that. I'm sure someone who goes to AC has some Darth gear. ;-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 03:50, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::"My God!,...It's full of Kages!." [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 04:12, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Nah - Grandpa Kage is a quiet, unassuming gentleman. Grandma Kage will kick yer ass, though <nowiki>:-)</nowiki> --[[User:DuncanDaHusky|Duncan da Husky]] 13:11, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== A Jack cameo? ==<br />
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Very recently an arc in the comic strip [[Jack]] was put up which featured a cockroach in a labcoat (or what looked like one) delivering a small speech at a wedding, even having a drink of wine from a martini glass and being called Kage by name by the groom and the bride. I am not sure however, if this would be placed in this article or in the Jack comic article.<br />
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The arc in question which features what might be a cameo starts on [http://www.pholph.com/index.php?Strip=854 this strip] and so far goes up to [http://www.pholph.com/index.php?Strip=858 this one]. It adds a little humor as [[Giza]] thought it was an unusually accurate portrayal and especially since Kage couldn't remember what he said in the speech after he finished saying it, probably because he might have been drunk. --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:42, 24 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:I think it would be ''most'' appropriate in ''[[Jack]]'', perhaps along with a list of the other cameos present in the comic, but I could see it being mentioned in passing here as well (it's probably not the only comic for which this has happened). Considering the comic's theme, I'm amazed he managed to go five pages without dying in some horrible manner. ;-p --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 16:14, 24 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Uncle Kage=Rogue? ==<br />
[http://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rogue&curid=361&diff=298485&oldid=268729#cite_note-0 This edit] made my jaw drop. Should this page mention that Rogue is also Kage? [[User:ANFKL|ANFKL]] 17:27, 12 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
:It [http://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Uncle_Kage&diff=298487&oldid=283957 already does]. My personal opinion is much the same as it was five years ago: if they are not widely linked online, they should probably remain that way unless there is a clear reason to link them. But I'm curious to know what others think on the topic. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 18:00, 12 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
::Opinion on topic: Maybe the owners of the characters like to keep them separated for personal reasons? Or perhaps to ensure they can still have fun every once in awhile, too. [[User:TalynWuff|TalynWuff]] 19:03, 15 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
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::It's definitely something worth mentioning, and I don't think he's trying to keep it a secret, so I don't see why this page should avoid it. [[User:ANFKL|ANFKL]] 19:53, 12 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
:::It was confirmed to me by an FA admin, though I made sure to also find [http://fletcherapts.comicgenesis.com/extra_rogue.htm evidence] in order to back up the claim. <font color="silver">[[User:Silver seren|Silver]]</font><font color="blue">[[User talk:Silver seren|seren]]</font><sup>[[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]]</sup> 21:16, 12 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Does Kage have an FA account (not counting Rogue)? [[User:ANFKL|ANFKL]] 17:56, 16 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
:I would expect not, since Kage is always going on about how FA is bad and there's way too much sex and things like that. Having an FA account in his name would make him a hypocrite. ...well...more of one than he already is, at least. <font color="silver">[[User:Silver seren|Silver]]</font><font color="blue">[[User talk:Silver seren|seren]]</font><sup>[[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]]</sup> 18:02, 16 July 2010 (UTC)</div>TalynWuff//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rogue_(writer)Rogue (writer)2010-08-15T22:36:47Z<p>TalynWuff: The owner of the character has requested this information be removed.</p>
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[[Image:2 revenge a.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Rogue blowing down a house, drawn by [[2]]]]<br />
'''Rogue''' is a giant [[wolf]]morph (or ''megawolf'') character created in the 90's. His main occupation [[Vorarephilia|is eating people]], after smashing their domiciles. Acted as a completely separate and individual character from Kage, he is also, as a character, a [[writer]] - or rather, he dictates, and other people write.<br />
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In his past, Rogue was mainly used as a character on [[FurryMUCK]].<br />
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==Fursona and Fursuit==<br />
Rogue stands around 90 feet (27.43 m) tall and has bright yellow eyes. His fur colors move in a pattern of gray with white tips along the top and back of his head and along the entire backside of his body. His chest fur is white, while shades of orangish-brown are sandwiched along the sides of his body and face between the two other colors. Separate from this pattern, his paws are completely white up to the elbow mark. <br />
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A [[fursuit]] was made with the same coloring style and is shown in photography on his [[Fur Affinity]] page<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rogue Rogue's furaffinity account]</ref>, along with being worn at various conventions.<br />
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==Other Sites==<br />
Rogue is surprisingly web-savvy, having kept a home page for many years - it passed 100,000 hits in January 2001, 200,000 in August 2002, and 500,000 on 6 April 2005.<ref>[http://www.macrophile.com/~rogue/ Introducing . . . Rogue] - Rogue's home page</ref> Since December 2004 he also has a [[LiveJournal]].<ref>[http://www.livejournal.com/users/rogue_megawolf/ Rogue's chronicle of evil deeds and brutality]</ref> His Homepage has not been updated since the 12th of January, 2008.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
He has made consistent claims to have coined the actual term "[[Macrophilia]]", of which Rogue's website and [[character]] are examples.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rogue Rogue's furaffinity account]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Unclekage.jpg|thumb|right|Uncle Kage leading an auction at [[MFF]] in 2004]]<br />
'''Dr. Samuel Conway''', also known as '''Kagemushi Goro''' or '''Uncle Kage''' ([[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: [kɑ ˈgɛ]) is Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], and regularly attends many other [[furry]] [[:Category:Conventions|conventions]]. He has been a [[guest of honor]] at numerous conventions, both in and out of the furry world, including Albany Anthrocon, [[Feral! 2001]], [[ConClave]], [[Duckon]], [[Eurofurence 8]] (2002), and [[I-CON]]. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from [[Wikipedia:Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College]], and is a professional scientific researcher. <!-- Kage prefers to keep his employer private. --><br />
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==The many faces of Uncle Kage==<br />
===Furry fan===<br />
Uncle Kage's name is actually an abbreviation of ''Kagemushi Goro'', or the ''Samurai Cockroach'', his selected [[fursona]] (''kage mushi'' is Japanese for ''shadow bug''; this is in turn a pun on the Japanese term ''[[Wikipedia:Kagemusha|kagemusha]]''). Kage has also claimed that his [[cockroach]] fursona is also part [[wolf]].<ref>http://www.unclekage.com/cockroach.html</ref> In 2001, Uncle Kage went incognito to [[Mephit Furmeet 5]] as "[http://www.unclekage.com/unknown.html The Unknown Furry]", wearing a cheaply-designed [[fursuit]], including a mask made from a paper bag.<br />
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Kage was introduced to furry fandom by [[Jim Groat]] at [[Wikipedia:Noreascon|Noreascon]] in 1989. He became a regular of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1991 and still spends time there in the evenings.<ref>''[http://anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.kage.html 'Tis The Voice Of The Cockroach]'' - interview by [[Phil Geusz]]</ref><br />
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[[Image:Statuesque Uncle Kage.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Uncle Kage at [[Anthrocon]] 2008]]<br />
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===Chairman===<br />
Uncle Kage has been the chairman of Anthrocon since 1999, after his invitation as a [[guest of honor]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/storyteller.html Uncle Kage - The Storyteller]</ref> Under his leadership, Anthrocon was incorporated and moved from Albany to Philadelphia, where the convention tripled its attendance in a period of 7 years.<br />
Kage remains the public liaison for Anthrocon, handling such things as public relations, hotel contracts, finances and even damage control, as well as many numerous other activities before, during and after the convention.<br />
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As the chairman of Anthrocon, Uncle Kage has a distinct hatred of [[wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] since they purchased and closed the [[Adam's Mark Hotel]] in Philadelphia in late 2004, forcing Anthrocon's move to Pittsburgh in 2006 and making him find a backup hotel for 2005. This hatred was demonstrated at [[Megaplex|Megaplex 5]] when, visiting [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]], in the Dealer's Den, he received a package of sandwich crackers; upon hearing they were Target brand, he pulverized the crackers within with repeated karate chops in an uncharacteristic show of rage.<br />
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[[Image:2 and Uncle Kage at FWA 2007.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[2, the Ranting Gryphon]] (left) and Uncle Kage at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2007]]<br />
===Storyteller===<br />
Uncle Kage is well known for his storytelling, always told with a glass of wine in hand, often based on everyday experiences - ''[[Uncle Kage's Story Hour]]'' is a popular addition to the schedule whenever he is present at an event. The Story Hour often involves a few humorous anecdotes from his own personal experiences. His stage name was the result of his first storytelling experience at [[ConFurence]] in 1994, and is a derivative of his fandom name ''Kagemushi Goro''.<br />
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He is regularly invited to tell his stories as a guest of honor at other conventions, both within and without the furry fandom, including [[I-CON]],<ref>http://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon22/anthro.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon24/anthro_conway.php</ref> [[Eurofurence]],<ref>[http://www.eurofurence.org/EF8/home.html Eurofurence 8 home page]</ref><ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/ef8/index.html Uncle Kage - How was Eurofurence 8?]</ref> [[ConClave]],<ref>[http://www.scifiinc.net/scifiinc/gallery/list/cons/duckon.htm Duckon Reference for Fan Gallery]</ref> and [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]]. Gross sales from recordings of his ''Story Hours'' were over US$2600 in 2004; no profit was realized, as the intention was to increase membership and awareness of Anthrocon.<ref>Anthrocon, Inc. - IRS Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax</ref><ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/videos.html Uncle Kage's videos]</ref><br />
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[[Image:LastBrickOfAdamsMarkAtAuctionAnthrocon2006.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Uncle Kage auctioning off the "last brick" of the [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]]]<br />
===Auctioneer===<br />
Uncle Kage also manages to make charity auctions fun, to the detriment of the wallets of many con-goers. Sometimes co-auctioneering with 2, the Ranting Gryphon, Uncle Kage is very rarely seen auctioneering without his trademark glass of wine, although he has been known to exchange it for water (or Japanese sake) on occasion. He also is known to express displeasure at people who bid in multiples less than five.<br />
One of his most famous auctions was the sale of the "last brick" from the recently demolished Adam's Mark Hotel in 2006.<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2006 Anthrocon 2006 Charity Report]</ref><br />
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He has also published several short stories under his proper name of Dr. Samuel Conway. Most of these were in titles printed by [[Sofawolf Press]], although his best-known work ''Tweaked in the Head'' can be found in the anthology ''[[Flights of Fantasy]]'', edited by [[Wikipedia:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]] (Daw Books, 1999).<br />
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==References==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Grandma Kage]]<br />
* [[Grandpa Kage]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Samuel Conway|Samuel Conway]] on Wikipedia<br />
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* [http://www.unclekage.com/ Furrydom's Storyteller - Uncle Kage's home page], where you can [http://www.unclekage.com/tapes.html buy his videos (and DVDs)]<br />
* ''[http://web.triton.net/l/lukeld/feral2001/KageLyrics.htm The Uncle Kage Song]'' from [[Feral!]] 2001<br />
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/unclekage/ Uncle Kage] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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<div>:''This page is about the [[macro]] wolf character. For the video game character, see [[Rouge]].''<br />
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[[Image:2 revenge a.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Rogue blowing down a house, drawn by [[2]]]]<br />
'''Rogue''' is a giant [[wolf]]morph (or ''megawolf'') character created in the 90's. His main occupation [[Vorarephilia|is eating people]], after smashing their domiciles. Acted as a completely separate and individual character from Kage, he is also, as a character, a [[writer]] - or rather, he dictates, and other people write.<br />
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In his past, Rogue was mainly used as a character on [[FurryMUCK]].<br />
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==Fursona and Fursuit==<br />
Rogue stands around 90 feet (27.43 m) tall and has bright yellow eyes. His fur colors move in a pattern of gray with white tips along the top and back of his head and along the entire backside of his body. His chest fur is white, while shades of orangish-brown are sandwiched along the sides of his body and face between the two other colors. Separate from this pattern, his paws are completely white up to the elbow mark. <br />
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A [[fursuit]] was made with the same coloring style and is shown in photography on his [[Fur Affinity]] page<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rogue Rogue's furaffinity account]</ref>, along with being worn at various conventions.<br />
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==Other Sites==<br />
Rogue is surprisingly web-savvy, having kept a home page for many years - it passed 100,000 hits in January 2001, 200,000 in August 2002, and 500,000 on 6 April 2005.<ref>[http://www.macrophile.com/~rogue/ Introducing . . . Rogue] - Rogue's home page</ref> Since December 2004 he also has a [[LiveJournal]].<ref>[http://www.livejournal.com/users/rogue_megawolf/ Rogue's chronicle of evil deeds and brutality]</ref> His Homepage has not been updated since the 12th of January, 2008.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
He has made consistent claims to have coined the actual term "[[Macrophilia]]", of which Rogue's website and [[character]] are examples.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rogue Rogue's furaffinity account]<br />
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[[Category:Wolf characters]]<br />
[[Category:Macro characters]]<br />
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'''Dr. Samuel Conway''', also known as '''Kagemushi Goro''' or '''Uncle Kage''' ([[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: [kɑ ˈgɛ]) is Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], and regularly attends many other [[furry]] [[:Category:Conventions|conventions]]. He has been a [[guest of honor]] at numerous conventions, both in and out of the furry world, including Albany Anthrocon, [[Feral! 2001]], [[ConClave]], [[Duckon]], [[Eurofurence 8]] (2002), and [[I-CON]]. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from [[Wikipedia:Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College]], and is a professional scientific researcher. <!-- Kage prefers to keep his employer private. --><br />
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==The many faces of Uncle Kage==<br />
===Furry fan===<br />
Uncle Kage's name is actually an abbreviation of ''Kagemushi Goro'', or the ''Samurai Cockroach'', his selected [[fursona]] (''kage mushi'' is Japanese for ''shadow bug''; this is in turn a pun on the Japanese term ''[[Wikipedia:Kagemusha|kagemusha]]''). Kage has also claimed that his [[cockroach]] fursona is also part [[wolf]].<ref>http://www.unclekage.com/cockroach.html</ref> In 2001, Uncle Kage went incognito to [[Mephit Furmeet 5]] as "[http://www.unclekage.com/unknown.html The Unknown Furry]", wearing a cheaply-designed [[fursuit]], including a mask made from a paper bag.<br />
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Kage was introduced to furry fandom by [[Jim Groat]] at [[Wikipedia:Noreascon|Noreascon]] in 1989. He became a regular of [[FurryMUCK]] in 1991 and still spends time there in the evenings.<ref>''[http://anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.kage.html 'Tis The Voice Of The Cockroach]'' - interview by [[Phil Geusz]]</ref><br />
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[[Image:Statuesque Uncle Kage.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Uncle Kage at [[Anthrocon]] 2008]]<br />
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===Chairman===<br />
Uncle Kage has been the chairman of Anthrocon since 1999, after his invitation as a [[guest of honor]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/storyteller.html Uncle Kage - The Storyteller]</ref> Under his leadership, Anthrocon was incorporated and moved from Albany to Philadelphia, where the convention tripled its attendance in a period of 7 years.<br />
Kage remains the public liaison for Anthrocon, handling such things as public relations, hotel contracts, finances and even damage control, as well as many numerous other activities before, during and after the convention.<br />
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As the chairman of Anthrocon, Uncle Kage has a distinct hatred of [[wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] since they purchased and closed the [[Adam's Mark Hotel]] in Philadelphia in late 2004, forcing Anthrocon's move to Pittsburgh in 2006 and making him find a backup hotel for 2005. This hatred was demonstrated at [[Megaplex|Megaplex 5]] when, visiting [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]], in the Dealer's Den, he received a package of sandwich crackers; upon hearing they were Target brand, he pulverized the crackers within with repeated karate chops in an uncharacteristic show of rage.<br />
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[[Image:2 and Uncle Kage at FWA 2007.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[2, the Ranting Gryphon]] (left) and Uncle Kage at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2007]]<br />
===Storyteller===<br />
Uncle Kage is well known for his storytelling, always told with a glass of wine in hand, often based on everyday experiences - ''[[Uncle Kage's Story Hour]]'' is a popular addition to the schedule whenever he is present at an event. The Story Hour often involves a few humorous anecdotes from his own personal experiences. His stage name was the result of his first storytelling experience at [[ConFurence]] in 1994, and is a derivative of his fandom name ''Kagemushi Goro''.<br />
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He is regularly invited to tell his stories as a guest of honor at other conventions, both within and without the furry fandom, including [[I-CON]],<ref>http://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon22/anthro.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon24/anthro_conway.php</ref> [[Eurofurence]],<ref>[http://www.eurofurence.org/EF8/home.html Eurofurence 8 home page]</ref><ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/ef8/index.html Uncle Kage - How was Eurofurence 8?]</ref> [[ConClave]],<ref>[http://www.scifiinc.net/scifiinc/gallery/list/cons/duckon.htm Duckon Reference for Fan Gallery]</ref> and [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]]. Gross sales from recordings of his ''Story Hours'' were over US$2600 in 2004; no profit was realized, as the intention was to increase membership and awareness of Anthrocon.<ref>Anthrocon, Inc. - IRS Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax</ref><ref>[http://www.unclekage.com/videos.html Uncle Kage's videos]</ref><br />
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[[Image:LastBrickOfAdamsMarkAtAuctionAnthrocon2006.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Uncle Kage auctioning off the "last brick" of the [[Adam's Mark Hotel]]]]<br />
===Auctioneer===<br />
Uncle Kage also manages to make charity auctions fun, to the detriment of the wallets of many con-goers. Sometimes co-auctioneering with 2, the Ranting Gryphon, Uncle Kage is very rarely seen auctioneering without his trademark glass of wine, although he has been known to exchange it for water (or Japanese sake) on occasion. He also is known to express displeasure at people who bid in multiples less than five.<br />
One of his most famous auctions was the sale of the "last brick" from the recently demolished Adam's Mark Hotel in 2006.<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/history-charity-2006 Anthrocon 2006 Charity Report]</ref><br />
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He has also published several short stories under his proper name of Dr. Samuel Conway. Most of these were in titles printed by [[Sofawolf Press]], although his best-known work ''Tweaked in the Head'' can be found in the anthology ''[[Flights of Fantasy]]'', edited by [[Wikipedia:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]] (Daw Books, 1999).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Grandma Kage]]<br />
* [[Grandpa Kage]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Samuel Conway|Samuel Conway]] on Wikipedia<br />
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* [http://www.unclekage.com/ Furrydom's Storyteller - Uncle Kage's home page], where you can [http://www.unclekage.com/tapes.html buy his videos (and DVDs)]<br />
* ''[http://web.triton.net/l/lukeld/feral2001/KageLyrics.htm The Uncle Kage Song]'' from [[Feral!]] 2001<br />
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/unclekage/ Uncle Kage] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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<div>Talyn (also Talyn Harper or Talon Garinger) is a grey wolf/husky hybrid living in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He has been in the fandom since 1999, but not actively until fall of 2004.<br />
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<div>Talyn (also Talyn Harper or Talon Garinger) is a grey wolf/husky hybrid living in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.<br />
This is not the Talyn in the United Kingdom.</div>TalynWuff