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Whose Lion is it Anyway

2017-09-02T15:34:13Z

The: Expanded the game list, cleared the 5-year-old list of 'upcoming' shows, added link to Twitter

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[[Image:Wikiwhoselion.jpg‎ |The "Whose Lion" logo featuring Alkali (left) and SemJay (right) and their "Buzz/Ding" box. Artwork by SemJay|thumb|right]]
'''"Whose Lion is it Anyway?"''' or '''"Whose Lion"''' is an improv panel hosted by [[Alkali Bismuth]] and [[Sema JayHawk|SemJay]]. The panel got its start at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] when the panel was hosted by SemJay and [[Dronon]]. Dronon was unable to make Midwest FurFest the following year, so SemJay picked Alkali as his replacement. Alkali and SemJay have hosted the show together ever since. When Alkali and SemJay cannot make it to a convention together, the one that's going will host the show alone, but with the help of close friends. The original show at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] had about 60 attendees; more recently at [[Anthrocon 2010]] over 300 people attended. Dronon occasionally hosts (or co-hosts) improv panels sporadically as opportunity permits (frequently at [[Furry Migration]]), although not always under the "Whose Lion" banner.

Like the name suggests, the show is based off of the television show [[Wikipedia:whose line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]], except in this version the entire audience is encouraged to participate. Some people just come to watch, but many join in on the various games. "Whose Lion" is always scheduled late at night and is considered an 18+ panel due to adult humor and language.

Whose Lion has been at every Midwest FurFest since 2006. In 2009 they added [[Furry Connection North]] and Anthrocon to their list of conventions and in 2010, [[IndyFurCon]] was added. They also managed to have a show at [[Further Confusion 2010]] despite a misunderstanding with the convention. The panel has also experimented with streaming their shows over the internet.

== Games played ==

Throughout the two to three hour panel, there are many improv games played. Normally, SemJay and Alkali will come up with a list of games to play before the show, but if there is time they will take suggestions from the audience. These games are sometimes played differently from how they were originally intended to be played. The following is a list of some of the games played.

*'''Questions Only''' - Audience members form two lines and go head to head in a game where you are only allowed to speak in questions. As soon as a person says something that isn't a question, or takes to long to respond, they are buzzed out and the person behind them in line takes their place. "Questions Only" is a very good warm up game and is generally the first game played at "Whose Lion".
*'''What Are You Doing?''' - Audience members line up in two lines and person from each line goes up at a time. One person will start acting something out (e.g. tying their shoes) and when the second person asks "What are you doing?" they say something completely different from what they are doing (e.g. mowing the lawn) and the second person has to start acting that out. The first person exits the stages and the person behind them in line goes up. They ask the second person "What are you doing?" and again that person will tell them something totally different and the third person will act it out, and so on. Like "Questions Only" it is a very good warm up game.
*'''Props''' - Audience members create different things with the provided "props" (which are usually made of left over [[fursuit]] construction material). they can use one or both props to create a scene/object.
*'''The Dating Game''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway and 4-5 "dates" are hand picked from the audience. Each 'contestant' is given a personality or quirk to act out. When the person in the hallway comes back, they have to ask the 'contestants' questions "dating show"-style, and then try to guess who they are supposed to be.
*'''Party Quirks''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway. Again, 4-5 "guests" are picked out the audience. They are each given a quirk that the "Party Host" (the person in the hallway) will have to guess. If a party host is having a hard time guessing, sometimes a panel hosts will pretend to call the party host in their home to give them hints.
*'''World's Worst''' - Before the show, a helper will go through the audience as everyone is filing into the panel. One of the things they ask if for ideas for "World's Worst" (e.g. world's worst kindergarten teacher or world's worst furry convention theme). When it's time to play this game, anyone who wants to participate stands up front and waits for the various World's Worsts to be read. If they have an idea for the joke, they step forward and act out their version of what the think the "world's worst" is.
*'''Whose Line''' - Two to four participants pick two pieces of paper out of a hat and are given a scene to act out. Each slip of paper has a short phrase on it, but the participants are not allowed to read what's on it until they incorporate the slips into the scene. In "Whose Lion"'s version of the game, the phrases on the slips of paper are actually things Alkali and SemJay have said throughout the convention. The lines are almost always out-of-context which leads to hilarious scenes, and the audience questioning the humorous phrases.
*'''Sex Degrees of Separation''' - If you haven't been to a Whose Lion panel, chances are you haven't played this game. Sex Degrees is a game that got it's beginnings when SemJay was in high school. A friend of hers came up with the idea, but never made set rules for it. At AnthroCon 2010, with her friend's blessing, SemJay brought the game to life. Using a similar idea to the [[Wikipedia:Six_degrees_of_separation|Six Degrees of Separation]] theory, this game proves that you can link any subject to something sexual. In the game, Person 1 will come up with a subject that is totally unrelated to sex. Person 2 will pick a subject that is related to Subject 1, but not related to sex. This pattern is followed until the 6th person, who has to come up with something that is related to both subject 5 and sex. Subject 6 is the ONLY subject that can be about sex. Each group of six gets three turns, and must switch around between turns so Person 1 and Person 6 are not the same.

=== Other ===

*'''Barnyard'''
*'''Two Truths and a Lie'''
*'''60-Second Fairy Tales'''
*'''Alphabet'''
*'''Actor's Nightmare'''
*'''Sit, Stand and Lean'''
*'''Irish Drinking Song'''
*'''Sound Effects'''
*'''Horatio Caine One-Liners'''
*'''Superheroes'''

Dronon's games tend to include some of the above as well as:

*'''Murder Chain''' - Only by using gestures and speaking in nonsense words, Person A has to convey three pieces of information to a Person B: a location, a profession, and a method of death. Person B then kills person A. Except now it's Person B's turn to convey it to Person C, and so on. (The participants wait outside the performance room to avoid spoilers.)
*'''Colliding Realities''' - Two people, each thinking the sketch is located in a different place, and they don't know what the other person's location is.
*'''Five Words''' - Two people start off with a vocabulary of only one word they can say, and gradually get more until they have five.
*'''[http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/Crisis_Situation.html Crisis Situation]''' - Participants form two lines. The two people at the front present each other with a crisis and an unrelated object, then must solve the other person's problem using their own object.
*'''Scenes from a Hat''' - Odd sketch title suggestions are collected and acted out.
*'''Word-at-a-time Expert''' - A group of people on stage pretend they're a single person with an unusual area of expertise. The audience asks them questions, which they reply to, each person taking turns by saying one word each.
*'''Slide Show'''
*'''Group Sculpture'''
*'''Film Styles'''
*'''Commercials'''
*'''Living Props'''

== Confirmed shows ==

*(List pending)

== Expressed interest ==

*(List pending)

== External links ==
*[https://twitter.com/whoselionimprov WhoseLionImprov] on [[Twitter]]
*{{lj-comm|whoselion}} LiveJournal community

=== YouTube videos ===

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzYW5uDTjjs Whose Lion - Whose Line] - Clip from the Whose Lion Finale at Midwest FurFest 2008 staring [[Kinky Turtle]], [[Scorch]], SemJay and Alkali
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0KmzoZ85U Questions Only - 2 and Kage] - [[2]] and [[Uncle Kage]] get intimate during a never-ending round of "Questions Only" at Midwest FurFest 2007 (Caution: possibly NSFW)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USTcEmhFTM World's Worst] - Audience members give their ideas for "World's Worst kindergarten teacher" and "World's Worst reason for unprotected sex" (NSFW)

[[Category:Convention events]]

Whose Lion is it Anyway

2014-10-30T02:07:43Z

The: minor re-wording

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[[Image:Wikiwhoselion.jpg‎ |The "Whose Lion" logo featuring Alkali (left) and SemJay (right) and their "Buzz/Ding" box. Artwork by SemJay|thumb|right]]
'''"Whose Lion is it Anyway?"''' or '''"Whose Lion"''' is an improv panel hosted by [[Alkali Bismuth]] and [[Sema JayHawk|SemJay]]. The panel got its start at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] when the panel was hosted by SemJay and [[Dronon]]. Dronon was unable to make Midwest FurFest the following year, so SemJay picked Alkali as his replacement. Alkali and SemJay have hosted the show together ever since. When Alkali and SemJay cannot make it to a convention together, the one that's going will host the show alone, but with the help of close friends. The original show at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] had about 60 attendees; more recently at [[Anthrocon 2010]] over 300 people attended. Dronon occasionally hosts (or co-hosts) improv panels sporadically as opportunity permits, such as at [[FurFright 2011]] and [[Anthrocon 2012]], although not always under the "Whose Lion" banner.

Like the name suggests, the show is based off of the television show [[Wikipedia:whose line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]], except in this version the entire audience is encouraged to participate. Some people just come to watch, but many join in on the various games. "Whose Lion" is always scheduled late at night and is considered an 18+ panel due to adult humor and language.

Whose Lion has been at every Midwest FurFest since 2006. In 2009 they added [[Furry Connection North]] and Anthrocon to their list of conventions and in 2010, [[IndyFurCon]] was added. They also managed to have a show at [[Further Confusion 2010]] despite a misunderstanding with the convention. The panel has also experimented with streaming their shows over the internet.

== Games played ==

Throughout the two to three hour panel, there are many improv games played. Normally, SemJay and Alkali will come up with a list of games to play before the show, but if there is time they will take suggestions from the audience. These games are sometimes played differently from how they were originally intended to be played. The following is a list of some of the games played.

*'''Questions Only''' - Audience members form two lines and go head to head in a game where you are only allowed to speak in questions. As soon as a person says something that isn't a question, or takes to long to respond, they are buzzed out and the person behind them in line takes their place. "Questions Only" is a very good warm up game and is generally the first game played at "Whose Lion".
*'''What Are You Doing?''' - Audience members line up in two lines and person from each line goes up at a time. One person will start acting something out (e.g. tying their shoes) and when the second person asks "What are you doing?" they say something completely different from what they are doing (e.g. mowing the lawn) and the second person has to start acting that out. The first person exits the stages and the person behind them in line goes up. They ask the second person "What are you doing?" and again that person will tell them something totally different and the third person will act it out, and so on. Like "Questions Only" it is a very good warm up game.
*'''Props''' - Audience members create different things with the provided "props" (which are usually made of left over [[fursuit]] construction material). they can use one or both props to create a scene/object.
*'''The Dating Game''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway and 4-5 "dates" are hand picked from the audience. Each 'contestant' is given a personality or quirk to act out. When the person in the hallway comes back, they have to ask the 'contestants' questions "dating show"-style, and then try to guess who they are supposed to be.
*'''Party Quirks''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway. Again, 4-5 "guests" are picked out the audience. They are each given a quirk that the "Party Host" (the person in the hallway) will have to guess. If a party host is having a hard time guessing, sometimes a panel hosts will pretend to call the party host in their home to give them hints.
*'''World's Worst''' - Before the show, a helper will go through the audience as everyone is filing into the panel. One of the things they ask if for ideas for "World's Worst" (e.g. world's worst kindergarten teacher or world's worst furry convention theme). When it's time to play this game, anyone who wants to participate stands up front and waits for the various World's Worsts to be read. If they have an idea for the joke, they step forward and act out their version of what the think the "world's worst" is.
*'''Whose Line''' - Two to four participants pick two pieces of paper out of a hat and are given a scene to act out. Each slip of paper has a short phrase on it, but the participants are not allowed to read what's on it until they incorporate the slips into the scene. In "Whose Lion"'s version of the game, the phrases on the slips of paper are actually things Alkali and SemJay have said throughout the convention. The lines are almost always out-of-context which leads to hilarious scenes, and the audience questioning the humorous phrases.
*'''Sex Degrees of Separation''' - If you haven't been to a Whose Lion panel, chances are you haven't played this game. Sex Degrees is a game that got it's beginnings when SemJay was in high school. A friend of hers came up with the idea, but never made set rules for it. At AnthroCon 2010, with her friend's blessing, SemJay brought the game to life. Using a similar idea to the [[Wikipedia:Six_degrees_of_separation|Six Degrees of Separation]] theory, this game proves that you can link any subject to something sexual. In the game, Person 1 will come up with a subject that is totally unrelated to sex. Person 2 will pick a subject that is related to Subject 1, but not related to sex. This pattern is followed until the 6th person, who has to come up with something that is related to both subject 5 and sex. Subject 6 is the ONLY subject that can be about sex. Each group of six gets three turns, and must switch around between turns so Person 1 and Person 6 are not the same.

=== Other ===

*'''Barnyard'''
*'''Two Truths and a Lie'''
*'''60-Second Fairy Tales'''
*'''Alphabet'''
*'''Actor's Nightmare'''
*'''Sit, Stand and Lean'''
*'''Irish Drinking Song'''
*'''Sound Effects'''
*'''Horatio Caine One-Liners'''

Dronon's games tend to include some of the above as well as:

*'''Murder Chain''' - Only by using gestures and speaking in nonsense words, Person A has to convey three pieces of information to a Person B: a location, a profession, and a method of death. Person B then kills person A. Except now it's Person B's turn to convey it to Person C, and so on. (The participants wait outside the performance room to avoid spoilers.)
*'''[http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/Crisis_Situation.html Crisis Situation]''' - Participants form two lines. The two people at the front present each other with a crisis and an unrelated object, then must solve the other person's problem using their own object.
*'''Zip, Zap, Zoop''' - A concentration-based, tag-like game involving a lot of pointing. Players are eliminated as they make mistakes until a show-down with the last three people.
*'''Scenes from a Hat''' - Odd sketch suggestions are collected ahead of time, drawn from a hat, and acted out.
*'''Word-at-a-time Expert''' - A group of people on stage pretend they're a single person with an unusual area of expertise. The audience asks them questions, which they reply to, each person taking turns by saying one word each.
*'''Old Job, New Job''' - A person has a new job, but what they used to do at their old job still has a lingering effect on their work.

== Confirmed shows ==

*[[Anthrocon 2011]] - Thursday June 23rd and Friday June 24th 10pm-Midnight Performance Hall 319-321 (subject to change)
*[[IndyFurCon]] 2011 - Confirmed, time/date TBA
*[[Midwest FurFest 2011]] - Friday November 18th - 10pm-Midnight - Grand ABC
*[[Furry Connection North 2012]] - Time/Date TBA (Alkali only)

== Expressed interest ==

*[[FurFright 2011]]
*[[Further Confusion 2012]] (SemJay only)

== External links ==
*{{lj-comm|whoselion}} LiveJournal community
=== YouTube videos ===

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzYW5uDTjjs Whose Lion - Whose Line] - Clip from the Whose Lion Finale at Midwest FurFest 2008 staring [[Kinky Turtle]], [[Scorch]], SemJay and Alkali
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0KmzoZ85U Questions Only - 2 and Kage] - [[2]] and [[Uncle Kage]] get intimate during a never-ending round of "Questions Only" at Midwest FurFest 2007 (Caution: possibly NSFW)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USTcEmhFTM World's Worst] - Audience members give their ideas for "World's Worst kindergarten teacher" and "World's Worst reason for unprotected sex" (NSFW)

[[Category:Convention events]]

Whose Lion is it Anyway

2014-10-30T02:04:06Z

The: Added note about Dronon, extended the game list.

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[[Image:Wikiwhoselion.jpg‎ |The "Whose Lion" logo featuring Alkali (left) and SemJay (right) and their "Buzz/Ding" box. Artwork by SemJay|thumb|right]]
'''"Whose Lion is it Anyway?"''' or '''"Whose Lion"''' is an improv panel hosted by [[Alkali Bismuth]] and [[Sema JayHawk|SemJay]]. The panel got its start at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] when the panel was hosted by SemJay and [[Dronon]]. Dronon was unable to make Midwest FurFest the following year, so SemJay picked Alkali as his replacement. Alkali and SemJay have hosted the show together ever since. When Alkali and SemJay cannot make it to a convention together, the one that's going will host the show alone, but with the help of close friends. The original show at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] had about 60 attendees; more recently at [[Anthrocon 2010]] over 300 people attended. Dronon still hosts (or co-hosts) improv panels sporadically as opportunity permits, such as at [[FurFright 2011]] and [[Anthrocon 2012]], although not always under the "Whose Lion" banner.

Like the name suggests, the show is based off of the television show [[Wikipedia:whose line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]], except in this version the entire audience is encouraged to participate. Some people just come to watch, but many join in on the various games. "Whose Lion" is always scheduled late at night and is considered an 18+ panel due to adult humor and language.

Whose Lion has been at every Midwest FurFest since 2006. In 2009 they added [[Furry Connection North]] and Anthrocon to their list of conventions and in 2010, [[IndyFurCon]] was added. They also managed to have a show at [[Further Confusion 2010]] despite a misunderstanding with the convention. The panel has also experimented with streaming their shows over the internet.

== Games played ==

Throughout the two to three hour panel, there are many improv games played. Normally, SemJay and Alkali will come up with a list of games to play before the show, but if there is time they will take suggestions from the audience. These games are sometimes played differently from how they were originally intended to be played. The following is a list of some of the games played.

*'''Questions Only''' - Audience members form two lines and go head to head in a game where you are only allowed to speak in questions. As soon as a person says something that isn't a question, or takes to long to respond, they are buzzed out and the person behind them in line takes their place. "Questions Only" is a very good warm up game and is generally the first game played at "Whose Lion".
*'''What Are You Doing?''' - Audience members line up in two lines and person from each line goes up at a time. One person will start acting something out (e.g. tying their shoes) and when the second person asks "What are you doing?" they say something completely different from what they are doing (e.g. mowing the lawn) and the second person has to start acting that out. The first person exits the stages and the person behind them in line goes up. They ask the second person "What are you doing?" and again that person will tell them something totally different and the third person will act it out, and so on. Like "Questions Only" it is a very good warm up game.
*'''Props''' - Audience members create different things with the provided "props" (which are usually made of left over [[fursuit]] construction material). they can use one or both props to create a scene/object.
*'''The Dating Game''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway and 4-5 "dates" are hand picked from the audience. Each 'contestant' is given a personality or quirk to act out. When the person in the hallway comes back, they have to ask the 'contestants' questions "dating show"-style, and then try to guess who they are supposed to be.
*'''Party Quirks''' - One host or audience member is sent out into the hallway. Again, 4-5 "guests" are picked out the audience. They are each given a quirk that the "Party Host" (the person in the hallway) will have to guess. If a party host is having a hard time guessing, sometimes a panel hosts will pretend to call the party host in their home to give them hints.
*'''World's Worst''' - Before the show, a helper will go through the audience as everyone is filing into the panel. One of the things they ask if for ideas for "World's Worst" (e.g. world's worst kindergarten teacher or world's worst furry convention theme). When it's time to play this game, anyone who wants to participate stands up front and waits for the various World's Worsts to be read. If they have an idea for the joke, they step forward and act out their version of what the think the "world's worst" is.
*'''Whose Line''' - Two to four participants pick two pieces of paper out of a hat and are given a scene to act out. Each slip of paper has a short phrase on it, but the participants are not allowed to read what's on it until they incorporate the slips into the scene. In "Whose Lion"'s version of the game, the phrases on the slips of paper are actually things Alkali and SemJay have said throughout the convention. The lines are almost always out-of-context which leads to hilarious scenes, and the audience questioning the humorous phrases.
*'''Sex Degrees of Separation''' - If you haven't been to a Whose Lion panel, chances are you haven't played this game. Sex Degrees is a game that got it's beginnings when SemJay was in high school. A friend of hers came up with the idea, but never made set rules for it. At AnthroCon 2010, with her friend's blessing, SemJay brought the game to life. Using a similar idea to the [[Wikipedia:Six_degrees_of_separation|Six Degrees of Separation]] theory, this game proves that you can link any subject to something sexual. In the game, Person 1 will come up with a subject that is totally unrelated to sex. Person 2 will pick a subject that is related to Subject 1, but not related to sex. This pattern is followed until the 6th person, who has to come up with something that is related to both subject 5 and sex. Subject 6 is the ONLY subject that can be about sex. Each group of six gets three turns, and must switch around between turns so Person 1 and Person 6 are not the same.

=== Other ===

*'''Barnyard'''
*'''Two Truths and a Lie'''
*'''60-Second Fairy Tales'''
*'''Alphabet'''
*'''Actor's Nightmare'''
*'''Sit, Stand and Lean'''
*'''Irish Drinking Song'''
*'''Sound Effects'''
*'''Horatio Caine One-Liners'''

Dronon's games tend to include some of the above as well as:

*'''Murder Chain''' - Only by using gestures and speaking in nonsense words, Person A has to convey three pieces of information to a Person B: a location, a profession, and a method of death. Person B then kills person A. Except now it's Person B's turn to convey it to Person C, and so on. (The participants wait outside the performance room to avoid spoilers.)
*'''[http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/Crisis_Situation.html Crisis Situation]''' - Participants form two lines. The two people at the front present each other with a crisis and an unrelated object, then must solve the other person's problem using their own object.
*'''Zip, Zap, Zoop''' - A concentration-based, tag-like game involving a lot of pointing. Players are eliminated as they make mistakes until a show-down with the last three people.
*'''Scenes from a Hat''' - Odd sketch suggestions are collected ahead of time, drawn from a hat, and acted out.
*'''Word-at-a-time Expert''' - A group of people on stage pretend they're a single person with an unusual area of expertise. The audience asks them questions, which they reply to, each person taking turns by saying one word each.
*'''Old Job, New Job''' - A person has a new job, but what they used to do at their old job still has a lingering effect on their work.

== Confirmed shows ==

*[[Anthrocon 2011]] - Thursday June 23rd and Friday June 24th 10pm-Midnight Performance Hall 319-321 (subject to change)
*[[IndyFurCon]] 2011 - Confirmed, time/date TBA
*[[Midwest FurFest 2011]] - Friday November 18th - 10pm-Midnight - Grand ABC
*[[Furry Connection North 2012]] - Time/Date TBA (Alkali only)

== Expressed interest ==

*[[FurFright 2011]]
*[[Further Confusion 2012]] (SemJay only)

== External links ==
*{{lj-comm|whoselion}} LiveJournal community
=== YouTube videos ===

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzYW5uDTjjs Whose Lion - Whose Line] - Clip from the Whose Lion Finale at Midwest FurFest 2008 staring [[Kinky Turtle]], [[Scorch]], SemJay and Alkali
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0KmzoZ85U Questions Only - 2 and Kage] - [[2]] and [[Uncle Kage]] get intimate during a never-ending round of "Questions Only" at Midwest FurFest 2007 (Caution: possibly NSFW)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USTcEmhFTM World's Worst] - Audience members give their ideas for "World's Worst kindergarten teacher" and "World's Worst reason for unprotected sex" (NSFW)

[[Category:Convention events]]

Verace

2012-01-17T08:46:15Z

The: Added podcast link

'''Verace Fawkes Xenivara''' (born 1988) is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]]. His [[fursona]] is a green [[kitsune]], and is one of the hosts of the [[Pushed to Talk]] podcast.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/verace/ Verace] at [[Fur Affinity]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Kitsune characters]]
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:1988 births]]

Pushed to Talk

2012-01-17T08:44:56Z

The: Starting page

{{Infobox Podcast
| title = Pushed to Talk
| image = [[Image:pushedtotalk0.png|210px]]
| caption =
| host = [[Blastgoggles]], [[Verace]], [[Hiker]]
| url = http://pushedtotalk.com/
| rss = (MP3) http://pushedtotalk.com/podcast.php
| atom =
| status = Weekly
| began = July 2009
| ended = Ongoing
| genre = Computer games - Talk - News
| ratings =
}}

'''Pushed to Talk''' is a weekly podcast devoted to computer gaming, hosted by [[Toronto Furry|Toronto]] furries [[Blastgoggles]], [[Verace]], and [[Hiker]].

The show is broadcast most Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST, with streaming video and live text chat. Originally hosted by Ustream, as of September 2011 it has moved to Livestream.

==Show Format==

Shows usually last a little over an hour, starting with recent controversies or surprising developments in computer gaming news. Specific topics may be discussed next, sometimes taking calls from listeners.

The second half of the show is an in-depth review of a free or affordable [[wikipedia:Indie game|indie game]]. Each host scores the game out of 10 and gives their reasoning in the following categories:
* Presentation
* Gameplay
* Replayability
* Graphics
* Sound
* Overall

Depending on how late the show is running, additional topics or callers may follow.

==External Links==
* [http://pushedtotalk.com/ Main website]
* [http://twitter.com/pushedtotalk Twitter page]
* [http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pushed-to-talk Ustream archives] (July 2009 to August 2011)
* [http://www.livestream.com/pushedtotalk Livestream] (September 2011 onwards)
* On Skype: pushedtotalkreq

[[Category:Podcasts]]

File:Pushedtotalk0.png

2012-01-17T08:33:33Z

The: Pushed to Talk podcast splash screen. (I am hoping that after I create the Wikifur page, the show hosts will update this image file.)

== Summary ==
Pushed to Talk podcast splash screen. (I am hoping that after I create the Wikifur page, the show hosts will update this image file.)
== Licensing ==
{{subst:No license from license selector|Don't know}}

Talk:TBOF

2011-05-07T04:17:39Z

The: replying to Spirou

I'm wondering if this page and a couple of others are factual/relevant and could be worked into other already-existing pages. I've been in the fandom since the early 90s and I don't remember any organized group rallying themselves under a banner called TBOF or [[SOF]] or any consistant, well-defined use of the phrase [[Golden Age of Furry Fandom]]. There were certainly individuals and people who were friends with each other who shared attitudes about the fandom, and had individual ideas and maybe a personal ideology, but to call them ideological groups seems to be trying to label vague clusters of individual attitudes as something more sinister.

When I do online searches for these terms, all I find are Usenet newsgroup posts made years later, and it feels like an attempt at ideological historical revisionism. It's like picking out all the people who didn't like cats in the fandom and saying, "Then there was an ideological group called ACF (Anti-Cat Furries) who would frequently talk about how cats simply held no appeal to them." In the current fandom we've still got people who are don't like this or that aspect of the fandom - that's a given constant - but most of them don't organize themselves into anything coherent and the people who disagree with them don't create acronyms for something that isn't there.

Where the pages are factual is that there were people who took issue with various aspects of the fandom and sometimes aired their opinions in a derogatory way. But I don't see a point in having a Wikifur page devoted that kind of thing unless it was really something major. Like Richard Chandler's essay, that was major, that could have its own page, because it indeed caused a large disturbance in the pond.

Essentially I think we should remove the TBOF and SOF acronyms because the groups didn't exist, but some general attitudes did, and we should mention differences in attitude in pages where they're appropriate. The [[History]] page already sums it up succinctly: "A schism which had been developing in the fandom for some years ..." and "Backlash appeared from various other parties ..." etc. Maybe add a general description of growing disgruntlement over the 1990s to the [[Burned Furs]] page, citing individual complaints without making up groups to put them under.

As for "Golden Age of Furry Fandom", I don't mean to say the term was never used, but I think everyone who used it (or some other term like it) all had different conceptions of "the good old days" - maybe replace the Golden Age page with one called "Nostalgia in Furry Fandom", or eliminate it entirely. The zine and comics fans of the late 80s didn't like the new wave of FurryMuck people coming into "their" fandom; the "fandom is about art" people didn't like the wave of lifestylers, and so on and so on. I've heard pre-2000 fursuiters complain about people jumping on the fursuiting bandwagon for popularity and attention, that they don't respect the art of public performance, and so on and so on. It never ends. :-)

So yeah, TBOF, SOF, Golden Age of Furry Fandom, [[Furry Renaissance]] - all these pages seem to be largely pointing at each other and could just as easily be summed up on already-existing pages that differences of opinion existed through the history of the fandom. They largely seem to be made-up terms that have never seen widespread use. Why they're here, I don't know, but it feels more like individual, non-neutral opinion to attribute specific stuff into the fandom's history that were typical disagreements that you get in any fandom's internal politics. - [[User:The|The]] 12:12, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

:"Essentially I think we should remove the TBOF and SOF acronyms because the groups didn't exist, but some general attitudes did" - Not quite. The group did exist, on AFF, ICQ, Usenet, Furrymuck,... All thought small footprint on that era, they were a discussed, and know as part of the past of the [[furry fandom]]. They did not have the large presence that the net could have promoted (Burned furs, CYD, etc,...)., but its small presence does not indicate the whitewashing from the lore of [[furry]] because they not "really something major". - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 22:21, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

::Tl;dr They existed, as I viewed them personally, including their creation (and for some) their demise - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 22:26, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

:::Well, I take a bit of offense at having the term "whitewashing" used. I was on FurryMuck, AFF and Usenet since 1992 (but not ICQ) and I simply don't remember anyone using those terms. If you say you encountered them, I'll trust your word, as other edits you've made around the wiki show you've been in the fandom for a long time as well. Either my memory's become selective over time or I skipped over wherever the terms appeared. - [[User:The|The]] 00:17, 7 May 2011 (EDT)

Talk:TBOF

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The: This group never existed, but the attitudes did. Should this page, and others, even be here?

Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction

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[[Image:Best_in_Show.jpg|right|Front cover of '''Best in Show''']]
'''''Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction''''' (also '''''Furry!: The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction''''') is an anthology of furry stories edited by [[Fred Patten]] and published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in July 2003 (ISBN 0-9712670-1-4, 456 pp.), with a cover illustration by [[Ursula Vernon]]. It won two [[Ursa Major Awards]], one for Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work, and one for Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration for the cover art.

The first section, '''Living Together: Furries and Humans''', includes stories where furry characters exist alongside humans. This section includes a foreword by [[Tim Susman]]. Stories in this section:
*'''To the Magic Born''' by [[Brian W. Antoine]]
*'''Foxy Lady''' by [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]]
*'''The Color of Rain''' by [[Gene Breshears]]
*'''Crucible''' by [[Kim Liu]]
*'''How George Miles Almost Saved the World''' by [[Watts Martin]]
*'''Canis Major''' by [[Michael H. Payne]]
*'''A Snapshot from Fayetteville''' by [[Mick Collins]]
*'''Wings''' by [[Todd G. Sutherland]]
*'''Respect the Sea''' by [[Jeff Eddy]]
*'''The Boar Goes North''' by [[Matt Posner]]

The second section, '''Living Apart: Furry Alternate Worlds''', includes stories that take place in worlds populated entirely by furries. The foreword to this section was written by [[Gene Breshears]]. Stories in this section:
*'''Port in a Storm''' by [[Robert K. Carspecken]]
*'''Rosettes and Ribbons''' by [[M. C. A. Hogarth]]
*'''Painted Memories''' by [[Conrad Wong]]
*'''Recruiting''' by [[Elizabeth McCoy]]
*'''Rat's Reputation''' by [[Michael H. Payne]]
*'''Whimper's Law''' by [[Craig Hilton]]
*'''Beneath the Crystal Sea''' by [[Brock Hoagland]]
*'''Secret Weapon''' by [[Allen Kitchen]]
*'''Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the [[Furkindred]]''' by [[Chas. P. A. Melville]]
*'''Messenger''' by [[Mel. White]]
*'''Castlefail''' by [[Jefferson P. Swycaffer]]
*'''Repas du Vivant''' by [[Axel Shaikman]]

The third section, '''Living Within: Transformation''', has stories with transformation themes. The foreword to this section was written by [[Phil Geusz]]. Stories in this section:
*'''Graduation Day''' by [[Phil Geusz]]
*'''Top of the Mountain''' by [[Ben Goodridge]]
*'''Find the Beautiful''' by [[Tim Susman]]
*'''Little Monster''' by [[Tim Turrittin]]

In February 2006, iBooks Inc. published a new edition of Best in Show, retitled '''''Furry!: The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction''''' (445 pages, $12.95; ISBN: 1-59687-319-1), with a new Foreword but without the interior illustrations of the first edition. However, distribution was limited because iBooks declared bankruptcy the same month.

== External links ==

* [http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=38 ''Best in Show''] at [[Sofawolf Press]]
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971267014 ''Best in Show''] and ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596873191 Furry! The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction!]'' at amazon.com
* [http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/bestinshow.htm ''Best in Show'' review] at [[Infinity Plus]]
* [http://www.sfsite.com/01a/bs167.htm ''Best in Show'' review by Hank Luttrell] at [[SF Site]]
* ''[http://anthrozine.com/atcl/first.mainstream.antho.html The First Furry Anthology for the Mainstream]'' - a non-review by Fred Patten (''[[Anthro]]'' #4)

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What The Fur 2010

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{{What The Fur}}
[[File:Wtf10-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the What The Fur 2010 conbook.]]
'''What The Fur 2010''', the inaugural [[What The Fur]], was held June 4-6 at the Espresso Hotel in [[Wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]]. The theme was Pirates vs. Ninjas.

As of the end of the closing ceremonies, the attendance at the convention was 228. The number of fursuiters that participated in the parade was 21, however there were approximately 10 additional suiters at the convention that did not participate due to either panels, or being dealers.

The Charity Auction raised a total of $738.60 that will be donated to the [http://www.ecomuseum.ca/ St.Lawrence Valley Natural History Ecomuseum]

A conbook signed by the Guests of Honour, the entire dealers den and the members of the WTF? Staff was also auctioned off at closing ceremoies of the convention, raising more funds for both WTF?'s charity, and for the charity of [[Furnal Equinox]] as well.

== Guests of Honor ==
[[Max Blackrabbit]] and [[gNAW]] were the 2010 [[guests of honor]]. Both artists submitted several pieces of artwork for the convention, and Sponsor Prints. The two t-shirt designs for WTF? 2010 were provided by gNAW.

==Registration==
[[Registration]] opened on October 7, 2009 for attendance, panels and dealer's tables, with the hotel reservations opening on January 3, 2010. Regular memberships cost $30 to $40 Canadian, depending on the time of registration. Sponsors paying $80 to $90 received a t-shirt by [[gNAW]], a breakfast, and will be receiving a limited-edition stitched shirt by mail.

==Events==
Notable panels included:
* Convention Horror Stories by [[Belic]], the current chairman of [[FurFright]]
* History of Furry Fandom by [[Dronon]], and was presented twice, once in English and once in French
* Publishing by [[René Walling]], former chairman of [[Wikipedia:67th_World_Science_Fiction_Convention | Anticipation (Worldcon)]]
* Iron Artist
* Beyond Furry by [[Blindsight]], Chairman of [[Furnal Equinox]]

WTF? kept it's Gaming room and Headless Lounge open for the duration of the weekend.

==2010 Committee==
*'''Chairman:''' [[Feli]]
*'''Operations:''' [[Firebreath]]
*'''Artists, Dealers, Registration:''' [[MAnlantrio]]
*'''Business Liaison, Fursuit Games:''' [[Stripes]]
*'''Programming:''' [[Kildoo Lonewolf]] and [[Lupine Lonewolf]]
*'''Volunters:''' [[Twitchy]]
*'''Gaming:''' [[Foxx]]
*'''Communications:''' [[Zalika]]
*'''Media:''' [[Quail]]
*'''AV and Events Room:''' [[Beekin]]
*'''Masquerade:''' [[Fufu]]
*'''Security:''' [[Arctic]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://whatthefur.ca/ What The Fur] - official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/whatthefur/ WTF? community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://whatthefur.dreamwidth.org/ WTF? community] at [[Dreamwidth]]
* [http://twitter.com/Whatthefur WTF? feed] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/group.php?gid=111987589827 WTF? Community] on [[Facebook]]

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Midwest FurFest 2008

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{{Midwest FurFest}}
[[File:Mff08-shirt.png|thumb|The Midwest FurFest 2008 T-shirt]]
[[File:Mff08-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2008 conbook.]]
'''Midwest FurFest 2008''' was a [[convention]] held 21-23 November at the [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1724 Westin Chicago North Shore] in [[Wikipedia:Wheeling, Illinois|Wheeling, Illinois]]. The new [[convention chairman]] this time was [[Duncan da Husky]].<ref>''[http://www.breuckman.com/pipermail/mff-announce/2007-July/000015.html MFF Board Meeting Minutes: 7/22/07]'' - MFF-announce mailing list</ref>

* '''Theme''': North to Alaska
* '''Attendance''': 1992
* '''Fursuit parade''': 358

== Guests of Honor ==

The [[Guests of honor|Guests of honor]] were fursuit performer [[Lucky the Evil Dog]], artist [[Darc]], writer [[Gyrfalcon|Matt Sowers]] of [[Code Name: Hunter]], and artist [[Foxfeather]].

== Convention charity ==

The convention raised $15,000 for the [[convention charity]], Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy.

== Location ==

The date and the location of the convention were reserved for the [[closing ceremonies]] of [[Midwest FurFest 2007]].<ref>''[http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/331560.html It's That Time of Year]'' - {{lj-user|duncandahusky}} (23 October 2007)</ref>, where it was announced by a video created by [[Cheetah (FurryMUCK)|Cheetah]] that the convention would be moving to a new venue, as function space at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield was limited, attendance had grown rapidly,<ref>''[http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/282536.html?thread=1211048 2006 Midwest FurFest Registration Report]'' - {{lj-user|duncandahusky}} (17 December 2006)</ref> and the main hotel and its overflow were getting [[News:MFF board plans more rooms for 2007|tight on rooms]].<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/105235.html Rooms available at the Amerisuites!]'' - [[Takaza]], {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (8 September 2007)</ref>

The new location is approximately 15 miles from the old venue. It has significantly more function space, although fewer rooms.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/131903.html MFF '08 Preview]'' - [[Sabot L'ours]], {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (22 November 2007)</ref> The dates and room rates are locked in for three years, although both the convention or hotel have the option to cancel the contract each year.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/122783.html?thread=538015#t538015 MFF08]'' - comment by Duncan da Husky, {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (20 November 2007)</ref>

== Notes ==

*On the 1st night of the convention, Nov 21st 2008, everyone from both the hotel and Convention Center were forced to evacuate after the fire alarms were set off, indicating a possible fire. After an investigation, it was found someone decided to smoke in their hotel room which was designed as a non-smoking area, unintentionally causing the smoke detectors to set off, which in turn set off the fire alarms in both venues. Everyone was eventually allowed back in after standing outside in the frigid 28 degree weather for up to half an hour.

*Due to space limitations, the [[Artists Alley]] had somewhat fewer tables than were available the previous year. A lottery system, which had been successfully implemented the previous year and was similar to that used for [[Anthrocon]]'s Artists Alley, was used to distribute seats in the Alley.

*The [[art show]] featured 1,066 works by 68 artists. 524 pieces were sold, with 53 going to art auction. Total revenue from the show was $22,928.

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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2008}}

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Midwest FurFest 2006

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{{Midwest FurFest}}
[[File:Mff06-shirt.png|thumb|The Midwest FurFest 2006 T-shirt]]
[[File:Mff06-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2006 conbook.]]
'''Midwest FurFest 2006''' was held November 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, a hotel in [[Wikipedia:Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg, Illinois]].

* '''Theme''': County Fair
* '''Attendance''': 1,422 (including staff)<ref>[http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/282536.html?thread=1211048#t1211048 2006 Midwest FurFest Registration Report] posted on 2006 December 17 by [[Duncan da Husky]] to his LiveJournal</ref>

The [[fursuit parade]] had 213 participants, which at the time was believed to be a record.

==Guests of Honor==
Midwest FurFest's [[Guest of honor|Guests of Honor]] for 2006 were:
* illustrator Heather "[[Kyoht]]" Luterman
* Fursuit maker [[WhiteyFawks]] (aka Steven Scharf)
* artist and designer [[Spunky]]

== Charity ==
* $13,048.96 were raised for the charity [http://www.safehavenwildlife.com/ Safe Haven Wildlife Refuge] (including $5,570 from the [[charity auction]])

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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Midwest FurFest]]
* [[:Category:Midwest FurFest 2006 photographs|Midwest FurFest 2006 photographs]]

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2006}}

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Midwest FurFest 2005

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{{Midwest FurFest}}
[[File:Mff05-shirt.png|thumb|The Midwest FurFest 2005 T-shirt]]
[[File:Mff05-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2005 conbook.]]
'''Midwest FurFest 2005''' was held November 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, a hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois.

* '''Theme''': "Whodunnit? It's a Mystery!"
* '''Attendance''': 1,066 (including staff)<ref>[[User:DuncanDaHusky/Midwest FurFest 2005 Registration Report|2005 Midwest FurFest Registration Report]]</ref>

==Guests of Honor==
Midwest FurFest's [[Guest of honor|Guests of Honor]] for 2005 were:
* Author [[Gene Breshears]]
* Artist and illustrator [[Kenket]]
* Artist [[Tincrash]]

== Charity ==
* $6,800 were raised for the charity, Wildlife in Need.

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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Midwest FurFest]]
* [[:Category:Midwest FurFest 2005 photographs|Midwest FurFest 2005 photographs]]
* [[User:GreenReaper/Con reports/Midwest FurFest 2005|GreenReaper's MFF 2005 con report]]
* [[User:DuncanDaHusky/Midwest FurFest 2005 Registration Report|Duncan da Husky's 2005 Registration report]]

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2005}}

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Midwest FurFest

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'''Midwest FurFest''' ('''MFF''') is an annual [[furry]] [[convention]] based in [[Wikipedia:Illinois|Illinois]] which has been running as a separate entity since 2000.

Midwest FurFest got its start as the furry track for [[Duckon]], a Chicago-based [[science fiction]] convention. The furry track was started at Duckon 3 in 1994 and was headed up by [[Robert King]]. The track grew larger each year and it was estimated that by Duckon 8 (1999) between one-quarter and one-third of the attendees were there due to interest in the furry track.

The track ran into problems because it was running out of room to expand without costing other parts of Duckon programming space and time. It was decided that the best course of action was to spin off into a new convention.
[[Image:MFFraccoon.png|thumb|left|220px|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest Logo]]
Thus [[Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc.]] was created and Midwest FurFest was born, to take place in November 2000, on
the weekend before [[Wikipedia:Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving]] (a date that became traditional). The parting was amicable, and Duckon lent a good bit of expertise and manpower to help make the first year of Midwest FurFest a success.

Since then, the convention has grown from 388 attendees in 2000 to 2,040 in 2009, making it the [[List of conventions by attendance|3rd largest furry convention]]. It has raised over $92,000 for various wildlife charities.

Midwest FurFest is a production of Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc., which holds ''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78958777 Midwest Furfest]'' and ''[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78958792 furfest]'' as [[Wikipedia:Service mark|service marks]].

== History ==
[[Image:MMFattendance.svg|right|thumb|200px|Visitor Statistics]]
=== 2000 ===

For its inaugural year, Midwest FurFest (typically abbreviated as MFF) made its home at the [[wikipedia:Sheraton Hotel|Sheraton Chicago Northwest]], in [[wikipedia:Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]], Illinois. Robert King served as chairman, and many of the popular elements of the furry track at Duckon made appearances: [[Artists Alley]], The [[Furry Variety Show]] (in its traditional Friday-at-midnight timeslot), and the Saturday evening dance. MFF also endeavored to carry on Duckon's fine tradition of a well-stocked con suite, making sure its attendees were well-fed and happy. MFF was proud to welcome [[Robert Carspecken|Robert]] and [[Margaret Carspecken]], [[Rapid T. Rabbit]], and [[Derrick Dasenbrock]] as its initial [[Guests of Honor]]. In its first year, a total of 388 fans turned out to welcome [[furry fandom]]'s newest convention. MFF's attendees showed their generosity by helping to raise $3,522 for the three designated charities that year: [[Wolf Park]], [http://www.votk.org/ Valley of the Kings] [[feline|big cat]] sanctuary, and [http://www.chicagohouse.org/ Chicago House].

=== 2001 ===

In 2001, Robert King was again chairman and MFF was once again at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest. 511 attendees helped to push the boundaries of the meeting space there to close to bursting. 2001 also saw the premiere of [[2|2 the Ranting Gryphon]] in his first convention performance ever. Guests of Honor included [[Mary Hanson-Roberts]], [[Jessica Willard]], and [[Matt McCullar]]. [[Uncle Kage]] served as auctioneer to help the [[charity auction]] raise $6,800 for [http://www.animalsforawareness.org/ Animals for Awareness].

=== 2002 ===

The next year was a big jump for the convention, both in attendance and space as MFF moved a few miles south to the [[wikipedia:Hyatt Regency|Hyatt Regency Woodfield]] in [[wikipedia:Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]], Illinois. The new location was a huge hit among the 685 attendees, with its close proximity to [[wikipedia:Woodfield Mall|Woodfield Mall]], many restaurants, and other amenities. [[Jim Doolittle]] (aka Aureth) took the reins as convention chairman. Animals for Awareness was once again the chosen charity, and the charity auction and contributions at their table raised a total of $6,088. Programming continued to expand, assisted by Guests of Honor [[Ursula Husted]], [[Ysengrin Blackpaw]], and [[D.C. Simpson]].

=== 2003 ===

Aureth again chaired the convention in 2003, still at the Hyatt Woodfield. [[Thomas K. Dye]], [[M.C.A. Hogarth]], and [[DBruin]] were the Guests of Honor. The charity auction and donations to Animals for Awareness totaled $6,500 that year. 800 furry fans turned out that year, establishing a steady growth curve for the convention. At the end of the convention, Aureth followed the "two years and out" tradition established by Robert King and turned the reins over to [[Dan Hauschild]] (aka Takaza J. Wolf). Mary Jo Pehl of Mystery Science Theater 3000 appeared.

=== 2004 ===
[[File:Mff04-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2004 conbook.]]
2004 was another banner year for MFF at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, with 959 attendees. A new charity, [http://www.furryfriendsfoundation.com/ Furry Friends Foundation], was the recipient of $7,000 raised by donations, the charity auction, and a unique, one-time-only joint show featuring Uncle Kage and 2 the Ranting Gryphon together on stage for almost two hours. The Guests of Honor that year were [[Ursula Vernon]], [[ScribbleFox]], and [[David Gilbert]]. This was the first year that MFF reached outside furry fandom for a Guest of Honor and Mr. Gilbert wrote afterwards that he had a fantastic time.

:''See also'': [[User:DuncanDaHusky/Midwest FurFest 2004 Registration Report|Duncan da Husky's 2004 Registration report]]

=== 2005 ===
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[[Gene Breshears]], [[Tincrash]], and [[Kenket]] were the Guests of Honor in 2005. The convention continued to grow, breaking the thousand-furry mark for the first time with 1,066 in attendance. Wildlife in Need, a small wildlife rehabilitation organization, was the recipient of $6,800 in donations. The highlight of the Charity Auction was the auctioning off of an evening with 2 and Uncle Kage entertaining the winner and their friends in a private performance; in the end, two groups who were bidding against each other pooled their funds and the performance went for $650. This was Takaza's last year heading the convention, as he passed the chairmanship over to [[Linnaeus]] for 2006. It was also announced that Midwest FurFest would be returning to the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in 2006.

=== 2006 ===
{{main|Midwest FurFest 2006}}

Illustrator Heather "[[Kyoht]]" Luterman , fursuit designer [[Whiteyfawks|Whitefox]] (aka [[Whiteyfawks]]) and artist and designer [[Spunky]] were the Guests of Honor in 2006. The theme was ''Midwest FurFest County Fair''. 1,422 people were in attendance. [[Fursuit parade]] attendance was at 213 participants, a record at the time. The Charity Auction raised $5570 for the [http://www.safehavenwildlife.com/ Safe Haven Wildlife Refuge], not including donations. $13,048.96 in all was raised for the refuge.

=== 2007 ===
{{main|Midwest FurFest 2007}}

Linnaeus chaired the convention again, which took place November 16-18, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Guests of Honor included illustrator and artist Erika "[[Chilly]]" Rosengarten, artist and costumer [[Jill0r]], and author [[Will Sanborn]]. The theme was ''Critters on the High Seas''. Attendance was 1,689, and the fursuit parade had 286 participants. The convention raised more than $15,000 for [http://www.flintcreekwildlife.org/ Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation].

=== 2008 ===
{{main|Midwest FurFest 2008}}

Midwest FurFest was held from November 21st to November 23rd in 2008. [[Duncan da Husky]] was the convention chairman, and the convention moved to a new venue: The Westin Chicago North Shore in [[Wikipedia:Wheeling, Illinois|Wheeling, Illinois]]. The theme was ''North to Alaska''.

Total attendance was 1,992, and over $15,000 was raised for their charity, Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. The Art Show generated $22,928 in revenue.

=== 2009 ===
{{main|Midwest FurFest 2009}}

2,040 attended the 10th anniversary of MFF, to which all previous guests of honor were invited. No complaints were voiced at the feedback session, but art show sales also suffered from the economy, despite an increase in the number of pieces. An experimental theatrical event - ''Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind'' - gained a positive reception, while $12,971 was raised for the charity ''KARE For Wildlife''.

At closing, it was announced that the convention would move to the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in [[Wikipedia:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]] in 2010.

== News ==
{{WikiFurNews|Midwest FurFest announces 2007 theme, Guests of Honor}}
{{WikiFurNews|MFF board plans more rooms for 2007}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.furfest.org/ Midwest FurFest] - Official site
* [http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/ Midwest FurFest community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.midwestfurryfandom.org/ Midwest Furry Fandom, Incorporated]
* {{con resources}}

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Further Confusion 2010

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{{Further Confusion}}
[[File:Fc10-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Further Confusion 2010 conbook.]]
[[Image:FC2010-Keycard.jpg|right|thumb|FC 2010's Keycard]]
'''Further Confusion 2010''' was the 12th annual [[Further Confusion]] [[furry convention]] held January 21 - 25, 2010, at the [http://www.fairmont.com/SanJose/ Fairmont San Jose hotel] in [[Wikipedia:San Jose|San Jose]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]].

*'''Theme''': Gold Rush
*'''[[Guests of Honor]]''': cartoonist [[Wikipedia:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]], artist [[Wikipedia:T. Lewis|T. Lewis]], Publisher Company [[Sofawolf Press]], and freelance writer [[Ursula Vernon]].
*'''Attendance''': 2,770
*'''Fursuiters in the Parade''': 479
*'''Artshow sales''': $40,502

== Staff ==
* '''[[Convention chairman]]:''' [[Loran]]
* '''Hotel liaison:''': [[SmilingWolf]]
* '''Business Director''': [[Saelyc]]
* '''IT Director:''' [[Berg Polarbear]]
* '''[[Operations]]:''' [[Vandrav]], [[Minion]] (2nd)

== Charities ==
Money will be raised for [http://www.therapypets.org/ TherapyPets], [http://www.guidedogs.com/ Guide Dogs for the Blind], and [http://www.narfrescue.org/ NARF Animal Rescue].<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2010/charities Further Confusion 2010 - Charities]</ref>

== About the Guests of Honor ==
* [[Wikipedia:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]] is an American cartoonist. He is known for his work in comic strips, including Committed and [[Over_The_Hedge_(comic)|Over the Hedge]], the latter of which is a collaboration with T. Lewis. Fry has also made an online animation called [[RingTales]], which was nominated for a Webby Award in 2008. Fry was also the editorial cartoonist for the Houston Post in the 1990s.
* [[Wikipedia:T. Lewis|Thomas Leslie Lewis III]], mostly known as T. Lewis, is an American artist who has worked as a book illustrator. He received the National Cartoonist Society Book Illustration Award for 1999. He illustrates the comic strip Over the Hedge. Lewis worked for [[Disney]] on the [[Mickey Mouse]] comic books in the early '90s, where he met Mike Fry, his future collaborator on ''[[Over The Hedge (comic)|Over the Hedge]]''.
* [[Sofawolf Press]] is a privately owned and operated small press publisher creating and marketing a range of graphic arts and fiction publications, with a focus on animals both real and imagined. The products that they publish include full length novels, comic collections, short fiction anthologies and periodicals, and their "Artistic Visions" line of featured-artist sketch and commentary collections.
* [[Ursula Vernon]] is a freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for the webcomic ''[[Digger]]'' and the children's book "Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew". Other works include a fantasy novel entitled Black Dogs, and the upcoming children's book Dragonbreath. Ursula is also the creator of the Biting Pear of Salamanca, a work which became an internet meme in the form of the "LOL WUT" pear. Ursula's cover for Best in Show won the 2003 [[Ursa Major Award]] for Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration. She was nominated for the 2006 Eisner Awards in the category Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for her work on ''Digger''. She was also a guest of honor at [[Midwest FurFest 2004]].

== Hotel Deposit Jumble ==
In November 2009, several attendees found themselves struck with unexpected charges by the Fairmont hotel.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/483268.html Attention people staying at the Fairmont]'' - {{lj-comm|furcon}} (16 November 2009)</ref> A one-night charge ''was'' noted in the hotel FAQ (under the title "Is there any penalty for cancellation of rooms?"<ref>[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2010/hotel#9 Further Confusion 2010 - Hotel Information]</ref>), but this policy was not clearly communicated to attendees, convention hotel liaison staff,<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/483437.html Early Fairmont Room Charges]'' - [[SmilingWolf]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (18 November 2009)</ref> or the hotel's own front desk, and there was significant confusion about whether a ''deposit'' would be taken, or merely a ''charge'' in the event of a cancellation.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/479774.html Room Charge On Novemeber 1st]'' - [[Loran]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (29 October 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/480135.html Confusion over that Nov. 1st charge]'' - [[Casidhe]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (30 October 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/484490.html From the FC Website - Should be no surprises]'' - [[Jerrin Fox]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (19 November 2009)</ref> In some cases the entire stay was charged,<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/484228.html I AM NOT IMPRESSED]'' - [[Harlequin Raver]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (19 November 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://walks-far.livejournal.com/131657.html OUTRAGED!!]'' - {{lj-user|walks_far}} (23 November 2009)</ref><ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/487949.html My hotel charge quagmire]'' - BrunBera, {{lj-comm|furcon}} (23 November 2009)</ref> though many additional charges were refunded.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/486419.html Hotel update]'' - [[Inaki]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (21 November 2009)</ref> Some reported being hit with overdraft fees as a result of the charges.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furcon/485618.html Some simple questions for the folks with the hotel issues]'' - [[Glenn Glazer]], {{lj-comm|furcon}} (20 November 2009)</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{con resources|Further Confusion|Further Confusion 2010}}

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Further Confusion 2001

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{{Further Confusion}}
[[File:Fc01-shirt.png|thumb|The Further Confusion 2001 T-shirt]]
[[File:Fc01-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Further Confusion 2001 conbook.]]
'''Further Confusion 2001''' was a [[furry]] [[convention]], the third annual [[Further Confusion]].

* '''Theme''': A Furry Odyssey
* '''[[Guests of Honor]]''': [[Diane Duane]], [[Christina Hanson]], [[Peter Morwood]], [[Felorin]] and [[Talzhemir]]
* '''Attendance''': 1,114<ref>[http://www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]. Retrieved August 25, 2006.</ref>

The sponsored charities were The Oakland Zoo and [http://kirshner.org/ The Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation]. [[Art show]] revenue was $37,554.08.<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/c/fc2001-artshow-checks-mailed-out FC2001 Artshow Checks Mailed Out]'' - [[David Cooksey]], [[Flayrah]] (16 February 2001)</ref>

== Financials ==
[[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.]] received '''$83690''' in [[Wikipedia:Revenue|revenue]], of which '''$33750''' was from admissions, '''$31440''' was from [[Wikipedia:Donation|donations]], and '''$18500''' was from other sources.

<small>'''Source:''' <span class="plainlinks">[http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/770/770479860/770479860_200301_990.pdf Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. form 990 (2002-3)], p9 ([http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm description]) from [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ Foundation Center]</span></small>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{con resources|Further Confusion|Further Confusion 2001}}

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Eurofurence 13

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[[File:Eurofurence13-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Eurofurence 13 conbook.]]
'''Eurofurence 13''', "The Unlucky Thirteen", is a European [[furry]] [[convention]] that was held from the 5th to 9th of September, 2007 in [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] at the Ringberg Resort Hotel at [[wikipedia:Suhl|Suhl]], located in the [[wikipedia:Thuringian Forest|Thuringian Forest]] of [[wikipedia:Thuringia|Thuringia]], [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]].

'''Theme:''' "Based on a Casino"

Upon entering the Ringberg Resort Hotel in Suhl. Guests were greeted by a bright flashing sign reading: “Welcome to Eurofurence The Unlucky 13” The style of it was that you would typically associate with Vegas! Leaving no doubt in the mind you were in the right place. Though the theme revolved around casino's and all the glamour that went with it, gambling with real money was discouraged.<ref>[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,18.60.html EF13 Theme Suggestions] (closed) in the [http://forum.eurofurence.org/ Eurofurence Forum]</ref>

As of mid-August 2007, 600 people had pre-registered for the convention<ref>''[http://cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com/48287.html HAH!]'' - Cheetah's LiveJournal (August 14, 2007)</ref>. The number of attendees was 585.<ref>[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,673.msg6209.html#msg6209 Cheetah's posting to the Eurofurence forum]</ref>
==Events==
* Workshops - Were held each day in the 'Sig' Rooms
* Uncle Kage Vs. 2 The Ranting Gryphon - Comedy Sketch
* Fursuit Dance
* Fursuit Parade
* Art Auction - Sale of items from the Art Show
* Stage Fever - An Event with a Fursuited Band playing, Video Available<ref>[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,674.0.html] Stage Fever [http://forum.eurofurence.org/ Eurofurence Forum]</ref> at the end of the event, a proposal to another furr was made.
* [[The Fauna Project]] in Concert - A rock concert featuring the music of Furries on stage
* [[Pawpet]] Show: [[DoPE Show 8|The Unlucky Thirteen]]

==Guests of Honour==
*[[Lance Ikegawa]] – A Prominent Costume Designer and Fursuiter
*[[Steve Gallacci]] - An Artist, Writer, Publisher <ref>[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,325.new.html#new GOH announcement in the Eurofurence forum]</ref>

Unfortunately, Steve Gallacci was unable to attend, so some of the programming had to be cancelled.<ref>[http://cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com/49210.html Cheetah's posting to his LiveJournal on the matter]</ref> However, he has now also been invited as a Guest of Honour for [[Eurofurence 14]].

==Musical Guest==
*Alexander James Adams

==Media reports==
* Eurofurence made it into Suhl's local newspaper
* [[Eine Welt für sich]] (A world of their own) in ''[[Wikipedia:Freies Wort|Freies Wort]]'', Suhl edition, page 13, 2007-09-08 ([http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/~jr/ef13/thueringer-allgemeine-ilmenau-edition-2007-09-08.jpg scan] - [http://community.livejournal.com/eurofurence/41206.html translation])
* [[Rollenspiel abseits des wirklichen Lebens]] (Roleplaying away from real life) in ''Freies Wort'', 2007-09-08 ([http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/regional/suhl/suhllokal/art2440,704802 text and photographs])
* [[Mit 'nem Tiger im Fahrstuhl]] (A Tiger in the Elevator) ''[[Wikipedia:de:Thüringer Allgemeine|Thüringer Allgemeine]]'', Ilmenau edition, Südthüringen department, 2007-09-08 ([http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/thueringen/seite2thueringenfw/art2437,704639 text and photographs] [http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/~jr/ef13/freies-wort-page-2-2007-09-08.jpg scan] - [http://community.livejournal.com/eurofurence/41206.html translation] - [http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/~jr/ef13/freies-wort-front-page-2007-09-08.jpg front page section scan])

==Charity==
This year was the first time a [[charity]] event involving multiple items had been organized. 1814€ was raised for a local zoo (the Waldzoo Offenbach), mostly through the sale of [[fursuit]] heads from Lance Ikegawa, decorative life-sized stands from various artists, [[plushie]]s, comics, posters, and a few other hand-crafted items. <ref>''[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,683.0.html Charity Results!]'' - Chairyn, Eurofurence Forums (9 September 2007)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{WikiFurNews|Eurofurence 13 bans Softpaw}}
*[http://www.eurofurence.org/EF13 Eurofurence 13 website]
*[http://www.ringberghotel.de/ Ringberg Hotel website] ([http://www.ringberghotel.de/rw_e8v/main.asp?WebID=ringberg_e English])
*{{con resources|Eurofurence|Eurofurence 13}}
*[http://akeyla.deviantart.com/art/Eurofurence-13-sign-register-109749234 Registration], [http://akeyla.deviantart.com/art/Eurofurence-13-sign-dealersden-109749044 Dealers Den], [http://akeyla.deviantart.com/art/Eurofurence-13-sign-suits-109748924 fursuit] and [http://akeyla.deviantart.com/art/Eurofurence-13-no-smoking-109749344 no smoking] signs by [[Akeyla]]
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ConFurence 7

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[[File:Confurence7-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence 7 conbook.]]
'''ConFurence 7''' was the 1996 [[ConFurence]] [[furry convention]]. It was held from January 12-14 at the Atrium Marquis Hotel in Irvine, California, with some events overflowing into the adjacent Radisson Plaza hotel.

The theme for that year was "Furries in Force". The first [[Golden Sydney Award]] for promotion of the fandom was given to [[Jymn Magon]]. Three-day memberships cost $20 in advance.

===Guests of Honor===
* [[S. Andrew Swann]] (author of "[[Forests of the Night]]")
* [[Frank Kelly Freas]] and [[Laura Freas]] (SF/fantasy artists)
* [[Eric Schwartz]] (artist/animator)
* [[Michael Higgs]] (artist)

== Events ==

The ConFurence Filk Contest was won by "Tears Like Rain" by [[Seanan McGuire]].<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/cf_fwin.htm ConFurence Filk Contest] on kayshapero.net. Retrieved May 3, 2008.</ref>

===Staff===
* '''Directors''': [[Mark Merlino]] (facilities/logistics), [[Rod O'Riley]] (program/dealers), [[Jazmyn Concolor]] (membership/records), [[Sky Rigdon]] (support), [[Shayn Raney]] (staff liaison)
* '''Publications''': [[Mark Merlino]], [[Rod O'Riley]], [[Jazmyn Concolor]], [[Sky Rigdon]], [[Dean Hellerud]], [[John Stanley]]
* '''Art Show''': [[Viky Levitin]] (lead), [[Sheri Mount]] (second), [[Tim Fitelson]], [[Dennis R. Peterson]], [[Jazmyn Concolor]] (records)
* '''Registration''': [[Karl Maurer]], and [[DeWayne Stuart]] (co-leads); [[Kay Shapero]] (den mother); [[Jonathan Hartman]], [[Jay A. Long]], [[Daniel J. Torres]]
* '''Information''': [[Chaz Baden]]
* '''Security''': [[Tom McDaniel]], [[TigerEyes|Zsanene Klinkler]] and [[James Patrick Callicott]] (co-leads); [[Dawn Britt]], [[Steven Bornstein]], [[Jonathan Hartman]], [[Beth Finck]]
* '''Fur Le Dance Club''': [[Mark Merlino]] (manager), [[Debbie Sternberg]] (dancer coordinator), [[Mike Iennaco]] (stage lead), [[Lisa Iennaco]] (support lead), [[Amanda Geyer]], [[John Geyer]], [[Lynn Kurtz]], [[Christine Armstrong]]
* '''Fur Rave''': [[Avi Melman]] (USDA inspector). '''NOTE:''' [[David Klinkler]] was originally intended to be the lead for this event, but he was tragically murdered the week before the convention.
* '''Event Video''': [[David Bliss]] (lead), [[Jazmyn Concolor]]
* '''Video Programming''': [[John Cawley]] (lead)
* '''Daily Newsletter''': [[Brian|Brian Henderson]] and [[Lori Henderson]] (co-leads)
* '''Gaming''': [[Kurt Miller]] (lead)
* '''General Support''': [[William Arnold]], [[George F. Chaney III]], [[Derrick Dasenbrock]], [[Stephanie DaSilva]], [[Robert K. Davis]], [[Canuss]], [[Dennis Mott]], [[James P. Mullen]], [[Charles Nezzer Jr]], [[Ken Nielsen]], [[Damon Otoshi]], [[Rob Powell]], [[Gary Renaud]]

====Mascots====
[[Sydney Fisher]], [[Atrium Marquis]], [[Radisson]]

====Super Sponsors====
[[Scott Alexander]], [[Brian Antoine]], [[Ralph Atwood]], [[James Birdsall]], [[Eric-Alexander Bitton]], [[David Bliss]], [[Gary Breuckman]], [[David L. Broadwell]], [[Michael T. Danager]], [[David Ewell]], [[Rick Farnsworth]], [[Steve Gattuso]], [[Amanda Geyer]], [[John Geyer]], [[Roz Gibson]], [[Pete Glaskowski]], [[Chad Glidden]], [[Rich Griffin]], [[William Haas]], [[Lionman]], [[Jonathan Hartman]], [[Brock Hoagland]], [[Mark Iennaco]], [[Ron Johnson]], [[James P. Kelly]], [[David E. Klinkler]], [[Robert Larson]], [[Charlie G. Lee]], [[Richard Lewis]], [[Kim Liu]], [[Bruce A. Lolley]], [[Sean Malloy]], [[Jeff Mancebo]], [[Jacob Markow]], [[Drew Maxwell]], [[Paul P. McNutt]], [[David Meacham]], [[Dennis Messer]], [[Craig Muckey]], [[Matthew R. Muench]], [[Ron Orr]], [[John Pennington III]], [[Christopher L. Pesi]], [[Dennis R. Peterson]], [[Deon Ramsey]], [[Gary Renaud]], [[Robert J. Repas Jr]], [[Jonah E. Safar]], [[Mark L. Serverson]], [[Charles E. Terrell Jr]], [[Richard F. Thatcher]], [[Phil Thomson]], [[Tom Traubitz]], [[John Van Stry]], [[Lance Videen]], [[Bruce Wilhite]]

====Sponsors====
[[Earl P. Bacon]], [[Stephan Bartels]], [[Steven Bornstein]], [[Thomas G. Brady]], [[Anthony C. Brewer]], [[Richard Brooks]], [[R. Cody Buchmann]], [[David Buttenshaw]], [[Joshua Carpman]], [[Jeff D. Castle]], [[Kevin Dong]], [[Bernard Doove]], [[James Drew]], [[Romano Eberwein]], [[Don Fitch]], [[William A. Green]], [[William Haskell]], [[Gerrit Heitsch]], [[Jeffery Scott Jonas]], [[Robert C. King]], [[Ashley Kitto]], [[Steven Lang]], [[Walter A. Lyzohub Jr]], [[Charles Nezzer]], [[Colleen Polak]], [[Paul Polak]], [[Roy D. Pounds II]], [[Jim Rauscher]], [[Keith Steiger]], [[Brian R. Thomas]], [[Gary Wells]], [[John C. Williams]], [[Paul Williams]]

The souvenir program book was 56 black-and-white pages, featuring cover art by [[Roz Gibson]]. The T-shirt was designed by [[Eric Schwartz]] and printed by RaSport of Anaheim, California.

== References ==

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==External links==
* [http://www.confurence.com/CF7/ ConFurence 7 info page]
* {{con resources|ConFurence|ConFurence 7 (1996)}}

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ConFurence 6

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'''ConFurence 6''' was the 1995 [[ConFurence]] [[furry convention]], held over January 13-15 at the Airporter Garden Hotel in Irvine, California, U.S.A.

The theme for 1995 was "Magic and Morphs". Three-day membership was $20 in advance.

==Events==
The programming included a special visit from the writers of the Disney cartoon [[Gargoyles]] and two separate art auctions. The video room was also split, into one for animé and a second for video [[SIG]]s and programming based on the con's theme. A juice bar (The Pearl Possum) operated.

The ConFurence Filk Contest was won by [[Michael Payne]]'s "Gently Falling Rain".<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/cf_fwin.htm ConFurence Filk Contest] on kayshapero.net. Retrieved May 3, 2008.</ref>

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Alan Dean Foster]] (science fiction/fantasy author)
* [[Elissa Mitchell]] (SF/fantasy illustrator)
* [[Ed Zolna]] (comic/[[fanzine]] creator and distributor)

==Credits==
====Co-Directors, Programming, Facilities, Publications====
[[Mark Merlino]], [[Rod O'Riley]], [[John Alan Stanley]]

====Art Show====
[[Jazmyn Concolor]], [[John Alan Stanley]], [[Vicky Levitin]]

====Video Programming====
[[John Cawley]], [[Larry Adams]], [[James G. Lomax]], [[Henry S. Brown Jr]]

====Official Mascots====
[[Sydney Fisher]], [[Cairn Fisher]]

====Security====
[[Shayn Raney]], [[Scott Malcolmson]], [[Tom McDaniel]]

====T-Shirts====
[[Daphne Lage]], [[Ken Bolland]]

====Staff Members====
[[Lawrence A. Adams]], [[David Bliss]], [[Gearl Brace]], [[Henry S. Brown Jr]], [[James P. Callicott]], [[Jazmyn Concolor]], [[Mario D'Anna Jr]], [[Timothy Fitelson GFM3]], [[Dave Friedman]], [[Steve Gattuso]], [[Amanda Geyer]], [[John Geyer]], [[Charles E. Gray]], [[Darren Hanson]], [[Robert Hanz]], [[Lori Henderson]], [[Lisa Iennaco]], [[Warren Johnson]], [[David E. Klinkler]], [[TigerEyes|Zsa'nene Klinkler]], [[Vicky Levitin]], [[James G. Lomax]], [[Scott Malcolmson]], [[Brandy McDaniel]], [[Tom McDaniel]], [[Avi Melman]], [[Mark Merlino]], [[Kurt Miller]], [[Charles Nezzer]], [[Ken Nielsen]], [[Kelly O'Guinn]], [[Rod O'Riley]], [[Jan M. Paxton]], [[Lewis Peterson Jr]], [[Waverly Pierre]], [[Manfred Prange]], [[Shayn Raney]], [[Kay Shapero]], [[John Alan Stanley]], [[Richard Taliaferro]], [[SmackJackal]], [[Taylor Wilson]]

====Super Sponsors====
[[David Bliss]], [[Thomas G. Brady]], [[Gary Breuckman]], [[Cody Buchmann]], [[Uncle Kage|Samuel Conway]], [[Jeffrey A. Costa]], [[Derrick Dasenbrock]], [[David Ewell]], [[Norman Fabian]], [[Mark Farey]], [[Pete Glaskowski]], [[Jimmy M. Hines]], [[Ron Johnson]], [[Juan F. Lara]], [[Richard Lewis]], [[Walter A. Lyzohub Jr]], [[Sean Malloy]], [[Jeff Mancebo]], [[Matthew R. Muench]], [[David Orth]], [[Carol Ann Osman]], [[John D. Pennington III]], [[Dennis R. Peterson]], [[Dennis W. Province]], [[Robert Repas]], [[Mike Selewski]], [[Scott Shannon]], [[Richard P. Thatcher]], [[David J. Van Deusen]], [[Bruce Wilhite]]

====Sponsors====
[[Waylon Adams]], [[Suzanne Barth]], [[Joshua Carpman]], [[Michael T. Danaher]], [[Bernard Doove]], [[Lanny Fields]], [[Don Fitch]], [[Steve Gattuso]], [[William A. Green]], [[Rich Griffin]], [[Lionman]], [[Johnathan Hammar]], [[William Haskell]], [[Russell Hoekins]], [[Jo Ellen Kellner]], [[Robert C. King]], [[John G. Lussmeyer]], [[Walter A. Lyzohub Jr]], [[Karl Meyer]], [[Eric Miyoda]], [[Barry Needleman]], [[Ken Nielsen]], [[John Overall]], [[David Reiss]], [[B. J. Staehlin]], [[Dana Uehara]], [[John Van Stry]], [[Scott Whitmore]], [[Leonard Zubkoff]]

==Con Book==
[[File:Confurence6-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence 6 conbook.]]
The [[con book|programme book]] for CF6 was 56 pages and featured black-and-white cover art by [[Daphne Lage]]. It was printed by A E Press of Concord, California.

== References ==

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==External links==
* [http://www.confurence.com/CF6/ ConFurence 6 info page]
* {{con resources|ConFurence|ConFurence 6 (1995)}}

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ConFurence 5

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{{ConFurence}}
'''ConFurence 5''' was a [[furry convention]] in the [[ConFurence]] series held over January 21-23 of 1994. Yet again the venue changed, this time to the Airporter Garden Hotel in Irvine, California. The con's theme was "Furries in Space". Three-day membership cost $20 in advance.

==Events==
Events included a writing workshop by [[Guest of Honor|guest of honor]] [[A. C. Crispin]] and the first [[NitroCoon Radio Show]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/tree/browse_frm/month/1993-11/e91e34494fe47a43#doc_a73d6157aa11233e ConFurence 5 Special Event - NitroCoon radio show/audio comic]. ''[[alt.fan.furry]]'', Nov. 9, 1993.</ref>

The ConFurence Filk Contest was won by "I'm Going to ConFurence Five", lyrics by [[Samuel Conway]].<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/cf_fwin.htm ConFurence Filk Contest] on kayshapero.net. Retrieved May 3, 2008.</ref>

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Alicia Austin]] (SF/fantasy artist)
* [[A. C. Crispin]] (author of "V" and "Starbridge")
* [[Michael Capobianco]] (SF writer)
* [[Terrie Smith]] (animator/illustrator)
* [[Phil Foglio]] (creator/artist, "Buck Godot" and "Xenophile", unofficial GOH)

==Con Book==
[[File:Confurence5-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence 5 conbook.]]
The [[con book|souvenir programme book]] featured cover art by [[Mitch Beiro]]. Attendees also received "Anime gets Furry!", a special 12 page guide to the furry animation and comics of Japan, illustrated by [[Michele Light]] and [[Terrie Smith]]. The booklet contained the adventures of a furry [[sentai]] called "Five Fur".

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.confurence.com/CF5/ ConFurence 5 info page]
* {{con resources|ConFurence|ConFurence 5 (1994)}}

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ConFurence 4

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[[File:Confurence4-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence 4 conbook.]]
'''ConFurence 4''' was the [[furry convention]] in the [[ConFurence]] series held over January 22-24, 1993. It was held at the Red Lion Inn in Costa Mesa, California. Adjacent to the Orange County Airport, this was the same hotel which had declined to host [[ConFurence 0]] several years earlier.

The theme for 1993 was "In Search of Ancient Furries", and was also dedicated to the memory of [[Deal Whitley]]. Three-day membership was $20 in advance, with a special $17 rate for previous members.

==Events==
The funds from the [[Cabaret Fur Le Dance]] event were to go to the Deal Whitley fund at the [http://www.ducret.edu duCret School of Art]. Other events included the "Fur Rave" dance, and a Pizza Feast (replacing the Spaghetti Dinner). The Sci-Fi Channel did a cable TV report on the convention.

"Flying Purple Parking Meter", lyrics by [[Bruce Lane]], won the Filk Contest.<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/cf_fwin.htm ConFurence Filk Contest] on kayshapero.net. Retrieved May 3, 2008.</ref>

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Wikipedia:Larry Dixon|Larry Dixon]] and [[Wikipedia:Mercedes Lackey|Mercedes Lackey]] (fantasy artist/author team)
* [[Wikipedia:Leslie Fish|Leslie Fish]] ([[filk]]singer)
* [[Ken Fletcher]] ([[fanzine]] editor)

==Trivia==
* Two oil paintings by [[Steve Gallacci]] in the art auction collectively sold for over $1000. At the time, furry art fetching that high a price was unheard of.
* The hotel was being used at the same time by an [[Wikipedia:Amway|Amway]] convention.
* The security manager of the hotel took a great dislike to Confurence, and when a maid found a cartoon-style fake plastic bomb on [[Scott Malcomson|Scott Malcomson's]] bed, the police were summoned. For the remainder of the convention, all CF4 attendees had to show their con badges whenever they entered the hotel. The convention had no desire to use the Red Lion Inn again.

== References ==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.confurence.com/CF4/ ConFurence 4 info page]
* {{con resources|ConFurence|ConFurence 4 (1993)}}

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ConFurence East 1996

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{{ConFurence East}}
[[File:Cfe96-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence East 1996 conbook.]]
'''ConFurence East 1996''' was second run of the [[ConFurence East]] series that was held November 15-17 at the Holiday Inn Independence in [[wikipedia:Independence, Ohio|Independence, Ohio]] near [[wikipedia:Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. It was again [[convention chairman|chaired]] by [[Trish Ny]].

Art show sales increased over the previous year to $12,400 from 596 pieces of art. Attendance estimates again ranged widely from 500 (according to the [[Yarf!]] ''Chronology of Furry Fandom'' by [[Fred Patten]]) to 1,100 (according to the [[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet|Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet]] by [[Flint Otterhall]]).

==Guests of honor==
* [[Susan Van Camp]]
* [[Paul Kidd]]
* [[Andrew Bates]] of [[White Wolf Game Studios]]

==References==
* [http://www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet] by [[Flint Otterhall]]
* [http://www.confurence.com/infurnation/ifn9604.html#other_cons ''InFurNation!'' (April 1996)]
* The [[YARF!]] ''[http://yarf.furry.com/chronology.html Chronology of Furry Fandom]'' by [[Fred Patten]]

==External links==
* {{con resources|ConFurence East|ConFurence East 1996}}

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ConFurence East 1995

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{{ConFurence East}}
'''ConFurence East 1995''' was first run of the [[ConFurence East]] series that was held October 13-15 at the Holiday Inn Jetport in [[wikipedia:Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth, New Jersey]] near the Newark International Airport.<ref name="chrono">The [[YARF!]] ''[http://yarf.furry.com/chronology.html Chronology of Furry Fandom]'' by [[Fred Patten]]. Retrieved March 6, 2007.</ref> It had evolved from [[Furtasticon]], which had been organized in 1994 by [[Trish Ny]], the [[convention chairman|con chair]].

The official charity was the [http://www.wolfpark.org/ Wolf Park nature study preserve] at [[wikipedia:Battle Ground, Indiana|Battle Ground, Indiana]]. 795 pieces of art at the art show totaled nearly $11,000 in sales.<ref name="chrono"/> 449 people attended.<ref>[http://www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet] by [[Flint Otterhall]]. Retrieved March 6, 2007.</ref>

==Guests of honor==
The [[guests of honor]] at ConFurence East 1995 were [[Vicky Wyman]], [[S. Andrew Swann]], and E.L.V.I.S. Convention Services.<ref name="chrono"/>

==Conbook==
[[File:Cfe95-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the ConFurence East 1995 conbook.]]
The "program book wasn’t about the con per se, but rather a who’s-who of furry artists/creators at the time".<ref>[http://martes.livejournal.com/402772.html Where have all the furries gone?] March 6, 2007 post by [[Martes]] to [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved March 6, 2007.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{con resources|ConFurence East|ConFurence East 1995}}

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[[Category:1995 events]]

C-ACE

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[[Image:Cace2.png|right|C-ACE original logo]]
'''C-ACE''', founded in 2002 as the '''Canadian Anthro and Cartooning Expo''', later known as the '''Canadian Art and Cartooning Expo''' then simply as "C-ACE", was a [[convention]] that took place usually in the early summertime in [[wikipedia:Ottawa|Ottawa]], [[wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]], [[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]].

C-ACE was relatively small with a learning focus on all kinds of artistic material: visual art, writing, costuming, music and others, in anthro and other genres. The convention maintained a "clean" rating, requiring [[artwork]] and other materials to be of PG-13 at the very most; [[yiff]] art was not allowed.

== History ==
=== C-ACE 2002 ===

The first C-ACE took place August 16-18, 2002 at the Courtyard Ottawa Downtown with an attendance of 110 people. Though the venue would later change twice, the event was always held in Ottawa. The Comic Artist [[Guest of Honour]] was [[Shawntae Howard]], the Instructor Guest of Honour was [[Scott Ruggels]]. Two Newcomer Guests of Honour were also announced, for up and coming Canadian artists [[Amy Pronovost]] and [[Anya Schwartz]]. "Sketch Pad Lounge" proved a popular hangout.

=== C-ACE 2003 ===

[[Image:C-ACE-2003.png|right|frame|The "anthro" logo, used during C-ACE 2003-4]]
The second C-ACE took place May 30-June 1, 2003 at the Chimo Hotel with an attendance of 160 people. The guests included writer [[Ted MacKinnon]], artist [[Chris Goodwin]], and newcomers [[Lyosha|Amy "Lyosha" Fennell]] and [[Nalina|Jennifer "Nalina" Brook]].

=== C-ACE 2004 ===
[[File:Cace04-shirt.png|thumb|The C-ACE 2004 T-shirt]]
[[File:Cace04-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the C-ACE 2004 conbook.]]
The third C-ACE took place June 4-6, 2004 with an attendance of 178 people and hosted the 2003 [[Ursa Major Awards]]. This was the last time it was called the "Anthro and Cartooning Expo", though a large part of the convention continued to attract [[furries]]. The artist guests of honour were [[Spunky]] and [[Heather Bruton]].<ref name="feb2004">[http://community.livejournal.com/cace_discuss/8864.html CACE February Updates]. February 5, 2004 post by Jeff Novotny to cace_discuss on [[LiveJournal]].</ref>

=== C-ACE 2005 ===

The fourth C-ACE, known briefly as the Canadian Arts and Cartooning Expo (before the con took place) then simply as "C-ACE" (at the con and in the con book), took place June 3-5, 2005 at the Best Western Victoria Park Suites Hotel with an attendance of 224 people. The guests included writer [[Wikipedia:Jo Walton|Jo Walton]] and artist [[Cara Mitten]].<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Conventions.html Conventions Listings 2005] at Locus Online. Retrieved January 18, 2007.</ref>

=== C-ACE 2006 ===

The fifth anniversary C-ACE took place June 23-25, 2006 at the same hotel with an attendance of 177. The guests included author [[Wikipedia:Julie E. Czerneda|Julie E. Czerneda]], artist [[Wikipedia:Thieves and Kings|Mark Oakley]], and animator [[Miss Monster|Melita Curphy]]. The art show raised over $1000, of which $550 came from the [[charity auction]].

=== C-ACE 2007 ===

The sixth and final C-ACE took place June 8-10, 2007 at the same hotel with an attendance of 127. The guests included author [[Wikipedia:Fiona Patton|Fiona Patton]] and furry artist [[Andrew Pidcock]] (a.k.a. Loopy).

== Staff ==

[[Orleans]] was [[convention chairman]] for C-ACE 2002 and 2003. In August 2003, [[Niall MacConaill]] introduced himself as the new co-chair<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/cace_discuss/5883.html Changes]. August 19, 2003 post by Niall MacConaill to cace_discuss on [[LiveJournal]].</ref> with [[Felinaeus|Chris "Felinaeus" Pilgrim]] for C-ACE 2004<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/cace_discuss/12786.html CACE 2004 Easter Update]. April 12, 2004 post by Feli to cace_discuss on [[LiveJournal]].</ref> while Jeff remained as [[programming|programming director]].<ref name="feb2004"/> In 2005 and 2007, Niall became the sole con chair, stepping down for 2006 while [[David Gordon]] took over chairperson duties, then resuming it for the final year.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{WikiFurNews|Canadian fans bid farewell to C-ACE}}
* [http://www.c-ace.org/ C-ACE website]
* [http://forums.c-ace.org/ C-ACE forums]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/cace_discuss/ C-ACE community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* {{con resources}}

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Anthrocon 1999

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{{Anthrocon}}
[[File:Anthrocon99-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Anthrocon 1999 conbook.]]
'''Anthrocon 1999''' was the first [[Anthrocon]] to be held in the Philadelphia area; more specifically, it was held at the Valley Forge Hilton in Valley Forge, PA, on 1-4 July, 1999. This convention was also the debut of [[Uncle Kage|Dr. Samuel "Kagemushi" Conway]] as chairman, a position he has held to date.

Themed as the "Furry Revolution", in keeping with the historic locale, Anthrocon 1999 welcomed [[S. Andrew Swann]] and [[Vicky Wyman]] as its Guests of Honour.

The convention had 845 members, of which 804 were in attendance<ref>"We ended up with a total of 845 people paid or registered (the latter category [unpaid/registered] is reserved for staff, guests, etc.). Of these, we have a count of 807 actually checked in. (This latter count may be off by +- 3, due to some update funkiness.)" - From [[Points]], via Anthrocon internal correspondence</ref>.This was almost as many attendees as [[ConFurence 10]], and a little over 100 more than a new convention in California known as [[Further Confusion]].

The charity auction raised $3,600 for the Great Valley Nature Center.

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{con resources|Anthrocon|Anthrocon 1999}}

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Albany AnthroCon 1998

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{{Anthrocon}}
[[File:Anthrocon98-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Albany AnthroCon 1998 conbook.]]
'''Albany AnthroCon 1998''' was the last [[Anthrocon]] held in the state of New York. The convention was held 3-5 July, 1998, at the Omni Albany Hotel in Albany, New York.

The convention's theme was "Here Be Dragons". The [[Guests of Honour]] were Jeffrey A. Carver and [[Jim Groat]].

The convention drew 600 attendees, an increase of 100 from their first year.
[[Image:Aac-ban1.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Albany AnthroCon 1998 banner]]

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== External links ==
* {{con resources|Anthrocon|Albany AnthroCon 1998}}

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[[Category:1998 events]]

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Albany AnthroCon 1997

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{{Anthrocon}}
[[File:Anthrocon97-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Albany AnthroCon 1997 conbook.]]
'''Albany AnthroCon 1997''' was the first [[Anthrocon]], held 3-6 July, 1997, at the Omni Albany Hotel in [[Wikipedia:Albany, New York|Albany, New York]].

The convention was originally scheduled to be held at the Desmond Albany Hotel, closer to Albany International Airport; however, it was discovered in June 1997 that the convention's contact at the hotel -- who had, at that point, resigned to move out of state -- had not made the appropriate arrangements, and the hotel was not in a position to host the con. The convention was almost cancelled before hard work on the part of [[Chip Unicorn]] led to the move to the Omni.

The Guests of Honour for AAC 97 were [[Daphne Lage]], [[Watts Martin]], and David L. Pulver.

The convention drew 500 attendees in its first year, despite the hotel shift. Pre-registration before New Year's Day 1997 was a mere $15, with quad hotel rooms $75/night.

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Anthrocon|Albany AnthroCon 1997}}

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Anthrocon 2001

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[[File:Anthrocon01-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Anthrocon 2001 conbook.]]
'''Anthrocon 2001''' was held 27-29 July 2001 at the [[Adam's Mark]] Hotel in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], U.S.A.

The [[convention]]'s theme was "Furries in Flight". [[Guests of Honor]] were [[Bill Holbrook]], [[Wikipedia:Dan DeCarlo|Dan DeCarlo]] (the creator of [[Josie and the Pussycats]], amongst other [[wikipedia:Archie Comics|Archie Comics]] [[character]]s), and Dan's wife, Josie (for whom the character was named). This convention was one of Mr. DeCarlo's last public appearances before passing away in December.

The convention drew 1,457 attendees.

== See also ==
* [[Staircon]]

== External links ==
* ''[http://www.xydexx.com/anthrofurry/furries.htm Invasion Of The Furries]'' – News article about Anthrocon 2001
* {{con resources|Anthrocon|Anthrocon 2001}}

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Anthrocon 2000

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{{Anthrocon}}
'''[[Anthrocon 2000]]''' was a four day event held between Thursday June 29 and Sunday July 2nd. The theme was "Furries of Myth and Legend". It was held at the Valley Forge Hilton in Valley Forge, PA.

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Sara Palmer]] (artist)
* [[Paul Kidd]] (writer)

==Staff==
* '''Director''': [[Uncle Kage|Samuel Conway]]
* '''Operations''': [[Matthew Adey]], [[Wilma E. Conway]], [[Ray Kiefer]], [[Cynthia Moreno]], [[Nathan Slowey]]
* '''Art show''': [[Anthony Albert]], [[Nightsky Bluewyrm]], [[Capricia Davis]], [[Jeff Eddy]], [[Dale Farmer]] (assistant director), [[Lisa Jennings]], [[Stephen Johnson]], [[J'wyldragon]], [[PeterCat|PeterCat Kappesser]] (director), [[Karl F. Meyers]], [[Andrija Popovic]], [[J. Scott Rogers]] (assistant director), [[Erika Leigh Rosengarten]], [[Will A. Sanborn]]
* '''Internet room''': [[Gene Angel]], [[Neil Ferris]], [[Doug Muth]], [[Kyle Sarrif]], [[Tigerwolf (Tigerden administrator)|Tigerwolf]] (director), [[Jason Williams]]
* '''Registration''': [[James Augur]], [[George Cunningham]], [[Amy Heller]], [[Corben Henry]], [[Andrew J. Hicks]] (second), [[Erin Hurst]], [[Carolyn Johnson]], [[Jonathan McDermott]], [[Jay Naylor]], [[Nick Papcun]], [[Jennifer Scott]], [[Steve Scott]], [[Don Shaffer]]
* '''Security''': [[Terry Austin]], [[Henry Bestwick]], [[Randall S. Brule]] (security chief), [[Andrew Douglas]], [[Robb Flemming]], [[Mark Lacourciere]], [[Tracy Lutrario]], [[Pau Peter]]
* '''Dance''': [[Jeigh Baldwin]] (coordinator, DJ), [[Gary Burke]] (DJ)
* '''Programming''': [[Elizabeth Eloff]], [[Ronni Eloff]] (director), [[Susan Parkin]] (assistant director), [[Vicki Wyman]] (sensei)
* '''Programming advisors''': [[Andrew B. Beaudoin]] (spirituality track), [[Bard Bloom|Bard]] and [[Vicki Bloom]] (RPG track), [[Arnab Chowdry]] (science track), [[W. "Raven" Coons Jr]] (virtual worlds track), [[Susan Parkin]] (art track), [[Ivan Repin]] (fursuit track)
* '''Masquerade''': [[Orzel_Tastyeagle|Orzel]], [[Brian Harris]] (director), [[Paul Kellogg]], [[Bob Wasikowski]]
* '''Video crew''': [[Gary Coulbourne]]
* '''Charity auction''': [[J. Scotty Emerle]], [[Brian Harris]] (director), [[Bob Wasikowski]]
* '''GOH liaison''': [[Dan Eloff]]
* '''Staff writer''': [[Loquacious O. Kentaurus]]
* '''Technical coordinator''': [[Triggur]]
* '''Dealers' room''': [[Karl Maurer]] (co-director), [[DeWayne Stuart]] (director), [[Shannon Stuart]] (assistant)
* '''Web & video director''': [[Phillip Pollard]]
* '''Video room''': [[Ray Rooney]]
* '''Support services''': [[Jonah E. Safar]] (director)
* '''Press services''': [[Stacey K. Wenkel]] (director)
* '''Panelists''': [[Scott Arsenault]], [[Jack W, Below]], [[Nightsky Bluewyrm]] (visual arts & entertainment, fursuit)  [[Po Shan Cheah]], [[Richard Concepcion]], [[Ian Dettmering]], [[Jeff Eddy]] (writer track) [[Bryan Feir]], [[Daniel Gill]], [[Shawntae Howard]], [[Joseph C. Kennedy]], [[Allen Kitchen]], [[Bret Larwick]], [[Heavy Horse]], [[Matt J. McCullar]], [[Joelle "Jade" Mellon]], [[Brian L. Miller]], [[Michael O'Donnell]], [[Higgins Dragon]], [[Ken Pick]], [[Steve Plunkett]], [[Kevin R. Richardson]], [[Michael Russell]], [[Michael Sawyer]], [[Dirk Schmidt]], [[Lee Strom]], [[Francine M. Wolfe]], [[Marlo Young]]
* '''Volunteers''': [[Matt Adey]], [[Anthony Albert]], [[Astor]], [[Terry Austin]], [[Randy Brule]], [[Brian Chronowski]], [[Philip Cohen]], [[Helgi Dagsson]], [[Johnson Earls]], [[Kagur]], [[Cameron Kelly]], [[Kilanon]], [[Mark Lacourciere]], [[Cat Martin]], [[William Mergenthaler]], [[Doug Muth]], [[Martin Owen]], [[Phillip Pollard]], [[Patrick Sharkey]], [[Smrgol]], [[Louis Vitale]]

==Sponsors==
* '''Sponsors''': [[Po Shan Cheah]], [[David Cooke|David S. Cooke]], [[Michael E. Cooper]], [[Romano Eberwein]], [[William Earl Haskell]], [[Bruce A. Herr]], [[Jeffrey Lind]], [[Kim Q. Liu]], [[Brad Metzler]], [[Digit]], [[Travis Ratledge]], [[Jay Reardon]], [[Michael J. Rider]], [[Bruce G. Rowe]], [[Jeff Ruhnke]], [[Michael S. Russell]], [[Jack Salem]], [[Jason R. Saylor]], [[Bob Schumacher]], [[Joe Serbert]], [[Larry D. Seratt]], [[Christopher B. Shaffer]], [[Kevin Tatun]], [[Steve J. Turner]], [[Bruce Wilhite]], [[Sean P. Wilkinson]]
* '''Patrons''': [[Paul Douglas]]
* '''Lifetime Sponsors''': [[Samuel Conway]], [[Daniel Harris]], [[Philip E. Pollard]], [[Stacey K. Wenkel]], [[Jill Wilber]], [[Roger Wilber]]
* '''Super Sponsors''': [[Joel Ahrendt]], [[Jonathan P. Albers]], [[James K. Augur]], [[John Baker]], [[Andrew Beaudoin]], [[Eric D. Blomgren]], [[Sarah K. Brannan]], [[David J. Braun]], [[Michael Burlake]], [[Clifford Cannon]], [[Steve Conley]], [[Wilber Leroy Coons]], [[Mark Correia]], [[Nathan S. Cummings]], [[Keven D. DeShong]], [[Mark A. Dickerson]], [[Jason A. Duma]], [[Clarence A. Dyson]], [[Johnson Earls]], [[Jens Engborg]], [[John D. Fleig]], [[Ryan M. Gates]], [[Michael Graff]], [[Charles Groark]], [[Robert Henney]], [[Ben Herrin]], [[Brock Hoagland]], [[Bryan K. Jackson]], [[Xydexx|Karl "Xydexx" Jorgensen]], [[Joseph C. Kennedy]], [[Ashley Kitto]], [[Lincoln Kliman]], [[Boyce G. Kline]], [[Randall D. Kramm]], [[Michael J. Maimone]], [[Matt McCullar]], [[Justin B. Miller]], [[Mary E. Minch]] (honorary, winner of a draw for artists contributing to the con book), [[David G. Opstad]], [[Ryan W. O'Rourke]], [[Andy T. Oxenreider]], [[Judy Oxford]], [[Higgins Dragon]], [[Courtney D. Phillips]], [[The Dragoneer]], [[Henry S. Pickands]], [[David E. Ryder]], [[Michael W. Sawyer]], [[Donald A. Shaffer]], [[Mark Shapiro]], [[Kit Struthers]], [[Matt K. Ulrey]], [[David E. Wills]], [[David R. Wilson]], [[Joseph J. Wynne]], [[Chris Yarnell]]

==Con Book==
[[File:Anthrocon00-conbook.png|thumb|The cover of the Anthrocon 2000 conbook.]]
The programme book was edited by [[Stacey K. Wenkel]]. It was 72 black-and-white pages, with a color wrap-around cover by [[Sara Palmer]]. Interior illustrations were contributed by the following artists:
*[[Mitch Beiro]], [[Margaret Carspecken]], [[Po Shan Cheah]], [[Coyohti]], [[Lynn Davis]], [[Lonnie DiNello]], [[Bernard Doove]], [[Joe Ekaitis]], [[Megan Giles]], [[Chris Goodwin]], [[Tygger Graf]], [[Brian Harp]], [[Jennifer Hayden]], [[Jason Holmgren]], [[Flying House]], [[Ryan Hudson]], [[Lisa Jennings]], [[Daphne Lage]], [[Candy Lewin]], [[Mike Maklin]], [[Matt McAndrews]], [[Chuck Melville]], [[Mary Minch]], [[Kurt Moller]], [[Jay Naylor]], [[Sara Palmer]], [[Susan Parkin]], [[Kevin Pease]], [[Ken Pick]], [[Amy Pronovost]], [[Francine M. Rice]] (MoonlightSonata), [[Erika Leigh Rosengarten]], [[Chris Sawyer]], [[Jason Sender]], [[Jay Shell]], [[Shannon Stuart]], [[Sheena Was]], [[Tremaine]], [[Michael Webb]], [[Neil Weber]], [[Ian Williams]], [[G. Wills]], [[Conrad "Lynx" Wong]], [[XianJaguar]]

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Anthrocon|Anthrocon 2000}}

[[Category:2000 events]]

[[es:Anthrocon 2000]]

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The: The cover of the What The Fur 2010 conbook, artwork by Mirapony.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[What The Fur 2010]] conbook, artwork by Mirapony.

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The: The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2008 conbook, artwork by Darcy and Matt Sowers.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Midwest FurFest 2008]] conbook, artwork by Darcy and Matt Sowers.

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The: The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2006 conbook, artwork by Kyoht.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Midwest FurFest 2006]] conbook, artwork by [[Kyoht]].

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The: The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2005 conbook, artwork by Kenket.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Midwest FurFest 2005]] conbook, artwork by [[Kenket]].

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The: The cover of the Midwest FurFest 2004 conbook, artwork by Ursula Vernon.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2004]] conbook, artwork by [[Ursula Vernon]].

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The: The cover of the Further Confusion 2010 conbook, artwork by Michael Fry and T. Lewis.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Further Confusion 2010]] conbook, artwork by [[Wikipedia:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]] and [[Wikipedia:T. Lewis|T. Lewis]].

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The: The cover of the Further Confusion 2001 conbook, artwork by Smudge.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Further Confusion 2001]] conbook, artwork by [[Smudge]].

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The: The cover of the Eurofurence 13 conbook, artwork by Blotch.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Eurofurence 13]] conbook, artwork by [[Blotch]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence 7 conbook, artwork by Roz Gibson.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence 7]] conbook, artwork by [[Roz Gibson]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence 6 conbook, artwork by Daphne Lage.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence 6]] conbook, artwork by [[Daphne Lage]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence 5 conbook, artwork by Mitch Beiro.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence 5]] conbook, artwork by [[Mitch Beiro]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence 4 conbook, artwork by Terrie Smith and Tygger Graf.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence 4]] conbook, artwork by [[Terrie Smith]] and [[Tygger Graf]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence East 1996 conbook, artwork by Terrie Smith.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence East 1996]] conbook, artwork by [[Terrie Smith]].

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The: The cover of the ConFurence East 1995 conbook, artwork by Vicky Wyman.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[ConFurence East 1995]] conbook, artwork by [[Vicky Wyman]].

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The: The cover of the C-ACE 2004 conbook, artwork by Allison MacAlister.

The cover of the [[C-ACE|C-ACE 2004]] conbook, artwork by Allison MacAlister.

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The: The cover of the Anthrocon 1999 conbook, artwork by Vicky Wyman.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Anthrocon 1999]] conbook, artwork by [[Vicky Wyman]].

== Licensing: ==
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The: The cover of the Albany AnthroCon 1998 conbook, artwork by Jim Groat.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Albany AnthroCon 1998]] conbook, artwork by [[Jim Groat]].

== Licensing: ==
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The: The cover of the Albany AnthroCon 1997 conbook, artwork by Daphne Lage.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]] conbook, artwork by [[Daphne Lage]].

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The: The cover of the Anthrocon 2001 conbook, artwork by Bill Holbrook.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Anthrocon 2001]] conbook, artwork by [[Bill Holbrook]].

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The: The cover of the Anthrocon 2000 conbook, artwork by Sara Palmer.

== Summary ==
The cover of the [[Anthrocon 2000]] conbook, artwork by [[Sara Palmer]].

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Midwest FurFest 2008

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{{Midwest FurFest}}
[[File:Mff08-shirt.png|thumb|The Midwest FurFest 2008 T-shirt]]
'''Midwest FurFest 2008''' was a [[convention]] held 21-23 November at the [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1724 Westin Chicago North Shore] in [[Wikipedia:Wheeling, Illinois|Wheeling, Illinois]]. The new [[convention chairman]] this time was [[Duncan da Husky]].<ref>''[http://www.breuckman.com/pipermail/mff-announce/2007-July/000015.html MFF Board Meeting Minutes: 7/22/07]'' - MFF-announce mailing list</ref>

* '''Theme''': North to Alaska
* '''Attendance''': 1992
* '''Fursuit parade''': 358

== Guests of Honor ==

The [[Guests of honor|Guests of honor]] were fursuit performer [[Lucky the Evil Dog]], artist [[Darc]], writer [[Gyrfalcon|Matt Sowers]] of [[Code Name: Hunter]], and artist [[Foxfeather]].

== Convention charity ==

The convention raised $15,000 for the [[convention charity]], Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy.

== Location ==

The date and the location of the convention were reserved for the [[closing ceremonies]] of [[Midwest FurFest 2007]].<ref>''[http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/331560.html It's That Time of Year]'' - {{lj-user|duncandahusky}} (23 October 2007)</ref>, where it was announced by a video created by [[Cheetah (FurryMUCK)|Cheetah]] that the convention would be moving to a new venue, as function space at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield was limited, attendance had grown rapidly,<ref>''[http://duncandahusky.livejournal.com/282536.html?thread=1211048 2006 Midwest FurFest Registration Report]'' - {{lj-user|duncandahusky}} (17 December 2006)</ref> and the main hotel and its overflow were getting [[News:MFF board plans more rooms for 2007|tight on rooms]].<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/105235.html Rooms available at the Amerisuites!]'' - [[Takaza]], {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (8 September 2007)</ref>

The new location is approximately 15 miles from the old venue. It has significantly more function space, although fewer rooms.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/131903.html MFF '08 Preview]'' - [[Sabot L'ours]], {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (22 November 2007)</ref> The dates and room rates are locked in for three years, although both the convention or hotel have the option to cancel the contract each year.<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/122783.html?thread=538015#t538015 MFF08]'' - comment by Duncan da Husky, {{lj-comm|midwest_furfest}} (20 November 2007)</ref>

== Notes ==

*On the 1st night of the convention, Nov 21st 2008, everyone from both the hotel and Convention Center were forced to evacuate after the fire alarms were set off, indicating a possible fire. After an investigation, it was found someone decided to smoke in their hotel room which was designed as a non-smoking area, unintentionally causing the smoke detectors to set off, which in turn set off the fire alarms in both venues. Everyone was eventually allowed back in after standing outside in the frigid 28 degree weather for up to half an hour.

*Due to space limitations, the [[Artists Alley]] had somewhat fewer tables than were available the previous year. A lottery system, which had been successfully implemented the previous year and was similar to that used for [[Anthrocon]]'s Artists Alley, was used to distribute seats in the Alley.

*The [[art show]] featured 1,066 works by 68 artists. 524 pieces were sold, with 53 going to art auction. Total revenue from the show was $22,928.

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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2008}}

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