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RainFurrest 2010

2010-09-25T22:43:57Z

Txr13: Added fursuit parade information.

{{Rainfurrest}}

'''Rainfurrest 2010''' will be the 4th annual [[Rainfurrest]] furry [[convention]]. It will be held on the weekend of September 24 to 26, 2010, at the Seatac Airport Marriott hotel in [[Wikipedia:Washington (U.S. state)|Washington state]], USA.

The fursuit parade had 184 participants. (This is the average of the numbers counted by four staff members including Rex and Terk: 183, 184, 184, 185.)

* '''Theme:''' "Furst on the Moon"

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Rainfurrest|Rainfurrest 2010}}

[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:2010 events]]

{{con-stub}}

RainFurrest 2010

2010-09-22T05:21:02Z

Txr13: Chaned hotel information

{{Rainfurrest}}

'''Rainfurrest 2010''' will be the 4th annual [[Rainfurrest]] furry [[convention]]. It will be held on the weekend of September 24 to 26, 2010, at the Seatac Airport Marriott hotel in [[Wikipedia:Washington (U.S. state)|Washington state]], USA.

* '''Theme:''' "Furst on the Moon"

== External links ==
* {{con resources|Rainfurrest|Rainfurrest 2010}}

[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:2010 events]]

{{con-stub}}

CyRex Wolf

2009-06-01T22:11:18Z

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'''cyRex Wolf''' (born June 19, 1984)<ref name="cyRexLJP">[http://corelog.livejournal.com/profile cyRex's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 11, 2008</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="cyRexLJP"/>

cyRex was on the [[staff]] of [[RainFurrest 2007]], in charge of Events Theatre and Dance.<ref>[http://www.rainfurrest.org/2007/about.php RainFurrest 2007 Staff List] on the [[RainFurrest]] webpages. Retrieved November 11, 2008</ref> He also held this position during [[RainFurrest 2008]] and [[RainFurrest 2009]].

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://corelog.livejournal.com/ ''CoreLog''] - cyRex Wolf on [[LiveJournal]]

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[[Category:RainFurrest staff]]
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Thumper

2008-09-30T23:41:27Z

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[[Image:Thumper.png|frame|Thumper (v2.3)]][[Image:Bumper.png|frame|Bumper the bear]][[Image:Geronimo.png|frame|Geronimo the Gecko]]
'''Thumper''' lives in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.|Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.]]. He is a [[fursuiter]] who has attended many [[convention]]s, a musician (percussionist), and a DJ ([http://www.earvelvet.com/ EarVelvet]). Thumper is a volunteer member of the [[Helping Pawz]] Association and works as an IT Manager in Portland, Oregon.

==Fursuits==

Thumper owns 3 [[fursuit]]s: "Thumper" the white [[rabbit]], "Bumper" the [[bear]], and "Geronimo" the [[gecko]].

"Thumper" has been through 4 different revisions. Thumper v1.0 first appeared at [[ConFurence 9|CF9]] in 1998. Thumper v2 has gone through 3 different versions of the head (most done by [[Kodi (Canada)|Kodi Pup]]) and a few feet replacements, but the body and details have remained unchanged.

"Bumper" was made by [[Kodi (Canada)|Kodi Pup]] and has been a regularly appearing character for the [[Helping Pawz]] Association.

"Geronimo" was the first mascot/cartoon style character made entirely by Thumper himself and appeared for the first time at [[Further Confusion 2006|FC2006]]. He returned for [[Further Confusion 2007|FC2007]] in a Tuxedo masquerading as "[[Gex]]" (the Eidos Interactive game character) in keeping with the Convention's "007" theme.

==Conventions==

Thumper has attended:

* Anthrocon: [[Albany Anthrocon 1998]], [[Anthrocon 2000]]
* Confurence: [[ConFurence 9]] (1998), [[ConFurence 10]] (1999)
* Conifur NW: [[Conifur Northwest 2000|2000]], [[Conifur Northwest 2001|2001]], [[Conifur Northwest 2002|2002]], [[Conifur Northwest 2003|2003]] (was in town and stopped by briefly in 2004 but didn't "attend")
* Further Confusion: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]], [[Further Confusion 2002|2002]], [[Further Confusion 2003|2003]], [[Further Confusion 2004|2004]], [[Further Confusion 2005|2005]], [[Further Confusion 2006|2006]], [[Further Confusion 2007|2007]], [[Further Confusion 2008|2008]]
* Howl-o-ween: [[Howloween 2002]], [[Howloween 2003]], [[Howloween 2004]], [[Howloween 2005]], [[Howloween 2006]]
* Megaplex: [[Furry Spring Break]] (2001), [[Pawpet Megaplex 1]] (2002)
* Mephit FurMeet: [[Mephit Furmeet 2]] (1998), [[Mephit Furmeet 3]] (1999), [[Mephit Furmeet 4]] (2000), [[Mephit Furmeet 5]] (2001)
* Midwest FurFest: [[Midwest FurFest|2002]], [[Midwest FurFest 2006|2006]], [[Midwest FurFest 2007|2007]]
* RainFurrest: [[RainFurrest 2007|2007]], [[RainFurrest 2008|2008]]

==Music==

Thumper is a percussionist with several years experience in high-school and middle school jazz bands and today enjoys occasionally getting together to play with his 'genre-less' garage band "Rusty Pipe".

Thumper was the center snare and a music writer for the Willamette High school Wolverines drum line for 4 years.

As a DJ, Thumper used his connections at a light and sound company to put on large stage shows; his first public show in 1992. He played mostly Pop and Top 40 for high schools and middle schools in the Eugene area (while a high-school student himself). He later specialized in house parties for fraternities and sororities around the University of Oregon. He 'retired' from doing public shows after moving to the Portland area for College in 1995. He came back in 2002 for Howl-o-ween and continues to play that event every year.

During high school he used an analog multi-track editing studio at his school to compose original songs and create many remixes of tunes, however all this material is thought to have been lost during his move in 1995 or is still on a shelf in the studio back in Eugene.

Today Thumper enjoys playing mixed shows of Top 40 Dance remixes, House and Retro for his public shows. He has done a few private Internet Techno/Trance/Dance shows but hasn't had an audience to play such a set live recently. He used primarily CD's but also .wavs from computer during the 90's but has switched to all digital since 2002 and presently uses Traktor Studio for live events.

==On-line Characters==

Thumper found furry back in 1996 while playing a number of characters on [[The Lion King MUCK|TLK MUCK]]. He later was very active with a character called Thumpy on [[FurryMUCK]]. He presently has a character on [[Second Life]] called "Thumper Bunnyhug".

==TLK Mag==

Thumper was the editor and web host for an online TLK Fan Webzine called ''[[The Pride Lands Online]]''.

==FurDir==

Thumper was the creator and programmer of the [http://furdir.thumper.net FurDir]. The FurDir was created in 1996 and released online in 1997 as the first searchable Furry Web Directory that was built with dynamic web code and all input and content controlled automatically by the users/members. Thumper was prompted to create the FurDir after failing for months to get listed on any of the other Furry Web Directories at the time which were all manually created and updated and frequently has long delays between updates or getting responses from the owners to get added or information changed.

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://thump.livejournal.com/ Thumper] on [[LiveJournal]]
* http://www.thumper.net/ - Thumper's home page
* [http://www.helpingspawz.org/ Helping Pawz Association]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Howloween staff]]
[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:DJs]]
[[Category:Musicians]]

Thumper

2008-09-30T23:40:12Z

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[[Image:Thumper.png|frame|Thumper (v2.3)]][[Image:Bumper.png|frame|Bumper the bear]][[Image:Geronimo.png|frame|Geronimo the Gecko]]
'''Thumper''' lives in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.|Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.]]. He is a [[fursuiter]] who has attended many [[convention]]s, a musician (percussionist), and a DJ ([http://www.earvelvet.com/ EarVelvet]). Thumper is a volunteer member of the [[Helping Pawz]] Association and works as an IT Manager in Portland, Oregon.

==Fursuits==

Thumper owns 3 [[fursuit]]s: "Thumper" the white [[rabbit]], "Bumper" the [[bear]], and "Geronimo" the [[gecko]].

"Thumper" has been through 4 different revisions. Thumper v1.0 first appeared at [[ConFurence 9|CF9]] in 1998. Thumper v2 has gone through 3 different versions of the head (most done by [[Kodi (Canada)|Kodi Pup]]) and a few feet replacements, but the body and details have remained unchanged.

"Bumper" was made by [[Kodi (Canada)|Kodi Pup]] and has been a regularly appearing character for the [[Helping Pawz]] Association.

"Geronimo" was the first mascot/cartoon style character made entirely by Thumper himself and appeared for the first time at [[Further Confusion 2006|FC2006]]. He returned for [[Further Confusion 2007|FC2007]] in a Tuxedo masquerading as "[[Gex]]" (the Eidos Interactive game character) in keeping with the Convention's "007" theme.

==Conventions==

Thumper has attended:

* Anthrocon: [[Albany Anthrocon 1998]], [[Anthrocon 2000]]
* Confurence: [[ConFurence 9]] (1998), [[ConFurence 10]] (1999)
* Conifur NW: [[Conifur Northwest 2000|2000]], [[Conifur Northwest 2001|2001]], [[Conifur Northwest 2002|2002]], [[Conifur Northwest 2003|2003]] (was in town and stopped by briefly in 2004 but didn't "attend")
* Further Confusion: [[Further Confusion 2001|2001]], [[Further Confusion 2002|2002]], [[Further Confusion 2003|2003]], [[Further Confusion 2004|2004]], [[Further Confusion 2005|2005]], [[Further Confusion 2006|2006]], [[Further Confusion 2007|2007]], [[Further Confusion 2008|2008]]
* Howl-o-ween: [[Howloween 2002]], [[Howloween 2003]], [[Howloween 2004]], [[Howloween 2005]], [[Howloween 2006]]
* Megaplex: [[Furry Spring Break]] (2001), [[Pawpet Megaplex 1]] (2002)
* Mephit FurMeet: [[Mephit Furmeet 2]] (1998), [[Mephit Furmeet 3]] (1999), [[Mephit Furmeet 4]] (2000), [[Mephit Furmeet 5]] (2001)
* Midwest FurFest: [[Midwest FurFest|2002]], [[Midwest FurFest 2006|2006]], [[Midwest FurFest 2007|2007]]
* [[Rainfurrest]]: [[Rainfurrest 2007|2007]], [[Rainfurrest 2008|2008]]

==Music==

Thumper is a percussionist with several years experience in high-school and middle school jazz bands and today enjoys occasionally getting together to play with his 'genre-less' garage band "Rusty Pipe".

Thumper was the center snare and a music writer for the Willamette High school Wolverines drum line for 4 years.

As a DJ, Thumper used his connections at a light and sound company to put on large stage shows; his first public show in 1992. He played mostly Pop and Top 40 for high schools and middle schools in the Eugene area (while a high-school student himself). He later specialized in house parties for fraternities and sororities around the University of Oregon. He 'retired' from doing public shows after moving to the Portland area for College in 1995. He came back in 2002 for Howl-o-ween and continues to play that event every year.

During high school he used an analog multi-track editing studio at his school to compose original songs and create many remixes of tunes, however all this material is thought to have been lost during his move in 1995 or is still on a shelf in the studio back in Eugene.

Today Thumper enjoys playing mixed shows of Top 40 Dance remixes, House and Retro for his public shows. He has done a few private Internet Techno/Trance/Dance shows but hasn't had an audience to play such a set live recently. He used primarily CD's but also .wavs from computer during the 90's but has switched to all digital since 2002 and presently uses Traktor Studio for live events.

==On-line Characters==

Thumper found furry back in 1996 while playing a number of characters on [[The Lion King MUCK|TLK MUCK]]. He later was very active with a character called Thumpy on [[FurryMUCK]]. He presently has a character on [[Second Life]] called "Thumper Bunnyhug".

==TLK Mag==

Thumper was the editor and web host for an online TLK Fan Webzine called ''[[The Pride Lands Online]]''.

==FurDir==

Thumper was the creator and programmer of the [http://furdir.thumper.net FurDir]. The FurDir was created in 1996 and released online in 1997 as the first searchable Furry Web Directory that was built with dynamic web code and all input and content controlled automatically by the users/members. Thumper was prompted to create the FurDir after failing for months to get listed on any of the other Furry Web Directories at the time which were all manually created and updated and frequently has long delays between updates or getting responses from the owners to get added or information changed.

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://thump.livejournal.com/ Thumper] on [[LiveJournal]]
* http://www.thumper.net/ - Thumper's home page
* [http://www.helpingspawz.org/ Helping Pawz Association]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Howloween staff]]
[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:DJs]]
[[Category:Musicians]]

North

2008-09-30T05:50:00Z

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[[Image:FC 2008 North.JPG|right|thumb|[[North]] at [[Further Confusion 2008]]]]'''North''' is a [[fursuit]]er and [[puppeteer]] from [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]], U.S.A. His [[fursona]] is an [[Arctic Wolf]]. He is an enthusiast of the [[furry fandom]], motor sports, mountaineering, aviation, space flight, wine, food. He cooks and bartends.

His fursuit, North Puppy, is a [[Great Dane]] [[puppy]] and was self-built in 2005. North Puppy's character is bouncy, affectionate, silly, a little dopey and sometimes mischievious. He has appeared at [[Conifur]], [[Howloween]], [[Further Confusion]], [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], [[Anthrocon]], [[Midwest FurFest]], [[Megaplex]], various [[Elliott's Live Events]] and [[Rainfurrest]].

He was the director of Con Operations at Rainfurrest 2007, Co-Chair for Rainfurrest 2008, and will be Chair for Rainfurrest 2009.

==External links==
* [http://northing.livejournal.com/ North] on [[LiveJournal]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Arctic Wolf characters]]
[[Category:Washington]]
[[Category:RainFurrest staff]]

List of in-person furry conventions by attendance

2008-09-30T05:44:53Z

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The following is a list of [[furry fandom|furry]] [[convention]]s and [[furmeet]]s from around the world, listed by officially announced attendance figures from the most recent year available. North American convention figures are available from the [http://www.mustelid.com/otterhall/afcis.html Anthro Fandom Convention Infosheet]. Other information was found on respective convention websites, where available.

==Ongoing events==

#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Anthrocon]] [[Anthrocon 2008|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] (3,390)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Further Confusion]] [[Further Confusion 2008|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:San Jose, California|San Jose, California]] (2,423)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Midwest FurFest]] [[Midwest FurFest 2007|2007]]; [[Wikipedia:Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg, Illinois]] (1,690)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]] (1,046)
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[Eurofurence]] [[Eurofurence 14|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Suhl|Suhl, Thuringia]] (782)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[FurFright]] [[FurFright 2007|2007]]; [[Wikipedia:Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury, Connecticut]] (717)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Mephit Furmeet]] [[Mephit Fur Meet 2007|2007]]; [[Wikipedia:Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, Tennessee]] (630)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[RainFurrest]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]] (599)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Califur]] [[Califur 4|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Irvine, California|Irvine, California]] (587)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[FA: United!]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Newark, New Jersey|Newark, New Jersey]] (381)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Connection North]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, Michigan]] (372)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[RainFurrest]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]] (370)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Rocket City FurMeet]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville, Alabama]] (352)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2008|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]] (319)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Oklacon]] [[Oklacon 2007|2007]]; [[Wikipedia:Watonga, Oklahoma|Watonga, Oklahoma]] (283)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Megaplex]] [[Megaplex 7|2008]]; [[Wikipedia:Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida]] (255)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Morphicon]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]] (245)
#[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] [[RBW]] [[RBW 2007|2007]]; [[Wikipedia:London|London, UK]] (242)
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[Mephit Mini Con]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Freusburg|Freusburg, Kirchen]] (200)**
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Elliott's Summer Celebration]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Winter Garden, Florida|Winter Garden, Florida]] (188)
#[[Image:JPN.gif|Japan]] [[とらんすふぁ]] Winter 2007; [[Wikipedia:Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] (180)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[All Fur Fun]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Spokane, Washington|Spokane, Washington]] (165)
#[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] [[ConFuzzled]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Manchester|Manchester, England]] (136)
#[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[Camp Feral!]] [[Feral! 2006|2006]]; [[Wikipedia:Algonquin Provincial Park|Algonquin Provincial Park]], [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]] (132)
#[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] [[MiDFur]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne, Victoria]] (127)**
#[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[Howloween]] [[Howloween 2006|2006]]; [[Wikipedia:Coquitlam, British Columbia|Coquitlam, British Columbia]] (119)
#[[Image:RUS.gif|Russia]] [[Rusfurrence|РусФуренция]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Moscow|Moscow, Russian Federation]] (116)
#[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[Anthrofest]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, Quebec]] (111)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend|Western PA Furry Weekend]] 2006; [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] (66)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Califur Diego]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]] (65)**
#[[Image:CZE.gif|Czech Republic]] [[ČeSFuR]] 2008; [[wikipedia:Ledeč nad Sázavou|Ledeč nad Sázavou]], [[Wikipedia:Vysočina Region|Vysočina Region]] (74)*
#[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] [[RivFur]] 2007; [[Brisbane]], [[Wikipedia:Queensland|Queensland]], [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]] (55)**
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[H-Con]] 2006; [[wikipedia:de:Grasellenbach|Grasellenbach, Hesse]] (53)
#[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[Furthest North]] Summer 2006; [[Wikipedia:Deer Creek Provincial Recreation Area|Deer Creek Provincial Recreation Area]], [[Wikipedia:Alberta|Alberta]]* (49)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Ski Weekend]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:Copper Mountain, Colorado|Copper Mountain, Colorado]] (38)
#[[Image:FRA.gif|France]] [[FranFurence]] 2006; [[wikipedia:fr:Chambord (Eure)|Chambord, Haute-Normandie]]* (37)
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[BerliCon]] 2007; [[wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]] (35)
#[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[ConWild]] 2006; [[Wikipedia:Calgary, Alberta|Calgary, Alberta]] (30)**
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Fur Weekend Camping & BBQ]] Spring 2007; [[Wikipedia:Gordonsville, Virginia|Gordonsville, Virginia]] (26)
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon]] Spring 2007; [[wikipedia:Fulda|Fulda, Hesse]] (20)
#[[Image:AUT.gif|Austria]] [[Zillercon]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:de:Wildschönau|Wildschönau, Tyrol]] (20)
#[[Image:AUT.gif|Austria]] [[Lakeside Furs]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Grundlsee|Grundlsee, Styria]] (20)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Cruise]] 2006; [[wikipedia:Radiance of the Seas|Radiance of the Seas]] sailing out of [[Wikipedia:Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]]* (18)
#[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Cape May Fur Meet]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May, New Jersey]] (14)
#[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] [[NEP DustPaws]] Summer 2007; [[wikipedia:Solingen|Solingen]] (13)
#[[Image:ARG.gif|Argentina]] [[UFACon]] 2006; [[Wikipedia:Rosario|Rosario, Argentina]] (12)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> These events typically rotate to a new location each year.<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Attendance numbers are estimated. Feel free to add more accurate data if available.<br>

==Recent events with no data available==
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furloween]] [[Furloween 2006|2006]]; [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]] (161 in [[Furloween 2004|2004]])

==Discontinued or cancelled events==
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Conifur Northwest]] [[Conifur Northwest 2005|2005]]; [[Wikipedia:SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac, Washington]] (525)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[ConFurence East]] [[ConFurence East 1996|1996]]; [[Wikipedia:Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, Ohio]] (estimates vary from 500 to 1,100)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[ConFurence]] [[ConFurence 2003|2003]]; [[Wikipedia:Burbank, California|Burbank, California]] (470) (peaked at 1,250 in [[ConFurence 9|1998]])
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furtasticon]] 1994; [[Wikipedia:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (estimates vary from 230 to 300)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[CritterConDiego]] 2002; [[Wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]] (175) (peaked at 240 in 2001)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Spring Break]] 2001; [[Wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]] (150)
*[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] [[C-ACE]] 2007; [[Wikipedia:Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa, Ontario]] (127) (peaked at 224 in 2005)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Texas Furry Con]] 2004; [[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin, Texas]] (100)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[ZonieCon]] 2001; [[Wikipedia:Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, Arizona]] (57)
*[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] [[Aussie Gather]] 2004; [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], [[Wikipedia:New South Wales|New South Wales]] (42)
*[[Image:NED.gif|Netherlands]] [[TreeCon]] 2004; [[Wikipedia:Zandvoort|Zandvoort, Nederland]] (25)
*[[Image:NOR.gif|Norway]] [[CabinCon]] 2005; [[Wikipedia:Vinstra|Vinstra, Oppland]] (11)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[FENEC]] 2005; [[Wikipedia:Southern California|Southern California]] (0)
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[FurFest Northwest]] 2006; [[Wikipedia:Moscow, Idaho|Moscow, Idaho]] (0)


==New upcoming events==

*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Furry Fiesta]] 2009; [[Wikipedia:Dallas, Texas|Dallas, Texas]]
*[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] [[Wild Nights]] 2009; [[Wikipedia:Lake of the Ozarks State Park|Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Missouri]]
*[[Image:BRA.gif|Brazil]] [[Abando]] 2008; [[Wikipedia:São Roque, São Paulo|São Roque, São Paulo]]

==See also==
*[[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]] by [[Flint Otterhall]]
*[[Furmeets]]
*[[List of furry convention resources]]
*[[:Category:Events]]
*[[:Category:Parties]]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html Map of active conventions] ([[List of conventions by attendance/Map script|edit]])
*[[:Template:Timeline of conventions|Timeline of conventions]]
[[Category:Lists|Conventions listed by attendance]]
[[Category:Conventions| ]]

Anthroid

2006-07-10T03:14:12Z

Txr13: Removal of Hunter Gryphon's name at his request; minor grammatical change from "mainstreamization."

[[Image:KZX.jpg|right|thumb|An example of an anthroid, drawn by [[Karabiner]].]]
An '''anthroid''' is an artificial construct designed to look, feel, and function just like a living [[furry]] or [[scalie]]. The concept is essentially the fandom's version of an [[Wikipedia:android|android]].

The word was first known to have been used by [[Ken Singshow]] as an interesting gimmick for his creation, the [[Andorozon]], featuring five biomechanically enhanced female anthros that fought crime and got involved in many strange and sometimes humorous scenarios.

[[Lurdanjo Mistaro]] was not satisfied with this, though, for he felt that true anthroids should be completely synthetic (see also: [[synthoid]]), although they should be lifelike enough to pass for an organic being by most witnesses. He believes that a mixture of the synthetic creature's artificial intelligence as well as their enhanced abilities and functions compared to organic beings, and the stories of how such beings would behave and function with or in conflict with organic beings can lead to limitless creative potential, and wishes to have others join him in exploring this brave new side of the fandom.

Other notable participants in mainstreaming the concept of anthroids are [[Steelwing]], [[Techno C. Procyon]], [[Keaalu]], [[cyRex]], [[Draganta Starwind]], [[Micah Fennec]], and [[Daniel M. Laenker]].

==See also==
*[[:Category:Anthroid characters|Anthroid characters]]
*[[Postfurry]]

==External links==
*[http://community.livejournal.com/the_anthroids The Anthroids] Official LiveJournal community
*[http://www.anthroid.com Anthroid.com] Official website, under construction

[[Category:Postfurry]]
[[Category:Terms]]