Micro Fur Con
| Micro Fur Con | |
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| Location | Massachusetts, USA
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| Website | |
| Status | defunct |
| First iteration | 2016 |
| Final iteration | 2017 |
| Organizer(s) | Jonus Abercrombie, Shane Deepwood |
Micro Fur Con, or MFC, was a mini-convention which took place in Massachusetts, USA. The location of the con varied year-by-year around the Massachusetts area. It was created by Jonus Abercrombie and Shane Deepwood.[1] The con logo was designed by all staff members.[2]
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History[edit]
Micro Fur Con 1[edit]
The first Micro Fur Con took place on March 5, 2016.[3] MFC hit its cap of 25 attendees,[4] and raised $422 and dropped off a huge bag of pet supplies to Baypath Humane Society. [5] A convention video was uploaded to Jonus' YouTube channel on March 9, 2016.
Micro Fur Con 2[edit]
Micro Fur Con #2 took place on June 11, 2016.[6] There were 45 attendees who helped raise over $1000 for Baypath Humane Society. [7]
Micro Fur Con 3[edit]
Micro Fur Con #3 took place on August 13, 2016.[8] There were 38 attendees who helped raise over $600 and a trunk full of items for Baypath Humane Society. [9] A convention video was uploaded to Shane's YouTube channel on August 25, 2016.
Micro Fur Con 4[edit]
Micro Fur Con #4 was originally planned for November 19, 2016,[10] but was postponed due to "many events and the holidays".[11] An attempt was then made to reschedule the event for February 18, 2017,[12] with a prom/Valentines day theme.[13]
The fourth event was finally held on April 1, 2017,[14] with a "prom/mad hatter" theme.[15]
150 people attended,[16] and $2,200[16] was raised for the Baypath Humane Society.
The staff of MFC 4 were:[17]
- Shane Deepwood: Director
- Jonus Abercombie: Head of photography and dsideo / Shane’s right hand man
- Karma Coon: Official MC
- DJ Code: DJ/AV
- Jynx: Marketing support north
- Walolas: Marketing support central
- Pineapple: Marketing support west
- Drahck: AV
- Sirus: AV
Micro Fur Con 5[edit]
The fifth event was held on September 23, 2017.[citation needed]
Future Micro Fur Con[edit]
Discussions have been made for a future MFC event, but as of July 2022, nothing has been publicly announced or stated regarding the future of these events. The convention is currently considered defunct.
References[edit]
- ↑ About Micro Fur Con on the official website. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Karma made the old logo. The new one was made by the staff together." - Shane Deepwood, Twitter (6 April 2017)
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated March 1, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Our first ever MFC was back in March of 2016. We were capped to a size of 25 due to the space. We hit capacity for the event. Each venue after that we have grown even larger." - Micro Fur Con, Twitter (August 22, 2018)
- ↑ [1] on twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the New England Fuzz account on Twitter. Dated May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ [2] on MFC website. Dated June 10, 2016. Retrieved on April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated July, 8 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ [3] on MFC twitter. Dated August 27, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated October 8, 2016.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated December 10, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated January 16, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Theme Annoucement!" - posting by Shane on the Micro Fur Con website. Dated Janaury 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Tweet on the Micro Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ Staff on the Micro Fur Con website. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Micro Fur Con official website
- Micro Fur Con on Facebook
- Micro Fur Con on Twitter