Cal-Furr Mini-con @ Conversion 2006


  • When: Audust 11-13 1006
  • Where: Best western Hospitallity inn ( macleod trail and southland drive)
  • Why: BEcause its time for us to start our own con
  • How: With the help of conversion, we will be piggybacking our mini-con on them until we are big enough to spin off.
  • Who: All furry fans from all over are invited!

    • News:

    Tasks:

    Logo - I made one! i fyou dont like it, too bad cause not a single person submitted one to me and we needed one. I tried to make it professional and well rounded yet still reflecting positively on our fandom.
  • Article for Handbook - Here an article I found on the Anthrocon Website:

    "Just what IS Furry? "
    An article written by Giza - Anthrocon Operations Director ( Anthrocon is the largest Furry Conventions in North America)

    "If you as an adult still occasionally like to flip to the old cartoons, or have a stuffed animal sitting on the dashboard of your car, or buy cereal because it has a cool tiger on the box, you may well enjoy what our fandom has to offer." Anthropomorphic or "humanized" animals have been with us since the dawn of civilization. From the gods of ancient Egypt to the advertising icons of the modern day, people of every culture have created fanciful creatures simply by imbuing animals with human traits. Only within the last two decades has anthropomorphic or "Furry" fandom been recognized as a distinct fan-base in its own right. Fans are found in all corners of the world, and come from all races and ages and creeds. We are bound together across the most daunting barriers by our mutual admiration for these beasts of myth and legend who, by simple reflection, give us a better window into ourselves.
    A large number of anthropomorphics fans are employed in scientific or technical fields. A significant percentage have college diplomas and many of those hold advanced degrees. This, perhaps, is what leads many casual observers to raise an eyebrow. "Why would someone like this be into cartoon animals? Isn't that unusual?" If we look at the world around us, however, we will see that anthropomorphized animals are an integral part of our culture. We use them to represent our political parties. We talk to our dogs (and some even imagine they talk back, though in their own way). We put a tiger in our tank. We cheer for mascots -- anthropomorphic animals dressed in team uniforms -- at our favorite sporting events. Our casual observer may simply be unaware that it is only in the last forty years that cartoons and cartoon animals have been relegated to the world of children. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and their ilk were once targeted primarily to an adult audience, their productions filled with innuendo and biting political satire. Fans of anthropomorphics today simply have not forgotten those roots.
    The average Furry fan is cast from the same mold as the science fiction or sword-and-sorcery fan; all of us imagine strange and thrilling worlds and try to picture ourselves living in those worlds. Sadly, as a newcomer to the field, Furry fandom is still greatly misunderstood. In the early days of the fandom the conventions were held in West Coast venues; inevitably, the more free-spirited culture of the region affected the character of the conventions, and hence the public perception of Furry fandom. It is an image that has been perpetuated (and grossly exaggerated) in recent pop culture arenas such as MTV, tabloid news magazines and the TV show CSI.
    Furry fandom has endured, however, just as fans in other genres had to endure shocked stares and uninformed finger-pointing in their awkward early days. More and more people are coming to realize that Furry fandom is not about the curious behavior trumpeted in the scandal sheets, but is instead an artistic and literary genre that is practiced and enjoyed by tens of thousands worldwide. We count among our ranks professional sports mascots, animators, cartoonists, puppeteers, artists, illustrators, and writers, as well as those who simply think that it would be a wonderful thing if animals could walk or talk like we do. If you as an adult still occasionally like to flip to the old cartoons, or have a stuffed animal sitting on the dashboard of your car, or buy cereal because it has a cool tiger on the box, you may well enjoy what our fandom has to offer. We invite you to visit any one of our many gatherings worldwide to see for yourself what Furry fandom is really all about."

  • Poster - ive got a logo, poster wont be hard. Id liek to see some input on this one.
  • Webpage - www.nlwolf.com/calfur.html
  • Admission - $5.00 for friday nigth room party or fre eif you have conversion membership.
  • Room Party- I guess I ( silver) am the official room party coordinator for the Calgary furries. I recieved this information recently:
    "I am pleased to announce that there will be three "Official" room parties the night of Friday August 11th.
    * Calgary Furries * Canadian Browncoats: Shindig * Calgary Star Wars FanForce/501st: Galactic Truce Fest 2006
    These parties will be held in the three adjacent panel rooms Friday night after the Regency dance. These three rooms will share the Consuite as a common entrance; so all alcohol will be handled from the suite. This makes things easier for those running the room parties. Attendance to these parties will be limited to members, but admission to Friday night is only $5 at the door. Decoration of these rooms is encouraged, as long as no permanent or marking materials are used to fasten them. The convention may be able to meet some AV requests regarding sound equipment, but you should plan on providing your own sound system. We are as of yet unsure if outside food may be brought into these room parties. That will be announced soon. Additional room parties will still be held in member’s private rooms
  • Panels - we are signed up for one penel consisting of fursuit making. I myself will be in it, id liek a few more people to help me out. Johara? Lonehowler?
  • Artists - heres your chance to get your art seen!! Contact me if you woudl like to have some artwork posted in the room party or possibly even an artists table.


    • Contacts:


    President: Lindsey Bladon (Silver) silver@nlwolf.com AoL: Silverlinzfox
    Vice President: Kim Martin (Lonehowler)
    Media helper: Randorn

    Links:

    Conversion - Aug 11-13
    Conversion Forum
    Calgary Comic Expo - Ma7. 2006
    Further Confusion January 2007