Eurofurence
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Eurofurence is a furry convention held in changing places in Europe every year. It was originally started in 1995 as a private gathering by nineteen European furry fans who met on the Internet. Attendance has been steadily rising since then, to more than 400 at Eurofurence 11 (held in 2005). The name of the convention derives from its American back-then-counterpart ConFurence, emphasising the European nature of the gathering.
Since the year 2000, Eurofurence is no longer organized by individual persons but rather by the German Verein Eurofurence e.V., which serves as an administrative body for the convention.
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[edit] Core Staff
EuroFurence 1 was organized by Tes-Tui-H'ar and unci, both of whom are no longer involved with the con.
For Eurofurence 12 (2006), the core members of convention staff, and their areas of responsibility, are as follows:
- Cheetah — Chairman and Programming Director
- Nightfox — Vice Chairman, Consite Relations and Stage Manager
- Jumpy — Chief Financial Officer and Registration Project Lead
- Akeela — Game Show and Opening Barbeque
- BigBlueFox — Webmaster, Fursuit Photo Shoot, Dance
- Cairyn — Gopher Coordinator and Con Book Editor
- Chama — Furry Music Café
- Eisbaer — Dealers' Den Manager
- EosFoxx — Special Guest Caretaker
- Flutterby — Fursuit Gameshow
- Foxy — On-Site Technical Manager
- Jaryic — Stage Technical Manager
- Mystifur — Fursuit Lounge Lead
- o'wolf — Media Relations and Travel Assistance
- Skunki — Head Bartender
- somewolf — Chief Improviser and Security Director
- TaniDaReal — Masquerade Lead
- Tigerseye — Fursuit Lounge Manager
- Watani — Art Show Manager
- Zefiro — T-Shirt Lead
Whilst these are the "key" members of staff, there are many more volunteers helping to make the convention a success by doing such tasks as setting up the stage and art show, teardown and pretty much anything else that needs doing.
[edit] Locations
Eurofurence has been held in the following locations:
- 1995-06-30 to 1995-07-03 : Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Eurofurence 1)
- 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-22 : Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden (Eurofurence 2)
- 1997-08-21 to 1997-08-24 : Bodstedt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany (Eurofurence 3)
- 1998-08-01 to 1998-08-05 : Heeze, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands (Eurofurence 4)
- 1999-07-22 to 1999-07-25 : Berlin, Germany (Eurofurence 5)
- 2000-08-10 to 2000-08-13 : Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany (Eurofurence 6)
- 2001-07-22 to 2001-07-25 : Kirchen (Sieg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Eurofurence 7)
- 2002-08-15 to 2002-08-18 : Oberbernhards, Hesse, Germany (Eurofurence 8)
- 2003-08-21 to 2003-08-24 : Samopše, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic (Eurofurence 9)
- 2004-08-26 to 2004-08-29 : Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Eurofurence 10, commonly called EFX by the organisation committee)
- 2005-07-21 to 2005-07-24 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany (Eurofurence XI)
- 2006-08-23 to 2006-08-27 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany (Eurofurence 12)
- 2007-09-05 to 2007-09-09 : Suhl, Thuringia, Germany (Eurofurence 13)
[edit] Themes
Since Eurofurence 8, back in 2002, Eurofurence has had a "theme" every year, with T-Shirt designs and venue "dressing" to reflect same. The following list comprises the themes to date:
- Eurofurence 8 (2002) - The F.I.A. (Furry Intelligence Agency)
- Eurofurence 9 (2003) - Cunning Little Vixens
- Eurofurence X (2004) - EFX : The Movie
- Eurofurence XI (2005) - Songs of the Old Ages
- Eurofurence 12 (2006) - The Hounds of Blackwhite Castle
- Eurofurence 13 (2007) - The Unlucky Thirteen
[edit] Guests of Honour
Since Eurofurence 5, back in 1999, Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year (possibly except for Eurofurence 6&9). The following list provides an overview of the Guests of Honour so far:
- Eurofurence 5 (1999) - Lisanne Norman, author of the Sholan Alliance series of books
- Eurofurence 7 (2001) - Lisanne Norman; Lee "Chairo" Strom, Fursuiter, Puppeteer, and member of the Further Confusion organising team since 2003; Mark Merlino, co-founder of ConFurence, the original Furry Convention
- Eurofurence 8 (2002) - Dr Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway, Chairman of Anthrocon, the World's largest Furry Convention
- Eurofurence X (2004) - Timothy Albee, Creator of Kaze: Ghost Warrior
- Eurofurence XI (2005) - Heather Alexander, Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician
- Eurofurence 12 (2006) - Dark Natasha, furry artist, winner of Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration at the Ursa Major Awards in 2002
[edit] Quotes
- "Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best." - Dr Samuel Conway, EFX (2004)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Eurofurence web site
- Eurofurence e.V. web site (Under Construction)
- The Eurofurence forum
- Furry History, includes information on Eurofurence
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