Further Confusion
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| Further Confusion | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Furry |
| Venue | DoubleTree Hotel |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 1999 |
| Organizer | Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. |
| Filing status | 501(c)3 |
| Attendance | 2,423 |
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Further Confusion, or Furcon is an annual furry convention held in San Jose, California each January, celebrating the anthropomorphics genre or furry fandom, including charitable benefits, educational seminars, art shows, panels and general social activities. It was the first event sponsored by Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. (Furcon is its registered service mark) and continues to be its largest.
Beginning in 1999 with attendance of 691 individuals, Further Confusion has grown rapidly. In 2008 its attendance was 2,423 individuals from around the world.[1] Further Confusion donated over $100,000 to various charitable beneficiaries (including animal shelters, rescue groups, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) in the period 1999-2008.[2] Its art show sales routinely exceed $50,000.[citation needed]
[edit] Guests of honor
Every year, Further Confusion invites significant artists, writers, or other creative workers as guests of honor. The guests of honor so far have been:
- Ed Kline, Ken Mitchroney and Michael H. Payne (1999)
- C. J. Cherryh, Shawn Keller, John Nunnemacher, Karen Prell, Mike Quinn and Jane Fancher (2000)
- Diane Duane, Christina Hanson, Peter Morwood, Felorin and Talzhemir (2001)
- David Brin and Kevin Palivec (2002)
- Karen Anderson and Toby Bluth (2003)
- Heather Alexander, Grant Freckelton and Larry Niven (2004)
- Alan Dean Foster and Walter Crane (2005)
- Eric Elliott and Jane Lindskold (2006)
- Baron Engel and Jerry Pournelle (2007)
- David Alan Barclay and Alexander James Adams (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.. Past Further Confusions. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.. Activities. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- "Beyond Computers", Public Radio International, January 22, 1999.
- Larson, Alina. "Animal Instincts: Fans of furry critters convene to help mankind", Tri-Valley Herald, January 23, 2003.
- Reed, Dan. "Largest ever convention of 'furries' descends on San Jose, Calif.", San Jose Mercury News, January 15, 2005.
- "'Furry' convention takes over city", Fox News, January 18, 2005.
- "Furry fans gathering", The Sunday Telegraph of Australia, January 23, 2005.
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