Tag: Further Confusion

Further Confusion 2023

Total registrations: 5388
Fursuiters in fursuit parade: 980
Charity donations: US$17,479.00

Older dogs need even more love

We are proud to announce the charity for FC2023: Muttville Senior Dog Rescue of San Francisco! Learn more about the amazing work they do rescuing and finding forever homes for senior dogs at http://muttville.org or on Twitter @Muttville

Here is the thing, it’s a 5 day long convention, and not just the weekend. Strange thing I noticed more and more cons are going beyond just the standard 3 or 4 days.

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Further Confusion

We are excited to announce that the annual FC Picnic is returning on Oct 2nd,2022! Join us at Lake Chabot Park, Castro Valley 11am-4pm! Interested in joining us as a volunteer or staff? Many of our team will be there to meet you! Note: Fursuiting is allowed, and encouraged!

The saga that surrounded Further Confusion 2022 is a sad one

It began with this Jan 3rd post on Twitter

To our attendees and supporters. We hear you. We understand how time sensitive this situation is. Due to the unfortunate timing of this Holiday season, gathering more information has been challenging. However, at this time, we are planning to hold the event on the original dates.

Then this 2 part post appeared on Jan 5th

Friends of Further Confusion, due to COVID and a loss of staff, panelists, dj’s, vendors, & dealers the following events have been cancelled: Night Market, Party Floor, Parade, FCU, Dance Comp, Critterlympics, food vendors.

In addition, there will be reduced services for: art show, dealers, and fursuit photos.

Then just 1 day later this message was on their official site LINK

We want to thank everyone for their understanding and patience during this challenging time. As you know, the COVID-19 Omicron surge has hit suddenly and powerfully, leaving many scrambling to determine how to adjust to stay safe as infections spike significantly.

It is with great regret that we announce that Further Confusion 2022 will not take place as scheduled, January 13 – 17, 2022. At this time we are exploring options with our venues for future dates, and will make announcements as news warrants.

This decision was not made lightly, as this not only impacts our attendees, but the many dealers, vendors, hotel and union employees who rely on events like ours for their livelihood. After exploring all of our options and grappling with the rising number of staff, vendors, and attendees who would be unable to attend, we feel that we do not have the capacity to put on a safe event as originally scheduled.

We want to give our thanks to the San Jose Convention Center, Team San Jose, and our hotel partners (Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt Place, Westin), who have been working tirelessly to find a solution that would work for us. These venues have treated us extremely well over the years and should be commended for the challenges they are facing during this time, and the concessions that have provided FurCon in trying to make this all work. They have been on our side the whole way, and we are grateful for their efforts. We ask our attendees to be considerate to our venues as they work through this with us.

FurCon is looking for someone interested to organize our Dance Competition for FC 2022

Requirements
Experience running or participated in dance comp previously is preferred.
Organization, Communication
Send us an e-mail dances@furtherconfusion.org
Art by https://twitter.com/pegasuskiss