Want to win a Supersponsorship for Anthrocon 2011?

Design our 2011 website, and you can!

That's right, we're looking for a talented web designer to create our 2011 website, and we are now taking submissions! The winner, chosen by us, will receive a free Supersponsorship membership for Anthrocon 2011!

"What is the theme?"

The theme for Anthrocon 2011 is "The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic".

"Sounds great, what do you need from me?"

We will need you to email a mockup of the website design to webmaster@anthrocon.org no later than 11:59 PM, September 25th, 2010.

We are very pleased to extend our hearty congratulations to Anthrocon's audio-visual director Kenny "General Talon" Baker on his recent marriage! Drop us a postcard from your honeymoon (and then get back to work!)

Hey, everyone!

I want to really quickly address folks who are interested in auditioning for Anthrocon 2011's dances, and ask a couple of questions.

It should be fast!

First, DJ auditions will be opening in October. Please don't submit anything before then, as I'll likely forget about it and you'll have a false sense of security. That should give you time to prepare a demo or whatever, or if you haven't thought about it up until this point, it'll give you a few months to practice! Auditions will probably be open until decemberish, at which point they'll close. I hope to have DJs announced by the end of January, so that you guys can plan your con around it.

I have a question - this'll take me a little time to work out the details of, and it's primarily why I'm posting. As a DJ auditioning for the dances, would you be appreciative of having the option to have a couple of veteran DJs look over your demo mix and give you pointers should you not be given an invite this year? I, personally, have ten or so years experience and I know that many of our other veteran and repeat DJs are very experienced as well (some far more than me even,) and I think for folks just starting out a few pointers on how to do better next year might be appreciated. I just don't want to seem to presumptuous - obviously, this would be opt-in. Is anyone interested in that?

Keep your eyes peeled because auditions will open Octoberish!

- p. collie

Hi all,

While the planning for Anthrocon 2011 is underway, there are some very general guidelines that I would like to share with folks that may help in answering some of your event setup questions. Please keep this in mind when you are contemplating hosting an event.

* Events may not bring in their own food or beverage into the function rooms. This is against our space rental agreements with the hotel and the convention center. Events that Anthrocon hosts in our function space that provide any catering will always be provided by either the hotel or the convention center. This includes, but is not limited to: cookies, brownies, sandwiches, pizza, milk, soft drinks, and water. Please understand that if you request to host an event and plan to bring in outside food or drink, we must regreatably decline the request.

* All events must follow the Anthrocon code of conduct. Our function rooms are governed by the code of conduct, and as such, specific events are not permitted to violate the terms of the code of conduct. This includes, but is not limited to: brandishing or displaying weapons (even mock weapons), inappropriate activity in panel rooms (this can include jumping on furniture, roughhousing, and other activities which may cause damage to property or to convention attendees), and the sale of items or artwork outside of the dealer's room.

* We frequently have event requests that overlap each other in event description. For example, we have had instances where multiple people have asked for time to host fursuit games. We may limit the number of game sessions if there are in fact many people asking to host them. I would hope that folks would understand that such a decision is made with for the benefit of the overall convention attendance. Having too many of the same type of event may cause confusion for attendees.

* Some event requests may not be possible due to specific restrictions with our venues or local requirements. Case in point, this year we held a "balloon animal" event. This was deliberately scheduled in the Westin because of restrictions on latex balloons (and all helium ballons) in the DLCC. The event went very well, and the folks that held it understood why we could not host it in the DLCC. It's just part of doing business in that building.

* Some event requests are simply not germane to the overall convention. We try very hard to ensure than our panels and discussion groups have some kind of relevance to anthropomorphics or to the "furry" experience. Discussions about collecting baseball cards wouldn't fit into that description, but discussions about "Furries and Sports" does. So please understand that some panels may not be approved, because they don't fit with our theme or overall genre.

This is not an attempt to restrict folks from submitting panel requests. On the contrary, the strength of Anthrocon's programming comes from the fact that our attendees volunteer to host virtually every event on the schedule. Just keep in mind that there are many things that are reviewed when panels requests are reviewed. Anthrocon has some of the most diverse and interesting programming within the fandom. We hope to continue providing you with events that you will find informative, entertaining, or just plain fun.

KP

Hello ladies and gentlemen. This year we moved the ballroom stage by 90 degrees. I was curious of what our attendees thought of this set up. Did everything sound good? Was it more simple to get to your seats for the shows?
Also we have a video that one of the union members put up.

Hello all.

Thanks again to everyone who donated equipment, volunteered or ran one of our great tournaments! We had over a hundred controllers, cables and systems as well as dozens of games donated from the fandom so we could entertain you all, and we hope we did! ^_^

We did have a couple of controller mixups, though, and some plans to fix that for next year, including some bigger signboards for posting schedules and other info.

In the meantime, could anyone who brought an XBox or games please check for a spare or mismatched game? Two games got switched and we'd like to get them unswitched.

We'll see you all again next year!
'Kiric and turtyl

The official one is now up at:
http://www.dragonscales.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=40&pid=18470

Don't forget to click on it to see the full size version!

Hello everyone.

It's always a bit of a bittersweet moment to wrap up the programming for Anthrocon. In some ways, it's a lot of relief knowing that the event is complete, and folks had a good time. In other ways, it's a bit like a friend you've worked closely with is moving away.

I have to take a moment to personally acknowledge my wonderful staff in the programming department. Without their caring and support, this convention's events simply could not have occurred as smoothly as they did. To be sure, we had a few bumps, but overall, they were few and far between. This year's staff was the finest I have ever worked with at Anthrocon. Programming will be expanding our staff for next year, because as the convention grows, so too will our need for staffing support. To that end, I would like to thank Protocollie for joining programming as our new musical coordinator, and Sharky for joining us in the fursuit track. Already having such fine individuals joining us almost a year away will certainly help us with our planning for next year.