In case you haven't seen it, the group photo is at:

http://www.dragonscales.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=46&pid=23062

There's a bit of a trick here, these files are large enough that clicking on it for the 'full view' doesn't quite get you the full view. Once you have the 'full view' pop-up window, right click and save that image and then you can zoom in to the full hugeness.

Thanks everyone for being patient while we took the picture!

Hi, and welcome to the 2011 edition of the Anthrocon Charity Event Followup!

Anthrocon raised a total of $11,522 for the Toonseum, our supported charity this year. Thanks very much to Joe Wos, Jim & Crystal Martin, and all the volunteers from the Toonseum who came out to participate!

Importantly, gratitude goes to all the donors who contributed artwork and merchandise to the auction and raffle, and to those who bid at the auction or bought raffle tickets. This is what makes the event go, so recognition of their philanthropy cannot be understated.

Special thanks to the Westin, Omni, and DoubleTree who each generously offered up a four-night stay during Anthrocon 2012.

I would like to give thanks to my staff who helped conduct both the charity auction and raffle. None of this could've occurred without the assistance of Mike "Mrianti" Pierce, Trevor "Mr. Mutt" Boyd, Shaun "Stahi" Daugherty, and Kevin "Dax" Dzierwinski. My great appreciation also goes to Dr. Sam "Uncle Kage" Conway for his auctioneering talents.

More thanks go to 2, the Ranting Gryphon, and again to Dr. Conway for generously contributing the proceeds of their Sunday benefit comedy show to the charity.

Some raffle items not claimed on Sunday were donated to the Toonseum for their use.

Finally, here are all the details.

Charity Auction (in no particular order) [donor - item - sale price]:

Charlie Groark - Pre-production art print from "The Last Unicorn", signed - $50
Eenyuwolf - Anthrocon 2011 dance poster - $175
Talyn - Albany Anthrocon 1998 medallion - $175
Brenda "Windfalcon" Lyons - Acrylic painted turkey feathers, "Magic Night" - $70
The Westin - 4 nights stay for 2012 - $850
Jim Martin - Wizard puppet - $500
Trisha Noble - "The Art of Walt Disney" HC, 1st print - $120
Jean Schulz - Japanese "Peanuts" sample package - $100
WhitePaw - Ceramic sake set - $40
The Omni - 4 nights stay for 2012 - $500

Greetings furry fans! By this point, many of us (staff members included) have started the journey to Pittsburgh, or will start it very shortly. As such, we will not be checking email until after the convention has concluded. If you need to get in touch with us, please stop by the Operations Office.

Other key links:

• Full schedule of events
• An electronic schedule on sched.org
• The Anthrocon 2011 Dining Guide
• The unofficial iPhone and Android apps.
• Follow us on Twitter for real-time events and breaking news: @Anthrocon and @AnthroconDances
• Please take our Post-con survey and let us know what you liked about the con
• Have experiences or stories to share after the con? Tell us in the Post-2011 forums
• Have pictures to share? Post them to our group on Flickr

We'll see you in Pittsburgh!

-- The Anthrocon Staff and Board of Directors

It's back! The Anthrocon Operations Hotline returns for another year!

We have a phone number which will be manned from mid-day on Wednesday the 22nd through the morning of Monday the 27th. The phone number:

832-FUR-OPS-1

Feel free to use this number as a point of contact if you need to speak to someone in Con Ops or Security (they share the same physical office).

What sorts of things would you call ConOps for? More info can be found on our Con Ops page.

Just a heads up for any Pennsylvania Furries who aren't on the PA Furries board. We're having a PA Furries meet-up on Thursday night at 10pm in the Zoo.  There will be a lovely sign in the shape of PA for easy locating.  It'll be a great opportunity to meet up with other furs from the Keystone state.  =)

This year's Anthrocon Art Show is going to be tremendous, with nearly 170 artists participating, who expect to bring over 2300 pieces of art! If you're interested in bidding on artwork, you can get ready by reviewing the Bidder Rules and filling out your bidder signup form, which can be downloaded from the link on the Art Show page.

Artists with reservations who have misplaced the paperwork it cost upwards of $3 to print and mail to you can download a PDF file with the forms.

Artists without reservations may apply for leftover space (if any) at the con after noon on Friday, June 24.

A list of artists expected to participate can be seen on the Art Show page.

Since people asked for an Android App, AndrewNeo was nice enough to write one:

It can be downloaded from here. The official website for the app can be found at http://www.myconbook.net/. Enjoy!

The health and well-being of our attendees is of the absolute highest importance to us.  After all, Anthrocon is all about having fun, and nothing spoils that fun more than a twisted ankle or an overheated fursuit or "I'm too old to dance like that anymore!" 

The Dorsai Irregulars are the finest Safety and Security crew that the world has to offer, but as Anthrocon grows even those tireless heroes need a sidekick to help out in a pinch.  With the cooperation of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and the City of Pittsburgh, we have arranged to have some folks hanging out with us whose sole job will be to come a-runnin' when we need a hand.

(+) THE ROOFTOP TERRACE WILL BE OPEN TO ANTHROCON ATTENDEES!  Hours will be posted on the doors or nearby.  There will be some helpful DLCC staffers stationed up there to make sure that nobody runs into any trouble and they will be happy to point out some of the features of the city and the surrounding scenery.

(+) Our beloved Allegheny County Deputy Kisner will be joining us as always in the Westin lobby to help fend off any Blue Meanies, and this year he's bringing along a colleague that has been eager to come see Anthrocon for himself.  He'll be hanging out in the DLCC during the dances in case any Blue Meanies get past Mr. Kisner.  We asked him if he's allowed to dance while in uniform.  His reply:  "Long as there are no pictures."  Cameras off, then, if he starts feeling the beat!  The Allegheny County Sheriffs have always been very fun and furry-friendly and Anthrocon is grateful to them for coming in during their off-hours to help us keep things safe.

Thanks to the efforts of Vulpes and Swiftfoxfire, we now have an "Official Unofficial" iPhone app:

The app can be downloaded from here.