MiDFur, Australias First ever convention Announcements

Hey Fur Land

There have been lots of talk, rumors, suggestions and thoughts sent through to us over the last few weeks about "What MiDFur X should be..?!"

We have received some wonderful feedback and suggestions from a vast majority of furs from all over Australia, not to mention the international support we have received.

This past weekend, the MiDFur X Committee converged on Melbourne to thrash out this up coming convention, and present the greater community with some major announcements...

So here we go...

There has been much speculation about if we should have a special guest... and if so, who could we invite to Australia's first ever fur convention.

Many names have been thrown about, and suggestions made. After careful consideration, we are proud to announce the following:

2, The Ranting Gryphon

During his teens, 2 became interested in rock music and taught himself how to play guitar and sing. He played with many heavy metal bands in the 80's, gaining moderate notoriety at times. It was his first taste of being a performer, and he found himself hooked.

For several years, 2 moved around the country on his own, finding himself in places like Visalia, California, Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Dover, Delaware.

Finally, in the late 90's, 2 found work composing music for video games. He also began to develop an interest in drawing.

In 1999, 2 put his first rants on his website, which gained widespread attention in the furry fandom, much to his surprise. He performed his first stand up comedy show at Midwest Furfest in 2000.

Today, he lives just outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2RG is the co host of the well renowned Podcast radio show, 2Sense and is currently traveling on an international comedy tour.

Dr Samuel Conway

Now, the name may not be familiar to many of you. Not unless you know who "Uncle Kage" is.

Dr Samuel Conway is a scientist, first and foremost. Yes, a real one. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ursinus College and a doctorate in organic chemistry from Dartmouth.He is the author of eleven professional publications in the scientific literature and hold three patents.

Conway is most well known however, as a cockroach, a story teller, 2, The Ranting Gryphon's stand up comedy partner, as well as the Chairman/ CEO of the world's BIGGEST and most successful fur convention, Anthrocon.

With this year's AC in JUNE looking to be one of the biggest ever, and with last years attendance of over 2, 500 furs, Conway is one of the most respected, and recognizable furs in the world, and HE will be here, with us this December, to celebrate OUR first ever convention.

Other guests..?
Thats not all! We are still talking with a number of other Australian based guests, including well known artists, main stream celebrities (who just happen to be furry...) and others. So stay tuned for more announcements throughout the year.

Accommodation

You’ll all be pleased to note that accommodation for MFX is going to be better than last year. Actually a LOT better.
How does 3 star accommodation at Backpackers prices sound?

This year we’ll be staying at the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne CBD. They’re a very cool historic hotel with over 700 rooms, and are used to handling conventions like us. (having previously held numerous Sci Fi conventions in the past) On top of that the function space we’ll be using is IN the hotel, so you won’t have to travel across town for events.

Accommodation will be booked separately to your registration, allowing furs to travel in and out at different times, and seek board with friends or at other locations if they so desire.
But honestly why would you? At $49.50/night (normally $210 per night per room) in a 3 star hotel in the Melbourne CBD is better than ANY other Hotel in Melbourne CBD, with much better facilities.

Appropriately located no more than 100m from Swanston St (The main street in the city), you will find everything you will need for the duration of the convention, from very reasonably priced food options, some of the best cafe's in the city, major tourist attractions and 2 major shopping centres, as well as the primary train station in Melbourne CBD located less than 500m, The Victoria Hotel is the perfect venue, with ideal facilities, eliminating the need to endure the highly confusing Melbourne transport system.

Registration for MFX will include the following:

*Meet & Greet cocktail night,
*Visit to The Eureka Sky tower observatory deck
*Saturday night fur ball with full 2 course meal & entree, THE FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN HALL OF FAME INDUCTION comedy show, and dance. (18+)
* Sunday dealers room and panels, Sunday comedy show
*No-talent night
*lanyard.
*convention book/ information packs.
*con badge.
*collectable items (tbc)
*and entrance to the Monday night "End of MiDFur" party.

Bookings for accommodation at $49.50 per person per night (Twin, Double or Triple) will be available to book through the Victoria Hotel in April.
All events are selectable, so if travel or funds are a problem you can choose which events to register for

Registration is set to open towards the end of March, and an early bird booking fee (at a discounted price) will be available.

Stay tuned to MiDFur X , join the forums, and keep in touch. We have a number of other announcements to come and the forum discussion boards are available to you if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns.

(NOTE: Prices are in Australian Dollars, approx $1 AUD= $0.87c at this time)

We look forward to seeing you all at this year's convention.

Arctic|Pete
Chairman
MiDFur X