About

What Anthrocon is all about

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:18:57 -0700

"Fur, Fun, And So Much More!"

(If you are a new visitor to this site, perhaps you would like to know, Just what is "Furry" fandom?)

Anthrocon began as Albany Anthrocon in 1997, and since then has grown into the largest anthropomorphics conventions in the world with a membership in 2007 of nearly three thousand. All of the finer aspects of anthropomorphic, or more commonly, "Furry" fandom, are celebrated here. Our programming includes workshops and seminars in acting, costume-building, animation, writing, art and design, and more. We also host an extensive art show where the best in anthropomorphic artwork is offered for sale.

Help us by Volunteering!

Giza — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:57:19 -0700

Anthrocon could not function without its dedicated volunteers!

Thank you for your interest in helping out with Anthrocon. We depend on our small but dedicated army of volunteers to help with the thousands of things that need to be done. While we cannot pay our volunteers for their unselfish service, we can at least try to make their efforts worthwhile. As you work, we will ask you to keep track of your hours on a form that we will give to you. If you work for ten (10) hours during the convention, we will give you a free Anthrocon 2008 T-shirt with artwork by Disney Legend Floyd Norman! If you work more than 15 hours, we will give you a complimentary membership to Anthrocon 2009 next year. You will be given a timesheet when you sign up. If you are under 18, we will need a parent's signature as well. You can find a copy of the timesheet on this page if you want to get it signed by your parents ahead of time. It is two pages; please print it front-and-back.

Anthrocon Standards of Conduct (v.2.4)

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:15:34 -0700

Introduction
General Rating of the Convention and Public Decorum
Attendance by Minors
Weapons Policy
Pet Policy
Party Policy
Posting of announcements, fliers, etc.
Sales of Merchandise
Personal conduct in convention areas and in public areas of the hotel.
Harassment
Substance Abuse
Use of video or audio footage and Media Relations
Payments to Anthrocon
Miscellaneous notes

Introduction

Anthrocon 2008 Staff Registration

Giza — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:33:27 -0700

At this time, Anthrocon staff registration is closed.

Please contact us if you need assistance.

Map of Downtown Pittsburgh

Giza — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:14:29 -0700

Below is a map of downtown Pittsburgh. Key locations for Anthrocon are marked. Click on an individual marker to get more information.

View this map on Google Maps

Anthrocon History

Giza — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:38:00 -0700

Since its inception in 1997, Anthrocon has been working hard on its goal of providing a professional convention for our fans. Attendance has reflected our goal and we thank all of our attendees for their patronage.

1997 - "An East Coast Furry Con"	1998 - "Here Be Dragons"
July 4-6, 1997 Albany, NY Guests of Honor: Daphne Lage Watts Martin Charity: $2,200.00 for Therapy Dogs/K9 Friends Attendance: 300 est	July 3-5, 1998 Albany, NY Guests of Honor: Jeffrey A. Carver Uncle Kage Jim Groat Charity: $3,092.00 for Whiskers Attendance: 600 est
1999 - "The Furry Revolution"	2000 - "Furries of Myth and Legend"
July 2-4, 1999 Valley Forge, PA Guests of Honor: Vicky Wyman S. Andrew Swann Charity: $3,600.00 for Great Valley Nature Center Attendance: 842	June 30-July 2, 2000 Valley Forge, PA Guests of Honor: Sara Palmer Paul Kidd Charity: $6,534.00 for The National Greyhound Adoption Program Attendance: 1,128
2001 - "Furries in Flight"	2002 - "Invention"
July 27-29, 2001 Philadelphia, PA Guests of Honor: Bill Holbrook Dan DeCarlo Charity: $7,237.00 for Reins of Life Attendance: 1,457	July 11-14, 2002 Philadelphia, PA Guests of Honor: Heather Bruton Lisanne Norman Other Guests: Herbie Hamill Josie DeCarlo Benjamin Franklin Charity: $13,280.00 for Canine Partners for Life Attendance: 1,648
2003 - "Creatures of the Night"	2004 - "Summer Games"
July 17-20, 2003 Philadelphia, PA Guests of Honor: Mark E. Rogers Guy Gilchrist Charity: $8,348.00 for Support Our Shelters Attendance: 1,949	July 8-11, 2004 Philadelphia, PA Guests of Honor: Michel Gagne' Stan Sakai Charity: $7,200 for Forgotten Felines & Fidos (FFF) Attendance: 2,404
2005 - "Heroes"	2006 - "Making History"
July 7-10, 2005 Philadelphia, PA Guests of Honor: Peter Laird Timothy Albee Charity: $6,470.00 for Greater Philadelphia Search & Rescue Attendance: 2,370	June 15-18, 2006 Pittsburgh, PA Guests of Honor: Scott Shaw! Diane Duane Other Guests: Tom Smith Charity: $8,407 for Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage Attendance: 2,489
2007 - "Looking to the Future"	2008 - "It's a jungle out there!"
July 5-8, 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Guests of Honor: Rob Paulsen Mark Evanier Caroyln Kelley Charity: $7,608 for Animal Friends Attendance: 2,849	June 26-29, 2008 Pittsburgh, PA Guests of Honor: Floyd Norman Charity: Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue Attendance: TBA

Staff Questions (including how to get on staff)

Giza — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:33:55 -0700

I'd like to help, how can I volunteer?
How do I get on Anthrocon's staff?
How do I get on Anthrocon's Board of Directors?
Why are there no elections for Board positions?
Does Anthrocon rotate its staff positions every year?

I'd like to help, how can I volunteer?

Please come to the Convention Operations Office to volunteer. Volunteers may work as many or as few hours as they like during the convention.

If you are looking for a list of volunteer opportunities before the convention starts, please take a look at our Volunteer Page and our volunteer FAQ.

How do I get on Anthrocon's staff?

Frequently Asked Questions

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:31:18 -0700

Before sending us your questions, please look here to see if it is one of those that we frequently get.

Spread the Word!

Giza — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:59:29 -0700

Help spread the word about Anthrocon! Feel free to use any of the banners below to link to our site.

If you wish to contribute banners, buttons, or any other promotional material, please contact us.

A 2-sided flier/registration form can be downloaded in PDF format from here.

These banners are courtesy of Erika Leigh R.:

Anthrocon on Flickr

Giza — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:07:29 -0700

Have photos of past Anthrocons that you would like to share? Come post them on Flickr, the hottest photo sharing community on the web!

Membership to Flickr is free to anyone who would like to join, and you can start posting your photos and sharing them with others immediately.

Selected Flickr galleries from past Anthrocons:

Have a set of pictures that you would like to have featured on here? Please, let us know!

Continue to the Flickr photo community...

The Anthrocon Convention Operations Office

Giza — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:27:26 -0700

The Operations Office at Anthrocon 2006.

What is Con Ops?

The Anthrocon Operations Office, simply known as "Con Ops" or just "Ops" is located in the Crawford Room on the Third Floor of The Westin and functions as the "nerve center" for the convention. It is the first convention room to open and the last to close.

What can Con Ops do for you?

Con Ops provides "customer service" functions for Anthrocon's membership. Examples of situations that Con Ops can handle include:

Lost and found. Did you lose something? Check with us, it may have been turned in.
Coordinating and dispatching volunteers.
Questions or concerns about the hotel staff or the accommodations.
Questions or concerns about any specific events listed in the schedule.
Questions or concerns about registration.
Inquiries from members of the media or the general public.
Questions or concerns about nearby dining establishments.
Any security concerns.

What else does Con Ops do?

Con Ops handles staff check in and performs the function of interacting with the hotel on issues such as having function rooms unlocked, setting up tables or chairs, or handling any maintenance issues that may arise during the convention. Calls to the hotel for the convention are also routed to the Ops Office. During evenings, Ops also serves as the HQ for Anthrocon's security personnel.

When is Con Ops open?

Con Ops will open at Noon on Wednesday, June 25th, and will stay open 24 hours a day through 9 AM on Monday, June 30th.

Tips for Getting the most out of Anthrocon

Giza — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:45:27 -0700

This article largely based on an article titled "What to take to a Con", written by Matt J. McCullar several years ago. We'd like to thank him for his work on it.

At Anthrocon, we want you to have fun! So, we compiled this list of suggestions for getting the most out of your Anthrocon experience. This is based on both Matt's original document and the experiences of Anthrocon's members and staff over the years.

Staying in touch

Anthrocon's Community

Giza — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:18:50 -0700

Welcome to the Anthrocon community! This part of the website is where you can participate in on-line discussions with other members of the convention, as well as ask questions of the organizers.

Forums

The main discussion area of this website. You can post about a variety of topics ranging from how to get to the convention, to questions about events at the convention, to questions about our venue.

Programming Forums: Our programming forums are for questions, comments, and discussion about Anthrocon's Programming Track.
Travel and Hotel Forums: Need to arrange a Room Share or Ride Share? Have questions about the hotel? Want to arrange a meeting in person with other members? This is the place to do it!
Miscellaneous Chat: Miscellaneous and other off topic conversations.

LiveJournal Community

We use LiveJournal too! You can find us in our own community there.

Anthrocon Group on Flickr

Have photos from past Anthrocons that you would like to share? This is the place to do it!

Anthrocon Group on Facebook

We're on Facebook, too!

Con Store

Giza — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:51:53 -0700

Anthrocon offers a secure shopping environment in which you can purchase your favorite souvenirs, videos, T-shirts and other swag from the largest furry convention in the world.

Proceed to the Convention Store

Welcome to Anthrocon!

Unclekage — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:15:22 -0700

Anthrocon is the world's largest convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics, which are humanlike animal characters. We are a collection of artists, animators, writers, costumers, puppeteers, and just everyday fans who enjoy cartoon animals and their kin. Every Summer we convene at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA, for workshops, panel discussions, an art exhibition and a dealer room, and much more! Membership is open to any and all who like to imagine what it would be like if animals could walk and talk as we do.
Guest of Honor ROB PAULSEN	Guest of Honor MARK EVANIER	Guest of Honor CAROLYN KELLY

Four-Oh-Four (File Not Found)

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:58:56 -0700

We're sorry, but we weren't able to find that page. We recently updated our website, and may have moved the page that you were looking for to a new location.

From this page, you may either return to the front page of our site or try the search page.

If you still can't find what you want, please contact us so we can further assist you.

Thanks,

-- The Anthrocon Staff

Post Anthrocon Survey

Giza — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:22:36 -0700

Thank you for attending Anthrocon 2007! We would appreciate if you could spend a few minutes to fill out the survey found below.

Anthrocon.org Legal Statement

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:08:31 -0700

This site is provided for personal use and informational purposes by Anthrocon, Inc. It is © 1997-2008 Anthrocon, Inc. and is protected as such by national and international law. With the exception of journalistic review and referential HTML links to this location, no data may be used from this website without the express written consent of Anthrocon, Inc.

The information on this site is solely for advisement. At no time, unless specifically stated, does it represent a legally binding contract for services to be provided. All information provided is subject to change without notice.

All information presented by the user to Anthrocon, Inc. via this website will be held to be personable and proprietary. Anthrocon, Inc. agrees that it will not resell or share personal information of the user to any other entity, foreign or domestic. The user agrees to the publication of statistical analysis of membership, of which their information contributes to. The user agrees that any statistical summary of user information is the property of Anthrocon, Inc.

Unused / Unpublished Content

Giza — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:24:13 -0700

This top-level book page is simply to hold other unused and unpublished book pages so that they do not clutter up the top-level book view.

If you are not a site admin, there's nothing to see here, please move along.

Just what IS "Furry" fandom?

Giza — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:20:08 -0700

"If you as an adult still occasionally like to flip to the old cartoons, or have a stuffed animal sitting on the dashboard of your car, or buy cereal because it has a cool tiger on the box, you may well enjoy what our fandom has to offer."

Anthropomorphic or “humanized” animals have been with us since the dawn of civilization. From the gods of ancient Egypt to the advertising icons of the modern day, people of every culture have created fanciful creatures simply by imbuing animals with human traits. Only within the last two decades has anthropomorphic or “Furry” fandom been recognized as a distinct fan-base in its own right. Fans are found in all corners of the world, and come from all races and ages and creeds. We are bound together across the most daunting barriers by our mutual admiration for these beasts of myth and legend who, by simple reflection, give us a better window into ourselves.

More Information

Giza — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:24:03 -0700

Looking for more information about Anthrocon? It can be found in this section. Here's what we have to offer:

Frequently Asked Questions

This section answers questions relating to all aspects of the convention. It includes our legal notice and Standards of Conduct.

New to Anthrocon?

Giza — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:22:27 -0700

Never been to Anthrocon before? That's okay, we have plenty of information on this website which will help you get to the convention, and get the most out of your Anthrocon experience once you arrive.

First, is packing for the con. We suggest reading the article What to Take to a Con. It will cover key things you should be sure to bring. Once you've decided to attend (you pre-registered to save time, right?), you'll want to try and get your friends to come as well. Here are some banners to help promote the convention.

Super Sponsor Luncheon Signup

Giza — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:45:15 -0700

Thank you for registering as a supersponsor! At this time we have already placed our order for the luncheon. We have not heard from some of you, so we have made our best guess as to which entree you would prefer. Please stop by Convention Operations (in the Crawford room next to the elevators on the Third Floor of the Westin Hotel) prior to the luncheon Saturday to receive your luncheon ticket.

2006 Registration Totals

bennie — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:03:39 -0700

2,489 total attendees

188 Super Sponsors
192 Sponsors
245 Dealers and assistants
137 Staff and Guests

Attendees by geographical location:

Country		Count
	United States	2225	N/A
	Canada	134
	United Kingdom	33
	Germany	6
	Switzerland	3
	Ireland	3
	Japan	3
	Norway	3
	Bermuda	2
	Denmark	2
	Mexico	2
	Netherlands	2
	New Zealand	2
	Argentina	1
	Australia	1
	France	1
	Hong Kong	1
	Italy	1
	Cayman Islands	1
	Sweden	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	1

Attendees by age:

2007 Registration Totals

bennie — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:26:54 -0700

2,849 total attendees

That is a 14.46% growth from last year in total membership.

Approximately 12.39% of the con was in the fursuit parade.

202 Super Sponsors
183 Sponsors
245 Dealers and assistants
173 Staff and Guests

Attendees by geographical location:

Country		Count
	United States	2617	N/A
	Canada	161
	United Kingdom	37
	Germany	7
	Japan	5
	Australia	4
	Denmark	3
	Mexico	3
	Switzerland	2
	Ireland	2
	Argentina	1
	Ghana	1
	Iceland	1
	Netherlands	1
	Norway	1
	New Zealand	1
	Sweden	1
	Singapore	1

Attendees by age:

Behavior Around Fursuiters

K.P. — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:34:14 -0700

While this is information many fursuiters know...those without a suit may be somewhat oblivous to the obvious. So I thought I'd put together a few items that will make many of our suiter friends happier to be around you.

1. Be careful around suiters, they have limited visibility!

Most fursuiters cannot turn their costume heads. In most cases, suiters are looking through "tunnel vision" eyes that only let them see a range of about 10% of what you can see. If you start running up to a fursuiter from the back or the side...they may not have ANY idea you are there, and you can potentially hurt them badly. Always try to approach a fursuiter from the front, and be polite. Remember...they're still a person inside and can react the same way that anyone else does if you startle them or do something they don't want or like.

403 Error - Permission Denied

Giza — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:47:21 -0700

We're sorry, but access to that resource is restricted.

Please make sure that you are logged in.

If you are logged in and still getting this error, please contact us.

Thanks!

-- The Anthrocon Staff

2004 Registration Totals

Giza — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:12:40 -0700

2,404 total attendees

153 Super Sponsors
157 Sponsors
174 Dealers and assistants
135 Staff and Guests

Attendees by geographical location:

Country		Count
	USA	2242	N/A
	Canada	108
	United Kingdom	33
	Germany	4
	Norway	4
	France	3
	Australia	2
	Bermuda	2
	Mexico	2
	Austria	1
	Ireland	1
	Japan	1
	New Zealand	1
	Sweden	1
	Switzerland	1

Attendees by age:

2005 Registration Totals

Giza — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:12:41 -0700

2,370 total attendees

195 Super Sponsors
162 Sponsors
184 Dealers and assistants
152 Staff and Guests

The peak registration period was the hour starting at 10 am on Friday morning when approximately 245 pre-registered and on-site-registered attendees checked in to the convention.

Attendees by geographical location:

Country		Count
	USA	2208	N/A
	Canada	90
	United Kingdom	32
	Australia	7
	The Netherlands	5
	Switzerland	4
	Denmark	3
	Germany	3
	Japan	3
	New Zealand	3
	France	2
	South Africa	2
	Costa Rica	1
	Finland	1
	Ireland	1
	Israel	1
	Norway	1
	Portugal	1
	Spain	1
	Trinidad	1

Attendees by age: