F3 Convention
| F3 Convention | |
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 F3 Convention Logo | |
| Location | Missouri, United States |
| Website | |
| Status | on hiatus |
| First iteration | Dec 14-16, 2012 |
| Final iteration | November 20-23, 2014 |
| Organizer(s) | Missouri's Furries FurAffinity group |
| Subject | Furry |
| F3 Convention 2012 |
| F3 Convention 2013 |
| F3 Convention 2014 |
| F3 Convention 2015 |
| F3 Convention staff |
| F3 Convention guests of honor |
F3 Convention (commonly also F3 or F3con) was a furry convention in the state of Missouri which first occurred December 14-16, 2012[1], to be the first furry convention in the state. It was a project of the Missouri's Furries Fur Affinity group, which was founded in early 2010.[2]
Registration fees ranged from $30 to $450 in its inaugural year, with a special high-ranking lifetime memberships available for sale only in 2012, which ranged from $400 to $1,000 depending on the registration benefits.[3]
Contents
Staff[edit]
Staff as of February 21, 2014[4]
- Long Ma - Chairman/President, Everything not being done by someone else.
- Silversong - Social Media Relations
- Tracer Moonshadow - Special Advisor
- AmyIndigo - Head GoFur
- BPanthress - Secretary & Treasurer
- Rabid Mantis - Registration
- Stitchfan - Events Coordinator
- Warnndog - Conbook
- Kavori Shakolov - PhotograFur
- Kazumari Fox - Graphic Designer
Support Staff: [4]
Background[edit]
F3 was conceived in early 2010 by Stitchfan,[citation needed] founder of the Missouri's Furries Fur Affinity group. In mid 2011, Lung Ma joined the group and was elected to be the group president and convention chair.[citation needed]
F3 had previously been tentatively announced for December 7-9, 2012.[5]
History[edit]
The first F3 Convention took place December 14th-16th, 2012 at the Howard Johnson Inn & convention Center with an attendance of 123 people. The Artist Guest of Honor was Hazard, and the Fursuiting Guests of Honor were Calamity Cougar and Okidoki Coyote. $348 was raised for charities.
The second F3 Convention was held December 14-16, 2013 at the Stone Castle Hotel & Convention Center with an attendance of 55 people. The Guest of honor was Bucktowntiger. $1022 was raised for charities.
The fourth F3 Convention, planned for November 20-22, 2014, was canceled due to insufficient support from other staff members in putting together the convention. The hiatus was planned for a year, but as of December 2017 there has been no word about continuing the convention. [6]
Guests of Honor[edit]
- 2012: Calamity Cougar, Oki Doki Coyote, Hazard [7]
- 2013 Bucktown Tiger
Themes[edit]
- 2012: Escape From the Zoo
- 2013: Part Deux: 80's Remixed!
- 2014: Memes: It C4m3 Fr0m teh Intarwebz!!1
Programming[edit]
In their first year, F3 Convention had the following events: Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Dealer's Den, Artists' Alley, Charity Auction, Fur-Me Poster-Making, Furry Drama Show, Super-sponsor Luncheon, Club Anthro, Furry Rave, Fursuit Parade, Role-playing Games, Card & Board Gaming, Electronic Gaming, Dance Dance Revolution Tournament, Room Parties, Special-Interest Meetups, Instructional Panels, Fursuit first aide, and a 24 hour Anthro Movie Room.
Charity[edit]
The 2012 charity for F3Con was Safari's Interactive Animal Sanctuary, for which $348 was raised.
The 2013 charity for F3con was the National Tiger Sanctuary, for which over $800 was raised. Also, $200 was raised for Misora, who lost her house in the Moore, OK tornado.
References[edit]
- ↑ Announcement of hotel and date on Facebook group. Retrieved August 9, 2012
- ↑ News from the Convention Front - Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ↑ [1] - Retrieved December 17th, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Staff Retrieved February 21 2014.
- ↑ Meeting Minutes for January 8, 2012 Pt 3 - Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ↑ Post on F3con's website- Retrieved December 29th, 2017.
- ↑ [2] - Retrieved December 17th, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Convention Website
- F3con on Fur Affinity
- F3con on Facebook
- F3 Convention on LiveJournal
- F3 Con on Google+
- F3convention on Twitter
- F3 Convention on Tumblr
- F3Convention on YouTube