Eurofurence

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Eurofurence is a furry Convention held in changing places in Europe every year. It was originally started in 1995 as a private gathering by nineteen European furry fans who met on the Internet. Attendance has been steadily rising since then, to more than 400 at Eurofurence 11 (held in 2005). The name of the convention derives from its American back-then-counterpart Confurence, emphasising the European nature of the gathering.

Since the year 2000, Eurofurence is no longer organized by individual persons but rather by the German Verein Eurofurence e.V., which serves as an administrative body for the convention.

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Core Staff

For Eurofurence XI (2005), the core members of convention staff, and their areas of responsibility, are as follows:

  • Cheetah (Sven Tegethoff) - Chairman and Programming Director
  • Nightfox (Nico Buchmühlen) - Vice Chairman, Consite Relations and Stage Manager
  • Jumpy (Stephan Bartels) - Chief Financial Officer and Registration Project Lead
  • Loewi (Ingo Schumacher) - Registration Project Lead
  • o'wolf (Jörg Reuter) - Media Relations
  • Cougar (Yannick Le Guern) - Panel Manager
  • Dais (Torsten Kleinwächter) - Panel Manager
  • Tigerseye (tobias Schweitzer) - Fursuit Lead
  • TaniDaReal (Tanja Freese) - Webmistress and Fursuit Lead
  • Cairyn (Ronald W. Klemp) - Gopher Coordinator and Con Book Editor
  • somewolf (Matthias Chrzonsz) - Chief Improviser and Security Manager
  • Jaryic (Henning Stalke) - Stage Technical Manager
  • Big Blue Fox (Karsten Auchter) - Dealer's Den Manager
  • Watani (Richard Wagensveld) - Art Show Manager

Whilst these are the "key" members of staff, there are many more volunteers helping to make the convention a success by doing such tasks as setting up the stage and art show, teardown and pretty much anything else that needs doing.

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Locations

Eurofurence has been held in the following locations:

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Themes

Since Eurofurence 8, back in 2002, Eurofurence has had a "theme" every year, with T-Shirt designs and venue "dressing" to reflect same. The following list comprises the themes to date:

  • Eurofurence 8 (2002) - The F.I.A. (Furry Intelligence Agency)
  • Eurofurence 9 (2003) - Cunning Little Vixens
  • Eurofurence X (2004) - EFX : The Movie
  • Eurofurence XI (2005) - Songs of the Old Ages
  • Eurofurence 12 (2006) - The Hounds of Blackwhite Castle
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Guests of Honour

Since Eurofurence 5, back in 1999, Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year (possibly except for Eurofurence 6&9). The following list provides an overview of the Guests of Honour so far:

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Quotes

  • "Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best." - Dr Samuel Conway, EFX (2004)
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See also

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External links

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