Furry Fiesta
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Furry Fiesta is a furry convention first held in Dallas, Texas, USA starting in 2009. Currently it is held in late February at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. As of April 20, 2008 the contract with the hotel for 2009 had been signed, the Dallas Regional Anthropomorphic Meeting Association (DRAMA) was formed as a non-profit governing organization and a full convention staff had been assembled. The convention's website can be found at http://www.furryfiesta.org, and the convention's forum is linked from there.
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[edit] Furry Fiesta 2009
- Main article: Furry Fiesta 2009
[edit] Previous Attempts
The name's initial usage was for a con chaired by Exodite Dragon, with Kaffa Wolf providing financial and logistical support as director of operations. Several deadlines during the course of the event's initial planning were either met late or missed altogether due to conflicts with both Exodite's collegiate coursework and Kaffa's increased workload. After his departure from the project, Kaffa was replaced by Evol, a former Rocket City Fur Meet staffer.
In January 2007, Exodite Dragon and Evol sought additional volunteers to aid in the relaunch of Furry Fiesta. An official post in the con's LiveJournal community listed available staff positions. No serious applicants put in for any of the positions. The con was initially planned for September 2007, and was then rescheduled to 2008, but - citing a lack of funding and local interest - Exodite withdrew his support in April 2007, postponed it indefinitely, and released the name for use.[citation needed]
Furry Fiesta was slated to return, but as a meet lead by Marthaen rather than a convention. It was scheduled for Fiesta week[1] in San Antonio, TX. On Monday, April 7 2008, this event was cancelled due to medical bills incurred by Marthaen. Marthaen later agreed to allow Dallas Regional Anthropomorphic Meeting Association to use the Furry Fiesta name.
[edit] References
- ↑ "Fiesta San Antonio" San Antonio Fiesta website.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Furry Fiesta LiveJournal Community
- Photos, videos, reports: Furry Fiesta resources
