Morphicon
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Morphicon is a furry convention in Columbus, Ohio.
Morphicon began in February of 2003, during a trip to have dinner and see The Lion King. By the end of the evening, it had been resolved that there needed to be a local convention.
The yearly websites include links to con photographs and con reports.
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[edit] History
[edit] Morphicon Zero: "The Zeroth Iteration"
June 21, 2003
Guests of Honour: none
This was a furry all-day picnic held in Sharon Woods Park on the north side of Columbus, OH. Attendance was approximately 40.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon Zero (2003) resources
[edit] Morphicon 2004: "In the Beginning"
June 25-27, 2004
Guests of Honour: Mark Merlino and Eric W. Schwartz
The convention was held at the Clarion Hotel in Columbus, OH. Attendance was 108.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon 2004 resources
[edit] Morphicon 2005: "Growing Pains"
May 6-8, 2005
Guests of Honour: Mike & Carole Curtis, Richard Thatcher and NeoGeen
The convention was held at the Radisson Hotel in Columbus, OH. Attendance was 158.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon 2005 resources
[edit] Morphicon 2006: "The Food Chain"
May 5-7, 2006
Guests of Honour: Bill Holbrook, Trixi and Tet
The convention was held at the Radisson Hotel in Columbus, OH. Attendance was 187.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon 2006 resources
[edit] Morphicon 2007: "Technofurs"
May 18-20, 2007
Guests of Honor: Steve Plunkett, Kitt Foxx, and Summer Jackel
The convention was held at the Radisson Hotel (now the Columbus Holiday Inn) in Columbus, OH. On the final day of the con, a giant Nerf battle erupted in the hotel's main conference room. Attendance was 245.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon 2007 resources
[edit] Morphicon 2008: "Hooray for Furrywood!"
May 16-18, 2008
Guests of Honor: D.C. Simpson, Max Black Rabbit
Set to host the 2007 Ursa Major Awards. The 2008 convention was held at the Columbus-Worthington Holiday Inn. They had 275 registered attendees and raised $1,500 for their guest charity, Ferrets Unlimited.
- Photos, videos, reports: Morphicon 2008 resources
[edit] Morphicon Corporation
Morphicon is run by Morphicon Corporation, a non-profit organization founded 12 February 2004 by A. Wolf (Trickster), E. Dyer (Pelzig), and M. Pinnegar (Jewel). M. Woods (Ostrich) was also a founder of the initial corporation, though he does not appear on the original signing document.[1] A. Wolf resigned from the Board in January 2008 due to personal time commitments.
The Morphicon Board of Directors currently includes the three remaining founders, plus two members added in 2005: C. Smith (Max Goof) and G. Angel (WhiteShepherd).
Morphicon has planned since inception to apply for federal 501(c)(3) charity status, but has not yet submitted.
