ConClave and FurFright are just around the corner!

[giza]

So, who's going to ConClave and FurFright this year? Both cons are just around the corner!

The first con, ConClave, is a science fiction/furry/goth convention held in Detroit, Michigan from October 12th to the 14th. It is considered the "home convention" of the Dorsai Irregulars, many of whom live in that area and will be in attendance. Many of the Michigan area furries will also be attending. Their website is at http://www.conclavesf.org/. The few pictures I took last year can be found here.

The next con, FurFright, is a Halloween-themed furry convention held in Connecticut from the 19th to the 21st. This will be their fifth year as a convention. Some of the Dorsai Irregulars will be attending this convention too, as they will be providing convention security services for FurFright this coming year. Of course, since the convention is purely a furry convention, the security roster will consist mostly of furries, with golum, toracub, unclekage, and myself among them. Their website is at http://www.furfright.org/ and pictures from last year's FurFright can be found here.

Finally, since this will be FurFright's first year at its new venue, I figured I would include some pictures of the place from a site visit we made last spring:


The front entrance of the hotel:




The bar area just off the main entrance. This will be registration and Con Ops:




The atrium inside the center of the hotel. A nice place for gathering and hanging out:




One of the function rooms:




Another one of the function rooms in the process of being cleared out:



If anyone is interested, my entire set of site visit pictures can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157600212430270/ Enjoy!

Comments

[doco.livejournal.com]

Argh! Ugly.... American.... hotel.... carpet!

*goes stabbing his eyes with a spork*

[giza.livejournal.com]

So are you attending or what? :-)

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Whenever I see a con photo and I don't know what con it's from, I like to see if I can figure out what hotel it was taken at by the pattern of the carpet. :}

[giza.livejournal.com]

I'll drink to that after that!

[giza.livejournal.com]

Doing a Capsule Lounge there?

[zealianbadass.livejournal.com]

How apt, that the bar is Con Ops. =P

[giza.livejournal.com]

Actually, the bar is registration. Con Ops will be on the other side of that room.

[mrianti.livejournal.com]

Furfright definite maybe ,

ConClave ????

[giza.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's lots of fun. This was the scene at last year's:

(http://pics.livejournal.com/giza/pic/0002y2bf/)

[toracub.livejournal.com]

from looking at the pics that place is going to be a joy to patrol, lots of weird corners, dark hallways, etc...

[giza.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. The good news is that it's only 4 floors though.

[nemetfox.livejournal.com]

Dangit. I totally forgot about this one. It's just under 2 hours drive for me, but work demands my presence.
C'est la vie.

Have fun!

[li-tak.livejournal.com]

Uncle Kage's working security? Eeeep! :D

[giza.livejournal.com]

You should see him in his white labcoat with a red Dorsai armband. It looks a tad scary!

[gen-talon.livejournal.com]

I'll see you at Conclave! It will be loads of fun!

[wildw0lf.livejournal.com]

Lucky cat, you got to see the place first paw, before we did :)

[danruk.livejournal.com]

See you at Furfright, and HEY... maybe actually get to talk and kibitz with you and Kage, and not all of us running around saying things like: "We gotta get to x. event the Guest of Honor.." (wait.. it's NOT Anthrocon?... NOt our con??? N OT our problem!!)

[scs-11.livejournal.com]

I will, I will!

[giza.livejournal.com]

Then you should come too!

[giza.livejournal.com]

Bah. omnibahumut just finalized his plans to attend a few days ago!