It’s time for the final Dealer Showcase!
With the convention only a little over a couple of weeks away, we thought we’d give you one last reminder of a few more dealers that will be in the den! This time around, Quickwind Studios, Neweinstein and Raes Suits!
There’s also some final dealers den information, and a reminder about our art show!
As with the previous showcase postings, the material has been provided by the dealers themselves
ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 2
It’s time for another Dealer Showcase! The Convention is starting to get really close now, and so we’ve selected another batch of dealers that have written a few words of their own describing what you’ll find on their tables this year!
This time around, TaniDaReal, Playfur & Swandog Studio! Also you can read about our art show & auction, and also there’s a reminder about our sponsor perk & registration deadline!
This year, ConFuzzled are pleased to announce that we are offering fursuit badges for the first time. This is limited to 1 free badge per attendee, but if you wish to sign up for additional badges, you can do so at a cost of £2 per badge, payable upon collection at the convention.
In order to sign up for your badge(s), you can do so by clicking on the following link: http://bit.ly/Ivpka8 - if you want to sign up for multiple badges, simply re-submit your new details.
We regret we are unable to offer onsite printing this year, and the final submittal date will be 1st May. Therefore, to ensure you do not miss out, make sure you get your details registered before its to late!
See you all at ConFuzzled 2012,
The Fursuit Team
It’s that time of year again where we go down on one knee (well, maybe two *if* we get desperate!) and ask for Gophers. No, not the rodent kind, but the “I Volunteer at Conventions” kind!
The staff of ConFuzzled work hard to make the convention enjoyable for all its attendees, but it wouldn’t run quite as smoothly without the help of the team of volunteers that give up some of their time to help us make sure everyone else has a good time.
“What’s in it for me?”, I hear you ask? Financially and physically, not a lot – it’s not a paid role, but then again neither is a staff one. Volunteering means giving your time freely, because of which it’s up to you exactly how much time you want to give. Some people help for a few hours with setup and takedown of the stage, others help for the duration of the convention – it’s all down to you. What you receive is recognition and thanks for the task you carry out, as it means the attendees have events that run smoothly and that the staff aren’t stressed out the *entire* weekend!
“What might I be asked to do?”, you say? All sorts of things, from herding cats, I mean, attendees into/out of events safely, setting up rooms before and after events, checking the state of the headless lounge & keeping water containers topped up, frankly anything that Ops might ask of you. No heavy lifting *should* be involved, but there may be a few large bits of kit to shift about, so please take this into consideration when attending the morning briefings and mention it to staff if it’s an issue.
“How many hours do I have to do?” – as many or as few as you want. It’s all voluntary. (However, in our eyes, it’s the more the merrier, but that’s just to make our job a little bit easier!). There’s no set shifts you have to do, but we like to have at least a couple of gophers on hand most of the time. An informal rota is easily worked out at the beginning of the convention at the volunteer briefing.
“Okay, I’ve read all that and I still want to help. What now?” – You do? Thank you! What you need to do now is drop an e-mail to logistics@confuzzled.org.uk with your name (Badge & Real names please), attendee number (we can only accept volunteers from convention attendees, if you are not a fully paid up attendee you cannot volunteer), a short history of any previous volunteer work that you feel may be useful/relevant and a brief blurb about what you’d like to be doing to help. Please also include any restrictions (No heavy lifting, no public-side work) you may have, an indication of how many hours you might be able to help out and any events that you *don’t* want to miss so that we can plan around them.
Thanks for reading this far & hopefully applying to be one of our gophers, your help is most appreciated!
See you in May!
Kyyanno
ConFuzzled Logistics/Medical
Owing to the success of the event in 2011, back by popular demand, ConFuzzled are pleased to announce a BBQ will be available immediately after the opening ceremony.
Ticket prices are £15 per person, and can be bought from the Hotel Reception either on Thursday, or Friday.
The 4 star rating of the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel is very much reflected in the quality of their food, brought to you by an award winning chef, and the catering team have specially crafted a menu for ConFuzzled that will not only tantalize the taste buds of meat eaters, but also takes very much into account those of you who are vegetarian. For further information, please check the Dining section of our website or alternatively, you can email venue@confuzzled.org.uk
With the convention now looming on the horizon, it’s time for us busy workers of the Commerce department to start highlighting some of the fantastic creative types you’ll be able to buy from in our lovely Dealers Den!
The Dealers den is an important part of the convention, and allows you a fantastic opportunity to buy gifts for yourself and others. Whether it’s purchasing furry art, getting a commission or two of your character / persona, or snapping up some ConFuzzled memorabilia, the Den is the place to go for all your shopping needs!
The best news is that with our new venue offering us more space, we’ve got even MORE dealers in the den this year, and that means that even if you’ve been coming to ConFuzzled since the beginning, there are bound to be some new dealers that you’ve not seen in the den before!
This year we’ve asked our Dealers to write their own promotional material for us to include, so in most cases what you see below are their own words on what you can find on their tables this year.
This time around we’re highlighting our Guest of Honour, FunLaser, FarukuCostumes, and SpiritRaptor! Also, don’t forget to read about our Sponsors-only early opening AND the ConFuzzled SALE!!
We hope you’ve bought your ConFuzzled 2012 tickets from the Box Office already! But if you haven’t, time is running out! The Box Office will be closing on Friday the 20th of April 2012, at 8pm British Standard Time (see http://www.timeanddate.
After this date, you will not be able to register for ConFuzzled 2012′s residential registrations! So if you would like to stay at the wonderful Barceló Hinckley Island hotel, the venue for ConFuzzled 2012, you must make sure you register by then, and to make your payment in time for it to reach us by the deadline for your chosen payment method.
At this point in time, we will also lock down the ability to amend your registration. This includes convention badge pictures, so make sure you’ve uploaded your badge picture before the 20th of April!
After the 20th of April, we will still be selling our non-Residential registrations (i.e. Attending Only tickets) which will allow you access to the entire Convention – you would however need to find accommodation elsewhere. It is NOT possible to book directly with the hotel.
On the 18th of May 2012 at 8pm British Standard Time, registration will close completely for all ticket types. And just a few days later, we’ll be welcoming you to ConFuzzled 2012!
Whilst we’re talking about our registration… the red carpet will be rolled out earlier than in the past! For those of you that have chosen the “Early Arrival” option (and therefore arriving on Thursday 24th of May), registration at-con will be open Thursday evening between 8pm and 10pm. There’s no need to wait til the Friday afternoon to register – you can show off your movie star status straight away! And on Friday, registration will be open from 10am. We wouldn’t want to make the stars of ConFuzzled 2012 wait now would we?
Hi Everyone,
We are pleased to announce that Party Suite Registrations are now open! You can find out more and register here!
Please ensure that you have read and understood the terms and conditions of sale before signing up. Also, please remember that rooms are sold on a first come, first served basis and that completing the registration form does not guarantee you a suite.
We’re pleased to announce that registrations for Party Suite bookings will be going live on Friday 2nd March at 8pm GMT (9pm CET/2pm CST). For further information on the Party Suites terms and conditions, please see the information on the Rooms page.
If you have any questions, please contact venue@confuzzled.org.uk
We’re delighted to announce our charity for this year: The Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary. They’re an organisation local to the convention hotel that deals with rescuing injured wildlife, educating the local community and looking after the animals in their care.
Take a look here for more information.