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Going?
Basically, is anyone planning on going to Anthrocon '09? Or went in a previous year?

Anthrocon..?
Anthrocon is a furry convention held every year in Pittsburgh, July 2 - 5.
It's main events are (as copy-pasted from the AC site):

Art show:
Representing scores of participating artists, the Anthrocon Art Show exhibits and sells original artworks of a science fiction, fantasy and/or fannish nature, especially those relating to anthropomorphics. Artists offer works in various media, both flat (sketches, pen-and-ink drawings, paintings, etc.) and 3-dimensional (sculpture, masks, costumes, etc.) for display and sale.

Artists' Alley:
Artists Alley is a place for artists to sit and draw, to show off their artistic talents, and maybe even to sell a print or two. It complements the Art Show as a showcase for the amazing creativity found in the Anthropomorphics community.

Dealers Room:
Anthrocon hosts one of the largest dealers rooms of any Anthropomorphics convention in the world. A wide variety of anthropomorphic-related books and media as well as a plethora of art and other furry-related items are available throughout all three days of the con.

Charity Auction:
Each year Anthrocon picks a different charity for which the furry community can benefit via an auction. The charity for 2008 was the Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue; we have not yet decided on a charity recipient for 2009. Click on the Charity Auction link to learn more.

Dances:
Some of the larger social events are our dances which feature a wide variety of dance music as well as "fursuit-friendly" events. Check them out on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

Masquerade:
The Anthrocon Masquerade is an event designed to provide amateur and professional costumers a showcase in which to combine the creativity of costume design with performance skills. If you are a costumer, the Masquerade is the prime location to express yourself through these particular talents
while helping to provide a memorable entertainment experience for Anthrocon attendees.

Uncle Kage's Story Hour:
UKSH has been a traditional feature at Anthrocon since its inception. Come listen to the tales, all of which Uncle Kage maintains are 100% true and unembellished.

2, the Ranting Gryphon:
The finest comic talent in Furry Fandom and a fixture at Anthrocon. Join him for an hour (or more!) of laughs and razor-sharp wit!

And more.

Whoa, whoa, whoa...furry convention..?
To answer this, I'll direct you to Anthrocon's "What is "Furry"?" page as it explains it all far better than I can. Here -- http://www.anthrocon.org/about-furry

Sounds cool!...more info please?
AC is a lot to explain all at once so I strongly suggest looking over the pages of AC's site (click the banner at the top of this page).
You do need to get a hotel room if you're going to go to AC you'll need plenty of money, not just for the room but for food and souveniers aswell. There's a lot to see and do so you'll miss a lot if you only go for the one day. Not to worry though, the AC website has loads of information on pricing and how to reduce the cost of going.
You need to register and pay to go to Anthrocon aswell, again, look on their site for information about all that.

If you're under 18 I'm 99.9% sure you have to have an adult with you to get in to AC!

Just for "fursuiters":
Firstly, this is a fursuit -- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... al_top.jpg and a partial suit -- http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w96/ ... ismall.jpg . Basically - animal costumes.

For those who like to go to AC in their suits and act a bit and mess around. (AC is the perfect place to go to wear one - or even just a tail or pair of ears - without fear of everyone thinking you're a weirdo running around in a costume)
AC has a Fursuiter's lounge so you can go in there to cool off (it gets very hot wearing a suit!), take off your mask and get some fresh air and there's always plenty of water so you won't get dehydrated.

Ew...weirdo's...:
Please...this is thread to talk about Anthrocon and who's going/might be going/wants to go. NOT to discuss whether you like furries or not.

Not to mention the fact - You don't have to be a furry to go to Anthrocon!
Of course it helps but you can go there just to look at the sales tables and art or just to go with friends and don't worry, a lot of furries at Anthrocon prefer not to wear a costume so you're not constantly surrounded by people in animal suits. A lot do wear tails or ears though.

So...is this the only furry convention? I kinda can't go to Pittsburgh. ]:
Most certainly not!
There are -loads- of different ones, ones I know of aside from AC are:
Midwest Furfest - USA
Eurofurence - Europe (Unsure where..)
RBW - London
MiDFur - Australia

There are tons more but I won't list them here right now.

That's pretty much all I have to put here for now, so back to the original question - Anyone going/might be going/want to go?

I'm afraid I won't be going, even though I'd love to go. I don't have the money to get there or anyone to go with. Infact if I had the money to go to any furry convention, it'd be RBW in London.

Awesome, it's nice to see other furries letting people know about furries and furry happenings.
Cheers. ^^

I'll be attending Anthrocon again like previous years. Not sure if I'll have my new fursuit done or not by then, but I'll still be running about in my old one if not. That, or taking more pictures of the fursuit parade and events. I remember in previous years I took a little over 700 pictures

There is almost too much to describe about furry conventions. Imagine the absolute largest pile of win placed smack-dab in downtown metropolitan areas crammed full inside one or two hotels. Not only Anthrocon being the largest furry convention on the planet, there is just too much to do and best of all; meet new people and have fun.


<< OMG FURRIES

** Taken at Midwest FurFest 2008. Slightly out of focus for inability to operate Manual mode on camera 100% there whilst intoxicated. On a side note: I absolutely hate Photobucket's compressor- it lacks color quality.


...and people call us wierd. Shame. The furry fandom is one of the most accepting and- while sometimes stubborn- also compassionate groups out there.

One of these years I am going out to Eurofurence. It's sponsored by Jägermeister. :]

I've thought about going at the very least to see what it's like there. I mean, pictures and stuff are helpful, but nothing beats actually being there to get the full experience.

It does sound like something worth going to at least once, so I'll make a point to get there some time! I'll probably just drop in, take in the atmosphere a bit, and such, but it'd be nice to see some of you guys who posted in this topic there!

I've been to AC. Great convention!

Wow. xD
Talk about old topic!

I've still not been to AC, it's too far away for me to afford. :C
Some day I will go, likely with Lux. 'Least just two of us shouldn't be too expensive, probably need about $800 for flights, food and con tickets etc.
I'll need more though because I would spend a lot in the Dealer's Den. >_>

I'll probably see about going to RBW or ConFuzzled before though, seeing as they're in the UK too.