If you'd like an advance copy of our programming grid it is now available at the following link.

http://www.michiganfurs.com/fcn/FCN_2013_Programming_Grid.xlsx

On site registration is going to work near identical to previous years, except for the price changes. Let's start with the on site registration prices.

Super Sponsor Membership: $120
Sponsor Membership: $80
Attending Membership: $40
Daily Membership: $20

If you pre-registered, and wish to upgrade on site, we'll subtract what you've already paid from the price of the new membership level. For example, upgrading from pre-reg Attending to on-site Sponsor will run $50.

GOVERNMENT ISSUED PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED to complete your registration. That means a driver's license, state ID or passport. Without this, you cannot be given a badge.

On Thursday night, pre-registration pickups will be offered in the St. Claire room. That's the one in the lobby, near the bar. Pre-registration hours will run from 7 PM until 10 PM. After that, pre-registered attendees can pick up their materials from Operations, which is in the Board Room in the lobby.

During the rest of the event, pre-registered attendees can pick up their materials from the reg desk when it's open, or Operations when Registration is closed. Here are the Registration desk hours.

Thursday: 8PM - 10PM
Friday: 10AM - 8PM
Saturday: 10AM - 6PM
Sunday: 10AM - 1PM

The registration desk can accept cash and major credit cards. Visa, Mastercard, Discover & American Express. In addition to your payment, GOVERNMENT ISSUED PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration is for people 18 & up only. EIGHTEEN AND UP ONLY. If you are under 18 and show up at the event, we will not sell you anything, no matter how far you or your parents drove to get to Novi.

Utilizing the most advanced scientific methods, our crack team of audio engineers have finally created the...

Hey dancin' fuzzies!

Are some fursuit dance competitions getting too large? Do you dislike the fact that some competitions have 60+ fursuiters trying out for them? Do you want to tryout for a dance competition and not want to overly stress out about whether will make it to the finals? Do you want to do this all while still being in the midst of the some of the best fursuit dancers this fandom has to offer? Then come to FCN for our 2nd Fursuit Dance Competition!

Last year, we put over a dozen talented fursuit dancers on the floor in a show that was as fun as any other dance competition at a furry convention. For 2013, it will be much of the same.

Just like last year, we welcome solo acts, dancing couples, as well as fursuiting crews to show off their talent, offering more ways than ever to show off your moves! Also, just like last year, "crowd reaction" will be a factor in the final score. Because when you get half of the con attendees packed in the ballroom, you want them chanting your name!

If you are interested, a link has been included explaining the fine details of this competition. If you have any questions, contact Huscoon via e-mail at huscoon(at)gmail(dot)com or through AIM, Yahoo, FA, or LJ under the username "huscoon."

Thank you and good luck!

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Hey everyone!
Furry Connection North is now accepting DJ auditions for 2013!

Now that we've got the pleasantries out of the way, let's get down to business. There are a few rules that your demo should follow:

- Be between 30 and 60 minutes.
Individual set times during our dances are approximately 60 minutes.
- Appropriate to the genre you would play at-con.
This is important for scheduling.
- Must be accompanied by a track list.
Please and thank you!
- Must be MP3 @ 320Kbit (or equivalent OGG/AAC bitrate; FLAC/ALAC/WAV/AIFF are okay too)
If your demo is on Soundcloud/Mixcloud/etc., please make sure it can be downloaded at the above quality.
- No studio mixes! Your mix must be recorded live in one take.

Got it? Awesome! Send your demo to dance@furryconnect.com for review!
Demos will be accepted until March 2, 2013. Selected DJs will be emailed shortly after the submission process is closed.

When formatting your email please use the subject "FCN 2013 DJ." Be sure to include:
Name:
Stage name:
Furry Name (if different than stage name):
Demo URL:
Demo genre:
Track list:
Previous DJ experience:
Day Prefence (pick two): Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday

If you have any questions, please email me, reply to this thread, or poke me on Twitter (@0ddj0b). Thank you and good luck!

Our convention book guidelines are posted for FCN 2013! You can find them on our conbook page.

Of note are upcoming deadlines:

• Advertising Deadline: February 11th, 2013
• Content Submission Deadline: February 15th, 2013

Further information can be found on the conbook page.

Furry Connection North has chosen its charity for this year, the Country Cat & City Kitty Cat/Kitten Rescue. Their mission is to provide safe, foster-based care for cats and kittens during the active pursuit of forever homes. Public education, including the importance of spay/neuter, is a priority of our organization. Spay/neuter is a way that the public can help ease the strain on shelters by reducing the number of unwanted and abandoned cats. Country Cat & City Kitty provides medical care for our fostered animals as well as food and other assistance for pet owners in need. As a volunteer-based non-for-profit feline rescue, Country Cat & City Kitty hosts fundraising events throughout the year to continue our shelter, medical, and assistance services. Country Cat & City Kitty believes that every feline has a future family and loving forever home and our goal is to help find it.

We will be having several special events to benefit our charity this year including the auction. This year we will have a fursuit in the style of the Angry Cats thanks to the generosity of Jill0r along with many other interesting and unique items.