Melissa Sumby, better known by her fandom name "likeshine", is a geek. who geeks. who has the capacity to geek. /shameless scott pilgrim reference

Hey dancin' fuzzies!

Now that FC has passed, it is time to start thinking about your next dance competition, or in some cases, your first dance competition. I'm happy to inform you that for the first time ever, FCN will be hosting its own fursuit dance competition. Now, how will this be different than the other dance competitions out there?

Hey Folks,

If you're reading this, that means you're looking at the 2012 website design! It was made by Chillymouse.

While implmenting the design, I took the time to add a few more features to the site:

- Support for the Open Graph Protocol. Now when you click the Facebook "Like" button on any page, that like will automagically go up on your Facebook wall. This will help spread the word about us!

- Google Plus One support. Located next to the "Like" button, you can now +1 any page on the site.

Enjoy the 2012 look and feel!

-- Giza (Webmaster Leopard)

Information on FCN 2012's charity will be posted here soon!

Samuel Conway is a chemist who holds a Ph.D. from Dartmouth and works in a laboratory in his native Pennsylvania. He is also the chairman of Anthrocon, the world's largest Furry convention, held annually in Pittsburgh, PA.

Known as "Uncle Kage" to his fans, he is an experienced raconteur who has performed on stage all around the country and even in such far-flung places as Germany, Australia and the Czech Republic. He has been called by some an unofficial spokesperson for the Furry fandom since he has dedicated a good deal of time and energy to dispelling the myths and misunderstandings surrounding the world of anthropomorphics.
In what spare time he can find he likes to write and has published a number of stories in small-press titles, although he did break into the Big World in 1999 when his story "Tweaked in the Head: was included in "Flights of Fantasy," an anthology of bird-related SF tales assembled by Mercedes Lackey. His favorite convention activity is meeting with friends in the bar, and if you're inclined to ask he has a preference for sweet rieslings (Germany's Mosel Valley or Washington's Columbia Valley, neither older than 3 years) although he'll always settle for a nice cheap white zinfandel out of a box with a plastic spigot on the bottom.

A little bit of a guide on what to bring for those who are new to conventions or coming to us from out of state and may never have been to Michigan before.

Because FCN happens during April it is also during one of Michigans most unpredictable seasons. Spring. It is perfectly possible for everyday to be completely different. Anyone who was here for the first FCN experienced the best example of that. It snowed, rained and was very warm and muggy all in a single weekend.

Okay!
Auditions are open... mmm... NOW!

Go ahead and send auditions (not more than 60 minutes in length) to dance AT furryconnect DOT com with the subject line "FCN 2011 Audition" for consideration. All genres accepted. If you've auditioned for FCN 2010, you must submit an new audition. If you've already submitted an audition for 2011, don't submit another one as you're already in my spreadsheet. Auditions will be accepted until March 1st! DJs will be announced approximately one month from the convention date! Good luck!

I just deployed the 2011 version of the site.

Among other things, I deployed the following features:

- Forums

- Gamertags on user accounts

- Buddy lists

- Private Messaging

- A fivestar rating system for posts and comments

- User tagging of content (and a tag cloud)

Let me know what you think in the comments!