As the Sheraton Detroit Novi is now sold out we've procured a overflow contract with the nearby Hampton Inn Northville just one block south of the convention hotel. Both Double and King rooms are available at this time. To reserve a room for the event please call the Hampton at (734)462-1119 and mention group code "TFC" to get the convention rate of $92.00 a night. The hotel only has a limited number of double rooms but they also have many king rooms with pull out couches.

Our Guests of Honor for 2013 are:

• Lizardbeth (Artist Guest of Honor)
• Jill0r (Fursuiting Guest of Honor)
• Big Blue Fox (Special Media Guest of Honor)

You can read more about them on our Guests of Honor page!

Hey everyone,

The FCN 2013 dealers room is now full. The full list of dealers as of this writing can be found below:

• Jill0r - Guest of Honor
• Lizardbeth - Guest of Honor
• Brian & Tracy Reynolds
• Sandy Schreiber
• Diana Harlen Stein
• Heather Bruton, Illustration
• Northern Lights Studio - Balto
• Mary Mouse
• Saeto15
• Mongoose Ink
• Dream Keepers
• Skie Borne Art
• Lagarto Custom Leather
• Pandolf's Parade
• Rabbit Valley Comics
• The Dragon's Lair
• Syndactyl Arts
• Seppel Creations - Furoticon:TCG
• Mystik Waboose Clothier
• Lord Fenrir
• Lemonbrat
• Artful Dodger

It is possible that there may be changes between now and the convention, so be sure to consult our Dealers page for the most up to date list.

Hi Everyone,

I've gotten a few questions about why FCN is no longer registering minors as of our 2013 event. I figured in the interest of transparency that I would give everyone the low down on why we made the decision.

Last year we made the move to requiring minors to preregister. We did this because in previous years there were multiple problems with minors arriving on site without a notarized parental permission form or a legal guardian. As these are required to legally allow a minor to attend our event obtaining permission while minors were on site was extremely problematic and time consuming for our registration staff. Because of this last year we decided to try forcing pre registration for minors as that would get all of the paperwork out of the way before hand.

Unfortunately things didn't work out that way very well either. Of the 20 minor registrations we received we were only able to obtain parental consent from half of them. As such we had to issue refunds to the 10 that we were unable to receive the proper documentation from. The 10 that we did register were overly time consuming as we had to contact parents in several cases to receive the proper permission. Overall registering 10 minors took us as long as the other roughly 400 preregistrations. Considering the total attendance for FCN 2012 was 1127 this meant that the total minor registrations constituted less than 1% of total attendees.

It became obvious to us at that point that Furry Connection North does not appeal to the under 18 demographic. That combined with the serious burden that minor registration placed on our registration department compelled our board of directors to decide to eliminate minor registration from FCN.

Total attendance: 1179 members

Fursuit Parade count: 230 fursuiters

Total Charity Donations for Mutts and Mutts Rescue: $5000 ($1,214 in cash, $440 from the poker tournament, $1,975 from the Charity Auction, and $1,371 from the con!)

Furry Connection North will be held in its usual timeslot next year, from April 12th to April 14th, 2013.

We'll see you there!

Okay folks...
First and foremost, I want to apologize for this being agonizingly late. Secondly, I want to apologize for this being agonizingly late! (See, I apologized twice and that makes it all better.)

Now, the list you've been waiting for.

We are just a few days away from all the secrets getting out, so thought I would dodge the bullets and place the pocket guide online. This will be the same guide that you will receive at Registration, so don't feel the need to waste trees by printing this out.

You can view the Pocket Guide here .

On Site Registration

Rules!

Please bear in mind that the goal of registration is to get everyone taken care of as quickly as possible so they can get out of line and go enjoy the con. These rules are in place to facilitate that, as the registration staff is very focused on that goal. Asking for things that contradict the rules will only get a response of "no", and you will only be delaying the other folks behind you in line.

Cash is the fastest and easiest way to pay, and it's always accepted. We also have a Square reader for major credit cards, but if there are any problems with the system cash is the fall back. No other forms of payment will be accepted.

Identification is required in order for us to provide you with a badge. We have to verify your human face against your government issued ID.

On site badges are limited to sixteen alpha-numeric characters. Upper and lower case A-Z, 0-9 and spaces only. No symbols, no accents, no punctuation marks.

NO MINOR REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED ON SITE. MINORS WERE REQUIRED TO PRE-REGISTER BY MARCH 30TH, NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

The registration desk is not a place to go for information or just hang out. If you have questions pertaining to the convention you may ask at the information desk in the lobby, or ask at operations in the boardroom. If you don't have any business at the registration desk, please refrain from loitering in the area.

Current attendance totals will not be given out to attendees so please do not ask the registration staff. An official count of our registration numbers will be announced at closing ceremonies.

Hours!

Thursday:
7-10 PM
Pre-reg pickup in the St. Claire room
8-10 PM
On site registration in the coat room

Friday:
10 AM-8 PM
Full Service registration in the coat room

Saturday:
10 AM-6 PM
Full Service registration in the coat room

Sunday:
10 AM-1 PM
Full Service registration in the coat room

In case you need to get car service from Detroit International Airport here's some potentially helpful information.

Metro Cars
1-800-456-1701
Onsite at the Airport Cars and Minivans available
www.metrocars.com
Prices are $77 one way from Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) to The Sheraton Detroit Novi this includes fair taxes and tip

Metro Airport Taxi
1-800-745-5191
https://www.metroairporttaxi.org/index.htm
This company is slightly cheaper but Reservations are Requested please mention "Furry Connection North" when reserving your car to get the con rate. The company recommends reserving your car 3 hours in advance if you can unless you don't mind waiting a bit (between 25-35 minutes). Fair from Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) to The Sheraton Detroit Novi $50 Per Car or Minivan one way (Tip Extra) so if you know someone coming in at the same time buddy up and save some cash.

Although there will be a printed version available at the convention, you can start your planning now by checking out the online version of the FCN 2012 Restaurant and Services Guide. Enjoy!