This is from Dan Skunk, posted on the Ontario Furries board! There's a surprising amount of start up cons in the east. This is Dan's compilation!
Furnal Equinox March 2010 Toronto
http://www.furnalequinox.com/What The Fur June 2010 Montreal
http://www.whatthefur.ca/Bytown Furry Convention July 31-August 1st, 2010 Ottawa
http://capitalfurs.myfreeforum.org/about1014.htmlCondition Furry August 7-8, 2010 London
http://www.conditionfurry.ca/Camp Feral! TBA TBA
http://www.campferal.org/You're able to find Camp Ferals date and location on their site. Hope this helps! ( Again. Dan compiled this!
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Edit: Manerivic, if you're interested in British Conventions, I'd try consulting either Wikifur, or a board based on the UK, not Canada. ^^
Too Ulysses:
Though I have no experience in ANY of this, I can try and throw my ideas into the pot. If you're serious about starting up something like this, well, carpe' diem. Just that there is a bunch of cons starting up in the Eastern Area. Anyways.
First meeting would probably be very low-key, just a few of us meeting together, making friends, etc.
If that's the case, you might want to plan on starting in a small, cheaper venue that makes more sense based on what you're expecting for the first time. Maybe resembling more of a meet then a convention, if that makes any sense. I doubt you'll get the turn out to be able to pay for hotel space.
the meet-up so far:
Just curious, but are you interesting in forming a convention? Or are fur meet. The latter may be easier/more appropriate, methinks.
ideas of activities and stuff we could do. myself. I do like the idea of getting fursuits involved, but I know not many of us have some...
As for the fursuit parts, I'm willing to wager about ten percent of people would be in them, maybe less depending on the size.
As for ideas for activities, I'll compile a list of my ideas. At the same time, it might be a bit better if it was more then one day, unless you are only planning just a meet. And I guess it does depend on the venue.
-Open Microphone ( I love those things
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-Suggestion Forum ( like, a public forum. Not online!)
-Panels/Workshops on things such as drawing, and sewing, and things that are associated with the fandom.
-Barbecue/some sort of cookout ( with some vegetarian options available).
That's all I have for now, but another thing.
If you are seriously trying for a convention, not a furmeet, you might want to try to get the legal stuff all done before give a date or anything ( insurance and trademarking and such). I didn't say before you finish brainstorming, just before you give a date/rent a space.
That said, I don't /think/ furmeets need the sort of legal mumbo-jumbo, as it's basically just people getting together informally, as opposed to a convention. Which, aren't they regarded as a business ( non profit or otherwise)?
Anyways, best of luck thinking everything over.
