Further Confusion

Further Confusion
Status	Active
Genre	Furry
Venue	San Jose McEnery Convention Center
Location(s)	San Jose, California
Country	United States
Inaugurated	1999
Most recent	2016
Attendance	3536 in 2016 (Peak: 3560 in 2014)
Organized by	Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc.
Filing status	501(c)3
Website
http://furtherconfusion.org/

Further Confusion, or Furcon, is an annual furry convention held in San Jose, California each January, celebrating the anthropomorphics genre or furry fandom, including charitable benefits, educational seminars, art shows, panels and general social activities. It was the first event sponsored by Anthropomorphic Arts and Education (Furcon is its registered service mark) and continues to be its largest.

Beginning in 1999 with attendance of 691 individuals, Further Confusion has grown rapidly. In 2014, its record attendance was 3,560 individuals from around the world. Further Confusion donated over $100,000 to various charitable beneficiaries (including animal shelters, rescue groups, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) in the period 1999-2008. Its art show sales routinely exceed $50,000.

Guests of honor

A fursuiter hosts the Iron Artist competition at Further Confusion 2002

Every year, Further Confusion invites significant artists, writers, or other creative workers as guests of honor. The guests of honor so far have been:

• Ed Kline, Ken Mitchroney and Michael H. Payne (1999)
• C. J. Cherryh, Shawn Keller, John Nunnemacher, Karen Prell, Mike Quinn and Jane Fancher (2000)
• Diane Duane, Christina Hanson, Peter Morwood, Felorin and Talzhemir (2001)
• David Brin and Kevin Palivec (2002)
• Karen Anderson and Toby Bluth (2003)
• Heather Alexander, Grant Freckelton and Larry Niven (2004)
• Alan Dean Foster and Walter Crane (2005)
• Eric Elliott and Jane Lindskold (2006)
• Baron Engel and Jerry Pournelle (2007)
• David Alan Barclay, Rodney Haley, and Alexander James Adams (2008)
• Jeff Pidgeon, Anita Coulter and Clare Bell (2009).
• Michael Fry, T. Lewis, and Ursula Vernon (2010)
• Blotch (artist) (2011)
• E.E. Knight and Matthew Ebel (2012)
• Ursula Vernon and Chris Savino (2013)
• Mandi Tremblay (2014)
• Andy Heath, Warrick Brownlow-Pike and Lex Rudd (2015)
• Dana Simpson, fursuit maker Syber, and artists: Fox Amoore and Pepper Coyote (2016)

Anthropomorphic Arts and Education

Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Inc. (AAE) is a non-profit corporation that supports educational and charitable activities of interest to furry fans. AAE is primarily involved with organizing Further Confusion, as an activity that raises funds and donations on behalf of charities, conducts seminars, and provides a gathering place for the furry fandom.

External links

• Further Confusion official website