VancouFur

Nitro is a fursuiter hailing from Langley, BC who has been in the furry fandom since early 2007. You may have seen him on Youtube riding a dirt bike wearing his first German Shepherd fursuit. Before discovering the fandom, he often travelled around BC competing in the sport of motocross racing. When not dogging around in suit, you can find him crafting new gadgets and tinkering with existing ones. Working as a master electrician for the past 20 years, he’s always wanted to mix his love for suiting and passion for electronics into one!

His most popular contraptions are the fursuit head dryers and cooling fans which have been used at Vancoufur from the beginning. He’s been very involved with the community over the years as well; entertaining in fursuit at multiple charity events and staffing local furry conventions.

"Hello, it is a pleasure to meet you and I hope you like seeing what I do!"

Matrices is from the beautiful Pacific Northwest, living on an island in Washington state. Her name Matricies means "That in which anything is developed, takes shape, or is contained. " It was chosen because she felt it was a creative choice and became established because it wasn't normally taken in other online communities - so it stuck!

Her favorite thing to do in the PNW area is hiking and exploring. Rocky driftwood-strewn beaches, evergreen covered mountains, and misty forests are all high on her appreciation list in life. She is a dog-person extraordinaire, adopting one adorable dog named Turbo in 2009. She usually offers him silly things on video using the twitter tag #TurboTakes to see if he accepts them or not. Dogs are a big source of inspiration for her, and have always been an important part of her life. Other hobbies Matricies enjoy include drawing, building, and wearing costumes, making props, and generally being crafty. She's always been a creative person, drawing since she was four and was lucky to have the opportunity to learn how to design websites early in life, having done so since she was 10.

Matricies has been involved in the furry, cartoon, and anthropomorphic fandom since 1998-1999, describing it as a "gradual interest". Since 1999, she has made her own costume masks of her characters almost every Halloween. The first attempts were made using paper maché which were then decorated in paint. In 2003 she moved towards using plastic canvases and foam construction and has moved on since then - experimenting with different mask making mediums and techniques ever since. Matricies has taught classes on mask making, tail making, and costume design at local events and conventions since 2004. She also lends a hand sharing techniques and WIPs with other like-minded folks online. As a self-employed costume designer, professional tailor, freelance artist, and sales persons she says its "an amazing job" and is thrilled to be able to fill a wonderfully spectacular niche, working with so many wonderful clients who share her interests.

vancoufur.org/registration

If you wanted to pre-register for #VFur2020, now's a good time to do it! It's CAD$10 cheaper to do it now than at the door!

Overflow room block

We'll be opening an overflow room block today (2019/11/29) at 18:30 PST! To make sure you get the link, check out one of our social media accounts:

https://twitter.com/vancoufur

https://snouts.online/@vancoufur

Nominations for VF2021 chair are now open

If you know of anyone who you think has what it takes to run a furry convention (even if that person is yourself!), we're accepting nominations for convention chair (for 2021) until 2019/12/11 at 23:59 PST! For details, check out the following document:

https://bcanthroevents.org/forms/VF_Chair_Selection_2021_Application.pdf

Con book submissions are now open

We're now accepting submissions for the VF2020 con book! If you've got any art, short stories, or advertisements you'd like us to include, check out:

vancoufur.org/programming-events/cutiepagent

Applications for the Cutie Pageant (it's a talent show, but with fursuits!) are open now!

https://vancoufur.org/staff/join-us

We're still open for volunteers, too! If you want to help out at the con in any way, get in touch with us.

Also, details on Dance Competition applications will be coming out soon!

It's less than five months until the con, and things are getting exciting now! New stuff that's coming up in the near future:

https://vancoufur.org/vendors/artistalley Artist Alley reservations close on **Monday**! If you're an artist and you're interested in doing that, please, sign up for it ASAP!

https://vancoufur.org/programming-events/djapplications DJ applications are open until December 15th!

We're going to do weekly updates on here for periodic reminders and other things that aren't super urgent, so, here's the first of those!

Volunteering

We're looking for volunteers! Currently, we're looking for:

Administration

Human resources

Marketing/advertisement

And at-con positions, including:

    Rangers (con safety &c.)

    Registration staff

    Con store tellers

    Gophers

Even if you aren't interested in these specific positions, please apply  to volunteer anyways! We'll find somewhere that you can help!

https://vancoufur.org/staff/join-us

Upgrading your membership

If you've already registered for the convention, you can still upgrade your membership, to take advantage of the lower registration rates that we're going to have until November 8th. By the way, registration is currently $15 cheaper than the at the door price, so the sooner you register, the better!

https://vancoufur.org/registration

Public Discord server

We now have a public Discord server, which is also where we'll be holding our monthly public meetings. If you want to stay up to date with the con, or just talk more to other attendees, we encourage you to join!

Our second room block is now open!

This Sunday (2019/09/15), at 13:00, we're opening our second room block at the main hotel!

https://vancoufur.org/83-2020-news-articles/131-hotelblock2

Check here for information about the hotel, including room rates:

Register before November 8th if you want to save $15 off of the at the door price! It's only CAD$55/USD$~42 for a standard registration now!

There's also a sponsor tier (+ T-shirt, Ice Cream Social ticket, and sponsor gift) for CAD$130/USD$~98, and a patron tier (+ early access to vendor areas, tickets for the GOH dinner and show, patron gift, and ~a surprise~) for CAD$210/USD$~159.

Another reminder that we're looking for volunteers ⁠— especially for the following roles: ◙ Administration ◙ Human resources ◙ Marketing/advertisement ◙ And at-con positions, including: ○ Rangers (con safety &c.) ○ Registration staff ○ Con store tellers ○ Gophers ◙ Even if you aren't interested in these specific positions, please apply to volunteer anyways! We'll find somewhere that you can help!

https://www.vancoufur.org/staff/join-us

Introducing: our Guest of Honour and our Community Spotlight!

Our Guest of Honour is Matrices, an artist and fursuit maker from the Pacific Northwest, who has been part of the furry community for nearly 20 years. She is well known for her crafting and costume making! https://vancoufur.org/guests/goh

Eligibility information: https://vancoufur.org/vendors/dealersdenApply at: https://reg.vancoufur.org/kiosk/dealers2020_app/

Dealer's den applications open *this* Sunday, 2019/07/21, at 12:00 PDT!

https://vancoufur.org/vendors/dealersden