Well I was one of the attendees to this convention and all I can say is if you didnt attend you missed out on an amazing con. It was a very family friendly fun SFW style convention and refreshing too. Its not like you couldnt have fun and be silly but the furry community in Seattle were under very close watch after RF disaster.. AnthroNW had to be called an Anthropomorphic convention as hotels in Seattle were still nervous about the community and we had to show them that we can behave. In order to keep peace as such the security firm FLARE was brought up from California and I must say they were very discreet but if any issues came (and none did) they were there 24 hours a day with medical and security staff. The hotel appreciated the extra attention..
The dream of AnthroNW was to show the world what beauty the fandom can offer. The idea was to host a different style con, one that most furs tell their parents they went too.. lol. This con was one you could be proud to have gone too or taken friends, family or even kids too. They had policy in place that ensured respectable attendees, you could have a party but had to limit it in your room. No drunkenness or bad drug use was tolerated but again this issue never came up.. I was pleasantly surprised how well everyone behaved and such.. talking with families with kids who attended LOVED it. They said they will be back and bring others. The con was designed for everyone, lots of activities and panels were off the charts. Fun things like Dance battles were pawesome. Nightly dances were packed with VERY good DJs like Rica and others. So many famous furs attended as well. It was like the whos who in the community and felt kinda humbling to be amongst their presence.
CNN was a bit of a surprise but Lisa Ling is a VERY respectable reporter and showed the organizers what their intentions were.. Mostly they came to interview two amazing furs, all their volunteer work and ask about the community. Footage may never hit the TV but if it does will be nothing but positives for our group. Contract forms were posted at Con Ops where you had the option to be removed from final footage if wanted. Plus Lisa respected the con and only filmed in controlled areas. I never followed all the feeds during the con on Twitter and elsewhere but really gang.. I know the community has been burned before and respect that but can only say fur myself that I think the negative comments were WAY over blown.. As for being censored and comments deleted, well what would you do if you ran something and people who never ever attended started to bash your dream.. Of course hateful comments will be deleted. I am glad that allot more came forward to calm the haters. This con was special and will be held as such, something others should strive for.
Con space being crowded, not really.. We had 814 first year attendees.. WOW. that will go down in Wiki fur as the biggest first year attendance EVER in our community.. Well done gang.. The hotel had other conventions going on during the weekend and next year we will be getting allot more space. Hotel can hold double that number easy and con has a long term dream if numbers keep moving upward new location may be in the works.. The con had venues spread out which was unique like Game works Thursday night.. That place is a HUGE arcade that first time allowed fursuiters in during our block time. Was fun and looked amazing to see.. They loved the furries and welcomed us back next year. All I can see for this con is positive things and growth. Dont take my word for it but do some snooping online and talk with others who actually went.. Gabriels dream of AnthroNW is alive and well and fur me I did take a little piece of it home in me and hopefully spread the joy of the fandom to others better. It was an honor really to been part of this con, and I dont say that lightly..
Well I was one of the attendees to this convention and all I can say is if you didnt attend you missed out on an amazing con. It was a very family friendly fun SFW style convention and refreshing too. Its not like you couldnt have fun and be silly but the furry community in Seattle were under very close watch after RF disaster.. AnthroNW had to be called an Anthropomorphic convention as hotels in Seattle were still nervous about the community and we had to show them that we can behave. In order to keep peace as such the security firm FLARE was brought up from California and I must say they were very discreet but if any issues came (and none did) they were there 24 hours a day with medical and security staff. The hotel appreciated the extra attention..
The dream of AnthroNW was to show the world what beauty the fandom can offer. The idea was to host a different style con, one that most furs tell their parents they went too.. lol. This con was one you could be proud to have gone too or taken friends, family or even kids too. They had policy in place that ensured respectable attendees, you could have a party but had to limit it in your room. No drunkenness or bad drug use was tolerated but again this issue never came up.. I was pleasantly surprised how well everyone behaved and such.. talking with families with kids who attended LOVED it. They said they will be back and bring others. The con was designed for everyone, lots of activities and panels were off the charts. Fun things like Dance battles were pawesome. Nightly dances were packed with VERY good DJs like Rica and others. So many famous furs attended as well. It was like the whos who in the community and felt kinda humbling to be amongst their presence.
CNN was a bit of a surprise but Lisa Ling is a VERY respectable reporter and showed the organizers what their intentions were.. Mostly they came to interview two amazing furs, all their volunteer work and ask about the community. Footage may never hit the TV but if it does will be nothing but positives for our group. Contract forms were posted at Con Ops where you had the option to be removed from final footage if wanted. Plus Lisa respected the con and only filmed in controlled areas. I never followed all the feeds during the con on Twitter and elsewhere but really gang.. I know the community has been burned before and respect that but can only say fur myself that I think the negative comments were WAY over blown.. As for being censored and comments deleted, well what would you do if you ran something and people who never ever attended started to bash your dream.. Of course hateful comments will be deleted. I am glad that allot more came forward to calm the haters. This con was special and will be held as such, something others should strive for.
Con space being crowded, not really.. We had 814 first year attendees.. WOW. that will go down in Wiki fur as the biggest first year attendance EVER in our community.. Well done gang.. The hotel had other conventions going on during the weekend and next year we will be getting allot more space. Hotel can hold double that number easy and con has a long term dream if numbers keep moving upward new location may be in the works.. The con had venues spread out which was unique like Game works Thursday night.. That place is a HUGE arcade that first time allowed fursuiters in during our block time. Was fun and looked amazing to see.. They loved the furries and welcomed us back next year. All I can see for this con is positive things and growth. Dont take my word for it but do some snooping online and talk with others who actually went.. Gabriels dream of AnthroNW is alive and well and fur me I did take a little piece of it home in me and hopefully spread the joy of the fandom to others better. It was an honor really to been part of this con, and I dont say that lightly..