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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
10:55 am [lattefoxlk]	June FC staff meeting this Saturday the 8th! Further Confusion will be holding our next public staff meeting for the FC2014 season on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 1PM in the Guadalupe Room of the San Jose Marriott, 301 South Market St, San Jose. (This room is on the second floor of the Marriott, it was our second headless lounge during FC 2013!) If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have any interest at all in helping with Further Confusion as a member of staff, we highly encourage you visit our open staff meetings to find out how you can be involved. If you can't come to the meeting in person but you still want to help, please email HR@furtherconfusion.org and we will be happy to help you find a job with us. There are a lot of ways to help the convention, many of which only require a few hours of your time before or during the convention. In return for volunteering your time with us you get a deeply discounted rate on your convention membership, access to other staff perks, and the appreciation of a very thankful executive committee as well as the thanks of your fellow attendees. What: Further Confusion Open Staff Meeting When: Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 1PM Where: San Jose Marriott, Guadalupe Room Hope to see you there! (Comment on this)
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
6:48 pm [lattefoxlk]	We're missing a few Dealer's Den payments! The following Dealers are in danger of losing their reserved space: Arupaka SpazzyKoneko Kipper Alien Eyes Creations Summer Jackel These persons have until June 17th (10 business days from this posting) to get in touch with the Dealer’s Den manager by emailing us at dealers@furtherconfusion.org and arranging a payment. Once June 17th has passed, these slots will be released to our waiting list. If you someone on this list, give them a heads-up and have them contact us! If they are no longer interested in keeping their table reservation, we need to know! (Comment on this)
Friday, May 31st, 2013
3:15 pm [sproutchk]	FC:UNLEASHED 2014 CALL FOR ACTS! Heeeeeeeeey kids! It's that time again! We are asking you to start submitting your acts for Further Confusion's variety show: FC:Unleashed! I'm Sprout, your MC for the 2014 show and I'm working closely with the show's new lead, KaiFox! The show is shaping up to be a good one and we already have a few fun things that we're planning on adding to the lineup. However, we need YOU and YOUR acts to make the show happen! I know I sound like a broken record but truely, without acts, we have no show. So! Without further hesitation, please check out our call for acts video and fill out the included form. Both found here: Thanks guys! Can't wait to see what you awesome, beautiful people come up with! :) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
8:20 pm [sashowind]	A message from the MeetingMax President and COO I personally wanted to make sure I addressed an item of concern that was brought to my attention this evening. I understand that at 6:00PM (Pacific) today, FurCon 2014 went live to take hotel reservations. This housing initiative was launched using the Meetingmax Online Housing platform. Sequentially and unfortunately, there was scheduled maintenance set to perform on the servers at the same time. Upon receipt of the knowledge of FurCon’s timing, our technical team decided that although it was unlikely to create an issue, they would postpone the maintenance until 3:00AM tomorrow morning. Unfortunately although they disabled one of the scheduled maintenance routines, there were still several more that were left to run. These routines running in combination with the FurCon group booking their hotel rooms created a slow reservation process for many. If either of these occurrences happened individually, there would be no issue however, as you state in your address, it truly created the “perfect storm”. I understand that reservations started flowing at 6:30 and several per second in under an hour of launch but I do realize there was a period of time that your members needed to sit and wait to get their hotel reservation created. I want to take this opportunity to apologize for the inconvenience experienced by some of your members. Although the Meetingmax Housing System is used for thousands of large citywide events each year throughout the world, some totalling more than 50,000 attendees each & is used in high profile events like TED Conferences, Ironman Triathalons and the Winter Olympics, this issue was unforeseen by our technical staff. For this I would like to personally apologize. At Meetingmax we are known for creating a culture of service and living by our 6 Core Values. I think we fell down on one of these tonight; “Create Success” but I am hoping that our second core value “Nurture All Relationships” is evident in our dealings this evening. Please feel free to have any of your attendees drop me a line directly if they would like to. I am happy to get any feedback (and despite having a terrific services team in-house, I always answer my own emails and my own phone). Warm regards, Jeff Duncan President & Chief Operating Officer Meetingmax Inc. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
7:38 pm [sashowind]	The Perfect Storm or...what the heck happened tonight! Attendees, First off I want to give our most sincere appolgies for the issue with our hotel reservation system. Here is the situation: Team San Jose changed softwares from Passkey to MeetingMax for reservations. Both systems are very similiar and easy to use, but MeetingMax is known for great service for their customers. This is evident in the fact that I have personally been on the phone with their COO during the incident tonight. We had a "perfect storm" happen: a scheduled maintence on the MeetingMax system that the COO had instructed to be turned off, so we wouldn't have server issues. Apparently, the IT department missed the memo. The system then went into its maintence as scheduled at the same time our attendee's were trying to get their reservations. The COO and myself worked to get the maintence turned off so our attendees could get their reservations. Reservations first appeared in the system around 6:30pm Pacific Time and have gone from there. I will personally be speaking with Team San Jose about this issue. If you are not sure if your reservation went thru, please email hotel@furtherconfusion.org and either myself or my assistant director will reply with information confirming it.  We will just need the name that is on the reservation. Some nights have already sold out. We are aware of this and will talk to Team San Jose in the morning to extend our block. However as the hotels themselves fill up with other reservations, it severly limits our ability to extend the blocks. If you are able to get a reservation and are missing Sunday night or Monday night, please make the reseravtion for what you can obtain and email hotel@furtherconfusion.org and we will work to get you into a room for Sunday and Monday night. Again I will be working with Team San Jose, the Marriott and the Hilton on what happened tonight. Thank you all for your patiences and understanding in this matter! Sasho Windfeather Hotel Director Further Confusion 2014- Further Confusion Vs. The World Current Mood: drained (22 Comments |Comment on this)
6:20 pm [beastcub]	Link to book rooms is not working Edit: seems messages went out via Twitter that the team knows there is a problem is trying to fix this issue (I have no Twitter so I ran straight here) - Been almost 20 minutes now and "click here to book your room" is not working for me, and an email just now confirmed that it is not working for my friend either. on IE I get "Internet Explorer cannot display the web page" on firefox I get "The connection has times out The server at www.mmx2reservations.com is taking too long to respond." just thought I would letcha know in case something needs fixing .__. (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
3:41 pm [lattefoxlk]	A preview of our Hotel booking system! The hotel block for Further Confusion 2014 opens TOMORROW at 6PM Pacific! The link will be posted on the Hotel page of our website at 6PM (get your F5 and Cmd+R fingers warmed up!). In the meantime, take a look at what to expect from Team San Jose's new booking software: ( Read more past the cut!Collapse ) Many questions may have already been addressed by our Hotel FAQ, be sure to check that first. Otherwise, feel free to email our hotel liaison here! Current Mood: excited (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
8:59 am [smack_jackal]	Schedule of Further Confusion Staff 2014 Open Meetings Hey guys, here's the schedule of Further Confusion 2014 remaining Open Staff Meetings!  These meeting are open to everybody who wishes to sit in and see how we put Further Confusion together or to volunteer to help with many of the feature of convention, both before and during the run of the convention. (Yep, not all volunteering opportunities require that you give up any time at all during the convention!) So come, learn, help, enjoy, and hang out with other furs as we put the pieces of Further Confusion 2014: Further Confusion Vs. The World! into place! All Further Confusion 2014 Open Staff meetings are scheduled to start at 1:00PM and go until 4:00pm. Dates, Venues/Rooms, and Notes 06/08/2013 - San Jose Marriott - Guadalupe Room   Note: The SJCC is also hosting the the 2013 CLEO Conference this date. 07/13/2013 - San Jose Marriott - Blossom Hill Room 08/17/2013 - Hilton San Jose - Santa Clara Room 09/14/2013 - Hilton San Jose - Room To Be Announced 10/12/2013 - Hilton San Jose - Santa Clara Room 11/09/2013 - Venue To Be Announced - Room To Be Announced   Note: The SJCC is also hosting the Ski & Board Festival this date. 12/14/2013 - San Jose Marriott - Blossom Hill Room   Note: The SJCC is also hosting Golden State Cheer Competition this date.    01/11/2014 - San Jose Marriott - Blossom Hill Room   Note: The SJCC is also hosting the Silicon Valley International Auto Show this date. Venues Addresses The San Jose Marriott - 301 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113 The Hilton San Jose - 300 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110 The San Jose Convention Center - 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95113 Parking Information As always, the best source of information about parking in Downtown San Jose is San Jose itself.  Please check out the City of San Jose's excellent parking information site: http://sjdowntownparking.com/ Public Transportation The San Jose Marriott, the Hilton San Jose and the San Jose Convention Center are all easily accessible by VTA light rail and bus service.  For more information, please visit the VTA's website at http://www.vta.org/ or use Google Map's most excellent public transportation navigation feature! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
10:22 am [smack_jackal]	Further Confusion 2014 Hotel will open on May 22, 2013 -- Registration is open now! Hey.  We've got an update for ya' with regard to Further Confusion 2014's hotel opening.  Get the details over on our site! http://www.furtherconfusion.org/2014/hotel.html Additionally, pre-registration is open NOW! Reg early and safe some cash!  Again, details are over on the new and shiny Further Confusion FC2014 web site! http://www.furtherconfusion.org/2014/registration.html (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
1:00 pm [polrbear]	FC2014 May Staff Meeting Further Confusion will be holding our next public staff meeting for the FC2014 season on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 1PM in Room 214 of the San Jose Convention Center, 150 West San Carlos Street San Jose, CA 95113 (This room is on the second floor near the Marriott, it was our headless lounge during FC2013) If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have any interest at all in helping with Further Confusion as a member of staff, I highly encourage you visit our open staff meetings to find out how you can be involved. If you can't come to the meeting in person but you still want to help please email HR@furtherconfusion.org and we will be happy to help you find a job with us. There are a lot of ways to help the convention, many of which only require a few hours of your time before or during the convention. In return for volunteering your time with us you get a deeply discounted rate on your convention membership, access to other staff perks, and the appreciation of a very thankful executive committee as well as the thanks of your fellow attendees. What: Further Confusion Open Staff Meeting When: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 1PM Where: San Jose Convention Center - Room 214 150 West San Carlos Street San Jose, CA 95113 Watch for further announcements of our monthly meetings. We need you! Please come help. Berg Polarbear Chairman, FC2014 (Comment on this)
Friday, May 10th, 2013
5:15 pm [lattefoxlk]	An Update Regarding our Hotels! We want to let folks know the situation with our 2014 hotel block: San Jose's convention bureau Team San Jose (which handles our convention contracts) has recently changed its hotel reservation software, which caused a delay in setting a firm date to open the room block. We now expect the room block to open within the next few weeks, and will give a FULL week of advance notice before the reservation system is available. We will update our website, Twitter and LiveJournal with more information as soon we have it. Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay! As always, If you have any questions please email our hotel liaisons at hotel@furtherconfusion.org. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
12:45 pm [polrbear]	FC May staff meeting is on the 18th. There is some confusion around the FC May staff meeting. Our room is scheduled for the 18th of May. There is no meeting on the 11th. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
9:57 am [smack_jackal]	Return of the Lounge Lizards! Did you like the sofas and chairs we had in the San Jose Convention Center during Further Confusion 2013?  Yes?  If so, please thank every individual who helped to sponsored that feature of the convention with our Lounge Lizards program! It was pretty successful and we're going to be bringing it back for Further Confusion 2014, right now we're working out the final full details but I wanted to take a moment to specifically solicit feedback about the swag for our 2014 run of this program.  For FC2013 we gave out silicone bracelets. We want to keep things fresh so we'd like to get a read on the type of swag you'd like to get for helping us continue this convention feature. We're keeping it simple, these are the three items we're considering. Which one would you most like to receive if in return for being an FC2014 Lounge Lizard? Please take a moment to fill out this extremely short survey! Poll #1912534 fc2014_ll_swag This poll is closed. Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38 What kind of branded swag would you like to see for this sponship? View Answers Metal Key Chain Fob 7 (18.4%) Glassware ( Pint/High-Ball Glass ) 17 (44.7%) Aluminum Water Bottle 14 (36.8%) SmackJackal Business Director Further Confusion 2014: Further Confusion Vs. The World! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
3:26 pm [polrbear]	Win a free Patron membership to FC2014! Here at Further Confusion, we have been using the same logo for 16 years. We think it's high time for a change! To that end, we are inviting everyone who is interested to design a new logo with a contest! The winning design will go on to be our logo for years to come! The winner will also get a FULL Patron membership to FC2014 (a $200 value) and loads of other mind blowing swag, as well as bragging rights for many years to come. Also, 5 runners up will get FULL Sponsor memberships to FC2014 (a $100 value) and a be included in a featured spot in the FC2014 ConBook. Full Details, rules, and all the tedious legal stuff on our website furtherconfusion.org (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
11:07 am [polrbear]	FC2014 April Staff Meeting Further Confusion will be holding our next public staff meeting for the FC2014 season on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at 1PM in the University Room of the San Jose Hilton, 300 South Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA, 95110 If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have any interest at all in helping with Further Confusion as a member of staff, I highly encourage you visit our open staff meetings to find out how you can be involved. If you can't come to the meeting in person but you still want to help please email HR@furtherconfusion.org and we will be happy to help you find a job with us. There are a lot of ways to help the convention, many of which only require a few hours of your time before or during the convention. In return for volunteering your time with us you get a deeply discounted rate on your convention membership, access to other staff perks, and the appreciation of a very thankful executive committee as well as the thanks of your fellow attendees. What: Further Confusion Open Staff Meeting When: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at 1PM Where: San Jose Hilton - University Room 300 South Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA 95110 Watch for further announcements of our monthly meetings. We need you! Please come help. Berg Polarbear Chairman, FC2014 (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
11:16 pm [lattefoxlk]	Dealer's Applications now CLOSED! Predictably, we're already past capacity for our Dealer's Den! Applications will be reviewed by the end of this weekend, watch for an email with further details. Current applicants can still use the dealer module to edit their information, if needed. If you have any questions, contact dealers@furtherconfusion.com. (Comment on this)
Friday, March 29th, 2013
6:54 pm [lattefoxlk]	2014 Dealer Applications open April 2nd, 6PM PST! Hey folks! We're gearing up to kick off our 2014 convention preparations, starting with Dealer's Den applications opening this coming Tuesday at 6PM! Prospective dealers can review the instructions for applying by visiting this page. The link to the application module will also be posted here on Tuesday. Be sure to follow us at @furcon for the most up-to-date information! (Comment on this)
Monday, March 25th, 2013
11:53 am [polrbear]	Charity and GOH Nominations Do you have an idea for a Guest of Honor for Further Confusion. Submit them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE80cVl4QTdSTTZsRjVUaXpuUnFwU1E6MQ#gid=0 Do you have a nomination for a charity for Further Confusion. Submit them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFBNN1BKV2Q2b0FHX215dHRFMVNkV0E6MQ#gid=0 Note: Brian Lee O'Malley has been nominated several times already. :) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
1:39 pm [polrbear]	Further Confusion March Staff Meeting Further Confusion will be holding our first public staff meeting for the FC2014 season on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 1PM in the San Jose Hilton, 300 South Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA 95110 If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and have any interest at all in helping with Further Confusion as a member of staff, I highly encourage you visit our open staff meetings to find out how you can be involved. There are a lot of ways to help the convention, many of which only require a few hours of your time before or during the convention. In return for volunteering your time with us you get a deeply discounted rate on your convention membership, access to other staff perks, and the appreciation of a very thankful executive committee as well as the thanks of your fellow attendees. What: Further Confusion Open Staff Meeting When: Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 1PM Where: San Jose Hilton - Santa Clara Room 300 South Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA 95110 Also, watch for further announcements of our monthly meetings. We need you! Please come help. Berg Polarbear Chairman, FC2014 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
10:31 am [lattefoxlk]	2014 Dealer's Den applications open April 2nd, and 2014 website preview! We're kicking off our 2014 preparations with Dealer's Den applications! This year, applications will be ONLINE, and we plan to have a guide to the application process on the website a week before the opening. Prices for Dealer's Den tables will be the same as they were for 2013: Half-Table: $100, Full-Table: $150. All details, information, and FAQs for both the Dealer's Den and Furry Marketplace (opening in August) can be found on our website at www.furtherconfusion.org. Stay tuned for the FULL 2014 website coming in April, as we kick-off our journey to Further Confusion vs. The World! (Comment on this)