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Dealers' Den Registration
Hi all,just a reminder that registration for the Dealers' Den closes in just over a week, onSunday 14th March.We currently only have 1 free table left, so if you want to sell anything be a dealer at ConFuzzled 2010, be sure to register now!All further applications will be entered into a first-come, first-served waiting list.To register as a dealer, please visit the Dealers' Den page and follow the link to the registration form.Looking forward to seeing you all there.Best regards,Commerce Team

A Penny for my Thoughts
Have you lost your memory? The Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies can help, with its revolutionary Mnemosyne™ treatment process. By ordering this useful treatment guide, you can learn how to get your memory—and your life—back.Our goal at the Institute to provide treatment for conditions that traditional medicine has deemed incurable. In the case of acute global amnesia, we have come to rely on Mnemosyne, an experimental drug that allows those who take it to access one another’s unconscious memories. A flow chart providing an overview of the process can be seen hereThe staff of Confuzzled have invited us to provide a demonstration treatment for 4-5 patients as part of the convention events, and attendees are invited to come and take part in the therapy process to remember the events of their past which due to their traumatic nature may have been forgotten by the patients. Please register with our skilled treatment operative - Dr. Zuki Akula for addition to the patient list. Dr. Akula At Workhttp://www.orphicinstitute.com/ (NB - For clarity, this is a storytelling style game based around the idea of Amnesia treatments, no actual drugs are involved)

ConFuzzled 2010 Badge Pre-Orders!
Hi, CF members! I am offering badges for CF 2010! I will mail them to you if you order them now before 30th April. Here's my offers:Super Toony Badges:- Full body, approximately 5 inches tall.- Colored in prismacolor markers and pencils.- Laminated- Price will be $10 USD.- Example: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3398994Bust Badges:- Can be either toony or realistic, or a mix of the two, whatever you specify!- Approximately 3 inches tall, just from the chest up.- Colored - Laminated- Price is $5 USD.- Example: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3398983I take PayPal only, and require the payment before I make the badge. I will have a list of the slots when necessary. PM me your character's details and which badge(s) you'd like, and I'll reply with my PayPal. Look forward to drawing some badges! ^_^Queue1. Akinokaze - Drawing2. 3. 4. 5.

ConFuzzled Events
A wild ConFuzzled appears! What will you do? In just over two months we'll be welcoming you to our wonderful venue and we'd like to take this chance to give you all a bit of information about some of our events.This list is by no means exhaustive, but designed to give you a taster of the kind of exciting events we have in store for you. Art Colouring TutorialCharity Art Show & AuctionDances!DDR and RockbandHow to enjoy your First ConventionFrankensuitsFurrylimpicsFursuit ConstructionFursuit Life DrawingFursuit ParadeFursuit Performance WorkshopLate Night ArcadeMore Dances!Origami WorkshopThe PawPet ShowRoleplaying GamesScience ExperimentsSpirituality DiscussionT-Shirt DrawingWikiFur Pub QuizWriting WorkshopYou can see there is something to cater for all tastes, and there are many more events which we're keeping secret until you get to the convention - we can't be giving everything away now, can we?See you there!Matt Lion and the ConFuzzled Team.

Further Train Reservations Update
Just a quick note to advise that Train Reservations are now open for most Train Companies up to the 15th of May, so you can now book to get home from the convention. :D

Train Reservations NOW OPEN (sort of)
Just a quick note to advise that most Train Companies now have reservations open for weekdays up until the 8th of May (or thereabouts), so you can now book tickets to get to ConFuzzled (but not back as yet, though that's not a problem if you get one of the cheap "Advance" tickets, as those are sold as Singles).Having done a spot of playing with the system, the best deals are to be had by booking to Manchester Piccadilly, then getting a separate ticket for the trip to the Airport (from where there are normal buses every 10 minutes to the Hotel, as well as the Shuttle every 45 minutes or so).Alternatively, walk (or get Metrolink) from Piccadilly to Piccadilly Gardens, from where three routes run to the Hotel.

ConFuzzled 2010 Update!
We've had an unprecedented level of registrations this year and as such we have nearly filled all the hotel rooms we were intially allocated. We are now pleased to annouce that we have managed to secure an additional 25 rooms - giving a total of 50 extra residential places for the convention. This brings our total capacity to 350 (including attending only registrations). Head over to our website to register today!For those of you in double or twin rooms,why not indulge in a bit more luxury? Upgrade to superior accomodation for just £5 each per night! Superior rooms are larger than standard rooms and come with a spa bath, a sofa or comfy chair, a coffee table and air conditioning controls. If you would like to upgrade to a superior type room, then please send the Registration Team an email at registration@confuzzled.org.uk with your registration ID, asking how to upgrade your double/twin room.We're still open for attendees to sign up to take part in many of our exciting events, read more about them here: http://community.livejournal.com/confuzzledlj/55336.html

ConFuzzled Motorfurs Meet
Hello there, Kyyanno T Cheetah here, with a request for any petrolheads attending ConFuzzled this year!After a successful Motorfurs Meet event at EuroFurence last year, I'm planning on running a similar event at ConFuzzled this year, now that we have a location with enough space (albeit still limited) to park more vehicles.It's going to be on Saturday the 8th, but the time is undetermined right now, and this is where you come in. I'm asking here and also on the UKFur Motorfurs and CF forums, as people reading those threads are more likely to be attending the meet. So, you have a choice - do you want the meet in the morning or after lunch? The two timeslots available are 11am-1pm, or 2pm-4pm.(Just as an aside, if you like a beer or three with dinner, then either pick the morning slot, or stay sober over lunch as anyone showing up with a vehicle who is suspected to have consumed alcohol beforehand will not be permitted to attend)Vote away, and after a couple of weeks I'll collate the opinions here and on the forums, and give you the event time!I respectfully ask that you only vote on a timeslot if you are considering attending this event.See you there!

Dealers' Den Registration
Hi allRegistration for the Dealers' Den is still open, but you need to hurry as we now only have one free table remaining.Once this table has gone, you will still be able to fill out the registration form, but will be placed on a waiting list in case anybody has to drop out for any reason.You may also like to take a look at the list of confirmed dealers on the Dealers' Den page to see if there are any dealers who might be willing to share with you. You stand a better chance of getting in to the Dealers' Den this way, but please note that you can only share with someone who isn't already sharing their table and that you must get that person to email the Dealers' Den staff to let us know that they are willing to share with you.All rules, timings and pricing can also be found on the Dealers' Den page.

ConFuzzled Events!
Hello from the ConFuzzled 2010 Events team.As in previous years, ConFuzzled will host a number of exciting events for you to participate in. If you would like to share the fun, don't forget to let us know in advance by signing up here: http://tinyurl.com/cf-eventsPlease note that the following list of events is preliminary. Depending on interest there may be more, or we may have to drop an event due to lack of interest. So, if you want it to happen, make sure you sign up as soon as possible so we know you're interested!Don't see anything that interests you but you're hot on the topic of the year? Why not run your own event! We have places and spaces for you to host your own event and share your wisdom with fellow furs. We can provide you with power, pens, paper and just about anything else you may need (even if it doesn't start with a "p"). Just contact us as soon as possible to let us know at http://tinyurl.com/cf-eventsDance DJsAre you a DJ? Love to spin those discs? Make the crowd go wild? Then sign up to be a DJ at ConFuzzled 2010 NOW! There are two dedicated dance floors waiting for you to rock (Or techno. Or dance). When signing up, please make sure you let us know what type of music you'd like to spin.Furs In Your Eyes!Karaoke with a furry twist! No matter if you are a professional pop star or if you think you're Celine Dion whilst in the shower, this is your chance to have a go and have a laugh! As an upgrade from previous years we will have two microphones so you and a friend can face the music together! When signing up, please give us a choice of songs you would like to perform.ConFuzzled's Got TalentDo you have an interesting talent? Can you do something that no one else can? Jump rope skipping over your own tail? Wild break dance performances? Play "My heart will go on" on the Indian nose flute? If so, then we would love to see! Don't be shy! Sign up today to be part of ConFuzzled's own take on a talent show! Furry InterestingIn the style of the quintessential television show QI, four panelists will earn points for knowing interesting facts about various topics relevent to the furry fandom - just beware of falling into the trap of all those internet myths and rumours! If you'd like to join as a panelist then please sign up!Music JamGuitars, Keyboards, Drums and more! If you play any instrument, then, by all means, bring it along and join the ConFuzzled Music Jam. This is the place to show off your latest compositions, get a chance to have other musicians join in and have some impromptu fun together. Who knows, maybe the Indian nose flute guy may join in! So, sign up now and don't miss the fun!Yours, Matt Lion, Dingotush and Res ConFuzzled Events Team

ConFuzzled Focus - January 2010 - Charity Special!
Hello again everyone, it's once again time for ConFuzzled Focus!This month, we'd like to introduce you to our charity for this year - The Wildlife Heritage Foundation, who work hard in the struggle to protect the world's big cats from extinction.To find out more, check out this month's edition of ConFuzzled Focus at http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/content/en/ConFuzzled+Focus

Over 200 confirmed residential attendees!
ConFuzzled now has over 200 attendees confirmed as staying in our Hotel, and as a small celebration we'd like to share this teaser video for the convention, created by Furble.Remember, spaces are selling fast so don't delay - register today!

ConFuzzled Registration Update!
Hello Everyone,We have a few updates for any of you wanting to come to ConFuzzled this year.Triple rooms have proved to be so popular that we have had to start running a waiting list for triple rooms, pending any cancellations from people who have already requested a triple.Overall we currently have just under 50 places in total remaining - about half of these are are Residential and the rest are Attending Only. As last year, we will again be maintaining a waiting list should we reach our maximum capacity in case of any cancellations, so please don't hesitate to register if you want to attend, even if we appear to be full.Also, a few of the more astute of you may have noticed we haven't published the ConFuzzled Focus for January yet - please stay tuned as we're finalising some "hot off the press" information that we want to include in it.So if you've been holding off registering, please consider registering sooner rather than later as spaces are being sold every day!The ConFuzzled Team.

Dealers Den
Hi allRegistration for the Dealers' Den is still open, but you need to hurry as we only have five tables remaining.You can register by filling out this form. More information about the Dealers' Den, including the list of rules, can be found here.

Happy New Year!
Happy new year from all the staff at ConFuzzled. We hope this year goes well for you all and that you had a good time whatever you were doing (as long as it was legal, of course ;) )

ConFuzzled Focus - December '09
Hello everyone, it's time for another ConFuzzled Focus.This month's edition can be found on our website: http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/content/en/114I'd also like to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you who read this journal :)

ConFuzzled Website Annoucement
Just to let you all know, the ConFuzzled website and forum will be moving to a new server in the next couple of days and while we anticipate this will go smoothly, some of our users may experience some brief outages while the DNS entries propagate around the world.Rest assured that our server administrators will be keeping an eye on the migration and will be ensuring that it goes as smoothly as possible.Our registration system should remain accessible throughout at http://reg.confuzzled.org.uk/

Introducing the new Chairman of ConFuzzled
Dear attendees and friends,Following the recent departure of our founding chairman, an election within the ConFuzzled staff has been completed and I am honoured to announce that I have accepted the role to take on the legacy of ConFuzzled.The staff have continued to work their hardest on our plans for CF2010 during this time and we're excited with what we'll have in store for everyone.We are looking forward to seeing you all in May for the best ConFuzzled so far.For your information, the ConFuzzled Executive Board now consists of:Matt Lion - ChairmanDingotush - Vice-ChairmanNall - Finance DirectorBest regards,Matt Lion,ConFuzzled Chairman.

ConFuzzled Related.
Hello Everyone :)You may or may not have heard recently that i'm resigning as chairman of ConFuzzled. Well, before any false rumours start flying around, I'd like to advise you this is true. As of Tuesday, I've handed the convention to our very capable vice chairman, Dingotush who is heading up the interim team in charge of the convention. The convention itself has been a whirlwind adventure for me over the past 4 years, from its initial conception at EF12 to the first convention in 2008, to the wondrous things planned for ConFuzzled 2010. If you had to ask me, i'd do it all over again in a heartbeat and i'm incredibly thankful for the breadth of talent and brilliant things the team have achieved so far. Some of the things planned for next year's convention continue to blow me away and i'm incredibly proud of everyone involved. Running a convention for many years takes it out of anyone, and sometimes we need a bit of a break, which is exactly what i'm going to do. I'm taking a break for a while to concentrate on more personal endeavours. I can say for sure that the convention will continue to grow and be successful without my involvement because of the great team involved. Rest assured, the team are very proud of what I've achieved as well and I will be back on the team at some point in the future. Thanks to everyone for the great memories you've given and i'll see you at the convention in May for a fantastic time! :)

A message from the Board of Directors
It is with regret that the staff of ConFuzzled must announce the departure of our chairman, FurbleFox. He has chosen to step down from his role, for his own personal reasons.Over the years, he has put a large amount of time and effort into making the convention what it has become, and without him it would likely never have happened. For everything he has done, we are hugely grateful and owe him the most sincere thanks.An announcement will follow soon regarding the appointment of the new chairman of the convention, and we hope that you will join us in welcoming them to the role as we prepare fervently for 2010. We look forward to seeing you all in May for another incredible ConFuzzled!Dingotush, Exiled Wolf & NallConFuzzled Directors

It's that time once more!
We're looking for artists and writers again! There's just six months to go until ConFuzzled 2010! Between now and the end of February, the CF staff will be looking for fine examples of original anthropomorphic art and writing of a distinctly scientific style. If you feel like you have something you would like to see featured in print that 250+ people will take home with them, then please submit it to us. Details on how to do so are at the end of this post. I know this seems like a lot of text, but please follow it to make sure you submit material that will look excellent when printed. The theme for ConFuzzled 2010 is ‘Science!’, so please ensure it fits the theme. If you are creating art: We cannot accept sketches, because they don't print very well.We would prefer colour images, because unlike other conventions' conbooks our entire conbook is in glorious CMYK colour. However, greyscale and monochrome images are fine too.The shortest edge of the image should be no less than 900 pixels. This is so that your image is in a high enough resolution to print. If you are scanning hand-drawn art, then make sure to scan it at 300DPI.If you can, please set your colour space to CMYK. If we receive work in RGB, we will convert it for you. However, by doing this some bright, vibrant colours can look dulled, darker and a little less intense. Be sure to check how your piece will look in CMYK in your image editor to ensure you know how it will turn out.Please save the file as a PNG, PDF, JPG, AI or PSD. We'd prefer PNG for bitmap images and PDF for vector images.Adobe Illustrator users are advised to use the crop area tool to help our page layout software work out boundaries as you intended. If you are writing a story: Please send it as either TXT or RTF. Word and OpenOffice users can export their work as RTF easily.Don't include any images or excessive formatting except for bold and italic, as your work will be made to fit in with the style of the rest of the book. Before submitting, please bear in mind the following: You don't need to attend the convention to submit work! It's a shame if you can't make it, but that's no reason not to show off what you can do. Please send us some art or writing even if you'll not be attending.We can't guarantee that your submission will definitely be published. We have only a limited amount of space to feature submissions and we will cherry pick what we feel works best. Please don't be offended if your work does not get published.The conbook is published under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND 2.0 UK) and if you submit your work, you agree to let us publish your work under it too. To find out what that means for you, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/We can't send a final proof prior to printing as the final layout of the book could remain in flux until the day of printing.If you're in the book when we send it to print, we'll try to let you know by email.We also cannot guarantee that the quality control team will proof-read your work, so please make sure your spelling and grammar are all checked out before you submit.We’d like people to see more of what you do, so when you submit work, please supply us with a link to your website, gallery page, livejournal or wherever else you display your work.Please keep it clean! Although the convention itself is for people of 18 years or over, the conbook is a souvenir we want people to proudly show off, and for that we need you to refrain from submitting sexually explicit artwork and stories. In summary: Submit non-sketch CMYK art at 300DPI (shortest edge a minimum of 900px), preferably in PNG or PDF format.Submit writing in RTF or TXT format, without images and without excessive formatting.Supply a link.The final date for submissions is February 28th 2010. If you're ready to send out materials, please attach them in an email to output@confuzzled.org.uk.

It's all groovy baby!
As many of you are aware it's time for RBW 2009 this weekend! All of the ConFuzzled staff would like to wish everyone involved on the RBW team good luck and we hope you all have a fantastic, fun filled and stress-free time. We can appreciate for you this year's been a bit of an uphill struggle with wholly new staff, a new venue and we're really pleased for you, to see all the effort you've put in come to fruition. If you're going, remember to give the hard-working core staff a pat on the back and maybe buy them a drink! Quite a few ConFuzzled staff members will be at RBW, so we hope to see you there! - The ConFuzzled Team.

ConFuzzled Advert
Deezlberries has created an awesome advert for ConFuzzled, see below: You can see more of his work here.

Art Show page
The Art Show page has now been updated for ConFuzzled's new venue. Please go and take a look here for more details.

ConFuzzled Focus
Ladies and Gentlefurs, we are proud to announce that ConFuzzled Focus, our newsletter is back! This time, it's a PDF format, available from our website here:http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/content/en/ConFuzzled+FocusAnd as always, your comments and thoughts are welcome :)