New Staff Opportunities in Safety and Security

Safety and Security are being brought in house. Currently, there are two subdivisions; Security Officers and Crowd Control. Anthrocon’s Safety Officers are responsible for working with law enforcement and facility security personnel to identify potential issues and prevent them as well as serving as a liaison between them and Anthrocon should any incidents occur. Safety Officers will be expected to document interactions to help prevent issues in the future. Crowd Control staff are responsible for ensuring that people can get safely between places by wrangling lines, checking badges, and helping social groups find places to hang out other than in walkways.

Dealers Room 2020: Important Updates!

As we get closer to opening up Dealer Registrations for 2020, we’d like to bring you up to speed on a few things that will be new or different next year. Don’t worry, it’s good news! In 2020 the Dealers Room, along with the Art Show, Artists Alley, and Con Store will be moving to Halls A and B, with the main entrance via Concourse A. The Dealers Room has quite a few new tables, including more endcaps.

Anthrocon 2019 Wrapup

The Pittsburgh City Paper also became “The Pittsburgh Furry Paper” for the week. (Read it online here) Let’s start with some numbers on how Anthrocon 2019 went: 290 events 16 DJs over 3 nights of dances 101,300 watts of sound at said dances 250+ Floor Wars/Dance Comp signups 2,400 fursuit badges 9,358 awesome attendees $45,852 raised for PEARL Parrot Rescue 246 hard working staff members Numerous volunteers …and one AMAZING HOST CITY.

Anthrocon 2019 Media Coverage

The Pittsburgh City Paper also became “The Pittsburgh Furry Paper” for the week. (Read it online here) We decided to put together a list of all of the media coverage which we received for Anthrocon 2019. This list will be updated as we learn of new articles, so if there’s something not on here, feel free to send it to us. The origin of how Pittsburgh and furries fell in love with each other Anthrocon 2019 in Pittsburgh: Etiquette, parade details, and all your other furry questions FURRIES: Today we spoke with “Danger” at Anthrocon!

Comedy for Charity Sunday at 4 PM

Sunday at 4 PM in The Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom: Alkali Boozy Badger Tien Long Uncle Kage Tickets will be available at the Charity Table once Dealers Room opens. Tickets are $10, proceeds to benefit PEARL Parrot Rescue.

Need Help? Last Stop Before Anthrocon!

In just a few days, many of our staff will be on their way to Anthrocon in Pittsburgh, PA! That means we won’t be able to answer emails like we could during any other time of the year. Instead, we’ve put together some resources you might find helpful while on the road or at the convention Livestream of selected events Fursuit Photo, Fursuit Parade, Fursuit Badges, and Guidelines Onsite Registration Info and Prices Hours and Locations of major convention areas such as the Art Show, Con Ops, Registration, Security, and the Dealers Room.

Don't Forget, Dance Competition Signups End Soon!

We have two dance competitions this year that offer signups before the convention! First is the Fursuit Dance Competition! Looking to compete with the best of the best at Anthrocon’s fursuit dance competition? Sign-ups are now open for individuals and teams. There are no separate categories – all competitors will compete in the same division. Online signups will be available until July 4th. There will be NO in-person sign-ups. Second is Floor Wars!

Anthrocon 2019 Electronic Conbook

For Anthrocon 2019, we are trying something new and have decided to make our conbook available for download! Note that there will still be physical conbooks available onsite, but this electronic copy can be downloaded to your phone or laptop and be read in advance of the con. The conbook can be browsed below, or downloaded from this link.

Anthrocon 2019 Fursuit Badges, Photo, Parade, and Guidelines

Are you interested in a being in the Group Photo, the Annual Anthrocon Fursuit Parade, or in a Meet-And-Greet after the convention? Please find below a copy of the fursuit parade map, as well as a copy of the guidelines. Fursuit Parade map. Click to enlarge. FURSUIT BADGE/PHOTO/PARADE GUIDELINES 2019 TO GET A FURSUIT BADGE The suit must represent an “anthro” character. Character representations of non-anthro characters, human characters, and spandex bodysuits do not count.

Anthrocon 2019 Shuttle Schedules and Routes

This year, we will be running three separate shuttles, each with its own route. The routes are as follows: Red Route: AC Hotel, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, DLCC Blue Route: Omni, Doubletree, Drury, DLCC Green Route: Renaissance, Embassy Suites, DLCC If a wheelchair-accessible bus is required, please call 412-527-5844 one hour or more in advance. We recommend saving copies of the map and schedule below to your phone: Blue Route Map Green Route Map Red Route Map Blue Route Schedule Red Route Schedule Green Route Schedule