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Announcements / ConFuzzled 2012 Events Schedule - Sneak Preview!
« on: February 20, 2012, 19:29:34 »
The ConFuzzled events team are pleased to release a sneak preview of our keynote evening events for 2012, which can be found at http://events.confuzzled.org.uk/2012/. Please note however this schedule is subject to change at any time as events planning will continue in the run up to the convention. Keep checking back over the next couple of months to see what's new or changed.

If you'd like an idea of what the final timetable might look like, you can check out our 2011 timetable here: http://events.confuzzled.org.uk/2011/. If you attended the convention in 2011 then you can also leave us feedback for individual events from here.

Should you have any queries or suggestions for the timetable, please send these to the events team at events@confuzzled.org.uk

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Discussion / Re: HELP!!
« on: February 19, 2012, 10:18:33 »
Hi Raereira,

We're planning to have a shuttle bus service between the hotel and the local train station. We'll be announcing details of this soon on our website.

Kind Regards,
Matt

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Discussion / Re: Room Questions!
« on: February 06, 2012, 18:56:17 »
Hi,

We actually still have plenty of rooms left in the hotel at the moment in all types of Single, Double and Twin rooms.

You can also have up to four people in a Twin room if you like (default is two people).

Registrations can be sold, the reason we don't have a specific sub forum for that is because we've never had many people need to do so - it would be quite acceptable for you to make a post to sell a room in the Discussion section if necessary.

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Discussion / Re: Day tickets?
« on: January 22, 2012, 19:06:44 »
Please use the registration@confuzzled.org.uk address so that your query will be correctly tracked through our helpdesk system.

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Discussion / Re: policy question?
« on: December 19, 2011, 22:48:43 »
From a medical perspective, while it is theoretically possible for a camera flash to trigger a photosensitive event, it is highly unlikely to actually occur in practise due to the fact that most camera flashes cannot flash rapidly enough to be a trigger.  A large number of cameras all triggering in quick succession could do it, but we don't get the numbers of people using flash photography for that to be an issue.

TL;DR version - don't worry about it :)

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Feedback / Re: London MCM Expo spring show conflict.
« on: November 01, 2011, 07:12:54 »
Hi Lamar,

We are already well aware of the clash with MCM Expo, however with this being the first year at our new venue we didn't have much flexibility with the dates.

Consideration of other UK events is made whenever the dates for the next CF are considered, and we are already well aware of when MCM Expo will be held in future and have plans in place.

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Discussion / Re: Reg number lottery!
« on: September 21, 2011, 22:43:04 »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOZtWZ56lc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOZtWZ56lc</a>

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Announcements / An Update on Registration and Hotel Capacity.
« on: September 18, 2011, 22:03:20 »
We have had an unprecedented start to registration for ConFuzzled 2012, with over 200 of you registering in the first four days! We cannot thank you enough for your support, and it is exciting to see many new names alongside a large number of regular attendees.  However, as the registrations continue to pour in, we have had many people asking questions concerned that we will not have enough space for you all.

We would like to take this opportunity to clarify for you some numbers regarding hotel capacity and room availability to try and relieve some confusion.

  • In total, the hotel has 358 rooms (excluding four party suites), all of which can accommodate at least two people.
  • We have 50 rooms allocated for single occupancy.
  • If the convention sells all the rooms in the hotel, with these 50 as single occupancy and two people sharing every other room, this will allow for 666 residential attendees - around 200 more than the Britannia.
  • It is possible, however, for those attendees staying in twin rooms to choose to share with up to three other people, based on two people sharing each double bed. (If you wish to take advantage of this option, you and your intended room mates will need to e-mail our registration team at registration@confuzzled.org.uk).
  • If all attendees booking a twin room choose to have four people sharing, the hotel capacity will become 936 residential attendees.

Therefore, to clarify, this year ConFuzzled can accommodate between 666 and 936 residential attendees, depending on room sharing options chosen. 

At this time, unfortunately, all Deluxe Doubles have been booked.  However, when registering you can still opt for this room choice and join the waiting list.  If any registrations are removed from the system, this may free up rooms and spaces will be allocated to those on the waiting list in order.  In addition, we would like to let you know that 50% of the single occupancy rooms have been booked.  Therefore, if you want one of these, please act fast before they are all gone.

Please note that in order to maintain our waiting lists, if you do not pay for your registration within the payment deadline notified to you by email then it is liable to be cancelled at any time. You will receive an email to warn you if your payment has become overdue.

We would also like to remind you that when you register for a double or twin room, unless you choose your room mate and pair yourselves up in the registration system, you WILL be allocated a random room mate.  This is unavoidable due to contractual obligations with the hotel, so please make sure that you sort out your room mate(s) early. 

In order to allocate your room mate, you will need to log into the registration system with your details (received via email after successfully registering), and invite your desired room-mate to share using the "Send room share invitation" link. Your room mate will receive the invitation by email and once they have accepted it you will be confirmed as sharing a room.  This option is only available after both of you have paid in full.

As per the above, if you opt to stay in a twin room and wish to share with 2 or 3 other people, you and all your intended room mates will need to contact our registration team. Unfortunately we are unable to offer a price reduction for three or four people in a twin room due to pricing constraints of our contract with the hotel - each person will need to pay for a space in a standard twin room.

We apologise for any confusion that this may have caused, however, we strive to offer the options that allow the best level of flexibility in keeping with demand.

We would like to thank you for you continued support of ConFuzzled and look forward to seeing you all at the Barceló Hinckley Island hotel in 2012!

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Discussion / Re: Reg number lottery!
« on: September 18, 2011, 13:02:52 »
We've just issued badge number 225 now - that's nearly half of the total number of attendees in 2011!!

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Announcements / Registration is Open!
« on: September 15, 2011, 20:04:58 »
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that we can finally declare ConFuzzled 2012 registration... OPEN!

That's right, you can now register for this amazing UK furry convention taking place on 25-28 May 2012 in the fabulous four-star Barceló Hinckley Island hotel.

We'll be rolling out the red carpet and warming up the flashbulbs in anticipation of this star-studded event. But what do you need to do to be there? All you need to do is register with us and pay for your ticket to this star-studded world of glitz and glamour!

"How can I register?" we hear you cry. Well, just head on to the Box Office here: https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk/ - don't forget to read the Code of Conduct and Conditions of Sale!

We look forward to seeing you there!

-All at ConFuzzled

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Off-Topic / Re: Cap Guns
« on: September 14, 2011, 23:17:21 »
Hi,

The question asked was whether it was permissible to carry the cap gun as part of a costume - the non realistic one pictured was deemed permissible.

However, firing a cap gun is an entirely different matter and would certainly not be allowed indoors - at the least the noise is likely to cause upset to other attendees, amongst other problems. We would also suggest that it isn't used outdoors either - we don't want hotel staff to mistake it for a real firearm.

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Announcements / Registration opens on Thursday 15th September
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:23:43 »
It's time to dust off that tuxedo, time to get that Marilyn Monroe costume freshened up, find that golden statue behind the sofa. Get ready for glitz and glamour - because ConFuzzled 2012 will be opening its doors to you very soon!

We are delighted to announce that we're rolling the red carpet out and opening registration at 2000 BST on Thursday 15th September!

As this time approaches, keep a close eye on our Twitter account (@cfconvention), website ( http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/attending/registering/ ) and the ConFuzzled forum where we will post the link to our registration system once registration opens.

Please take some time before registration opens to review the pricing and options available for ConFuzzled 2012 on our website.

Dealers - registration for the Dealers' Den will open at the same time as main registration. So if you would like to be in our Dealers' Den, remember to register early because when we run out of space, we won't be able to accept any more Dealers!
To register just click on the 'Dealers Den' box under 'options and extras' and fill out the form.

Should you have any questions about registering, please contact the Registration Team by emailing registration@confuzzled.org.uk. For Dealers' Den questions, please contact the Commerce team by emailing dealersden@confuzzled.org.uk

But that's not all...

It is also our pleasure to inform you that, thanks to a very kind donation made by DH Winterwolf, the grand total raised by ConFuzzled attendees for the International Otter Survival Fund has reached £10,000! We can't even imagine how many feesh that'll buy those lucky otters. It's thanks to you that we've managed to raise so much money for our charity, and the fact we've hit the five-digit mark speaks volumes about your generosity. You've set yourselves a very high bar in 2011 - what will you achieve in 2012?

It's not too late to donate to the otters though! Should you also wish to make a donation, please head to their website at http://www.ottershop.co.uk/acatalog/Donations.html where you can make a donation directly to the IOSF. If you'd like to, mention that you were a ConFuzzled 2011 attendee!

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Feedback / Re: Pricing on the website.
« on: August 29, 2011, 20:47:37 »
It says £25 extra per day
I'm assuming that you didn't mean to imply a double additional charge for single occupancy on the additional days.

I've just had a check and the correct pricing for a single occupancy room is £20 - I can't find where you've found £25 from... you will also note that a standard double or twin room is £50 for the early or late nights and therefore the single early or late night price is £70 (i.e. £50 + £20). We'll look into clarifying the website, however we would always advise if someone is going to pick a non-standard option then they should check the cost with our registration team. The registration system will also guide people through the costing of their selected options.

It's also a little unclear as to what the pricing would be on a Single ocupancy deluxe room if you stay the extra days, if you even intended to allow people to single occupancy book deluxe rooms?

This is not one of our standard offerings, however if you are interested in booking this then please contact our registration team to discuss.

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Off-Topic / Re: Cap Guns
« on: August 17, 2011, 18:38:45 »
The main reason for this restriction is due to current laws which strictly control any items which look like a real firearm - these items are not legal to carry in public. Airsoft, BB and paintball guns as well as bladed weapons are restricted for obvious safety reasons.

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Announcements / Re: New Forum Design and Layout
« on: August 16, 2011, 19:58:20 »
None of the drop down boxes work for IE6, I can't see them at all. Before someone throws something at me, I like IE6 it looks nice for me and works for what I do.
I'm afraid that IE6 is now a very outdated browser (first released 10 years ago!) and as of July 2011 only used by approximately 2% of UK internet users - the amount of extra work which would be required to make the site and forum support IE6 would be almost as much as that required to create it in the first place as we would have to rework almost all the templates and coding to allow for IE6's quirks. 

Even Microsoft are running a campaign to get people to stop using IE6... http://www.ie6countdown.com

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