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GUEST OF HONOR REVEALED
13 years ago
VancouFUR. A furry Con happening in Vancouver BC Canada!
Looking for previous year photos/photoshoots? Check our profile!
Looking for previous year photos/photoshoots? Check our profile!
VancouFur is proud to announce our Guests of Honor for our 2013 convention.
We believe that Guests of Honor should demonstrate several key traits, including a hard work ethic, a positive nature, and contribution to our community - both physically or through leadership and positive example.
This years Guests of Honor exhibit all of these qualities, and we are proud to offer them their first, hopefully of many, GoH opportunity.
From within the walls of their home “Doomkeep” in Lynnwood, WA, Con*Tact Caffeine is the combined effort of Jana Stout (Maly), Jon DiFrancesco (Jondi), and Omekin Lutz.
From her already strong roots in the crafting community, Maly began the company with Jondi by taking pre-orders for caffeinated soap on Livejournal and selling out of their backpacks at conventions. Their first official table at a convention was at Rainfurrest 2010, and started with 100 bars of soap. They were entirely sold out by noon on Saturday! From those humble beginnings, the trio now sells thousands of bars of soap per year, and with the help of their fans and many artists in our community, have become a recognizable brand throughout the fandom.
Maly's position as creative lead means that she works hard with the goal that every aspect of a product is as awesome as possible, from finding the right materials and scents to selecting exactly the right artists, and artwork. Born and raised in Seattle, Maly also runs a separate crafting company “Night Shift Originals” where she specializes in creating unique handmade items for her clients. Her other hobbies include MST3k, cupcakes, and a trapezoid.
Taking the role of business manager and bookkeeper, Jondi is in charge of the numbers at Con*Tact and helps manage the day-to-day operations. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Jondi is a senior Computer Science student at the University of Washington: Bothell, and is a huge dinosaur nerd
In October of 2011, ninja Omekin joined the team to assist in nearly every part of the company, from manufacturing and shipping to dealing with other local shogun when problems arise. Found feral and wandering eastern Washington state, Omekin is a retired acrobat who specializes in eating cereal and participating in E-Sports such as League of Legends and Starcraft II.
Let's all give a warm Vancouver welcome to our 2013 Guests of Honor!
Akonite
Vancoufur Chair 2013
We believe that Guests of Honor should demonstrate several key traits, including a hard work ethic, a positive nature, and contribution to our community - both physically or through leadership and positive example.
This years Guests of Honor exhibit all of these qualities, and we are proud to offer them their first, hopefully of many, GoH opportunity.
From within the walls of their home “Doomkeep” in Lynnwood, WA, Con*Tact Caffeine is the combined effort of Jana Stout (Maly), Jon DiFrancesco (Jondi), and Omekin Lutz.
From her already strong roots in the crafting community, Maly began the company with Jondi by taking pre-orders for caffeinated soap on Livejournal and selling out of their backpacks at conventions. Their first official table at a convention was at Rainfurrest 2010, and started with 100 bars of soap. They were entirely sold out by noon on Saturday! From those humble beginnings, the trio now sells thousands of bars of soap per year, and with the help of their fans and many artists in our community, have become a recognizable brand throughout the fandom.
Maly's position as creative lead means that she works hard with the goal that every aspect of a product is as awesome as possible, from finding the right materials and scents to selecting exactly the right artists, and artwork. Born and raised in Seattle, Maly also runs a separate crafting company “Night Shift Originals” where she specializes in creating unique handmade items for her clients. Her other hobbies include MST3k, cupcakes, and a trapezoid.
Taking the role of business manager and bookkeeper, Jondi is in charge of the numbers at Con*Tact and helps manage the day-to-day operations. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Jondi is a senior Computer Science student at the University of Washington: Bothell, and is a huge dinosaur nerd
In October of 2011, ninja Omekin joined the team to assist in nearly every part of the company, from manufacturing and shipping to dealing with other local shogun when problems arise. Found feral and wandering eastern Washington state, Omekin is a retired acrobat who specializes in eating cereal and participating in E-Sports such as League of Legends and Starcraft II.
Let's all give a warm Vancouver welcome to our 2013 Guests of Honor!
Akonite
Vancoufur Chair 2013
Congrats to Con*Tact!