Pool party.

Our con.

Aug 17, 2013.

Beer. Food. Beer. Music. Beer. Pool noodles. Beer. Mike Chilludos. More beer.

https://www.faunited.org

Pre-reg closes on August 1st, 2013. You can save up to $15 by pre-registering for the con early. And don't forget to grab your room while they're still available!

http://www.faunited.org

We're happy to announce the NJSPCA will once again be rejoining FAU as our convention charity. For the 5th year in a row, the men and women of the NJSPCA will be at the convention, helping raise awareness against animal cruelty. In return, we're raising money for them (and the lil' critters they help protect), and we're coming up with ideas to try and outdo last year's record donations! Per attendee, we were one of the most profitable cons for a charity in the entire fandom! And we're hoping to blow away last year's donations, and meet (and exceed) the $10K mark!

It's a big job, but we're willing to step up to the plate.

And even better news: for those FAU vets who are familiar with the NJSPCA we're happy to report Corporal Michelle has won her battle against cancer! <3 Great job, Michelle!

We'll get the website updated this weekend to reflect the NJSPCA's return.

FA United 6
May 14 Update

1) Hanover Marriott Room Block Extended
2) Events, new Guest of Honor and More!
3) The Dealer's Den Expanded
4) Looking for Panelists

The FAU staff are checking in with May’s newsletter. We’re knee-deep in prep, and we’re hammering out the final details.

Don’t forget to pre-register for FAU6! Pre-registration closes August 1st!
http://www.faunited.org/register.html

1) Hanover Marriott Room Block Extended

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We’ve recently received word that the Hanover Marriott sold out of Thursday and Sunday night room blocks, making it hard for some people to reserve their rooms for the con. Never fret! We’ve taken the issue up with the hotel and added more room nights across the board!

Haven’t reserved your room yet? Act quick, rooms are filling up fast. Reserve your room today by clicking here:

http://www.faunited.org/hotel.html

2) Events, new Guest of Honor and More!

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Unfortunately, due to life events Fossil is no longer able to make the convention. We’ve saved a spot for him next semester at FAU7!. Stepping up in Fossil’s place is renown artist Strype! Hailing from far, far away in a land known only as “Canadialand”, Strype is an artist known for richly detailed scenes and life-like mecha, armor and cybernetics. He will be joining Miss Mab as one this year’s fantastic Guests of Honor and will be hosting panels on art, lighting techniques and design.

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/strype

Not only that, but this year we have a number of events we’re really excited about. We’ve invited a real-life rocket scientist (Codename: Laz) to come out, will be hosting a poker tournament (where all proceeds go to charity), plus our annual auction, live music and entertainment, DJs and much, much more!

Also returning this year is the band Look Left. They will be performing live during cocktail hour! They’ve got a new album out and they’re sounding better than ever. Don’t miss it!


3) The Dealer's Den Expanded

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We’ve rejiggered the Dealer’s Den, and managed to squeeze in half a dozen piping hot, oven fresh new tables. If you’re looking for a table for FAU 6 you’d better act quick and get ‘em while they’re hot! Head on over to the Dealer’s Registration page to reserve your space.

http://www.faunited.org/dealer.html

The FAU 6 Dealer’s Den. Always fresh, never frozen.

4) Looking for Panelists

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FA United is looking for talented and creative people to host panels at the convention! Have a topic you’re passionate about, an art style or technique you wish to share or just a general interest you want to share with others? Sign up to host a panel about it! Your panel can be about anything, from arts and crafts, to music and technology, even ponies or unicorns (or the deathrays that can take them out!). Panels of all sizes are accepted, including panels catering to mature audiences (18+).

http://www.faunited.org/panel.html

The sooner you get your panel in, the better shot you have at getting the time slot you want! The deadline for all panels to be submitted or any changes to be made to existing panels is Monday, July 1st, 2013. So get yours in now!

FA United 6
August 16-18, 2013
Hanover Marriott (Whippany, NJ)
www.faunited.org

With Guests of Honor Strype & Miss Mab
Live Musical Performances by Matthew Ebel & Look Left
Featuring panels from a real rocket scientist, Lazarus!

http://www.faunited.org/dealer.html

Just a quick note that we've added a list of all confirmed dealer's for FAU 6! We should have a more formal news letter posted sometime within the next week or two, as we've got some big surprises in store (such as a guest speaker from NASA!).

Stay in tune!

The FAU 6 Team

Thanks to everyone who came by FAU5. We had a blast, and with 629 attendees, were able to raise over $8,000 for our charity! That's an amazing number for such a small con. We're not wasting time though, and already planning for FAU6.

We're taking feedback for what we can do better! Moving to a new hotel can sometimes be a bit disorientating, but we've already got a huge list of ideas of things we can do to make the entire con better. Namely improving registration, working to get more panelists and events, improvements to the Dealer's Den (and Artist's Alley) and other improvements. We're always open for ideas and suggestions!

That said, we're seeing overwhelming support from you over the journals! We're glad to hear so many of you had a fantastic time!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3775530
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3775554
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3775775
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http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3770750
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http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3769373
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3769212

Today is the last day to reserve your room at the con!

http://www.faunited.org/hotel.html

Events page will be updated tonight with the finalized con schedule. We've got a lot of awesome music going on this year, with DJs Firr, Genki, K-Light and Vang. Not to mention live music performances by Look Left and Matthew Ebel, and a Sock Hop hosted by our GOH Sheppymomma.

Lots to look forward to!

== Three Days Left ==

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Three days left to secure your room for FAU5! That's right! You have 'til midnight August 2nd (EST) to reserve your room for the convention. After that, prices go up significantly. Likewise, FAU5 pre-reg ends Friday night at midnight. After that, at-the-door prices go up to $45!

http://www.faunited.org/hotel.html

== Charity Auction ==

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We're hosting our annual Charity Auction for the NJSPCA! Have old games, plushies, collectibles or other unique Items of Interest™ that you'd like to donate to help raise money for a good cause? Bring 'em on over to the registration room at FAU! We've already got some impressive items lined up for sale.

All proceeds go to the convention charity!

== Fundraiser Finale ==

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Also, a special thanks to all those who contributed to the FAU NJSPCA Charity. We were able to raise $1,000 for the officers, and it will go a long way to help support their mission.

Looking for roommates at FAU5? Sound off in our Room Share thread on the FA Forums!

http://forums.furaffinity.net/threa.....Sharing-Thread

https://youtu.be/AjO3emX1eng
The clock is ticking!

With less than 3 months to go, FA United 5 is just around the corner! We’re gearing things up behind-the-scenes to make this con bigger, better and more fun than ever before.

Pre-registration for the convention closes August 3rd, so you’ve got a little over two months to register at our discounted rates! Don’t wait ‘til the last minute to plan. Also, be sure to grab a hotel room at the Marriott and lock in your plans while there’s still time! Room rates are $104 a night.

1) Pre-Registration Price Increase
Rates are currently an affordable $30, but not for long! As of June 1st, pre-reg rates jump to $35 ou can still ($45 at the door). Pre-register today, and save $15 on the cost admission! By registering early, you'll guarantee admission to the con, the ability to jump the lines and get into the fun faster than ever.

Pre-reg now while rates are low!
http://www.faunited.org/conadmin.cgi

2) Panelists Wanted!
Furry convention seeks interested volunteers to run panels for 3 day weekend of fun! Must like long walks on the beach, starry nights and crave excitement.

Have a talent, a special skill or general interest? Want to share that knowledge with the community, run classes on art, entertaining or leaning or just gather with like-minded individuals? Then step right up! We’re looking for people host panels, classes, events and more!?

Let us know! FAU’s programming relies on talented volunteers to help run events at the con. We can’t do this without you. FAU depends on talented, creative individuals to run panels and events at the con.

For more information and to register your panel please visit:
http://www.faunited.org/panel.html

3) Our Charity – the NJSPCA
We’re proud to announce the NJSPCA will be returning for a 4th year as our charity! Since 1868, the officers of the NSJCA (the second oldest SPCA in the country) have been protecting animals and investigating and prosecuting animal abusers. They are funded entirely solely through donations, grants and the money generated through fines against animal abusers.

Help the NJSPCA, and raise money for funding the NJSPCA so they can carry out their tradition of saving lives and ending animal abuse. They're a great group of people willing to put their lives on the line for our four legged, flying and slithering friends.

4) The New Hotel, the Hanover Marriott
FAU has a new hotel. With completely renovated room, gorgeous, spacious convention halls, the new hotel has over three times the space of our former hotels. That means more room to play, more room to hangout and more rooms for events!

Rooms are still available, but the deadline to reserve rooms is August 2nd! Don’t delay! Lock in your reservation for FAU 5 today!

5) Events
A preview of some events coming to FAU5:
* Sheppymomma’s Dance – a sockhop disco lead by Sheppymomma and Fender!
* Will Dragoneer Blend – A tiered challenge to make Dragoneer suffer in the name of charity. Co-starring the Ghost Chile pepper, one of the hottest pepper in the world.
* DJs, dances and more.
* A live performance and cocktail bar with the band “Look Left”, hosted by Pepper Coyote.
* Charity Auction – We’re raising money for the NJSPCA, and will be accepting items for donation to auction off. Once again, our auction will be hosted by the ever talentedMatthew “Hali” Ebel.
* An improved table-top gaming room – because you asked for it!

More event announcements coming soon! Be sure to follow  faunited on FA to stay in the know.

FA United 5
August 17-19, 2012
Whippany, NJ
https://www.faunited.org

http://www.faunited.org/dealer.html
(Full links to almost all dealers are available on the site!)

Ashwolves5
Bee-Hive Studios
Blade (Phoenix 3 Workshop)
Blitzava
Caribou Ink
Crabking
Curio Draco
D. Walker Art
Fennec - YIP!
Foxfairy's Fursuits
Gettin' Fluzzy
Gideon's Corral
Iggi Ink
Kitt Mouri
LazyDez
Lizardbeth
Look Left
M&T Comics
Max'n'DC's Fluff'n'Stuff
(Max Blackrabbit & DC Rabbit)
NoMiKo Accessories
OMG Pineapples
P. Moss
Rabbit Valley Comics
RCSI Publishing
Rukis
Ryn's Kitty Boutique
Sciggles
ScullyRaptor
Seppel Creations - Furoticon
Sheppymomma
Sigil
Skulldog
The Dragon's Lair
VoodooWolf Arts
(Voodwoowolf and Dearc)

Good news, everyone!

For those of you who have been patiently waiting, we're happy to announce Dealer's Registration is open! HURRAH! Looking for a table? Look no further! We've got almost 20 spots open (not including the dealers who pre-registered last year!).

http://www.faunited.org/dealer.html

Our Dealer's Den is more than TWICE the size if our Den last year! More space for dealers, more space for buyers! It's a win/win for everyone!

Just a quick note - we've finally heard back from the hotel, and we'll be opening up registration for the Dealer's Den Saturday! We'll have 20 slots available.

Stay tuned!

We've moved to a new hotel, and we're working on improving everything from the ground up. So let's start by talking about the new hotel, the Hanover Marriott.

What's better?

Simply put: everything.

The hotel was designed with natural lighting mind, so it never feels claustrophobic and always shines. Open. Clean. Accessible. The layout is simple, easy to navigate, with efficient high speed elevators and plenty of places for impromptu get togethers. The hotel is local to dozens of restaurants and shopping, and is a relatively short drive away from New York City (for the sight-seeing inclined!).

Let's Talk Con Space
The Hanover Marriott has more than TRIPLE the convention space of the ol' Hotel ML. That means no more crowded rooms, a bigger Dealer's Den and far, far more dedicated space for events. It gives us the ability to plan bigger panels, and spread them out over more rooms.

If we ever wanted one thing: more con space. Now we've got it, and in droves!

The Auld Shebeen
An Irish pub found within the Marriott, the Auld Shebeen is an amazing lil' gem. Let's be honest: most hotel restaurants? Not so great. The Auld Shebeen is one of the exceptions. Constructed of hundreds year old reclaimed wood and stonework imported from Ireland, the Auld Shebeen is rich with atmosphere, tasty food and beverages that won't at a fair price. The food is astounding, and the service exceptional.

A Better Headless Lounge & Fursuit Space
Last year's Headless lounge was disappointing. We realized we could have done better, should have done better... so we are! The new Headless Longe has four separate individual air conditioners, multiple fans and built in water stations with FILTERED water!

Quite a step up. We want to ensure suiters feel welcome at the con. The hotel space is vastly larger, ensuring there's TONS more space for you to run around and play!

A Wine Bar
In addition to the regular cocktails we feature at FAU, the Hanover Marriott features a wine bar (found in the lobby) with 20 different wines available on tap. The wine is controlled via the hotel, and attendees can purchase a card from the front desk to access the various wines. Wine is rotated daily to ensure freshness.

We encourage all attendees to drink responsibly.

The Rooms
The Hanover Marriott put in over $20,000,000 in renovations just two years ago, and it shows. All the rooms have been renovated with new beds, furniture, fixtures and more. All rooms have LCD HDTVs (and "jack packs" that allow every connection to the TV from HDMI, S-Video and more). The rooms have nearly every TV connection imaginable. Want to hook up your Xbox? Laptop/Computer? You're covered.

There's more, too... but that's for a later post!

We're happy to announce that pre-registration and room reservations for FA United 5 are open!

http://www.faunited.org

We're doing a landrush event, and we're discounting all levels of registration 'til Feb 16th!

Basic reg: $30
Sponsor: $60
Super sponsor: $120

Sign up for our Mailing List to keep in touch. Stay tuned for more announcements soon!

Greetings, all! We're finishing up the site in just a few days, and hope to have a bunch of new information out for you. We apologize on the delays getting everything out to you. The site's almost done, and will be going live next week!

FAU5 will be held August 17-19, 2012 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, NJ. Our new hotel is one of the nicest we've seen (we're not kidding!) and is in a great area, and is a short drive away from New York city!

Want even better news? We've negotiated even better rates and nicer, more affordable rooms at just $104 a night.

Want to get ahead of the game? Reserve your room now
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrho?groupCode=faufaua&app=resvlink&fromDate=8/16/12&toDate=8/20/12

More information soon!

The apocalypse is nearly upon us! Can you believe FAU4 is just a few days away?

This is just a friendly reminder that we're looking for gifts from our attendees that we can auction off to benefit our charity. 100% of the money raised at the auction goes to the NJSPCA.

Drinks will be available during the auction preview in the ballroom Saturday evening at 7, and followed by the auction itself at 8, hosted by Matthew Ebel.

For information please visit http://faunited.org/auction.html

Thank you, and see you all this weekend!

FA United and Vault 73 are proud to announce we're hosting an open charity auction at this year's convention!

The auction is an event held Saturday evening and hosted by musical guest Matthew Ebel. We will be offering donated items and products to bidders to raise money for our charity, the NJSPCA. In the past, we've raised nearly $6,000 for our various charities, and this year we plan to raise the bar even higher!

If you are interested in donating to FA United's charity please drop off your items with Registration. Anything that is appropriate for all ages will be accepted - art, toys, memorabilia, tchotchkes, what have you! Our registration staffers will be happy to accept your generous donations so we can raise money for the honorable members of the NJSPCA.

If you have any questions about donations or the charity auction send an email to skippyfox at skippy@sk1p.com.

We look forward to seeing you at FAU4, and hope you can extend your generosity for such a noble cause.

Just an FYI - This Friday is our deadline for accepting panels for FAU4!

If you're interested in hosting a panel at FAU4 please let us know ASAP! You can find the information on our FA United website at:
http://faunited.org/events.html

We should have a preliminary list of panels and events posted up to the site closer to the end of the month.

We apologize for the (very) delayed results of our FAU4 Art Contest - things since December have been a little bit rocky. But here they are, fresh from the fallout shelter!! We loved so many of the entries we even added two more winning slots (up from the original 12!).

#001 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4824242/ by Red_nr13
#002 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4733470/ by Red_nr13
#003 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4711189/ by NariFox
#004 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4700607/ by sashara
#005 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4681226/ by gasmask
#006 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4680836/ by gasmask
#007 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4680144/ by gasmask
#008 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4680827/ by zelox_quo
#009 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4680804/ by zelox_quo
#010 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4675015/ by N99
#011 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4669104/ by jazzycat
#012 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4660052/ by AngelAito
#013 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4655210/ by AleMMR95
#014 - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4656781/ by shikaro

We'll be contacting winners shortly to dish out tasty payments!

Fender,
Vault Overseer
https://www.faunited.org

Just a quick update for everybody out there!

As usual, if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask!

--===PRE-REGISTRATION===--
Just a reminder, but if you haven't pre-regged yet you have until May 6th to do so! Rates start at just $35 for all three days of the con.

http://www.faunited.org/conadmin.cgi


--===THE SITE===--
We've added much more information to the site, and revised the hotel page with newly updated information from the Hotel ML (formerly the Mt. Laurel Marriott). If you don't have a room yet be sure to act fast, as we're running low on space.

http://www.faunited.org/


--===REFER A FRIEND===--
Refer five friends, and get an automatic sponsorship upgrade! You help promote us, and we'll promote you! If you reg as regular attendee you get a bump to sponsor, or from sponsor to supersponsor.


--===THE ZOO===--
We've relocated our Zoo this year to give attendees more breathing room. More space to stretch out, talk and be social. Conventions are a social experience, and we want to make sure yours is one of the best!


--===GAMES===--
Our game room is back, and better than ever. We'll be continuing our traditions of multiple game tournaments, and even host Popcap tournaments - Peggle, Plants -vs- Zombies and more!

In addition, we've listened to feedback and added a separate room for table top and card gaming!


--===FURSUITING===--
We've listened to feedback, and taken further steps to improve our Headless Lounge! The lounge now has three times the space, multiple air conditioners, refreshments and fans with more emphasis on keeping you cool so you can stay in suit longer.


--===PANELS AND EVENTS===--
Good news! We already have more events lined up for FAU4 than we did last year, and we're still adding panels as we go. But we're still on the look out for talented, creative individuals to host panel events with us.

If you're interesting in hosting a panel or a meet at the con let us know, and be sure to check out our events page. A tentative outline will be posted to the site four weeks before the con.

http://www.faunited.org/events.html

http://www.faunited.org/hotel_information.html

We've updated the hotel information page again with all new information, especially with regards to reservations!

As of midnight on Feb 18th, our pre-registration rates for FAU4 go up from $30 to $35. Be sure to take advantage of a $5 savings while you still can!

http://www.faunited.org/conadmin.cgi

Our hotel is currently transitioning to a new reservation system as part of an ongoing name change (from the Mt. Laurel Marriott to the Hotel ML) but the good news is rooms are back!

To reserve your room, you'll need to call the hotel directory to reserve your room until the system is online (est. March 1st!).

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To reserve your rooms at the Mt. Laurel Marriott/Hotel ML:
* Call the hotel at (856) 234-7300 and reserve your room(s).
* Email stephanie.corro[at]mtlaurelmarriott.com with your name, telephone number and reservations dates, and Stephanie will apply the convention discount to your account. Stephanie will call you back to confirm that your hotel dates are locked in!

http://www.faunited.org/hotel_information.html

Greetings Vault citizens,

We've got good news and bad news. Bad news first: we've sold out of our room block for FA United 4! The good news: we're opening more rooms. We don't have an ETA, but we're putting the highest priority on getting more room blocks opened ASAP!

Hold tight!

Be sure to check out our Twitter for updates once we get the room block expanded out.

http://twitter.com/faunited

- Signed
The Vault 73 FAU Staff