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Oklacon 2015 Has Been Cancelled Indefinitely
General | Posted 10 years agoTo our Oklacon Family,
As we informed you earlier this year, Roman Nose State Park terminated our relationship and denied our group camp application for Oklacon 2015. The entire Oklacon Street Team, the officers that manage the event LLC and those volunteers who actually make Oklacon itself happen, scrambled to find alternative locations on short notice. We found what should have been a great opportunity for the convention, Sequoyah State Park. It included expansion options, higher quality facilities, and a new hope for Oklacon to carry on another year.
The final straw for Oklacon’s ouster from RNSP was three first-time, out-of-state individuals who elected to show up, register for our event, and engage in lewd and illegal conduct on the state park grounds, on group camp space under Oklacon’s name, as was already announced in detail here. Last week, an Oklacon attendee directly contacted Sequoyah and linked our event with these serious lapses in judgement by those three individuals that damaged Oklacon’s reputation and ability to host at RNSP to the Sequoyah State Park staff. Sequoyah now views us as too large of a liability to be hosted there, and we have received notice from the state-level management of the park system we will be denied from re-entry to any state park in the future.
So, it is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform you that Oklacon is cancelled this year and indefinitely.
We understand the extreme disappointment and trouble this will cause those who had planned to attend this year’s iteration of the world’s largest outdoor furry convention. We understand some may have arranged travel, time-off, or forfeited other plans to attend Oklacon - and to those who have been adversely impacted by the State of Oklahoma’s decision as have are too - we are extremely disappointed.
First and foremost, those who paid any funds in 2015 for registrations, lodging, tent spots, dealer spaces, etc. for Oklacon 2015 will be made whole through refunds. There are over 250 payments we have to date to refund, so please bare with us as we work to reach out and provide an orderly return of your monies no later than October 31, 2015. We will be unable to honor refunds for ‘comps’, contest winnings from 2014, or deferrals from a previous-year no-show. Any and all requests for information or refund status should be only sent to registration[at]oklacon.com - not to any one individual, through social media, or via SMS or IM.
Second, the legal entity that produces Oklacon, Fuzzy Productions LLC, will be shuttering its operations by December 31, 2015 and divesting itself of all assets and funds by that date. In an open and transparent process, we will find appropriate ways to wind down various areas such as our website, assets in storage, and funds in the bank. As an LLC, any liquidated ‘proceeds’ of the business will be returned to the five Board members of record; however, all have agreed to return any funds remaining after all refund, tax payments, and other wind down obligations are met immediately to provide them as a charitable donation to Wildcare Foundation, of Noble, OK.
Third, the Oklacon trademark will be transferred for ‘safekeeping’ and maintained only insomuch as to ensure no other event that starts in the future uses this name for its own purposes. The last Oklacon event was Oklacon 2014, and no future event under this brand will be scheduled. The damage done by the three individuals and the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department to our event planning and brand name is irreparable at this point.
Fourth, if you are an Oklahoma resident, your tax dollars fund the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department that has forced this outcome. If you wish to file a complaint by phone, you may do so at the Executive Office of Oklahoma Tourism at 405-230-8303.
Fifth, this board will not be releasing the names of the three individuals who exhibited such poor behavior in 2014, the individual who last week precipitated this year’s cancellation at Sequoyah, or the names of individuals at the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department who made their decisions. We absolutely do not desire or condone any harassment of individuals, however poor their behavior or decision outcome may be. Let this be a warning to the entire Furry community both inside Oklahoma and abroad: poor actors can sabotage not only an event or a convention, but everything we stand for as a community. Despite the incredibly hard work of many furs over the course of more than a decade, it takes only a few selfish individuals acting without regard of each other to destroy the tremendous good that brings us together. Check each other, and give careful consideration to the maturity of your actions when you interact, especially at a larger community event. There is no excuse for reckless, dangerous, or illegal behavior, and we need to as a community voice and act on our intolerance for it.
Sixth, all personal information will be fully destroyed, deleted, and securely wiped after refunds have been issued and confirmed. No personal information will be stored or made available to another convention or event.
And finally, Oklacon ran for 12 years, welcoming over 1,720 unique faces into the wild splendors of Oklahoma. In a world before FWA, Califur, RMFC, or RainFurrest, we united the whole Southwest in one of the most exciting and refreshly different events and created a safe haven for many young furs in particular - all of you reading this will recount some great memories and wonderful friendships made at Oklacon over the years. Many of you will call it your very first con, or even your ‘con home’. Through everyone’s generosity, we raised over $50,000 for two amazing Oklahoma charities - Safari’s Animal Sanctuary of Broken Arrow, OK and Wildcare Foundation of Noble, OK. We brought many firsts to the furry community, such as Charity Poker, which is now a staple event at many cons from coast to coast, and with the help of our great friends at Feral!, Predator and Prey debuted in the United States in a way only an outdoor convention could do it justice.
We’ll be honest - this outcome is a shame and a huge disappointment for all of us who have worked for so many years to bring a great time to all. As with great care and transparency we close the last chapter of what is a fantastic story that is “Oklacon” in the history of the furry fandom, it is with great sadness, but also optimism we look forward for what happens next. Oklacon was only ever a group of great people who wanted to see an Oklahoma owned and operated furry convention. That community has only grown and strengthened over great memories of hotdogs over the campfire, hot chocolate on a chill autumn morning, or howling into the moonlit October sky during a late night game of Werewolf.
There’s another fantastic story to be written. This time, it’s up to you to write it.
Farewell,
Yours,
Warnndog
Horses’ Ghost,
Wolff,
BlueOtter,
Drazil,
Daxter,
Wildstreak
Fuzzy Productions, LLC
As we informed you earlier this year, Roman Nose State Park terminated our relationship and denied our group camp application for Oklacon 2015. The entire Oklacon Street Team, the officers that manage the event LLC and those volunteers who actually make Oklacon itself happen, scrambled to find alternative locations on short notice. We found what should have been a great opportunity for the convention, Sequoyah State Park. It included expansion options, higher quality facilities, and a new hope for Oklacon to carry on another year.
The final straw for Oklacon’s ouster from RNSP was three first-time, out-of-state individuals who elected to show up, register for our event, and engage in lewd and illegal conduct on the state park grounds, on group camp space under Oklacon’s name, as was already announced in detail here. Last week, an Oklacon attendee directly contacted Sequoyah and linked our event with these serious lapses in judgement by those three individuals that damaged Oklacon’s reputation and ability to host at RNSP to the Sequoyah State Park staff. Sequoyah now views us as too large of a liability to be hosted there, and we have received notice from the state-level management of the park system we will be denied from re-entry to any state park in the future.
So, it is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform you that Oklacon is cancelled this year and indefinitely.
We understand the extreme disappointment and trouble this will cause those who had planned to attend this year’s iteration of the world’s largest outdoor furry convention. We understand some may have arranged travel, time-off, or forfeited other plans to attend Oklacon - and to those who have been adversely impacted by the State of Oklahoma’s decision as have are too - we are extremely disappointed.
First and foremost, those who paid any funds in 2015 for registrations, lodging, tent spots, dealer spaces, etc. for Oklacon 2015 will be made whole through refunds. There are over 250 payments we have to date to refund, so please bare with us as we work to reach out and provide an orderly return of your monies no later than October 31, 2015. We will be unable to honor refunds for ‘comps’, contest winnings from 2014, or deferrals from a previous-year no-show. Any and all requests for information or refund status should be only sent to registration[at]oklacon.com - not to any one individual, through social media, or via SMS or IM.
Second, the legal entity that produces Oklacon, Fuzzy Productions LLC, will be shuttering its operations by December 31, 2015 and divesting itself of all assets and funds by that date. In an open and transparent process, we will find appropriate ways to wind down various areas such as our website, assets in storage, and funds in the bank. As an LLC, any liquidated ‘proceeds’ of the business will be returned to the five Board members of record; however, all have agreed to return any funds remaining after all refund, tax payments, and other wind down obligations are met immediately to provide them as a charitable donation to Wildcare Foundation, of Noble, OK.
Third, the Oklacon trademark will be transferred for ‘safekeeping’ and maintained only insomuch as to ensure no other event that starts in the future uses this name for its own purposes. The last Oklacon event was Oklacon 2014, and no future event under this brand will be scheduled. The damage done by the three individuals and the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department to our event planning and brand name is irreparable at this point.
Fourth, if you are an Oklahoma resident, your tax dollars fund the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department that has forced this outcome. If you wish to file a complaint by phone, you may do so at the Executive Office of Oklahoma Tourism at 405-230-8303.
Fifth, this board will not be releasing the names of the three individuals who exhibited such poor behavior in 2014, the individual who last week precipitated this year’s cancellation at Sequoyah, or the names of individuals at the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department who made their decisions. We absolutely do not desire or condone any harassment of individuals, however poor their behavior or decision outcome may be. Let this be a warning to the entire Furry community both inside Oklahoma and abroad: poor actors can sabotage not only an event or a convention, but everything we stand for as a community. Despite the incredibly hard work of many furs over the course of more than a decade, it takes only a few selfish individuals acting without regard of each other to destroy the tremendous good that brings us together. Check each other, and give careful consideration to the maturity of your actions when you interact, especially at a larger community event. There is no excuse for reckless, dangerous, or illegal behavior, and we need to as a community voice and act on our intolerance for it.
Sixth, all personal information will be fully destroyed, deleted, and securely wiped after refunds have been issued and confirmed. No personal information will be stored or made available to another convention or event.
And finally, Oklacon ran for 12 years, welcoming over 1,720 unique faces into the wild splendors of Oklahoma. In a world before FWA, Califur, RMFC, or RainFurrest, we united the whole Southwest in one of the most exciting and refreshly different events and created a safe haven for many young furs in particular - all of you reading this will recount some great memories and wonderful friendships made at Oklacon over the years. Many of you will call it your very first con, or even your ‘con home’. Through everyone’s generosity, we raised over $50,000 for two amazing Oklahoma charities - Safari’s Animal Sanctuary of Broken Arrow, OK and Wildcare Foundation of Noble, OK. We brought many firsts to the furry community, such as Charity Poker, which is now a staple event at many cons from coast to coast, and with the help of our great friends at Feral!, Predator and Prey debuted in the United States in a way only an outdoor convention could do it justice.
We’ll be honest - this outcome is a shame and a huge disappointment for all of us who have worked for so many years to bring a great time to all. As with great care and transparency we close the last chapter of what is a fantastic story that is “Oklacon” in the history of the furry fandom, it is with great sadness, but also optimism we look forward for what happens next. Oklacon was only ever a group of great people who wanted to see an Oklahoma owned and operated furry convention. That community has only grown and strengthened over great memories of hotdogs over the campfire, hot chocolate on a chill autumn morning, or howling into the moonlit October sky during a late night game of Werewolf.
There’s another fantastic story to be written. This time, it’s up to you to write it.
Farewell,
Yours,
Warnndog
Horses’ Ghost,
Wolff,
BlueOtter,
Drazil,
Daxter,
Wildstreak
Fuzzy Productions, LLC
Oklacon Has Some Big Changes to Announce!!
General | Posted 10 years agoDear Oklahoma Furry Community,
For twelve years, fellow Oklahoma furs have put together a local gathering that grew from a little camping group called Oklacon into a big source of pride for our community - the largest outdoor furry convention in the world, right here in our great state. Since 2003, countless furs have pitched in a hand, met other furs for the first time, and make lifelong friends at our weekend event every October. For those of us fortunate to have gone for one, two, or all twelve years, it's been an experience we cherish for the life-long friendships we've made there, and we've even shared in the joy of hosting a wedding or two along the way.
A lot has changed in twelve years! Many faces have changed both at the con and behind the scenes as furs come and go from the community - though many have stayed the same. Together, we made a mess of the kitchen, sang songs into the wee hours of the morning around the campfire, and joined in probably the best weekend experience of many of our lives in Roman Nose State Park for many years. It's been an awesome journey.
Long journeys have their share of elation and heartbreak, and Oklacon is no exception. Some of you have been personally involved with awesome outcomes or trying times, and if you have, you understand better than most the emotional rollercoaster and hard work that goes on behind the scenes in putting on such an event. For those of you that stood with us these years, that offered wise counsel or a paw to unload a truck or cook a meal, our hats off to you and all you have done to make this such an awesome experience for not just us, but for our whole community. I think you could easily agree that one way or another, Oklacon has helped make and strengthen our Oklahoma furry community into something very unique strong that most other states don't have anything like.
But, as they say, all good things, sadly, must.. evolve!
For the past five years, there has been a change in management at our venue, Roman Nose. We have worked hard to abstract away the different people, personalities, and policies this change in the state park staff there had on our group, but some of you have felt a chill indifference from the park managers and rangers in the past few years. While park rangers and staff are not allowed to be very choosy, by law, about what groups reserve spaces in the park and host events there, they have made it very clear they personally object to our group at many levels -- they don't appreciate the core of our being - our fandom - or the artwork, fursuits, or other elements that make us unique and special. They've made several overtures against our group for those in attendance in same-sex relationships, and we've been asked, at times, to try to ask attendees of the same sex not to hold hands. In certain instances, rangers have hassled our attendees simply because of their look, and suggested perhaps they were substance abusers, simply because they didn't look the part for what the newer management wanted their park to cater to - families with children.
Managing these absurdities from our facility contacts comes with the territory of working with a larger event, particularly in a public facility that cannot outright deny you. Before now, we've chosen not to speak about them as the ignorance of a few was, if disappointing to witness, manageable to ensure we could still produce an awesome experience for our fandom in a beautiful venue. Any fur who runs a convention as a liaison with a large contract hotel could tell you these relationships are part business and part a balancing act that works as long as there is not substantial risk for whatever agreement or contract is in place with the venue.
Unfortunately, our balancing act was thrown asunder during Oklacon 2014, when three first-time attendees showed up a night before opening ceremonies, intoxicated themselves, and engaged in public sexual intercourse in the middle of group camp in night. This unprecedented display of poor taste crosses a line on many levels - sex is not what our fandom is about. Substance abuse is not what our fandom is about. Irresponsible behavior that puts others at risk for disease or unplanned pregnancies is not what our fandom is about. By registering for Oklacon and engaging in this behavior in a public state park, in a space reserved in the name of the convention, these individuals represented our fandom in these ways, in full view of the general public. It also crossed the line from 'obscene' to 'illegal'.
In the State of Oklahoma, women cannot legally consent to sex if they are intoxicated, even if they consent before or afterwards. Park management, appropriately, reported this incident to the Blaine County District Attorney as required by Oklahoma law. Various Oklacon volunteers who witnessed this event also provided written statements of the incident to fully disclose what occurred and to document Oklacon's appropriate handling of the issue - upon discovering this incident we stopped it, we immediately reported it to the rangers as we are legally required to do, we in good faith disclosed all the facts (including the registration details of the three involved and the minor forms for any registered minors at the time of the event), and we ejected the three individuals in question from Oklacon, sending them back home early to their respective states.
Some months later, the park rangers realized they did not document the event properly, and reached back out to Oklacon for additional follow-up to the statements we provided. The Blaine County District Attorney, in his official capacity, requested through the rangers a full attendance list for Oklacon 2014 so that he may potentially contact each Oklacon attendee to find out if they could corroborate the written affidavits they already had. Oklacon did not feel this was right or required by law - while we had been forthcoming about the incident, providing written affidaviats and all information we had about those involved, we did not feel it was appropriate for us to turn over the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, car tag numbers, and dealer tax ID numbers of those who had no involvement or knowledge of the incident. While some of you reading this wouldn't mind getting a call from a county prosecutor and asked questions on a tape recorded phone conversation, many of you would not only find this uncomfortable, but a breach of trust by Oklacon in protecting your private information. We at Oklacon declined the request, and indicated it could fully comply, but only if legally compelled to do so by an official subpoena.
No subpoena came, and no details on our attendees other than the three involved in the incident were shared. It has become clear, however, the new management at Roman Nose believes this is the nail they were looking for to decline Oklacon's future booking in the park. In an unprecedented move, Roman Nose returned our deposit check, provided us a two sentence denial letter, and has referred us to their state general counsel (their lawyers) for any questions.
We have followed up with their general counsel, but we have reached an impasse where we would need to seek a legal remedy to resolve the situation. But, let's be realistic. If the park doesn't want us so badly that they would take these steps in attempting to scare us away or procedurally bar us from using the facilities, any technical victory we could accomplish in the short-term to force our way in would make Oklacon untenable in its long-time venue. While we may be the world's largest outdoor furry convention, we're still small in revenue and on a shoe-string budget - fighting the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department in court is not within our financial means. There is clearly a way we can use the laws and policies that require equal rights to access and has an appeal process for all decisions to try to appeal this decision. But, costs aside, do we as a community even want to win entrance to Roman Nose at all costs, even if it meant hassling by staff and rangers the whole weekend? No, our dignity as a fandom is not worth that.
The board and volunteer group that helps plan and execute Oklacon has thought long and hard on this matter and what our next steps might be. We considered many options including fighting for re-entrance to Roman Nose, changing formats, taking a year off to regroup, merging with another event, moving to private land, or simply liquidating all assets as a divestiture for our charity. After three months of incredibly difficult search work (and special thanks to Drazil, Warnndog, and Wildstreak for their tireless efforts in this area), we have found a new home at Sequoyah State Park for Oklacon 2015.
This means two important items have changed: our date and our venue. The date of Oklacon 2015 is changing to one week earlier, the weekend of October 22 - 25, 2015 (one weekend earlier). Our long-time venue, Roman Nose State Park, is changing this year to Sequoyah State Park.
We apologize that this update may surprise you just four months out from our convention date. It was not until this very week we had final confirmation of our reservation of the facilities in order to make this announcement to you. Please know that while we understand this change may cause some hardship on your part as your planned time off work may need to be updated, rest assured we are doing everything we can to ease this transition, including transferring your lodge or cabin reservation to equivalent (and in most cases, upgraded) accommodations at our new venue. Keep your eye on our website and on social media, as there are lots of great updates to make to let you know about the improved facilities at Sequoyah and exciting new opportunities for events with lakeside facilities and a newly-remodeled lodge and 500% larger lodge on-site in addition to CLIMATE CONTROLLED A-FRAMES. :)
We're sure you have many questions, and some important answers ahead of those:
1. Our registration site, procedures, policies, and pricing are unchanged for 2015. You may register at https://oklacon.com as always.
2. No change has been made to our Guests of Honor: we are still excited to welcome Redrusker and Foxfeather to Oklacon as our talented and honored guests.
3. No change has been made to our charity: we are still supporting the important and great work of the WildCare Foundation of Noble, Oklacon for 2015.
4. We did try to keep the same date we previously announced, but were unable to do so at this, or any alternative venue we could find.
5. Tent prices at Sequoyah are slightly higher, up from $8 to $12 per night. As always, these are pass-thru costs to attendees if you choose to set up a tent, but now that climate-controlled A-Frames are available, this may be a more attractive alternative for some tent campers. Tents are still permitted on our new group camp site, so that remains an option for you.
6. Any volunteer comps, contest winnings, etc. that would have given you free or discounted attendance for Oklacon 2015 will, of course, be honored. Oklacon is still Oklacon, no matter where we may be.
7. We understand you may be disappointed, frustrated, or even angry at the way the Roman Nose State Park staff have behaved. We are too. While we do not foresee any outcome that would change our updated plan, if you are an Oklahoma resident, you do have the right to speak up and be heard about the operation of Roman Nose State Park. After all, you are paying for it with your tax dollars. If you wish to receive contact information for those that oversee that park, you may reach out to registration[at]oklacon.com and we will provide you with contact details.
For twelve years, fellow Oklahoma furs have put together a local gathering that grew from a little camping group called Oklacon into a big source of pride for our community - the largest outdoor furry convention in the world, right here in our great state. Since 2003, countless furs have pitched in a hand, met other furs for the first time, and make lifelong friends at our weekend event every October. For those of us fortunate to have gone for one, two, or all twelve years, it's been an experience we cherish for the life-long friendships we've made there, and we've even shared in the joy of hosting a wedding or two along the way.
A lot has changed in twelve years! Many faces have changed both at the con and behind the scenes as furs come and go from the community - though many have stayed the same. Together, we made a mess of the kitchen, sang songs into the wee hours of the morning around the campfire, and joined in probably the best weekend experience of many of our lives in Roman Nose State Park for many years. It's been an awesome journey.
Long journeys have their share of elation and heartbreak, and Oklacon is no exception. Some of you have been personally involved with awesome outcomes or trying times, and if you have, you understand better than most the emotional rollercoaster and hard work that goes on behind the scenes in putting on such an event. For those of you that stood with us these years, that offered wise counsel or a paw to unload a truck or cook a meal, our hats off to you and all you have done to make this such an awesome experience for not just us, but for our whole community. I think you could easily agree that one way or another, Oklacon has helped make and strengthen our Oklahoma furry community into something very unique strong that most other states don't have anything like.
But, as they say, all good things, sadly, must.. evolve!
For the past five years, there has been a change in management at our venue, Roman Nose. We have worked hard to abstract away the different people, personalities, and policies this change in the state park staff there had on our group, but some of you have felt a chill indifference from the park managers and rangers in the past few years. While park rangers and staff are not allowed to be very choosy, by law, about what groups reserve spaces in the park and host events there, they have made it very clear they personally object to our group at many levels -- they don't appreciate the core of our being - our fandom - or the artwork, fursuits, or other elements that make us unique and special. They've made several overtures against our group for those in attendance in same-sex relationships, and we've been asked, at times, to try to ask attendees of the same sex not to hold hands. In certain instances, rangers have hassled our attendees simply because of their look, and suggested perhaps they were substance abusers, simply because they didn't look the part for what the newer management wanted their park to cater to - families with children.
Managing these absurdities from our facility contacts comes with the territory of working with a larger event, particularly in a public facility that cannot outright deny you. Before now, we've chosen not to speak about them as the ignorance of a few was, if disappointing to witness, manageable to ensure we could still produce an awesome experience for our fandom in a beautiful venue. Any fur who runs a convention as a liaison with a large contract hotel could tell you these relationships are part business and part a balancing act that works as long as there is not substantial risk for whatever agreement or contract is in place with the venue.
Unfortunately, our balancing act was thrown asunder during Oklacon 2014, when three first-time attendees showed up a night before opening ceremonies, intoxicated themselves, and engaged in public sexual intercourse in the middle of group camp in night. This unprecedented display of poor taste crosses a line on many levels - sex is not what our fandom is about. Substance abuse is not what our fandom is about. Irresponsible behavior that puts others at risk for disease or unplanned pregnancies is not what our fandom is about. By registering for Oklacon and engaging in this behavior in a public state park, in a space reserved in the name of the convention, these individuals represented our fandom in these ways, in full view of the general public. It also crossed the line from 'obscene' to 'illegal'.
In the State of Oklahoma, women cannot legally consent to sex if they are intoxicated, even if they consent before or afterwards. Park management, appropriately, reported this incident to the Blaine County District Attorney as required by Oklahoma law. Various Oklacon volunteers who witnessed this event also provided written statements of the incident to fully disclose what occurred and to document Oklacon's appropriate handling of the issue - upon discovering this incident we stopped it, we immediately reported it to the rangers as we are legally required to do, we in good faith disclosed all the facts (including the registration details of the three involved and the minor forms for any registered minors at the time of the event), and we ejected the three individuals in question from Oklacon, sending them back home early to their respective states.
Some months later, the park rangers realized they did not document the event properly, and reached back out to Oklacon for additional follow-up to the statements we provided. The Blaine County District Attorney, in his official capacity, requested through the rangers a full attendance list for Oklacon 2014 so that he may potentially contact each Oklacon attendee to find out if they could corroborate the written affidavits they already had. Oklacon did not feel this was right or required by law - while we had been forthcoming about the incident, providing written affidaviats and all information we had about those involved, we did not feel it was appropriate for us to turn over the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, car tag numbers, and dealer tax ID numbers of those who had no involvement or knowledge of the incident. While some of you reading this wouldn't mind getting a call from a county prosecutor and asked questions on a tape recorded phone conversation, many of you would not only find this uncomfortable, but a breach of trust by Oklacon in protecting your private information. We at Oklacon declined the request, and indicated it could fully comply, but only if legally compelled to do so by an official subpoena.
No subpoena came, and no details on our attendees other than the three involved in the incident were shared. It has become clear, however, the new management at Roman Nose believes this is the nail they were looking for to decline Oklacon's future booking in the park. In an unprecedented move, Roman Nose returned our deposit check, provided us a two sentence denial letter, and has referred us to their state general counsel (their lawyers) for any questions.
We have followed up with their general counsel, but we have reached an impasse where we would need to seek a legal remedy to resolve the situation. But, let's be realistic. If the park doesn't want us so badly that they would take these steps in attempting to scare us away or procedurally bar us from using the facilities, any technical victory we could accomplish in the short-term to force our way in would make Oklacon untenable in its long-time venue. While we may be the world's largest outdoor furry convention, we're still small in revenue and on a shoe-string budget - fighting the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department in court is not within our financial means. There is clearly a way we can use the laws and policies that require equal rights to access and has an appeal process for all decisions to try to appeal this decision. But, costs aside, do we as a community even want to win entrance to Roman Nose at all costs, even if it meant hassling by staff and rangers the whole weekend? No, our dignity as a fandom is not worth that.
The board and volunteer group that helps plan and execute Oklacon has thought long and hard on this matter and what our next steps might be. We considered many options including fighting for re-entrance to Roman Nose, changing formats, taking a year off to regroup, merging with another event, moving to private land, or simply liquidating all assets as a divestiture for our charity. After three months of incredibly difficult search work (and special thanks to Drazil, Warnndog, and Wildstreak for their tireless efforts in this area), we have found a new home at Sequoyah State Park for Oklacon 2015.
This means two important items have changed: our date and our venue. The date of Oklacon 2015 is changing to one week earlier, the weekend of October 22 - 25, 2015 (one weekend earlier). Our long-time venue, Roman Nose State Park, is changing this year to Sequoyah State Park.
We apologize that this update may surprise you just four months out from our convention date. It was not until this very week we had final confirmation of our reservation of the facilities in order to make this announcement to you. Please know that while we understand this change may cause some hardship on your part as your planned time off work may need to be updated, rest assured we are doing everything we can to ease this transition, including transferring your lodge or cabin reservation to equivalent (and in most cases, upgraded) accommodations at our new venue. Keep your eye on our website and on social media, as there are lots of great updates to make to let you know about the improved facilities at Sequoyah and exciting new opportunities for events with lakeside facilities and a newly-remodeled lodge and 500% larger lodge on-site in addition to CLIMATE CONTROLLED A-FRAMES. :)
We're sure you have many questions, and some important answers ahead of those:
1. Our registration site, procedures, policies, and pricing are unchanged for 2015. You may register at https://oklacon.com as always.
2. No change has been made to our Guests of Honor: we are still excited to welcome Redrusker and Foxfeather to Oklacon as our talented and honored guests.
3. No change has been made to our charity: we are still supporting the important and great work of the WildCare Foundation of Noble, Oklacon for 2015.
4. We did try to keep the same date we previously announced, but were unable to do so at this, or any alternative venue we could find.
5. Tent prices at Sequoyah are slightly higher, up from $8 to $12 per night. As always, these are pass-thru costs to attendees if you choose to set up a tent, but now that climate-controlled A-Frames are available, this may be a more attractive alternative for some tent campers. Tents are still permitted on our new group camp site, so that remains an option for you.
6. Any volunteer comps, contest winnings, etc. that would have given you free or discounted attendance for Oklacon 2015 will, of course, be honored. Oklacon is still Oklacon, no matter where we may be.
7. We understand you may be disappointed, frustrated, or even angry at the way the Roman Nose State Park staff have behaved. We are too. While we do not foresee any outcome that would change our updated plan, if you are an Oklahoma resident, you do have the right to speak up and be heard about the operation of Roman Nose State Park. After all, you are paying for it with your tax dollars. If you wish to receive contact information for those that oversee that park, you may reach out to registration[at]oklacon.com and we will provide you with contact details.
Well we goofed! Pre-Registration Extended!
General | Posted 11 years agoWell loyal Oklacon goers, we made a mistake in the registration coding that will work out as a bonus for you! Pre-registration is set to expire on Friday! Meaning you have just under 72 hours to grab pre-registration prices. Spots ARE filling up fast, so be sure and grab a remaining slot quick!
Email registration[at]oklacon.com with any questions!
Email registration[at]oklacon.com with any questions!
Well we goofed! Pre-Registration Extended!
General | Posted 11 years agoWell loyal Oklacon goers, we made a mistake in the registration coding that will work out as a bonus for you! Pre-registration is set to expire on Friday! Meaning you have just under 72 hours to grab pre-registration prices. Spots ARE filling up fast, so be sure and grab a remaining slot quick!
Email registration[at]oklacon.com with any questions!
Email registration[at]oklacon.com with any questions!
1 More Day to Pre-Reg!!
General | Posted 12 years agoThat's right folks! Only one more day to pre-register for the world's largest outdoor furry convention, Oklacon! The dates are October 24-27th, and space will be limited with at the door registration, it's also more expensive then! So why not get it out of the way now, and take part in this years con festivities, including a tentative water slide, dedicated tabletop gaming space, more events than ever before, the Furry Drama show, convention swag, 4 meals, free A-Frame lodging, and much much more!
So Pre-register before midnight tomorrow, and let the games begin!!!
So Pre-register before midnight tomorrow, and let the games begin!!!
Oklacon Card Game Naming Contest!
General | Posted 12 years agoGreetings all! We will now be taking suggestions for Oklacon's trading card based RPG. The staff will pick a winner tonight at midnight CST from the comments on our Facebook page, and the winner will win two super rare cards from the game.
Bear in mind, it is not solely a trading card game and can be expanded to a fully fledged RPG.
Let the games begin!!
Bear in mind, it is not solely a trading card game and can be expanded to a fully fledged RPG.
Let the games begin!!
HEY ARTISTS! Want to be featured in a card game?
General | Posted 12 years agoHey there our talented friends!
We are looking for a few more artists to contribute to our card based RPG that we are making this year. Interested in having your art featured? Contact Dax at daxter[at]oklacon.com for more information!
We are looking for a few more artists to contribute to our card based RPG that we are making this year. Interested in having your art featured? Contact Dax at daxter[at]oklacon.com for more information!
Oklacon 2013 Conbook Contribution
General | Posted 12 years agoHello our fine furry friends!
Oklacon's deadline for art and stories for this year's conbook is September 1st! If you would like to contribute any of the above, please contact conbook@oklacon.com!
Oklacon's deadline for art and stories for this year's conbook is September 1st! If you would like to contribute any of the above, please contact conbook@oklacon.com!
Oklacon's Mid-Year Get Together!
General | Posted 12 years agoHello our fine furry friends. It's that time of year again, and once again we will be gathering at Stars and Stripes Park in North Oklahoma City for the mid-year Oklacon Get Together. This year it will be June 23rd from 2p-7p. Come enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs on us, and bring some chips, drinks, or $5 if you want to pitch in! Look forward to seeing some old friends, meeting some new friends, or bringing new con goers to give them a taste of what Oklacon has to offer. So get your fluffy tails out there, and let's enjoy a day of friends, fun, and tasty food! Let the Games Begin!!!
2 Private Cabins Opening for Booking!
General | Posted 12 years agoHello all! Get your gold together, because we are opening two private cabins for booking for Oklacon 2013 at 10PM CST on Monday, 4/22/2013!
Prices are between $101.20 - $104.65 per night depending on the night. You must book for at least 4 nights to reserve a spot. Additionally, a $100 deposit is due upon reserving.
Roll for initiative, because these are going to go fast!
Prices are between $101.20 - $104.65 per night depending on the night. You must book for at least 4 nights to reserve a spot. Additionally, a $100 deposit is due upon reserving.
Roll for initiative, because these are going to go fast!
** WARNING ** Preregistration Will Likely Close Early
General | Posted 13 years agoWe've said for some time that if we hit 300 preregistered attendees, we would close preregistration early.
Well, we decided not to do so since we were so close to the natural end of preregistration on Oct 1. But now, we only have ** 5 ** A-Frame beds left. We will close preregistration early if we sell out the last A-Frame bed before Oct 1. We expect this will happen.
So, if you want to save $15 off the price of at-the-door registration, you had better preregister the moment you read this. =) And, for those who plan to pay at-the-door, please know all lodging options are nearly sold out. We do expect one or two lodge rooms to become open due to non-payment, and if you want on the waitlist to nab one of those, e-mail us at registration@oklacon.com. Otherwise, be prepared to make your own arrangements at the motel in town, as all other park accommodations are booked.
It's going to be a banner year... and we can't wait to share it with you once again at this - our 10th anniversary. Live long and prosper, cadets!
Well, we decided not to do so since we were so close to the natural end of preregistration on Oct 1. But now, we only have ** 5 ** A-Frame beds left. We will close preregistration early if we sell out the last A-Frame bed before Oct 1. We expect this will happen.
So, if you want to save $15 off the price of at-the-door registration, you had better preregister the moment you read this. =) And, for those who plan to pay at-the-door, please know all lodging options are nearly sold out. We do expect one or two lodge rooms to become open due to non-payment, and if you want on the waitlist to nab one of those, e-mail us at registration@oklacon.com. Otherwise, be prepared to make your own arrangements at the motel in town, as all other park accommodations are booked.
It's going to be a banner year... and we can't wait to share it with you once again at this - our 10th anniversary. Live long and prosper, cadets!
Oklacon X MEME!
General | Posted 13 years ago-- OKLACON X MEME --
It's about that time, fuzzballs! :) Repost this in your own journals and link back to our oklacon username in your reply so others can find the original source. Then, post a link to your meme as a reply to this entry on our "oklacon" FA journal so we and others can find ya! :)
1. OKLACON N00B or 1337?
2. Roll call - gender + age + species + huggable?
3. Do you sleep there? Have you ever camped before?
4. Do you buy food from the constore, bring your own BBQ, nibble at the lodge, or eat in town?
5. Are you shameless?
6. Who are you coming with?
7. On average, how much money do you spend? On art? On the charity auction?
8. Do you go to pick up art?
9. Have you ever been a Predator, or Prey?
10. Do you 'suit?
11. Where can you be found there?
12. Favorite event?
13. How many friends have you met from conventions?
14. Have you ever been drunk?
15. Name your previous conventions:
16. Gotten home to find out you've lost weight from walking around so DAMN much?
17. Hugged random people?
18. Kissed random people?
19. Raved until you fell over?
20. Flirted with a dealer to get a discount?
21. Been stalked?
22. Reunited with a friend?
23. Favorite smell at Oklacon?
24. Cried at a convention?
25. Favorite memory?
26. Made any money?
27. Biggest fear about being in the woods with 300 furries?
28. Sick of this survey?
29. Okay...last question -- what's the best part of Oklacon?
It's about that time, fuzzballs! :) Repost this in your own journals and link back to our oklacon username in your reply so others can find the original source. Then, post a link to your meme as a reply to this entry on our "oklacon" FA journal so we and others can find ya! :)
1. OKLACON N00B or 1337?
2. Roll call - gender + age + species + huggable?
3. Do you sleep there? Have you ever camped before?
4. Do you buy food from the constore, bring your own BBQ, nibble at the lodge, or eat in town?
5. Are you shameless?
6. Who are you coming with?
7. On average, how much money do you spend? On art? On the charity auction?
8. Do you go to pick up art?
9. Have you ever been a Predator, or Prey?
10. Do you 'suit?
11. Where can you be found there?
12. Favorite event?
13. How many friends have you met from conventions?
14. Have you ever been drunk?
15. Name your previous conventions:
16. Gotten home to find out you've lost weight from walking around so DAMN much?
17. Hugged random people?
18. Kissed random people?
19. Raved until you fell over?
20. Flirted with a dealer to get a discount?
21. Been stalked?
22. Reunited with a friend?
23. Favorite smell at Oklacon?
24. Cried at a convention?
25. Favorite memory?
26. Made any money?
27. Biggest fear about being in the woods with 300 furries?
28. Sick of this survey?
29. Okay...last question -- what's the best part of Oklacon?
Party Cabin Night Available
General | Posted 13 years agoGreetings all!
We have had one cabin-night open up, for a cabin on Sunday. If you'd like to chill in one of the park's private cabins one evening to host a private party, the cost is $101 to nab it for Sunday (dead-dog) night.
Cabins come with a full kitchen, fridge, private master bedroom, private shower, trundle and futon, TV, and other things tent-pitchers can only dream of in a park. ;) If you're interested in nabbing these digs for Sunday evening, drop a line to registration[at]oklacon.com
AND, remember -- only 14 days of preregistration left. If you're quick, you can grab the last single tent spot or one of the dwindling 34 A-Frame beds... oh, and you save $15 off the at-the-door price. Sounds like a good deal? Of course it is, so hurry up, while you can. :] See you there!
We have had one cabin-night open up, for a cabin on Sunday. If you'd like to chill in one of the park's private cabins one evening to host a private party, the cost is $101 to nab it for Sunday (dead-dog) night.
Cabins come with a full kitchen, fridge, private master bedroom, private shower, trundle and futon, TV, and other things tent-pitchers can only dream of in a park. ;) If you're interested in nabbing these digs for Sunday evening, drop a line to registration[at]oklacon.com
AND, remember -- only 14 days of preregistration left. If you're quick, you can grab the last single tent spot or one of the dwindling 34 A-Frame beds... oh, and you save $15 off the at-the-door price. Sounds like a good deal? Of course it is, so hurry up, while you can. :] See you there!
A-Frames Looking Scarce!
General | Posted 13 years agoGreetings all! :)
Oklacon preregistration ends in a little over two weeks, but as a courtesy warning to you -- if you have not yet preregistered and would like to stay in an A-Frame, please do so ASAP! We have 128 total A-Frame beds which you can snatch for no extra cost, but only 44 remain. That may sound like a lot, but 12 were registered last week alone.
Once A-Frames are gone, so are most options -- those who haven't preregistered may have to setup tents in non-prime locations, sleep in autos, or grab a motel room in town, about 8 minutes away by car. So... get to it, get registered, and let's make this year, our tenth anniversary, the best Oklacon yet! :D
Oklacon preregistration ends in a little over two weeks, but as a courtesy warning to you -- if you have not yet preregistered and would like to stay in an A-Frame, please do so ASAP! We have 128 total A-Frame beds which you can snatch for no extra cost, but only 44 remain. That may sound like a lot, but 12 were registered last week alone.
Once A-Frames are gone, so are most options -- those who haven't preregistered may have to setup tents in non-prime locations, sleep in autos, or grab a motel room in town, about 8 minutes away by car. So... get to it, get registered, and let's make this year, our tenth anniversary, the best Oklacon yet! :D
So long, tent spots!
General | Posted 13 years agoAaaaand, it's happened, folks. Our last tent spot was just registered. We will continue to work with the park and hope to open 5 more spots between now and Oct 1. If you want on the waiting list, drop a line to registration[at]oklacon.com -- or if you're ON the list and DO NOT want a spot or are staying in a spot someone ELSE is paying for, let us know so we can free it up.
The list of tenting folks is here: https://oklacon.com/Home/Tents
Everyone else will need to register for an A-Frame spot, a vehicle/RV, or the cheap motel in town. Register today if you haven't already -- only 60 A-Frame spots left!
The list of tenting folks is here: https://oklacon.com/Home/Tents
Everyone else will need to register for an A-Frame spot, a vehicle/RV, or the cheap motel in town. Register today if you haven't already -- only 60 A-Frame spots left!
Carpooling to Oklacon
General | Posted 13 years agoLooking for a ride? Have a ride and looking to split gas?
Check this thread: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3794138/
Check this thread: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3794138/
Free Oklacon Entry - Details Inside!
General | Posted 13 years agoOne of our long-time Oklacon supporters, there since the very beginning, is offering a contest for a paid admission to Oklacon.
Go check out her journal here for details on her offer. -- http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3784784/
Go check out her journal here for details on her offer. -- http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3784784/
So you're thinking about tenting it at Oklacon?
General | Posted 13 years agoThink fast.. that is, think about registering fast!
We recently ran out of tent spots and have added 5 more to our tent block. We're working closely with the park on this, and there are limitations to how many we can add to protect the land and the cozy, close-knit feel of the world's largest outdoor furry con. So, if you want to bring your own tent to Oklacon, don't delay -- preregister today and select "Tent" as your accommodation option. If we run out of spots, you will have to either select a free A-Frame bed, try to get a primitive tent site a drive away from the group camp, or explore in-town motel options.
We recently ran out of tent spots and have added 5 more to our tent block. We're working closely with the park on this, and there are limitations to how many we can add to protect the land and the cozy, close-knit feel of the world's largest outdoor furry con. So, if you want to bring your own tent to Oklacon, don't delay -- preregister today and select "Tent" as your accommodation option. If we run out of spots, you will have to either select a free A-Frame bed, try to get a primitive tent site a drive away from the group camp, or explore in-town motel options.
To all the whiners, listen up!
General | Posted 13 years agoI mean... winers. Furs who love wine! ;D
For our most generous supporters, we're pleased to announce Whirlwind Winery will be collaborating with us this year for a wine tasting for our Super Sponsor Soirée. They will sampling a top-notch selection of Oklahoma wines, accompanied of course by a fine selection of premium cheeses and hors d'oeuvres.
We totally understand Super Sponsorship doesn't fit into everyone's budget, but for those who help continue Oklacon through their generosity, we're finding new ways to give back to our attendance... at every level. Stay tuned for more info on Sponsor and Patron goodies this year!
Oh, and ** only ten tent spots remain **, so if you plan to camp in a tent, if you don't register in the next two weeks, you'll likely be out of luck. Get 'er done! :)
For our most generous supporters, we're pleased to announce Whirlwind Winery will be collaborating with us this year for a wine tasting for our Super Sponsor Soirée. They will sampling a top-notch selection of Oklahoma wines, accompanied of course by a fine selection of premium cheeses and hors d'oeuvres.
We totally understand Super Sponsorship doesn't fit into everyone's budget, but for those who help continue Oklacon through their generosity, we're finding new ways to give back to our attendance... at every level. Stay tuned for more info on Sponsor and Patron goodies this year!
Oh, and ** only ten tent spots remain **, so if you plan to camp in a tent, if you don't register in the next two weeks, you'll likely be out of luck. Get 'er done! :)
Who's Coming Map -- FIXED :)
General | Posted 13 years agoSo, don't believe us that we have a HECK of a lot of furries coming to Oklacon?
Well, we've got a map to prove it. Due to a design flaw, it always looked sparse, but this weekend we fixed it up, and now you can see furs from New Mexico, to Alabama, to Ohio, to Nebraska all who plan to converge on Roman Nose State Park this October 17-22. Maybe this will help you organize rides, or just find other furs you never knew in your area.
Log in to oklacon.com and check it out -- https://oklacon.com/Registration/Map
Well, we've got a map to prove it. Due to a design flaw, it always looked sparse, but this weekend we fixed it up, and now you can see furs from New Mexico, to Alabama, to Ohio, to Nebraska all who plan to converge on Roman Nose State Park this October 17-22. Maybe this will help you organize rides, or just find other furs you never knew in your area.
Log in to oklacon.com and check it out -- https://oklacon.com/Registration/Map
Calling All Artists!
General | Posted 13 years agoThree big notes! :)
1. You have just under two months to submit artwork for the Oklacon conbook. This will be our biggest year yet, and if you would like the chance to have your work featured in our special tenth anniversary conbook, please submit your "Monsters"-themed artwork to conbook [at] oklacon.com. We will be selecting the best entries that capture the idea of 1950's/1960's classic movie monsters, B-scifi horror, and mad scientists as we put together this year's book contents. Details on specific file formats for our greyscale pages are here: http://oklacon.com/home/conbook
2. Dealers' Den Registration is now open! Grab your table now by preregistering and then visiting the dealer page while you're logged in. We have a small but busy room with a captive camping audience for a week -- whether you're dealing books, comics, professional commissions, fursuit parts, or reselling the works of other with permission, don't miss your chance to be part of our biggest Den room and audience yet!
3. Artist's Alley rules have changed.. very slightly. The only change this year is the park is imposing a fee for each vendor, whether a dealer or artist, which we must collect on their behalf. This is a State rule, not something our park invented, so please just remember if you've chilled in our high-energy, 24-hour-a-day alley in the past, just bring $10 extra this year for the fee to get a sticker that will let you participate.
That's it! Preregistration is wide open and beds are going fast (as we keep reminding folks!), so don't delay in locking in your spot for the world's largest outdoor furry convention.. WHILE YOU CAN! ;)
1. You have just under two months to submit artwork for the Oklacon conbook. This will be our biggest year yet, and if you would like the chance to have your work featured in our special tenth anniversary conbook, please submit your "Monsters"-themed artwork to conbook [at] oklacon.com. We will be selecting the best entries that capture the idea of 1950's/1960's classic movie monsters, B-scifi horror, and mad scientists as we put together this year's book contents. Details on specific file formats for our greyscale pages are here: http://oklacon.com/home/conbook
2. Dealers' Den Registration is now open! Grab your table now by preregistering and then visiting the dealer page while you're logged in. We have a small but busy room with a captive camping audience for a week -- whether you're dealing books, comics, professional commissions, fursuit parts, or reselling the works of other with permission, don't miss your chance to be part of our biggest Den room and audience yet!
3. Artist's Alley rules have changed.. very slightly. The only change this year is the park is imposing a fee for each vendor, whether a dealer or artist, which we must collect on their behalf. This is a State rule, not something our park invented, so please just remember if you've chilled in our high-energy, 24-hour-a-day alley in the past, just bring $10 extra this year for the fee to get a sticker that will let you participate.
That's it! Preregistration is wide open and beds are going fast (as we keep reminding folks!), so don't delay in locking in your spot for the world's largest outdoor furry convention.. WHILE YOU CAN! ;)
Tent spots hotter than hotcakes!
General | Posted 13 years agoBrief notes for every fur! :)
Tent spots and free A-Frame beds are reserved through preregistration at http://oklacon.com/
We now have 81 A-frame beds available and only 15 tent spots left. A whopping 22 A-frame beds were reserved last week alone -- this is definitely a record year for demand.
Don't be left in the cold -- literally -- if you're planning to camp in a tent or want the free bedding we provide. PREREGISTER TODAY! Don't say we didn't warn ya! ;)
Tent spots and free A-Frame beds are reserved through preregistration at http://oklacon.com/
We now have 81 A-frame beds available and only 15 tent spots left. A whopping 22 A-frame beds were reserved last week alone -- this is definitely a record year for demand.
Don't be left in the cold -- literally -- if you're planning to camp in a tent or want the free bedding we provide. PREREGISTER TODAY! Don't say we didn't warn ya! ;)
Time is Ticking Down for Spots!
General | Posted 13 years agoThis is another friendly reminder to all our long-time congoers that **please** remember to preregister soon for Oklacon X: It Came from Planet X before... you can't!
We will close preregistration in 75 days (Oct 1) _OR_ if we hit the 350 prereg cap we place on our event to ensure it maintains the proper awesome camp feel and doesn't overrun the beautiful and fragile state park ecosystem we inhabit for a week of furry fun this fall. We are the largest outdoor furry convention in the world, and so far we're filling spots 46% faster than last year.. which means three things -
1. We're going to be HUGE this year :D
2. We very well may hit our prererg cap and close preregistration early. Prereg saves $15 off the at-the-door price.
3. We very likely will run out of A-frame and/or tent spots for our at-the-door folks
The fandom's best kept secret is quickly becoming it's worst kept one -- we're an excellent change of pace from the standard hotel convention experience. No where else can you find events like stargazing, hiking, or songs around the campfire with 300 friends on the schedule. Nowhere. :)
So book a spot today by jumping to http://oklacon.com and help us celebrate our tenth anniversary, meet Kyell Gold and Uglylilmonster, and make the best friends of your life next to crackling campfires under a starry sky. Those who prereg and prepay are guaranteed their spots, so hurry while the getting's good!
We will close preregistration in 75 days (Oct 1) _OR_ if we hit the 350 prereg cap we place on our event to ensure it maintains the proper awesome camp feel and doesn't overrun the beautiful and fragile state park ecosystem we inhabit for a week of furry fun this fall. We are the largest outdoor furry convention in the world, and so far we're filling spots 46% faster than last year.. which means three things -
1. We're going to be HUGE this year :D
2. We very well may hit our prererg cap and close preregistration early. Prereg saves $15 off the at-the-door price.
3. We very likely will run out of A-frame and/or tent spots for our at-the-door folks
The fandom's best kept secret is quickly becoming it's worst kept one -- we're an excellent change of pace from the standard hotel convention experience. No where else can you find events like stargazing, hiking, or songs around the campfire with 300 friends on the schedule. Nowhere. :)
So book a spot today by jumping to http://oklacon.com and help us celebrate our tenth anniversary, meet Kyell Gold and Uglylilmonster, and make the best friends of your life next to crackling campfires under a starry sky. Those who prereg and prepay are guaranteed their spots, so hurry while the getting's good!
Less than 90 Days to Preregister for Oklacon 2012!
General | Posted 13 years agoGreetings everyfur! :D
It's blisteringly hot outside and summer's in full swing -- but can you believe it's less than 90 days until we close up Oklacon preregistration and start preparing for our ten anniversary?! We can't!
This year we have a TON of activities, performances, and surprises packed into a week of fun with 300+ of your best furiends. GOH's
Kyell and 
uglylilmonster are joining us to rock out with the iconic Sub-level 03 and a newcomer band, A Dozen Dead Furs, and our killer variety performance, the Furry Drama Show -- along with activities you can't find at any hotel con - nature walks, hiking, volleyball, stargazing, songs around the campfire, and so much more.
Space is limited, and last year we nearly reached our attendance cap. Don't be left out in the cold without a FREE A-Frame bunk or a chance of a lifetime as we celebrate a decade of fun and revelry in a way only Oklacon can. All you have to do is preregister before October 1.
See you soon. Oh yeah, and don't forget to preregister now, before some blasted raccoon and his shinies distracts you! ;D
http://oklacon.com/
It's blisteringly hot outside and summer's in full swing -- but can you believe it's less than 90 days until we close up Oklacon preregistration and start preparing for our ten anniversary?! We can't!
This year we have a TON of activities, performances, and surprises packed into a week of fun with 300+ of your best furiends. GOH's
Kyell and 
uglylilmonster are joining us to rock out with the iconic Sub-level 03 and a newcomer band, A Dozen Dead Furs, and our killer variety performance, the Furry Drama Show -- along with activities you can't find at any hotel con - nature walks, hiking, volleyball, stargazing, songs around the campfire, and so much more.Space is limited, and last year we nearly reached our attendance cap. Don't be left out in the cold without a FREE A-Frame bunk or a chance of a lifetime as we celebrate a decade of fun and revelry in a way only Oklacon can. All you have to do is preregister before October 1.
See you soon. Oh yeah, and don't forget to preregister now, before some blasted raccoon and his shinies distracts you! ;D
http://oklacon.com/
Oklacon Fur-BQ June 30 in OKC!
General | Posted 13 years agoFor those of you in driving distance, there will be a summer cookout to preparty for this year's Oklacon.
Come one, come all, to the Oklacon Summer Fur-B-Que event! On June 30 at 2pm we will meet at Stars and Stripes Park in OKC for an afternoon of hot dogs, outdoor games, and "furry fellowship" as we rock it as a furry family and prepare to party it up for Oklacon 2012, the tenth anniversary of which happens this October! If you're a suiter, we encourage you to suit up, as we'll be taking a ton of pictures. :}
This event is open to any fur and their friends, whether or not they have registered for Oklacon, and whether or not they live in Oklahoma.
Please bring $5 to put in the food jar, which will pay for dogs, chips, soda, salsa, and the venue. If you'd like to bring some of your own charcoal and meat, feel free to grill up anything else you'd care to bring. :)
Come one, come all, to the Oklacon Summer Fur-B-Que event! On June 30 at 2pm we will meet at Stars and Stripes Park in OKC for an afternoon of hot dogs, outdoor games, and "furry fellowship" as we rock it as a furry family and prepare to party it up for Oklacon 2012, the tenth anniversary of which happens this October! If you're a suiter, we encourage you to suit up, as we'll be taking a ton of pictures. :}
This event is open to any fur and their friends, whether or not they have registered for Oklacon, and whether or not they live in Oklahoma.
Please bring $5 to put in the food jar, which will pay for dogs, chips, soda, salsa, and the venue. If you'd like to bring some of your own charcoal and meat, feel free to grill up anything else you'd care to bring. :)
