Conifur Northwest Newsletter

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COONTRAX: The official newsletter of ConiFur NorthWest 2001



WHEN: October 26th-28th, 2001

WHERE: Fife/Seattle, WA

ONLINE: www.conifur.org







WELCOME

GUEST OF HONOR

HOTEL

DEALERS DEN

REGISTRATION

ART SHOW



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WELCOME:





Welcome to another year of ConiFur NorthWest! Who knew that back in

1997 we'd be thinking of organizing our fourth event!  ConiFur 2001 is

back and strong as ever.  We're back in the Best Western Executive Inn

located in Fife, Washington, we have a new Guest of Honor, new hotel

room rates, more Dealers Den tables available, and just a whole lot of

things to tell you about this time.  So let's get to it, shall we?



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GUEST OF HONOR:





ZIGZAG IS COMING TO SEATTLE!  That's right, folks, that zebra-striped

skunk of legend is coming to Seattle this coming October!  And she's

even bringing her agent and creator, Malcolm Earle, aka Max the Black

Rabbit.  It should be quite the event with the mayhem that seems to

follow the mustelid no matter where she goes.  But we've got Max to

keep an eye on her so she *should* behave, right Max?  Max?  Oh dear

-- cleanup, aisle six!



And remember that our Guest of Honor is the one that does that year's

convention T-shirt design.  What sort of design will Max come up with,

do you suppose?  Only time will tell!



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HOTEL:





Once again we're back in the Best Western Executive Inn located in

Fife, Washington, just 10 miles south of SeaTac Airport and 15 miles

south of Seattle.  It's a good medium sized facility for our 350-400

person convention and the staff has been fantastic for us two years in

a row.  So much in fact, that we've just signed our contract for 2002,

so Conifur is here to stay for the next two years at least.  In a

genre where you go to a different hotel every year, this is a rarity

and makes it much easier to plan and work with for both fan and dealer

alike.



The room rates have even dropped!  Now the prices are only $79/night,

single *or* double rooms.  Some events have prices well over $100, so

at $79, that's quite a bargain.  But you only get that rate if you

mention Conifur when you make your reservations at: 1-800-938-8500.



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DEALERS DEN:





We had a strong committment from a lot of our dealers from 2000 that

immediately signed up for tables for 2001.  Sales were brisk and many

dealers have no qualms about coming back for 2001.  Don't be left out!

While there are only 47 tables in the room, many are sold now so make

your reservations early!  Tables run $50 each and come with two full

memberships.  Since memberships themselves are $25/ea, you can see

that it's the same as buying two memberships and getting a table FREE!

It's definately a good deal so don't hesitate, reserve today!  



And for 2001, we're currently looking at Dealer Lunches again, but

with one major difference -- they're going to be FREE. The organizers

of Conifur are also dealers themselves (Jarlidium Press) and know

entirely too well how hard it is to get a meal while stuck behind a

table.  So with that in mind, we're seeing about getting lunches

catered for the dealers entirely on Conifur's tab.  We really

appreciate your patronage and want to help out wherever we can.

 



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REGISTRATION:





Now's a great time to get your registration in early for ConiFur 2001.

At only $25 each until July 1st, you can save $5 over the rates after

July ($30) and $10 over at the door prices ($35).  It definately pays

to register early.  And remember, two memberships come with a Dealers'

Den table at only $50 so that's a bargain if you wish to sell anything

at the convention itself.  





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ART SHOW:





Another successful year for Artists and Buyers alike at ConiFur 2000.

And we're ready to do it again for 2001.  Rich Chandler will be once

again running the show and that means effecient operations.  In fact,

this year we were mailing out checks within one week after the

convention was over to our artists!  No waiting for weeks or months

for payment -- we pay right away.  We could have even paid out the

very next day if we weren't waiting for the credit card companies to

get all the funds transferred from the convention's transactions.

Quick turnaround, good prices, high average of sold items, and ease of

working with the staff makes this one of the best Art Shows to buy and

sell at.  Don't be left out this year.  You can't afford to miss it! 



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That's it for this installment.  We'll have more for you soon as

things continue to develop.  Stay tuned!