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BlueBerry:
What the responsibilities of us are at the EF 23

Our departments responsibilities include everything from the discussion of suitable guest of honor candidates to taking care of our guests at the convention itself. However most of our tasks have been taken care of month before the convention starts. After introducing Eurofurence to our potential guest, inviting them, and in best case, getting a positive response, rooms and flights need to be booked, events need to planed … all this requires a lot of communication and cooperation with the other departments. In fact, we need to thank all the other departments a lot at this point. Their hard work and dedication makes our job even possible in the first place. 


What motivation we have to be in that department

After the convention is before the convention. Being a staff member means for me that, when the mere endless wait for next year’s Eurofurence starts and the PCD hits hard, there is still a bit of Eurofurence going on each week. Weather the regular group chats with the other departments, looking for fitting guests, writing invitations or planning ahead our guests events - it all elevates my mood and never feels like a chore. Having contact with all these creative, nice and amazing people throughout the process is something we would never want to miss. Another great motivation is to get a look behind the scenes. Seeing how the next Eurofurence takes shape, how much work, how many hours of planning and how much creativity is put into everything is a great experience. We are still taking so many things for granted, only to discover later the enormous amount of effort it took to make it run so smoothly. Another enormous motivator is the pride that derives from playing a small role in making the Eurofurence what it is.

Plus, the greatest thing of all is, after greeting a guest arriving at the Estrel, days later at the departure we very often get to say goodbye to a new friend.


If you want to be a part of the Guest of Honor team, then contact: Arahn via r.burkhardt@weserbild.de

BlueBerry:
The Eurofurence Photography department takes care of all official con photography that is directly related to the attendees:

* The fursuit photo shoot
* The fursuit group photo
* The regular group photo
* Any requested event documentation
* New: the media catalogueHistorically, the Daily-EF has their own photographers as well as several department internal photography that might be required. Our responsibilities are directly connected with the convention attendees and involve post-processing of the images we take after EF is over. Thus - by definition - pictures that are needed during the convention are not part of our responsibilities.

Our department consists of photographers and assistants.

The photographers:

* Share some hours per day on the photo shoot location, using rented equipment.
* Take turns covering various events for the media catalogue using their own camera (i.e. a halfway decent DSLR with RAW images is a must-have)The assistants:

* Help some hours per day on the photo shoot location. This involves handling props, fursuiters and/or operating the registration system computer on location. There will be two assistants in parallel.
* If needed, help the photographers at other locations by holding up props, directing people or carrying equipment.Both duties involve keeping to a schedule that will be discussed and up for fine tuning within the team as soon as the EF timetable is available, so usually nobody has to miss out on "must go" events.

The fursuit photo shoot might be amongst the more stressful tasks that EF has to offer, but the chance to meet lots of suiters up close and personal makes for a good reward. Also, we try to minimize the hours per day by using enough people to divide the workload.

If you are interested in helping out, contact Atkelar or ShortyDragon, using photo@eurofurence.org before the convention.

There are a few prerequisites for helping:

We might need a few helping hands during setup and tear down of the photo shoot location and the group photo spot that are able to carry some delicate equipment when directed to do so.

For actual team members...

...the photographers need to:

* Have some studio experience (preferably also with fursuiters as subjects)
* Have experience with fursuiters (either as spotters or themselves)
* Be good at coming up with some funny ideas for poses
* Be on time...the assistants need to:

* Have experience with fursuiters (either as spotters or themselves)
* Preferably be good at coming up with some funny ideas for poses to help the photographer and suiter in case of a block
* Be on time

BlueBerry:
The gameshow department is responsible for planning and operating the fursuit gameshow at EF. This involves finding new and revamped games for the suiters to play, building props, testing the games, communicating with the involved departments (programming, stage, security) to get all the locations and timeslots sorted out.

The main idea is to add the "show" to the "games". Most conventions only are doing "fursuit games", which is fun but usually only mildly entertaining to watch. We strive to add some interesting aspects to all games that we are putting on stage. The best ideas however sometimes fail in reality, even after trying them out several times. The show is a "one-off" kind of a deal, so we always expect some "issues" which require fast troubleshooting capabilities.

We are usually looking for helpers in the backstage area: moving props on and off stage, getting fursuiters ready for their cue and sometimes helping during a game - as spotters and/or "living props", depending on the game.

We are planning everything out way before the convention and need helpers who will be available online at least some weeks before EF so we can go through the show and games and everybody knows the props, games and can start to learn their cues. We don't get rehearsal time at EF!

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Atkelar via fsgs@eurofurence.org

BlueBerry:
Every year, the stage team comes up with a new design for all bigger stages at the Eurofurence, like the main- and club stage. Our mission is to plan, build and operate all Eurofurence stages. Involved in this process are many people and when everything works well you might hardly notice them at all.


Directors:Jaryic and KamikazeBackoffice and
Stage Secretary:
EosFoxxStage Technicians:Boltee
Djem
Dragi
Furball
garra
Kruemel
Luchs
MafunDi
Reesa
Royen
Sternchen
Tretron
Tsanawo

As soon as one EF is over, the planning for next one already started. With an after con meeting at the last day we try to improve our work every year. During stage team meetings throughout the year we come up with new ideas and concepts that fit the theme of the upcoming EF. Exchanging knowledge and ideas is vital for this. Assigning tasks and making time schedules is also done during stage meetings.

Operator, Programmer, Event Manager, Stage Manager and Backstage Manager are some of the roles that need to be staffed for every event. You don’t need to have knowledge about stage work to be a part of the stage team, as long as you are eager to learn and get excited about event technology. You do? - Than you are a good fit to work with us.

Most of the stage equipment is supplied by a professional rental company, which we work together for several years.

The Main Stage is setup by the rental company. As soon as the setup is finished, our work starts. Programming of light-, laser- and sound-consoles is done by senior team members who are specialized in their departments or work as event technicians. They are assisted and operated by those who want to gather deeper knowledge in the particular field of work.

At Eurofurence, we host a wide spectrum of stage events. From game-shows to concerts to dances and the well-known Pawpet-Show: Everything is possible and assisted by the stages team. We connect the artists with technology so they can deliver the best performance possible.


We are working with professional sound, light and video equipment so here are some basic job requirements:

* Good self-assessment
* The ability to work under pressure
* Punctuality and reliability
* Speaking and understanding the German or English language
Sound good? Want to become a part of the team? The contact garra via stage@eurofurence.org or visit the Main Stage during the Eurofurence and talk to us.


Here are some impressions (klick on a picture to enlarge it):

BlueBerry:
Programming at Eurofurence is primarily about putting together the convention schedule. What sounds easy at first gets more interesting and complex if you understand that it's about coordinating the departments of Eurofurence and attendee panels with their indivial timetables and requirements for ressources and rooms.
That means over 500 hours of scheduled event time in up to 18 parallel events distributed over the whole convention space, and the numbers growing! While planning this, it's important to take into account what kind of events are running in parrallel and allow enough time before and after them. Keeping an eye on the available ressources like sound systems and projectors or even people able to operate them add up to it.

Most of our work is done the moment the con starts, but to guarantee a smooth con experience we work closely with Con-Ops and Security while the convention is running.
On-site programming is keeping track of the schedule and re-schedules time or location if nessessary. We try our best to keep the attendees informed of possible changes and delays by announceing these via our screens, twitter, telegram and the ef-app. To archive that we constantly check back with the other departments too. We also use these channels to pass news from our departments to our attendees.

Communication is a key. Not only internal, but primarly with interested parties outside. The job demands an organisational talent with an eye for details without loosing track of the big picture.


If you want to be a part of the Programming team, then contact: Akulatraxas via events@eurofurence.org

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