I attended Midwest FurFest back in December, where I served as a staff member in VIP Relations. The con did amazingly well, with 8,700 attendees and they raised $85,000 for their charity, CRISP.
This was the convention's first year in the Rosemont Convention Center, and the extra space was welcome for places like the Dealers Room and the Art Show. It also gave the game room space to expand into. This gave the con a much bigger feel to it was very different from me from past FurFests. Not that I still didn't enjoy it. I got to see a lot of friends again and catch up with them.
As usual, I took a few pictures:
