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| − | '''Kharcon''' ('''Харькон'''; sometimes transliterated '''Harkon''' or '''Kharkon''') is a small semi-annual [[furry convention]] typically taking place in a rented guest house in [[Wikipedia:Kharkiv|Kharkiv]], [[Wikipedia:Ukraine|Ukraine]], first occurring over 24-26 August 2012.<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/harkon_1 Харькон 1]. Retrieved 30 March 2019.</ref> The event was founded by [[Ksanshie]] ([[:ru:Ksanshie|ru]]) after a trip to [[WUFF]]. | + | '''Kharcon''' ('''Харькон'''; sometimes transliterated '''Harkon''' or '''Kharkon''') is a small semi-annual [[furry convention]] typically taking place in a rented guest house in [[Wikipedia:Kharkiv|Kharkiv]], [[Wikipedia:Ukraine|Ukraine]], first occurring over 24-26 August 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190802175800/http://kharcon.in.ua/harkon_1 Харькон 1]. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 2 August 2019.</ref> The event was founded by [[Ksanshie]] ([[:ru:Ksanshie|ru]]) after a trip to [[WUFF]]. |
Kharcon mixes features of a [[furmeet]] with a [[relaxacon]], with social and board games and nightly visits to the on-site sauna and/or pool. There have also been tutorials on crafting paws and other handmade items<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/news/anons_obnovleniya_850_ News: Update Announcement 8.5.0] ("patch notes" for Kharcon 8.5) - Kharcon.</ref> and trips to [https://feldman.ua/en/ekopark/ Feldman Ecopark], or (weather permitting) [[fursuit walk]]s. Accommodation and food is included; usually brunch and dinner - often barbecue on Saturday - as well as fruit, and tea/coffee. It is is possible to attend as a non-residential guest for one or more days for small payments to cover food. | Kharcon mixes features of a [[furmeet]] with a [[relaxacon]], with social and board games and nightly visits to the on-site sauna and/or pool. There have also been tutorials on crafting paws and other handmade items<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/news/anons_obnovleniya_850_ News: Update Announcement 8.5.0] ("patch notes" for Kharcon 8.5) - Kharcon.</ref> and trips to [https://feldman.ua/en/ekopark/ Feldman Ecopark], or (weather permitting) [[fursuit walk]]s. Accommodation and food is included; usually brunch and dinner - often barbecue on Saturday - as well as fruit, and tea/coffee. It is is possible to attend as a non-residential guest for one or more days for small payments to cover food. | ||
| − | The event is limited to 40 participants in the house at one time<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/news/new_world_order News: New World Order] - Kharcon (presumably around December 10, 2015)</ref> - including any potential guests - and has had a roughly consistent attendance since 2015, with 32 registered as of early August 2015,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150806002911/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 6 August 2015.</ref> 44 in March 2016,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160324080327/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 24 March 2016.</ref> and 28 in September 2018.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20180903043426/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 3 September 2018.</ref> As of 13 December 2015, there had been 129 unique participants over the years. | + | The event is limited to 40 participants in the house at one time<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190811062654/http://kharcon.in.ua/news/new_world_order News: New World Order] - Kharcon (presumably around December 10, 2015, archived 11 August 2019)</ref> - including any potential guests - and has had a roughly consistent attendance since 2015, with 32 registered as of early August 2015,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150806002911/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 6 August 2015.</ref> 44 in March 2016,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160324080327/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 24 March 2016.</ref> and 28 in September 2018.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20180903043426/http://kharcon.in.ua/members Members - Kharcon] - archived 3 September 2018.</ref> As of 13 December 2015, there had been 129 unique participants over the years. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*'''Kharcon 3.5''' (8-10 February 2013) | *'''Kharcon 3.5''' (8-10 February 2013) | ||
*'''Kharcon 4: The Beginning of Paradise''' (8-10 March 2013) | *'''Kharcon 4: The Beginning of Paradise''' (8-10 March 2013) | ||
| − | *'''Kharcon 5''' (24-26 August 2013 - potentially delayed due to [[Azov Furry 2013]], an [https://vk.com/event51838323 event] which was to take place in [[Wikipedia:Berdyansk|Berdyansk]]<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/news/harkon_ili_berdyansk Kharcon or Berdyansk]. Retrieved 30 March 2019.</ref>) | + | *'''Kharcon 5''' (24-26 August 2013 - potentially delayed due to [[Azov Furry 2013]], an [https://vk.com/event51838323 event] which was to take place in [[Wikipedia:Berdyansk|Berdyansk]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190808015059/http://kharcon.in.ua/news/harkon_ili_berdyansk Kharcon or Berdyansk]. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 8 August 2019.</ref>) |
*'''Kharcon 6''' (11-13 October 2013) | *'''Kharcon 6''' (11-13 October 2013) | ||
*'''Kharcon 7''' (6-8 December 2013) | *'''Kharcon 7''' (6-8 December 2013) | ||
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*'''Kharcon 9''' (8-10 March 2014) | *'''Kharcon 9''' (8-10 March 2014) | ||
*'''Kharcon 10''' (24-26 October 2014<ref>The lengthening of the period of events coincides with [[Wikipedia:2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]], including [https://carnegieeurope.eu/2018/09/12/how-eastern-ukraine-is-adapting-and-surviving-case-of-kharkiv-pub-77216 separatist resistance and violence in Kharkiv].</ref>) | *'''Kharcon 10''' (24-26 October 2014<ref>The lengthening of the period of events coincides with [[Wikipedia:2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]], including [https://carnegieeurope.eu/2018/09/12/how-eastern-ukraine-is-adapting-and-surviving-case-of-kharkiv-pub-77216 separatist resistance and violence in Kharkiv].</ref>) | ||
| − | *'''''Kharcon 11''''' (7-9 March 2015;<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150302155244/http://kharcon.in.ua/ Kharcon] (archived 2 March 2015)</ref> may not have occurred as it is not listed in the history<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/kak-eto-bylo Kharcon - How it was]. Retrieved 30 March 2019.</ref> and a news item for a March event states that it might be cancelled due to non-payment<ref>[http://kharcon.in.ua/news/martovskiy_harkon_ News: March Kharcon]. Retrieved 30 March 2019.</ref>]) | + | *'''''Kharcon 11''''' (7-9 March 2015;<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150302155244/http://kharcon.in.ua/ Kharcon] (archived 2 March 2015)</ref> may not have occurred as it is not listed in the history<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190907113653/http://kharcon.in.ua/kak-eto-bylo Kharcon - How it was]. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 7 September 2019.</ref> and a news item for a March event states that it might be cancelled due to non-payment<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190811050351/http://kharcon.in.ua/news/martovskiy_harkon_ News: March Kharcon]. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 11 August 2019.</ref>]) |
*'''Kharcon 12''' (16-18 October 2015) | *'''Kharcon 12''' (16-18 October 2015) | ||
*'''Kharcon 13''' (18-20 March 2016) | *'''Kharcon 13''' (18-20 March 2016) | ||
*'''Kharcon 14''' (14-16 October 2016) | *'''Kharcon 14''' (14-16 October 2016) | ||
| − | *'''Kharcon 15''' (initially 31 March-2 April 2017,<ref>[ | + | *'''Kharcon 15''' (initially 31 March-2 April 2017,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170115032251/http://kharcon.in.ua:80/ Kharcon] (archived 15 January 2017)</ref> deferred to 14-16 October 2017 and then moved to [[Wikipedia:Kiev|Kiev]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170727144307/http://kharcon.in.ua:80/ Kharcon] (archived 27 July 2017)</ref>) |
*'''Kharcon 16''' (13-15 October 2018, back in Kharkiv) | *'''Kharcon 16''' (13-15 October 2018, back in Kharkiv) | ||
*'''Kharcon 17''' (7-10 March 2019) | *'''Kharcon 17''' (7-10 March 2019) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [http://kharcon.in.ua Kharcon] - official website ([https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkharcon.in.ua%2F English translation]) | + | * [http://kharcon.in.ua Kharcon] (down, [https://web.archive.org/web/20191030072150/http://kharcon.in.ua/ archived October 2019] - official website ([https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkharcon.in.ua%2F English translation]) |
* [https://vk.com/kharcon Kharcon] on [[Wikipedia:VK (service)|VK]] (invitation-only) | * [https://vk.com/kharcon Kharcon] on [[Wikipedia:VK (service)|VK]] (invitation-only) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:49, 13 March 2022
Kharcon (Харькон; sometimes transliterated Harkon or Kharkon) is a small semi-annual furry convention typically taking place in a rented guest house in Kharkiv, Ukraine, first occurring over 24-26 August 2012.[1] The event was founded by Ksanshie (ru) after a trip to WUFF.
Kharcon mixes features of a furmeet with a relaxacon, with social and board games and nightly visits to the on-site sauna and/or pool. There have also been tutorials on crafting paws and other handmade items[2] and trips to Feldman Ecopark, or (weather permitting) fursuit walks. Accommodation and food is included; usually brunch and dinner - often barbecue on Saturday - as well as fruit, and tea/coffee. It is is possible to attend as a non-residential guest for one or more days for small payments to cover food.
The event is limited to 40 participants in the house at one time[3] - including any potential guests - and has had a roughly consistent attendance since 2015, with 32 registered as of early August 2015,[4] 44 in March 2016,[5] and 28 in September 2018.[6] As of 13 December 2015, there had been 129 unique participants over the years.
Contents
History[edit]
- Kharcon 1 (24-26 August 2012 - featured a popular trip to the Museum of Sexual Cultures of the World)
- Kharcon 2 (6-7 October 2012)
- Kharcon 3: Last weekend (14-16 December 2012)
- Kharcon 3.5 (8-10 February 2013)
- Kharcon 4: The Beginning of Paradise (8-10 March 2013)
- Kharcon 5 (24-26 August 2013 - potentially delayed due to Azov Furry 2013, an event which was to take place in Berdyansk[7])
- Kharcon 6 (11-13 October 2013)
- Kharcon 7 (6-8 December 2013)
- Kharcon 8.5 (31 January-2 February 2014)
- Kharcon 9 (8-10 March 2014)
- Kharcon 10 (24-26 October 2014[8])
- Kharcon 11 (7-9 March 2015;[9] may not have occurred as it is not listed in the history[10] and a news item for a March event states that it might be cancelled due to non-payment[11]])
- Kharcon 12 (16-18 October 2015)
- Kharcon 13 (18-20 March 2016)
- Kharcon 14 (14-16 October 2016)
- Kharcon 15 (initially 31 March-2 April 2017,[12] deferred to 14-16 October 2017 and then moved to Kiev[13])
- Kharcon 16 (13-15 October 2018, back in Kharkiv)
- Kharcon 17 (7-10 March 2019)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Харькон 1. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 2 August 2019.
- ↑ News: Update Announcement 8.5.0 ("patch notes" for Kharcon 8.5) - Kharcon.
- ↑ News: New World Order - Kharcon (presumably around December 10, 2015, archived 11 August 2019)
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 3 September 2018.
- ↑ Kharcon or Berdyansk. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 8 August 2019.
- ↑ The lengthening of the period of events coincides with pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, including separatist resistance and violence in Kharkiv.
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 2 March 2015)
- ↑ Kharcon - How it was. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 7 September 2019.
- ↑ News: March Kharcon. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 11 August 2019.
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 15 January 2017)
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 27 July 2017)
External links[edit]
- Kharcon (down, archived October 2019 - official website (English translation)
- Kharcon on VK (invitation-only)