Anthrocon
Anthrocon by year
This table includes the locations of each convention as well as attendance figures, charity donations, convention themes, and guests of honor by year.

Anthrocon

Section Title: Anthrocon by year
Table Section Text: This table includes the locations of each convention as well as attendance figures, charity donations, convention themes, and guests of honor by year.

Year	Dates	Location	Attendance	Charity Donation	Charity	Theme	Guests of Honor

1997	July 4–6	Albany, NY	300 est	$2,200	Therapy Dogs/K9 Friends	An East Coast Furry Con	artist Daphne Lage author Watts Martin

1998	July 3–5	Albany, NY	600 est	$3,092	Whiskers	Here Be Dragons	artist Jim Groat author Jeffrey A. Carver

1999	July 2–4	Valley Forge, PA	842	$3,600	Great Valley Nature Center	The Furry Revolution	artist Vicky Wyman author S. Andrew Swann

2000	June 30- July 2	Valley Forge, PA	1,128	$6,534	The National Greyhound Adoption Program	Furries of Myth and Legend	artist Sara "Caribou" Palmer author Paul Kidd

2001	July 27–29	Philadelphia, PA	1,457	$7,237	Reins of Life	Furries in Flight	comic-book artist Dan DeCarlo, creator of Josie and the Pussycats syndicated cartoonist Bill Holbrook

2002	July 11–14	Philadelphia, PA	1,648	$13,280	Canine Partners for Life	Invention	author Lisanne Norman (of The Sholan Series) artist Heather Bruton

2003	July 17–20	Philadelphia, PA	1,949	$8,348	Support Our Shelters	Creatures of the Night	artist Guy Gilchrist artist Mark E. Rogers

2004	July 8–11	Philadelphia, PA	2,404	$7,200	Forgotten Felines & Fidos (FFF)	Summer Games	artist Stan Sakai (creator of Usagi Yojimbo) artist Michael Gagne

2005	July 7–10	Philadelphia, PA	2,370	$6,470	Greater Philadelphia Search & Rescue	Heroes	Peter Laird (co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Timothy Albee (director "Kaze, Ghost Warrior")

2006	June 15–18	Pittsburgh, PA	2,489	$8,407	Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal	Making History	artist Scott Shaw! (creator of a number of comic book and cartoon characters) Diane Duane (author of several series including So You Want to Be a Wizard)

2007	July 5–8	Pittsburgh, PA	2,849	$7,608	Animal Friends	Looking to the Future	voice actor Rob Paulsen writer Mark Evanier artist Carolyn Kelly

2008	June 26–29	Pittsburgh, PA	3,390	$13,154	Pittsburgh Parrot Rescue	It's a jungle out there!	animator and Disney Legend Floyd Norman

2009	July 2–5	Pittsburgh, PA	3,776	$8,993	Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation	OMG Aliens!	character developer and artist Joe Harris Character artist and story designer Ben Balistreri illustrator and television producer Bob Boyle

2010	June 24–27	Pittsburgh, PA	4,238	$12,849	Fayette Friends of Animals	Modern Stone-Age Furries	author and illustrator James Gurney puppeteer and director Jim Martin with Gary Gnu from The Great Space Coaster

2011	June 23–26	Pittsburgh, PA	4,400	$11,522	ToonSeum	The Anthropomorphic Institute of Magic	author and illustrator Andy Runton writer Peter S. Beagle

2012	June 14–17	Pittsburgh, PA	5,179	$20,656	Hello Bully	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Comic Artist, Animator, Director, TV Repairman Mike Kazaleh Comic Artist and Video Game Art Director Dev Madan of Sly Cooper fame.

2013	July 4–7	Pittsburgh, PA	5,577	$31,255	Equine Angels Rescue	The Fast and the Furrious	writer Mercedes Lackey illustrator Larry Dixon animation writer, storyboard artist Tom Minton

2014	July 3–6	Pittsburgh, PA	5,861	$32,372	The National Aviary	Secret Societies	voice actor Lee Tockar voice actor Jim Cummings

2015	July 9–12	Pittsburgh, PA	6,348	$35,910	The Western PA Humane Society	Viking Invasion!	voice actress Kimlinh Tran Major League Baseball mascot The San Diego Chicken

2016	June 30- July 3	Pittsburgh, PA	7,310	$30,880	Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium	Roaring Twenty	animator Joaquin Baldwin Tracy Butler, creator of Lackadaisy voice actor Trevor Devall

2017	June 29- July 2	Pittsburgh, PA	7,544	$37,598	Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary	Take Me Out To The Ballgame	voice actor Charlie Adler

2018	July 5–8	Pittsburgh, PA	8,407	$42,051	South Hills Pet Rescue	Movie Monsters	artist Len Simon writer Ursula Vernon

2019	July 4–7	Pittsburgh, PA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Surf Pacific	voice actor Ben Diskin

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In 2008, Anthrocon became the first convention to have an attendance exceeding 3,000 members, the count reaching 3,390.

final_sentence: In 2008, Anthrocon became the first convention to have an attendance exceeding 3,000 members, the count reaching 3,390.