In our lottery announcement, we mentioned we'd have further advice on accessible rooms. We can now share that, having posted up the information here: https://confuzzled.org.uk/2021/10/24/accessible-rooms-update/

We’ve heard from many of you who have concerns and questions regarding accessibility and rooms at the convention. We are going to review the messages we have received and make further clarifications soon.

We also would like to apologise to those of you who had emailed in after our previous lottery announcement, but didn't get a reply. This was a failure on our part, and we are very sorry for this. We will be reviewing our processes here to ensure that -even when we don't yet have answers- that we at least provide interim replies to let you know you haven't been forgotten about. We'll be trying to do better here in future

-- Rallicat

Accessible Rooms: Yep, we screwed up. We're very sorry. We're going to fix it, and changes are coming. We don't have all the detail to share yet, but we can share with you that we're working on it. More here: https://confuzzled.org.uk/2021/10/27/accessible-rooms-update-1/

-- Rallicat, ConFuzzled Comms Team

If you had a problem with your virtual ConFuzzled shirt this year, or have not received it, please contact dealersden@confuzzled.org.uk - many thanks.

If you sent us some lovely art for our cancelled 2020 convention, we’ve kept it safe! We’re also opening again for art submissions. The deadline is Jan 31st to submit your updated or new art. See our Art Wanted page for more full details; confuzzled.org.uk/art-wanted

For more details on our theme for 2022, check out the theme page on our website. Think solarpunk, rebirth, renewal, positivity, an abundance of colour and a better future for all; confuzzled.org.uk/our-theme

We are pleased to announce that our charity for 2022 will be The Bumblebee Conservation Trust - https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ please show them some love! We are looking forward to welcoming them to the convention!

We're looking for someone to join the ConFuzzled team as our Deputy Head of Events!

In this department, you'll work with the team to help identify event ideas, work with the department head (and take over if they are unavailable), and recruit crew to work with attendees and event-runners.

You'll also need to help project manage events, and ensure they run on time. You'll need to support other teams where necessary, such as with event signups and website information. You'll also need to help with documentation including ensuring floor plans and risk assessments are submitted on time. You'll also need to liaise with the events department heads to help create the main convention schedule.

If you'd like to submit an application for this role, please visit our form here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CFz_DHoE

Hello everyone,

So we know you are all probably wondering when ConFuzzled is going to open for Registration. We wanted to take a brief moment to assure you we are working away behind the scenes here getting ready to open.

There is however going to be a little bit more delay before we are ready to open for the following reasons:

+The Hilton are adding the final finishing touches to a major overhaul and refurbishment of the hotel.
+They have updated the bedrooms and refurbished the event spaces and the new hotel spaces are looking brilliant.
+We are making changes based on feedback received relating to the way our lottery system handles attendees with accessibility requirements. We want to ensure the system is fair and fit for purpose before we go live.
+To make sure we can open registration with the correct numbers of bedrooms, and offer them to our attendees in an equitable fashion, we have had to put a short delay on opening whilst we await final bedroom numbers from the Hilton.

We are hoping therefore to open toward the end of November.

We can’t give you the exact date just yet but after two years without ConFuzzled we want to make sure your registration experience on opening night is as smooth as we can make it.

We know we'd previously stated we would be looking to open reg at the end of November if we could, but it looks like we're not going to be hitting that mark.

Instead we're aiming for December. We're currently still waiting on final details about the impact the Hotel's renovations have had on room numbers.

In the meantime, we'll be trying to get the pricing details up ASAP as we know many of you would like to see this information in advance.

Also, we're still working on the changes to our accessibility accommodations - this is still coming and we're hoping to share it very soon!

Finally, we know there will be some concern about registration landing during the same month as Christmas - we know it can be an expensive time of year. Whilst we'd hoped to avoid this clash, we've had to work within the constraints of our venue, and that's put some additional pressures into the mix adding to the delays. We still don't yet know the exact timing for reg-open, and the lottery window period, but we'll do our best to make sure the clash is not too egregious.

Stay tuned for further updates!

We are pleased to announce that our registration and hotel pricing is now live on our website here: https://confuzzled.org.uk/registration/

We don't have registration opening dates to share with you just yet, but we'll announce these as soon as possible.

Stay tuned for more updates!

We're hiring! We're looking for a new ConOps Technical Manager! Want to apply? Go here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/COTECH - job description is linked from the first page if you want to check before proceeding! :)

We are now able to share our new process for accessible rooms and requirements, following a review with our inclusivity team. The main headline is that there will now be a separate lottery for accessible rooms, but for full details, please see our announcement here: https://confuzzled.org.uk/2021/12/02/accessible-rooms-update-2/

We can now announce our COVID-19 guidance for ConFuzzled is available on our website:

https://confuzzled.org.uk/covid-19-guidance/

All attendees must be vaccinated, and must present a valid NHS COVID Pass as identified by the UK Government at the time of the event (or an international equivalent.)

ConFuzzled's face mask mandate will follow the guidance as stated by the UK government at the time of the event.

To keep our attendees safe, we've introduced enhanced sanitisation options - please check out the article on our website for further information.

REGISTRATION NEWS:

We can now share that Registration will OPEN on the 29th December at 7PM UK Time! Residential Registration (which is now in a lottery process) will be open for a window of TWO WEEKS, so, no need to wear out your F5 key if you're not around on Wednesday!

Please see the handy infographic for more details on the process.

Non-residential (Reg-only) will also open on the 29th, and will be open indefinitely (until such time as we need to close). Day tickets are not yet on sale, nor are party suites. Information on these will follow at a later date.

If you have registration questions, please contact registration@confuzzled.org.uk (please note there may be a delay in our volunteer team replying to emails).

Registration is now OPEN! Start your registration here: https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk/

Remember that for residential registrations, we're open for a two week window! Reg-only is also available, with day-tickets and party suites following at a later date.

Questions? Contact registration@confuzzled.org.uk

For those asking - super-sponsor registration is not yet open, however if you're registering today, you'll be able to upgrade later when we open for this! :)

Did you know many of our events are run by you, our attendees?

If you want to run an event at ConFuzzled, then now is your chance to submit it for consideration in our schedule! Simply fill out the details here: https://events.confuzzled.org.uk/cfz22/ and our events team will review it as soon as possible.

(Submitting an event is no guarantee that it will run. Questions? Please contact events@confuzzled.org.uk)

ConFuzzled Residential Lottery Registration is OPEN for one more week! https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk/

Residential lottery will close at 7PM UK time, 12th January (This Wednesday)

Other, Non-residential registrations will close at 7PM on the 30th April.

OK, so we just found that our registration mailbox had spam-filtered a bunch of your inquiries. We've grabbed them, and are working through the emails as quickly as we can.
Apologies for the delay folks.

The residential registration lottery window will CLOSE in 24 hours (7PM UK time, 12th January). If you still want to register, head to https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk