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Dearest Attendees, Reffurence is coming to an end, no more small or big Reffurence events will take place. The Stichting will continue to wrap up its financial obligations, but will be disbanded once that is done. The reason for this is purely financial, things have been going wrong since mid 2025 and this issue has still not been resolved, we expect this to take at least until mid 2026 Things went wrong with our tax filings in Q2, 3 and 4. It started with an erroneous invoice by the hotel, which then resulted in our tax return being frozen, and escalated from there as other bills could also not be paid despite Reffurence having raised enough money overall. This still continues to be a big problem for us and the main area where our attention has been. The board of the stichting will continue to resolve the bookkeeping situation and pay the remaining invoices as much as possible. We want to stress that Reffurence is a nonprofit, board members who have loaned money to Reffurence are amongst those affected by the situation. As the stichting will be disbanded once this is done, we decided to share this with you early since it means that Reference will not continue afterwards. How about the media that has been uploaded? We ask you all to download all the images that are important for you since we are not sure how long the servers will stay up, you can do this by going to https://reg.reffurence.com/d76491c9-cf71-11ef-b206-02420a001019/memories (You need to be logged in for that to see them all). Thank you for having been a part of this. Even though it must now end, both volunteers and attendees alike can be proud of the three editions we have had together. From our roots in the jungle of Antwerp to the spooky of the city of Rotterdam and finally our last sleepy edition in Egmond aan Zee, thank you for joining us in this magical journey. - The Board of Directors

"When does reg open?" Well... about that. We are unfortunately dealing with a financial dispute with the hotel of our previous edition, which is still ongoing despite our best efforts these past months to resolve it. The missing sponsor pack items and any missing raffle winnings are unfortunately tied up with this also, as the situation has to be resolved first. The decision has been made to postpone the main convention by a year, meaning RFR Trial & Error will be hosted in 2027. However, we are actively looking into organizing some smaller event(s) before RFR Trial & Error! More information to be announced in the future... We understand that this is disappointing, but our full focus is needed towards resolving the situation. We thank you for your patience, and will share updates as soon as we have them, both on the ongoing wrap-up of RFR'25 as well as any announcements for new event(s)!

Hey everyone! We have a small update in regards to the remaining Sponsor Pack items from this year's edition, namely that we are still hard at work on getting them to you, but are unfortunately awaiting third parties. We are of course disheartened by this too, as we would've loved to have been able to get you all your items already by this point. We will share another update on the progress towards the end of January, including how to let us know if the address we should ship your items to has changed. In the meantime, we all at the RFR Volunteer team would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year, and hope to see you back at RFR in 2026!

Hello Dreamers, Went to the Fursuit Gif Making Panel? Check out the Gifs that were made > https://reffurence.com/memories/15f0e26c-bdc7-4a69-a4f5-17dbef10536b Panel was done and gifs made by Truffel!

It is time to wake up... the RFR25 Photobooth photos are ready to check! With a total of 677 pictures, we hope you find yourself in one of them~ Check the album here: https://reffurence.media/s/Photobooth2025 Which one is your favorite? Cover Photo by Zilvus

Dear attendees of Reffurence 2025,   At Reffurence, we respect the privacy of your personal data. I am writing to inform you about a data security incident involving the personal information you have with us.   On Nov 15, 2025, we discovered a data breach in our systems. The data accessed may have included the following types of personal information:   Identify types of personal information breached: Email, First and Last Name   We deeply regret that this incident occurred. We are conducting a review of the affected records and of all our computer systems. Due to the nature of the data breach, being the data shared in the CC (instead of the BCC field), we can also conclude that the data breach has been stopped.   A report has been filed with the Dutch Privacy Agency (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), which is mandatory in cases like these involving data breaches.   For further information and assistance, please contact us using the following email: gdpr.requests@reffurence.com   Sincerely, Refferic Board President Reffurence

Channel photo updated

Feeling sleepy? These do! (or at least, some of them...) Here's another small teaser for you~ Credits: Thaumas, Zilvus, Renzi and Replic

*Windows 95 startup sound* Zzzz...huh? What was that? It's Reffurence 2026, featuring our new theme! Open your windows and let's explore the digital world of the 90s and 00s in Trial & Error. Do you want to be the sad face on a BSOD? Or do you want to be drawn in Paint? Maybe you could sit on a large error model or speak with a talking paperclip. The possibilities are endless! We'd love to see the ideas you all come up wi- *Blue-screens*

We are super hard at work to get all the photo booth photos and extras done as soon as we can, they will be super duper awesome! In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek :3 Time to take a bit of a rest.... Sweet dreams~

We know we have our media team, but we would love to see all the pictures and videos you made! So check out @rfr_mediashare and show them off!

While we are still busy with the breakdown and cleanup of this amazing edition, (You were all on fire this year!! 🔥🔥🔥) I would like to thank our volunteers and attendees who made this edition happen again. At the same time, the agreements for the next are yet to start, so keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming announcements regarding RFR’26. Much eat, sleep, rave, repeat. ❤️ It’s just all trial and error. ~ Refferic

Goodmorning~ It's Sunday already, time flies when you have fun.... but we have plenty of things planned today too! 😼 🌅 In the morning we have for you: Residential Breakfast 07:30 - 10:30 | Restaurant, Floor 0 Photobooth 10:30 - 14:30 | Room 536, Floor 1 Gaming Room 11:00 - 15:30 | Room 522, Floor 1 ☀️ In the afternoon: Fursuit Making 101 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 531, Floor 1 Paws Off The Floor 2nd Edition 12:30 - 14:00 | Zuiderduinzaal, Floor 0 Browned Fur and Blown Fuses 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 535, Floor 1 Reffurence Cinema 13:00 - 15:00 | Room 532, Floor 1 Closing Ceremony 15:30 - 16:45 | Zuiderduinzaal, Floor 0 Feedback Panel 16:45 - 17:30 | Zuiderduinzaal, Floor 0 🌓 In the evening: Dead Dog Party 20:00 - 01:00 | Zuiderduinzaal, Floor 0 Enjoy! For more details, please check: https://reffurence.com/schedule

Attention Dreamers! A reminder that there are no loud room parties allowed tonight! If you want to party we ask that you do so at the main stage. Any loud room parties will be shut down.

Did you know... We have a VRChat Portal going on, right now! You might have dozed off and missed it, but Reffurence is connected to the dIgItAl WoRlD. Got people that couldn't make it to the convention? Or just have an ungodly amount of hours on VRChat? Come and say hello to floofs from all over the world! 🤗 The VRChat Portal is open until 23:30 in Panelroom 531 (First floor).

Lets keep things rolling! The Free Bowling will start at 20:00 till 23:00, group up with your friends or throw a ball with random attendees. We strongly advise to go without a fursuit and be mindful of your surroundings. If you do decide to come with a suit, either full or partial, bowling shoes are mandatory on the lanes! Be careful not to knock over drinks with your tail when you turn around! We gotta hit the pins, not the glasses!

The Photobooth is open! Get your picture taking in the dreamy world... don't fall asleep though :3 Schedule: Photobooth 10:30 - 14:30 | Room 536, Floor 1 Photobooth 15:30 - 17:00 | Room 536, Floor 1