Here is an article in the January 15 edition of the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/sal-pizarro/ci_24922285/pizarro-furries-pot-advocates-and-volleyball-tournament-should
The article talks about the three different events scheduled at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center this coming weekend: Further Confusion 2014, HempCon ("the medicinal marijuana powwow"), and "a girls volleyball tournament".
Last weekend, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center was packed with cars, cars, cars for the Silicon Valley Auto Show. This weekend's going to be much different.
There's going to be about 3,000 participants at Further Confusion -- the annual "furry" gathering -- and maybe 15,000 more at the medicinal marijuana powwow HempCon, which are taking place at the same time. If that wasn't enough, there's a girls volleyball tournament going on, too. Now, that's a show I would pay to see on Netflix.
Just a hint, but conservative-minded folks might want to shield their eyes around the convention center with all this alternative lifestyling going on. I wouldn't worry too much about all these crowds mixing, though. The pot folks tend to be a generally mellow, if sometimes stinky, crowd. And the furries -- people who enjoy making and wearing animal costumes that are sometimes pretty elaborate -- can be a fun group to hang around with, too.
However, I'm a tad worried about fighting for parking with the competitive sports parents. Some of them can get downright scary.