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The '''European Pony Convention Union''' (or '''EPCU''') was a multinational organization that existed between 2013 and 2016, that aimed to create a recognized standard for My Little Pony conventions—ensuring they were properly budgeted, competently managed, and positively represented the [[brony fandom]] to the public.<ref name="homepage">{{cite web|url=http://ponycon.org/|title=What we're about|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329233441/http://ponycon.org/|archivedate=2016-03-29}}</ref> The creation of the EPCU was driven by the high-profile collapse of [[Las Pegasus Unicon]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ponycon.org/las-pegasus-unicon/|title=Las Pegasus Unicon|date=2013-02-26|work=European Pony Convention Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430015851/http://ponycon.org/las-pegasus-unicon/|archivedate=2016-04-30}}</ref> | The '''European Pony Convention Union''' (or '''EPCU''') was a multinational organization that existed between 2013 and 2016, that aimed to create a recognized standard for My Little Pony conventions—ensuring they were properly budgeted, competently managed, and positively represented the [[brony fandom]] to the public.<ref name="homepage">{{cite web|url=http://ponycon.org/|title=What we're about|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329233441/http://ponycon.org/|archivedate=2016-03-29}}</ref> The creation of the EPCU was driven by the high-profile collapse of [[Las Pegasus Unicon]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ponycon.org/las-pegasus-unicon/|title=Las Pegasus Unicon|date=2013-02-26|work=European Pony Convention Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430015851/http://ponycon.org/las-pegasus-unicon/|archivedate=2016-04-30}}</ref> | ||
| − | Conventions had to meet seven criteria to be considered for EPCU | + | Conventions had to meet seven criteria to be considered for EPCU fellowship:<ref name="homepage"/><ref name="members">{{cite web|url=http://ponycon.org/members/|title=Our Members|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319142518/http://ponycon.org/members/|archivedate=2016-03-19}}</ref> |
# Be a registered and legally recognized organization within Europe. | # Be a registered and legally recognized organization within Europe. | ||
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# Have held at least one previous convention. | # Have held at least one previous convention. | ||
| − | == | + | == Fellows == |
| − | The EPCU's ruling committee was made up of representatives from the member conventions.<ref name="homepage"/> At the time the EPCU ceased operations the following conventions maintained active | + | The EPCU's ruling committee was made up of representatives from the member conventions.<ref name="homepage"/> At the time the EPCU ceased operations the following conventions maintained active fellowship:<ref name="members" /> |
* [[Brony Days]], [[:Category:France|France]] | * [[Brony Days]], [[:Category:France|France]] | ||
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* [[GalaCon]], [[:Category:Germany|Germany]] | * [[GalaCon]], [[:Category:Germany|Germany]] | ||
* [[Hearth's Warming Con]], [[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]] | * [[Hearth's Warming Con]], [[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]] | ||
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| + | == EPCU seal == | ||
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| + | A seal (that was visually identical to the EPCU's logo) was provided for fellow conventions, to indicate that to the public their event met the requirements of the EPCU. A green version was available for conventions that hadn't operated their first convention, but otherwise met the requirements for EPCU membership.<ref name="members" /> | ||
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| + | The EPCU seal contains an [[wikipedia:Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]]: each quadrant symbolizes a different type of pony, with the first letter of each type making up the organization's initials—'''E'''arth ponies (ground and apple), '''P'''egasi (clouds and wing), '''C'''rystal ponies (the [[mlp:Crystal Heart|Crystal Heart]]), and '''U'''nicorns (unicorn horn and magic). | ||
== References == | == References == | ||