▁will ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁U . S . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁Burn ing ▁Cat , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁Man ▁festival , ▁and ▁will ▁conclude ▁with ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁wooden ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁cat ▁– ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁a ▁human - sh aped ▁figure ▁at ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁Man . ▁Burn ing ▁Cat ▁will ▁feature ▁appearances ▁from ▁guest ▁speak ers ▁alongside ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁g aming ▁and ▁networking ▁activities . ▁ ▁T es la ▁Museum ▁fund ra iser ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁In man ▁launched ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁campaign , ▁associated ▁with ▁The ▁O at me al , ▁on ▁the ▁crow df und ing ▁website ▁Ind ieg ogo ▁to ▁raise ▁$ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁T es la ▁Science ▁Center ▁at ▁Ward enc ly ffe ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁Ward enc ly ffe ▁Tower ▁property ▁in ▁Sh ore ham ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁– ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁Manh attan ▁– ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁an ▁apparent ▁offer ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁develop ▁it ▁for ▁commercial ▁use . ▁The ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁at ▁least ▁$ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁restore ▁the ▁facility ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁eventually ▁building ▁a ▁museum ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁built ▁Ward enc ly ffe , ▁the