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NEWS: Anime Central 2021 Convention Canceled




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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:20 am Reply with quote
Meanwhile, Animazement, which is being held a week later, is still acting as everything is normal and going full steam ahead.. Rolling Eyes
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Aresef



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:37 am Reply with quote
Cutiebunny wrote:
Meanwhile, Animazement, which is being held a week later, is still acting as everything is normal and going full steam ahead.. Rolling Eyes


In fairness, all these events are contractually obligated to act like they're going to go on until they're told they can't.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:09 am Reply with quote
Aresef wrote:
Cutiebunny wrote:
Meanwhile, Animazement, which is being held a week later, is still acting as everything is normal and going full steam ahead.. :roll:


In fairness, all these events are contractually obligated to act like they're going to go on until they're told they can't.

That’s why I was surprised the ACen announcement came as early as it did. If this is force majeure, then it implies that Illinois has already extended its “no big indoor gatherings” mandate through May, and I have no idea if that’s actually the case.

One possibility I’m open to is that contracts are a two-way street: the convention center and hotels are probably operating with greatly reduced staff and may not be in a position to hold up their end of the deal if a con actually did manage to bring in 30,000 people. Plus, it does the convention center no good to drive the con’s parent company into bankruptcy; that just means missing out on years if not decades of steady business once the pandemic is over.
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