<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4994"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_11902">No worries.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4995">Gallifrey has staff, guests, and attendees coming from around the world and they are planning things as normal (the travel ban and protests still going would have effected me too as I will be flying in from Boston airport). </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_5420">It was business as normal when I flew back in a few days ago and I do not expect more than normal holiday weekend with gallifrey also traffic and long lines and crowds if you go out to eat.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr">If protests break out....strategicon as well as gallifrey and sports attendees and staff near airport will take to social media to tell people to add time to their travel, and where you have to re-route from roads blocked.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr">The show runs as scheduled. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr">Most protest stuff is planned sunday and monday. Attendees driving back and forth on those days would have to make personal decisions to stay or risk traffic issues. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr">The concern is not needless....but we will be fine.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr">Victor</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486979103762_4996" dir="ltr"><br></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Monday, February 13, 2017 2:19 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4222068710"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hey Department Heads--<br><br></div>So I don't know how politically aware all of you are, but I felt it might be somewhat important to bring a few things to your attention, because they may very well affect the Con. I've been pretty well tapped into the political activist scene lately, and there are no less than five different protests planned for the whole of Orccon weekend in the Los Angeles area. <br><br></div>Now to be clear, I'm not bringing this up because I feel that the Con should take a stance on politics one way or the other--that's not really my business--but I AM bringing it up because I was in the area the day after the Travel Ban was enacted. I can tell you from personal experience--Tom Bradley and two other terminals were shut down, and traffic was backed up past the hotel for several hours. I'm bringing this up because there may be a possibility of traffic affecting the con (negatively OR positively--it could limit access, or it could very well up attendance). <br><br></div>We're somewhat lucky for a number of reasons: With the stay and judicial challenge to the Travel Ban, there's no need for protestors to stay at the airports, and they've since gone home--so Century Boulevard and LAX is as clear as it normally is (this is confirmed--I picked up my mom from the airport on Friday at 1130 AM). <br>Furthermore, looking at each of these events, it seems like they should be far enough away where we aren't likely to see any sort of effect whatsoever. Two are in Pershing Square, Two are at City Hall, and one's at the Historical Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church--and all of that is about a half hour drive (18-20 miles) from the Hilton. <br></div><div>Essentially, we're probably not going to see any real effect on us (barring an act of God or the administration), but I did want to bring this up just in case something DOES happen. Also, I should caution that these are only five I've heard about--I don't know if there are any others out there this weekend, and if something big happens between now and Friday, there's a possibility of spontaneous protests.<br><br></div><div>So should we come up with some sort of plan? Or am I needlessly concerned?<br><br></div><div>--Will, <br></div><div>Party Games.<br><br></div><div>P.S.: The protests in question: <br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1808088209466006/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1808088209466006/</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1818215518434336/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1818215518434336/</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/359230681130343/">https://www.facebook.com/events/359230681130343/</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/746378122198370/">https://www.facebook.com/events/746378122198370/</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1835272753416832/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1835272753416832/</a><br></div></div></div><br>Message From: William Hillstrom <a ymailto="mailto:urbanjediwill@gmail.com" href="mailto:urbanjediwill@gmail.com">urbanjediwill@gmail.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Deptheads mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net" href="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net">Deptheads@strategicon.net</a><br><a href="https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads" target="_blank">https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>