<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">We are at the mercy of the situation. That said, we've alway said mid-July is when we'd attempt to make the call.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I want a physical con, but I will not unduly endanger our attendees, including us. No matter what we do it will not be the 2500-person monster of Orccon -- it can't be. Social distancing guideline put us around 1900 max, and that's only if we're given the green light by the hotel.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So sit tight -- we'll know soon enough. Expect a call for a meeting the weekend after this one.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Eric</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 9, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" class="">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Message From: Victor Bugg <a href="mailto:fhoenix88@yahoo.com" class="">fhoenix88@yahoo.com</a><br class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp34656f19yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div class=""></div> <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">This is unprecedented territory.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">There are gaming cons our size and smaller happening next week and august.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">There are also cons cancelling--mostly those that rely on guests as almost no celeb is travelling to cons rest of this year.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">It does not look promising as of today......and I am busy each night at hospital.....but it can dip as quickly as it rose. Fact antibodies only stay around 2 weeks in body makes it worse.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Between us here it doesn't look like green light. More like a yellow light at this point.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">As per what board decided and we said to you here---we are planning on running the con until hotel and/or governor says we cannot. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">If things are bad in septermber it will continue to be bad going into 2021 as winter flu and colds make covid-19 more deadly as it will pop more people with underlying conditions of cold,, flu, etc. it is doing that already other side of world where it is winter.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">I am still telling all the dealers we are on until i tell them otherwise. Most of them need the con as they won't make it to february without any cons for income and others including gamex already cancelled. Many are excited and keeping fingers crossed. We cannot control final governor decisions but if they are opening schools up in august then gatherings will be ok. Sure some won't come---but they arent coming to orccon in 2021 either as a vaccine will not be discovered, tested, approved, distributed, and in effect by then. it will be at least another year and our hospital treats it as such. This is the reality we have to live in for another year. Cancelling may cons many figured it would be back to ok by fall.......nope. COllege football today big 10 and other announced playing but limited fans and conference only. Baseball teams practicing today. NFL and NBA practicing. Nascar, golf, etc back. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">I hope by august everything is greenlit with restrictions and we go along with our planned show. Why? Because it isn't going away for a year or so. We can have a safe, social distanced, masks in dealer room, safe as best as possible, and sanitized show. We will also be doing that for orccon 2021.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Gaming in person safely in sept will be a great release and uplifting to not only gamers but myself and other medical worklers as well as vendors who live show to show....and stores that have been shut and cn use con to get revenue.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">It is in the hands of federal government, governor, and hilton at this point as we continue to take submissions, booths, and prepare. We have to prepare and plan for best. If worst happens....we say sorry no physical con, and switch to virtual mode and long wait til feb and a year between physical cons. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">But never feel bad preparing for con and being positive. Keep taking submissions. working on scenarios and stuff is good therapy during this pandemic. Plenty of time to be "crap...no physical con...and we wait 7 months" if it comes to that.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Miss you guys. Fingers crossed. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Love you guys,...stay safe and try to stay positive....enough negativity daily in the world</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Victor</div> </div><div id="yahoo_quoted_5029592120" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;" class=""> <div class=""> On Thursday, July 9, 2020, 05:50:26 PM MST, Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" class="">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote: </div> <div class=""><br class=""></div> <div class=""><br class=""></div> <div class=""><div id="yiv5472368691" class=""><div class="">All I said was I was accepting event submissions. Then I heard from Erik that he is talking to the hotel next week, so I may have been premature in asking. I guess at this very moment, we are still in a holding pattern until next week.<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class=""><div id="yiv5472368691ymail_android_signature" class="">Shane</div> <br clear="none" class=""> <blockquote style="margin:0 0 20px 0;" class=""> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:#6D00F6;" class=""> <div class="">On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:47 PM, Strategicon Department Heads</div><div class="yiv5472368691yqt8997082631" id="yiv5472368691yqtfd19063"><div class=""><<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" class="">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:</div> </div></div><div class="yiv5472368691yqt8997082631" id="yiv5472368691yqtfd57497"> <div style="padding:10px 0 0 20px;margin:10px 0 0 0;border-left:1px solid #6D00F6;" class=""> Message From: Angelica Magno <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:angelicamagno.ing@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:angelicamagno.ing@gmail.com" class="">angelicamagno.ing@gmail.com</a><div class="yiv5472368691yqt5894878140" id="yiv5472368691yqtfd56074"><br clear="none" class=""></div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></div><div class="yqt8997082631" id="yqtfd27407">Message From: Shane Sauby </div><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mrsauby@yahoo.com" href="mailto:mrsauby@yahoo.com" class="">mrsauby@yahoo.com</a><div class="yqt8997082631" id="yqtfd93357"><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="yqt8997082631" id="yqtfd13982">_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">Deptheads mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net" href="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net" class="">Deptheads@strategicon.net</a><br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" href="https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads" target="_blank" class="">https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads</a><br clear="none" class=""></div></div> </div> </div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Deptheads mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net" class="">Deptheads@strategicon.net</a><br class="">https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>