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I have to wonder, if SDCC is held, how many people will go or want to go due to FOMO? Even if SDCC is scaled back, it will become an event people will talk about for decades. Also, how many people are hoping SDCC will cancel and take the decision out of their hands?
As I had mentioned, I work in events and have a professional interest in seeing sports, cons, travel etc start up again. From all the polls we’ve been seeing and we’ve been fielding in the past few weeks, there will be some hesitancy in the beginning, once social distancing measures begin to ease up. People will wait about 2-3 months to travel or go to sporting events. But they all want to go.
This is an opinion piece, but it is saying that this could cause mega conventions like SDCC and NYCC to become a thing of the past:You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginIt’s a very real possibility. I already thought SDCC had reached its peak and was beginning to decline, and this could exacerbate-to-completely-wipeout it. While I personally would welcome far fewer lines at SDCC, I of course don’t want it to be wiped out completely. But it’s a very real possibility that SDCC as we know it is no longer. This is going to change the landscape for a long time. More people will be suspicious of large crowds, and there will be less money to go around to support these kinds of events for the next few years. I don’t see SDCC happening this year, and I’m not even 100% certain that the conditions will be in place to bring it back next year. But...I wasn’t always into these kinds of conventions, and I don’t always have to be. If they come back, then I’ll gladly keep on going. If not...I’ll miss them but things will be fine. Based on my signature (and that of many other members of this forum), the conventions have brought enjoyment to us for many years. It has been a good run.
This is an opinion piece, but it is saying that this could cause mega conventions like SDCC and NYCC to become a thing of the past:You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Not nearly as much of a consideration as the fact that if they have to cancel it is probably not covered by insurance.
One main factor that is overlooked is the number of people out of work and very tight on money. That will most certainly have an effect on SDCC this year. SDCC is very expensive to attend.
And the head of ReedPop was actually interviewed recently, and he was the one who said insurance doesn't cover any of it. ReedPop had to eat all losses due to postponing ECCC. If ReedPop's insurance doesn't cover it, for all of the events they do, I assume SDCC's doesn't either. So that really means that SDCC will wait until they are given no choice. Which is also why it seems most cons kept saying "we're still on" for so long and when they canceled/postponed it was usually "the government told us we had to."