aardvark88 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, thehumantorch said: @thehumantorch Per the Supreme Intelligence of greggy, I have had to cancel my Calgary Suites hotel and Golden, BC hotel booking to/from Calgary expo. If California had to shut down Yosemite Nat'l Park, then I expect City of Calgary to 'postpone' Calgary Expo due to Covid-19 fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-australia-queensland-researchers-find-cure-want-drug-trial/news-story/93e7656da0cff4fc4d2c5e51706accb5 piper and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 37 minutes ago, Artboy99 said: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-australia-queensland-researchers-find-cure-want-drug-trial/news-story/93e7656da0cff4fc4d2c5e51706accb5 ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 There are a number of HIV and other anti-virals that are showing to be effective against COVID-19 (and other coronaviruses). Might be time to load up on Gilead and the other big ant-viral stocks. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Boyd Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Dear Fans, I understand you’ve been waiting for answers about the upcoming Calgary Expo and sharing your thoughts with us - anticipation, unease, sadness, frustration, confusion. We hear you. I know I owe it to you to shed some light on what we’ve been tackling and how it relates to you, our amazing fan community. To be fully transparent, the team and I are feeling the same roller coaster of emotions as this situation changes day by day. We’d originally hoped that the collective emergency response to COVID-19 and the unprecedented protocols put in place would control this horrible virus quickly enough for us to bring you the show in some form. We know many of our celebrity guests, partners, and vendors shared that hope as we communicated with them to explore all available options before confirming any changes publicly. However, it’s clear to all of us that the right thing to do is to postpone Calgary Expo 2020 to another date this year. Ultimately, the safety of our fans, guests and staff comes first. It’s our responsibility to do our part to honour and support the efforts of the front-line professionals making enormous sacrifices to keep us safe right now. I wish I had all the answers for you right now, but here’s what we know so far: 1. Calgary Expo 2020 will be postponed from its original date on April 23-26 to a new date in Summer of 2020. Though our options are limited, we’ve been working with our venue and following all available official guidance to find a new date. 2. We need some time to finalize details and provide you with all the info you need to make the best decision for you. However, we commit to another update with information on the new Calgary Expo 2020, including dates, no later than Monday, March 30. One more thing: Know that our Fan First refund program remains available now and allows for a ticket refund for the full price of the ticket (minus service charges), no questions asked. If you need to cancel your tickets, we understand. If you’d like to hold on to your tickets until you next week, that’s great too. We’ll do our best to get you all the info you need to decide then. I know I speak for the Calgary Expo team when I say that we would love nothing more than to celebrate Calgary Expo 15 with you. Our strength is in our community, and that is what has made the Calgary Expo rise for the past 15 years. Right now, the team is incredibly busy confirming, making shifts, and planning an amazing show for you. If we’re a little quiet, or take a little longer to respond, be patient. We’re all working from home, staying connected every way we can, and working with partners who are doing the same. Finally, we each have a part to play in getting us back to our daily norms, not to mention defeating COVID 19… Please remember, wash your hands, stay healthy and take care of each other. Thanks for understanding and be back to you soon… Aman Gupta President, FAN EXPO HQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Is there any chance this can be held during Stompede week? There will be plenty of $$$ to go around for all of the vendors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, kimik said: Is there any chance this can be held during Stompede week? There will be plenty of $$$ to go around for all of the vendors. Hi Ryan. I think having the Stampede in July is wishful thinking right now. I'd be surprised if any large festivals go ahead in Alberta this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, kimik said: Is there any chance this can be held during Stompede week? There will be plenty of $$$ to go around for all of the vendors. And zero hotel spaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver Signs Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, kimik said: Is there any chance this can be held during Stompede week? There will be plenty of $$$ to go around for all of the vendors. Cowboys buy comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Quicksilver Signs said: Cowboys buy comics? Some do (Westerns mostly), but it attracts a lot of the same crowd that the Expo does (I have run into a number of comic buyers at stompede corporate events, for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, piper said: I think having the Stampede in July is wishful thinking right now. I'd be surprised if any large festivals go ahead in Alberta this year. So not much chance of Calgary Expo taking over SDCC dates around July 22 to July 26/20? Stay healthy cowboys and cowgirls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: So not much chance of Calgary Expo taking over SDCC dates around July 22 to July 26/20? Stay healthy cowboys and cowgirls. I think SDCC gets canceled too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 The Stompede will be fine, and my hunch is that it will be a big event if the rumors of shut down until June come true. People will be looking to let loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 It would be sad if Terry's small two day show was the only one I attended in 2020. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hopefully the rescheduled dates work for you to make it up here during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Boyd Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Rescheduled dates are July 17-19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 11:51 PM, kimik said: Hopefully the rescheduled dates work for you to make it up here during the summer. These dates should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Comics Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I appreciate everybody's optimism but I don't forsee a single show happening this summer at all, including FanExpo in August. They are talking that we will still be needing to social distancing in August at restaurants, where they will have to reduce seating by a half to three quarters to provide enough space between patrons. MLB has already resigned themselves to not having a season this year. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will not take place in 2020 and that's a 50 Billion Dollar property. This ain't good. I know this might not be the right thread, I just see a lot of guys I have a deep respect for in this thread and feel like we should be cautiously optimistic at best and I would pay money to be proven wrong. piper, greggy, MetalPSI and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Guardian Comics said: I appreciate everybody's optimism but I don't forsee a single show happening this summer at all, including FanExpo in August. They are talking that we will still be needing to social distancing in August at restaurants, where they will have to reduce seating by a half to three quarters to provide enough space between patrons. MLB has already resigned themselves to not having a season this year. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will not take place in 2020 and that's a 50 Billion Dollar property. This ain't good. I know this might not be the right thread, I just see a lot of guys I have a deep respect for in this thread and feel like we should be cautiously optimistic at best and I would pay money to be proven wrong. I don't think anything is 100% until they get the virus under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Or if we get a new vaccine before that ... which we cannot say for sure WHEN it will happen. We’re not prophets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...