convention madness
Dec. 4th, 2020 10:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davemerrillApparently there's an anime convention happening this weekend in Dallas.
Repeat, an anime con in the middle of a global pandemic's giant wave of infections, at a time when hospitals and health care workers are being overwhelmed. Not a great idea.
Their COVID-19 precautions are as follows:
"-Attendees of Anime Dallas 2020 please note several health and safety procedures are being implemented for 2020. This year will be smaller and more spread out than past years and an attendance cap will be in place.
-MASKS will be required of all attendees, staff, and even the guests. Nobody is an exception to the mask wearing rules, and we will be asking folks to wear masks properly covering their nose and mouth.
-There will be no at-con registration allowed on Friday or Saturday of the convention, the convention’s busiest days. Only pre-registered attendees will be able to attend.
-Hand sanitizing stations will be provided at every panel room, at vendor booths, and throughout all other event spaces of the hotel.
-Hotel spaces will be specially sanitized and cleaned between events and at night
-We will be asking people to respect 6 foot social distancing guidelines and putting markers in place wherever we expect to have lines.
-An attendance cap will be implemented – and this limit will be less than half of last year’s total attendance.
-MANY wonderful and fun events simply can NOT take place during this time. Close contact events such as our convention dances will not take place. Events like our rave dances, maid cafe, etc, won’t happen this year.
-Panel rooms and hotel space seating will be socially distanced and additionally rooms will be capped at less than half normal capacity."
These might be good guidelines for any event moving forward, say in 2022. But right now, without a vaccine, they aren't nearly enough. Apparently the convention is hosting a buffet? A terrible idea right now. Locals say that the DFW area has been having weddings and events and buffets for a while, so Texas simply doesn't care, I suppose.
I have a friend who's vending at the show; he's not happy about it but he's got to be there this year or he loses his spot next year, and last year's convention was lucrative enough that he can't afford to miss it. That's where they're at - either risk your life, or risk your livelihood. Ugh.
Stay home. Don't go to this or any other convention.
Repeat, an anime con in the middle of a global pandemic's giant wave of infections, at a time when hospitals and health care workers are being overwhelmed. Not a great idea.
Their COVID-19 precautions are as follows:
"-Attendees of Anime Dallas 2020 please note several health and safety procedures are being implemented for 2020. This year will be smaller and more spread out than past years and an attendance cap will be in place.
-MASKS will be required of all attendees, staff, and even the guests. Nobody is an exception to the mask wearing rules, and we will be asking folks to wear masks properly covering their nose and mouth.
-There will be no at-con registration allowed on Friday or Saturday of the convention, the convention’s busiest days. Only pre-registered attendees will be able to attend.
-Hand sanitizing stations will be provided at every panel room, at vendor booths, and throughout all other event spaces of the hotel.
-Hotel spaces will be specially sanitized and cleaned between events and at night
-We will be asking people to respect 6 foot social distancing guidelines and putting markers in place wherever we expect to have lines.
-An attendance cap will be implemented – and this limit will be less than half of last year’s total attendance.
-MANY wonderful and fun events simply can NOT take place during this time. Close contact events such as our convention dances will not take place. Events like our rave dances, maid cafe, etc, won’t happen this year.
-Panel rooms and hotel space seating will be socially distanced and additionally rooms will be capped at less than half normal capacity."
These might be good guidelines for any event moving forward, say in 2022. But right now, without a vaccine, they aren't nearly enough. Apparently the convention is hosting a buffet? A terrible idea right now. Locals say that the DFW area has been having weddings and events and buffets for a while, so Texas simply doesn't care, I suppose.
I have a friend who's vending at the show; he's not happy about it but he's got to be there this year or he loses his spot next year, and last year's convention was lucrative enough that he can't afford to miss it. That's where they're at - either risk your life, or risk your livelihood. Ugh.
Stay home. Don't go to this or any other convention.
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