The CoViD19 Corona Virus situation - upcoming show changes and/or cancellations

[Westfalia Chris]

Unfortunately, the February 2021 show Hamburg Tactica had to be cancelled as well.

Official statement in German:

https://www.hamburger-tactica.de/?p=16817

The organisers are hoping to get it back on track for 2022.

[Historiker]

Sad to hear about the next Tactica being cancelled but I also was expecting this to happen.

The Tactica is a, for German standards, very well attended Convention and at times quite crowded. It is also very relaxed, so I could not see it truly work and keep the same spirit with all securities measures in place.

All the best to the organizers and let´s all hope for a grand return of the Tactica in the year 2022!

[OSHIROmodels]

I honestly can't see Salute happening next year the way things are going 

[Yankeepedlar01]

No vaccine, no shows I'm thinking right now.☹️

[Billchuck]

From the Bayou Wars facebook group.

Hello Bayou Wars nation!  We have met with the venue management and after reviewing the restriction we would have to operate under, it has been decided that Bayou wars 2020 will be cancelled.
The decision was tough to make but the occupancy we would have to restrict the con to made it impossible to hold the Convention to the standards we strive for.
We will be looking to do a Bayou Wars themed game day sometime soon so look out for an announcement.
At this point we will be directing our efforts to planning Bayou Wars 2021.  Hope to see you guys there... Keep pushing lead.
Bayou Wars

[Dags]

CRUSADE 2021 UPDATE
Fellow gamers,

After careful consideration and discussion with our venue, it is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of Crusade 2021. There is simply too much uncertainty associated with the current Coronavirus situation and there seems little prospect of large indoor gatherings/events taking place in the foreseeable future.

We’re really grateful for all your continuing support during these difficult times and look forward to welcoming you back in 2022 where, provisionally, Crusade 22 will take place on Saturday 29th January (i.e. our regular last Saturday in January slot).

For those individuals/businesses that were good enough to provide us with advance payment/deposits, we will be in touch separately to establish your preferences where we are happy to provide a refund in full or rollover payment toward the next show.

Take care folks and enjoy your gaming whenever/where ever you can (subject to staying safe and following appropriate guidelines).

Thank you.
Penarth & District Wargames Society

[Lovejoy]

https://www.adepticon.org/2020/12/04/adepticon-2021-update/

AdeptiCon 2021 Update

We hope that everyone is well in these unprecedented and uncertain times. It has been a challenging year for all of us. It is with a heavy heart that we must announce officially what many of you have already come to realize, that it will be impossible to hold AdeptiCon in March of 2021. The continued ongoing effects of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed by the State of Illinois mean we are unable to effectively plan and organize the logistical efforts involved with running the convention. As you may be aware, by late November AdeptiCon has already typically opened hotel blocks and launched registration and staff and attendees alike have started making plans to see old friends and begin new hobby projects.

Like Americans across the country, we are optimistic that brighter days are coming, but the fluidity of the situation does not allow for the firm commitments required to see AdeptiCon realized in the way we’ve all come to expect. We do not make this decision lightly and there is no group more disappointed than the AdeptiCon staff, but current restrictions along with our continued first priority, the health and well-being of our attendees and staff, makes cancellation the only option. We believe it is the responsible one.

To that end, we have notified and consulted with our venue and myriad partners to negotiate the necessary arrangements to cancel AdeptiCon 2021, while simultaneously securing the future of the convention for years to come.

We understand that this was not the announcement anyone wanted to hear and certainly not one we are happy about making. However, this decision allows us to focus fully on the future of AdeptiCon. Instead of being confined and limited by the uncertainty of current circumstances, we can focus on planning the best possible AdeptiCon 2022. It also allows us to continue the development of the Ancient Order of AdeptiCon perks and the launch of an AdeptiCon webstore that would make AdeptiCon merchandise available year round.

Once again, we appreciate your understanding, patience, and the unprecedented loyalty of our attendees. If you had chosen, previously, to roll your registration forward, rest assured that it will move to 2022/2023 without any issues. This has been a challenging time for the nation and while AdeptiCon thanks everyone involved in making the convention the best event in the world, from attendees to volunteers to exhibitors, we would especially like to acknowledge those of you serving your communities in the medical and first-responder fields. Your tireless work allows us to see the light at the end of the tunnel and gives us confidence that not only will AdeptiCon be back, stronger than ever, but that our country will too.

[Dags]

Update: December 2020

Hammerhead 2021 has been moved to Saturday 31st July.

The extremely welcome news that there will be a mass immunisation program for CV-19 rolled out over the next weeks and months, has at last created the certain belief that the wargame shows will be able to resume once again.

It has been obvious for a while with the current progress of the pandemic, that the March 6th date for Hammerhead is too early for the show to function in a normal way and follow the necessary guidelines to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone in attendance. So many people have put so much time and effort in creating the fantastic range of participation games for the Hammerhead shows, that rather than simply cancelling the show, we wanted to move it to a future date when ‘normality’ has returned. It is our sincere belief that by the end of July next year a mass vaccination program will have delivered the safe environment necessary for Hammerhead 2021 to go ahead, hopefully without the current compulsory social distancing, facemasks etc.

The date of Hammerhead 2021 is Saturday 31st July.

Both venues have been booked and we will be contacting traders and game presenters in due course. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for the tremendous help, encouragement and support we have received over the last seven years that Sally has been organising Hammerhead. Now that we have a new date for the show, we will work hard to make this ‘Summer Hammerhead’ a true celebration of our hobby!

[OSHIROmodels]

Nothing about Salute yet...

[TXWargamer]

Ok only 8 months after the fact but here is a recap of a really good convention.
https://lzbravo.blogspot.com/2020/12/looking-back-part-1-consim-dallas-2020.html

[Mindenbrush]

Just had an email from HMGS saying that Cold Wars 8-11 April is cancelled.

Not entirely unexpected judging on how the situation is south of the border, bad enough here in Canada.

[Dags]

PARTIZAN ANNOUNCEMENT!

We have been clear from the beginning of the pandemic that we will only run the show when we believe it is safe to do so. As such we are today announcing that our May event will again be a virtual ‘Partizan in the Cloud’, rather than physical event. Our hope is that we will be able to run the October event as a physical show, and we will begin planning that, but we will review that decision during the summer.

Partizan in the Cloud Mk3 – Sunday 23rd May 2021 – online
Partizan on the Ground – Sunday 10th October 2021 – subject to review – Newark Showground

Our rationale for this is that things remain very uncertain with the current coronavirus pandemic, and despite the hope offered by the vaccine rollout, the time when it will be safe to hold large indoor events remains very uncertain. Much will depend on the pace and extent of the U.K. vaccination programme and on the effect this has on the spread and severity of illness. There are clearly uncertainties at present about these factors.

Under the current Tier restrictions we would need Nottinghamshire to be back to Tier 1 alert conditions to allow us to use the hall anywhere near normal conditions, and it is difficult to predict when this will be possible.

We will, therefore, run a third Partizan in the Cloud event on May 23rd, and plan for a return to a normal physical event on 10th October, but keep that under review as conditions change. As promised, for the next physical Partizan event, whether this October or in 2022, we will first be re-inviting those traders, games and societies who were originally booked in for last May’s cancelled event. We will then extend invitations to other traders and gamers if we have spaces. We will also ask for preview videos blogs etc for the May event to get us all into a high state of anticipation for when we can meet again safely.

We are happy to also confirm the dates for next year, when we should be back to a much more normal state!

Partizan 2022 – Sunday May 22nd 2022 – Newark Showground
The Other Partizan – Sunday October 9th 2022 – Newark Showground

Stay safe!

Laurence, Richard, Steve and the Partizan crew.
26th January 2021

[tomrommel1]

Over on Facebook one can read that Salute is postponed to late November!?

[OSHIROmodels]

Link/s?

Best not to post rumours and keep it only to substantiated/official  information 

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, official news has it.

David Hallgren
12:51 (17 minutes ago)
to David

Hello,
 
Firstly, I hope that you, your families and your colleagues are keeping safe. These are difficult times and our best wishes go out to you all.
 
Having just finalised our negotiations with London Excel, we are now able to update you on the plans for Salute.
 
In light of current Government guidelines, and looking at the next few months, although we can see light at the end of the tunnel, with the vaccines currently being distributed, it is highly doubtful that Salute, or any exhibition for that matter, would be permitted to go ahead, as planned, on 10th April 2020.
 
Therefore, we have been vigorously exploring our options and wanted to give as much notice as possible. We also did not wish to make a further short delay to the date, that we may have had to push back further if the pandemic situation had not improved. We have therefore decided to postpone Salute until; Saturday, 13th November 2021.
 
It is strongly hoped that postponing Salute until then will give us the best possible chance of running a successful show. We hope that by November, not only will the exhibition machine be up and working again, but also the public will have the confidence to attend exhibitions in large numbers once again.
 
As before, all bookings and payments already made will carry over until this date. You will still get exactly what you booked originally. The South London Warlords will burden all the extra costs associated with this postponement. Sadly, as outlined on your original booking forms, the South London Warlords will be unable to offer any refunds should you wish to cancel your booking.
 
We are very much aware that Salute has a large impact on the wargaming show calendar. Therefore, we wish also to outline our intentions for future shows, so that we will cause as little disruption as possible to other show dates and will get Salute back to its home month of April. We are intending, at this time, (subject to confirmation with Excel), to have a short turnaround after the November 2021 date, and hold another Salute in mid 2022, (possibly June but tbc), then it will be our intention to return to April for 2023.
 
Please understand that these decisions have not been taken lightly. Forefront of our thoughts are the health and wellbeing of all those who will attend Salute. Also we wish to host the show when the public will have the confidence and wish to attend shows and spend their money with exhibitors.
 
Further details in regard to the usual getting to the venue and wristbands, etc. will be sent out in due course.