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Ex. SEC-22-GM-034 Organizer notice Confirmed from a secondary source

Comic-Con International homepage with cancellation/refund policy link (capture Apr. 17, 2020)

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 and 2021 (the San Diego Convention Center's largest event; exhibit, furniture, AV and vehicle rental)

Comic-Con International · San Diego, CA (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
San Diego, CA · California
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-04-17 Apr. 17, 2020
In force
Apr. 17, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • PR
  • CR
  • CN
  • MK
  • CB
Collection
Rental and Leasing SEC-22

Operative words

'premature and unsafe to hold an in-person event at Comic-Con's full scale' (the 2021 decision of Mar. 1, 2021, Wikipedia, secondary)

The organizer's notice

Comic-Con International homepage with cancellation/refund policy link (capture Apr. 17, 2020)

Notes

2020: Cancelled Apr. 17, 2020, the first cancellation in 50 years, because of 'the COVID-19 pandemic in California' and the 'stay-at-home orders issued by California governor Gavin Newsom'; replaced by Comic-Con@Home (Wikipedia, secondary). The organizer's Apr. 17, 2020 homepage carries the cancellation and refund policy link (Ex. SEC-22-GM-034). 2021: Mar. 1, 2021: full-scale convention cancelled again; Comic-Con@Home in July 2021; an in-person Special Edition Nov. 26-28, 2021 required proof of vaccination or a recent negative test and face masks (Wikipedia, secondary). Usual dates: July 23-26, 2020 planned; July 2021 virtual; 'Special Edition' Nov. 26-28, 2021. Venue orders 2020: CA-007, CA-010, MET-SAN-004, MET-SAN-012. Venue orders 2021: CA-017, CA-018, CA-029, MET-SAN-022.