IMAC Las Vegas to be Cancelled

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degall

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Hi Everybody;
I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings but it appears that IMAC Las Vegas will be cancelled. There have been so few sign ups that it will not be fair to the vendors, the hotel or us. It is very disappointing to us since we thought Las Vegas would be a very popular destination, especially for Western hobbyists.

If you have registered for IMAC Las Vegas you will have 2 options: a refund or you may apply your registration toward IMAC Chicago next year May 29-June 2. Exhibitors will have the same options.

Is this decision final? Possibly not. If 200 of you register in the next week, IMAC Las Vegas is still possible. In checking the forums of the western clubs, we find many of you say you are coming, you just haven’t registered. Don’t worry, registrations are kept in a separate fund and won’t be involved in our negotiations with the hotel, if this IMAC is cancelled.

Western hobbyists, this may be your last chance to show that you can support a major conference. So go over to http://www.theimac.org/IMAC Las Vegas.htm and sign up to try and save this conference.

We’re sorry if you have already bought plane tickets to Las Vegas. Maybe you can exchange them for something else or, better yet, encourage your friends to sign up for IMAC Las Vegas.

Thanks,
Dennis Gallagher


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Californians and IMAC

Californians and IMAC

Me too Travis. For years they have been bugging us to have an IMAC closer to them. Now we have and they are not steping up and signing up for it. Initially, it was only $100 to sign up and they still didn't go for it. Who knows why?

Cheers,
Dennis
 
IMAC LV Progress

IMAC LV Progress

Well, since I made the first post yesterday, registrations have started to come in again so maybe we will make it. I'll keep you posted.

Cheers,
Dennis
 
Man! I hope this doesnt get cancelled. I have been waiting many months to attend this. It would be my first meeting. :(

Only downside to the trip this time of the year is its Hurricaine season here and dont want any problems (power outages)while I am gone.:(
 
Hi All;

When I made my post about IMAC Las Vegas possibly being cancelled it was intended to get some of you off the fence and register so we would be able to have the conference. Apparently, it had the opposite effect. Oh, some of you signed up quickly. But most of you did not. I received a lot of emails from many of you saying you were going to sign up today but since the conference was cancelled, you did not..

That was not the intention of the post. I don’t know what all of you were waiting for. You know hotels in Vegas fill up months in advance. You know you can get a full refund on your IMAC registration if the conference is cancelled and you can get a full refund on your hotel reservation if you cancel 48 hours in advance, so I don’t know what the problem is.

We will be making the decision about whether or not to cancel the conference on Monday July 9th. We will see how many of you have made your hotel reservations by then. And you can still sign up for IMAC Las Vegas at http://www.theimac.org/IMAC Las Vegas.htm

Best,
Dennis
 
So Dennis, are you saying that registrars of the conference need to make a commitment to the hotel in order to save this conference?
 
Yes. The hotel is tracking the number of room reservations that are coming in. The contract calls for 575 room nights. As of this morning we have 150. They are getting very nervous.

Dennis
 
So, just to be clear, IMAC will still be cancelled even if you have enough registrations for IMAC itself, but not enough people are staying at that hotel?

The benefit of having it in Vegas is that people wouldn't need to register in advance - there are always enough hotels and flights. I think that is why people aren't signing up now - you cannot refund your flight so people are less inclined to make the investment now. Just my guess.
 
I think the biggest hurdle at this point is the announcement stickied all over RC saying that IMAC is cancelled.

I think many west coasters didn't know it was happening at all, and I think August is not a great time for a convention (in the Vegas heat even more so) because people are vacationing with family.

I sure do hope it works out...I am supposed to be there as a vendor.
 
IMAC LV

IMAC LV

If you read that post stickied all over RC, it says IMAC LC MAY be cancelled, but I guess on first glance it may read as though it WILL be cancelled.

Well Thales, we have been posting in the club forums for Bay Area Reefers, MASCV, Southern California Reefers, MARS, and over a dozen others, as well as the major reef boards, for several months now so I would think most west coasters would have gotten the word.

I agree August is not the best time of year, but it is the cheapest as far as hotels go. People are always complaining how expensive these conferences are and we were just trying to save them some money. I know it will be hot but you are going to be in air conditioning all day.

Oh well, who knows why?

Dennis
 
Re: IMAC LV

Re: IMAC LV

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10260860#post10260860 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by degall
If you read that post stickied all over RC, it says IMAC LC MAY be cancelled, but I guess on first glance it may read as though it WILL be cancelled.
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The first two paragraphs say it is cancelled:

I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings but it appears that IMAC Las Vegas will be canceled. There have been so few sign ups that it will not be fair to the vendors, the hotel or us. It is very disappointing to us since we thought Las Vegas would be a very popular destination, especially for West Coast hobbyists.
If you have registered for IMAC Las Vegas you will have 2 options: a refund or you may apply your registration toward IMAC Chicago next year May 29-June 2. Exhibitors will have the same options.
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Then it goes on to say that the decision may not be final if more people sign up, but it is a confusing read. Sorry to harp on it, but the people that I have talked to that did know there was a second IMAC and were on the fence about attending think it has been cancelled.

Well Thales, we have been posting in the club forums for Bay Area Reefers, MASCV, Southern California Reefers, MARS, and over a dozen others, as well as the major reef boards, for several months now so I would think most west coasters would have gotten the word.

I agree August is not the best time of year, but it is the cheapest as far as hotels go. People are always complaining how expensive these conferences are and we were just trying to save them some money. I know it will be hot but you are going to be in air conditioning all day.

Oh well, who knows why?
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IMO, it didn't seem like enough advertising for a new event, and most of the post I saw about IMAC Vegas was buried in post about IMAC Chicago. I also think having the show in Vegas competes down the event, and that August is more of the problem than the heat.

But maybe you are right and people just don't care. :D
 
IMAC LV

IMAC LV

Thales, you are correct. When I got the report from the hotel, I was so upset that I probably wasn't thinking clearly when I composed the post, and I, unfortunately, used some inappropriate words.

By that time, anyway, after months of heavy promotion, it was probably too late. I don't know why people did not register during the months of heavy promotion on the western club reef boards. It was just a last ditch effort to drum up some registrants. I was thinking about the lawsuit the hotel was going to file against me for breaking the contract, which is going to cost me a fortune.

We live and learn, and in this matter I have learned a lot. A very expensive lesson.

Cheers,
Dennis
 
Maybe some of the people that booked in other hotels can switch their reservations to this one to help meet the quota!
 
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