As you may be aware, PA Governor Wolf recently issued guidance moving Allegheny County, PA to the "Yellow" recovery phase effective May 15th. During this phase, events are limited to no more than 25 people and an end date has not yet been set. Accordingly, Steel City Con has decided it is in the best interests for the health and safety our vendors, staff, celebrities, and fans to postpone our June event until August 14-16, 2020.
We did not take this difficult decision lightly knowing that our vendors as small businesses are struggling to survive through this unprecedented situation. Steel City Con now has additional time to put further sanitation and safety procedures in place ensuring a safe experience.
Attendees – Steel City Con is changing the date of your tickets in Showclix from June to August 14-16. If you cannot attend on that date, we will honor that ticket at one of our future 2020 (Dec 4-6) or 2021 events. For your convenience, this is an automated process, and you don’t need to email us or do anything further. At this time, all VIP packages and presold autographs will be transferred. In the event these celebrities will not be able to make the August event, you will be fully refunded. In order to help with the financial burden that some of you may be experiencing, tickets for the August rescheduled event remain discounted for an extended period of time.
Photo Ops – As we have worked hard to secure the same guest list, photo ops will be automatically transferred to the August show. If the guest you wish to see cannot make it, that photo op can be transferred to a new guest op as a credit on your confirmation page. You will be able to manage and swap ops on your Growtix confirmation page. If you need assistance with a photo op, you may contact Wolf Studios Photography and they will be glad to assist you.
Exhibitors – Each exhibitor will still have their paid and guaranteed spots at the rescheduled show in August. If for any reason you are unable to exhibit in August our staff will work with you to move your spot forward to the December 2020 or April 2021 show.
Celebrity Update - ALL guests for the June 2020 show were able to move to August 2020, with the exception of Jason Faunt and David Barclay, who will join Kane Hodder and Julian Glover in December. Wil Wheaton, Freddie Prinze, Jr., John Carroll Lynch and Jon Lovitz, all who originally could not make the June event, have now been added back into the line up for August.
We understand the financial impact that this postponement may have on our vendors, fans, staff, celebrities and other small businesses that rely on shows such as ours. As stated earlier, we did not take this difficult decision lightly, and we were holding onto hope that our June event would continue as planned. As a small business, we thank everyone who has supported us and we look forward to coming back. Please be patient with us as we work through all the details, and we will update you regularly if plans change for the next event.
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