IMAC Las Vegas to be Cancelled

[degall 55]

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%20Las%20Vegas.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

 

[fungia]

bummer. i hope it still happens

 

[Anonymous]

That is too bad. I wanted to see a large conference related to my hobby. When will you know for sure so we can attempt to recoup some airfare and lodging money?
I wonder if this would have been better received if it hadn't been scheduled during the hottest month of the year.

How do we get our refund?

 

[sihaya]

I'm kinda surprised. I kept hearing (seemingly a lot of) people say they were going. I hope that if it's just that they haven't registered that they do so asap, else a lot of people might be bummed out!

 

[degall 55]

Hi Guys;

Since my post yesterday, the registrations are starting to trickle in again so maybe there is hope for IMAC LV.

Yes it is too bad we had to schedule it during the hottest month of the year but that was the cheapest month as far as the hotel was concerned ($99/nite) and you are going to be inside with air conditioning all the time anyway.

If it IMAC LV is cancelled all attendees will be contacted about their refunds.

Best,
Dennis

 

[Anonymous]

I want to sign up, but there are so many different types of registions, should I PM you with specific questions, or you can point me to the difference btw the different types?

 

[degall 55]

Hi dupabuy 1992;

I didn't think there were that many different types of registrations. Maybe I'm so familiar with the website I just don't realize it. There is the regular sign up for $155 for people with no club affiliation, there is the $135 sign up for people who belong to a reef club, and there are daily tickets for those who can only stay for one day.

You can contact me directly at dennis2103@frontiernet.net if you are still having problems.

Thanks,

Dennis

 

[Anonymous]

I want a refund. I need to know to take the time off work. I thought it was a sure thing when I bought our tickets. If you might cancel it, I'd like out.

 

[Unarce]

I just read a post saying only 50 people registered 8O

 

[degall 55]

Yes, when I first posted we had less than 50 registrations. Since then we have gotten more. Not enough yet I am afraid, but we are still hoping.

Dennis

 

[eric.m.s]

hope this goes through...cant make it this year, but i wouldnt mind going to vegas in the future.

 

[Anonymous]

Do it in NYC. I'd show up in a heartbeat.

 

[Anonymous]

How do we get our refund? I now have other plans for that weekend.

 

[degall 55]

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%20Las%20Vegas.htm

Best,
Dennis

 

[Anonymous]

I think the main problem is you titled the post "IMAC Las Vegas to be Cancelled". A lot of people won't bother to read a post who's subject is so definite (and even if they do read the post 2/3rds of the post say the con is cancelled). If it were me, I would edit at least the subject of the initial post in this thread to something like 'Make sure to register for IMAC Las Vegas'.

 

[Anonymous]

I really want a refund. I requested the weekend off from work, for which I had to trade 2 summer weekends. I would not have done this if I knew this was a "maybe" thing.

So, now I have new plans. How do I get my refund?

 

[Anonymous]

Being as RDO isn't exclusively promoting IMAC I'd suggest emailing dennis specifically from the imac website dennis2103@frontiernet.net

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks! I am hoping he will tell me here.....but maybe he wants me to wait until the 9th....

 

[degall 55]

Hi Suzy's Reef;

If you can't wait until next week, I will need to know your full name and the email address you used to sign up with to send you a refund.

Thanks,
Dennis

 

[degall 55]

You are right Thales. That was a poor choice of words in that topic title.

Sorry,
Dennis