/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

For your convenience.

>We crammed a lot of information into our first announcement, and we want to take a step back now and address some major concerns that are being expressed throughout the community.

We know how much time and effort many of you put into preparing for con, that rebooking hotel rooms is not at all ideal, and that to make a venue change at this time of year is an enormous inconvenience. We want you to know that we absolutely would have avoided making these changes on you if we were able to, and we used every resource we had to try and find another way.

We also know you want to know our new location, but we are under an obligation not to release the details for the new venue until we have approval to do so. We announced the move to Dallas early because we knew how many people would have to adjust plans, reservations, and schedules and we decided that even though we couldn’t release the venue yet, we could still provide as much time to prepare as possible.

With that in mind, we tried to fit as much information into that announcement as we could, but some missing details have created worry and suspicion about this transition and our new ownership.

The new company is called A-Kon, LLC. The new owner is new to the con community and did not expect so many of you to want to know who he was. He is simply a guy who saw the former owner’s vision and felt he could provide the funds needed to continue A-Kon and keep its soul alive.

We were hoping to respect his privacy by not posting his personal identity so publicly, however we are proud of the community for wanting to be conscious of the integrity of the our leadership and overall safety of those who attend the con. Due to your feedback from our last announcement, our owner wanted to address you all directly. So, without further ado -- here is a note from Frank.