{"id":"SEC-06-GM-003","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"San Diego (San Diego Convention Center and downtown hotels), CA","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"06","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Comic-Con International (San Diego Comic Convention)","authority":"","instrument":"TVLine, \u0027Comic-Con 2021 Cancelled; Organizers Eye Smaller, In-Person November Event\u0027 (Mar. 1, 2021), quoting Comic-Con International","title":"San Diego Comic-Con (Comic-Con International)","dateIssued":"2021-03-01","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-03-01","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q1"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0022Recognizing that countless attendees save and plan for its conventions each year, and how many exhibitors and stakeholders rely upon its events for a major portion of their livelihood, [organizers] had hoped to delay this decision in anticipation that COVID-19 concerns might lessen by summer. Continuous monitoring of health advisories and recent statements by the Governor of California have made it clear that it would not be safe to move forward with plans for this year.\u0022 (statement as quoted by Polygon, Apr. 17, 2020, Ex. SEC-06-GM-028)","enforcement":"","functions":["MC","GS","LG","FB","TV","CB","HK"],"notes":"2020: Cancelled; replaced by the free online Comic-Con@Home. 2021: In-person convention postponed to 2022 on March 1, 2021; Comic-Con@Home held online July 2021; a smaller Special Edition held Nov. 26-28, 2021 (post-period). Statement: \u0022it appears that July will still be too early to safely hold an in-person event of the magnitude of Comic-Con\u0022 (Ex. SEC-06-GM-003). Usual dates: July 23-26, 2020; July 22-25, 2021. Scale: more than 130,000 attendees in a normal year (press figures; not independently verified). Venue orders 2020: MET-SAN-003, MET-SAN-009, MET-SAN-010, CA-002, CA-016. Venue orders 2021: MET-SAN-020, MET-SAN-022, MET-SAN-024, CA-029, CA-027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.tvline.com/news/comic-con-2021-cancelled-virtual-at-home-san-diego-november-1234645396/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":620100,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"TVLine, \u0027Comic-Con 2021 Cancelled; Organizers Eye Smaller, In-Person November Event\u0027 (Mar. 1, 2021), quoting Comic-Con International","collection":"SEC-06","url":"/library/SEC-06-GM-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-06-GM-003","citation":"Comic-Con International (San Diego Comic Convention), TVLine, \u0027Comic-Con 2021 Cancelled; Organizers Eye Smaller, In-Person November Event\u0027 (Mar. 1, 2021), quoting Comic-Con International (Ex. SEC-06-GM-003)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-SAN-003","MET-SAN-009","MET-SAN-010","CA-002","CA-016","MET-SAN-020","MET-SAN-022","MET-SAN-024","CA-029","CA-027","SEC-06-GM-028"]}