{"id":"SEC-16-GM-009","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Minneapolis (Minneapolis Convention Center), MN","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commission on the General Conference, The United Methodist Church","authority":"","instrument":"Organizer notice","title":"General Conference of The United Methodist Church","dateIssued":"2021-02-25","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-02-25","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q1"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"","enforcement":"","functions":["EV","HR","OP","CB"],"notes":"2020: Postponed from May 2020 to Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 2021 (the Commission\u0027s spring 2020 decision is recited in its Feb. 25, 2021 release as the earlier postponement of \u0027the 2020 General Conference\u0027; the March 2020 date of that first decision is not verified). 2021: Postponed again: \u0027Meeting on February 20, the Commission on the General Conference made a decision to further postpone the 2020 General Conference until August 29 - September 6, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minn.\u0027 Barriers named: \u0027Vaccine is not expected to be widely available this year in many countries, and new variants of the virus which may be resistant to vaccines are emerging globally\u0027; \u0027Visa services remain limited in some areas\u0027; international travel testing requirements. The Commission found that neither an in-person meeting in 2021 nor a virtual meeting could ensure full participation of all delegates. Usual dates: May 5-15, 2020 (quadrennial); rescheduled to Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 2021; then Aug. 29-Sept. 6, 2022; held April 23-May 3, 2024 in Charlotte. Scale: not sourced (delegates from the United States, Africa, Europe and the Philippines; visa services named as a barrier). Venue orders 2020: MN-010, MN-012, MN-021, MN-022, MN-023, SEC-16-015, MET-MSP-023. Venue orders 2021: MN-038, MN-041, FED-020, FED-200, FED-207, FED-208, FED-216.","sourceUrl":"https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/general-conference-postponed-to-2022","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":115463,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"General Conference of The United Methodist Church","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-GM-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-GM-009","citation":"Commission on the General Conference, The United Methodist Church, Organizer notice (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-009)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-010","MN-012","MN-021","MN-022","MN-023","SEC-16-015","MET-MSP-023","MN-038","MN-041","FED-020","FED-200","FED-207"]}