SCI's 2021 Convention cancellation announcement:


"SCI Statement on 2021 Convention

After much contemplation and exhaustive effort, Safari Club International (SCI) has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2021 Hunters’ Convention. COVID-19-related restrictions imposed by the state of Nevada and city of Las Vegas to ensure a safe event environment during the ongoing pandemic has made it impossible to conduct a successful event for our members and exhibitors, or serve the greater good of wildlife conservation.

For 49 consecutive years SCI has conducted its annual convention, bringing together from around the world, hunters, exhibitors, conservation stakeholders, and generations of SCI members. This annual event celebrates hunter advocacy, raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for wildlife conservation, and enables the planning of hunts that further support conservation on every continent. It is one of the most anticipated gatherings of the year not only for the reasons above but also because it is the one week that our community can rely upon to renew friendships and reignite the fire that drives us all to carry on the traditions of hunting. We did not reach this decision lightly.

Throughout the turmoil of 2020 SCI has remained on watch. We have defended hunting in California and on Capitol Hill; we have supported wildlife conservation on the plains of Wyoming and plateaus of Africa; and we worked with legislators and the Trump Administration on the Great American Outdoor Act, history’s greatest outdoor legislative achievement.
Working hand in hand with the Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF), we were able to raise a record amount of money for hunter education and conservation. Our work will proceed apace despite this unfortunate cancellation.

Despite our disappointment with this development, SCI will be there for our members and exhibitors in 2022 to reflect on all these accomplishments and celebrate them together. The 2022 Convention will take place in Las Vegas and will be a celebration of our hunting heritage and the perseverance we all needed to get through this, together."

When does the convention move to Nashville ?

DSC will be next if a vaccine doesn’t become available in the next 2 months.....

I fear that your right with that comment....
2021 show season will be a bust

https://www.sportsmenonfilm.co...ntingConventions.pdf



swaincreek,


From Sportsmen on film.



Updated 9-18-20
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL (SCI)
520-620-1220 (Tucson, Arizona); www.safariclub.org
2021: February 3 - 6 (Wed - Sat), Las Vegas Convention Center
2022: January 19 - 22 (Wed - Sat), possibly Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (50th Anniversary!)
2023: February 22 - 25 (Wed - Sat), possibly Nashville, Tennessee
2024: January 31 - February 3 (Wed - Sat), possibly Nashville, Tennessee
2025: January 22 - 25 (Wed - Sat), possibly Nashville, Tennessee
DALLAS SAFARI CLUB (DSC)
972-392-3488 (Dallas, Texas): www.biggame.org
2021: January 7 - 10 (Thurs - Sun), Dallas Convention Center
2022: January 6 - 9 (Thurs - Sun), Dallas Convention Center
2023: January 5 - 8 (Thurs - Sun), Dallas Convention Center
2024: January 11 - 14 (Thurs - Sun), Dallas Convention Center
2025: January 9 - 12 (Thurs - Sun), Dallas Convention Center
WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION (WSF)
307-527-6261 (Cody, Wyoming); www.wildsheepfoundation.org
2021: Jan 14 - 16 (Wed - Sat), Reno - Sparks Convention Center
2022: Jan 13 - 15 (Wed - Sat); Reno - Sparks Convention Center
2023: Jan 12 - 14 (Wed - Sat); Reno - Sparks Convention Center
2024: To be decided
2025: To be decided
GRAND SLAM CLUB / OVIS (GSCO)
205-674-0101 (Birmingham, Alabama); www.slamquest.org
2021: Jan 28 - 30 (Thurs - Sat); Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
2022: Jan 26 - 29 (Thurs - Sat); Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
2023: Feb 16 - 18 (Thurs - Sat), Nashville, Tennessee
2024: Jan 18 - 20 (Thurs - Sat), Dallas, Texas
2025: Jan 16 - 18 (Thurs - Sat), Dallas, Texa

Called it

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Originally posted by BushPeter:
Some countries in Europe are giving signals that social distancing rules are something which will be implemented over longer times (12-18 months), indeed until a large proportion of the population is vaccinated, so the healthcare system won't be inundated with patients until restrictions are lifted.
No vaccine = no conventions.

About 20 vaccines are currently in development, several pharmaceuticals have allocated big money to it (>1 billion $ each), they want to be the first and best (found who are developing the vaccines, invest in all of them and the winner will double it's value). Usual time-frame says at least 12-18 months, it might be quicker, but not much.
The vaccines need to be developed (some are done), then usually tested at animals (some skip this step), then tested on a few volunteers for short term side effects, then on a larger group of volunteers for effectiveness. Anti-body counts in those volunteers need to be monitored, as well as side-effects, over at least 6 months. Then maybe they need to do challenge studies. If body count development looks good over the 6 months a company might decide to start setting up a mass manufacturing process, so they can hit the ground running once they get a green light. But then still, producing billions of vaccines takes time, distributing takes time, administering takes time.
I would say there is a very real possibility SCI and DSC won't happen in 2021. Or maybe they'll do something online.
Or somebody comes up with a magical, cheap and easy cure.

The situation is still the same. Like jdollar says, no vaccine = no big events, especially not indoor events. And especially not events with a lot of older and overweight people.
But...I still expect the first results from phase III vaccine trial (about efficacy) to come out this month, and from other trials in the next 2 months. But these trials need 2 reviews, and then be reviewed by regulatory bodies, and then the production and significant logistical challenges sorted. How to transport hunderds of millions of doses of a vaccine which need to transported and stored at -112 Fahrenheit (-80C). There will be months between first phase III trial reviews and first big roll out of vaccination schemes.

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Originally posted by swaincreek:
When does the convention move to Nashville ?

Why does the convention move to Nashville is the real question for me.

I agree! I think having it back in Vegas at Mandalay Bay just makes sense for multiple reasons. Maybe Vegas should be the permanent home for the SCI show.

Mark

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I agree! I think having it back in Vegas at Mandalay Bay just makes sense for multiple reasons. Maybe Vegas should be the permanent home for the SCI show.

+1

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by swaincreek:
When does the convention move to Nashville ?

Why does the convention move to Nashville is the real question for me.

I agree 100%.

No interest in Nashville on my part. I like the spectacle of Vegas.

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by swaincreek:
When does the convention move to Nashville ?

Why does the convention move to Nashville is the real question for me.

Personally, I agree with you Steve. I think the logic was that the East coast people had serious travel for so long that perhaps it was time to make is easier on the east coast people. Plus they were going to the NRA model of moving locations .
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Originally posted by jdollar:
DSC will be next if a vaccine doesn’t become available in the next 2 months.....

Perhaps you are correct. Time will tell.

Houston just e mailed vendors telling them that their show was absolutely on and invited them to participate.

Is it still a convention if nobody shows up?

I think they just faced reality and made the sensible decision.

Mike: I think you're on to something. In my opinion, it might have been actually based upon a couple of things: the lack of significant sign-ups to date, both of exhibitors and attendees, in conjunction with the Nevada Governor's restrictions. Of course, we the public, wouldn't have those figures at our fingertips. I do know that many other conventions scheduled for Las Vegas and Reno actually backed out of their dates a lot earlier.

I'm planning to go to DSC if it happens. And, I'm going to Tanzania in 2021. Magufuli says the virus is no problem in Tanzania and you should just go to mass and pray. I'll be praying, but I've been avoiding mass. Finally, I have a semi-legit excuse.

After nearly two decades we pulled out of SCI this year as limited attendance just did not deliver a show that was equal to cost of attending. Over the last ten years bookings at DSC are head and shoulders above that of SCI. Nothing political in my statement, just facts, and a subsequent business decision.

GSCO just cancelled. The Harrisburg show cancelled.

Dallas has a surge in cases. I cannot imagine it will happen.

I did talk to the DSC exhibitors manager about 2 hrs ago. She says DSC is moving forward with the 2021 show, and "plans" to have the show unless the city shuts em down.

That's all I know!