If they require masks again this year, I am DONE with Gencon.  I have been every single year it has been in Indy, except of course 2020. :)  but that will come to an end if they require masks again.  I will never attend again.  

I am about 3/4 not wanting to attend after they required masks last year.  Fortunately most people outside of the convention center pretty much ignored it unless a game was going on, so it wasn't so bad.  I just didn't spend very much time in the CC.  

I spent FAR less money than normal last year and in 2021 because of the draconian mask policies when nowhere else in town required them.  I would like to get back to spending several grand at vendors, it is 100% up to Gencon and how political they want to continue to be with their convention.  

I work in healthcare and the hospital no longer requires masking of employees. Unless, you're having direct contact with a known infectious patient but that's the same for any patient with an illness that can be spread via respiratory droplets. Since Gen Con has dropped their requirement, I highly doubt they will reinstate it. We're all grown adults who can make our own decisions about our health.  

Wording wrapped around potential public health requirements is probably going to be standard wording for events/tickets for many things for the foreseeable future.    I have a concert this weekend that it pops up with 'check your local venue for requirements'

Not sure I would view this as some type of thing that Gencon would reverse course on just for the heck of it.  "Mwahahaha!  Got em!'      Once sales start I anticipate that this will be the policy barring some event.  Just like in 2021, I never expected them to change course.

Yep,  and if there is an 'event' and the wisdom (or vendor demand) is to have masks,  then I expect Gen Con will act.   Regardless of how many people at the street corner outside weren't wearing them we want to point out.   We're grown adults.
 

Most large venues have this stipulation in place now.

Mike

https://www.gencon.com/forums/100-general-info-2023/topics/18294-health-and-safety-info-2023?page=1#84964

I read Mike’s earlier post. I know the masks can’t be required of attendees. I’m asking if EOs can request attendees wear them. 

  grognard262 wrote:

I very much doubt that you will be able to make requests to do something outside any of Gencon's policies.   If their policy is mask/vax optional, you won't be able to make it required or even put in a request for it any more than you could say 'smoking/vaping is ok at the table'

Last year a table could not vote to remove masks either so, same concept, just the opposite.

Okay, guys, we've been over this ground a lot in the past three years. Enough!

If this sort of nattering continues, I'll lock the thread. 

Roderick Robertson
Forum Coordinator 
Gen Con, LLC. 

Before the thread gets locked, can anyone from Gen Con please either answer my question or direct me to the person who can?

I wasn’t posting a hypothetical. I have GMs in my group who are on the fence about attending and I’m sure I’m not the only EO in this position. Event submission already started, badges go on sale Sunday, Early Bird deadline is less than three weeks away, and some of my people need to put in vacation requests at work.

I would appreciate a response from someone at Gen Con. Thank you.

Let's keep it civil folks.
Even if the thread needs to be locked I can still unlock it to provide the answer here so no worries there. 

Mike Boozer
Customer Service Manager
Gen Con LLC

I’ve been pro mask. But it can’t be left to individuals. And frankly everyone knows the rules we expect to have. If I had a medical concern then I would simply decide not to attend rather than expecting everyone to make an exception for me. The same way I expected the no mask people last year to either not attend or mask up. Because that was the policy.

I just see a lot of problems if it’s left up to individual GM’s.

If Gencon does allow individual tables to set their own rules, can we at least get an option put in the event search engine to screen out either for masks required or not required on events?

I personally don't want anything to do with the drama once it comes time to sit down and game. The last thing I care for is a poisonous atmosphere in one of the places I expect not to have to tolerate it.