The conference should be canceled or postponed because such an event
clearly threatens attendees, vendors and if infected, folks back home
upon their return. Whatever the financial ramifications, WISPA should
act now with grace and concern for its membership. There is every
possibility that in a day or two some government authority will ban the
gathering anyway. That will not bode well for WISPA and will require all
participants to change plans on very short notice. I would hope that
WISPA would act on the notion that it's better to be safe than sorry.
*** Jane ***
Cyber Mesa Telecom
Santa Fe Headquarters
Tel 505-988-9200
/Local Contact Numbers/ <http://http://www.cybermesa.com/ContactUs.htm>
On 03/11/2020 8:32 PM, Sean Heskett via Wireless wrote:
NBA just suspended its season indefinitely
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 7:59 PM Sean Heskett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
This is from a dr. In norther Italy.
TRINA AND CLAUDE PLEASE READ THIS.
https://www.newsweek.com/young-unafraid-coronavirus-pandemic-good-you-now-stop-killing-people-opinion-1491797
-Sean
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 7:48 PM Trina Coffey <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Matt
Thank you for the rousing endorsement of my competency. I
insure all of our shows. There are no current factors that
fall under an insurable event for this show. Please
understand that while you may not personally agree with or
understand all of the factors that go into a decision, I
ALWAYS make decisions with the best interest of our membership
at the forefront of my mind. That being said there are many
factors that you are either not aware of or do not understand
that went into the decision that this organization has made.
You have cancelled your registration, so please afford those
who have chosen to come Dallas the respect that they have made
the best decision for themselves. It may differ from yours
but that does not make it wrong. We are all adults and are
perfectly capable of making this decision for ourselves.
Trina Coffey
Vice President of Events & Operations
WISPA
407-319-0051
On 3/11/20, 6:25 PM, "Matt Hoppes"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
"Almost all of our attendees and vendors are interested in
continuing
the show, which means the show will go on. We have made
significant
financial and operational commitments in reliance on
attendee which has
not waned. Out of an abundance of caution we have put in
place many
safety protocols to minimize the likelihood of COVID-19
and/or other
infectious disease transmission.
Since the show is continuing, we must stick to our stated
policies of
not offering refunds. We have already made financial and
operational
commitments in reliance on your participation in the show,
and that
means we have to stick to our policies. I hope you can
understand."
INTERPRETATION: WISPA can not cancel this show no matter
what, because
we need the income to pay for the show, which is already
reserved. We
most likely don't have event insurance either. So while
we understand
your concerns, we are extremely sorry but there's just no
way we can
refund your money and we are going to expose everyone who
comes to an
ever increasing risk. Please understand, money comes
before safety.
On 3/11/20 4:25 PM, jerry bickle wrote:
> Trina, can you let us know the WISPA’s position of
refunding conference
> fees?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry Bickle
>
> President
>
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