Dear Beguiled Community,
We thank you for all of the support and enthusiasm you have shown and given us. The COVID-19 Pandemic has spread far and wide and continues to impact the health and daily life of everyone across the globe. In Illinois, schools are closed for the rest of the school year and the Governor has recommended that summer events cancel for the health and safety of the public.
It was that recommendation that enabled us to re-open discussions with our venue. They have been wonderful, given the circumstances. They will continue to be our venue and continue to be enthusiastic about us as a group working with them.
With that in mind, it is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Beguiled 2020. This was a difficult decision, but it is the only one that is in line with our ethics and desire to guard the health and safety of the community.
Beguiled 2020 tickets will be automatically rolled over to Beguiled 2021 (or 2022) unless you email [email protected]. This is to help ensure that we can cover costs for 2021. Hotel reservations for 2020 will be automatically cancelled as the hotel is unable to open the 2021 room block until the end of June this year. If you have hotel concerns you may still call them. We will announce when the hotel is able to open booking for 2021. Currently the hotel is working with a significantly reduced staff, so please be kind and patient when calling.
We have begun planning for a 2 day event with eight total classes online during Beguiled weekend June 27th and 28th, 2020. More details are to come, but we are hoping to boost our server for the event and to pay the presenters so donations are welcome and encouraged. We will be accepting donations directly at [paypal.me/beguiled](paypal.me/beguiled). More details about registration for the online event will be forthcoming.
Thank you all for your understanding and support during these trying times. We are looking forward to seeing you all back in person for a marvelous 2021. Please stay safe, be well and be kind to each other.
Sincerely with love,
Beguiled ConCom
Lamia, Quillo, The Inquisition, Tigress Dreamingkat, BastKitty, Minddiver
## FAQ:
For Refunds, Please include the name or transaction ID from your order so that we can verify refunds are going back to where they belong. Also please note that you will receive the net ticket amount back as processing fees have already been taken out. This will mean about $2-$3 difference per ticket.
For volunteers - For those of you who did NOT request to be on Consent Team, your application HAD been approved. (Consent team approvals were done by the Consent Team leaders, so I cannot comment on those either way.) As the convention is not currently proceeding in a physical capacity for 2020, you can request for us to roll your application over to 2021. We absolutely appreciate your willingness to donate your time and energy to make our convention a safe and supportive space.
For presenters - Your class and presenter application is accepted for 2021, provided you are able to attend. We will reach out again in the future to check in, and you are not obligated to commit right now. We understand this might not be a commitment you can make today, but if you are able to, we welcome your attendance in 2021.
Furthermore - We are planning for a small online event and will be focusing on picking from classes we already accepted. We are hoping to compensate the 8 presenters we have planned for. If there is additional space or you are willing to volunteer, we would welcome additional offers for teaching or or other support.