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By | | Orange County Register is moving forward with a plan for an in-person event in December, making it one of the first Southern California festivals or to attempt to do so since the coronavirus pandemic shut things down in March, organizers announced Sunday.Related:The convention had previously announced new dates — Dec. 11-13 in place of its usual late October ones — but given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was unclear whether it would actually happen or, like , , and many, many other large events, it would skip this year entirely.Now, L.A. Comic-Con leaders say they have plans in place for a safe event at the Los Angeles Convention Center; tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 29.“Over the past six months, we’ve been struggling with a very important question: “Should we even ATTEMPT to have L.A. Comic Con in 2020?” wrote Chris DeMoulin, the general manager of Los Angeles Comic Con.“Since March, we’ve been living in some version of a ‘Lockdown/Safer at Home’ world, trying hard to stay safe, hoping and praying for the health and safety of ourselves, our family, friends, neighbors and all of our fellow human beings,” he continued. “We’re wearing masks, keeping socially distant, and remaining thankful for frontline workers, hospital personnel and everyone working hard to make a difference.“And yet, we all yearn for just a little bit of normality, to reclaim some aspects of our lives pre-COVID.”The plan announced Sunday came after conversations with fans, and consultations with state, county and city officials, he said. It includes:More space: Los Angeles Comic Con will rent the entire convention center, giving it nearly 1.2 million square feet, about twice as much space as it’s ever used before.Spreading out: Major activities, such as those for shopping, main stage guests, autographs/photographs, will each have their own hall within the convention center footprint to spread out the crowds of fans.A split schedule: Each day will be divided into two five-hour sessions, with deep cleaning before, between, and after each.Fewer fans: The number of tickets sold for any single session will allow less than half the number of fans allowed into halls in past years.Still streaming: All guests and main panels will be live-streamed for anyone who doesn’t feel safe to attend or wants to blend their in-person and virtual experiences.Add to that more entrances to the convention center to cut down long lines and requirements masks and six feet of social distancing throughout the convention center and organizers say they believe the con can take place safely.“We’re doing everything we can to help nerds unite this December,” DeMoulin wrote.Tickets that allow attendance at three sessions of your choice and VIP tickets go on sale on Tuesday, Sept. 29. If closer the event the pandemic should force postponement, all tickets will be honored for the next Los Angeles Comic Con.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.Get the latest news delivered daily!Follow UsMost PopularClose

By | | Orange County Register is moving forward with a plan for an in-person event in December, making it one of the first Southern California festivals or to attempt to do so since the coronavirus pandemic shut things down in March, organizers announced Sunday.Related:The convention had previously announced new dates — Dec. 11-13 in place of its usual late October ones — but given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was unclear whether it would actually happen or, like , , and many, many other large events, it would skip this year entirely.Now, L.A. Comic-Con leaders say they have plans...

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Los Angeles Comic Con says event will go on at LA Convention Center with coronavirus safety measures

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