Vulkon responds to Vulcan about Florida Convention

Ah… the joys of Florida’s fan conventions. Last week we reported that Vulcan Events had announced a new convention in Florida (putting the total count for the Sunshine State somewhere north of thirty conventions in one state.)   In our article, we made a joke about the fact that the “new” convention’s name was similar to the (thought) defunct Vulkon Conventions that have been hosted in and around Florida for almost two decades.  Well the owners of Vulkon have made a statement regarding the new event on the Vulkon Facebook.

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Dear Valued Patrons of Vulkon Entertainment:

As you know this past year has seen incredible hardship throughout the economy and in our industry. With your support and through diligent and committed efforts, we at Vulkon have not forgotten about you, and are committed to bringing you the finest quality convention possible.

We take pride in our values and want to make you aware of recent changes in the staff here at Vulkon.In our efforts to successfully make it through these tough times, we’ve reduced our regular staff, without changing our core values.

Recently, another convention has decided to open in Tampa and has chosen to use a name similar to ours, HOWEVER, neither Vulkon, ourselves, nor our dear freind Joe Motes are in any way affiliated with this convention. While we wish them well, however, we do not endorse name, nor the event.
We here at Vulkon cannot accept any responsibility for, nor endorse any part of Vulcan ‘s events. And while they may mimic our name; the quality, professionalism and fun you come to expect remains here at VULKON.

We wish to thank you for your participation and support over the years. In the next several weeks we will be sending out information to you about Vulkon’s event calendar for 2010.

We look forward to once again bringing you the same quality conventions you have come to expect from us in the near future.

Thank you,

Gary and Terri Tripp
Vulkon Entertainment

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So Vulkon and Vulcan will BOTH have conventions in Florida this year?  We’ll keep you posted.