{"id":29840,"date":"2020-06-17T23:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T23:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=29840"},"modified":"2020-06-17T23:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T23:01:56","slug":"ana-suspends-2020-worlds-fair-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=29840","title":{"rendered":"ANA suspends 2020 World’s Fair of Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
CONTACT: Deborah MuehleisenE-mail:\u00a0pr@money.org<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


<\/strong>ANA Board of Governors to Consider Alternate Options<\/em>\u00a0
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced today the suspension of the 2020 World\u2019s Fair of Money\u00ae<\/sup>. The show, originally scheduled for August 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the largest annual coin and paper-currency event in the United States.\u00a0The ANA Board of Governors has been deliberating the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the show and whether aggressive mitigation requirements to ensure the safety of attendees made continuing with the Pittsburgh event feasible. Current State of Pennsylvania guidelines restrict indoor gatherings to a maximum of 250 people at any one time. The World\u2019s Fair of Money typically attracts upward of 10,000 people during its 5-day smorgasbord of educational offerings, live auctions, affiliated club meetings, and a bourse floor with nearly a thousand dealers and government mints from around the world.\u00a0The Board resolved in a vote on June 16 to postpone the show and to consider alternate sites and\/or dates for the 2020 World\u2019s Fair of Money.\u00a0According to Jennifer Ackerman, ANA conventions director, because of Pennsylvania\u2019s restrictions on indoor gatherings, \u201cnone of the usual World\u2019s Fair of Money offerings would be possible at the Pittsburgh show. No exhibits, no educational programming, no Kids Zone, no club meetings, no banquet, and a significantly reduced bourse. Our team has been in nearly daily conversations with the convention center, but it’s become evident that they are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations.\u201d\u00a0Pittsburgh World\u2019s Fair of Money Committee Chair Tom Uram noted the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) had \u201canticipated a convention that would showcase the ANA and the city of Pittsburgh. But based on our analysis and review of all relevant information \u2013 the diminished show experience for attendees, health and safety issues, security, financial impact and the significant unknown outside variables \u2013 the host committee recommended that the ANA Board not hold the Pittsburgh World\u2019s Fair of Money,\u201d he says.\u00a0Since 1891, the American Numismatic Association\u2019s convention has only been cancelled twice; in 1918 during the flu pandemic and again in 1945 because of World War II.\u00a0\u201cThe decision to postpone the World\u2019s Fair of Money was very emotional and extremely difficult,\u201d says ANA President Steve Ellsworth. \u201cThe convention staff and the Pittsburgh organizing committee worked hard to make the show a reality. PAN went beyond all expectations to deliver what would have been a fantastic event, and I\u2019m deeply disappointed that the collecting community won\u2019t be able to experience the results of their efforts. I know we will return to Pittsburgh in the not-so-distant future. In the meantime, we will pursue opportunities to host the event in another city in the weeks ahead.\u201d Options briefly discussed include The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Mountain America Expo Center and Salt Palace Convention Center, both of which are located in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u00a0\u201cDuring these trying and socially-isolated times, we were looking forward to reconnecting with our fellow numismatists,\u201d says ANA Executive Director Kim Kiick. \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed we won\u2019t be seeing everyone in Pittsburgh but are working hard to create other opportunities to connect.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe ANA and PAN recognize that dealers, clubs and many individuals may have already made plans and reservations in Pittsburgh for August,\u201d says Ackerman. Hotel room reservations within the reserved block in the Omni William Penn, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Courtyard or Westin Convention Center that were made through VisitPittsburgh Housing Services automatically will be cancelled within 48 hours; do not contact the hotel directly. For those that made lodging accommodations directly with a hotel, cancellation will need to be made directly with those entities. Lodging questions should be directed to\u00a0housing@visitpittsburgh.com<\/a>.\u00a0Dealers will be contacted directly by the ANA convention team. \u201cTo mitigate the influx of calls and emails, dealers will be contacted by phone within the next week to discuss the option of a future credit towards an ANA show or a refund,\u201d Ackerman says. \u201cThe ANA convention staff will be reaching out to every dealer who reserved a table at Pittsburgh. Your patience is much appreciated.\u201d\u00a0The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging the study and collection of coins and related items. The ANA helps its 28,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of educational and outreach programs, as well as its museum, library, publications and conventions. For more information, call (719) 632-2646 or visit\u00a0money.org<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 17, 2020CONTACT: Deborah MuehleisenE-mail:\u00a0pr@money.org ANA Board of Governors to Consider Alternate Options\u00a0The American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced today the suspension of the 2020 World\u2019s Fair of Money\u00ae. The show, originally scheduled for August 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the largest annual coin and paper-currency eventRead More\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[27],"class_list":["entry","author-owenink","post-29840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-industry","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29841,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29840\/revisions\/29841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}