April 21, 2018

Nerds of Prey’s Official Statement Regarding Universal FanCon

Greetings.

Most of you are aware by now that the Universal Fan Com has been cancelled. In an effort to be transparent – Nerds of Prey signed up to be Universal FanCon affiliates shortly after the end of the Kickstarter campaign. We believed in the original mission – to create a fan-centered event for those who were underrepresented by media. It’s a part of the fabric of who we are and when asked, we were happy to volunteer our efforts to drive awareness and engagement with the event.

We were volunteers; at no point were we given decision-making power. Most importantly: we have not and have never been involved with planning, fundraising, logistics, or finances. Our role and what we agreed to was to generate awareness and promote the con “to the best of our ability.” As this request was undefined what we provided were boosts via social media and advertising spots in our podcast.

When details surrounding certain affiliate amenities grew unclear, we became concerned with the general lack of communication to those of us involved. In addition, this impacted our ability to travel to Baltimore and attend the event, full stop. With all this in mind, the decision was made to sever ties. We officially ended our affiliation status on April 4th, 2018. At no point were we aware of the depth of potential financial mismanagement.

You may see us listed in various positions in archived versions of the About page from the Universal Fan Con site. Please understand that that information is outdated and not at all a proper representation of our non-relationship with Universal FanCon.

We do not and have not had any decision making power. Our efforts will be to support those affected by the mismanagement of this event. We sincerely hope all those impacted by the cancellation are given financial restitution as soon as possible. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

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