The head of the New Orleans convention bureau told NPR today that he is canceling all conventions scheduled to be held in New Orleans through March 2006. This would include the annual Association of American Law Schools conference. Hopefully, the AALS can arrange to either hold the conference later in the year, as suggested by Larry Ribstein (scroll down, permalink doesn’t seem to work), or hold another conference there soon.
UPDATE: Here’s the official announcement from the convention bureau website (via Signifying Nothing): “All city-wide conventions (those utilizing center space and three or more hotels) to be held in the Center are cancelled through March 31, 2006. The commitment of New Orleans to a flawless experience for our customers means unequivocally that we will not re-open for convention business until the experience is perfect and to your and our high standards. We will err on the side of safety for you.” The AALS is using three hotels, but not the convention center, so this announcement does not officially affect it. But if N.O. isn’t going to be ready to host three-hotel conventions that use the center, it presumably won’t be ready three months earlier to host three-hotel conventions that don’t use the center.
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