BotCon 2021 has been officially postponed (cancelled) until 2022.

Some of the team that now owns the BotCon trademark, have done a podcast (up on youtube here), that goes for about an hour and a half... noting that they are not the ones doing the convention next year, as they are just licensing out the name to some unnamed entity that apparently hasn't been involved in running a BotCon before. It sounds like the trademark owners would still be there to approve or veto elements of the convention though, just like Hasbro would with any of their licenses.

A rundown of the podcast from here....

**4 minutes in = News Talk and explanation, featuring BotCon this week! Chatter about what Podcasts they will be doing together soon.

**6 minutes in = Q: Who is NOT involved with BotCon?
Bret Lovell: BC Productions was approached by another “company” to organize and host a BotCon. This company is NOT associated with anyone who has EVER organized and hosted BotCon in the past. Pete has own company doing his own thing. Is 100% NOT apart of. Night Shinning is Pete’s company. 8 mins in explains what Pete/Night Shinning does. 11 mins in, BotCon can’t be used by just ANYONE. BC Productions owns it now.

Q: Who are the people involved in BotCon now?
Can’t say, no reason given!! BL: Expresses love of the BotCon convention, etc. Connecting with friends and fans, across international lines.

**15 minutes in = talk about the group who IS organizing the Convention but no names, just declaring they are fans.

**16 minutes in = Andrew Hall confirmed member of BC Productions. What he does for BC Productions. What the Convention long goals are. NO PEZ dispensers here!

**19 minutes in = Q: Plans for next years Convention?
BL: yes. He does not want the first show to be limited. Everyone should be able to come not just locals. Anyone from anywhere. Without long lasting consequences or quarantines afterwards. Waiting for that. Wants it to be better than it was, above and beyond.

BotCon memory chatter.

**26 minutes in = BL: talks about what BotCons he went to. Convention talk.

**29 minutes in = Q: Is the new incarnation going to be a lot like what we had? Exclusives, guests, structure?
BL: Does not want to dilute by over doing. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel. Want to cater to a verity of fans. Questions he asked Brian Savage. Doesn’t want to exclude anyone for any reason. Trying to find the happy medium to make most people happy. Not everyone but majority of people happy.

**33 minutes in = BL: confirms was the person responsible to postpone show for 2021 after Covid-19 lockdown. Did NOT want to do a virtual show. Returned any money that was given? Talks about responsibility and postponing event.

**37 minutes in = Working hard to get INFORMATION out there. ASAP!! Want people to be able to plan ASAP. Announcements as soon as its reasonably possible, will publish dates and such. Expressing intention to learn from PAST iterations mistakes!

**40 minutes in = Podcast Host relays calling Hotel to get info before the info was released.

**44 minutes in = Convention memories, debate over details of which convention had “such and such?”

**45 minutes in = What Bret wants to do is put up a survey, When and Where would you like to have the next BotCon for 2022??! What time of year and what place? Decent sized city, big hotel, nearby Airport accessibility, possibly attractions for the family, all important points they will consider.

Convention memories chatter.

**51 minutes in = Ask questions in the show comments below. Bret is asking to go for it, ask away on where you want to go and what time of the year.

*Chatter and interaction with the live chat on potential places.
*More convention memories chatter, lasts for a bit but great details of fun times. Talk on convention pins. Rest of show is all the chatter details of memories, pins, figures, of mostly FunPub era of BotCon.

**1 hr 24 minutes in = Podcast wrap. Details on what is next and where you can follow hosts and guests.