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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnNephew" data-source="post: 872428" data-attributes="member: 2171">Well, in recent years the show in the UK was actually being run by Esdevium, the games distributor, wasn't it?My hope is that someone like Esdevium will step up to the plate on the offer to do license conventions to use the Gen Con brand.  If the experienced people who have run the show in the past think it's a worthwhile investment, they can inquire about getting the rights to do another Gen Con UK, and take advantage of their local knowledge, contacts, and experience.  I think that would be great.  And people who proved their entrepreneurial and con-organizing skills would be perfect for Gen Con LLC to hire in the future to run a new Euro Gen Con.My worry is that the UK-only convention was, even when it seemed healthy, too marginal already to be worthwhile on a for-profit basis.  Conventions are tough, and from what I've seen most of them lose money and implode sooner or later.</blockquote>