Citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the American Homebrewers Association today announced the cancellation of its annual Homebrew Con, which had been scheduled for June 18–20 in Nashville, Tennessee. In its place, the group has organized an online event for the same dates.
The cost to register for the online event is $99 for AHA members or $132 for non-members. The schedule for Homebrew Con Online includes live sessions with experts, meetups with fellow homebrewers, sponsored seminars, a virtual Homebrew Expo trade show, and the keynote speech. The draft schedule is available here. A list of sessions with speakers is here.
“After careful deliberation, and in following the latest guidance from national, state, and local authorities, we regret to announce that we have made the difficult decision to cancel Homebrew Con 2020,” the AHA says in the announcement. “As the world is still greatly affected by the spread of COVID-19, we cannot in good conscience risk the health and well-being of our attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, staff, volunteers, and the homebrew community.”