GCBE 2022 UPDATE:

January 3, 2022

Hi Glass Craft & Bead Family!

We are rapidly approaching the time that we can publish the class list on this website and start registration. Please just give us a little more time, we still have 5 teachers that haven’t updated their classes and we want to start out with everything in place. Information will be sent to those that have credits in advance so you will know how to process. Please do not call the office with questions at this time, as we are still operating with a small crew and it takes away from getting the website ready. We have rooms held at the South Point and will also publish the link and code for you to make hotel reservations when we open registration for classes.

We appreciate everyone’s patience; it’s been a long road and we are glad to be able to meet together again in April. Remember, Classes April 12-16, Expo April 14-16, 2022.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

October 4, 2021

Hi Glass Craft & Bead Family!

We still have a long way to go to get everything put together for Glass Craft & Bead Expo 2022, but also realize that people need to put in for vacation time and plan their lives and therefore need show dates.

Glass Craft & Bead Expo 2022 will be held at the South Point Hotel April 12-16, with classes held April 12-16 and Expo open April 14-16.

We won’t be able to answer any additional questions at this time, as we are operating with a skeleton crew and all details are being worked out. Class registration will most likely not open until after the first of the year. We will have to get confirmations from the instructors as to who can return to teach next Spring, and what classes they can teach. As much as we would love to provide further information for you, we cannot give you any firm details beyond the dates at this time, and hope that will help everyone make plans for next year. We will post more details as we have them.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

June 23, 2021

Hi Glass Craft & Bead Family!

We are currently working with the South Point to reschedule for April 2022. It is like a big chess game with the hotel moving everyone around that couldn’t have a show in 2020 or early this year. We have April dates on hold and are working with them to hopefully improve the date selection. Once we have the absolute best dates, we are then confirming with the Kiln, glass & Equipment companies for their support, and then going to the instructors. Once we have all those ducks in a row, we will put together the plan that will allow students to register again for the same or similar classes that they were to have in 2020. And if people are not able to attend during those dates, we can address the refunds at that time also.

Thanks for your support and understanding.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

April 15, 2021

Hi Glass Craft & Bead Family!

We surveyed our Equipment and Glass Suppliers, our Instructors and Exhibitors, and have an overwhelming majority that want to wait until our usual timing, April, to do the next show and not do a late summer show. It would be too hard for most of them to do two shows that close together.

We are working with the South Point to get that set up. Once we have a signed contract from them, we will announce the dates so everyone can plan. Then we will contact the instructors for their class proposals and get the ball rolling. It will be challenging to set up a system that allows students to register again for the same or similar classes that they were to have in 2020, but we are up to the challenge. We will also be addressing those that cannot attend and want refunds in that same process. It is sad that we have missed two shows in a row, but due to COVID we had to make sure that everyone will feel safe to attend events again. Please be patient while we move forward towards a 2022 April show.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

March 23, 2021

Dear Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

Nevada has moved up in occupancy to 50% or 250 people, whichever is smaller. Larger events can be applied for. May 1, barring any increase in Covid numbers, the management of policy will be transferred to local county officials.

That being said, we are now querying our Equipment, Glass and Material suppliers, our Exhibitors and our Instructors to see if they will be able to support a show at the end of summer, or if we must wait until Spring of 2022. It takes a huge village to put on Glass Craft & Bead Expo, and without their support, we couldn’t do it. We have asked for quick response, as we know everyone is waiting to hear. We are hope to gather and assess the information to make a decision as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

February 22nd, 2021

Dear Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

Latest information, our Governor announced that the State of Nevada can move from 25% occupancy to 35% occupancy, with a maximum of 100 individuals, whichever is less. They expect that by March 15, they will be allowing 50% or up to 250 individuals, which ever is less. Then May 1 they will transfer authority to local county officials to determine policy on a county by county basis.

We are hopeful that with the vaccination program and a downward trend in the covid numbers, barring any setbacks, it will be possible to hold a conference later in summer of 2021, and we will start moving forward towards that goal. We hope to be able to announce more detailed information by mid March.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

January 25th, 2021

Dear Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

It is time to post an update! Last week our Governor announced that the State of Nevada will remain on “hold” for at least another 30 days. With the Covid virus having higher numbers than ever, we need to wait until the vaccination rollout brings those down and makes it so everyone feels safe getting together again. It is so hard for us, we are planners – and are having the most difficult time planning our future! We have cancelled our April dates, and are looking at possibile dates for Summer 2021. In the meantime our hands are tied, we are in a holding pattern. But we are still here and fighting for the show to stay in existence! We will be applying for all possible aid from the new bill passed to keep the company and our shows moving forward. We appreciate your support!

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

December 10th, 2020

Dear Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

We wanted to post an update for everyone. We are sure that you are aware that the situation has gotten worse with Covid restrictions in Las Vegas, reducing the number of people that can meet. We are hopeful that the vaccine will be the catalyst that gets the country to defeat this virus. We feel that April is too soon to hold the show, so we are looking at possible dates a little further out after May. When we have more information, it will be posted here. In the meantime, we are still working on everything mentioned below. Please have a Happy Holiday season and stay safe!

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

October 6th, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

In our last update, we were very detailed in our explanation, but it seems that there are still unanswered questions. Below is additional information that will hopefully answer those questions.

We do not have enough funds to refund everyone at this time. We start work on the 2020 show in July of 2019. There is advertising, putting together the instructors and classes, creating, publishing and mailing the show books, staffing costs to do that and to manage the class sales, answer questions from students, etc. Additionally, large deposits are due and were paid to many vendors of the show, but not the instructors. They get paid at or after the show. Project/supply fees are not collected by us in advance, they are collected by the instructors in class, so are not involved in amounts collected in advance. The hotel did return our deposit, but it was a small amount. We usually pay the hotel final bill with a combination of income which includes the tickets sold to get into the tradeshow, and the classes added the last couple of weeks prior to the show and at the show.

We virtually pay for the show 30 days prior to it, with the exception of the instructors. We are waiting for refunds from the vendors, who are also out of work and have no work expected until Spring at best, so that could be a wait. That is what we mean when we say that the tradeshow industry here in Vegas is in a shambles. We are looking for additional sources of funding/grants to help with those funds should the vendors go out of business.

In a perfect world all businesses would have loads of capitol to produce events on the prior year’s receipts. This has never been the case with Glass Craft & Bead Expo. The show lost money for the first 10-12 years. For many years after that it only paid for the show expenses, not any overhead or yearly staffing costs. Over the past few years it has finally just paid for itself, but with nothing to spare to “put away” for future years. To do so we would have had to exponentially raise costs for exhibitors and classes, which we never want to do. So before people judge us, they need to look at their own situation and see if they have savings to cover a year’s expenses. Most do not.

Thankfully we are a small company with a very low overhead, which we are keeping even lower by not being open until we can start gearing up for tradeshows. We have had to furlough staff, which is difficult as they have been with the company for years. We are not using customer money to stay afloat in the meantime. We have received the PPP to keep minimal operations and additional loans to get us through until we can start working and producing shows again. Hopefully the Federal/State Governments will have additional programs for businesses that are still not able to operate due to the rules on how many people can be in a room in a meeting, which won't happen until it is safe to move in that direction.

We have stated that our goal is to make everyone whole. By that we mean either refunds or rolling over to classes at the next show. Once we have monies to do that for everyone, we plan on finding out what each person wants to do. We will be bringing back in our computer staff to set up a way to make that electronically possible. Then we can work with the instructors to hopefully repeat their popular classes that were unable to be taught in April. Our intent is honorable, we are doing everything we can to make the above happen. It is just going to take time. We understand that this is a difficult time for everyone, as we have watched years of hard work building shows slip away overnight. We are there with you in your struggles as we struggle ourselves to keep our business afloat. It breaks our heart as this is an industry that we have helped cultivate and dearly love and consider everyone as family.

We have responded to all emails we have received on an individual basis but have cancelled the service that allows email blasts to all involved in the show as part of our cost saving efforts. Our Social Media presence and responses are minimal as we have had to lay off our staff member that handled that. Our apologies for delays in responding, or if we have missed responding to anyone. Some people feel we have not been good at communicating. We have been putting up messages on our website, but often times we just do not have anything new to tell you. This situation is unlike anything that anyone has ever experienced. We are still feeling our way through how to deal with it, and the mounds of paperwork to apply for grants and additional loans. The best way to reach us is via email and not social media, so if you do have questions, please email us directly at support@lvmanagement.com.

Our main concern has been to try to keep the show alive. We cannot imagine a world without Glass Craft & Bead Expo. 2019 was our 25th year for the show, which is a very important event for the industry. Many of our teachers and vendors rely on the income from this show. Contrary to the belief of some people, we at Las Vegas Management do not make a large profit on the show. We have to produce many other shows during the year, all of which have been cancelled or postponed until next Spring at the earliest. Additionally, our show insurance does not cover Pandemics, so we have no recourse with recouping funds in relation to the 2020 GCBE being postponed/rescheduled due to COVID.

It might have been easier to just declare bankruptcy and end the show and our company. But the show is too important to us and the industry to just give up. Our primary goal is that everyone will be made whole. We tell you all of this in hope that you will understand our situation. This is not an excuse, but the honest truth that we are laying bare to you. We thank the many exhibitors, instructors and students that have written us with their support, it means more than you know.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

September 22nd, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

The circumstances the past 6 months have been extremely challenging for everyone. Las Vegas and the trade show industry as a whole is in a shambles.

Our main concern has been to try to keep the show alive. We cannot imagine a world without Glass Craft & Bead Expo. 2019 was our 25th year for the show, which is a very important event for the industry. Many of our teachers and vendors rely on the income from this show. Contrary to the belief of some people, we at Las Vegas Management do not make a large profit on the show. We have to produce many other shows during the year, all of which have been cancelled or postponed until next Spring at the earliest. Additionally, our show insurance does not cover Pandemics, so we have no recourse with recouping funds in relation to the 2020 GCBE being postponed/rescheduled due to COVID.

The decision to postpone the show was made in March due to the Covid, and the fact that nearly the entire country was asked to stay at home. We had hoped to be able to hold the show in the Fall. This obviously is not possible, so we are planning for next April. Prior to the show, show monies are spent in several ways. One, advertising, which includes publishing and shipping the show guide and various print and online advertising. A large amount of the show funds are also placed as advance payments to the multiple vendors for the show and were rolled over to a Fall show. At this time, we have requested, but not received deposits back. We cannot make refunds to the individual students, as we cannot refund all the students at this time. As I mentioned, the tradeshow industry in Las Vegas is totally flatlined, it is hard for any business to survive without any income for 6 months and more.

Currently we are exploring all grants, loans and Government assistance programs to enable us to survive until next spring. Thankfully we are a small company with a very low overhead, which we are keeping even lower by not being open until we can start gearing up for tradeshows. We have had to furlough staff, which is difficult as they have been with the company for years.

We understand that this is a difficult time for everyone, as we have watched years of hard work building shows slip away overnight. We are there with you in your struggles as we struggle ourselves to keep our business afloat. It breaks our heart as this is an industry that we have helped cultivate and dearly love and consider everyone as family.

We have responded to all emails we have received on an individual basis but have cancelled the service that allows email blasts to all involved in the show as part of our cost saving efforts. Our Social Media presence and responses are minimal as we have had to lay off our staff member that handled that.

It might have been easier to just declare bankruptcy and end the show and our company. But the show is too important to us and the industry to just give up. Our primary goal is that everyone will be made whole. We tell you all of this in hope that you will understand our situation. This is not an excuse, but the honest truth that we are laying bare to you. We thank the many exhibitors, instructors and students that have written us with their support, it means more than you know.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

August 18th, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

Who would have expected this virus situation to go on so long! It is wreaking havoc with everyone’s lives.

We realize that it is impractical to hold the conference this fall, so we are focusing on next Spring to hold the show. We need to wait until it is approved by the State of Nevada to hold meetings of over 50 safely and confirm our dates before we address refunds or roll overs of all fees, so please be patient. We are in communication with the South Point to look at options for next Spring, after Easter. We would like to have that information to provide to you to make your plans. Many other industry tradeshows have fallen victim to this virus and will never be held again. We are doing everything we can to keep Glass Craft & Bead Expo alive and well.

Some conferences have scheduled, but there is no guarantee that they will be held unless restrictions are lifted. Major tradeshows are being cancelled through the first of 2021.

Because of that, we are still keeping our office closed as we are not able to incur the expenses of office operations, such as utilities and of course salaries. We will address all your questions and concerns as soon as we have more information and we are back in the office.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

July 27th, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

This is a difficult time for everyone. Our hope is that you are staying well and working through all of the regulations in your respective areas. It has been so unexpected, with information changing often.

We are waiting until it has been determined if we can hold the conference this fall (or if we have to wait until next Spring) before we address refunds or roll overs of all fees, so please be patient for a little longer. We know it will be important to make a decision soon to enable everyone to make plans. In anticipation of not being able to reschedule this Fall, we are in communication with the South Point to look at options for next Spring. We would like to have that information to provide to you to make your plans. Many other industry tradeshows have fallen victim to this virus and will never be held again. We are doing everything we can to keep Glass Craft & Bead Expo alive and well.

The State of Nevada allowed casino/hotels to open on June 4th, with a LOT of restrictions and rules. Some have opened, some are waiting a while. There is no indication of when gatherings and tradeshows of over 50 people will be allowed by either Federal or State mandate. Some conferences have scheduled, but there is no guarantee that they will be held unless restrictions are lifted.

Because of that, we are still keeping our office closed as we are not able to incur the expenses of office operations, such as utilities and of course salaries. We will address all your questions and concerns as soon as we have more information and we are back in the office.

Best Regards,
Lee Anne

June 22nd, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

The State of Nevada allowed casino/hotels to open on June 4th, with a LOT of restrictions and rules. The governor stated the week of June 15 that Nevada will stay on Level 2 a while longer until the statistics on new cases of Covid and hospitalizations show that opening up the city to the degree they have is not increasing exposure. There is no indication of when gatherings and tradeshows of over 50 people will be allowed by either Federal or State mandate. Some conferences have scheduled, but there is no guarantee that they will be held unless restrictions are lifted.

Because of that, we are still keeping our office closed as we are not able to incur the expenses of office operations, such as utilities and of course salaries. We would like to have the classes and tradeshow early fall but must wait until it is allowed and safe to do so. It is a lot of work to pull this together, which we do not want to initiate until we have the full go ahead from the state.

We are waiting until it has been determined if we can hold the conference early fall before we address refunds or roll overs of all fees, so please be patient for a little longer!

We will address all your questions and concerns as soon as we have more information and we are back in the office.

Best Regards,
Las Vegas Management

May 27th, 2020

Dear Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

It is good to see the country opening up a little more each week, and cases of the virus diminishing. We hope that all of you have been healthy.

The State of Nevada is allowing casino/hotels to open on June 4th, with a LOT of restrictions and rules. Meetings of no more than 50 will be allowed, also with social distancing rules, however there is no indication of when large gatherings and tradeshows will be allowed by either Federal or State mandate.

Because of that, we are keeping our office closed as we are not able to incur the expenses of office operations, such as utilities and of course salaries. We would like to have the classes and tradeshow later this summer or early fall but must wait until it is safe to do so as we have everyone’s best interest at heart.

We are waiting until it has been determined if we can hold the conference later this summer or early fall before we address refunds or roll overs of all fees, so please be patient for a little longer!

We will address all your questions and concerns as soon as we have more information and we are back in the office.

May 5th, 2020

Hello Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family!

Although Nevada is entering phase 1 on May 9, we are not a phase 1 industry. We are not able to access all of our essential systems from home. We also do not have secure networks from home to process any accounts. We will be back as soon as we are allowed and rest assured that we will be working on options to hold Glass Craft & Bead Expo once it is announced that larger events can be held safely, and will notify every one of those plans. Thank you, and stay safe.

March 30th, 2020

Please be advised that the Las Vegas Management office was closed by the State of Nevada Mandate as a non-essential business starting March 18. We will reopen as soon as the mandate is lifted.

March 13th, 2020

To our Glass Craft & Bead Expo Family,

This has been an unprecedented week in the history of our country and industry. We have been working hard to make sure that Glass Craft & Bead Expo did not become another casualty of COVID19, and not just for this year, but permanently. It would be very sad to think about what it would mean to our Glass Family to never have another GCBE. However, we do have good news. The South Point Hotel is working with us to postpone the conference. There are not many hotels in Las Vegas that are doing this. We owe the South Point many thanks for being the partner that they are.

At this time, we do not have the exact dates of when the show will be held. Please allow us time to work out all the necessary details. We ask that you keep in mind that we are a smaller family business, not a large corporation, and do not have the ability to answer phone calls and emails and simultaneously work on the many adjustments required to accomplish moving the show to a new date. As soon as we have confirmed dates and plans in place, we will notify everyone. Because we are taking the necessary precautions for the safety of all and are postponing, not cancelling the show, all payments (including class registrations) will be applied to the new show dates.

If you booked rooms, please call the South Point reservations line at 866-791-7626 to cancel that reservation. Per the South Point’s cancellation policy, they will refund your hotel deposit as long as you cancel at least 72 hours prior to arrival. Please be patient with them as we imagine they are a bit overwhelmed with many cancellations.

Our deepest gratitude for those that have shown their unwavering loyalty, support and patience while we have been navigating through this crisis. It takes the whole glass community to put together this event that is so vital to the industry as well as enjoyed by all that attend.