Charles, The really wonderful energy that you continue to invest in EV demos for the public was met this time with the impact of the fears of our litigous society. Our trip this summer will benefit from the learning that you are doing now with all of this. As usual, I will be looking forward to learning from everyone who is doing these demos before we get started. Thanks for all you do! Fran Sullivan-Fahs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Whalen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Florida EAA" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:57 AM Subject: [FLEAA] Key Biscayne EarthFest demo ride last-minute cancellation
> Hi all, > > This is especially directed at those who were intending to exhibit and > give > rides in their EVs at the Key Biscayne EarthFest this Sunday, April 20, > namely Allan Miller, Andrew Roddy, and myself. > > We had been notified by the event organizers (new this year, different > from > last year's event organizers) several days ago that they were permitting > us > to give demo rides in our EVs at the event, just as had been the case last > year. > > Now, however, late on a Friday afternoon, near the close of business and > just 42 hours before the start of the event, the event organizers have > thrown us a curve ball and pulled the rug out from under us by informing > us > of a last-minute requirement that they are just now saddling us with for > the > demo rides -- that in order to give demo rides, they are requiring us to > go > out and purchase separate, special event liability insurance that > indemnifies the venue host, Miami-Dade County in this case, from any > third-party liability claims resulting from this demo ride activity. > > Not only is it too late for us to go out and purchase such event liability > coverage, now after the close of business on a Friday afternoon, but > furthermore the Florida EAA does not have the funds and budget to do this, > with the sole exception of our one event a year where we do this -- BBB. > We > generally decline to participate in events where the organizers demand > special event liability & indemnity coverage from us. > > Having said that, it is still the case that we can bring our EVs to this > event and exhibit them, but solely on static display. > > Sorry to be the messenger of bad news on this change of policy and plans > for > Sunday's Key Biscayne EarthFest event. > > Charles Whalen > Florida EAA > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
