The Forums LLC today announced they would not proceed with plans for what would have been the second annual Gay Phoenix Forum in 2007.
The event was scheduled to take place in September in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"As the hosting committee for the Phoenix Forum, it was our goal when we introduced the Gay Phoenix Forum to create an event that would bring together gay online companies and provide benefits for this business community as a whole. It is our belief that having two gay-business-focused events within such a short time frame will ultimately be counterproductive to this goal, creating a situation which would serve to divide rather than connect this group. In order to avoid this negative scenario and keeping the best interests of this business sector in mind, we have decided not to host a gay event in the fall of '07," said Ron Cadwell, Chief Executive Officer of CCBill, Cavecreek Web Hosting, and DRM Networks.
The company cited the presence of the GAYVN Webmaster Retreat, being held in Los Angeles from Oct. 25-27, as the reason for canceling the Forum.
The company released the following statement in a press release.
"The Forums, LLC truly appreciates the support received for the first Gay Phoenix Forum, which took place in the fall of 2006, and are extremely pleased that the success of that show set the stage for similarly targeted events. Everyone at CCBill looks forward to supporting the gay community throughout this year and those to come."
