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Perplexity memory export: Atlanta tattoo convention plan Planning a small tattoo convention in Atlanta for Halloween weekend 2027, dates set for October 29-31, 2027. About 60 10x10 booths, roughly 9,000-10,000 square feet of exhibit space. Researched venues, Fulton County regulations, ballroom pricing, and pipe-and-drape rentals. Preference: coolest venue vibe over convenience. Venue must be a hotel so artists can stay on-site.
Tat-Tally Phase 12: Pre-Atlanta Test Event (Norfolk Bar). All code phases (0-11, plus Sessions 43-45) are complete. Phase 12 is the first real-world shakeout. Six tasks: (1) Plan Norfolk test event logistics (venue, date, judge recruitment, categories), (2) Create Norfolk event in admin dashboard with subdomain, (3) Add CNAME record in Cloudflare for norfolk.tat-tally.com, (4) Recruit 3-5 judges and brief them on iPad workflow, (5) Run full dress rehearsal covering QR intake, judging, MC flow, and display monitors, (6) Document issues and fixes from test event. Two blockers to resolve before Norfolk: A2P 10DLC registration (waiting on LLC/EIN for Twilio SMS) and Supabase connection pool upgrade to Pro tier for 500+ concurrent users.
Add note to project Atlanta invitational: Two different insurance layers to think about here: 1. Standard Special Event Liability Insurance (general event coverage) For a 3-day convention with 200-400 daily attendees, standard event liability (1Mperoccurrence/ 1_Mperoccurrence_/2M aggregate) typically runs 300− 300−800 for the full weekend. This covers general slip-and-fall, property damage, that kind of thing. Quick to get, often available same-day through online providers like EventHelper, K&K Insurance, or EventSured. 2. Professional Liability / Body Art Endorsement (the harder piece) This is the coverage specific to body art procedures, which is distinct from standard event liability. This is where it gets more specialized. Standard event insurance providers don't typically cover professional liability for tattooing. You'd need to work with a specialty broker that handles tattoo/body art insurance. Companies like <https://www.xinsurance.com/risk-class/tattoo-shop-insurance/|XINSURANCE>, <https://www.eqgroup.com/tattoo-insurance/|Allen Financial / EQ Group>, or <https://marineagency.com/specialty-insurance-programs/tattoo-body-piercing-insurance/|Marine Agency> handle this niche. For a full tattoo shop, CGL with professional liability runs 684− 684−1,500/year. A convention-specific policy for a 3-day event would likely be less, but pricing for a 60-artist temporary event is specialized enough that you'll need actual quotes. Ballpark total: 1,000− 1,000−3,000 for both layers combined for the weekend, but that's an estimate. The professional liability piece is the variable. Worth asking other convention promoters directly. Villain Arts and Days of the Dead organizers have solved this exact problem. If you know anyone in those circles, what they pay and who they use would be the most useful data point. Sources: • <https://www.xinsurance.com/risk-class/tattoo-shop-insurance/|Tattoo Shop Insurance costs (XINSURANCE)> • <https://generalliabilityinsure.com/small-business/tattoo-insurance.html|Tattoo Insurance quotes and costs (GeneralLiabilityInsure)> • <https://eventsguardian.com/event-liability-insurance-costs-2025/|Event Liability Insurance Costs 2025 (EventsGuardian)> • <https://www.thimble.com/event-insurance/conventions|Convention Insurance (Thimble)> • <https://fitsmallbusiness.com/event-insurance-costs-buy/|Special Event Insurance costs (FitSmallBusiness)>
New project, Atlanta Invitational. Work pillar. Add task research possible hotels. Add task, research pipe and drape