September CEDIA Expo Still On, but With 'Virtual Component' for Those Not Attending
CEDIA Expo is pushing ahead with plans for its annual trade show, scheduled for Sept. 8-12 at the Colorado Convention Center, said show sponsor Emerald Wednesday. It's also launching a “virtual component” to run concurrently with the live event that…
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will “accommodate those who may be restricted from attending the show this year.” The trade show company is “trying our best to navigate and adapt to doing business during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis,” said Executive Vice President Brian Pagel, saying it's following guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local officials. Emerald said it's working with the Colorado Convention Center, closed until May 11 after it was designated in March as a temporary hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. "Until we receive some notice on mass gatherings" from government and health authorities, "I’m hesitant to name any events as the 'first'" that will return to the convention center once it reopens for regular trade show business, emailed Rich Carollo, the convention center's sales and marketing director. Emerald hopes to implement in September enhanced cleaning measures, sanitation stations and ways to reduce crowding and maintain social distancing in lobbies, classrooms and on the show floor, it said. Emerald didn't respond to questions.