CEDIA to Resume In-Person Tech Summits Sept. 22, Subject to Local Guidelines
CEDIA is resuming in-person technology and business summits this fall “based on the best information we have today and the guidance and resources that have been put out by each city and state that we have an event planned in,”…
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a spokesperson emailed Monday in response to our questions on COVID-19 preparedness. Those guidelines will also determine the number of individuals each event can accommodate, she said, adding that the trade organization will be “nimble to any changes that would affect our ability to safely put on the event.” CEDIA plans to hold eight tech summits from Sept. 22-Dec. 3 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia; the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, Texas; the Hilton Houston Post Oak, Houston; the Toronto Airport Marriott; Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel, Elizabeth, New Jersey; Melville Marriott, New York; Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California; and the Irvine Marriott, California. New procedures put in place in response to the coronavirus include masks provided at check-in and possible temperature checks: Anyone with a fever of 100.4 or higher won’t be admitted. Mealtimes will be assigned to sponsors and attendees at registration to maintain proper social distancing and food safety, she said. There will be increased distance between sponsor displays, in aisles and in defined traffic patterns to avoid overcrowding, she said. A new virtual event has been added for Sept. 24. CEDIA added a keynote by Google to be streamed at the fall events and a two-part cybersecurity course to the programming. All keynote attendees will receive a Google Nest Mini, CEDIA said.