Coronavirus Forces CTA Cancellation of ‘Near-Term 2020 Events’

COVID-19 caused CTA to cancel a raft of events through June, while moving another to a “virtual format,” said the association Wednesday.

The April 20 CES on the Hill was canceled, as were the April 21 Digital Patriots dinner and the CEO Summit June 22-25. The May 11-14 Technology and Standards Spring Forum in San Francisco will now be a “virtual event.” CTA postponed indefinitely the June 10-12 CES Asia show in Shanghai, about 500 miles east of the outbreak's original epicenter.

With the expanding U.S. coronavirus outbreak, “companies are halting travel, avoiding group gatherings and figuring out the best way to protect employees and serve customers,” said CTA. Canceling “all or part of several near-term 2020 events” will permit member companies to “focus on core operations, plan ahead and conserve resources,” it said. “Canceling meetings at the last minute means frustration and lost expense and no gain."