Fall Axpona Event Scrapped Due to COVID-19; Rescheduled for April

The Audio Expo North America (Axpona) show, scheduled for Oct. 28-30 in Schaumburg, Illinois, was canceled and rescheduled for April 22-24 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center. “Throughout this spring and early summer, enthusiasm for AXPONA in October was sky high,” said Event Director Liz Smith and Sales Vice President Mark Freed in a letter to the Axpona community. They cited spiking COVID-19 cases, “concerns over personal health, the unpredictability of international travel restrictions and reinstated companywide travel bans.” Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International didn’t comment, meanwhile, on reports that its ALTI Expo, slated for Oct. 24-25 in Orlando, was canceled. The website showed registration still taking place Monday with fees of $499 for members, $699 for nonmembers.