NAB SHOW, ANOTHER CONVENTION SUSPENDED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

After carefully monitoring Covid-19 developments both domestically and globally over the past few weeks, the event organizers have decided to suspend NAB Show in April.

11 MAR 2020

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After carefully monitoring coronavirus developments both domestically and globally over the past few weeks, the event organizers have decided to suspend NAB Show in April.

“In the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our stakeholders and in consultation with partners throughout the media and entertainment industry, we have decided not to move forward with NAB Show in April,”  confirmed Gordon Smith, President and CEO of NAB, in a statement.

Smith also indicated that the organization is currently considering a number of potential alternatives to create the best possible experience for the community. “We are still weighing the best potential path forward, and we ask you for your patience as we do so. We are committed to exploring all possible alternatives so that we can provide a productive setting where the industry can engage with the latest technology, hear from industry thought leaders and make the game-changing connections that drive our industry forward,”  he said.

“This was not an easy decision. Fortunately, we did not have to make this decision alone, and are grateful to our NAB Show community for engaging with us as we grappled with the rapidly-evolving situation. This Show is as much yours as it is ours, and it is important to us that we move forward together,”  Smith added.

The statement also points that “for nearly 100 years, NAB Show has provided superior value and the best possible experience for exhibitors and attendees”. And concludes: “We knew that if we could not deliver on those expectations, we would not move forward. More importantly, keeping the community safe and healthy is NAB’s highest priority; therefore, we are deferring to the developing consensus from public health authorities on the challenges posed by coronavirus”.

Keeping the community safe and healthy is NAB’s highest priority” Gordon Smith President and CEO of NAB