List of Major Tech Events Affected by Coronavirus (Regularly Updated)
Mar. 3, 2020The ongoing Coronavirus epidemic has forced the cancelation of a lot of events in the tech industry. These are the major tech events that got canceled, postponed, or got shifted online as a digital event:
Facebook F8 Developer Conference
Facebookcanceledits annualF8 developer conferencethat was originally planned for the 5th and 6th of May in San Jose, California. The company will be organizing a combo of locally hosted events, videos, and live-streamed content to make its announcements.
Google hascanceled its Cloud Next’20 eventand shifted the event online. The event was planned to take place at San Francisco’s Moscone Center from April 6 to April 8. You will be able to view the digital event on the same dates.
“We are transforming the event into Google Cloud Next ’20: Digital Connect, a free, global, digital-first, multi-day event connecting our attendees to Next ’20 content and each other through streamed keynotes, breakout sessions, interactive learning and digital “ask an expert” sessions with Google teams.”,states Google on its officialblog post.
Redmond giant Microsoft has also canceled its physical Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Summit andmoved the event online. The virtual event will be hosted from the 16th to the 20th of March.
“In light of recent developments globally and the growing concerns around the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Microsoft has made the decision that this year’s MVP / Regional Director Summit will be an online-only / virtual event. It will be scheduled for the same week (Mar 16-20).”,said the company through anofficial e-mail statement.
Adobe has announced that it will be canceling its live event in Las Vegas for Adobe Summit.“Over the past few weeks, we have been closely monitoring and evaluating the situation around COVID-19 to ensure we are taking the necessary measures to protect the health and wellbeing of Adobe Summit attendees.”,said Anil Chakravarthy, EVP & GM at Adobe.
For now, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference will bemoving forward as planned. However, social media giants Facebook and Twitter have already pulled out of the event. The event is scheduled from March 13-22 in Austin, Texas.
With the Coronavirus spreading to more and more countries, chances are, we will see a lot more tech events get cancelled in the coming weeks and months.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
