AXPONA 2020 Rescheduled to August
As the world continues to be gripped by fear and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 virus, we’re seeing various shows and events getting cancelled on an almost daily-basis. In late February it was announced that the High End Munich Show 2020 had also been cancelled due to fears of the novel coronavirus spreading even further. Unfortunately, the upcoming AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) had now suffered the same fate as it was due to take place from the 17th to the 19th of April.
Joel Davis, the founder and CEO of JD Events, released a statement regarding the rescheduling of AXPONA outlining the reasons for having to take this step, as well as announcing the new dates.
Dear AXPONA Community,
AXPONA has been rescheduled from April 17-19 to August 7-9, 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of all participants due to the growing coronavirus situation. This decision was made following an outpouring of feedback from the AXPONA community over the last 72 hours.
The three most consistent themes we heard were, 1) fears of attending public events will increase in March and April, 2) AXPONA should still be held in 2020, and 3) reschedule later this year if possible. Although the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel is booked solid all year, they offered us a week in August that will accommodate all of AXPONA’s space needs. So we secured it.
We rescheduled out of an abundance of caution during this unpredictable time to provide the best opportunity for a well attended event and to ensure the best AXPONA experience for all show goers in 2020. We will contact all exhibitors and attendees directly later this week as we work through the details of the move.
Our sole priority today is to communicate this news immediately so everyone can adjust their plans accordingly. We thank you for your understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience.
We look forward to seeing you all at AXPONA in August!
On the one hand, it does seem like the media is sensationalizing the whole matter to a point where it, along with an innate fear for safety, has blown the whole matter out of proportion. But, on the other hand, prevention is better than the cure; right? Seeing as we are yet to come up with a viable cure for COVID-19, at this point it’s probably best to take precautionary measures.
