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IFA, one of the biggest technology events in the world, won't be able to go as planned this year due to growing safety concerns. It is hoped that the trade show will be back next year.
IFA 2021 Berlin cancelled due to global health uncertainties
IFA Berlin has cancelled its 2021 event that was supposed to take place as a full-scale, real-life event from 3rd to 7th, September 2021. It will now happen from 2nd to 6th September 2022. The decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders, said IFA.
However, it said that preparations for Berlin Photo Week at ARENA Berlin and SHIFT Mobility are continuing as planned. It added that the organisers of IFA are now working with their partners from industry, trade and media to get everything ready for IFA 2022, which will be held as a full-scale live event at the Berlin exhibition grounds.
IFA 2021 will not take place in September as a physical live event as originally planned. Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH have announced that the decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders. Due to several key global health metrics, for instance, the rapid emergence of new COVID-19 variants in South Asia to continued uncertainties about the speed of the rollout of vaccination programs around the world, the event has been canceled.
The global health metrics are adding uncertainty for the companies, media as well as visitors who were committed or interested in coming to Berlin. The press release said that Messe Berlin continues to support the fight against COVID-19 by converting parts of its exhibition area into a vaccination center and an emergency hospital facility. Preparations for Berlin Photo Week at ARENA Berlin and SHIFT Mobility are continuing as planned. The organizers of IFA are now working wit
IFA Berlin tech show canceled, will return in 2022
There will be no IFA this year.
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2021-05-19 12:08:24 UTC
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be loosening its grip on many parts of the world, it appears big tech events and conferences are going to have to wait for a comeback until next year.Â
IFA Berlin, a major tech trade show that typically takes place in the fall, has been canceled for 2021. The decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders. Ultimately, several key global health metrics did not move as fast in the right direction as had been hoped for â from the rapid emergence of new COVID-19 variants, for example in South Asia, to continued uncertainties about the speed of the rollout of vaccination programmes around the world, the show s organizers, Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer and Home Electronics GmbH, wrote in a statement Wednesday.Â