2021 is the year where tech events are hoping to make an in-person comeback, with IFA being the second major expo hoping to stage an in-person event later this year. It’ll join the deferred Mobile World Congress taking place in late June/early July in opening its spaces to the public only IFA kicks off in September this year.
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The event will return to its full size, after being relegated to an online-only event in 2020, the year we’d all rather forget. There was limited in-person attendance at Messe Berlin last year but the organisers are going all-in for 2021. That said, they’re not expecting to set any attendance records this year.
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taking a mostly virtual approach with its 2020 event, IFA is planning a full-scale return this year in Berlin. IFA 2021 will take place from September 3rd-7th at the usual venue, Messe Berlin.
IFA 2020 had a limited physical component with invite-only attendees, but IFA and its partners seem confident that COVID-19 vaccination programs will be effective enough to run this year s event as usual. The organization says over 80 percent of exhibitor slots have already been reserved.
This year s edition will include two new events: Tech Up for Women, a conference designed by women for women, and a Berlin Photo Week tie-in. IFA Next and Shift Mobility will return, along with the IFA+ Summit.