With all the disruption to the 2020 industry calendar due to the coronavirus crisis, SSI created a quick list of events that have been cancelled, postponed or are taking place as originally scheduled or instead as a virtual event.
Also included are events geared for integrators that ply the pro A/V and consumer electronics (CE) industries. The list will be updated continually. (Send event notices to [email protected].)
SECURITY INDUSTRY
Rescheduled:
- Connections Connected Home Conference — Aug. 4-6
- International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) — Aug. 24–28
- Securing Federal Identity 2020 — Sept. 16-17
- Transport Security Conference — Sept. 28-30
Rescheduled as a virtual event:
- Global Security Exchange (GSX) — Sept. 21-25. (Read more here.)
- ISC West — Oct. 5-7 (Read more here.)
- ADAPT 2020 — Oct. 6-8. (Read more here.)
- ISC East — Nov. 18 (Read more here.)
- CAA Palm Springs Convention — CAA hosted a virtual format of the event May 14-15.
- Security Industry Association GovSummit — SIA hosted a virtual format of the event June 2-3.
Postponed or Canceled:
- NFPA Conference & Expo — canceled (read more here.)
- Electronic Security Expo (ESX) — canceled (read more here.)
- PSA TEC — canceled (read more here.)
- Illinois School Safety Conference — postponed until the fall
- Pennsylvania Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA) Expo — canceled
- NRF Protect — canceled
- Northeast Security Systems Contractors Expo
- Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) Convention — canceled
PRO A/V & CE INDUSTRIES UPDATE
Cancelled Events
- E3: Electronic Entertainment Expo
- Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) Spring Conference
Rescheduled as a virtual event:
Postponed/Rescheduled Events
- AXPONA Audio Show — rescheduled from April 17-19 to August 7-9.
- Azione Unlimited Spring Extroversive Experience — The buying group Azione Unlimited postponed its conference in Bonita Springs, Fla. until July 1-3.
- CEDIA Tech Summits (Calif. and Texas) —CEDIA has called off Tech Summits scheduled for Woodland Hills, Calif.; Irvine, Calif.; Dallas; and Houston. Read more here.
- DSE 2020: This year’s Digital Signage Expo has now been rescheduled for Sept. 15-18, with access to the exhibit hall Sept. 16-17. DSE 2020 will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in South Hall Three.
- Fiber Connect 2020: The Fiber Broadband Association’s annual show has been postponed until Dec. 14-16, and will still take place at the Gaylord Opryland hotel in Nashville.
- LightFair 2020: The world’s largest architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference was scheduled for May 3-7 in Las Vegas and will now take place in late summer or early fall pending improved conditions, according to organizers.
- WELL Conference: The conference, presented by the International WELL Building Institute, the American Society of Interior Designers and Emerald, has been moved from March 29-April 1 to August 16-19 due to the coronavirus.
