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This is a very sad news for the city of Barcelona and for everyone involved in organizing or exhibiting. But that was the right choice. I'm wondering what's ne
by clement_b 7y ago
This is a very sad news for the city of Barcelona and for everyone involved in organizing or exhibiting. But that was the right choice.
I'm wondering what's next to be cancelled.
- ghaff 7y agoTons of things have been canceled in APAC generally. MWC was arguably at least somewhat unique among shows in the Americas and Europe because of the combination of its size, the large Chinese presence, and timing. So far other events I'm aware of over the next couple of months are still on though, of course, that could change.
- ulfw 7y agoI wonder if there will be an impact on Google i/o and Apple’s WWDC. Especially when it comes to Asian visitors.
- ghaff 7y agoThose are quite a ways out and aren't super-large events. If those were to end up being impacted, it means a lot of travel/events/activities are being impacted.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoOne problem with MWC is that tons of exhibitors & speakers would be traveling there from Asia, including from China. Google and Apple's events can still go ahead with fewer visitors (or a different set of visitors), but MWC would have to adjust quite a lot about the event itself if companies from Asia don't send their people.
- lozaning 7y agoF1 Chinese GP was announced as being canceled/rescheduled today. Interesting that they're canceling events that are scheduled that far out, it wasnt supposed to happen until April 19th.
- tonny747 7y agoLogistics for a F1 race means equipment, and I assume staff start leaving for China in the next few weeks. This video is basically an ad for DHL but goes through some of the logistics aroun F1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH6Loko0BOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH6Loko0BOA
- _-___________-_ 7y agoIt takes months to set that up, and crews would be coming from all over.
- creaghpatr 7y agoOlympics are this summer, could be at risk if it hasn't been contained by then, especially given the proximity of Japan to China/mainland asia.
- echelon 7y agoCould the Olympics be postponed a year? There's no president for this, but if the disease can't be contained, it seems prudent. I was planning on visiting Japan this summer. Now I'm somewhat hesitant to do any travel.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoI assume you mean precedent, and there is something of a precedent with the 1940 Summer Olympics.
- n0rbwah 7y agoThe 1940 Summer Olympics was cancelled, not postponed.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoThey were rescheduled (and relocated to Helsinki) first, so the Olympics have been rescheduled before. (On re-reading about it I now realise they were pre-poned, not post-poned, though!) And yes, they were subsequently canceled.
- baxtr 7y agoSummer is not a good time for a virus since the don’t survive Heath and the sun so well.
- topmonk 7y agoGiven the number of cases in Singapore, this may not be the case for this virus.
- aaron695 7y ago> But that was the right choice. Why? People will die because it was cancelled. The worlds economy is starting to fail. But it's not up to the MWC 2020 organisers to help prop up the world and save lives. Why in particular was it a correct decision here?
- totalZero 7y agoSeveral major participants had already backed out or substantially lightened their presence, and a single transmission of the novel coronavirus at MWC would be a disaster for Barcelona as well as GSMA. Not something easily forgotten.