Why are 90% of conferences scheduled to take place in 2020 canceled? Is it to say that the world has no hope of recovering from this virus (Covid-19) anytime soon? It would have made more sense if conferences scheduled to take place in the early and middle months of the year are moved to later months but that doesn't seem to be the case.
The challenge is that no one is sure of when the virus will be on check globally. It is safer to wait till then. The conferences will then be rescheduled with sufficient time for attendees to re-prepare looking at the economic effect of the global lockdowns.
Well,
There is a popular saying (death comes to you, you do not pray).
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Many conferences have been rescheduled and are planning a virtual forum.
No one knows what will happen. Many countries are still in the first wave. Some are planning for a second wave.
Good question. I expect that, in part, conferences are being cancelled (instead of rescheduled) due to the costs associated with moving the conferences. In most cases, the planning for a major conference begins nearly a year in advance. Venues are selected, deposits are made, etc. To reschedule may not only be difficult, and expensive, but also impossible. For example - how would one go about rescheduling the ESRI UC in San Diego?
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