Risk Management

A survey of more than 400 companies shows that the impact of government travel restrictions and fears on the part of exhibitors and event attendees is seriously affecting the industry, and the uncertainty continues.

Tech firm Salesforce just shifted its biggest Australian conference to an online event—on less than three weeks’ notice. For events with exhibitors, though, a bit more time is needed to make it work.

The largest corporate meeting and incentive firms in the U.S. weigh in on how the outbreak is affecting business.

The American Society of Association Executives hosted an online briefing with expert advice from event insurance and legal experts.

PCMA has begun discussions on a post-coronavirus recovery plan with event leaders in China.

After a flood of exhibitor and attendee cancellations, Mobile World Congress has canceled its February event.

Prolonged quarantines in China could choke off product and apparel availability, possibly for months.

Late February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, has lost some of its biggest exhibitors. But show management is making 15 policy, training, and hygiene changes to safeguard the 100,000-person show.

Travel restrictions and concerns create a fast-changing environment for meeting executives.

The fast-moving virus has international meetings and events on high alert.