JEC World 2020 postponed to May 12-14
Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and concerns about exhibitor and attendee safety drove the decision. JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event.
JEC World 2019. Source | CW
(Paris, France), producer of the JEC World exhibition, announced on Feb. 26 that its 2020 show, originally scheduled for March 3-5, is being postponed to May 12-14. The decision to postpone was made after JEC Group’s latest assessment of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry.
JEC Group says the recent spread of COVID-19 in new countries last week, and especially countries that play an important role in the composite materials industry such as China, South Korea and Italy, has obliged the JEC World organization team and key stakeholders of the industry to reassess the current situation. Increased travel restrictions from authorities, but also at corporate level, both from exhibiting and visiting companies, have drastically reduced the potential attendance to the show, says JEC Group. Moreover, the latest developments of the virus have significantly increased the concerns of participating companies about the health of their employees. JEC Group has the same concerns, having health and safety of their exhibitors, visitors, partners and staff as the number one priority.
JEC Group says it is aware that this decision will require industry professionals, exhibitors, partners, engineers, researchers and buyers to re-schedule their attendance, which will have a significant impact on their organizations, as it will for the JEC Group. The company said in a statement, “We trust though that given the current situation, which is continuously evolving, everyone involved will understand our common and industry decision.”
Questions regarding the postponement should be directed to the JEC Hotline:
hotline@jeccomposites.com, +33 (0)1 43 84 86 83.
The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE Europe) has also postponed the Sampe Europe Summit until May 11, 2020.
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