Global Sources has just cancelled their Spring Show Series. They did so to protect people from the Coronavirus.
Spring Falls
Global Sources is a Hong Kong sourcing company. For more than 10 years, they have set up exhibitions and sourcing events for people around the world. One of their well-known events was Global Sources Electronics. It is the largest electronics sourcing show.
This coming April, Global Sources was getting ready for a string of events. However, the infectious ghost of the Coronavirus hangs horrid over everyone’s head.
The Global Sources events organizers paid heed to the existing health measures put up. They indicated the current health measures by the World Health Organization (WHO). They have the safety of all people in mind. This includes organizers, exhibitors, and visitors to upcoming events.
Apart from that, they recognize the current difficulty in travelling. These difficulties will put a strain on exhibitors and visitors.
Thus, they have decided that the current best course of action is to cancel the upcoming Global Sources 2020 Spring Show Series.
March 3rd, 2020Global Sources is an internationally professional B2B media company and exhibition organizer based in Hong Kong for 49 years. Since 2006, it has organized world-class sourcing events in Hong Kong, including the world’s largest electronics sourcing show, Global Sources Electronics.
Global Sources always puts the health and safety of exhibitors, visitors and service users first, and is active in implementing health measures put forward by the World Health Organization and Hong Kong SAR Government in response to the novel coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak. In order to protect the health and safety of participants, and for general public health considerations, as well as taking into account the potential disruptions that may be caused to exhibitors and visitors due to various on-going travel and quarantine issues and restrictions, Global Sources has made the difficult decision to cancel the Global Sources 2020 Spring Show Series.
Cancellation of the Global Sources 2020 Spring Show Series:
– Global Sources Consumer Electronics (April 11th – 14th, 2020)
– Global Sources Mobile Electronics (April 18th – 21st, 2020)
– Global Sources Smart Home & Appliances (April 18th – 21st, 2020)
– Global Sources Home & Kitchen (April 18th – 21st, 2020)
– Global Sources Fashion (April 27th – 30th, 2020)
– Global Sources Lifestyle (April 27th – 30th, 2020).Global Sources will contact exhibitors and buyers to inform them about the cancellation, with detailed arrangements for the next Global Sources 2020 Fall Show Series to be shared in a timely manner.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the exhibitors, buyers and service providers who have been constantly supportive to Global Sources Exhibitions. We are actively preparing for the Fall shows, and are continuing to expand the exhibition content, suppliers and products. Global Sources is working closely with relevant government departments, the show venue, onsite security teams, contractors, suppliers and partner hotels, and has adopted appropriate health and safety measures in order to provide safe conditions for suppliers meeting with tens of thousands of international buyers.
The company is already hard at work preparing for the Global Sources 2020 Fall Show Series to be held from October 11th – 30th, 2020. Global Sources will continue to provide updates online and to keep in touch with relevant parties to announce the latest show details in due course.
Show details are available at the show website. For enquiries, please telephone (+852) 8199-7308 or email care@globalsources.com
The list of events to be cancelled include the following:
- April 11 to 14, 2020
- Global Sources Consumer Electronics
- April 18 to 21, 2020
- Global Sources Mobile Electronics
- Global Sources Smart Home & Appliances
- Global Sources Home & Kitchen
- April 27 to 30, 2020
- Global Sources Fashion
- Global Sources Lifestyle
Global Sources will be contacting exhibitors and buyers to provide them notice about these cancellations.
They are currently looking to the future shows such as their Fall Show Series. This set of events is scheduled for October 11 to 30. For more details about the upcoming events, you can visit the Global Sources website.
An Uneventful Season
The Global Sources events are not the only ones that have been affected by the Coronavirus. In truth, everyone is well aware of the virus scare. Everyone is heeding the WHO’s health measures.
Safety though comes at a price. It is shaping to be an uneventful season.
FIA was supposed to have their 45th BOCA International Futures Industry Conference. It was supposed to take place from March 10 to 12, but was cancelled for health reasons.
The London book fair, one of the biggest if not the biggest international literary event was also cancelled. This has left thousands of agents and authors in a standstill.
Even trade events are suffering. With events being cancelled, the opportunity to earn a profit suffers as well. Events that once sold wines, cars, and paintings among other things are fading away all over the world.
Some companies are taking interesting avenues though. In an effort to reach customers, companies have tried to leverage the power of the internet. There is an attempt to create virtual events where items can be sold and conferences and happenings can continue.
Car companies BMW and Volkswagen for example had to unveil their latest automobiles online.
While it is an interesting avenue, marketing executives and experts say that nothing can replace real human contact.
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