Except for CES 2020, which was held in January of this year, many tech-related events and exhibitions were suspended or moved online. In the meantime, the IFA, an exhibition held in Berlin, Germany in September every year, has been banned from the previous year as the German authorities decided to ban all events with more than 5,000 participants until October 24th.
However, the German Association of Home Appliances, Telecommunications and Electronics Association gfu and Messe Berlin decided to hold IFA 2020 as an offline event. As Corona 19 has not ended, it cannot be held as an event that attracts many visitors as announced in advance. Therefore, the IFA president is divided into four, and visitors are operated on an invitation system, and the number of visitors per day is strictly limited to 1,000. The holding period was also decided to be shortened from one week in the previous year to three days from September 3-5 this time. However, since it was an event overflowing with more than 200,000 visitors, online virtual events are also held for those who cannot see.
The IFA Global Press Conference, usually held around April to May, also invites 800 journalists from all over the world. In this conference, the representative of Qualcomm will give a keynote speech, and the IFA curator will hold two or three keynote speeches.
Of course, if a new corona19 infection spread occurs during the IFA holding period, the event will be canceled and will be held entirely online. Even if held, it will work closely with German health authorities to establish social distancing, density management, and other public health measures. For the reason that the IFA was not limited to online events, Berlin said that the impact of Corona 19 was relatively small among the world’s capitals, and that IFA is important ahead of the season when demand for products is expected, and demanded media, brands, and manufacturers. Explained that it was meant to satisfy. Related information can be found here .