[Ipg-smz] And ... Google Cancels Cloud Next conference in SF ...

[Sharon Fisher]

Yeah, my company is having it's single biggest event next week. I've
suggested to the publisher that we at least have a backup plan. She hasn't
responded.

On Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 6:30 PM Alan Zeichick via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
wrote:

> I can tell you, as a former event producer, this would have been
> devastating to BZ Media.
>
> We did 6-8 tech conferences year. Because events are higher margin than
> publications, those conferences were essential to our success.
>
> -A
>
> On Mar 2, 2020, at 6:20 PM, David Needle via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> I won't keep reporting these, I think it's safe to assume any conference
> of any size near term is probably not happening.
> No announcement yet on Google I/O or Microsoft Build, but I imagine we'll
> hear something about them this month.
>
> * Google plans to hold the conference as more of a virtual event with
> keynotes and other sessions online.
>
> https://9to5google.com/2020/03/02/google-cloud-next-coronavirus/
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