Coronavirus Shakes Up Trade Show Circuit

By Coatings World staff | 03.11.20

Here’s a list of events that have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19.

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COVID-19 has caused the cancellation or postponement of trade shows and conferences across the globe.


Global business events accounted for $2.5 trillion in sales during 2017, according to the Events Industry Council and Oxford Economics' November 2018 "Global Economic Significance of Business Events" report.

If you have more information or postponement/cancelation news, contact Kerry Pianoforte, kpianoforte@rodmanmedia.com 

Here are a list of industry events that have been rescheduled or postponed: 

MARCH
American Coatings Show & Conference (March 31-April 2) – CANCELED 
ASTM International Standards Development meeting, Boston (March 29- April 3) CANCELED
Middle East Coatings Show (March 25-27) – Rescheduled: Sept. 7-9 
NACE Corrosion 2020 (March 15-19) – Rescheduled: June 14-18
PaintIndia 2020 (March 12-14) – POSTPONED, new dates TBD

APRIL

ASTM International Standards Development meeting, Prague (April 27-30) CANCELED
PaintExpo 2020 (April 21-24) – Rescheduled: Oct. 12-15

MAY
Coatings for Africa 2020 (May 6-8) – POSTPONED, June 2-4, 2021
CPCA Conference & Annual General Meeting (May 20-21) – CANCELED 


JUNE
51st Annual Short Course Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology (June 1-4) CANCELED
Southern Society for Coatings Technology Annual Technical Meeting – POSTPONED, Oct. 6-8.