Wednesday, 18 March, 2020 UTC
Summary
Running List of Conferences Going Virtual Due to Coronavirus Health Concerns — 2020
March 10 | Esri Developer Summit
“The 2020 Developer Summit is now completely a virtual event. Sign up to watch the conference via livestream. Don’t miss out on the Plenary Session thought-leaders, best practices, and inside scoop on next generation developer tools and APIs.” [register here]
March 12 | SXSH — Innovate from Home
“Stay x Stay Home is a 2 day virtual conference championing innovation from home. We believe the digital economy will change the way we live, work, learn, and play. In this virtual conference, attendees will be able to engage with fellow guests and meet interesting people with cutting-edge online conference technology.” [register here] #StayXStayHome
March 13 | CoinDesk Takes Consensus 2020 Virtual
“Consensus 2020 will now be a completely virtual experience, where attendees from all over the world can participate online at no charge. With premier speakers discussing the most important topics of our time, all coordinated by CoinDesk’s experienced journalists and moderators in a rolling live TV-like experience, we are confident a virtual Consensus 2020 will be an enriching experience for our audience. And everyone can enjoy it from the safety of their homes.” [register here]
March 13 | INTERCon
“Originally, we wanted to do it in the ‘unconference’ format, but we decided for a healthy mix of short talks & open discussions.” [register here]
March 16–19 | MVP Global Summit
“Microsoft has made the decision that this year’s MVP/Regional Director Summit will be an online-only/virtual event. Our entire team is working hard to plan and prepare an alternate experience that still provides the exclusive in-depth technical sessions in an online-only format and be inclusive to our globally distributed community.” [register here]
March 17–19 | Virtual Universe 2020
“Competing in today’s diverse market is no joke. Successful organizations must remain at the forefront of technology while controlling budgets, leveraging data, and ensuring security.” [register here]
March 18–19 | Women in Graphene 2020 Virtual Event
“The next Women in Graphene Career Development Day is going digital…join us on 18–19 March for an out of this world experience! This two-day event is an opportunity to discuss issues related to gender and diversity in science and technology fields and specifically in the graphene community.” [register here]
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March 18 | Playable.GDC2020
“The Game Developer’s Conference has announced they will postpone their event. But all game developers know that with grit and innovation, THE SHOW MUST GO ON! PLAYABLE in the virtual reality streams from the event that you can attend from anywhere on the planet!” [register here]
March 18 | Domopalooza
“While we are disappointed not to be hosting Domopalooza in Utah, we are excited to bring the great content and conversations to you as an interactive online experience.” [register here]
March 19 | Spring Live
“Things are a little crazy right now. Were you excited about an upcoming conference that’s now cancelled? Same here. So we’re doing something about it. Complete the form and we’ll send you details on how to join this one-time event.” [register here]
March 19 | V²EC 2020 — Virtual VIVE Ecosytem Conference
“HTC usually hosts its Vive Ecosystem Conference (HTC 2020 VEC) in Shenzhen, China but due to the current climate will entirely host the event in virtual reality (VR).” [register here]
March 19–21 | Microsoft Build
“Join your peers and Microsoft engineers to learn, connect, and code together. Get inspired and leave a better developer than when you arrived.” [register here]
March 21–22 | Virtual Genius Conference
“Get ready for some very nuanced discussions/dialectics, lots of cutting-edge solutions to problems that the world hasn’t even acknowledged exists, to find like minds and new hobbies, and for a sneaky look at future trends (we tend to know them first!).” [register here]
March 24 | EMOTIONAI
“Join us for a virtual conference featuring leaders in tech and EQ to explore how AI and EQ can collaborate to build emotional connections for our future.” [register here]
March 22–26 | 2020 IEEE VR
“Out of an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19, the decision has been made to convert the in-person component of VR 2020 into an all-digital conference experience — VR 2020 will now be an online event. The IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) is the premier international event for the presentation of research results in the broad area of virtual reality (VR).” [register here]
March 25 | MoCDA Spring 2020 Virtual Conference
“How do you share information with your students, clients, and other stakeholders, such as department chairs and local employers? A picture is worth a thousand words. Discover how career practitioners can enhance their website content and workshop materials with original images, including infographics, without having graphic design experience.” [register here]
March 24–25 | TRANSFORM
“#TRANSFORM2020 Online will deliver the complete conference as programmed via live streaming on 24 & 25 March with all content uploaded for viewing post-event. We will film all the sessions as programmed and will video conference in remote speakers where feasible. Delegates will be able to join the conversation and participate in sessions by submitting their questions and comments live — stay tuned.” [register]
March 23 | The Ultimate Tech Skills Conference
“Pluralsight LIVE Europe is now a virtual event open to everyone. Tune in for exciting product announcements, a message from Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard and sessions on tech trends, skill development, best practices and more. Register below to get information on how to access it and a reminder when it goes live on 23 March.” [register here]
March 25–26 | OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum
“Forum will go ahead in a virtual format, allowing participants to join the sessions from anywhere in the world, contribute to the debates and engage with speakers in real time.” [register here]
March 25 | Microsoft Developer Virtual Conference
“Calling all developers! Get ready to dev-level-up. Spend one day exploring a digital virtual conference and learning from experts across the nation. This digital event enables all types of developers to connect and learn through 5 different tracks and 20 sessions, as well as an online Partner lounge to build connections and discover a range of developer tools and services. Join sessions created for developers and discover the capabilities of the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem.” [register here]
March 29-April 1 | Association of Test Publishers
“Innovations in Testing 2020 has made the unprecedented decision to cancel their on-site meeting in San Diego and turn Innovations 2020 into a Virtual On-line Conference. These are extraordinary times and in some ways it is a remarkable opportunity to put into play the technology and e-learning that we have talked so much about.” [register here]
March 31-April 2 | Adobe Summit — The Digital Experience Conference
Watch the keynote live
Hear about trends and new products that are transforming industries from the comfort of your wherever.
Explore 100+ breakouts on demand
Get free access to over a hundred on-demand breakout sessions from Adobe, customers, and partners.
Sneak a peak at the future
Join special guest Chelsea Handler for a look at the latest experimental tech from our labs — at Adobe Sneaks.
[register here]
April 1–2 | Oktane20 LIVE
“Oktane20, the Okta conference for 2020, is now an online only event for this year. The face to face event is canceled amid coronavirus virus concerns.” [register here]
April 6–8 | Google Cloud Next ‘20
“We are transforming the event into Google Cloud Next ’20: Digital Connect, a free, global, digital-first, multi-day event connecting our attendees to Next ’20 content and each other through streamed keynotes, breakout sessions, interactive learning and digital “ask an expert” sessions with Google teams.” [register here]
April 18 | Medical Disorders & Pregnancy Conference
“The safety and well-being of our learners and their patients is our top priority. We hope you can join our fully-interactive webinar on April 18th, where we will review important topics related to the care of pregnant patients. Note that we will be adding a session to the program that will address the practice guidelines that have been recently released concerning COVID-19 and pregnancy.” [register]
April 18 | DigCitTo Conference
“The difficult decision has been made to postpone #DigCitTo conference on April 18th for a hopeful Oct. reschedule. All is not lost though! Details to come on a virtual conference April 18th instead.” [more info]
April 22 | Entreprise Blockchains LIVE 2020
“How many times you attended a conference on blockchain just to listen to one or two presentations that were important to you, and then spend the rest of the time working remotely on your smartphone? How much did it cost in travel, hotel, local transportation to be there? Was it really worthwhile? What if you had in the same conference room something like 12 enterprise practitioners all presenting how they approached and implemented enterprise blockchain initiatives? And, by the way, at no cost? That’s what 101 Blockchains is offering.” [register here]
April 23 | 21st International Symposium on Online Journalism
“This is the original program for ISOJ 2020. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the face-to-face conference in Austin, but we are working on a way to have ISOJ as a virtual conference this year with online sessions. Stay tuned!” [register here]
April 23–24 | Create Good 2020
“Create Good is about inspiring nonprofit communicators with the latest tools and techniques. We invite communicators from around the country who are doing the most meaningful and eye-catching work to come share what they’ve learned so the whole sector rises up.” [register here]
April 26–30 | International Conference on Learning Representations 2020
“Organizers announced today that the COVID-19 outbreak and associated travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the “physical conference” of the Eighth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2020). A fully virtual conference is being arranged, which will still take place from April 26 to 30.” [more info]
April 29–30 | Fundraising Online
“#FRO2020 sessions will cover all elements of how charities and campaign groups can use digital to engage with the public at scale. From the very best of digital fundraising, public engagement and movement building to the most insightful guides on how to deliver effective digital activity across web, social media and email, as well as the most practical and applicable use of new technologies. Sessions will be underpinned by case studies and examples from around the globe.” [register here]
May 5–7 | IBM Think Digital Event Experience
“Learn about the latest advancements in open technologies from hybrid multicloud to data and AI. Interact with the luminaries who are using this tech to transform our lives. Root your reinvention in this year’s reimagined event experience.” || [register here]
May 22–24| 39TH NATIONAL NSWOCC CONFERENCE
“NSWOCC has a core competency in delivering online education through the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute and hosting up to two educational webinars per month. We look forward to producing and delivering our 2020 conference virtually.” [register here]
June 1–3 | VR/AR Global Summit 3-Day Online Conference
“The VR/AR Global Summit Online is an online conference, brought to you by the VR/AR Association, connecting the best virtual reality and augmented reality solution providers with enterprise and media entertainment companies.” [register here]
June 22–25 | Collision 2020
“Collision from Home brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry. Think of it like working from home: join the event online from wherever you are in the world.” [register here]
July 14–16 | RSA Conference 2020
“In light of growing global health concerns related to COVID-19, this year, we will be offering #RSAC 2020 APJ as an entirely virtual learning experience. Stay tuned to our social channels or subscribe to our email list for forthcoming details.” [more info]
[TBD] | Google I/O 2020
“Over the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to evolve Google I/O to best connect with our developer community.”|| [more info]
[TBD] | Agility | F5
“We are rapidly developing an alternative to Agility as a virtual experience in the near term to deliver valuable lab, break-out session, certification, and keynote content to our customers and partners.” || [more info]
[TBD] | XBOX Digital Event — E3 track
“E3 has always been an important moment for Team Xbox. Given this decision, this year we’ll celebrate the next generation of gaming with the @Xbox community and all who love to play via an Xbox digital event. Details on timing and more in the coming weeks.”— Phil Spencer, head of Xbox [more info]
[TBD] | Apple WWDC
“The current health situation has required that we create a new WWDC 2020 format that delivers a full program with an online keynote and sessions, offering a great learning experience for our entire developer community, all around the world.” [register]
[TBD] | HIMSS 2020 Global Health Conference & Exhibition is Going Digital
“While we’re unable to convene in person this week, our dedicated HIMSS staff is working hard to provide each of you with education and thought leadership opportunities. We’re excited to announce that HIMSS20 Digital is kicking off soon, and we can’t wait to deliver a great digital experience in the days and weeks to come.”|| [more info]
[TBD] | American Association of Geographers
“AAG council has decided unanimously to cancel #aagDENVER and shift to a virtual option, free of charge. We know the annual meeting is a highlight for many, and appreciate your patience and understanding as we plan for this transition. Details forthcoming .” || [more info]
[TBD] | CNS Virtual Conference
CNS 2020 will proceed as a virtual conference, with a date to be announced shortly. It will NOT take place on the original March 14–17, 2020 date, because it will take some time to coordinate, and to upload and organize all the presentations and posters. [more info]
[TBD] | Salesforce Virtual Experience
“After careful consideration, we’ve decided there will be no physical event for Salesforce Connections and we will instead reimagine the conference as a virtual experience.” [more info]
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https://medium.com/media/1e1f2ee7654748bb938735cbca6f0fd3/hrefRunning List of Conferences Going Digital Due to Coronavirus Health Concerns — 2020 was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.