IBC today announced that they are canceling the in-person IBC2021 event.
In a statement on the IBC website, they said: “The move follows growing concerns about the COVID-19 situation in The Netherlands, which has deteriorated over the past week, and feedback from the IBC exhibitor and visitor community.”
This decision follows announcements from a growing number of exhibitors that they would not attend the gathering this year due to concerns about safety.
According to the organizers, the IBC Partnership Board made the decision “in order to prevent exhibitors and visitors from traveling to The Netherlands.”
Slated for Dec 3–6 at The RAI convention center in Amsterdam, IBC organizers say they will now focus on bringing the content and technology community together via IBC Digital.