Coronavirus
Hannover Messe 2020 is postponed
Deutsche Messe AG is responding to the global developments surrounding Covid-19: Hannover Messe 2020 will be postponed to the week of July 13-17.
The decision to postpone the event to July was made in consultation with the Hannover Region Health Department, the Hannover Messe Exhibitors' Council and the partner associations VDMA and ZVEI (German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association).
The Hanover Region Health Department had urgently recommended that Deutsche Messe AG follow the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute. These include comprehensive measures to safeguard health when organizing major events. These include fever measuring stations at all entrances, as well as implementing the measure of not admitting any participants from risk areas and refusing entry to events to participants who have had contact with people from risk areas. This would result in extensive screening of all participants - from exhibitors and visitors to service providers, stand constructors and catering companies.
These measures are not feasible for Deutsche Messe. In addition, the smooth running of the event would be impaired to such an extent that the intended purpose of the event could not be achieved for either exhibitors or visitors, or could only be achieved with considerable restrictions.
Since the health of exhibitors, visitors and employees is a top priority for Deutsche Messe AG, it was decided in consultation with the Hannover Messe Exhibitor Advisory Board to switch to the July date.
"With the date in July, we are offering our exhibitors the earliest possible time to present their innovations to a global audience and initiate business," says Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Messe AG. "In view of the global economic challenges triggered by the coronavirus in the first half of the year, the new date offers considerable opportunities. This means that the world's most important industrial trade fair can provide important impetus for the global economy early on in July. This means that Hannover Messe is and will remain the figurehead of German industry."
The IFOY Award ceremony is also affected by the postponement: The gala will now take place on July 13 and will remain part of the Hannover Messe.
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