{"id":"SEC-26-GM-028","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Orlando (Orange County Convention Center), FL","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"26","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"North American Veterinary Community (NAVC)","authority":"","instrument":"VMX 2021 Attendance Exhibitors VPN Report","title":"VMX: Veterinary Meeting \u0026 Expo (formerly NAVC Conference), \u0027the veterinary industry\u0027s largest and most comprehensive global conference\u0027","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0027VMX is an event that is at its best when the entire veterinary community can participate. While we have received a very positive response from our community, most of whom plan to attend our live event in Orlando, we have also heard from those who want to attend but cannot because of ongoing travel restrictions\u0027 (NAVC CEO Gene O\u0027Neill, Nov. 9, 2020, Ex. SEC-26-GM-008)","enforcement":"","functions":["HR","SC","MK","RT"],"notes":"2020: Held Jan. 18-22, 2020, before the orders; the NAVC then ran a VMX Virtual Job Fair (June 2020) and a Virtual Expo Hall. 2021: Postponed from Jan. 16-20 to June 5-9, 2021 and held \u0027live and in person in Orlando... and anywhere virtually\u0027; more than 600 CE sessions; exhibitors fell from a typical 730 to 340 (Ex. SEC-26-GM-028). Usual dates: Mid-January annually (2020: Jan. 18-22; 2021 as scheduled: Jan. 16-20; 2021 as held: June 5-9). Scale: About 10,000 paid attendees in 2021, \u0027about the same number as a normal live event\u0027; \u0027Typically, there are 730 exhibitors; this year there were 340\u0027 (NAVC CEO, Ex. SEC-26-GM-028); \u0027January 2020 was one of the best events we\u0027ve had\u0027. Venue orders 2021: FL-047, MET-ORL-010, NY-048, FL-059, FL-060.","sourceUrl":"https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vmx-deems-2021-a-success-with-live-and-virtual-offerings/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4606805,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"VMX 2021 Attendance Exhibitors VPN Report","collection":"SEC-26","url":"/library/SEC-26-GM-028","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-26-GM-028","citation":"North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), VMX 2021 Attendance Exhibitors VPN Report (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. SEC-26-GM-028)","stateName":"Florida","related":["FL-047","MET-ORL-010","NY-048","FL-059","FL-060","SEC-26-GM-008"]}