Chicago Dental Society homepage: '2021 Virtual Midwinter Meeting Countdown 2021/02/25'

2020: Held Feb. 20-22, 2020, before the Illinois orders; the equipment and supplies purchased at the show were then idled by the March 2020 emergency-only orders. 2021: Virtual (decision Aug. 27, 2020): "its 156th Midwinter Meeting, previously scheduled to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, will be a virtual event. The meeting will be hosted February 25 - 27, 2021"; "our first and foremost concern is the health and safety of our attendees. In an abundance of caution, our Board of Directors determined that the 2021 Midwinter Meeting, 'Heart of Dentistry' will be moved to a virtual format"; "it is difficult to predict whether a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 will be widely available". Usual dates: late February (2020: Feb. 20-22, held; 2021: Feb. 25-27). Scale: "Every year, CDS brings together nearly 30,000 dentists, other healthcare professionals, and exhibitors from throughout the world" (CDS release, Aug. 27, 2020). Venue orders 2021: IL-034, IL-033, MET-CHI-016, MET-CHI-053, MET-CHI-036.