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Ex. SEC-08-GM-009 Organizer notice Primary source read

NAIAS release (PR Newswire), '2020 North American International Auto Show Cancels Amid COVID-19 Pandemic/Expected TCF Center Conversion' (Mar. 28, 2020)

North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2020, Detroit

Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) · Detroit, MI (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Detroit, MI · Michigan
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-28 Mar. 28, 2020
In force
Mar. 28, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • MK
  • SR
  • CB
  • OP
  • AV
  • PL
  • VN
  • WF
Collection
Dealers and Repair Shops SEC-08

Operative words

"announced it will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic" and FEMA's plan to "repurpose TCF Center into a temporary field hospital"; "it became clear to us that TCF Center would be an inevitable" choice among convention centers considered for temporary hospitals (Ex. SEC-08-GM-009)

The organizer's notice

NAIAS release (PR Newswire), '2020 North American International Auto Show Cancels Amid COVID-19 Pandemic/Expected TCF Center Conversion' (Mar. 28, 2020)

Notes

2020: Cancelled Mar. 28, 2020; TCF Center converted by FEMA into a temporary field hospital; 2021 show set for June 11-26, 2021. 2021: See row 4. Usual dates: June 13-20, 2020 (public show; first June edition after moving from January), TCF Center. Scale: Historical attendance 650,517 (2009) to 838,066 (2003) (Wikipedia, secondary); the release describes nine Charity Preview beneficiaries dependent on show proceeds. Venue orders 2020: MI-011, MI-017, MI-020, MI-026, MI-031, MI-033, MET-DET-002. Also cancelled by this notice: New York International Auto Show 2020 and 2021 (Javits Center) and North American International Auto Show 2020 (Detroit): the largest exhibit-build and staging engagements of the Northeast and Midwest (New York; Detroit, NY; MI; usual dates April (New York); June 2020 (Detroit, moved from January); venue orders 2020: NY-005, NY-010, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-054, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-055, MI-011, MI-031; venue orders 2021: AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-056, MET-NYC-017, NY-057, MI-076).