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OTC 2020 Houston Postponed Release

OTC 2020 (Offshore Technology Conference)

Offshore Technology Conference (sponsoring societies led by SPE) · Houston (NRG Park), TX (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Houston (NRG Park), TX · Texas
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • EV
  • DS
  • CB
  • EN
  • TR
Collection
Manufacturing SEC-10

Operative words

"Considering the rapidly changing guidance from governments and companies, OTC has chosen to postpone the conference from 4-7 May to the third quarter of 2020" (Mar. 13, 2020); "we have taken federal, state, and local guidelines into account in making our decision" (Cindy Yeilding, OTC Chairperson, Apr. 2, 2020)

The organizer's notice

OTC 2020 Houston Postponed Release

Notes

2020: Postponed Mar. 13, 2020 to the third quarter of 2020; cancelled Apr. 2, 2020. 2021: OTC 2021 postponed (Nov. 16, 2020) from May 3-6 to Aug. 16-19, 2021 'due to the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19'; held Aug. 16-19, 2021 with 'a reduced footprint' (OTC letter, Aug. 19, 2021). Usual dates: First week of May; 2020 edition May 4-7, 2020. Scale: Described by OTC as the industry's largest offshore event (attendance figures not sourced here). Venue orders 2020: TX-003, TX-008, MET-HOU-003, MET-HOU-005, TX-014, TX-016. Venue orders 2021: TX-001, TX-005, MET-HOU-039, MET-HOU-052.