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Ex. SEC-10-GM-026 Organizer notice Primary source read

AOPA EAA AirVenture 2020 Canceled secondary

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) · Oshkosh (Wittman Regional Airport), WI (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Oshkosh (Wittman Regional Airport), WI · Wisconsin
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
In force
May 1, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • EV
  • DS
  • CB
  • EN
Collection
Manufacturing SEC-10

Operative words

EAA: 'Recently EAA made the difficult decision to cancel AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic' (EAA notice, May 1, 2020); AOPA: 'EAA staff members are still under stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin through May 26, preventing them from working with suppliers to begin setting up the show's infrastructure'; EAA's CEO cited 'circumstances beyond our control' and the State's 'Phase 3 milestone for mass gathering with restrictions' (AOPA, May 1, 2020)

The organizer's notice

AOPA EAA AirVenture 2020 Canceled secondary

Notes

2020: Cancelled May 1, 2020; pre-purchased admissions rolled to 2021. 2021: Held July 26-Aug. 1, 2021. Usual dates: Last full week of July; 2020 edition July 20-26, 2020. Scale: More than half a million visitors at the 2021 edition (WBAY, Aug. 2, 2021, headline). Venue orders 2020: WI-003, WI-004.