The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago (McCormick Place; Palmer House), IL · Illinois
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-10-15 Oct. 15, 2020
- In force
- Oct. 15, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Professional and Information Services SEC-12
Operative words
Show manager Mark Stevens (Sept. 23, 2020): "we have to take into account that there are barriers for allowances within the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago that we cannot control"; ASHRAE (Oct. 15, 2020): "ASHRAE worked alongside AHRI and Show Management to explore every possibility that could lead to hosting an in-person event, but unfortunately, the pandemic continues to present challenges and unpredictable variables"; President Charles E. Gulledge III: "our decision to cancel the 2021 AHR Expo is a reflection of necessary adjustments"
The organizer's notice
ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE Announces 2021 AHR Expo Has Been Cancelled; ASHRAE Winter Virtual Conference to be held February 9-11" (Oct. 15, 2020)
Notes
2020: Postponed on Sept. 23, 2020 to Mar. 15-17, 2021 and cancelled on Oct. 15, 2020; the Winter Conference converted to the "2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference," Feb. 9-11, 2021; "ASHRAE committee, council and board meetings will take place virtually in January". 2021: No 2021 exposition; Winter Conference virtual Feb. 9-11, 2021; McCormick Place reopened for events in July 2021 (AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026, -027). Usual dates: Late January (AHR Expo 2021 scheduled Jan. 25-27, 2021; postponed to Mar. 15-17, 2021; 2020 edition Orlando, Feb. 3-5, 2020, held). Scale: not sourced (SEC-10 row GM-R16 notes the 2022 edition's 53,315 attendance as context). Venue orders 2020: IL-019, MET-CHI-015, IL-028, IL-031, MET-CHI-016. Venue orders 2021: IL-079, IL-033, MET-CHI-025, MET-CHI-046, MET-CHI-038.