The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago (McCormick Place; Palmer House), IL · Illinois
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-09-23 Sept. 23, 2020
- In force
- Sept. 23, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
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
ACHR News, "AHR Expo Postpones 2021 Event" (Sept. 23, 2020), quoting show management on the "barriers for allowances within the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago"; as captured Dec. 13, 2024
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.