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Ex. SEC-12-GM-025 Organizer notice Confirmed from a secondary source

Game Developer (Informa), "E3 2020 cancelled due to 'overwhelming' coronavirus concerns" (Mar. 11, 2020), quoting the ESA statement

E3 2020 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)

Entertainment Software Association · Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center), CA (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center), CA · California
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 (the notice's date)
Functions reached
  • EV
  • BD
  • DC
  • CB
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

"We have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles... Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, we felt this was the best way to proceed" (ESA statement)

The organizer's notice

Game Developer (Informa), "E3 2020 cancelled due to 'overwhelming' coronavirus concerns" (Mar. 11, 2020), quoting the ESA statement

Notes

2020: Cancelled Mar. 11, 2020 "after 'careful consultation' with member companies"; "full refunds" to exhibitors and attendees; an "online experience" in June considered The ESA's E3 site as captured Apr. 1, 2020: "NEWS: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS" (Ex. SEC-12-GM-126, P). 2021: E3 2021 held as an all-virtual event June 12-15, 2021 (not verified from organizer text). Usual dates: Mid-June (2020: June 9-11, 2020). Scale: not sourced. Venue orders 2020: MET-LA-003, MET-LA-006, CA-007. Venue orders 2021: MET-LA-017, CA-029.

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