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Ex. SEC-12-GM-126 Organizer notice Primary source read

Entertainment Software Association, E3 site as captured Apr. 1, 2020: "NEWS: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS"

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

Entertainment Software Association, E3 site as captured Apr. 1, 2020: "NEWS: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS"

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.