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Ex. SEC-23-GM-001 Organizer notice Primary source read

Organizer notice

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2020

Offshore Technology Conference (sponsored by SPE, AAPG, SEG, AIChE, AIME, ASCE, ASME, IEEE OES, MTS, SNAME, SPE and others; a not-for-profit) · Houston (NRG Park), TX (Organizer)

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Jurisdiction
Houston (NRG Park), TX · Texas
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • MK
  • SC
  • CB
  • SV
  • DR
  • HR
  • OP
Collection
Mining, Oil and Gas, and Energy Services SEC-23

Operative words

'Considering the rapidly changing guidance from governments and companies, OTC has chosen to postpone the conference' (Mar. 13, 2020); 'After significant consideration and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficult decision was made to cancel the 2020 Offshore Technology Conference.... we have taken federal, state, and local guidelines into account in making our decision' (Apr. 2, 2020)

The organizer's notice

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2020

Notes

2020: Postponed March 13, 2020 'from 4-7 May to the third quarter of 2020'; cancelled April 2, 2020. 2021: See R02 (postponed to August 16-19, 2021 and held with 'a reduced footprint'). Usual dates: First week of May (2020: May 4-7). Scale: OTC describes itself as 'the most prominent offshore energy event' (Ex. SEC-23-GM-004); attendance figures for 2019 not verified in this session. Venue orders 2020: TX-003, TX-008, TX-010, TX-011, MET-HOU-005, MET-HOU-006, TX-014, MET-HOU-012, MET-HOU-044, MET-HOU-045. Venue orders 2021: TX-036, TX-038, MET-HOU-037, MET-HOU-039, FED-020, FED-051.