The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Orlando (Orange County Convention Center), FL · Florida
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2021-08-11 Aug. 11, 2021
- In force
- Aug. 11, 2021 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Veterinary and Animal Services SEC-26
Operative words
'VMX is an event that is at its best when the entire veterinary community can participate. While we have received a very positive response from our community, most of whom plan to attend our live event in Orlando, we have also heard from those who want to attend but cannot because of ongoing travel restrictions' (NAVC CEO Gene O'Neill, Nov. 9, 2020, Ex. SEC-26-GM-008)
The organizer's notice
VMX 2021 Attendance Exhibitors VPN Report
Notes
2020: Held Jan. 18-22, 2020, before the orders; the NAVC then ran a VMX Virtual Job Fair (June 2020) and a Virtual Expo Hall. 2021: Postponed from Jan. 16-20 to June 5-9, 2021 and held 'live and in person in Orlando... and anywhere virtually'; more than 600 CE sessions; exhibitors fell from a typical 730 to 340 (Ex. SEC-26-GM-028). Usual dates: Mid-January annually (2020: Jan. 18-22; 2021 as scheduled: Jan. 16-20; 2021 as held: June 5-9). Scale: About 10,000 paid attendees in 2021, 'about the same number as a normal live event'; 'Typically, there are 730 exhibitors; this year there were 340' (NAVC CEO, Ex. SEC-26-GM-028); 'January 2020 was one of the best events we've had'. Venue orders 2021: FL-047, MET-ORL-010, NY-048, FL-059, FL-060.