The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego (2020, San Diego Convention Center); Minneapolis (2021), CA (2020); MN (2021) · Minnesota
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-05-04 May 4, 2020
- In force
- May 4, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Veterinary and Animal Services SEC-26
Operative words
'With so much uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe this is the only way to protect all our annual convention attendees, vendors, speakers and exhibitors' (AVMA letter, May 1, 2020, Ex. SEC-26-GM-004); 'AVMA determined there was no way to ensure the health and safety of convention attendees by the end of July' (AVMA statement, Ex. SEC-26-GM-034)
The organizer's notice
AVMA Convention 2020 Cancelled Statement Quoted VPN Report
Notes
2020: Cancelled May 1, 2020, 'for only the third time in history' (previous cancellations 1914 and 1945); the Cannabis Symposium (Aug. 3-4) cancelled with it; registration fees refunded; the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (UC San Diego, July 31-Aug. 2) called off Apr. 24 by the AAVMC; a virtual convention substituted. 2021: All-virtual for a second year: the Board of Directors decided at its Apr. 7-9, 2021 meeting to 'transition the 2021 AVMA Annual Convention originally scheduled to take place in Minneapolis to a completely virtual event' (July 29-Aug. 1, 2021), 'the science continues to tell us that COVID-19 remains a serious public health concern' (Ex. SEC-26-GM-002). Usual dates: Late July to early August annually (2020: July 31-Aug. 4; 2021: July 29-Aug. 1). Scale: The 2018 convention (Denver) was the AVMA's third-largest revenue source at $4.36 million, about 11 percent of $40 million in revenue (AVMA financial statement as reported, Ex. SEC-26-GM-004). Venue orders 2020: CA-002, CA-007, MET-SAN-006, CA-010, MET-SAN-012. Venue orders 2021: MN-037, MN-038, MN-040, MN-041.