The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago (McCormick Place), IL · Illinois
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021
- In force
- Jan. 21, 2021 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06
Operative words
"In the end, the global nature of our event, combined with the worldwide concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak and ongoing travel restrictions make it impossible for us to hold The Inspired Home Show next week."... "IHA had previously announced that the International Sourcing Expo, which primarily houses Chinese-based suppliers, would not open in 2020 due to the restrictions on travel between China and the United States." (IHA release, Ex. SEC-06-GM-032)
The organizer's notice
International Housewares Association, 'IHA Announces Updated Digital Marketplace and New Virtual Industry Events Planned for March & April' (Jan. 21, 2021): 2021 Show postponed
Notes
2020: Cancelled on March 2, 2020, eleven days before opening; the co-located International Sourcing Expo had already been withdrawn because of the China travel restrictions. 2021: 2021 Show postponed from March to August 2021 and replaced by virtual industry events in March-April 2021 (IHA release of Jan. 21, 2021, Ex. SEC-06-GM-033); no 2021 in-person Show. Usual dates: March 14-17, 2020; March 13-16, 2021 (postponed to August 2021, then not held). Scale: '60,000+' attendance (organizer figure as posted; not independently verified). Venue orders 2020: ECO-A-001, IL-001, IL-002, IL-004. Venue orders 2021: IL-031, IL-032, IL-079, IL-034.