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Ex. SEC-17-GM-019 Organizer notice Primary source read

E3 Expo site as captured Mar. 12, 2020: 'E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS' (Entertainment Software Association statement, Mar. 11, 2020)

E3 2020 (Los Angeles Convention Center, June 9-11, 2020) cancelled Mar. 11, 2020; E3 2021 held as a digital event June 12-15, 2021

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
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Collection
Fitness, Arts, Entertainment and Sports SEC-17

Operative words

'Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, we felt this was the best way to proceed during such an unprecedented global situation' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-019)

The organizer's notice

E3 Expo site as captured Mar. 12, 2020: 'E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS' (Entertainment Software Association statement, Mar. 11, 2020)

Notes

2020: 'E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS. After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry... we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-019, as captured Mar. 12, 2020). 2021: 'Game On. June 12-15... announcements about the digital E3 experience' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-077, as captured Apr. 15, 2021); no in-person event in Los Angeles. Usual dates: Second week of June. Scale: Not sourced. Venue orders 2020: MET-LA-001, MET-LA-002, MET-LA-027, MET-LA-028, CA-002, CA-010. Venue orders 2021: MET-LA-015, MET-LA-016, MET-LA-017, CA-055, CA-029. Also cancelled by this notice: CES 2021 (Las Vegas), NAB Show 2020 and October 2021 (Las Vegas), E3 2020 (Los Angeles) and Comic-Con 2020 and 2021 (San Diego): the flagship exhibit-build, staging and AV engagements of the West (Las Vegas; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; San Diego, NV; NV; CA; CA; usual dates January (CES); April (NAB); June (E3); July (Comic-Con); venue orders 2020: NV-004, NV-009, NV-012, NV-017, NV-028, CA-002, CA-010, MET-LA-009, MET-SAN-002; venue orders 2021: NV-030, NV-036, NV-041, NV-043, NV-044, NV-051, CA-055, CA-029).