The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Louisville (Kentucky Exposition Center), KY · Kentucky
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2021-10-13 Oct. 13, 2021
- In force
- Oct. 13, 2021 (the notice's date)
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Staffing and Support Services SEC-19
Operative words
'Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and continued regulatory uncertainty'; 'The health and safety of our attendees and exhibitors is critical, and it is with profound regret that we announce the cancellation of our 2020 event' (Kris Kiser, OPEI President and CEO) (Ex. SEC-19-GM-001)
The organizer's notice
Landscape Management, "Going to GIE+EXPO? Here is what to expect" (Oct. 13, 2021) (vaccination request, masks, attendance projections for the Oct. 20-22, 2021 show)
Notes
2020: Cancelled; postponed to Oct. 20-22, 2021. 2021: Held Oct. 20-22, 2021 (after the period); the organizer 'do[es] want it to be a vaccinated event,' asked all attendees to be vaccinated and unvaccinated attendees to mask, and ordered 15,000 masks; dealer attendance and exhibitor staff down 8 percent; Canadian and Chinese exhibitors reduced by travel restrictions (Ex. SEC-19-GM-003). Usual dates: Oct. 21-23, 2020 (annual, third week of October). Scale: 2019: more than 24,000 attendees, more than 1,000 exhibitors, 20+ acres of outdoor demonstrations; 26,500 contractors, dealers and exhibitors from all 50 States and 40+ countries (Landscape Management, July 29, 2020, Ex. SEC-19-GM-001). Venue orders 2020: KY-023, KY-021, KY-030, KY-017, KY-064. Venue orders 2021: KY-057, MET-SDF-017, MET-SDF-028, FED-020.