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Ex. SEC-25-GM-070 Organizer notice Primary source read

Emerald (Emerald X) 'Emerald COVID-19 Resources' page as captured Dec. 2, 2020: 'Emerald had made the decision to postpone and/or cancel our shows taking place through the end of 2020'

WPPI 2021 (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International conference and expo, Las Vegas), Imaging USA 2021 (Professional Photographers of America) and the AIFD Symposium 2020 'Vision': the photographers' and floral designers' conventions

Emerald (WPPI); Professional Photographers of America; American Institute of Floral Designers · Las Vegas (The Mirage); Nashville and Dallas in ordinary years (Imaging USA); Chicago (AIFD 2020 as scheduled), NV; TN; IL (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Las Vegas (The Mirage); Nashville and Dallas in ordinary years (Imaging USA); Chicago (AIFD 2020 as scheduled), NV; TN; IL · Tennessee
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-12-02 Dec. 2, 2020
In force
Dec. 2, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q4
Functions reached
  • PH
  • FL
  • MK
  • HR
  • AV
  • CB
  • PL
  • VN
  • EN
  • OP
  • WF
Collection
Weddings, Events and Production Services SEC-25

Operative words

'the health and safety of our communities, customers, and team members is of the [utmost importance]... in accordance the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and World Health Organizations (WHO)... Emerald had made the decision to postpone and/or cancel our shows taking place through the end of 2020' (Ex. SEC-25-GM-070)

The organizer's notice

Emerald (Emerald X) 'Emerald COVID-19 Resources' page as captured Dec. 2, 2020: 'Emerald had made the decision to postpone and/or cancel our shows taking place through the end of 2020'

Notes

2020: Emerald, WPPI's owner, stated by December 2, 2020: 'Emerald had made the decision to postpone and/or cancel our shows taking place through the end of 2020. Please check with your specific event website for more information' (Ex. SEC-25-GM-070); WPPI's site carried a 'WPPI COVID-19 UPDATE' banner (Ex. SEC-25-GM-013) and its May 7, 2020 release setting 'WPPI 2021... March 7-11, 2021 at Mirage in Las Vegas' (Ex. SEC-25-GM-014); PPA's site as captured Nov. 1, 2020 carried 'COVID-19 Resources' and the Imaging USA Conference page (Ex. SEC-25-GM-054); AIFD's site as captured May 11, 2020 listed the '2020 Symposium Vision' (Ex. SEC-25-GM-057). 2021: WPPI did not run on March 7-11, 2021 at the Mirage (Nevada Directive 037's caps and Directive 041's 250-or-50-percent rule governed those dates, Exs. NV-032, NV-036); Usual dates: WPPI late February - early March (set for March 7-11, 2021); Imaging USA January; AIFD Symposium July. Scale: Not sourced in the exhibits retrieved. Venue orders 2020: NV-017, NV-028, NV-030. Venue orders 2021: NV-030, NV-032, NV-036, NV-038, NV-041. Also cancelled by this notice: Corporate meetings, incentive programs, association conventions and trade shows (the meetings-industry calendar as a class) (The convention cities: Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Nashville, New Orleans, Anaheim, Denver, NV; FL; IL; NY; GA; TX; CA; MA; PA; DC; TN; LA; CO; usual dates Year-round, peaking January - May and September - November; venue orders 2020: MD-046, GA-024, NV-004, NV-009, NV-017, NV-028, NV-030, NJ-004, NY-004, NY-005, CA-002, CA-017, PA-004, IL-005, IL-019, IL-031, MI-011, WA-016, MA-008, FL-007, FL-010, FL-034, FL-047, MET-ORL-004, MET-ORL-009, MET-CHI-014, MET-LA-009, MET-SFO-001, MET-BOS-001, MET-HOU-043, MET-DFW-048, SEC-06-017, SEC-06-018, SEC-06-020, SEC-06-021, SEC-06-022, MET-CHI-019, MET-CHI-020, MET-NYC-008, MET-NYC-009, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-037, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-038, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-054, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-055, FED-207; venue orders 2021: MA-045, CA-029, CA-055, NV-036, NV-038, NV-044, MET-NYC-017, MET-NYC-019, MET-SFO-011, MET-MSY-029, IL-037, IL-043, MET-CHI-026, FL-060, FL-056, TX-032, TX-036, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-027, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-035, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-036, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-044, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-056, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-059, AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-111, FED-020, FED-052, FED-207, FED-208). Also cancelled by this notice: Trade-show exhibit building, general-service contracting, AV, staging, tent and event rental (the industry's business-to-business calendar in the convention cities) (Las Vegas; Orlando; Chicago; Anaheim; Houston; Fort Worth; Louisville; New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Atlanta; Milwaukee, NV; FL; IL; CA; TX; KY; NY; MA; PA; GA; WI; usual dates Year-round; peak January - March and September - November; venue orders 2020: NV-004, NV-009, NV-012, NV-017, NV-028, NV-030, FL-007, FL-010, FL-034, FL-047, MET-ORL-004, MET-ORL-006, MET-ORL-009, MET-ORL-010, IL-005, IL-019, IL-031, MET-CHI-014, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026, TX-008, TX-021, TX-025, MET-HOU-043, MET-DFW-048, KY-033, MA-008, MA-032, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043, NY-005, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-055, PA-016, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033, GA-024, CA-017, MET-LA-010, MET-MKE-060; venue orders 2021: NV-036, NV-038, MET-LAS-003, MET-LAS-005, NV-041, NV-044, IL-037, MET-CHI-026, MET-CHI-041, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-027, MA-045, MA-048, AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-044, FL-060, FL-056, MET-ORL-011, MET-ORL-013, TX-029, TX-036, MET-HOU-039, MET-HOU-052, KY-033, CA-029, MET-LA-015, MET-LA-016, FED-020, FED-052).