北美国际车展延至2021年举办

北美国际车展延至2021年举办

日前，原定于6月9-10日举办的北美国际汽车博览会（NAIAS）宣布取消。本届车展原计划包含试驾、汽车狂欢以及各类汽车城际交流活动。由于目前美国的新冠疫情变得十分严重，美国联邦危机事件管理局决定将展会延期一年。展会的原举办地TCF中心将被改造成临时用于收治新冠病人的露天医院至少六个月之久。因此，明年的北美国际汽车博览会将于6月举办。

Naias to return in full force in 2021

The North American International Auto Show， Naias for short， has been called off. The show was due to return with a new concept from June 9 to 20 – with test drives， a festival and more inner-city focus. This is now not going to happen. Because the situation in the US has become very serious due to the fast spread of the corona virus， the Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to postpone the event by a year： The TCF Center， in which part of the show was going to be held， is to be converted into a field hospital for COVID-19 patients for at least six months. Naias， aka the Detroit Motor Show， will now take place in June 2021.

獨立组展商协会举办线上会议加强行业交流

3月31日，由于原定的CEO年度峰会被迫取消，美国独立组展商协会举办了一个虚拟线上研讨，并邀请Clarion、励展等企业负责人担任对话嘉宾。所有对话嘉宾均有展会项目受到疫情的影响，但他们也达成共识，要尽量只将展会延期而不是取消。整体看来，观众和展商都对主办方的决定表示理解。但是，展会恢复举办后的档期问题和紧缺的服务商资源也是巨大挑战。

SISO执行董事大卫？奥伦担任主持。他表示：“如今，我们比任何时刻都更能强烈地感受到整个行业团结一致、分享经验、共渡难关的重要性。”

SISO virtual town hall addresses challenges

The Society of Independent Show Organizers had to cancel its annual SISO CEO Summit， which gathers executives from the for-profit global trade show industry. To discuss the current challenges of independent show organisers， SISO held a virtual Town Hall on March 31 with panellists Greg Topalian， Clarion/UX； Douglas Emslie， Tarsus Group； Herve Sedky， Reed Americas； Cassandra Farrington， MJBizCon.

SISOs executive director David Audrain moderated the session and stated，"SISO feels strongly， now more than ever， we need to come together as a community， share our experiences and pivots， and get answers to burning questions." All the panellists companies have events that are impacted by COVID-19 with the general consensus being to postpone wherever possible and not to cancel. Overall， attendees and exhibitors are understanding and supportive of the decisions to postpone.

However， once trade shows will be allowed to take place again， it is expected to be difficult to get the slots for all the postponed shows. Suppliers are hit hard by the crisis. Accordingly， organisers are currently assessing how crucial which supplier is for the success of their shows.

温哥华会议中心拟改造成临时医疗护理中心

作为当地政府抗击疫情的举措之一，加拿大英属哥伦比亚省的温哥华会议中心目前正在与当地医疗机构合作，随时做好准备，如形势需要将被用为临时护理中心，收治全省的非新冠感染者，为当地医院腾出空间接收重症新冠病人。会议中心非常自豪能协助政府对抗危机，并表示将竭力确保每位入住病人的健康和安全。

Vancouver Convention Centre prepares for Utilization as an Alternative Care Site

As part of the B.C. Pandemic Provincial Coordination Plan and in support of the Government of British Columbia， the Vancouver Convention Centre is working with Vancouver Coastal Health and other key partners to prepare its West building for utilization as an Alternative Care Site should it be required.

The Alternate Care Site will be a province-wide resource. It will add more bed capacity for lower acuity， nonCOVID-19 patients to allow additional capacity within regional hospitals for critically ill COVID-19 patients who may need access to critical care units.

The team of Vancoucer Convention Centre is proud to work with the Government of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health to support British Columbians during this unprecedented situation， and they are committed to ensuring the health and safety of every person within the facility.