Conference and in-person events in general are being cancelled and postponed as business deals with the coronavirus epidemic. Included in that is Engage 2020, the conference sponsored by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Engage was set for June 7 through 11 in Las Vegas, Nev. Details and date of a rescheduled event are still being worked on.
Sales-tax software provider Avalara rescheduled its Crush conference from May 12 through May 14 to October 28 through October 30 in St. Louis, Mo. Sage has postponed its Summit event, also originally planned for May 12 through May 14, to a date to be announced later. Oracle NetSuite’s SuiteWorld was postponed from April until August 10 to August 13, staying in Las Vegas.
Cancelled events include Zoho’s Zoholics, was originally scheduled to begin on April 27 in Austin, Texas. Epicor Software dropped plans for this year’s Insights that was planned for May 3 through May 6 in Nashville, Tenn. QAD, which makes manufacture software, canceled this year’s Explore, which was on the calendar for May 11 through May 14 in Las Vegas.
Oracle cancelled the in-person events for the Modern Business Experience, planned for mid-March, and giving registrants the ability to attend Oracle OpenWorld in Las Vegas from September 21 through 24.
Some events are being carried on in Virtual Form. These included Microsoft Business Applications Summit, set for May 6 and May 7. Vena Solutions has turned Vena Nation, set for May 12 through 14 into a virtual event.
