i android eu: Here’s every major tech event canceled or postponed due to coronavirus (Update)

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Update, June 12, 2020 (2:20 AM ET): We have updated the original article with the latest information about the ongoing impact of coronavirus on the tech industry. We’ve also updated the list of canceled or rescheduled tech events to reflect the status of Computex 2020.

Original article: As of June 2020, the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the world have surged well past seven million. More than 408,000 people have lost their lives to the deadly virus which continues to claim more victims on a daily basis. In the midst of this global pandemic, countries around the world have issued travel bans and tech companies are asking employees to work from home.

For instance, Facebook and Google have extended work from home until the end of the year. Twitter employees will also remain out of physical offices till at least September. Meanwhile, Apple and Microsoft have also closed offices and are getting work done remotely.

However, not everything in the tech world is in a bad place right now. Smartphone production around the world has started resuming and we’re also seeing new launches come about.

Still, be it because of travel bans, laws against mass gatherings, or simply for caution, multiple major tech conferences around the world are getting scrapped. This spate of event cancellations started with the Mobile World Congress 2020 which was scheduled to take place in February but got canceled at the last minute. A domino effect followed and one-by-one most major tech events, launches, and conferences of 2020 were delayed, rescheduled, or axed completely.

Here’s a list of all major tech events that were either canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus:

Tech events canceled, postponed, or going online due to coronavirus

Mobile World Congress (MWC), February 24-27: Canceled
SXSW, March 12-22: Canceled
Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 16-20: Postponed to August 4-6
Nvidia GPU Technology Conference, March 22-26: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
Adobe Summit, March 29-Apr 2: In-person canceled. Online-only event
IFA Global Press Conference (GPC), April 2-4: Canceled
Google Cloud Next, April 6-8: Postponed, no new date set
Red Hat Summit, April 28-29: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
Dell World, May 4-7: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
Facebook F8, May 6-8: Canceled
Google I/O, May 12-14: Canceled
Microsoft Build, May 19-21: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
Computex 2020: June 2-6: Previously postponed to September. Now Canceled
E3, June 19-21: Canceled
Apple WWDC, Early June 2020: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
HPE Discover, June 23-25: Still On
IFA 2020, September 4-9: On schedule, but could be an online-only event
Microsoft Ignite, September 21-25: In-person event canceled. Online-only event
MWC Shanghai: Canceled, but could get rescheduled

We will update this article as and when we know more about the cancellation or postponement of any other upcoming tech conference. Have a tip about a big tech event getting scrapped? Drop us a line in the comments section below.