Ink World staff07.07.20
FESPA Global Print Expo will no longer take place in Madrid in October 2020, due to the continued public health risks and business disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
FESPA will now host its next flagship international event at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from March 9-12, 2021, again co-locating FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Sportswear Pro.
“In March 2020, we took the decision to delay the FESPA Global Print Expo by six months in the face of the advancing pandemic and its implications for our exhibitors and visitors," FESPA CEO Neil Felton said. "Since then, the development of COVID-19 has been dynamic and unpredictable. While many regions are now gradually emerging from lockdown, at this point in time we cannot be confident that we could match exhibitor and visitor expectations of a FESPA event if we were to go ahead in October this year.
“Early March 2021 offers the strongest alternative, giving our exhibitors and visitors time to recover and ourselves time to prepare fully for any new operational requirements. Feedback from the market indicates that having faced the considerable commercial challenges of 2020, our community will welcome FESPA Global Print Expo in March 2021 as an important platform for business recovery and forward progress early next year.”
This new March 2021 edition of the FESPA Global Print Expo will replace the originally scheduled 2021 event in Munich, Germany.
FESPA will return to Munich in 2022.
FESPA will now host its next flagship international event at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from March 9-12, 2021, again co-locating FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Sportswear Pro.
“In March 2020, we took the decision to delay the FESPA Global Print Expo by six months in the face of the advancing pandemic and its implications for our exhibitors and visitors," FESPA CEO Neil Felton said. "Since then, the development of COVID-19 has been dynamic and unpredictable. While many regions are now gradually emerging from lockdown, at this point in time we cannot be confident that we could match exhibitor and visitor expectations of a FESPA event if we were to go ahead in October this year.
“Early March 2021 offers the strongest alternative, giving our exhibitors and visitors time to recover and ourselves time to prepare fully for any new operational requirements. Feedback from the market indicates that having faced the considerable commercial challenges of 2020, our community will welcome FESPA Global Print Expo in March 2021 as an important platform for business recovery and forward progress early next year.”
This new March 2021 edition of the FESPA Global Print Expo will replace the originally scheduled 2021 event in Munich, Germany.
FESPA will return to Munich in 2022.