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New Dates Announced for Surfex
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The Surfex Organising Team announced the new dates for Surfex exhibition 20-21 October 2020 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. “This decision to reschedule has taken this into account and has been made following consultation with OCCA and the Board of Surfex Ltd about suitable action which is in the overall interests of exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and other stakeholders to determine the best outcome for all. We believe in the circumstances that these new dates provide the best opportunity for our exhibitors, sponsors and attendees to do
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business and we are ith concern escalating
The latest developments have
confident that these new dates will
over the Coronavirus
significantly increased the concerns
deliver an excellent alternative timing,
outbreak (COVID-19); the
of participating companies about
and enable us to offer a successful
announcement by the Prime Minister
the health of their employees. Step
event for everyone involved”.
regarding the need for social distancing;
Exhibitions has the same concerns,
All exhibition bookings, delegate
and following consultation, the Surfex
having the health and safety of
bookings, awards dinner bookings
Organising Team has concluded that
exhibitors, visitors, partners and
and visitor pre-registrations will be
it is in the best interest of all parties to
staff as its number one priority.
transferred automatically to the
reschedule Surfex.
It has not been easy to secure a
new dates and there will be further
The team apologises for any
tenancy options as many events
communication to all groups over
inconvenience this may cause, but it
in the UK calendar as also looking
the coming weeks to ensure that
believes that the health and safety
to reschedule. “We were also keen
everyone is aware of this change in
of exhibitors, visitors and staff is its
to secure the same facilities to
dates.
number one priority. Accordingly, the
minimise any further disruption to
new dates are 20-21 October 2020 at
the layout and format of Surfex”
For further information:
the Ricoh Arena, Coventry (UK).
– as we read in the press release.
www.surfex.co.uk
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