Impressions Expo, the leading trade show dedicated to the imprinted and decorated-apparel community, with five regional events held annually, has announced its Atlantic City, N.J., and Orlando, Fla., events have been postponed until October and September, respectively, after monitoring the risk and impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus and its classification as a pandemic, among other factors.
“The health and safety of each and every member of our community and our staff is of the utmost importance to us,” the Impressions Expo management team said in a statement. “After closely monitoring the risk and impact of COVID-19 on a daily basis, and speaking at length with members of our community, Impressions Expo Atlantic City, which had been scheduled for March 19-21, 2020, at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ., has been postponed to October.”
Impressions Expo Atlantic City 2020 will now take place Oct. 8-10 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J. Impressions Expo Orlando will now take place Sept. 10-12 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
“The recent developments regarding COVID-19, including, but not limited to: the State of Emergency recently announced by Gov. Phil Murphy; the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of COVID-19 as a pandemic; the accelerating pace of confirmed cases worldwide and domestically; the current quarantines and travel restrictions imposed by government authorities affecting participating companies; various company-imposed travel restrictions on employees; and the cancellation of several key Impressions Expo Atlantic City customers, partners and speakers, made it impossible to effectively execute a March event that delivers the level of education, connection, and customer value our communities expect.”
For more information from the Impressions Expo management team about Impressions Expo events in Atlantic City and Orlando, click here and here. — J.L.
