Google Cloud Next, Microsoft MVP and Adobe Summit go virtual with coronavirus

Three other major tech conferences have been cancelled and converted to online-only events following the global coronavirus outbreak.

Google Cloud Next, scheduled for April 6-8 in San Francisco, Microsoft MVP Summit (scheduled March 16-20), and Adobe Summit (March 29-April 2) were all affected.

The three are the latest to join the long list of major tech events cancelled due to the threat of coronavirus.

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A statement posted on the Google Cloud Next website indicates that the online event will take place from April 6 to 8.

Google has announced that it will grant access to all attendees of the virtual event and plans to refund the cost of tickets as well as the cost of their hotel stay.

Earlier this week, Nvidia announced that its GTC conference, scheduled to take place in San Jose from March 22-26, will also become a virtual event due to health concerns.

Notably, the GSMA had to suspend its annual Mobile World Congress event last month, and Facebook's F8 developer conference was also affected. The GDC or gaming developer conference has also been postponed to a later date.

Companies like Twitter and Facebook have also banned all non-essential employee travel, with the former also replacing physical interviews with virtual interviews as a precaution.

Google and Microsoft are expected to host their developer conferences in the coming months. While there are no official announcements on Microsoft Build and Google I/O at the moment, these events may also become virtual events.

Via: The Verge | ZDNet