February 15, 2020 12:04 am
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21138480/facebook-global-marketing-conference-canceled-coronavirus
Facebook cancels global marketing conference due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Facebook has canceled its upcoming global marketing conference out of caution for the coronavirus outbreak, according to Reuters. The conference was set to take place in March at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, and 4,000 people were expected to attend.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our global marketing summit due to evolving public health risks related to coronavirus,” a Facebook spokesman said to Reuters.
Facebook canceling its global marketing conference comes on the heels of this week’s cancellation of Mobile World Congress, also due to coronavirus concerns. In the days leading up to MWC’s cancelation, several vendors, including LG, Ericsson, Nvidia, Intel, Vivo, Sony, Amazon, NTT Docomo, Cisco, Nokia, BT, and HMD, all...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/14/21138480/facebook-global-marketing-conference-canceled-coronavirus
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