As countries, provinces and states across the United States and Canada announced strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus a growing number of forestry events have been canceled, postponed or will be held remotely.
Here’s a list of affected events:
1 – International Woodworking Fair (IWF)
IWF 2020 is Cancelled and postponed to August 23 – 26, 2022
https://www.iwfatlanta.com/The%20Show/Attendees-Information
2 – High Point Market
New Fall 2020 Market Dates: October 13-21 / 2020
Buyer and Industry passes to be assigned to 3-day periods, allocated by region
Updated: 05/21/2020 9am ET
As part of our plan to ensure your safety and well-being at Fall Market, High Point Market Authority has expanded the schedule from five days to nine days. We expect this to spread out attendance, and enable you to meet your exhibitors while maintaining appropriate social distancing requirements.
https://www.highpointmarket.org/covid-19-updates
3 – International Fiberboard Industry Conference
International Fiberboard Industry Conference – Event postponed to new dates: 29-30 October 2020
https://fiberboardindustry.com/conference/
4 – ITA Showtime Market
ITA Showtime Market – No changes announced
http://internationaltextilealliance.org/showtime/
5 – NeoCon 2020
NeoCon 2020 canceleld and moved to june
2021
https://neocon.com/about/show-info
6 – AWFS
AWFS announced for July 20 -23 2021
7 – NHLA
NHLA 2020 Convention Canceled and Postponed
https://www.nhla.com/nhla-convention/
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