The Society of Independent Show Organizers joined the COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition, which comprises more than 250 partner organizations and represents millions of U.S. employers. SISO is a financial contributor and a Steering Committee member. We are advocating for the US Congress to do their job and finalize a new relief bill now!
New Coalition of Public and Private Sectors Leaders Call on Congress to act on Covid Relief Before Election – Covid Relief Now Coalition
09/30/2020
The COVID Relief NOW Coalition calls for “No Recess Without Relief” imploring Congress to find bipartisan solution to move COVID stimulus package.
Travel Industry Seeking Federal Relief for Catastrophic Coronavirus-Related Losses – Northstar Meetings Group
03/18/2020
Decreased travel due to the coronavirus outbreak could equate to an $809 billion economic hit to the U.S. economy and the loss of 4.6 million travel-related jobs in this country by the end of April, according to an analysis prepared by Tourism Economics and released by the U.S. Travel Association.
CEIR Reports On Economic Impact Of Covid-19 To U.S. Exhibition Industry – CEIR
03/18/2020
Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released preliminary projections of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the U.S. business-to-business (B2B) exhibition industry in the coming months.
Due to Coronavirus Outbreak, These In-Person Events Have Become Virtual Meetings – Northstar Meetings Group
03/13/20
The coronavirus outbreak has had a major impact on the entire meetings industry already, forcing event organizers to cancel or postpone their conventions, trade shows and conferences.
Coping with Coronavirus: A Watershed Week for Meetings – Northstar Meetings Group
03/13/20
On Tuesday afternoon, March 10, we published a statement signed by 150 travel industry organizations – including Northstar Travel Group – insisting that healthy Americans can continue to travel safely in the U.S. and need not cancel due to COVID-19.
Paris based UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and Atlanta based SISO, The Society of Independent Show Organizers, launch a new campaign, called “This Show Is Open”.
The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) partnered with UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry to launch a “This Show Is Open” campaign in an effort to stem the wave of event cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak.
As the spread of the COVID-19 illness has led to the cancellation or postponement of a number of trade shows and events, industry organizations are taking steps to help support those exhibition organizers working to keep their events going.
Paris based UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and Atlanta based SISO, The Society of Independent Show Organisers, 5 March, have launched a new campaign, called “This Show Is Open”.
Meetings industry leaders are rallying to address growing concerns about COVID-19 and the outbreak's damaging impact on travel and events. To date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have a coronavirus-related travel health notice for the United States, and it is safe to travel and meet here.
Despite the continued spread of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said that the virus could be contained and should be not be considered a pandemic at the moment.
As coronavirus fears gripped the world this week, more attention has focused on challenges restaurants often face in keeping sick workers home—and how that could exacerbate the spread of a virus many experts believe is destined to become a global pandemic.
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement in response to the announced cancellation of the ITB travel trade show in Berlin: “The guiding principle of the American travel community on coronavirus is to seek and follow the most current guidance from public health authorities. The government of Germany deemed the cancellation of ITB the appropriate call to make based on the available information."
As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’ response to COVID-19.
Despite a “state of emergency” due to the threat of the coronavirus in San Francisco, the Game Developers Conference is still a go (for the moment), and San Francisco is still open for business, just not business as usual.
Global industry associations UFI* and SISO* have issued a joint statement advising organisers in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and in major parts of Asia not to cancel events because of the coronavirus.
In the wake of the expanding coronavirus outbreak mainly within China, but spreading to other countries by the day, the massive Mobile World Congress in Barcelona decided to cancel its show after a slew of major tech firms pulled out citing safety concerns.
As the Wuhan coronavirus — also known as COVID-19 — spreads across the globe, so does disinformation and misinformation about the disease. Follow the spread of this dangerous information with NewsGuard’s new Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE – tracking map of confirmed infections, deaths and recoveries - updated daily