The Berlin Ifa technology fair, which was supposed to be held in September, has been canceled due to Covid-19.
This was announced by the same organization due to "new uncertainties on global health" such as Asian variants and the non-homogeneous vaccination campaign around the world and following "conversations with German public health experts and interested stakeholders".
"There are too many uncertainties today - they explain - At this moment it is almost impossible for anyone to plan their participation in any fair in a responsible way, see you again in 2022".
"We did not take this decision lightly but everyone's health and safety must be paramount. We will meet again in 2022", underlined Martin Ecknig, CEO of Messe Berlin. To date, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona remains standing as a physical and digital event, from 28 June to 1 July, despite the main technological brands in the world, Samsung, Google, Nokia, Sony, Ericsson and others, have made their absence official. . In 2019, the Berlin Ifa hosted over 238,000 people, 1,900 companies and partners and more than 5,000 journalists.