Canceled and Rescheduled Design Conferences due to Coronavirus
Due to the global public health crisis, many conferences cancel, reschedule or go virtual. This list focuses on design conferences and events on our digitalized world.
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Last updated: April 2, 2020 @ 21:30 CEST
- IAM Weekend from IRL to URL → March 19-21, 2020
- OFFF Barcelona rescheduled to September 24-26, 2020
- Design Week Portland rescheduled to August 1-8, 2020
- appril festival postponed to September
- STRP Festival postponed indefinitely
- JAMstack Conf London in May from IRL to URL
- The Next Web Conference from June → October 1-2, 2020
- Do Something rescheduled to October 8, 2020
- Do Lectures cancelled next edition is in 2021, July 1–4
- SmashingConf SF rescheduled to November 10–11, 2020
- Edge Design Talks rescheduled to September 25-27 2020
- Other Futures postponed indefinitely
- AIGA Design Conference rescheduled to November 12-14, 2020
- Pictoplasma rescheduled to August 19-23, 2020
- Re:Publica rescheduled to August 10-12, 2020
- Internet Freedom Festival cancelled next edition is in 2021
- SXSW cancelled
- TED2020 rescheduled to July 26-30, 2020
- UX Conference Copenhagen from IRL to URL → March 30-31, 2020
- 10th edition of Creative South Family Reunion postpone to later this year.
- and& Leuven postponed indefinitely
- Creative Netwerk cancelled all upcoming event to further notice.
- OFFSET postponed indefinitely
- Think About! cancelled and will be back in 2021
- FITC Toronto canceled
- Element UX Talks postponed indefinitely
- Malofiej Conference and Workshop are cancelled
- VR/AR Global Summit from IRL to URL → June 1-3, 2020.
- MuseumNext Edinburgh postponed indefinitely
- UXcamp Europe 2020 cancelled
- TypeParis is postponed to later this year. Application periode is extended to 27 March 2020.
- beyond tellerrand Dusseldorf postponed indefinitely
- XOXO 2020 canceled
- First Round New York rescheduled to September 25
- Type Drives Culture Conference 2020 postponed to fall 2020
- S-H-O-W conference postponed indefinitely
- TypeTech MeetUp Munich rescheduled to November 13-15, 2020
- Forward Festival Munich cancelled
- Fronteers Conference 2020 canceled
- HOW Design Live postponed indefinitely
- CXI Brand Conference rescheduled to September 18, 2020
- All Designer's Bootcamp around the world are postponed indefinitely
- The Design Conference is rescheduled to August 19-22, 2020
- 99U Conference goes digital, and will be free
- First Round events in the EU are postponed indefinitely
- Frontiers.design postponed indefinitely
- What Design Can Do Mexico postponed indefinitely
- XOXO 2020 is canceled
- Playgrounds Blend is canceled
- Eyeo Festival is canceled
- Us by Night rescheduled to April 22-24, 2021
- Berlin Letters rescheduled to May 27-29, 2021
- OFFSET Dublin rescheduled to April 23-25, 2021
- Bump Festival rescheduled to October 26, 2021
- Sensorium Festival rescheduled to August 28 - 30, 2020
- Typographics design festival postponed indefinitely
- Design + Diversity Conference is canceled
- Fiber Festival postponed indefinitely
- WXG Conference rescheduled to September 17, 2020
- Birmingham Design Festival postponed indefinitely
- Typoclass Bozhentsi 2020 postponed to July 27 to August 8
- By Design postponed to 2021
- And Leuven 2020 postponed to April 21-24, 2021
- CreativePro Week 2020 goes digital / $395 — $1695
Virtual Conferences aka. Homeferences
- March 19-21 IAM Weekend / €35
- March 30-31 UX Conference Copenhagen / €642
- April 4 CancelCon / free / 8AMpst until 8PMpst
- June 1-3 VR/AR Global Summit
- Starting March 23 Bedroom Bootcamp a 2 week virtual bootcamp by The Design Kids
- 99U Conference is going digital, and will be free details follow
- Daily Live! on instagram / FREE
- Daily Quarantine Book Club by Mule design / $5
- April 16, 19.00-01.00 (CEST) Playgrounds Online Fest #1 - The Art Department / FREE
- April 30, 19.00-00.00 (CEST) Playgrounds Online Fest #2 - Blend / FREE
- Creative Mornings events go virtual / FREE
- DataSpritz by Market Cafe Mag every Wednesday 6:30pm CET on Instagram
- May 6-8, Digital Design Days / FREE
- July 9, 2020 – 9:00AM to 9:00PM CEST, Product Hunt Makers Summit
Other lists and resources:
- Source: List of Homeferences
- Source: List of Conferences Cancelled by Sara Evans
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