Microsoft seems to have canceled the global congress Build 2020 due to coronavirus. It was scheduled to take place in Seattle on May 19-21, 2020.
Microsoft seems to have finally decided to cancel the biggest tech event of the year, the Build 2020 conference, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Build 2020 was scheduled to take place at Seattle from May 19 to 21. The company is trying to hold said conference in a digital version, with all sessions being streamed live connection.
Of course Build is usually streaming online anyway, but due to the coronavirus, the physics presence of people is a decision that reduces the chance of the virus spreading.
According to TheVerge, their company announced that: “The safety of our community is a top priority. In light of the health security recommendations for the state of Washington, we will be offering the annual Microsoft Build Developer Event as a digital event, rather than a personal event. We look forward to bringing all of our developers together in this new virtual format to learn, connect and code together. "Stay tuned for more details."
The official Build 2020 event website but it still continues to display a notification stating that Microsoft is monitoring the coronavirus outbreak to make an appropriate decision for other events in the coming months. It does not mention cancellation of physical presence at the conference but the chances are indeed that the conference will take place digitally.
