Covid-19 makes tech events go virtual

Mar 10, 2020 · 43m 28s
Covid-19 makes tech events go virtual
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Major events around the world are being cancelled as the COVID-19 virus spreads across the globe. Despite significant falls in new cases in China and South Korea many tech conferences...

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Major events around the world are being cancelled as the COVID-19 virus spreads across the globe. Despite significant falls in new cases in China and South Korea many tech conferences and meetings are being moved to virtual space instead. We hear from the International Communication Association who have cancelled their annual conference in the physical world and are now moving it online.

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Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

(Image credit:Getty Images)
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