Google suddenly decides to cancel Google I/O 2020 global developer conference

Many offline summits have been canceled due to the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus, while Google said earlier that its developer conference will be held as usual.

Google stated in the email that the date of the Google Global Developers Conference will not change, and Google also stated in the email that it would begin to debit the credit card of the users who have purchased tickets.

However, Google suddenly released new news: due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Google Global Developers Conference originally scheduled to be held in Mountain View was canceled.

The annual developer conferences of Google, Microsoft, and Apple used to attract a large number of users to attend and watch them through webcasts. This year’s situation is different from previous years.

Because of the epidemic, many offline summits have been canceled and many users have speculated that the annual developer conferences of Google, Microsoft, and Apple may also be canceled as a result.

However, Google’s earlier emails gave developers and users a peace of mind. Google believes that the annual developer conference can be held as usual without cancellation due to the epidemic.

While everyone was waiting for news from Microsoft and Apple, Google suddenly decided to cancel the annual developer conference, the offline summit originally held at Mountain View.

Google said it was canceling the developer conference because of concerns about the new coronavirus and in accordance with health guidance from agencies such as the US Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization.

Google writes:

Due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel the physical Google I/O event at Shoreline Amphitheatre.

All guests who have purchased tickets to I/O 2020 will receive a full refund by March 13, 2020. If you don’t see the credit on your statement by then, please reach out to io@google.com. Guests who have registered for I/O 2020 will not need to enter next year’s drawing and will be automatically granted the option of purchasing an I/O 2021 ticket.

Over the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to evolve Google I/O to best connect with our developer community.