{"id":2014,"date":"2020-09-16T12:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2020-09-16T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:37:55","slug":"australasian-tunneling-conference-2020-postponed-to-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2014","title":{"rendered":"Australasian Tunneling Conference 2020 postponed to May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once again, raising concerns about the pandemic in Australia deferred the ATS2020 show from the original date 29th November \u2013 2nd December 2020 to May 2021. The ATS2020 conference offers registrants a chance to virtually engage in &#8220;Today&#8217;s science meets tomorrow&#8217;s care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAn official announcement by the Conference Organizing Committee stated: &#8220;We have not taken this decision lightly, and have waited for as long as possible before making this hard decision; however, we are no longer confident that we can hold the type of conference we want to hold with ongoing restrictions, uncertainty around borders re-opening, and domestic travel restrictions in place for many of our supporters and stakeholders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n&#8220;We are very grateful for, and value the support of the industry and will transfer all sponsorship, delegate registration, exhibition commitments, and entitlements over to the new dates of 10th \u2013 13th May 2021 at Melbourne Convention &amp; Exhibition Centre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMeantime, the committee will consider all safety aspects and measures to ensure all member&#8217;s and staff&#8217;s health. 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