Postponements and cancellations of events

The continuing high level of infection and the fact that the end of the lockdown is not foreseeable for the time being make a resumption of trade fair operations in Düsseldorf at the end of April appear increasingly unrealistic. Messe Düsseldorf reassessed the situation with its partners and jointly decided to cancel boot 2021 early. Its priority is the health and planning security of its exhibitors, visitors and service providers.

Already at the beginning of December 2020, Messe Düsseldorf has cancelled all of its own events at the Düsseldorf site until April 2021 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. In total, the following trade fairs are affected:

tasc (19.-20.02.)
interpack and components (25.02.-03.03)
Energy Storage Europe (16.-18.03.)
EuroCIS (16.-18.03.)
ProWein (19.-23.03.)
boot (17.-25.04.; original date: 23.-30.01.)
drupa (20.-28.04)

The affected B2B trade fairs will be held in line with their usual cycles.

Messe Düsseldorf is now putting all its efforts into resuming trade fair operations from mid-May 2021. According to the current status, the first own events in 2021 will be BEAUTY (28.05.-30.05.), TOP HAIR (29.05.-31.05.) and glasstec (15.-18.06.). Messe Düsseldorf has already shown that successful trade fairs are possible even in Covid-19 times, with the greatest possible protection for all concerned. The CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf took place from 4 to 13 September as the first major trade fair in Germany after the lockdown 2020 with more than 107,000 visitors. The hygiene and infection protection concept of Messe Düsseldorf was successfully applied. You can find all information on this at: https://www.messe-duesseldorf.de/corona.

You can always find the current status of all dates online in our trade fair calendar: www.messe-duesseldorf.de/fair_calendar. There you can also register for the Up-to-Date newsletter to be informed about changes in dates.

Here you will find an overview of the most important questions and answers:

Here you can find an overview of the most important questions and answers:

What about partner and guest events?

The VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken; English: German Machine Tool Builders' Association) will hold "METAV digital" instead of the METAV face-to-face event planned for March 23-26, 2021. This format is to be retained in the future as a supplement to METAV's face-to-face events. The hybrid concept is to be implemented as early as METAV 2022, which will be held from 8 to 12 March 2022 in conjunction with Messe Düsseldorf.

The organiser of "Flotte! Der Branchentreff" has decided to postpone the nationwide networking event of the fleet industry from 24 to 25 March 2021 to 9 to 10 June 2021.

The organiser of Tissue World has decided to postpone the event originally planned for March 2021 in Düsseldorf until September 2021. Tissue World Düsseldorf 2021 will now take place from 21 to 23 September 2021.

Reed Exhibitions Deutschland has postponed the trade fair trio consisting of PSI, PromoTex Expo and viscom planned for 12 to 14 January 2021 to 18 to 20 May 2021.

The INTERBRIDE will take place from 29 to 31 May 2021.

The BioWest was postponed to 16 May 2020.

ElectronicPartner has cancelled its annual event 2020, which was to take place on 7 and 8 March at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

CHEFS CULINAR has postponed its trade fair in Düsseldorf scheduled for September 2020 to September 12 to 13, 2021.

The organiser of ALUMINIUM has postponed its event planned for October 2020 to 18-20 May 2021.

The Transgourmet Messe essenz in Düsseldorf planned for October has been cancelled by the organizer. An alternative date is not yet known.

What about congresses and events? (DC)

Various organisers have postponed or called off their conventions and/or events to be held at Düsseldorf Congress venues (CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf and exhibition halls).

In spite of this, some conventions and events ran successfully in 2020, including:

Dokomi, Europe’s biggest Anime and Japan Expo with 28,000 participants
The “Extraforum zur EEG-Novelle” (Extra Forum on the Renewable Energy Act Amendment) held by the North Rhine-Westphalian Association of Real Estate Managers (VDIV NRW e.V.)
Meininger’s International Wine Conference

All events were held in compliance with strict infection protection and hygiene provisions. To this end, a comprehensive Protection and Hygiene Concept was developed.

In addition to this, Düsseldorf Congress has extended its portfolio to include professional streaming solutions. The spacious and flexible premises of CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf serve as a professional broadcasting studio. This year already saw a number of events successfully held as virtual or hybrid formats including:

Uniper Annual General Meeting 2020 (virtual)
Think Tank extended (hybrid)
General Assembly of Städtetag NRW (virtual)
Düsseldorf City Council meetings (hybrid)

If you need information on a specific event, please contact:

Mandy Pahl-Bauerfeind
Head of Sales
Tel.: +49 211 45608413
E-Mail: PahlM@duesseldorfcongress.de

Are events abroad affected?

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 virus, various foreign events of Messe Düsseldorf are also affected by postponements:

CIOSH, Shanghai, 03-05 July 2020 (originally 08-10 April 2020)
MEDICAL FAIR BRASIL, São Paulo, cancellation (originally 16-17 September 2020)
All in Caravaning, Beijing, June 2021 (originally postponed from 12 - 14 June to 13-16 September 2020)
MEDICAL FAIR ASIA, Singapore, 09-11 December 2020 (originally 09-11 September 2020) - cancellation of the German participation
OS+H Asia, Singapore, 28-30 July 2021 (originally postponed from 26-28 August 2020 to 09.-11 December 2020)
ENERGY STORAGE SUMMIT JAPAN, Tokyo, 08 December 2020 (originally 24 June 2020)
ProWine São Paulo, São Paulo, 05-07 October 2021 (originally 20-22 October 2020)
ProWine Asia, Singapore, exact date to be announced (originally 02-05 March 2021)
FAMDENT, Mumbai, 05-07 March 2021 (originally 29-31 May 2020)
Meditech, Bogotá, 09-12 March 2021 (originally 14-17 July 2020)
wire India, Tube India, METEC India and India Essen Welding & Cutting, Mumbai, 25-27 March 2021 (originally 23-25 November 2020)
in-store asia, Mumbai, 25-27 March 2021 (originally 23-25 April 2020)
CHINAPLAS, Shenzhen (previously Shanghai), 13-16 April 2021 (originally postponed from 21-24 April to 03-06 August 2020)
Expomin, Santiago de Chile, 19-23 April 2021 (originally postponed from 20-24 April to 09-13 November 2020)
NEFTEGAZ, Moscow, 26-29 April 2021 (originally postponed from 13-16 April to 22-25 June 2020)
Metalloobrabotka, Moscow, 24-28 May 2021 (originally postponed from 25-29 May to 10-14 August 2020)
INDOPLAS, INDOPACK and INDOPRINT, Jakarta, 02-05 June 2021 (originally 02-05 September 2020)
Ugol Rossii & Mining, Novokuznetsk (Russia), 01-04 June 2021 (originally postponed from 02-05 June to 08-11 September 2020)
Metallurgy Russia, Litmash Russia, 08-10 June 2021 (originally 08-11 June 2020)
Plastics & Rubber Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, 22-24 June 2021 (originally 24-26 November 2020)
MEDICAL FAIR CHINA, Suzhou, 17-21 September 2021 (originally 17.-19 September 2020)
ARABPLAST, Dubai, 15-18 November 2021 (originally 09-11 January 2021)
pacprocess India and drinktechnology India, Mumbai, 09-11 December 2021 (originally 09-11 December 2020)
PLASTINDIA, New Delhi, 17-21 February 2022 (originally 04-08 February 2021)
TOS+H, Istanbul, 14-17 May 2022 (originally postponed from 03-06 May to 11-14 July 2020)
C-Star, Shanghai, event takes place - cancellation of the German participation (02-04 September 2020)
Interplastica, Moscow, 25-28 January 2022 (originally 26-29 January 2021)
CPM (autumn), Moscow (originally 01-04 September 2020), cancelled
MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA, Singapur (originally 09-11 September 2020), cancelled
pacprocess middle east Africa, Cairo (originally 16.18 December 2020), cancelled
glasspro INDIA, New Delhi, 23-25 September 2021 (originally 24-26 September 2020)
Zdravookhraneniye, Moscow, 06-10 December 2021 (originally 07-11 December 2020)

Are official participations abroad affected?

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 virus, various official participations of Messe Düsseldorf are also affected by postponements and cancellations:

JEC World, Paris, 01-03 June 2021 (originally 03-05 March - subsequently postponed several times)
MIPIM, Cannes, 07-10 June 2021 (originally 10-14 March - subsequently postponed several times)
EXPO REAL, Munich, 14-15 October 2020, only digital conference (originally 05-07 October 2020)
MEDICAL FAIR ASIA, Singapore, 09-11 December 2020 (originally 09-11 September 2020) - cancellation of the German participation
Meditech, Bogotá, 09-12 March 2021 (originally 14-17 July 2020)
wire India, Tube India, METEC India and India Essen Welding & Cutting, Mumbai, 25-27 March 2021 (originally 23-25 November 2020)
CHINAPLAS, Shenzhen (previously Shanghai), 13-16 April 2021 (originally postponed from 21-24 April to 03-06 August 2020)
NEFTEGAZ, Moscow, 26- 29 April 2021 (originally postponed from 13-16 April to 22-25 June 2020)
Metalloobrabotka, Moscow, 24-28 May 2021 (originally postponed from 25-29 May to 10-14 August 2020)
DRC Mining Week, Lubumbashi (Congo), 15-17 June 2021, (originally postponed from 17-19 June to 07-09 October 2020)
INDOPLAS, INDOPACK and INDOPRINT, Jakarta, 02-05 June 2021 (originally 02-05 September 2020)
Metallurgy Russia, Litmash Russia, 08-10 June 2021 (originally 08-11 June 2020)
CHIC (Spring), Shanghai, event postponed, official participation cancelled (originally 11-13 March 2020)
CIM Convention, cancellation (originally 03-05 May 2020)
polis Convention, Düsseldorf, digital event 13-14 August 2020 (originally 06-07 May 2020)
C-Star, Shanghai, event takes place - cancellation of the German participation (02-04 September 2020)
CPM (autumn), Moscow (originally 01-04 September 2020), cancelled
MINExpo INTERNATIONAL, Las Vegas, 13-15 September 2021 (originally 28-30 September 2020)
Expomin, Santiago de Chile, 19-23 April 2021 (originally postponed from 20-24 April to 09-13 November 2020)
Ugol Rossii & Mining, Novokuznetsk (Russia), 01-04 June 2021 (originally postponed from 02-05 June to 08-11 September 2020)
Plastics & Rubber Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, 22-24 June 2021 (originally 24-26 November 2020)
Plastico Brazil, Sao Paulo, 08-12 November 2021 (originally 22-26 March 2021)
ARABPLAST, Dubai, 15-18 November 2021 (originally 09-11 January 2021)
pacprocess India and drinktechnology India, Mumbai, 09-11 December 2021 (originally 09-11 December 2020)
PLASTINDIA, New Delhi, 17-21 February 2022 (originally 04-08 February 2021)
Plastimagen, Mexico-City, March 2022 (originally postponed from 10-13 November 2020 to 11-14 January 2021)
AIMEX, Sydney, 16-18 November 2021 (originally 24-26 August 2021)
Africa Health, Johannesburg, cancellation (originally postponed from 12-14 May to 13-15 October 2020)
IMARC, Melbourne, cancellation (originally 27-29 October 2020)
Chemie (Khimia), Moskau, 27-30 October 2020 - cancellation of the German participation
pacprocess middle east Africa, Cairo (originally 16.18 December 2020), cancelled
Zdravookhraneniye, Moscow, 06-10 December 2021 (originally 07-11 December 2020)

Who do I contact for further questions?

Our First Level Support team is at your disposal for all further questions:

Tel.: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668
E-mail: info@messe-duesseldorf.de

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