As of Wednesday morning, the IEEE Broadcast Symposium has been canceled. Originally scheduled for next week, Nov. 8–10, the symposium was to be held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
In an email to registered attendees, IEEE Event Chair Paul Shulins said the symposium was canceled due to “extenuating circumstances that are outside of our direct control.”
“We understand that this change may cause great inconvenience for you and we are sincerely sorry, ” he wrote. “We did not make this decision lightly as we were looking forward to hosting an in-person event.”
In a separate email, Shulins told TV Tech sister brand Radio World, “The board in the end voted to conserve our resources to put together other events starting next year and, based on the early registration numbers, there was concern about making sure our sponsors and speakers got the proper exposure they deserved.”
Shulins said the Broadcast Technology Society will work to refund registered attendees as soon as possible. Registrants will be notified about their refunds via email.
The 2023 IEEE Broadcast Symposium is scheduled for next fall, with more updates to follow in the coming days.
Questions regarding the canceled event or subsequent refunds can be directed towards Shulins via email at bts@ieee.org.
This article originally appeared on Radio World.
